Welcome to ‘Urinetown’
By Brett Wilson, contributing writer

A town by any other name would smell a lot sweeter. The school of theatre and dance and the school of music present Urinetown,” this year’s spring musical. The show stops short of nothing, including making fun of itself and other popular musicals in this satirical comedy.  It takes the fun of political humor and the mischief of potty language and rolls it into one fantastic, but not-so-happy-go-lucky production. More...

Don’t ‘Jump’ into this movie
By Justin Thurmond, staff writer

Many people would like to have a super power of some kind, whether it is used for good or for evil.  Flying, freezing things or mind reading would make us all god-like among the human race. The ability to jump from one place to another would also be a pretty cool idea, but trying to make a movie out of it, like “Jumper,” just doesn’t seem to work as good as it should. More...

Folk CD filled with feelings
By Alex Allenchey, contributing writer

Bon Iver’s debut album, For Emma, Foerver Ago is lonely. It needs you to listen to it, with perhaps the most evident reason of all being its beauty. Called “irresistible” by The New York Times, For Emma, Forever Ago is a cascading blend of folk songs that elegantly and wistfully touches on the ever emotional subjects of guilt, distress and heartbreak. The album’s accompanying sense of nostalgia adds an air of removal and acceptance to the work, as if one is listening to age-old emotional wounds that are finally being exposed — healed, but not forgotten. More...