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Fine Arts building celebrates 40 years

Denush Vidanapathirana, Reporter October 10, 2018

When Paul and Patti Stillson graduated in 1971 and 1973, respectively, with degrees in art, there was no fine arts building. “We were not in this building. We were in a building across campus. They...

Gordon Hicken, assistant professor of music, conducts music department students as they performed at the percussion ensemble at Akin Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2017.

Percussion rings throughout Akin

Denush Vidanapathirana December 5, 2017

Captivating music from the drums, xylophones and timpani on stage filled the decorated halls of Akin Auditorium. Directed by Gordon Hicken, assistant professor of music-percussion, the performance...

Lidenia Clarke, Spanish junior, shakes her chest for the camera during the Caribfest Parade that looped from Dillard to Jesse Rogers Promenade Sept. 30. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Global enrollment continues to grow thanks to university’s outreach program

Denush Vidanapathirana December 4, 2017

The wall and shelves of Randy Glean, director of the Office of International Student Services, are filled with pictures of smiling students, the result of his 20 years spent bringing in students from...

Emory Arnold, music education sophomore, performs at the National Association of Teachers of Singing student recital on Nov. 5 at Akin Auditorium. Photo by Denush Vidanapathirana.

Music students prepare for regional competition with recital at Akin

Denush Vidanapathirana November 7, 2017

Akin Auditorium was silent, save for the voices of the five sopranos. All 23 pairs of eyes and ears trained on the performers at the National Association of Teachers of Singing student recital Nov....

Hasan Elahi, describes each camo style in his  Continuum series in the Juanita Harvey art gallery on Oct. 20, 2017. photo by Shea James

Art exhibit discussed privacy and surveillance

Denush Vidanapathirana October 21, 2017

About 77 people walked through the dimly lit rooms of the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the opening reception for the exhibit by Hasan Elahi, conceptual artist. Each photo hung...

Selena Moreno (in teal), marketing and spanish junior and president of the Spanish club, addresses the club during their second meeting on Oct. 12 at the Clark Student Center.

Spanish Club ‘more than just learning language’

Denush Vidanapathirana October 15, 2017

Room 193 of Clark Student Center was alive with the laughter and chatter of members of the Spanish Club who held their second meeting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12. A total of 13 of the club's 15 members attended...

James Johnston, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Catherine Prose, professor of art, look at model of Landscapes of Maui on Oct. 6 at Moffett Library. Photo by Shea James

Conservation through art: ‘Landscapes from Maui’

Denush Vidanapathirana October 10, 2017

The murmurs of hushed voices fade away, as the jungle and sand overtake the imagination. The peaceful beauty of the oil landscapes steal away from the reality of shuffling art enthusiasts discussing the...

Ghislaine Fremaux, assistant professor of art at Texas Tech University, discusses the reasoning behind her art at the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery on Sept. 29.

Fremaux exhibit explores nudism and human nature

Denush Vidanapathirana October 2, 2017

Students, faculty and art enthusiasts all listened in silence, captivated by artist Ghislaine Fremaux, as she explained how the artwork that surrounded them explored the ever-shifting nature of the...

Sally Story joins theater faculty

Denush Vidanapathirana September 13, 2017

Sally Shirin Story, assistant professor of theater, started this fall. She sits in her office of walls decorated with memorabilia collected through the years, the large bookshelf behind her chock full...

Senior claims victory in pool tournament

Denush Vidanapathirana February 3, 2017

The crowd went ecstatic as Jacob Contreras, accounting senior, sank the 8-ball and claimed victory at the pool tournament held at Clark Student Center on Jan. 27. Beginning at 4 p.m., 19 players engaged...

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