Now based in Los Angeles, Cassils is a performance artist with an impressive body of work that consistently confronts its audiences, making them think deeply and critically, usually about gender or identity, in a provocative way. They view their body as a raw material to be used, sculpted, or exhibited to make major statements or discoveries about identity, particularly … [Read more...] about Cassils – A Voice for the Oppressed amid a Global Pandemic
Archives for 2020
Contact Tracing Isn’t Going to Work
President Folt sent an email at the beginning of the semester condemning large gatherings, claiming that students who host or attend them will be punished. Despite this, there have been secret frat parties and parties in off-campus apartments, and there is nothing the university can do to stop them. As irresponsible as this is, Americans across the country have chosen to adapt … [Read more...] about Contact Tracing Isn’t Going to Work
A Stabilizing and Destabilizing Force: Home
Each year, newly admitted college students and newly-hired staff must make a decision. Whether or not they are willing to leave their home for a new opportunity? Location can play the role of a stabilizing force. The comfort of being home with family, friends, and memories of childhood days gone past can in sense can prevent a person from wanting to go further. For what … [Read more...] about A Stabilizing and Destabilizing Force: Home
Effects Of Trash Talking
Societal interactions involve talking to other humans whether it be about personal matters or easy quick conversations. A form of communication that can actually affect the behavior of an individual is trash-talking. Trash-talking is effectively used in sports and gaming to put down others who are against you. This article titled “Researchers Create Trash-Talking Robot … [Read more...] about Effects Of Trash Talking
The School of Dramatic Arts and the Zoom Transition
As schools across the nation announced transitions to online class formats and students were told not to return to campuses, the USC School of Dramatic Arts student base held out some hope. At the moment, it seemed that USC was only doing one to two weeks of online classes. Arts students, especially dance and theatre ones, were utterly crushed by the abrupt change in format. … [Read more...] about The School of Dramatic Arts and the Zoom Transition