Features
15 September 2006
Volume 119, Number 1
All that jazz:
Sound of 5 returns
Sound of 5, MC’s premiere jazz vocal ensemble, has been revived to kick off its 2006-2007 season. The original notion of a quintet has been expanded to feature the talents of eight students, seniors Sarah Braun, Sharon David, Adam Drake and Darren Jackson and sophomores Rudy Dillon, Lindsay Jackson, Patrick Murphy and Lynsay Ryan. Read More...
Graham sibling duo to perform recital
According to assistant pro fessor of music at Monmouth College Sarah J. Graham, the classical guitar is a unique instrument in the musical world. Monmouth students will get to observe this first hand, as Graham’s brother, Michael Graham, will perform a recital titled “From Britain to Brazil (and A Few Stops in Between)” tonight, Friday, in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium at 8 p.m. Read More...
Crimson Masque shines in the spotlight
The 2006-2007 Crimson Masque season has been announced, with a mix of drama, satire, and Shakespearean recitals to keep theatre patrons captivated the entire year-round.
Open auditions have just been completed for “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Monmouth’s first production, which... Read More...
Calendar of Events
Friday, September 15
- 3 p.m. - Music Convocation - Dahl Chapel
- 7 p.m. - CEA Welcom Back Program - The Underground
- 8 p.m. - Faculty Recital - Sarah and Michael Graham - Dahl Chapel
“Incognito” runs skin deep
It took only seven chairs, a tabletop and the open stage of the Kasch Performance Hall in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium for a single man to recount more than three decades worth of personal revelations and growth that have shaped the very core of his identity today. In a world where outer appearance plays such a key role in how... Read More...
Congratulations Monmouth College
Monmouth College is proud to be a part of Up ‘til Dawn. Since Up ‘til Dawn began at Monmouth College, more than $12,500 have been raised for St. Jude.
Up ‘til Dawn is a student-run program found at many colleges throughout the United States. The students at the college wrote ... Read More...
No more box office ghouls!!!!
Hollywood horror seems to go through awkward phases every three or four years. When audiences tire of masked men wielding sharp objects or psychological thrillers that are too convoluted for their own good, producers turn to the world of the paranormal (you know, ghosts, exorcisms, all that hoopla) and pray it can satisfy the critical viewer’s need for fear and bloodlust. And there’s no denying the strong impact that such a move can have. Read More...
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Senior Spotlight
The MC Music Man takes on: Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson decided to switch up his style on his fourth studio album, “Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies,” for the film “Curious George.” He was faced with a new professional challenge of making the soundtrack for an animated movie and, in my opinion, he met the challenge with a great deal of success. Read More...
Reality Check: “Big Brother” bombs
“Big Brother”:
A humiliating all-stars edition of “Big Brother” seemed to
metaphorically die in childbirth, as Tuesday’s dull climax produced
its own mutant offspring, this being fiendish playboy Mike “Boogie,”
who became the seventh heir to the thrown...
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Feed the parents
I suspect that nearly every student at Monmouth College entertains a guest, usually a parent or other family member, at least once a year. Whether it’s a personal friend from home or a sibling, at some point the guest will ask, “What is there to do around this place?” Read More...
