Curtain to rise on 3 campuses
The cast of the The Miser rehearses a scene from Moliére’s classic, which will run Oct. 5-8 in the NFAB Theater. NE drama instructor Jakie Cabe, in the robe on right, takes on the title role. The production is being directed by Cabe’s mentor, John Dennis of Louisiana State University. See page 12 for a [...]
Modern Beauty, Beast to take SE Campus stage
By Karen Gavis/se news editor The Masque of Beauty and the Beast by Michael Brill will open the SE drama season Oct. 6-9 in the C.A. Roberson Theater on SE Campus. Director of theater John Dement said it is the classic fairy tale of a pretty girl, a beastly prince and true love, but it [...]
Real Stories of injustice basis of South play Exonerated
By Mona Lisa Tucker/south news editor South Campus kicks off its theater season Oct. 6-8 with The Exonerated, a play written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen. Theater director Lindy Benton-Muller said The Exonerated tells the true stories of six people, wrongfully convicted of crimes, sentenced to death and released years later. Although their sentences [...]
Students participate in three-point shot tournament on NW Campus
By Eric Poe/sports editor Hallelujah, it’s raining threes. NW Campus held its three-point shooting contest Sept. 22, which turned out to be an entertaining exhibition. Nine competitors showed off their prowess from behind the arc. “Each shooter will get 20 balls total with four at each station,” NW intramural coordinator Ryan Stewart said. “And there [...]
Sports Calendar
Oct. 1 The Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids fundraiser will take place at Cityview Lanes off Hulen Street in Fort Worth. Teams will consist of five bowlers with each member required to raise $100. Contact NE Campus coordinator Melissa Lewis at 817-515-6634 for more information. Oct. 7 SE will have its five-on-five [...]
Dodgeballs to fly on SE Campus
By Eric Poe/sports editor Dodgeball, the best or worst grade school experience for so many, is making an appearance on SE Campus. A one-day dodgeball tournament Oct. 7 will determine who can dodge, duck, dip and dive the best. “Teams will face off in best-of-three matches,” said SE intramural coordinator Shahzad Nazir. “The games will [...]
Make or Break Me Kyle Park
By D’ANDRÉ Hillman From the song’s wailing guitar, drum tempo and passionate voice, listeners may be awestruck by Kyle Park’s unorthodox style of country music with a collective influence of rock. Collaborating rock with a country blend creates a neo-country that will capture the attention of his fans and new country listeners on his new [...]
Students hurdle, drag, crawl across SE in fitness obstacle course
By Karen Gavis/se news editor The first intramural sports event of the semester on SE Campus featured 37 students competing in a fitness obstacle course. Among the 26 men and 11 women competing, Tyler Callihan won first place with a time of 1:56 in the male division, and Kristina Kavonian edged out the competition for [...]
The Miser brings frugality to NE Campus playhouse
By Mario Montalvo/ne news editor NE drama students and guest director John Dennis are breathing new life into Moliére’s The Miser. “I’ve done this play before, but the play is so universal, it has a different resonance whatever decade or year it’s done in,” said Dennis, Louisiana State University professor emeritus. “And right now, it [...]
Viewers, high-octane cast should wash hands of boring thriller
By Joshua Knopp/managing editor Contagion was good enough, but aren’t thrillers supposed to be thrilling? The film functions as a disaster movie, following a broad range of characters whose lives never intersect. These characters include patient zero Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow), her husband Mitch (Matt Damon), Dr. Ellis Cheever (Laurence Fishburne) at the Center for [...]