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Interview: Get to Know Hip-Hop Orchestra Ahead of This Semester’s Art Attack
When University of Maryland graduate Marcus Moody, 23, created Hip-Hop Orchestra in 2012, the group was struggling to even get their name noticed campus-wide. To make matters worse, HHO struggled in...
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Meet the Many Musicians of Maryland
Jimi Hendrix once said if there was anything to be changed in this world, it could be done through music. Music is a powerful force, a universal language that speaks inclusively to all who choose to...
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Maryland’s Sermon Slam Questions Redemption, Religion and how to be Jewish
Editor’s Note: In previous copy, emcee Eitan Zecher’s name was spelled incorrectly. Our copy has now been updated to reflect the proper spelling of his name. Additionally, a quotation by Alyssa Gabay...
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College Park Speaks: The World We Want
Jasmine Everett, senior family science major, said, “I’m really excited to teach kids in Baltimore and I feel like I chose Special Education … because a lot of people exclude them … they have a special...
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PHWB Benefit Concert Spreads Message of Hope for Syrian Refugees
Hope—a small word for something that unites us all. Having hope is not always an easy feat, but it is one thing that makes the journey for Syrian refugees easier. Public Health Without Borders (PHWB)...
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Take Back the Mic Encourages Voices Against Hatred and Bigotry
“Find your voice and perform it in your own way,” urged Rhys Hall, senior sociology major and co-host of Friday evening’s Take Back the Mic Against Hatred and Bigotry event. The open mic, organized by...
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Review: Tortured Moans and Triple Orgasms at The Vagina Monologues
The crowd roared with laughter as performers twisted about on stage and moaned—the “diva moan,” the “tortured zen moan,” and last but not least, the “triple orgasm moan”—during The Vagina Monologues...
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Photo Gallery: Vacationer Rocks College Park at Terpstock
Box Era drummer Mitch Faulkner performs at Terpstock 2016. (Gabe Fernandez/Bloc Reporter) Box Era’s lead singer, Randy Hayek, performs at Terpstock 2016. (Gabe Fernandez/Bloc Reporter) John Pellegrino...
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Asian American Open mic Raises Voices and Ideas
The art gallery in the Stamp Student Union is usually quiet, echoing only with the footsteps of visitors looking at artwork displayed around the small room. However, on Friday evening the room echoed...
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Queer Monologues Creates a Safe Space for LGBTQA+ Students
Dim lights and a quiet atmosphere set the stage in the Grand Ballroom of Stamp April 21 for Queer Monologues. The accepting crowd offered a welcoming space for members of the LGBTQA+ community at this...
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Students Collaborate With The Kennedy Center in an Effort to Celebrate...
Editor’s Note: Scot Reese is a professor with TDPS -not the director. The story has been updated to reflect this change. The art of performance is something appreciated and celebrated all over the...
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The American Indian Student Union Looks Ahead and Remembers the Past
Stereotype (noun): a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. When one thinks of stereotypes, many different types of people may come to mind. But...
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Maryland Filmmakers Club Showcases Student Talent at Annual Film Festival
A semester’s worth of work culminated at the Maryland Filmmakers’ Club Film Festival in the Ulrich Recital Hall in Tawes Hall Saturday. Students presented 11 films, all completely made and starred in...
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‘Lunch With The Homies’– A Discussion of Homelessness and the Stigma...
In the student-made documentary Lunch With The Homies, three girls are out to eat when they begin discussing homelessness, its causes and the stigmas that surround it. The documentary screening was...
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Photo Gallery: Art Attack XXXIII
The relatively weak hype for this year’s headliners did not stop hundreds of students from witnessing Lil Dicky and T-Pain dominate the stage at Art Attack XXXIII. Students sat right with their backs...
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Students and Faculty Discuss Future of Arts-Journalism in Digital Age
Despite the chilly, dreary afternoon happening just outside the window, the students and faculty within 3200 Knight Hall were buzzing with enthusiasm. Those present shared one thing in common: an...
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BØRNS Graces School Year with Entrancing Performance and Mystic Energy
Intensifying energy surged within the walls of Ritchie Coliseum Friday night, the source being a collection of thundering drum beats, strobing lights and satisfyingly shrill vocals. Electro-pop artist...
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Preview: The Clarice Celebrates Human Imagination at NextNOW Fest 2016
Worlds merge and create new realities at NextNOW Fest, featuring some of the most talented and intrepid artists from almost every corner of the world. Drenched in the growing map of the human soul, the...
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NextNOW Fest – Friday Events
72 Hour Composition Project Lindsey Collins Students perform Bradley S. Green’s “Trailing…” Pictured from the left: Frank Stroup, Christian Clark, Ronn Hall. (Emma Riley/Bloc Reporter) Spotlights shone...
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NextNOW Fest – Saturday Events
Mitski Karla Casique A graceful Mitski plays to a hushed room. Her guitar and her voice eclipsing the distant sounds of glasses clinking and the clack of camera shutters. (Joe Duffy/Bloc Reporter) An...
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