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April 10, 2008 Issue

music | performing arts | style | film | food | visual arts | books | opinion


Updated Thursday, Apr 10, 2008 12:00 AM

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Music promoters navigate today's local current

For years, the State College music scene has been in flux.

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Songstress, cowboy saddle up for a joint show

The Grammy Awards will be well-represented Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center when two of country music's superstars perform together.

If punk can go crunk, is it punk at all?

When pop punk fans hear Jordan Pundik, a white man and lead singer of New Found Glory, singing the lyric, "Although I am black and proud/problems got me pessimistic," their previously conceived ideas about this genre may become a bit tweaked.

Performers are musical emissaries

Preservation Hall, a weathered music venue situated in the heart of the New Orlean's French Quarter, is home to a jazz band that has mastered a style of music it calls New Orleans jazz.

Cloverleaf releases sophomore album

Concert-goers at tomorrow's Cloverleaf show at the State Theatre will be treated to two delights.

Veteran songwriter ponders the futility of being

Despite being aware of the evils of energy dependency, John Vanderslice said he still drives a van around the country and guzzles $8,000 worth of gas a year.

performing arts

Director draws from experience for tale of racism

Tyrone Robinson (graduate-theatre arts) knows what it's like to be a victim of discrimination. He's been the target of racial slurs, including the N-word, at times.

No Refund actors embrace familiar Woody Allen play

For the director and many of the actors in the student-run acting troupe No Refund Theatre (NRT), this week's performance, Woody Allen's Don't Drink the Water, is a welcome blast from the past.

Student dance ensemble outdoes itself with show

This weekend, students can enter a new world of culture through a dance showcase bigger and more diverse than anything the Penn State International Dance Ensemble (PSIDE) has ever held before.

style | read the BLOG

I Am Fashion

Coco Chanel once said: "I don't do fashion; I AM fashion." Every week, our style reporters will find a person who exemplifies that tenet.

Save vs. Splurge

With so many choices in hair conditioning, navigating the aisles of a salon can seem like a daunting task.

film

tv

food

Warm weather antidotes that make mouths water

Look around. New flowers are in bloom, and new fashions are waiting to be discovered. Most importantly, though, there are new icy treats to taste.

Indian food and culture festival helps unfortunate

The sounds of Bollywood music and the smell of curry will excite diners Saturday night at "A Taste of India," an event filled with Indian culture and food that will benefit India's less fortunate.

visual arts

books

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Priceless internships hit student's pockets hard

Book of stamps: $8.20. Store-brand mailing envelopes: $2.99. Printing and perfecting your cover letter and résumé: eight hours of your precious time. The experience you'll receive at an internship this summer: priceless.

Letter From the Editor

At most parties, the guy-to-girl ratio is of utmost importance. Unfortunately, few people remember the importance of another ratio, one that may be even more crucial to a good time: the ratio of dudes to moustaches.

other

Celebrity blogs make celebrities of bloggers

One of the criticisms levied against Los Angeles socialite Paris Hilton is that the heiress hasn't done anything to achieve fame -- infamous sexcapades notwithstanding.


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