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New music ensemble celebrates African heritage through song
Lily Iserson Chief Copy Editor Western music departments and Western cultures, according to percussion instructor Professor Jeff Neitzke, are sometimes victims of their own ethnocentricity. “There’s a tendency to view music and almost everything else through personal experience,” said Neitzke. “Yet music around the world is equally as important, and equally as complex.” In this…
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Learning to dance is a ball with Ballroom Dance Club
Daniel Sweat Features Editor It’s near the end of the 18th century, and you’re a French aristocrat. The commoners are getting restless, but you’ve still got cool aristocratic stuff to get done, like trying not to get beheaded and preparing for the big ball. Anybody who’s anybody is going to be there, and you’ve been…
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Lecture series returns with focus on environment
Ellie Kahn Contributing Writer As the world becomes increasingly more aware of the devastating effects of climate change, fully comprehending the effects on the environment, as well as the large role that we as a society have played within these changes can be a challenge. Fortunately, those seeking to do so through an academic lens…
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Model UN wins multiple awards at national conference
Sally Kershner Features Editor Over Thanksgiving Break, the College’s Model United Nations team (MUN) attended the annual fall conference for the American Model United Nations (AMUN) in Chicago, Ill. This year, the team represented the country of Senegal and earned multiple awards for their participation during the four day long conference. The team won the…
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Bostdorff researches Trump rhetoric
Ellie Kahn Contributing Writer Professor Denise Bostdorff of the communications department is going to be conducting a research project in the coming semester regarding the rhetoric and language used by President-elect Donald Trump and the role it played in the 2016 presidential election. Bostdorff has previously done research on how a candidate’s rhetorical style impacts…
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It’s the final countdown
Daniel Sweat Features Editor With finals just around the corner, you’re probably wondering how you’re going to survive. By now, you’re spending significantly more time at the library than during those carefree days at the beginning of the semester. But just because the crushing pressure of academia is slowly closing around you and all your…
