Spring Week Shines a Spotlight on Fashion
Shantavia Thomas, Staff Writer
May 1, 2013
This year’s Spring Week was a blast, but the Fashion Club’s Fashion Show really stood out and was not an event to be missed. Thursday night, students, alumni and non-Johnnies poured into Carnesecca Arena to see unique designers share their lines and the beautiful models strut their stuff. As I sat... Read more »
Bruce, Bon Jovi, Blige unite for Sandy
Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
November 14, 2012
On Friday, Nov. 2, NBC brought together a handful of celebrities with one thing in common; their hometowns and their citizens had been affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. With the power of those celebrities’ music and voices, the “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together” telethon, held... Read more »
First Read: J.K. Rowling post-Potter
Kori Williams, Staff Writer
October 18, 2012
It’s been a long time coming, five years in fact, since the final installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, was released. But on Sept. 27, the author of those books, J.K. Rowling, released her first novel for adults entitled The Casual Vacancy. The Causal Vacancy... Read more »
What Bruce Springsteen Means to Me
Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
September 27, 2012
On Friday night I saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform for the sixth time. I can safely say that out of the six times I have seen him, Friday’s show was the best I have seen him play. That is, until the next time I see him. He played rarities (“Living on the Edge of the World” off... Read more »
The party is over: Jersey Shore gets the axe
Kori Williams, Staff Writer
September 6, 2012
After five seasons, the hit MTV series Jersey Shore has been cancelled. The show, which continues to be MTV’s highest rated program, will conclude with its sixth season which premieres Oct. 4. On August 30th MTV reported news of the show’s end. Before the big goodbye, MTV will be airing a one hourJersey... Read more »
Brittany Hargest: Jump5 Years Later
Sharon Tong, Staff Writer
April 30, 2012
It seems like the pop band era didn’t happen too long ago; the beginning of the century derived a staggering deal of boy bands and pop groups with not only vocal talent but also dancing talent. Just ask Brittany Hargest what it was like to be a part of a cultivated era in music. Her name might ring... Read more »
Kweli, Poets Rule Poetry Slam
Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
April 27, 2012
Before there was Twitter, texting and phone calls, there were words. The purest form of communication. And with words and language being the basis for poetry, it’s an expression that anyone can pursue. This sentiment was expressed and conveyed in Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday, April 24th when the Food... Read more »
Burning Boy brings emotion
Corynna Lafrese, Staff Writer
March 29, 2012
The Dream of the Burning Boy, performed this weekend at the Little Theater on campus, turned out to be an incredibly emotion and well put together performance. The show, originally written by David West Read was directed by junior English major, Alexa Peyton and Assistant Directed by Justin Phillips. The... Read more »
Hit or Miss: The All-American Rejects Kids in The Street Review
Gabriele Dow, Staff Writer
March 29, 2012
The evolution of a band is what makes being a fan of them beautiful. Seeing them change and grow from album to album gives one the best perspective from which to judge their new music, because you know where they came from. The boys out of Stillwater, Okla., who at age 15 formed the pop-punk band The... Read more »
Hit or Miss: Clay Aiken-Steadfast Review
March 29, 2012
3 out of 4 stars By Kori Williams/Staff Writer Clay Aiken is back with another round of classic hits on his latest album Steadfast. The American Idol runner up has been M.I.A. for the past few years in terms of music. After the release of his fifth album Tried and True, Aiken really seemed to lay low.... Read more »
