Monthly Archives: March 2012

Body image stress plagues youth

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Elizabeth Bacharach

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

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Elizabeth Bacharach

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

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Elizabeth Bacharach

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

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jal060

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”

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jal060

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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