Spring Break
Students at the Rainbow Center Wednesday afternoon were first asked to close their eyes and picture the ideal family. Who were they? Was everybody of one race? Were they all smiling? Were there two parents? Were they a man and a woman? And would it really make a difference if they were not? In his lecture, "Gay Parenthood and the Revolution of the Modern Family: An Examination of the Unique Barriers Confronting Gay Adoptive Parents," speaker Nicholas Arnsten discussed the harmful myths plaguing gay adoptive parents and their relation to the ever-shifting conventions of the nuclear family. (0) comments
Room 104 of the Student Union was transformed into a tropical scene with a coffee house atmosphere Wednesday night for the Last Hoorah Luau presented by Jonathan's Java Jive. Brightly colored leis were given to each student as he or she entered the room but the only source of light, aside from the small battery-powered candle on each table, was the string of rainbow-colored flip-flop shaped lights hung behind the performers' stool. (0) comments
As the warm weather approaches, more people start to hang out outside, the walk to class becomes more enjoyable and your dorm room becomes a sauna. "I live in Charter Oak Apartments, so I was lucky enough to have air conditioning," said Amy MacPherson, a 6th-semester communications major. (0) comments
For every "Slumdog Millionaire," there will be a film like "Rescue Dawn" or "Fracture" that simply slips through the cracks of awareness. There are a variety of ways this could happen. "Slumdog" actually began as an indie hit that catapulted to astronomical levels of success through word of mouth. (0) comments
Another year has come and gone, UConn, and summer is finally upon us. To me, that means nothing but new music and big tours. Here's what I'm most excited for this summer. "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day, May 15 - One listen to the trio's new single, "Know Your Enemy," and you can tell that the band is ready to release another album similar to "American Idiot. (0) comments
What do you do when Rolling Stone names you the best songwriter of 2008? In Conor Oberst's case, it means rushing an album out that contradicts this accolade. This is Oberst's second solo album backed by the Mystic Valley Band, a band of like-minded musicians that share Oberst's recent dive into southern alt-country rock. (1) comment
NOFX has repeatedly pledged to never abandon its roots for the sake of popularity, and for a punk band that's been around since 1983, it has been doing a pretty respectable job of keeping that pledge. But after 26 years and dozens of albums, NOFX promising more of the same is not so much an honorable nod to the fans as it is a disinterested shrug to the challenge of innovation. (0) comments
Though it was not announced until a month ago, an iconic and always relevant perennial artist has once again returned to the music scene. That's right Bob Dylan the myth, the man and the legend has finally released a new studio album. It has been almost three years since Dylan's last studio album, "Modern Times," was released and garnered both critical and popular acclaim. (2) comments
When Mike Horn left Storrs in the spring of 2007 with his communication sciences degree in hand, the future seemed a bit uncertain. Sure, he had his debut album, "Between the Borders," thanks to Husky Entertainment, but no one ever breaks after one recording. (2) comments