GW Hatchet, George Washington University, DC
9 hours ago by Amanda Pacitti
Student performing arts groups have banded together to produce next week's Labor Day Student Showcase, a first-of-its-kind event that will kick off the year for a wide range of arts programs.
GW Hatchet, George Washington University, DC
9 hours ago by Amanda Pacitti
The Shondes, a Brooklyn-based indie-punk band, is made up of violinist Elijah Oberman, bassist Louisa Rachel Solomon, guitarist Ian Brannigan and drummer Temim Fruchter.
Quindecim, Goucher College, MD
11 hours ago by Sarah Weissman
With Goucher being a liberal arts school, it seems obvious that creative talent absolutely abounds on Goucher's campus. However, when we're busy with classes and our own activities, opportunities to perform and watch others perform can hit low on our priority list.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
20 hours ago by Rudi Greenberg
The Rocker plays it safe and fails to find its groove
The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC
1 day ago by Nikoo Massoud-Moghaddam
The 2008 presidential election is less than four months away and the similarities between Washington politics and the Hollywood "image factory" have never seemed more intense. There are two new special exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery that focus on this relationship.
The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC
1 day ago by Tierney Sneed
Every four years, the world comes together in the hopes of celebrating superior athleticism and global unity. What actually happens is 16 straight days of exploiting national stereotypes, discussion about the sexiness of various athletes and an onslaught of Visa commercials.
The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC
1 day ago by B Palmer
I was never a Harry Potter fan past the age of 12. To really enjoy a book like those in the Harry Potter series, one has to believe that Harry's world, full of magic and wizardry, exists somewhere. But at 12, I was shocked by one of two truths I would have to face every time I read and inhabited the world of "the boy who lived": either Harry Potter and the world he offered was all a sham or, since I still went to a normal middle school and had not received a mysterious letter beckoning me to Hogwarts, Harry Potter's world had passed me by all together, and I was a Muggle.
Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
2 days ago by Alyssa Griffith, Staff Writer
You don't have to be an ex-boy band member, reality show princess or Grammy Award winner to ballroom dance.
Unlike contestants on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars," anyone can learn to dance through the UNC-Chapel Hill Ballroom Dance Club and Team.
Lauren Bailey, the club's president, said the number of students who participate has doubled in the past four years.
Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
3 days ago by ROBERTO CURTIS - Spectrum Editor
The Shafer Alliance Laboratory Theatre is set to kick off its 14-show season this weekend. This season seeks to be as "diverse as VCU's student body," according to SALT board member and theater graduate student Joseph Carlson.
"The SALT board is a group of students who facilitate and champion the cause of student theater," Carlson said.
Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
3 days ago by Bennett Campbell, Arts Editor
By Bennett Campbell
Arts editor
It's 8:30 p.m. on Friday, and junior Ben Greene is at the N.C. Hillel house, stuttering as he attempts to - incorrectly - explain the finer points of Shabbat, the Jewish observance of the Sabbath, to his friends.
"Because God rested on the seventh day, we, um, work extra hard so that we can build idols and stuff," Greene explains.
Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
5 days ago by Seth Wright, Staff Writer
Ten years ago, Tim Stambaugh sat down in the Weaver Street Market cafe to have a glass of wine and play guitar.
He had no idea he was starting what would become one of Carrboro's most treasured weekly musical events.
After adding guests and an amplification system, the gathering was dubbed "After Hours," and has been going on for more than 10 summers each Thursday night.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
6 days ago by Thomas Floyd
Actresses Anna Faris and Emma Stone discuss their new film