ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI/Art & Design Editor JULIS NAVARROStaff Writer Where are you right now? That necessary question that precedes most cell phone conversations may soon become outdated with the emergence of a new social networking tool called “Loopt.” Gone are the days when one friend has to vocally confirm the location of another. With the services provided by Loopt, the … [Read more...] about New wave of communication in Loopt
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The unheard voices of Opera
LAURA JOHNSONAssistant Life Editor Fat ladies, Viking horns, “Xena Warrior Princess” gear and a lot of loud crazy vibrato is often what the opera connotates. This brutal combination of over-the-top spectacles are not things that often entice the younger generation to go for a pricey seat at the opera. However, as it is in the real world, these stereotypes should be forgotten, … [Read more...] about The unheard voices of Opera
Academy Awards will be out for blood
LAURA JOHNSONAssistant Life Editor Oscar will need a walker to roll on stage Sunday evening, as he will be turning 80. In the inky blackness that the movie business has created this year, the stars will finally be able to shine on this night, none so much as those nominated. For some, it is hard to care about a ceremony in which none of the films being awarded were even in the … [Read more...] about Academy Awards will be out for blood
Artist among us: Amanda Gregory
ALEXIS SEBRINGLife Assistant If you are driving around one day and hear an opera singer in the car behind you, it is most likely senior Amanda Gregory. This talented and driven young woman has studied voice since she was 7 years-old and began opera her freshman year in college. Graduate school is just around the corner for her, and her performance, “Bartered Bride,” at … [Read more...] about Artist among us: Amanda Gregory
Best words in the Ebonic Dictionary
Laura Johnson Below is a selection of the best urban terms donated from my friends, family, public high school and urbandictionary.com, that are Pep appropriate, of course. Enjoy and maybe impress others by using one in a sentence, or even a paper – your teachers will swoon. Yo. 10. Kadunkadunk: Someone in possession of a large posterior. Also known as "junk in the … [Read more...] about Best words in the Ebonic Dictionary
