Arts

Selected Scenes from In the Spotlight, an Original Student Play

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Selected Scenes from In the Spotlight, an Original Student Play by Lindsey Ruzza'18....

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Murder on the Orient Express Keeps Thrills on Track

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I love corny Mystery novels. From Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Dexter, Jo Nesbo to Nancy Drew (yeah, you read that right) pretty much any text...

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Artistic Representations Perpetuate Thanksgiving Myths

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“Take a picture, it’ll last longer” is a recognizable American saying, and it has some truth behind it. By the museums dedicated to art and photography depicting historical scenes, it’s clear that illustrations have lasting impacts, but are their legacies true to the stories they tell or do they have greater purposes than accuracy?

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Theater Department Gets Surreal with bobrauschenbergamerica

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Perhaps the overall confusing and zany nature of the Theater Department’s production of bobrauschenbergamerica can be summarized through...

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Arbofest: Orca, Free Donuts, Free Coffee, and Free Beer

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Saturday, Nov. 11 marked a bi-annual tradition at Conn: a casual concert in the Arboretum, aptly named Arbofest....

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Back to the 1980s: Stranger Things Satisfies with Season Two

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A couple of friends convinced me to watch the Stranger Things pilot with them a little over a year ago.

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Dance Club Entertains and Inspires with Stunning “Momentum”

Arts, Reviews

Each year, Conn’s Dance Club puts on two seasonal shows: one in the fall and one in the spring. This year’s fall show “Momentum”...

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Moses Sumney’s “Aromanticism” Is a Libidinal Soundtrack for Sensual Awkwardness

Arts, Reviews

Moses Sumney’s first full length album, “Aromanticism,” has received acclaim from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and music buffs alike....

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College Hosts Historical Poetics Symposium

Arts

This last Friday and Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the Historical Poetics Symposium, hosted here on campus in the Chu Room.

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Blade Runner 2049 Released in a Dystopia Where Good Movies Fail

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Qianshan, Anqing, China. Photo courtesy of Unsplash. It has been 35 years since the release of the original Blade Runner, directed by...

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Art of Resistance Met with Reality of Complacence

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The day after I gave a presentation about the Native American occupation of Alcatraz in 1969, I entered Cummings to find an imposing and...

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