By Carlo Valladares Staff Writer As hip-hop listener for over 10 years, I have become fascinated with the genre. The trends, the fashion, the subjects, the culture, and the changing focus of the emcees has kept me engaged in the genre for years, and will continue to do so into…
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By Peter Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor The Student Art League (SAL) is a club with over 30 members devoted to fostering the artistic community on campus. Members take part in arts events and gallery openings, as well as helping other clubs and organizations on campus with creative services. Essential…
By Melissa Weisman Staff Writer Have your friends always told you that you were funny? Do people laugh at your jokes? Say Anything Improv Club is a student-run comedy club on campus that has been around for a few years. Currently the club is made up of 37 members, and…
By Kristen Linsalata Staff Writer On Wednesday, Feb. 19, Dr. Joan Digby, a professor of English and the director of the Honors Program, organized Poetry Appreciation Day at the Steinberg Museum of Art. Students, faculty, and staff were welcomed to read their favorite poems, including poems of their own composition.…
By Potoula Anagnostakos Staff Writer “The Woman in Black” tells the story of Arthur Kipps as he recalls his encounter with a malevolent spirit who haunts a secluded village along the English coast. Kips, a solicitor, had gone to settle the affairs of Mrs. Drablow, a recently deceased townswoman, when the figure…
By Michael Themistocleous Staff Writer The stars of the Comedy Central show, “Broad City,” spoke to The Pioneer in an interview conference call with several colleges on Feb. 20. Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson created, write, and act in the TV series. The comediennes spoke of their history, the New…
By Kristiane Aateigen Online Editor “American Idiot” is a passionate punk rock musical, beautifully adapted from Green Day’s 2004 album with the same name, by director Michael Mayer, and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong. The punk rocker performed the role of St. Jimmy occasionally throughout the original run at the St.…
By Jessica O’Donnell Staff Writer “Bury the hatchet” is an American English phrase meaning “to make peace.” Falling in Reverse and Escape the Fate are two post-hard- core bands, who did not have a peaceful past. The Falling in Reverse front man Ronnie Radke had been the previous front man…
By Peter Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Sofie Hoff, senior Art major, will be holding the reception for her show “Artificiality” at the Student Art League gallery in Hillwood Commons today, Feb. 19, from 5 to 8 p.m. Hoff will be showing a new collection of conceptual pieces using plastic…
By Michael Themistocleous Staff Writer Hailing from Montauk, New York, The Montauk Project devises a sound that mixes the grunge of Sound Garden, the garage rock of The Black Keys and the beats of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Montauk Project has been getting some proper attention from local…