As a future graduate of the College of Business at Western Carolina University, I find myself caught in the midst of Mr. Kissmann’s challenge to “get active.” Though I do not completely agree with his argument, I have found that there is a strange rash of apathy that circulates in […]
Day: February 19, 2001
Enthusiastic Cast Ready to Rock The Rocky Horror Show
With opening night scheduled for February 27, excitement is building as the University Players’ performers enter into the last week of rehearsal before the Rocky Horror Show debut. Even as the final touches are being applied to the choreography, music, and acting, the actors and actresses take a few moments […]
The Lost Boys, the Internet, and Jon Katz: Geeks
You know the ones. They are the kids who got their books stolen and their lockers vandalized. They are the ones who didn’t go to the Prom, or who showed up stag … uncomfortable and obviously not from choice. They were the outcasts that neither team wanted to pick. Dweeb, […]
Just a Girl with a Guitar: Jonatha Brooke’s Steady Pull
With her guitar in hand, singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke tells the world about life through her eyes in her latest release Steady Pull. However, she doesn’t just play acoustic guitar. By mixing instruments like a Polynesian ukulele, a piano, an acoustic guitar, and her rich, lilting voice Brooke presents an album […]
Sixteenth Century Shock Theater – The Bloody Revenge of Titus
Titus (1999)Directed by Julie TaymorBased upon Titus Adronicus by William ShakespeareStarring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica LangeFox Searchlight Pictures A child plays with his war toys, a legion of Roman soldiers marches in, the dead emperor’s sons parade through the streets in motorcades, a 1920s swing band plays while naked Romans […]