Taylor Down Under will host the mellow acoustics of Slightly Something tonight at 11. The free performance will support the recent release of the band's first studio album, a self-titled collection of intricate melodies and harmonies flowing like a breeze beneath gentle lyrics, similar to a warm night spent at a carnival.

A free sneak preview at Grafton-Stovall Theatre now will leave viewers' hands looking like they left a fraternity party. In attempts to curb line cutting at events, the University Program Board will stamp the hand of individuals in line.

Male auction raises funds for start up of Safe Ride

Ladies in search of hot dates filled PC Ballroom as they raised bids into the triple digits Monday night for the Hot Rod Date Auction organized by Safe Rides, a service provided to students as an alternative to driving under the influence of alcohol.

Reel Reflections

The bad hair found in "The Wedding Singer" is gone, but the laughs Adam Sandler ("Anger Management") and Drew Barrymore ("Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle") provide in "50 First Dates" prove to be their finest team-up yet.

Student directors continue quest to perfect film in time for festival

The words "lights, camera, action" could be heard through the walls of juniors Mike Taft and Matt Rondeau's apartment Feb. 8 as filming began for the student film "That's A More," directed by Taft and Rondeau.

Tale features malicious fairies

Evil took center stage Tuesday with the opening night performance of "The Skriker." The play presents betrayal, malicious fairies and eternal damnation — the elements necessary for an anti-fairy tale.

San Diego band puts new buzz in fusion of genres with lyrical material

Named after a bionic honeybee discovered half a century ago in Buckfast, England, this bug's namesake will be more than a mere pest to today's music scene. Put away the fly swatter and prepare for a musical journey thanks to Buckfast Superbee.

All Things Literary

The idea of celebrity seems to be unbecoming of authors. I think of the word "celebrity" and I think of sleek and seamless supermen and women followed around by photographers the way remoras follow sharks along the floors of T.S. Eliot's "Silent Seas."