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Category: Arts & Culture

To be honest…with Erin Melton

3 February 2017
Erin Melton
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To be honest, I find it incredibly hurtful that atheism is invariably accompanied by a negative connation. I do not mean that people look on…

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Humans of Jewell

3 February 2017
Madelyn Comeau
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The crowd is silent, the lights turn on and the curtain rises. This feeling is all too familiar to first-year theatre minor Nick LaDue. He sat down with…

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Photo Feature: Black Friday’s Black Lives Matter Protest

2 December 2016
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe photographs Chicago’s November 25th Black Lives Matter protest The following images were captured at the Black Lives Matter Protest on Michigan Avenue, Chicago,…

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Photo Feature: Black Friday’s Black Lives Matter Protest

2 December 2016
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe photographs Chicago’s November 25th Black Lives Matter protest The following images were captured at the Black Lives Matter Protest on Michigan Avenue, Chicago,…

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Party on, “Starboy”

2 December 2016
Jesse Lundervold
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The first minute of The Weeknd’s video for the single “Starboy” shows a masked figure sitting across a large table from The Weeknd, identifiable by…

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Artist Feature: Curtis Chapin

2 December 2016
Caitlin Troutman
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A lot of kids dream of being in a band, but most go only as far as singing into a hairbrush. Curtis Chapin, a senior…

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Humans of Jewell

2 December 2016
Elizabeth Messina
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The list is built, the air is now chilled and Santa’s joy is ready to be fulfilled. Santa, much like a college student, understands how…

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To be honest…with Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe

2 December 2016
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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To be honest, 2016 sucked. Considering the myriad of terror attacks, vast array of natural disasters, continued spread of the zika and ebola viruses, growth…

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Photo Feature: Film Photography

18 November 2016
Jesse Lundervold
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  Photographer Jesse Lundervold shares her self-developed film photos. “While I was home for Fall Break, I noticed that an enterprising spider had made their…

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