From March 1 to April 5, The Jessie C. Wilson Gallery will host the annual Juried Student Exhibition. The opening reception and award ceremony will take place on Friday, March 1, from 6-8 p.m. This year’s juror is Fred Bower who will give an artist talk during the opening at 7 p.m. Bower’s work will be exhibited along with selected works from visual communications students. Bower received his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA from the Herron School of Art. He has been a … [Read more...]
Sarah Mclaughlin returns with evening of love songs
Alumna Sarah Scharbrough Mclaughlin returned to AU for a Valentine’s Day show last Thursday. The show drew a crowd ranging from professors to old friends to current students. Mclaughlin, along with her husband Jeff Mclaughlin and two friends, performed originals as well as some cover songs relating to love. Some of the originals performed she wrote during her time here as a student. Mclaughlin said that she came back for an AU chapel service last semester, and she found that it … [Read more...]
Chorale partners with ASO for music of Great Britain
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. Candidacies were announced across Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and the Anderson U … [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...]