On Saturday, February 23, Chorale will be joining the Anderson Symphony Orchestra for a concert in York Performance Hall. There will be two shows, one at 3:30 p.m. and another at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the shows are $10 for students and $30 for others. Dr. Richard Sowers, professor of music and director of choirs in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance, also serves as the director of the Anderson Symphony Orchestra. Sowers has been at AU as a professor of music for 35 years, and he … [Read more...]
SGA presidential candidates announce campaigns
There are four tickets running for the office of SGA president for the 2019-20 academic year. The primary vote will determine which candidates as a pair of president and vice-president will continue into the general election later this semester. The campaigns are Cassie Billings with Ci-Ci Young, Troyer Goldman with Hope Lynn Brandenberger, Elijah Neal with Nia Carter and Becca Peach with Carter Haupt. … [Read more...]
Impact Your World to emphasize Christian service
Each spring, Impact Your World week offers students opportunities to engage in community service and inspire spiritual growth. This year’s featured guest speaker is Shane Claiborne, an activist and author who emphasizes a ministry of nonviolence and service to the poor. Claiborne is the founder of Simply Way in Philadelphia, which is part of the New Monastic movement. Campus Pastor Tamara Shelton is responsible for organizing Impact Your World week and booking speakers like … [Read more...]
Wilson Gallery combines vision and verse
The new exhibit in Wilson Gallery, Vision and Verse, celebrates the elements of both visual imagery and written word. The gallery showcases artists’ books form Boston University’s MFA program. Poet David Wright spoke at the opening night on Friday, Jan. 25, and his work can be found in numerous journals. Professor Tai Lipan, director of university galleries and instructor of art, said that she tries to make every exhibit showcase a different element of art. The gallery has around six shows … [Read more...]
A cultural and political perspective on Lebanon
While the U.S. began her longest government shutdown in Dec. 2018, Lebanon was limping away from nine years without a president, two years without a government and 12 years without a federal budget. In order to compare American and Lebanese culture, it is key to understand how their politics compare. The forging of American independence came at the help of the French allies in the 18th century. However, Lebanese independence was conceived in opposition to French colonial rule in … [Read more...]
AU Chorale reflects on winter tour experience
On January 5, the AU Chorale, comprised of about 50 students, boarded a bus and began their winter tour. Their first stop was Grace Place in Hermitage, Tennessee. Next, they traveled to Falkville, Alabama, Meridian, Mississippi, and then to New Orleans, Louisiana, where they had their tourist day to explore the city. After New Orleans, they headed to Bartlett, Tennessee, Jackson, Missouri, and made their last stops in Vincennes and Indianapolis, Indiana. During their concerts, Chorale … [Read more...]
Fall play, “Rose and the Rime,” premieres tomorrow
Rose and the Rime is a play that casts a shadow into the 1960s, a time when the Cold War chilled the nation, as civil rights and opposing generations fought in an arena of cultural and political differences. Meanwhile, in the fictional Michigan town of Radio Falls, residents struggle against the mystical spell that has frozen the world around them. The fall production will debut in Byrum Hall, on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. The show is recommended for an audience of children and adults, … [Read more...]
Christmas, consumerism and commercialization
Christmas isn’t even here yet, but stores have had decorations, trees and giant Santas up since before Halloween. Christmas shopping has become a phenomenon, and Americans are running around frantically to find the perfect gifts for the people they love. With new technology and new marketing skills, the holidays have changed socially in some drastic ways. Sociology Professor Lisa Pay said that there are many ways to look at how that process began. “From a historical perspective, the … [Read more...]
MUED group to host fundraiser
On Nov. 17, in York Performance Hall at 7 p.m., the collegiate National Association for Music Education—or cNAfMe—is hosting its first fundraiser event. The masterminds behind the event—President of cNAfME Heather Street, Treasurer Kayla Myer, Public Relations Officer Ellie VanderVeen, Vice President Rachel Horning and Secretary Amelia Freeman—thought this would be a fun and creative way to raise money for their upcoming trip to Fort Wayne for the International Music and Entertainment … [Read more...]
Visual communication senior show opens this weekend
When she was a sophomore at AU, Shania Bishop was told that her artwork would be featured at the Wilson Art Gallery for her senior year. Like the other visual communication design majors who wait to be featured at the gallery for their senior show, Bishop was excited. She has since been anxiously awaiting this moment. The seniors do not have to wait much longer, because the Wilson Art Gallery will be celebrating their creativity on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 3-5 p.m. The gallery opening … [Read more...]