Listeners & Performers Host Open Mic Night at the Junction and Have More Events Planned in October
By Kenzie Smith, Contributing Writer In early September, Listeners & Performers hosted an open mic event in the Junction at CUB. People began to arrive half an hour before the start time, and by nine o’clock, the Junction was packed with students. Though a sign-up sheet had been sent out via email, sign-ups were available on the spot and people took advantage of this opportunity. Ratul Pradhan ’25 and Jack Joiner ’25, the...
Sunderman Conservatory Hosts 14th Annual Concerto Competition
By Ella Prieto ’26, Contributing Writer Friday, Sept. 16, saw the 14th Annual Concerto Competition hosted by the Sunderman Conservatory. The Concerto Competition is open to all music majors and minors, and students can compete as single soloists or multiple soloists. They can audition, not just with concertos, but also arias, concert songs, and song cycles. There can be one, several, or no winners of the competition. Winners of the...
Maybe it’s Time to Start Worrying Darling…
By Ella Prieto, Contributing Writer After the undeniable success of the directorial debut that was Booksmart, all eyes were on director Olivia Wilde for her next project. Wilde, who was an actress before she took the plunge into being behind the camera, announced “Don’t Worry Darling” in Aug. of 2019. The cast was then announced in Apr. of the following year, with Florence Pugh, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Pine, and Dakota Johnson starring....
‘Pink Venom’ and The Return of Blackpink
By Kenzie Smith, Contributing Writer The long anticipated day finally came in July when YG Entertainment announced that Blackpink would be coming out of their almost two-year-long hiatus for a comeback. Blackpink is the biggest K-pop girl group in the world made up of four members: Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé. They debuted in 2016, and in 2017, their ever-growing fanbase received the name Blinks. Blackpink currently has 49 million...
Photojournalist Eric Lee ’15: On Community, Connections & Identity
By Julia Gokalp // Staff Writer During Peace and Justice Week in late March, Eric Lee ‘15 visited campus to share his experience as a protest photojournalist. Although he had been interested in his field since childhood, his career was shaped by his time studying at Gettysburg College. Lee’s path to photojournalism was anything but linear: he began his academic career as a Health Sciences major intending to become a physical...
The Greatest Night in the History of Television
By Victoria Staub, Arts & Entertainment Editor and Carter Hanson, Magazine Editor The Academy Awards, or Oscars, are demonstrative of the greatest achievements in film of each year, at least according to the Academy. This year’s awards, which were held on March 27, highlighted numerous important and even controversial films from the past year. Arguably, the most important award of the night is for Best Picture, which deems a film...
