This past weekend, Eastern’s dance department put on their annual Senior Showcase. Each year, the senior dancers choreograph pieces for the show. Each senior composes several distinct pieces, typically telling a story or sharing a theme. This year’s showcase, Hope Rising, was split into two programs (A and […]
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Building a Civilization- Majoring and minoring in the arts at Eastern
American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said that “the creation of beauty is art.” Beauty may be found in any one of the arts featured at Eastern University, which include music, dance, theater and the fine arts. Over the years, Eastern has been blessed with talented professors in the […]
Top Five Underrated Films of 2016
Before I begin my list: there were movies in 2016 that I have not seen, but I wish I had. Those include “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Jackie” and “Paterson.” I will give an honorable mention to “Shin Godzilla,” directed, written and edited by Hideaki Anno (the creator of “Neon […]
Featured Eastern University Poets
Ours is an age which has learned to domesticate despair by approaching any and all enchantment as illusions and, therefore, lies. I believe that poetry is an antidote to this despair, not because reading or writing poems makes one happy, though often it does, but rather because poetry is meaningful […]
In Memoriam- Remembering Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
In 2016, we lost a lot of people, both famous and non-famous. It almost seemed like a rehash of 2009, another year in which a bunch of celebrities died. They dropped out one by one this past year: Prince, David Bowie, Natalie Cole, Alan Rickman and Patty Duke, […]
The Art of New Beginnings: A reflection on second chances
In the wake of the New Year, many young adults are looking forward to a new semester of college, but there are many people who are looking forward to becoming a whole new person. I swore to myself at the start of this new year that I would […]
A Conversation with Eastern’s Hidden Gem, Lynnae Stine
Listen closely, because I am going to tell you one of the best kept secrets of Eastern University: there’s a movie star on campus. I’m serious. She’s acted in three projects on the East Coast, met and spoken with Tilda Swinton (“Doctor Strange”) and Lily Collins (“Rules Don’t […]
Winter dance concert
Eastern’s department of dance will be performing an end-of-semester production entitled “A Time to Reap” on Dec. 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. The dancers will take the McInnis stage in an entertaining and moving performance with the intent of reaching the […]
Winter music festival
It was a calm and chilly night. Cars drove in the parking lot, and the masses gathered in the McInnis lobby. As I entered the building, I was greeted and escorted to a seat. Once the doors opened I saw the auditorium filling up. I settled in my […]
Mental Illness and the Arts The case of Shelley Duvall
Mental health is a very common yet complicated issue. Sylvia Plath wrote her only novel about it, a Roman à clef titled “The Bell Jar.” When we see celebrities who deal with mental health issues, they tend to be glamorized and mocked in the media. The arts as […]