Spring Break
As the lights dimmed and with the crowd fully seated, Zeyba Rahman, artistic director of "Spirit of Fes on Tour," came on stage. She stood before an ambient purple backdrop, and a semi-circle of seats, microphones and instruments, traditional to the Moroccan homeland from which the program originates. (0) comments
If the word Metric means nothing more to you than a system of measurement, chances are you are not clued into the indie-rock scene. In fact it is more than likely that most of Storrs has not heard of Metric let alone started a band entirely derivative of their sound. (1) comment
Pedro Julio "PJ" Serrano, the first openly-gay man to run for public office in Puerto Rico, said that in order to create change within yourself, you must first make it happen in the outside world. His lecture, "The Face of Gay Puerto Rico" was sponsored by both the Rainbow Center and the PR LACC (Puerto-Rican and Latin Cultural Center). (0) comments
Students and faculty from the Modern and Classical Languages Department gathered Wednesday at the Co-op, anxiously awaiting to hear a special poetry from one of their own. Eduardo Urios-Aparisi, a professor of Modern and Classical Language, spoke to the crowd and read excerpts from his bilingual book of poetry, "Las hormigas de oro" - translated means "Ants of Gold. (0) comments
Dr. Gail Dines, a sociology and women's studies professor at Wheelock College in Boston, came to the Student Union Theater Wednesday to protest the pornography industry against negative mental and physical impact on both men and women. With soft-core pornographic images of perfectly-shaped women dominating the media and hardcore Internet pornography setting the screaming "standard" for good sex, Dines said the now pornographic society is disturbingly affecting the self-image of both men and women and their relationships. (3) comments
Adam Sandler´s newest offering, "Click," is now out on DVD. If you weren´t part of the film´s $137 million gross, you´ll probably be seeing it soon enough. It is the third Adam Sandler film directed by Frank Coraci ("The Wedding Singer," "The Waterboy"). (0) comments
The debut EP "Close to Me" by The Comfies, is now out in stores. Their name may be a little disconcerting, but it's absolutely the kind of name, and music, that grows on you and describes their style. The Comfies features four unique musicians, who should be able to find their audience in given time. (0) comments