Culture
No Disclaimers
Danez Smith brings pride and poetry to X Agenda
Pride Network hosted its second-annual X Agenda this past Saturday with guest speaker and poet Danez Smith. The event lasted about an hour and half, beginning with an open mic for any member of Pride or the spoken word group No Disclaimers to perform. For the remainder of the time, Smith spoke, recited, and answered […]
A Cappella
YellowJackets make Disney magic in Spring Show
With a theme like “Disney,” you might have expected the YellowJackets spring show this past Saturday to be a little kitschy or ridiculous. It was anything but. A combination of pop songs, old favorites, and Disney classics came together in a night that was truly magical. The theme wasn’t reserved only for the songs. The […]
Indulgence
Xclusive celebrates ‘The Wiz’ with ‘Step On Down The Road’
Xclusive Step Team’s show, “Step On Down The Road,” played to a joyous audience last Saturday night in Spurrier Dance Studio, in an event that also included performances from Indulgence, No Disclaimers, and M’afrisah. The event’s title, “Step On Down The Road,” was an reference to “Ease On Down The Road,” a number from the […]
TOOP
Barbs and fairies fly In TOOP’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
If you had told me a week ago that before the week was over I would be rick-rolled via Shakespeare, I would have told you to seek medical attention. But I nevertheless found myself in such a situation last Friday evening in Goergen Hall, watching The Opposite Of People’s production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer […]
Not Vanilla
Not Vanilla: The search for sitcoms
With all the classic comedy shows of my childhood gone (I’m talking “Parks and Recreation,” “The Office,” “Community,” “Drake & Josh,” “Friends”), I have been on the lookout for new comedies to catch my eye. For me, a comedy has to be smart with minimal cringe, present likeable characters, and preferably include a couple to […]
Louvre
Louvre dances down memory lane
Louvre performed its spring show this past Saturday and Sunday, in an effort that reminisced on the past and shared the group’s passion and choreography with an fortunate audience. The 13-member contemporary dance group displayed 12 pieces, all choreographed by a different member with a different feel and message. The theme was a creative form […]
Midnight Ramblers
Midnight Ramblers celebrate ’20 Years of Rambling’
The Midnight Ramblers celebrated the 20th anniversary of the group in their spring show “20 Years of Rambling” this past Saturday. Over 50 alumni returned to campus for the event and proved that the raw talent and love for rambling has stayed strong since the beginning of the Rambler revolution. Hung outside and throughout the […]
Spring Porn
Spring porn spoofs and nauseates
I’m too sober for this. That was my prevailing thought as I sat through the midnight screening of “Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody” in Hoyt on Saturday. (Technically Sunday, I guess.) Why was I at a midnight porno screening? Brilliant question. It’s a brilliant question because I asked myself the same thing through […]
OBOC
OBOC makes a scene with ‘Confessions of a College Musical Theatre Group’
“Confessions of a College Musical Theater Group,” the title of Off Broadway On Campus’ spring show on Friday evening in Strong Auditorium, may sound like a placeholder title for the performance group’s biannual musical revue, but it actually held a lot of relevance. Many of the musical numbers were accompanied by scenes, appropriated and amended […]
Not Vanilla
Not Vanilla: Follow me, I’m famous
Recently, I have been perusing famous people’s Instagrams. I find it interesting to see how Jessica Biel or Chris Pratt live day to day — or rather, see what they chose to show me about how they live day to day. It’s fascinating how today’s celebrities choose to portray themselves to the public now that […]