Monthly Archives: March 2012

Body image stress plagues youth

By Jen Mok Writer   Two recent events have caused controversy due to their absurdity and being a rude awakening call. Both events are related to the body-image issue–a common societal struggle faced by both males and females. These particular … Continue reading

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Artists are entitled to obscene requests

By Molly Brown Writer There exists somewhat of a cult behind vocal artists and their pre-concert demands, whether they include Janis Joplin’s much-acclaimed two bottles of Southern Comfort or the much tamer Pop-Tarts and Fruit Loops of Britney Spears. Numerous … Continue reading

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Coachella excites: Concert lineup adds more artists and entices larger artists

Connor Small Writer   Ah, Coachella: it’s almost here. Perhaps the most popular music festival in the United States over the past decade, the three-day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival saw its largest attendance in history with over 225,000 concert-goers coming … Continue reading

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Opera Company Performance

By Jen Lassen On March 31, the Bucknell Opera Company and dancers from the department of theatre and dance collaborated to perform an evening of Zarzuela, a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes. An orchestra complemented the performers. This … Continue reading

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“Creative Engagement”

By Jen Lassen Arts & Life Editor Richard Wilbur wrote a famous poem entitled “Love Calls Us to the Things of This World.” And for artist Makoto Fujimura ’83, it’s a love of creativity that has called him to art. … Continue reading

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