Spring Break
Everyone knows college is not a stress-free experience. Whether it is running from class to class trying to make enough time for yourself to grab a bite to eat from the Student Union, or trying to overcome your writer's block in order to type up a paper that is due right before your back-to-back women's studies and biology exams (in the same lecture hall), stress is unavoidable. (0) comments
With 20,000 people on campus, it's not unheard of to see one or two people wearing the same shirt on a given day. But it's not often that there are hundreds of people wearing the same shirt in different colors. "Homophobia is a Socially-Transmitted Disease," read brightly colored shirts around UConn Thursday. (0) comments
Gym Class Heroes has gone from under the radar this time last year , to more popular than free T-shirts on Fairfield Way. Opening up for Matisyahu last October, Gym Class Heroes returns to Jorgensen Center for the Perfoming Arts for a second time, this time, they are the main attraction Saturday night at 8 p. (0) comments
Underground bands usually give away their music for free in the hopes of being recognized, but when a famous band like Radiohead does it, it causes mass amounts of debate over the future of the music industry and many questions arise. Is the CD dead? Is digital distribution legitimate? Is cutting out the label a viable option for bands? What will legally giving music away for free affect the music industry business model? These are just a few that have been thrown around ever since Radiohead lead guitarist guitarist Jonny Greenwood and singer ThomYorke announced that their newest effort, "In Rainbows," would be available for download on Oct. (0) comments
Finally, after countless perfume bottles, clothing lines, restaurants and a few failed movie attempts, Jennifer Lopez is back to doing what she does best - recording music. Now, she returns with her new solo album entitled, "Brave." The disc features a return to the funky disco sound of her previous album, "Six. (2) comments
Simple life facts everyone should know according to Juston "came-into-the-world-as-a-typo" McKinney: one, if your roommate tries to take a picture of you while you're on the toilet, don't resist it, instead, strike a pose; two, Old Navy clothes are only to be washed if your child is in need of new pants; three, don't fall asleep in your car while the meter's running- you will get a ticket; four, never take your eye off the air hockey table, only bad things will happen; five, despite what you may think, Oreos will not fool the mom's at the school bake sale; six, although it may seem funny to give your child a name that looks like a typo and comes with a cute saying like "Juston time," don't do it. (0) comments
The music was interesting, to be sure. Twentieth century composing often is. Whether or not it was moving, beautiful, fiery, or any of the other adjectives commonly applied to music was up to the listeners in von der Mehden Recital Hall last night. The UConn Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jeffrey H. (0) comments
At about 1 p.m. somewhere in Japan, Nintendo made a flurry of announcements - both positive and potentially negative - regarding the Nintendo DS handheld and Nintendo Wii console. After touting the success of both of these platforms, Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo, announced a few of the upcoming titles for Wii Ware, a Wii channel that will offer original downloadable games alongside the retro-serving Virtual Console. (0) comments