VCU Opera makes fairy-tale magic
The 50-minute musical, “Little Red Riding Hood,” presented by the Opera Theatre VCU students was delightful to watch. The show had an intimate setting because of the small number of audience members in the theater. The actors, especially the wolf, did a wonderful job interacting with the audience.
The Motet flirts with brilliance on ‘Live’
The Motet doesn’t sound that much different from your typical jam band, but what separates them from many bands that claim this moniker is talent. Despite being a group of musicians with undeniable ability, certain chances the band takes go awry.
There is a pretty distinct dichotomy on the band’s experimental new CD “Live”: songs that work out and songs that don’t.
Seeing the world through bright eyes
Conor Oberst, singer and songwriter of the band Bright Eyes, has been writing songs ever since the age of 12. Now at 22-years-old, he has recorded four major albums.
The Omaha, Neb. native started out recording his songs on an eight-track in the basement of his house.
Drum ‘n’ bass conference thumped Alley Katz
Let me tell you where you should have been last Saturday: Alley Katz for the DC/VA Drum ‘n’ Bass Conference. This party was jumpin’. If you were there, you know exactly what I’m talking about, and if you weren’t, you really missed out.
There were 14 different DNB sets, and they seemed to get better and better as the night went on.
Parting Shots: Episode One – The Phantom Truth
Well, as my last few weeks here at the glorious institution that is Virginia Commonwealth University come to an end I am running out of time getting to everything and everyone I want to write about. So here we go:
The major American media has failed the people of this country.
Will you have a break this summer?
April is here and May is just around the corner, which means summer break…well for some of us. There are many ways in which some of us will spend our summer, but how many of you can really call it a break?
One option can be to spend 10 to 12 weeks at an internship, both earning money and receiving experience in your field of study.
‘Blackbird’ flies in large circles
Some outstanding poets have rested their wings at “Blackbird,” VCU’s online journal of literature and the arts.
The online publication is partnered with the New Virginia Review, a nonprofit organization. While VCU provides the literary outlet with computers and technical expertise, the New Virginia Review supplies a large portion of funding, said Greg Donovan, associate English professor and literary editor of “Blackbird.
Engineering professors win research grant
To further their research of enrollment and attrition trends, three economics professors have been awarded a grant by The Association for Institutional Research.
With their $27,642 grant, Leslie Stratton, associate economics professor, James Wetzel, economics professor and Dennis O’Toole, associate economics professor, will continue to study data from 1989 to 1990 to assess enrollment patterns and graduation rates on the national level.
VCU to create 730 parking spaces with new deck next May
Members of the VCU community won’t need 20 minutes to find a good parking space close to campus soon.
In addition to the West Broad Street and the West Main Street parking decks on the academic campus, a third parking deck will be constructed on the corner of West Cary, Harrison and Parkwood streets.
Career fair targets engineering, science, technology students
Although fewer students than expected attended this year’s Engineering, Science and Technology Career Fair, Alicia Aroche, director of the fair, described it as a success. More than 350 students turned out to meet with representatives from 14 companies including Dominion Virginia Power and Philip Morris U.