The movie starts right where the previous film ended, with John Wick — Keanu Reeves — still a fugitive of the High Table. Wick’s antagonist in this movie is Marquis de Gramont — Bill Skarsgård — one of the leaders of the High Table, who uses Caine — Donnie Yen — a blind assassin and martial artist, to eliminate Wick. In his pursuit of Wick, we see an action-packed fighting scene in the Osaka Continental where Caine and Wick battle in a room full of different artifacts and murals that are in glass. These glass cases cease to exist by the time of their departure. The scene provided graphics and sounds that allow Caine to navigate around. The bullets and bodies fly through different pieces of art, shattering the glass. The use of nunchucks and a sword are just some of the innovative weapons used to defend and potentially create an end to Wick. Mr. Nobody — Shamier Anderson — appears briefly in this scene as he shoots his Marlin 1894, creating a further discourse about the ongoing battle between Wick and Caine.

After being informed by the familiar face Winston — played by Ian McShane — Wick learns that he can duel Marquis de Gramont if he is doing it on behalf of a crime family. This leads him to make the journey to Berlin, where he meets with Katia — Natalia Tena — who is a part of the Ruska Roma family. Like most family affairs, it is messy, but this one is messier. Wick is greeted by a bullet in his arm, before being hung on a rope which is pulled up further as the conversation with Katia progresses. Wick’s visit is successful, as the brutality against him ends when he agrees to kill Killa — played by Scott Adkins. Killa is the head of the German High Table, and had previously killed Katia’s father. This earns Wick a seat with the Ruska Roma. After Marquis de Gramont learns about the duel he is being challenged to, he goes on to increase the reward on his bounty, with the stakes higher and Wick wanted dead for $26 million. This sends assassins all over into a frenzy to kill Wick and cash in their reward. We see Wick enter the city of Paris being ambushed by numerous different assassins. He is dragged around on top of a car while bullets are being shot at him. After successfully hijacking a car while bullets are being continuously shot at him from all different directions, he heads toward the Arc de Triomphe, where cars are rampaging toward him.

The bullets are never-ending in this movie, as Wick is still being shot at while trying to navigate his way around the Arc de Triomphe. Wick is forced to leave the car while assassins are right behind him waiting to get their lucky shot. Wick fights off numerous assassins in the traffic circle, while also being attacked by numerous different vehicles shooting toward him. He is dragged around this traffic circle like a rag doll. Nonetheless, Wick continues his journey to meet Gramont for their duel by heading toward the Sacré-Coeur. It is there that viewers learn the fate of John Wick.

While the recap of the movie explains the plot thoroughly, it fails to showcase the visuals and action-packed scenes that are portrayed in John Wick: Chapter 4. With minimal dialogue, Wick showcases what his words cannot. This movie is an action-gripping film, leaving viewers hooked on Wick’s survival skills throughout every scene.

ASO is a student-run organization founded in 1989 at Binghamton University, with a mission to create a safe and enjoyable environment for those who have ties to Africa, bring together various people from different countries and foster a strong sense of community away from home. It includes various members from different parts of Africa, including the spring 2023 semester’s E-Board members whose countries of origin consist of Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea and Mali.

The fashion show prep started in late January when they held a general interest meeting for individuals who wanted more details on the event and had questions. Later in early February, ASO was hosting fashion show tryouts which were open to everyone. It was held on three separate days, and participants had to come with heels at least three inches or higher.

Najat Hussein, the co-public relations chair of ASO and a sophomore majoring in economics, discussed the details of the upcoming event.

“The theme for this year’s fashion show is the Yoruba word, aṣiwaju, which means ‘one who leads,’” Hussein said.

Yoruba is a language that is spoken primarily in West Africa, with more than 47 million speakers. The word, aṣiwaju, recognizes the impact of African fashion on trends throughout time. Hussein explained how through the past and present, African heritage has been used by fashion industries everywhere without any credit, hence why they are showcasing it in this year’s theme.

According to Hussein, the fashion show will highlight different aspects of African fashion including authentic African designs, modern African fashion and tributes to revolutionary African figures.

These features will give a glimpse into the influence of African fashion on the world, as well as acknowledge the use of it as a form of self-expression and resistance to Western influence.

