There are a considerable number of singing groups on campus; from a cappella to musical theater to the more chorus-like groups, it can get overwhelming.
This past Sunday night, 34 million Americans and I watched the Academy Awards. It was a four-hour slog for the most part, with highlights few and far between.
ArtCon, Duke’s student-led arts and creativity summit, was held on Friday and Saturday of last week.
Barbara Hammond, a playwright in residence at New Dramatists in New York, has been visiting Duke for two weeks to work with students in Jody McAuliffe’s advanced acting class and stage her work in progress, “We Are Pussy Riot.” The play is inspired by the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who have used performance art to protest and defy the regime of President Vladmir Putin.
When Radiation City, the Portland-based sci-fi pop band, was about to disappear and the leading couple—vocalist and keyboardist Lizzy Ellison and guitar player Cameron Spies—behind it was about to break up, something happened. Music happened. Spies and Ellison decided to talk through their issues, put hard feelings aside and start a new musical adventure.
"My standards have always been very high; I don’t dumb things down. I always assume my readers are smart—and they are."
"It’s easy to be bogged down with Duke bubble, so you’re not totally sure how to reach out into the media world and connect with people."
When visitors walk into the Nasher exhibit “A Material Legacy”, they are immediately greeted by a large stainless steel circle, which presents a distorted view of the image behind the visit.
As we are all aware, Duke’s dining program is ranked consistently as one of the top in the nation.
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I've played saxophone and drums since elementary school, when I caught the music bug. I started a rock band in high school with my best friends, and we ended up recording an album in a professional studio in Queens, NY, near where I grew up. We wrote all original music and raised enough funds for the project by selling our band's T-shirts to our family and friends.
Yeezus just rose again. “The Life of Pablo”—complete with the best Microsoft Word artwork ever seen—was released early Sunday morning after a rambling and haphazard release process.
These past few weeks, I’ve been fairly sentimental, and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I feel like my life is always moving, and I don’t have a chance to stop and savor the world and people around me.
This Saturday Night, the Duke Wind Symphony will host its 42nd annual Viennese Ball in the Freeman Center.
“None of the direction is done for the audience. It’s always done to create an experience for the actors on the stage to create public solitude."
Valentine’s Day has the power to inspire a variety of emotions in people. For some it can be one of the most meaningful and romantic days of the year, while to others it’s simply another opportunity for the capitalist system to take people’s money.
As a senior with graduation fast approaching, every moment inevitably becomes a “last” or a “close to last.” A little less than a month ago, I celebrated my last “First Day of Classes”—FDOC for those in the know.
