Spring Break
Maybe the rainy advent of fall is getting you down. Maybe you miss the sunshine and the heat. Well, making a creative salad out of fresh produce is one way to reclaim some of the perks of summer. Summer sings in a salad made from home-roasted red pepper, tomato, sprightly parsley and a substantial base of chickpeas.
You would think a hurricane would change your life; that watching your house slowly consumed by floodwater might inspire your relationship with your spouse. In John Biguenet's bleak "Rising Water," this is simply not the case. "Rising Water" follows the lives of Sugar (Danny Cox) and Camille (Merle Moores), a New Orleans couple married for 30 years, as they struggle to survive the water from Hurricane Katrina swiftly overtaking their house.
In 1986, five young boys from Boston released their first (and self-titled) album, "New Kids on the Block." The group saw little success and even less radio airtime in the beginning. They were not down for long though. With some major promotion and a few million screaming pre-teen girls, they produced three more albums (and a Christmas album) in the late '80s and early '90s, yielding several Billboard-topping singles and earning multi-platinum status on every album released.
Dearest readers, I want to begin this week by thanking you for all your letters and comments. Keep them coming. I love hearing your thoughts and questions - and it also lets me know how much work we have to do. Dear Christian, I am a 33- (OK, almost 34) year-old woman with two children.
There was a whole different atmosphere in the Union Cafeteria last Thursday. With yellow and blue balloons strung everywhere, and an impressive banquet table set up in the middle, it was clear this wasn't dinner as usual at the University Center. The Student Board of Governors (SBG), along with Jesse Pisors, general manager of Dining Services and Executive Chef Travis Johnson, brought savory dishes to the culinary event called Home Cooked Meals.
White Recital Hall often has wonderful works of art with an upbeat style. Upon entering the Performing Art Center Friday evening, one might have expected to hear such a piece. People mingled, chatted and enjoyed some ice cream while awaiting the evening's delights.
Hopefully, our future teachers are smarter than their students. Just to be sure, the UMKC School of Education Student Government (SESG) put on its own version of the game show "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?" last Wednesday in the Education Building.
Monday, Sept. 15 UMKC New Student Union Town Hall: Town hall meeting about the upcoming new student union building at 4:30 p.m., University Center, room 106. Questions welcome!
