On Feb. 5-7, 2016 in the McInnis Auditorium, the seniors in the dance department will be presenting pieces that they have choreographed and organized. The show is split over two days, with different dancers featured on each day. On Feb. 5 at 8:00 p.m. and Feb. 6 at 3:00 p.m., the works of Katie Green, […]
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Artists are not the same breed. I was reminded and grateful of this as I sat down with my old friend, Hope Stebbins, to discuss the upcoming dance concert. A dance enthusiast, her face shone as she described movements and themes from the dance pieces to me, a dance-incompetent musician. Regardless of my lack of
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With Christmas creeping closer, my crafty side is starting to show, and I’ve turned to Pinterest for inspiration. DIY projects make the promise that you can create anything from gourmet meatballs to mosaic birdbaths all on your own, but these fancy projects are hardly ever friendly for a tight budget. For a single Pinterest project,
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There is a word in the Spanish language that has been deemed one of the most difficult to translate into English: “duende.” It loosely translates to describe the profound feeling of awe during an artful experience. Sometimes we need to reach beyond our own language to fully communicate an emotion. Maybe there aren’t enough —
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Ah, how I enjoy “The Hunger Games.” You and your family sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, when suddenly your grandmother jams her fork into the table in a declaration of war, then your sister throws her knife at your head like it’s a dagger, then your parents proceed to slit each other’s throats in a
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“Pan” is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. In all honesty, I rank it among the worst of the worst. Every Razzie Award can go to it for its sheer awfulness. Never in my life have I wanted to burn filmstrips so badly. Nobody cares about Peter Pan, and besides, the ABC
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“It takes an army,” I quip to myself as I ease open the double doors of the bustling auditorium. The directors, playwright, lyricist, and stage managers bumble around in preparation for the first run-through of “Rise,” an original musical, written and performed by members of the Eastern community. The actors writhe and yawn; they stretch
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Do you like art? Have you ever held a pencil? Do you enjoy fun things? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I have a spectacular opportunity for you: the Eastern University Art Club!
Walking through Wayne, you may suddenly find yourself engulfed in the roaring waves crashing over William Trost Richard’s rocky shores, climbing through the forest of Paul Cézanne’s oil painting, or transported to Claude Monet’s mystique image of water lilies with the famous dusty blue bridge stretching side to side. Throughout the summer and fall of
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There is influencing, overcoming power in faith. Our faith places a hue over our lives, coloring our decisions the tinge of what we hold closest to our hearts and of what we have rooted tightest in our minds. A well-known quote by C.S. Lewis reads: “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun
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