Album review of “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics” Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, released a tribute album on Oct. 21 of some of the greatest female vocalists of past and present: Adele, Etta James, Gladys Knight, Barbara Streisand, Alicia Keys and others. This album, the 72-year-old’s first […]

Your immediate thought when hearing of the subgenre called mathcore is probably, “like, 1+1=2?” Well, sort of, but not quite. Like virtually any other genre, mathcore is not defined by specific musical parameters. That said, mathcore is quite a niche subgenre of metal or metalcore. Bands that are sometimes labelled […]

The Eastern Theater Department, in conjunction with the music and dance departments, is planning to go where it has never ventured before: writing, composing and performing an original musical that will be performed at Eastern in the spring. This idea was conceived by Jenny Tibbels, the new director of theater […]

People Watching (verb): An activity where one individual watches another individual for amusement. The individual being watched usually does not know that they are being looked at. No connection to stalking. There are some people who sit in a spot in a fairly public area and watch people. But not just […]

November 12-16: The Seagull Written by Anton Chekhov, Chekhov meets Magritte in this surrealist-infused take on a classic play addressing the meaning of art, life and love.   November 21 and 22: Winter Music Festival With performances by Eastern’s instrumental and choral ensembles.   December 5-7: Winter Dance Concert A […]

A major point of anxiety for many people is getting in front of a large group and speaking without a prepared script or even a known topic. This is not true for the players involved in Comedy Sportz and other improvisational shows like it. This rare species thrives on the […]

This past year for the late night comedy show Saturday Night Live has come with many new changes. There were the changes that happen every year, like welcoming new cast members and saying goodbye to old ones, but a bigger change that happened this year was SNL’s long-running announcer, Don […]

The Fine Arts Festival: Oct. 10 at 8pm With performances from the dance and music departments. The Seagull: Nov. 12-16 Written by Anton Chekhov Chekhov meets Magritte in this surrealist infused take on a classic play addressing the meaning of art, life and love. Winter Music Festival: Nov. 21 and […]

Yes, for four years you as an undergraduate student get the right to milk the “poor college student” excuse for all it is worth. It comes in handy for explaining to your mother why you’ve had Ramen four times in the past three days, or why you shouldn’t have to […]

A combination of blues, gospel, americana and folk. This is how most people would describe the music of this year’s breakthrough artist, Hozier. He has reached incredible fame in such a short amount of time due to his undeniable musical ability. Ireland-native Hozier not only has musical talent, but he […]