Wallach Discusses Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany
By Thea Toocheck, Staff Writer On Wednesday, November 14, the German Studies department hosted a colloquium and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Weimar Republic. Kerry Wallach, professor and chairperson of the department, presented a talk entitled “Passing Illusions meets Babylon Berlin: Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany.” Weimar Germany refers to the German state between the end of World War I in 1918 and Adolf Hitler’s...
Inside Look: TriSig’s Victory at Annual Chi O Night Live
By Thea Toocheck, Staff Writer We stood backstage, holding hands in a circle and trembling with excitement. After many hours of practice, Chi O Night Live had arrived. Every fall, Chi Omega hosts a dance competition as their philanthropy event to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year, the emcees announced, they raised over $5,000 to help children’s dreams come true. New members of each fraternity present their talents...
Jessica Good Speaks on Stereotyping and Discrimination in Colloquium Series
By Thea Toocheck, Staff Writer On Friday, November 2, the department of Psychology hosted a presentation in its ongoing Kenneth L. Smoke Colloquium Series. Jessica J. Good, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at Davidson College in North Carolina gave a presentation on her ongoing research regarding stereotyping and discrimination entitled “Classroom Diversity: Emphasize Similarities or Embrace Differences?” Good began by...
Hillel Hosts Vigil for Pittsburgh
By Thea Toocheck, Staff Writer On Friday at 3:30 in the Ballroom, nearly 180 students, staff, faculty, and community members gathered in a memorial for those who lost their lives in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting on Saturday, Oct. 27. The tragedy occured when, during Shabbat morning services, a gunman entered the building, ultimately killing eleven people and wounding seven more. It is the deadliest attack on the Jewish community...
Students Do the Time Warp Again at “Rocky Horror”
By Thea Toocheck, Staff Writer On Saturday night, the Attic buzzed in anticipation for the iconic annual rendition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Hosted by the Student Musical Theater club, students created a shadow cast, acting out the movie as it played on the wall behind them. Rocky Horror is a musical science fiction horror-comedy from the 1970s, produced as a parody tribute to the science fiction and B-list horror films of the...
