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GALLERY: Brazilian Dance Party at NextNOW

On Friday, Sept. 9, students, faculty and attendees of NextNOW Fest danced along to the infectious rhythm of Brazil’s forró music. Held in the Grand Pavilion, the full band – made up of percussion,...

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GALLERY: NextNOW Fest

If you missed NextNOW Fest, check out our gallery from both days of the festival. Featured Photo Credit: Charly, of Chargaux, teases Margaux on stage while they perform, trying to distract each other....

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Upright Citizens Brigade Performs at NextNOW Fest

Editor’s Note: This article contains mild profanity.  As I understand it, laughter is an involuntary reaction. We laugh when we hear or see something so outrageous it makes us blast air out of our...

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‘Goat’ Shows Horrors of Campus Hazing

Editor’s Note: This article contains movie spoilers.  By Lindsey Collins 1990 Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina — Kappa Sigma was starting their annual fall Rush Week. Let the week of binge...

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Shuttle Offers Free Transportation to The Phillips Collection

By Teri West Senior Solana Lazarte has a personal goal to go out and do something different every week. This past week, the opportunity fell into her lap. As a new component of the ongoing partnership...

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Preview: The Call: A Look into the Complicated World of Cross-Cultural Adoption

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is presenting The Call at The Clarice from Sept. 30 through Oct. 8. The play is a dynamic performance that brings up serious topics of discussion...

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Blog: Next Time I Visit an Art Exhibit, Remind Me Not to Think

If I’m being honest, I’m more of a distant art admirer than an art enthusiast. But for some reason, whenever I hear about a new gallery I go running for the chance to see if somehow my eclectic spirit...

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Creative: Ocean

Ocean Poojah Ganesh Broadcast Journalism Alumnus Life is an ocean, unclear but shallow, deep enough to engulf in. Water is thick yet, life is continuous, flowing precariously without a moment’s waste....

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The T.J. Miller Homecoming Comedy Show: A Tornado of Comedic Energy

Student Entertainment Events hosted the Homecoming Comedy Show with T.J. Miller and Damon Wayans Jr. on Thursday Sept. 29, 2016. Before the show, Miller and Wayans Jr. allowed the press into their...

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Claudia Rankine Shares Poetry, Discusses Bitterness of White Supremacy

Poetry can confront the racism that white supremacy pins on every black life, esteemed poet and 2016 MacArthur Fellow Claudia Rankine told a sold out audience at The Clarice late Thursday. The free...

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Vietnamese Student Association’s Second Lunar Lanterns—It’s Lit!

At 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, McKeldin Mall was teeming with activity. Facing due east from the sundial in the middle of the mall, performers practiced with stringed objects that seemed mechanically...

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Photo Essay: Vietnamese Student Association’s Second Lunar Lanterns

An evening rich in culture and full of exciting performances, the university’s Vietnamese Student Association’s Lunar Lantern event was one that brought a sense of joy to everyone in attendance. The...

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Meklit’s Hybridity Hypnotizes the Universe and Brings Down the Barriers at...

Exquisite, engulfed in the fabric of stars and enriched by the lands she touches, Ethiopian American performer Meklit Hadero, or simply Meklit, has done more in her life than people will ever dream of....

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Terrapin Record Label Makes (Sound) Waves in College Park

By Gabe Fernandez Two University of Maryland students are looking to bring the school’s first ever record label to campus. Mike Houser, a senior mechanical engineering major, and Nick Arnold, a junior...

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Fallapalooza Kicked off Halloweekend with a Bang

This past Thursday, Jai Wolf and Gryffin played at Ritchie Coliseum as part of the Student Entertainment Events’ (SEE) Fallapalooza. Opening for the two artists was Tealeavs, a student performer who...

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Preview: The Clarice Hosts The Wild Party

This is a party you don’t want to miss. From Nov. 4-11, The Clarice’s Kogod Theatre will be transformed to a speakeasy from the late 1920s. The set, complete with a functioning bar, is designed to...

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Review: The Wild Party Engages Audiences, Travels Back in Time

Theatre aficionados, history buffs, lovers of great show tunes, this one’s for you: The Wild Party is running at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center from Nov. 4-11, and it is not to be missed....

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Preview: The Clarice Performs White Opera ‘The Rape of Lucretia’

By Uyen Nguyen Opera The Rape of Lucretia is timeless, especially today, as it resonates with 2016’s rape culture and the politically charged atmosphere. The Maryland Opera Studio graduate program’s...

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Creative: Ocean

Ocean Poojah Ganesh Broadcast Journalism Alumnus Life is an ocean, unclear but shallow, deep enough to engulf in. Water is thick yet, life is continuous, flowing precariously without a moment’s waste....

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Alumni Rita Zoey Chin and Hayes Davis Return for Writers Here and Now

By Rosie Kean Rita Zoey Chin was only 11 when she started running away from her home. Fleeing an abusive father, Chin found herself living on the streets for much of her teenage years. Chin, an alum of...

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