Spring Break
The von der Mehden Recital Hall played host last night to the inventive and skillful stylings of the UConn Jazz Showcase. The event featured three UConn music professors as directors, who were accompanied by several of their students on instrumentals. Presented by Professor John Mastroianni as, "a shmorgasborg of each of the bands here at UConn," the concert was attended by nearly one hundred people, most of whom were UConn students. (0) comments
You wake up . . . the room's spinning . . . the taste of old beer lingers in your mouth. Estranged sunlight comes creeping through the window while the distant sound of a television resonates through the walls. You're not in your dorm or apartment. In fact . (8) comments
For 25 years, the American Library Association (ALA) has observed the last week of September as "Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read," an event that stresses the importance of intellectual freedom. Begun in 1982, Banned Books Week (BBW) is a celebration of both the freedom of choice and the freedom of expression. (0) comments
Yesterday afternoon, about 30 people gathered in the Class of 1947 room at the Homer Babbidge Library to hear Professor Christopher Schmidt-Nowara deliver his essay entitled "Columbus and Camaguey: The Nation's Remains in the Late 19th Century Spain and Cuba. (0) comments
Meditation has many forms. Silent introspection of one's inner self, sitting on top of a hill for hours, as rewarding as it might personally be, really doesn't translate into great cinema. Martial arts in its purest form is another form of meditation. It is the painstaking pursuit of a singular goal, of mastery over a form, with great dedication and sacrifice. (0) comments
For 25 years, the American Library Association (ALA) has observed the last week of September as "Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read," an event that stresses the importance of intellectual freedom. Begun in 1982, Banned Books Week (BBW) is a celebration of both the freedom of choice and the freedom of expression. (0) comments