NEWS
Stories from the Stoop Bashinelli lecture inspires audience to explore world, selves
Brooklyn-born actor-turned-activist, Chris Bashinelli brought his lecture “Stories From the Stoop: From Brooklyn to the World with Chris Bashinelli” to Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Thursday, Sept. 18. Bashinelli spoke about growing up in Brooklyn, becoming an actor and traveling abroad. Bashinelli began his career with hopes of becoming an actor. “People told me
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Director of Dining Services plans future adjustments to meal plan, food selections
Imagine having to feed 1,900 people every day for nine months, keep the meals interesting, have healthy options and do it all on a budget. This is what Eric Turzai, director of dining services, along with the staff, does every year. This year, Turzai and the Dining Services staff will introduce new menu options and
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Poet speaks at Leffler Chapel, speaks at Bowers Writers House
Richard Blanco, a poet whose writing caught the attention of The White House, presented “Cuban Blanco, American Richard: Made in Cuba, Assembled in Spain, Imported to the USA” in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Blanco also conducted several workshops this week and discussed his work, from the inaugural poem to those
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CAMPUS LIFE
Put Your Records On: Yellow Ostrich
On the Turntable: Yellow Ostrich Genre: Indie pop My rating: Forget the maps and guidelines and get lost with a band that breaks the mold. I place Yellow Ostrich on the turntable—even the transparent 7-inch is yellow!—and the room fills with the layered rhythms of “Whale” that are deep enough to swim in. I’m hooked
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2012 Presidential election presents options
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, the American people will cast their ballot for president. Will we have four more years with Barack Obama, or will a to-be-determined GOP candidate take the win? The general presidential election tends to yield a voter turnout of about 50 percent of the voting-age population, a much higher turnout than
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Does Student Senate advocate student rights?
At every level of American society, there are elected officials who have been voted into a position of power by one group or another to lead someone or something. Going hand-in-hand with that are the complaints filed against those leaders—if something goes wrong, it’s their fault, they caused this catastrophe. If something goes right, they’re
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