2008 Woodie Awards
Melissa Li said she came dangerously close to being made into a stereotype. "When I was 5 [years old], like all Asian children, I was forced to play the piano and the violin," she said. "But at some point I was like, I'm just not going to play what they want me to play. (0) comments
Potential voters can be a little bit rock 'n' roll Friday night, when Howie Day, who recorded the 2004 hit "Collide," headlines a Rock the Vote concert in Blackman Auditorium. Rock the Vote, founded in 1992, is a non-partisan, non-profit organization whose mission is to engage American youth in politics by using music, popular culture and new technologies, according to the company's website. (0) comments
Fifty artists, 50 buttons and an election unlike any other, led to a different kind of art exhibit in Boston. For the art installation Campaign Buttons 2008: Artists Speak Out!, 50 local artists were given complete artistic freedom to render their own vision of what a campaign button should look like. (0) comments
In the words of one of my distinguished professors: I enjoyed watching Sarah Palin's impression of Tina Fey at the vice-presidential debate. We live in an age when late night comedy shows don't just make fun of the political sphere; they're a part of it. Take Jon Stewart, who will be gracing our campus next Friday night. (0) comments
About 75 students and faculty members buzzed around Room 444 of the Curry Student Center Wednesday to listen to professor Harlow Robinson promote his book, "Russians in Hollywood, Hollywood's Russians: Biography of an Image." The event, which ran from noon to 1:30 p. (0) comments
For some people, it can't be fall without a steaming cup of apple cider. That's where the 1369 Coffee House, located in Central and Inman squares, comes in. The apple cider at the 1369 Coffee House, a neighborhood cafe that has been around for 15 years, is not an average fall brew. (0) comments