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When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, sports fans everywhere saw the emergence of the anti-fan. You know exactly who I am talking about. The people who couldn't name one player on the team but proudly claimed their loyalty to the BoSox and celebrated in the conquest that took 86 years […]
Dipset expands gangsta genre
Dipset redefines what it means to be gangsta with pink polos and purple mink coats, bubble-gum colored cars, lines about Dora the Explorer - and that's just Killa Cam's contributions.In Dipset - aka The Harlem Diplomats - co-founder Cam'ron's flamboyant style and artistic originality is paired with the lyrical innovation of JR Writer and the […]
African film series focuses on blaxploitation
Recently I have been attending a film series here on campus titled "Visual Culture and the African Diaspora," which focuses on black independent filmmakers. The films themselves and the interesting conversations that follow have brought up some very interesting points about African American cinema and its function in society. The first film screened was Bill […]
Young improv group takes on the pros
"The Pretentious Improv Group - come watch us play with ourselves," first year Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development student and proud member of PIG Swithun No exclaimed. What could be better than the thrill and hilarity of watching improv? I can't think of anything either, but competitive improv sounds quite promising.Yes, […]
Andriessen brings his Dutch influence to Eastman
As part of a three-day-residency, well-known and respected Dutch composer Louis Andriessen visited the Eastman School of Music from Feb. 20-22. Eastman's Philarmonia and Musica Nova both performed works by the Dutch composer. On Monday, Feb. 20, Musica Nova performed Andriessen's "Workers' Union" and the Philarmonia performed his "La Passione" on Wednesday night. Associate professor […]
EWE exemplifies Eastman's excellence
With a core of about 50 performers, both undergraduate and graduate, the Eastman Wind Ensemble is America's leading wind ensemble. The concept of the ensemble was first formulated by Frederick Fennell over 50 years ago. Becayse with his persistence and dedication, the group soon came to be known as one of the pioneering forces in […]
United we stand
Earlier this year, the SA Senate called on President Joel Seligman to donate university funds to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. This request led to criticism of the Senate as many questioned the practicality of spending university money to fund outside charitable organizations, the precedent set by starting such a practice and the message it […]
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The one who just kept fighting
Half the magazines now are plastered with a large picture of a smiley Angelina Jolie and her perky pregnant stomach, while in the upper right corner rests a picture of Jennifer Aniston with a sad face. "Jen's Reaction" and a small picture of Angelina wearing all black and sunglasses in the upper right corner dominated […]
