By Danielle Bettendorf, Living & Arts Editor As a well-known local pop connoisseur, I always try to keep up-to-date with the Top 40 and everything that’s current. I figured it was about…
Category: Arts and Entertainment
Student play examines identity in storytelling through existentialism
By Lauren Runkle, Staff Writer Susquehanna presented the student-written play “Caius and Quid” on March 22 and 23. The play was written by junior Steven McKnight and directed by senior Amber Legge….
Senior duo hosts recital
By Lily Gannon, Staff Writer Junior Madeline Birk and senior Sydney Stone performed on violin and soprano, respectively, on March 22 in Stretansky Concert Hall. Birk played “Violin Concerto in G major,…
Senior recital breaks musical molds in original operetta
By Sarah McMillin, Staff Writer Senior Benjamin Nylander presented his composition of a one-act operetta named “Grey Area” on March 25 in Stretansky Concert Hall. The act ran for 45 minutes and…
Actress visits campus, talks boisterous career
KATHLEEN T GOT CANDID—Kathleen Turner, an actress who has worked on stage, television and in film, visited Susquehanna on March 3 in the Degenstein Center Theater to talk about her experience in…
Russian National Ballet Theatre visits SU, teaches students
By Lauren Runkle, Contributing Writer The Russian National Ballet Theatre performed at Susquehanna as a part of the Artist Series on March 7. According to Artist Series Coordinator Marcos Krieger, the series…
Turn It Up: A Music Review
By Nick Forbes, Managing Editor of Content Hip-Hop. It is undoubtably the most prolific music genre of our generation. Since its humble beginnings in the late 80s, Hip- Hop has undergone so…
Lights, Camera, Action: A Movie Review – ‘Captain Marvel’ soars with fans but doesn’t surprise audiences
By Danielle Bettendorf, Living & Arts Editor Ever since the Marvel Cinematic Universe began with “Iron Man” 11 years ago, its superheroes have been predominantly white (minus “Black Panther”) and predominantly male…
Guest guitarist accentuates ‘unique’ genres in composition performance
By Lily Gannon, Staff Writer Guitarist Kevin J. Cope performed a selection of his compositions on March 5 in Stretansky Concert Hall. Cope performed “Pneuma,” “Suite No. 1,” “Solstices,” “Ithnaan Maqamat,” “Ayoub,”…
Visiting Writer Brings Life to Reading
By Sarah McMillin, Staff Writer Award–winning author Aminatta Forna presented a reading of her works as part of the Seavey Reading Series on March 5 in Weber Chapel Auditorium. The reading focused on Forna’s new book, “Happiness.” “Happiness” follows two main characters…