Dallas artist brings spiritual, religious details to graphic art in his variation of storytelling
By Kelli Henderson/entertainment editor Jurni Rising, an art exhibit, is the unfinished story of a girl, Jerusala, clutched from a tragic slaying of her people and reborn with the ability to see the supernatural. Her guardian and avenger, Jurni, fights the ultimate evil, Naja. Through printmaking, drawing and painting, their ongoing story is told. TR [...]
SE edition of March Madness promises intensity
By Eric Poe/sports editor SE Campus’ version of March Madness will begin March 3 with its annual basketball tournament. Intramural coordinator Shahzad Nazir said beginner-level players should be aware of the intensity of basketball. “It’s just the nature of the game,” he said. “It’s a competitive environment. It can get way too competitive. We try [...]
Inaugural matches for NW basketball league start March 6
By Eric Poe/sport editor The NW basketball league will start at 3:30 p.m. March 6, but with the number of teams yet to be decided, the format is up in the air, NW intramural coordinator Ryan Stewart said. “It depends on how many teams sign up. I expect five minimum,” he said. Stewart said teams [...]
Basketball league on NE tips off with first round of games played
By Eric Poe/sports editor The NE basketball league started Feb. 17 and featured five teams, named Team One through Team Five. What they lacked in creative names, they made up for in creative play with backdoor passes and clutch three-pointers sprinkled throughout the games. Team One, Team Three and Team Five all came away with [...]
Documentary shows Pina’s life with vivid dancing
By Kelli Henderson/entertainment editor Pina in 3-D is a flurry of rapid eye movements and a kaleidoscope of colors and sounds. This documentary written and directed by Wim Wenders is a tribute to the late Pina Bausch. The film opens with a shirtless woman holding an accordion and showing hand movements of the seasons: spring, [...]
SE cast aims for dramatic comedy in God’s Favorite
By Karen Gavis/se news editor Lighthearted laughter does not usually accompany misery, but SE Campus drama students will create harmony between the two in their rendition of God’s Favorite March 1-3. The Neil Simon comedy is based on the biblical story of Job. When the drama department chose what the season would include, dramatic comedies [...]
NE Playhouse goes for community involvement, reaches out to dual-credit students with program
By Alex Muhindura/reporter The NE Playhouse will reach out to the local community this spring as it does every year. One outreach program brings in about 250 dual-credit high school students from the Mid-Cities area to see a NE-produced Shakespeare play. The students will see the Playhouse’s production of Richard III on Feb. 29. Theater [...]
NE’s Richard III portrays deep emotions, modern dilemmas
By Kelli Henderson/entertainment editor The Northeast Playhouse production of William Shakespeare’s Richard III is not the average Shakespeare play. The NE version includes modern taboos, vivid colors and bebop soundtracks. Richard III will be performed at 7 p.m. Feb. 29-March 3 and at 2 p.m. March 3 in the NFAB Theater. The play follows the [...]
NW brings quirky classroom, unruly kids to stage
By Shirlett Warren/nw news editor NW Campus is reaching out to the community with Miss Nelson is Missing!, a play adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher based on the children’s book by Harry Allard and James Marshall. The show will be performed Feb. 29-March 2 for visiting school children before performances for the general public March 3-4. [...]
Safe House full of action but lacks explosive impact
By Joshua Knopp/managing editor Like a gigantic meteor that falls to pieces in the atmosphere, Safe House just doesn’t arrive with any impact. The movie establishes Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) as a CIA “housekeeper” who keeps track of a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa, and whose career isn’t taking him much further. However, [...]