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Campus Moviefest provides opportunities and entertainment for students

Jared Lawrence    Staff Writer It’s not quite the level of Cannes or Sundance, but UNCG puts on a good show when Campus MovieFest comes to town. Every year, students ranging from film majors, theater majors to a few friends with a camera, can enter their film for a chance to advance to the national competition. Each film, no more than five minutes long, exhibited … Continue reading Campus Moviefest provides opportunities and entertainment for students

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Artist Weekly: David Cook

  James Ross Kiefer   A&E Editor There is a grand feeling that accompanies us while watching a film. Whether having an intimate viewing with a TV or laptop, or choosing a more bombastic experience by visiting a cinema, there is just something about film that placates the mind. Professor and film scholar Dr. David Cook caught this feeling, and has since dedicated much of … Continue reading Artist Weekly: David Cook

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Getting Back In The Dating Game – UNCG’s Speed Dating Tonight A Success!

Chelsea Korynta   Staff Writer UNCG’s Opera Theatre presented a 40-minute production of “Speed Dating Tonight!” this Halloween weekend in the Recital Hall of the music building. For those (like myself) looking for an introduction to opera, this production is a perfect fit. It’s fast paced, comedic and modern. Characters in the production are designed to be relatable and recognizable to anyone dating in the … Continue reading Getting Back In The Dating Game – UNCG’s Speed Dating Tonight A Success!

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“It’s Clipping B*tch!”

Sam Haw   Staff Writer Most people would flock to Chapel Hill on Halloween weekend to celebrate in the massive annual party that takes place on Franklin St., but I’m not most people. No, I came to see the noise rap group Clipping play at Local 506, one of the Triangle’s most intimate venues. I had seen Clipping once before in 2014 at a severely … Continue reading “It’s Clipping B*tch!”

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“Hello Out There” and “A Happy Journey from Trenton to Camden” Reflect on Love and Tragedy

Annalee Glatus   Staff Writer This past weekend opened the UNCG Masters of Fine Arts directing students one-act performances. They performed in the cozy upstage cabaret at Triad Stage. In all, there were four total plays, two were performed on Thursday and two on Friday and all four performed once again on Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, I was only able to attend the two on … Continue reading “Hello Out There” and “A Happy Journey from Trenton to Camden” Reflect on Love and Tragedy

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Video Games as an art form

Teresa Dale   Staff Writer Like many growing up in this generation, I have found that many satisfying and meaningful artistic experiences have come from video games. Unlike other, more traditional art forms like painting, sculpting or film, the spectator is no longer just a viewer to the art, but a part of it.  For decades now, video game artists have been innovating new paths … Continue reading Video Games as an art form

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Activating Democracy: When Politics and Arts Collide

Matthew Paterson   Staff Writer Twelve years ago Sheryl Oring, an assistant professor of Arts at UNCG and one of 2016’s Distinguished Spartan Scholars, began work on the “I Wish to Say Project.” A public art piece where she dresses up in a 1960’s era secretary outfit and sit down somewhere public, like a park, with a typewriter and writes postcards to the president dictated … Continue reading Activating Democracy: When Politics and Arts Collide

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This Week in Art History

11/02 – 1979 Peter Shaffers “Amadeus” opens in London 11/03 – 1954 Henri Matisse dies at age 84 11/04 – 1876 Premiere of Johannes Brahms 1st Symphony in C 11/05 – 1956 Nat King Cole Show airs on NBC, first variety show with an African-American host 11/06 – 1814 Birthday of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone 11/07 – 1929 NYC Museum of Modern Art … Continue reading This Week in Art History

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Mitski “Puberty 2” Album Review

Jessica Clifford   Staff Writer Some artists hone their personal styles to include only one perfect form, while others understand how to equally achieve various styles in multiple perfect forms. The latter is exceedingly more difficult, but Mitski, 25 year old New York- based indie rocker, is proof it can be done. Mitski, an experienced singer/songwriter, has officially released her fourth album, Puberty 2, this … Continue reading Mitski “Puberty 2” Album Review

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Preserving tradition with Stacey Krim

Ross Kiefer   A&E Editor For most, the library doesn’t spark ideas of modernity and trendiness. Some would be prompted to think of dusty old books and outdated research methods, while others may think the library just holds a bunch of computers. Stacey Krim, our Special Collections Technician, thrives in the library. Arguably one of UNCG’s best kept secrets, the UNCG Cello Music Collection features … Continue reading Preserving tradition with Stacey Krim

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