Spring Break
T his Tuesday, get ready for some cheering up. Up-and-coming Aussie pop singer Lenka is coming to town, and she wants to give you your money's worth. With peppy, upbeat music that never approaches trite, Lenka makes a mission out of lifting people's spirits with her music.
We've all been slightly disappointed in highly anticipated movies: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Sex and the City" and "Quantum of Solace." Unfortunately, "Revolutionary Road" now joins their ranks. Where Richard Yates' novel was effortless, director Sam Mendes' film version of "Revolutionary Road" is forced.
They may be labeled indie, pop or alternative, but The Bird and the Bee is anything but a simple genre band. A musical duo from Los Angeles, Greg Kurstin ("bee") and Inara George ("bird") released their new album "Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future" just this month.
There has been much talk about Kristen Scott Thomas' performance in the new French film, "I've Loved You So Long," which opened Friday at the Tivoli Theater in Westport. In fact, the phrases "tour-de-force," "heart-wrenching" and "Oscar snub" were tossed around by a few of my colleagues on a recent Walt Bodeen radio broadcast.
Dear Readers, I was raised on a 500-acre working farm in the foothills of Appalachia. In case you were wondering what the difference between a working farm and a regular one is, allow me to explain: working means there were always chores. As a means of supplementing our tooth fairy money, my brother and I would get up and feed the chickens before we got ready for school.
The "Lost Boys" of Sudan are one of the tragic outcomes of the Darfur genocide. More than 27,000 boys, some as young as seven, became refugees in the 1980s when thousands of villages were destroyed in the Sudanese Civil War. The boys wandered in packs throughout the African continent looking for homes and safety.
We all have a class with one of them in it. We all hate that individual because the professor loves him/her. The brown-nose is the annoying individual who sits near the front row and practically carries on a conversation with the professor for the duration of the class.
Most of us know the University Playhouse as the location of the annual foam dance. We associate the structure with lots of foam, wet clothes and an odd smell, instead of cultural significance. What most of us don't know is the history surrounding this iconic art structure on our campus.
Prepare for a wild ride. For a moment it may appear to be Sweden and then the next it's the Coney Island Aquarium, but really it's Kansas City's own Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. But this is not your typical museum. "We want to be a catalyst for more thought," said Margaret Keough, manager of Marketing and Communications.
With Starbucks closing thousands of locations nationwide, it might be time to grab your daily grind at some local favorites. We asked the staff to tell us their favorite coffee spots near campus. Westport Coffee House: This full service coffee house has been a local favorite for years.
Monday, Jan. 26 Multicultural Monday: The Multicultural Student Affairs office will set up a booth at 11:30 a.m. in Royall Hall to help make students more aware of future events.
