Spring Break
Loud applause, waves of laughter and diverse music filled the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Saturday night for the annual Asian Nite at UConn. A large crowd gathered to experience traditional music, comedy skits, and cultural stories. This was the first year Asian Nite was produced and planned by student organizations and groups in collaboration with the Asian American Cultural Center (AsACC), according to an Asian Nite flyer. (0) comments
Over a long six and a half hours, including red carpet, dreams came true and came crashing down. Martin Scorsese finally won an Oscar, after 16 years of being nominated, for his direction in "The Departed," which also received the Best Picture honor at the 79th annual Academy Awards. (1) comment
The Reno Sheriff's Department appears in their first feature-length film, "Reno 911!: Miami." The movie is essentially an extended version of a regular episode of the show, this time with adult language and gratuitous nudity, plus extra-incompetent police work. (0) comments
It's been a busy couple of years for Bright Eyes. Originally consisting of singer-songwriter Conor Oberst and a revolving lineup of musicians, Bright Eyes has expanded to permanently include Mike Mogis, a longtime producer and multi-instrumentalist, and Nate Wolcott, also a longtime collaborator. (0) comments
"Junie B. Jones" has been a sensational hit of the children's library section and first grade reading rooms since its debut in 1996. Theatre Works Company does the children's classic justice in a Broadway musical style show that has echoes of "Grease" and "Dreamgirls. (0) comments
It's up to students to decide who will be crowned the next UConn Idol. In the tradition of the hit television show, "American Idol," the Student Union Board of Governors (SUBOG) will be hosting its annual competition to see who has the "it-factor" and will be crowned this year's UConn Idol. (0) comments
"Out, damned spot! Out, I say!" One of the many memorable quotations in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" was brilliantly shrieked by Heddy Lahmann, who played Lady Macbeth opening night, as she rubbed her hands together vigorously and sank to the stage floor bemoaning her murderous guilt. (0) comments