Dynamic duo
By Lane Robbins, contributing writer

In a world full of categories and titles, few dare to break the rules. The musical duo known as Nicholson & Rousseau is one of those brave few. The newest addition to 80 One Records, JMU’s student-run label, combines styles, techniques and entertaining personalities to create a sound that is hard to categorize. More...

Harrisonburg gets crafty with Gallery Walk
By Sean Santiago, contributing writer

Twice a year the Harrisonburg Museum and Gallery Walk showcases Shenandoah Valley artists. Musicians, painters, playwrights and other artists who work in a variety of mediums exhibited their work last Friday in local shops. Students, residents and art-loving travelers were treated to an evening of creative output, broad in scope yet intimate enough that admiring fans could discuss their favorite pieces with the work’s creator. More...

‘Jane Eyre’ brought to life on stage this week
By Lindsay Casale, contributing writer

To students currently up to their elbows in readings for British literature classes, here’s a break: Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre is being performed at Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre as a stage adaptation that will provide an original and illuminating view of Bronte’s initial text. More...

Big names go ‘gangster’ in new mobster movie
By Justin Thurmond, staff writer

Acclaimed director Ridley Scott has returned to the big screen with another hit: “American Gangster.”  This new mob flick is certain to bring in the crowds at the box office with its big name stars. But will it be able to stick around with some of the other classic mobster movies? More...

Long awaited release of new Spears CD, not a waste of time
By Brittany Wilson, contributing writer

Britney fans have been waiting for her “comeback” for more than four years. Fans were patient at first, but in the past year people have been giving up on Brit due to her crazy antics splashed across the tabloids. In the past few months Britney Spears has lost custody of her kids, gone through a stint in rehab, given a less than impressive comeback performance at the VMAs and made a terribly uncreative music video for her new single “Gimme More.” At this point fans were not optimistic about the release of her new CD, Blackout. But don’t give up on Britney yet, because there is more to the album. More...