One last dance
By Sarah Moore, contributing writer

Dancers took the stage Friday and Saturday night for the senior program, “True Life: I’m a JMU Dance Major.” The variation in the pieces left the audience enthralled by the outstanding choreography of the senior dance majors. Each of the modern dance pieces were choreographed by seniors and were performed by them as well as a few other dance majors. More...

School of theatre and dance going to ‘Urinetown’
By Brett Wilson, contributing writer

Don’t worry dedicated theater fans, you won’t have to hold it much longer!  The spring musical will be opening at the Latimer-Shaffer Theatre tomorrow evening. From Feb. 19 to Feb. 24, students will be performing “Urinetown,” a political satire set in a city where private amenities are outlawed and all residents must pay to use public restrooms. More...

‘Old School Freight Train’ chugging into the ‘Burg this week
By Jess Novak, senior writer

They have been called “The next big thing” by the Boston Tribune and their songs have been called “accessible but uncompromising in their creativity” by David Royko of the Chicago Tribune. They were recognized and invited to the studio of bluegrass legend David Grisman and have performed on the same ticket as well-known and established artists like Sam Bush, Josh Ritter, Allison Krauss, Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Medeski Martin and Wood and George Strait. More...

Xu Bing leads lecture on exploring language
By Sean Santiago, contributing writer

Artist Xu Bing took the stage in Memorial Hall auditorium Thursday night to discuss his latest exhibition, “Picturing Equality: Xu Bing’s New Ways of Seeing,” currently on display at JMU’s Sawhill Gallery. More...