Charlie Sheen's media rants are the stuff of poetry. Whether the high priest Vatican assassin warlock is talking about his goddesses, explaining the inner-workings of his brain or lampooning his employers, he is undeniably entertaining.
The University of Richmond's 12-member jazz combo and its director, Mike Davison, took a spring break trip to Greece and played eight gigs in Athens and Thessaloniki. The group played at sites from the Philharmonic of Greece to Mylos nightclub -- different venues that several jazz members said were some of the country's most popular. Davison, who has been the Richmond jazz director for 25 years and toured with groups such as Motown and The Temptations, landed the Greece opportunity when a guidance counselor from the American Farm School in Thessaloniki heard his combo perform at a University of Richmond reception.
So you might be wondering at this point if I ever eat at restaurants that don't deserve 4 out of 5 stars, but I stuck in the Ethiopian restaurant a few weeks ago to mix things up.
"Spartacus" is a new, awesome take on pornography. I suppose it could be categorized as a historical time-period fetish series -- nothing gets me going like the Third Servile War! There is some plot, a feature that some thought was forever lost in the golden age of the '70s, but there is not so much that it distracts from the sex scenes and general nudity. "Spartacus" operates under several guidelines.
Many University of Richmond students spent the first six weeks of the semester interning at the Virginia General Assembly, making connections and gaining political experience that may help them along their career paths. The first step for the interns was enrolling in a two-unit legislative internship class with professor Daniel Palazzolo, said senior intern Ben Paul. Palazzolo then matched each student with a delegate or senator who shared his or her interests and political beliefs, Paul said. The interns worked 20 hours each week doing administrative tasks, attending receptions and keeping track of the bills being passed. "There's a lot of grunt work you have to do," said senior intern Nicole Prunetti.
The Collegian goes behind the scenes of student employment on campus. Contact videographer Julia Pepe at julia.pepe@richmond.edu
Karaoke at Phil's Continental Lounge is attracting more students to the already popular Thursday night hangout. Kyle Measell, owner of Phil's, said karaoke was the main attraction at what he called his "fun, kid-friendly restaurant." Measell said he and his wife had bought the restaurant and bar in 2003 and could not have predicted its popularity among University of Richmond students. "It wasn't until we got karaoke in 2008 that more UR kids started to come," Measell said. One night, 20 students came in and sang all night long, Measell said.
Students and faculty first reported sightings of elaborate architectural white board drawings in the Gottwald Center for the Sciences three weeks ago, but the artist, who leaves behind nothing but a bear claw signature, remains anonymous. Some of the images include the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum, the Taj Mahal, Chitzen Itza, the Arc de Triomphe and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Using only an arsenal of polychromatic Expo markers, the artist draws these images on random public white boards throughout the building's first three floors. Sophomore Patricia McNamara said the artist must have used a personal set of markers because the colors in the images were bolder and more varied than the ones professors used in the classroom. "The drawings are out of control," McNamara said.
Deciding how many stars to give Nile was really a struggle. I ended up writing this entire article before deciding that Nile was only worth two out of five stars. Ethiopian cuisine typically consists of spicy vegetable and meat dishes in the form of "wat" or thick stew, served with, atop or inside "injera" which is a large flatbread but seemed to me more like a large spongy sourdough crepe. Ethiopians do not use utensils.
The University Dancers will perform their 26th annual dance concert entitled "Next," at 7:30 p.m.
Just as some shows overstay their welcome, others are cut down in their prime. Here are some shows that should not have been canceled: "Pushing Daisies" was a detective fairy-tale comedy in which a piemaker can mysteriously bring the dead, be they fruit or people, back to life with one touch and with the second touch reverse the effect.
Pablo Picasso is six artists rolled into one. He was the inventor of cubism, a master of classical painting, a leader of the French avant-garde, a surrealist, a sculptor and a printmaker.
All good TV shows must come to an end lest they become tiresome and repetitive. Series that can last as long as say, "Seinfeld," are very few and of a very specific breed.
Hawthorne Heights has fallen off the radar of many of its old fans for the last few years. However, they are not gone by any means.
Skin-on-skin writhing and Italian subtitles heated up the projection screen in the International Commons on Feb.
The four-year roommate dinner, Westhampton College Dean Juliette Landphair said, was a Westhampton College tradition that celebrated the longevity of roommates staying together for four years and the friendship that came out of that roommate relationship. When Landphair first started as dean in 2002, she overheard students talking about a steak-and-wine dinner. The former dean told Landphair about it and said they still recognized roommates, but there wasn't a dinner and it didn't involve steak or wine.
Blood spurted and dripped down the projection screen in the University of Richmond's International Commons Feb.
"Dexter" is an amazing show. It's engaging, interesting, well shot, and Michael C. Hall is perfect as the title character, Dexter Morgan. There is, however, one flaw that has irritated me endlessly throughout the series: Debra Morgan doesn't know how to curse and it is the worst thing that ever happened, ever. Her character thinks that she can string together any of George Carlin's seven dirty words and use them in any situation, regardless of what grammatical function they are fulfilling! In the wise words of Walter Sobchak, "this is not 'Nam, there are rules." If you make a grammatical error, you might sound slightly uneducated. But, if don't curse correctly, you sound like a goddamn idiot! As much as I want to, I can't give any examples of Deb's cursing here, but if you watch the show you should know what I mean. Beyond her ineptitude in the field of cursing, Deb might be the most selfish character in the show, even more so than Dexter. When confronted with any situation, Deb twists it until it becomes about her.
The Collegian asks students about their favorite part of Ring Dance. Contact videographer Julia Pepe at julia.pepe@richmond.edu
In the spirit of the New Year I have decided to give some shows a chance that I normally wouldn't consider watching.
