Photo by Monika Haskell Sitting in the audience, blurred fingers race from one nylon string to the next. While the library is usually associated with silence, Payson Library’s Surfboard Room plays host to the melodies of the Classical Guitar Department under famed guitarist Christopher Parkening every second Tuesday of the month. While all departments boast certain … [Read more...] about Christopher Parkening Gives Glory to God
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Education Must Encourage Dialogue
Art by Sacha Irick Open dialogue must be inserted in education systems around the country to facilitate healthy understanding of the situations in Ferguson. Recently, a school district in a St. Louis suburban town received backlash after the principal of Edwardsville High School sent a memo to teachers urging diversion of conversation with any sign of Ferguson … [Read more...] about Education Must Encourage Dialogue
Lloyd Takes Fulbright to New Delhi
Photo Courtesy of Robert Lloyd Standing with a neon orange construction vest topped with a French beret is just one way professor Robert Lloyd facilitates discussion in his classroom. Whether it’s creating hypothetical countries or tying his cat Heidi into a lecture, Lloyd bleeds enthusiasm for International Relations and teaching. Thanks to the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and … [Read more...] about Lloyd Takes Fulbright to New Delhi
Summer Music Spotlight: Festivals
Photo Courtesy of T. Tseng From downtown to Santa Monica , up the coast to San Francisco, to the valley of Coachella and the desert of Nevada, artists filled the summer air in several music festivals. Coachella The silver lining of finals is the much anticipated Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif. Over the past few years, the festival has duplicated itself into two … [Read more...] about Summer Music Spotlight: Festivals
Movie Review: Summer Blockbusters
Photo Courtesy of Marvel Studios Transformers: Age of Extinction Michael Bay’s “Transformers” franchise generates cries of hatred from both fans and critics. However, it cannot be denied that he does capture the scope of the source material. The fourth entry, while bloated at a three-hour running time and with plenty of plot contradictions, improves upon the previous entries … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Summer Blockbusters
