By Brenda Bower Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I consciously refuse my body the stretch it desperately needs. I've been through it all before. The noise of the box spring under the mattress makes me cringe and echoes through the hallway filling my apartment with screaming noise, which, more often than not, wakes up my two roommates. Unfortunately, it's 5:30 am on a Saturday … [Read more...] about Regatta
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What happens to a dream deferred?
By Natalie Beglau What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? - Langston Hughes July 11, 1999. The streets were still glossy from a summer storm as we headed … [Read more...] about What happens to a dream deferred?
The Catalina Experience
by Erik McKinney Taking a trip of a lifetime "I think Catalina": Jerry, Saturday, August 17th, 9:45 p.m. Funny? Yes. Drunk? Yes. Truthful? Incredibly. Contrary to popular and geographical belief, Catalina is not an island 26 miles off the coast of Southern California. Catalina is a state of mind, body and soul that very few places on this earth can touch. Catalina is … [Read more...] about The Catalina Experience
A Good Cafe on Hoover Street
by Lindsay Meyer The outside air was cool and dirty and reminded me of home. The street was not crowded and there were few people or cars. I felt the pavement through my worn sandals as I walked across the street and to the cafe. I tried not to think about the cold, the black on my feet. The cafe was full of fresh people and light faces. Most of the students were … [Read more...] about A Good Cafe on Hoover Street
The Sweetness of the Dark
By Jed Bunkowski Good art inspires. Whether it encourages viewers to act, to think, to judge or to feel is up to the artist. Good art expresses the inexpressible. Where words fail, art steps in and shares speechless thoughts. Berlin's Jewish History Museum, designed by Daniel Libeskind, accomplishes both of these things. Formed as a piece of sculpture, the building proves … [Read more...] about The Sweetness of the Dark