Culture
Not Vanilla
Not Vanilla: Decorating your room can be a like filling a canvas
I remember, during freshman year, looking with a bit of excitement and a lot of anxiety at the walls and empty surfaces of my dorm room as if they were blank canvases. It was an unprecedented opportunity to start fresh. With a couple of items and a decent idea, I could set up this whole […]
College Feminists
‘The Vagina Monologues’ is uncomfortable and important
It’s about time someone talked about how hard it really is to find your vagina. I thought I was the only one who struggled to put in a tampon. At the College Feminists–sponsored production of Eve Ensler’s play “The Vagina Monologues,” which was performed on Feb. 2 in Strong Auditorium, it was definitely a relief […]
Winterfest Weekend
Hasan Minhaj brings more than jokes for Winterfest
It was below freezing outside Strong Auditorium on Saturday evening, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell by the students and visitors lined up outside for a performance by stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj. As they waited, audience members swapped recollections of their favorite bits from Minhaj’s “Daily Show” segments and from his Netflix special, […]
Music
Sigma Nu rocks campus with Battle of the Bands
Last Thursday night marked the sixth-annual Battle of the Bands, a charity event hosted by the brothers of Sigma Nu. The night’s purpose was to raise money to support St. Jude’s Research Hospital, an organization that specializes in treating cancer in young children and teens. During the preceding week, Sigma Nu, at Wilson Commons, collected […]
Not Vanilla
Not Vanilla: What makes a restaurant good?
With the grand opening of the new branch of Tai Chi Bubble Tea, there has been considerable hype about having a cute new place where people can get off campus. The new eating spot has got me thinking, reader: What makes a good restaurant? Of course, the first rule is that it has to have […]
Dance
‘Stomp the ROC!’ stresses community and expression
The mood was giddy in Strong Auditorium Saturday for Stomp the ROC!, the 15th annual step show sponsored by UR’s Black Students’ Union. As strobe lights flickered, and the first team, Distinguished Dynasty, began to perform, the audience shouted their support. “That’s my sister,” called out a small voice. After a brief introduction from two […]
Dance
MBDance intrigues in ‘Dying and Dying and Dying’
This is cliché, but when I went to Spurrier Dance Theater to see “Dying and Dying and Dying: A Meditation on Various Endings” last Friday, I didn’t know what to expect. All I knew was that it was the closing event of the InspireDance festival here at the UR featuring the visiting dance company MBDance. […]
Drama House
IBTL gets an A in ‘Improv 101’
In the minutes before UR’s student run improv comedy troupe In Between the Lines’ first show of the semester, Drama House was packed with students eager to laugh. I’ve heard that the best rooms for comedy are the worst fire hazards. With every seat taken and people standing in the back, IBTL couldn’t have asked […]
Music
Trebellious dominates their first ICCA competition
Standing between the novice Trebellious and a first-place ranking at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella 2018 Tournament Quarterfinal on Saturday were nine other a cappella groups. But on its first visit there, the team took home the win. “The most surreal feeling was looking around, seeing my friends filled with tears of joy,” […]
Music
The Regrettes bring female-fronted punk to Montage Music Hall
Comprised of lead guitar and vocalist Lydia Night, guitarist Genessa Gariano, bassist Sage Chavis, and drummer Maxx Morando, The Regrettes combine the sweet harmonies and swayable melodies of the ‘50s with snarling guitar and bass more indicative of Bikini Kill than The Ronettes. Read More