“I’m eager to see all of the executive boards’ and interns’ ideas come to life,” Hussein said. “Everyone is so innovative, passionate and a pleasure to work with.”

The fashion show will have blend of new designers, as well as new pieces from designers that they have collaborated with in the past.

“[The] designers are of African descent,” Hussein said. “We are honored to display their craft to the Binghamton community through their event.”

In addition to the fashion show itself, there will be performances from Uyai Nnua African Dance Ensemble and other well-known campus groups. The fashion show will embody and showcase many aspects of African culture, allowing viewers to get a closer look into African fashion and its impact on different fashion trends. ASO chose this year’s theme of aṣiwaju to call attention to all the contributions of the African community to the world of fashion.

“The show will focus on a celebration of culture and African pride,” Hussein said.

The organizing process for this event seems to be a semester-long project, so if you would like to see what ASO has been prepping for, the Mandela room doors will open at 7 p.m. on April 30, and the show starts at 7:30 pm. With presale tickets already sold out, general admission tickets are still available for $15, and tickets will be sold at the door for $20.

The Glass Blowout Exhibitions of Binghamton can be found at the Binghamton University Art Museum, Roberson Museum and Science Center and the Vestal Museum, with each hosting different themes and styles.

The director of the BU Art Museum, Diana Butler, coordinated with the executive director of the Roberson Museum, Michael Grasso, and the director of the Vestal Museum, Cherese Wiesner-Rosales, to showcase this exhibition. This allowed for a great moment of interaction between the city and the art, according to Wiesner-Rosales.

“This was an opportunity to bring three local museums together and encourage people from both the local and University community to attend all three exhibitions,” Wiesner-Rosales said.

The exhibition in the Roberson Museum is called “Looking at Glass,” which according to Grasso, features a small sampling of the diverse uses of glass in art, industry, architecture, fashion, medicine and beyond. The exhibition is held from Feb. 11 to May 13, 2023, and allows viewers to get a glimpse into how glass is a part of various aspects of their lives — whether it be in history or now. Grasso mentioned specific objects, such as vessels, windows, containers and artwork from various historic epochs and cultures.

“There are Ancient Roman perfume vials, bottles from shipwrecks on the Spanish Main, 19th century patent medicines, stained glass from local lost architecture, early optical technology, telescopes, period eyewear, fanciful Steuben figurines [and] historic lighting devices,” Grasso said.

“Found in the Ground: Glass Artifacts of Broome County” is the exhibition at the Vestal Museum, from Feb. 11 to May 3, 2023. The exhibition showcases a whole variety of cool items, according to Wiesner-Rosales.

“Objects were found at excavation sites in Downtown Binghamton,” Wiesner-Rosales said. “Visitors will encounter medicine, cosmetics and perfume bottles, along with other artifacts from the 19th through the mid-20th centuries.”

These objects were given on loan to Vestal Museum by the Public Archaeology Facility (PAF) at BU. The project director of the facility, Claire Horn, selected the objects. According to Wiesner-Rosales, the current response by visitors is that they have enjoyed the subject matter, with many people coming to visit.

BU Art Museum is exhibiting the “Bonds: Glass Bonds,” from Feb. 2 to May 13, 2023. This exhibition shows an array of objects manifesting the atomic bonds that constitute glass and the social bonds that glass enables. Throughout the exhibition space, triplets of objects will touch on the art and science of glass, as well as exemplify one aspect of bonds, according to Wiesner-Rosales.

“Visitors will encounter the composition, structure and properties of natural and artificial glasses, view some glass production techniques and actively engage with the diverse ways in which glass objects can be used to create social bonds,” Wiesner-Rosales said.

The BU Art Museum showcases different themes and presents glass that relates to the theme presented. It showcases different glasses, the tools used to form glass, the shattering of different glass, how glass is used as a weapon or form of decoration, different forms of glass being used in history and artworks and tools made up of glass. This exhibition allows visitors to understand the different uses of glass, and to learn how it is incorporated into our lives now or in the past.

The Glass Blowout Exhibitions at the BU Art Museum, Roberson Museum and Science Center, and the Vestal Museum are all open and free to the public. With so much to see and learn, individuals that visit all three of the sites receive a small glass figurine as a bonus.