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‘HeART of Disorder’ a celebration of the human condition
Living in the musical moment is the best motivator for me as a musician. It allows absolute freedom to express who I am and what is important to me. Similarly, the intent of the third annual “HeART of Disorder” exhibit, an award-winning art exposition sponsored by Active Minds, was to showcase a range of student […]
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One-Act Play Festival showcases diverse talent
From Friday, March 20 to Sunday March 22, Todd Union’s annual one-act play showcase featured four short plays, each directed and written by UR students. The plays ranged from comical to poignant to downright disturbing, bringing out the best of UR student actors and writers. The first play, “One Night Stand,” followed the interactions between […]
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‘I’ll Be Your Pilot Today:’ ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’
Remember when Ellie Kemper played mousy, naïve Erin Hannon on “The Office?” Having succumbed to the terrible plague of typecasting, Kemper now plays the exact same mousy, naïve woman as the titular character in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Despite being a product of Tina Fey, whose previous show, “30 Rock,” seems destined to be her greatest […]
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On ‘To Pimp a Butterfly,’ Kendrick Lamar stomps out the ‘sophomore slump’
On the evening of March 15, a friend from high school messaged me on Facebook. “Justin.” “Jake.” “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Suddenly, my plans to get to sleep early that night didn’t matter. I had been waiting for this moment for nearly two and a half years. The release of Kendrick Lamar’s follow-up to 2012’s […]
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CT Reccomends: 2994 – “CTCAR”
2994 is the first band from the future. According to the group’s tumblr page, they traveled back in time from the year 2994, wanted to live in 2004, but got stuck in 2015. Now, they need our help. 2994 is composed of three rappers—Temet Nosce, Shyboy and Catullus++. Only two of the band’s three members […]
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NJR gets cinematic with ‘A Night at the Movies’
On Friday, Feb. 20, No Jackets Required put on its third annual show, “A Night at the Movies.” The student-run rock ensemble performed renditions of soundtrack songs from classic movies of the 20th and 21st century, covering everything from Irene Cara's “What a Feeling” (of “Flashdance”) to Counting Crows' "Accidentally in Love" (of “Shrek”). While […]
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Josh Peck: a childhood hero grown up
Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted a Q&A with Josh Peck this past Thursday, Feb. 26, bringing the UR community back to their grade school days of watching “Drake and Josh” and “The Amanda Show.” Although times are changing, and we only see the remnants of Josh Nichols in Peck’s Vines, Snapchat and action movies with […]
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‘I’ll Be Your Pilot Tonight’: ‘The Slap’
One must approach “The Slap” with an already boiling sense of dilemma. This is a show of misbehaving kids, breastfeeding beyond infancy, and, of course, one well-placed smack across a brat’s face. It’s hard to imagine where this show is heading after the first episode as the titular event occurs and seems to be swept […]
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CT Recommends: schoolboy Q – “Oxymoron”
“Hello? Hello? F--- rap, my daddy a gangsta,” a girl calls out, her voice echoing in the silence. A split-second later, she’s drowned out; a thunderous bassline crashes down, pierced by a wicked snare, while a nocturnal guitar riff lurks amid high-hats in the background. A guttural voice creeping along within it, murmuring ad-libs left […]
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Ra Ra Riot provides reasonably entertaining show
Ra Ra Riot, an indie rock band from Syracuse, N.Y., performed at Douglass Dining Center on Saturday, February 28th. Popular UR band Scope and Figure was the opening act, and brought the energy and exciting presence that the band is known for. The band had been selected to open the concert through an online contest. […]