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Sometimes pirating isn’t a bad thing

The music industry has been moaning and groaning about the pirating of music, but I think there is a much greater problem than file sharing. Quite frankly, much of the music today stinks. If you’ve turned on any radio in the past two years and heard songs like “The Red” by Chevelle, who epitomizes how [...]

Sex sells in most media coverage

The Oct. 2 issue of Rolling Stone has a photograph of Britney Spears draped across its cover — and like almost all women on its covers she is posing virtually naked in childlike underwear. Is Rolling Stone running out of original ideas? Britney Spears has adorned its covers countless times, and each time she seems [...]

TALL ORDER

Juan Jose is one of many construction workers with Choate Construction working on the new East Campus Village, which will house 1,200 students beginning next fall. Here Jose installs insulation while standing on stilts to boost him high enough to reach the ceiling beams. The dorms, within walking distance of the Ramsey Center, will eventually [...]

Time, energy lead to ‘rest’

In the Western world, resting is not perceived as a productive activity, but University graduate student Ashley Ott proves otherwise. Ott’s ceramic and mixed media installation at the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s main gallery — titled “Resting” — pulls its viewer into contemplation and calm with its muted colors and seemingly ephemeral materials. The [...]

Art catches students off-guard

Sculptures and art installations don’t usually surprise people with their presence, but Andi Steele’s work, “Convolution” does just that. Located in the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s main gallery, “Con volution,” made of strings of mono filament (fishing line), spans the length of the 35-foot gallery. The piece, which resembles the strings of a giant [...]

Phallic suggestions at ‘Works on Paper’

At the opening of “Works on Paper” at Mercury Art Works on West Clayton Street, Brenda Kennedy said she was horrified when she found out someone thought her photograph of a female torso was “too flat-chested.” Because her model was lying down for the shot her bosoms weren’t as full, Kennedy said. The photograph in [...]

Student’s ‘Mother Modesty’ has ‘apocalyptic’ feeling

There is not a happy ending to Matthew Smith’s new play “Mother Modesty.” In fact, Smith, a sophomore majoring in English and drama, describes the mood of the play as apocalyptic. The play, set in a hotel room in Atlanta, follows Erin Riley and her boyfriend Wayne who have flown down from Boston for the [...]

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s newest conductor to lead on Sunday

At 32, Alexander Mickelthwate, assistant conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), is a youngster in the world of conducting. “Generally, conductors don’t come into there own until they’re in their 40s, ” said Frank Dans, artistic administrator for the ASO. For instance, the renowned music director and conductor for the ASO, Robert Spano, is [...]

Nu�i’s Space, Habitat team up to raise money

Thanks to fund-raisers like tonight’s silent art auction at Nu?i’s Space, the University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter is building it’s sixth house. More than 40 local artists, professors and art students are donating their work to the cause, which last year earned more than $2,000, said Sarah Sattelmeyer, vice president of education for the University’s [...]

Museum of Art hosts lecure on building architecture

Thomas Polk is a man aware of his surroundings. In fact, he has quite a penchant for architecture. “Architecture is what shapes the spaces in which we live,” Polk said. THOMAS POLK LECTURE When & Where: 5:30 tonight at the Georgia Museum of Art Tickets: Free Information: 542-GMOA Tonight at the Georgia Museum of Art, [...]

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