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Hot Ticket: Yellowjackets
The Yellowjackets are on a mission of fun with a license to kick ass and take prisoners, as they present "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow," the 17th annual midwinter Jamboree. The show takes place at 8 p.m. Saturday in Strong Auditorium.The winter show has developed into the largest show of the year for the a […]
Weezer lacks charm, but puts on good show
I'm going to put my adoration for Weezer to the side for just a minute.Weezer is not a band that likes to charm the audience. They get on, they play, they get off. They perform well and with heart, but you don't feel any connection. They don't improvise a lot. They said about ten words […]
China Nite' celebrated culture
Last weekend the Chinese Students' Association's week-long celebration of the Chinese New Year culminated in China Nite, a show held in Strong Auditorium that showcased Chinese dance and song.The evening combined traditional Chinese cultural events with modern renditions of dance and song. The event opened with a Lion Dance, a traditional way to celebrate the […]
Kylie hits the U.S. with 'Fever'
Her name might not ring a bell, but Kylie Minogue is one of the most substantial pop stars of this generation. On this side of the globe, Kylie never really hit the big time. She surfaced into the billboard kingdom in 1988 with her rehashing of "The Locomotion," but then vanished into the land of […]
Horoscope
Aquarius (Jan. 20?Feb. 18) ? Exercise your latent social consciousness. While No Sweat has gone undercover for a bit, there are tons of things you can protest in the meantime.Pisces (Feb. 19?March 20) ? Things have been running rough lately. Take some time for yourself to figure out what you need to do to be […]
Singing Valentine blues
It seems simple enough. You meet someone. You have a good time chatting and he or she seems like someone you would like to get to know better. So, why is it so hard to actually do so?I have been wondering that for the last month. Being a recent single, I am in no mood […]
Strong Problems
I was pleased to read your editorial entitled "Strong Problems" (2/7/02). As both a Drama House resident and board member of COPA (the extracurricular theater group in my day), I spent a tremendous amount of my free time doing theatre under circumstances that were challenging at best and potentially dangerous at worst. I even served […]
(2/7) Men edge the University of Chicago by 3, then lose to Washington University at buzzer
The men's basketball team came within a few seconds of having a chance to pull into a tie for first place in the University Athletic Association last weekend. Instead, the Yellowjackets have to hope that second place will be good enough to earn them a berth in the NCAA Tournament."The focus should be on winning […]
Laughing it up with Bobact Goldthwait
It was Friday, Feb. 1 around 8:50 p.m. Strong Auditorium was almost packed with students, faculty and others there for the show. I was sitting with friends in the fourth or fifth row, eagerly awaiting the main attraction along with everyone else. The anticipation in the auditorium was tangible and excited whispers filled the room […]
U.S. skaters will battle Russians for podium spots
Three ladies, three men, two pairs and two ice dance teams will represent the United States in Utah. The field, which includes 4-time world champion Michelle Kwan and 1996 World Champion Todd Eldredge, is one of the strongest ever for the U.S. Kwan and Eldredge also competed in 1998 in Nagano and finished second and […]