What is the best way to honor a faculty member who has given much to a department on campus? Materialistic things, like a bench or a light pole on the quad, could be named in their honor. However, there can only be so many benches and lights poles before the quad becomes too cluttered. The department… Continue reading Professor Emeritus honored by concerts
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Reunion tour ‘Burnin’ Up’ for the Jonas Brothers
Nearly six years after the band split up, and four since the band’s Instagram page was deleted, talk about the Jonas Brothers reuniting is getting louder across the nation. Monday, Feb. 18, sources including Cosmopolitan and US Weekly cited that the three brothers are planning a reunion tour big enough to be from the “Year… Continue reading Reunion tour ‘Burnin’ Up’ for the Jonas Brothers
Study up for trivia nights at Martin Coffeehouse
The trivia nights here in, hosted by Martin Coffeehouse, seem to be a welcomed break for UTM students. Since 2017, the coffee house has hosted eight trivia nights with topics ranging from Disney, binge-worthy television shows like The Office, Friends, and Grey’s Anatomy and popular films like Harry Potter. Austin Avallone, a senior Business Management… Continue reading Study up for trivia nights at Martin Coffeehouse
‘Good Morning Martin:’ is it really?
Good Morning Martin (GMM), an online magazine that features stories and news surrounding Martin, has a website that could use some work in the grammar department, but is overall well-executed. On their homepage, the magazine features a pretty, sunset aerial view of downtown Martin that greets visitors with a sense of warm comfort. Below the… Continue reading ‘Good Morning Martin:’ is it really?
Vanguard play explores humanity, technology
The Vanguard Theater is putting on a production of Marjorie Prime. Marjorie Prime was written by playwright Jordan Harrison, a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist and writer and producer for three seasons of the Netflix show Orange is the New Black. The play is about an 85-year-old woman named Marjorie who is living her elder years in the age of artificial intelligence. Marjorie’s… Continue reading Vanguard play explores humanity, technology
Jussie Smollett ‘Empire’ actor charged with making false police report
Empire actor Jussie Smollett was charged Feb. 20 with making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, police said. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said prosecutors charged Smollett with felony disorderly conduct, an offense… Continue reading Jussie Smollett ‘Empire’ actor charged with making false police report
Creative Corner
Brian Affolter is a senior Broadcasting Performance major from Brentwood. Affolter has been singing since he was 10 years old. His love of music bloomed after he joined a band in the fifth grade. “(Music) is just a big part of my life, something that I can use to express my emotions. I love the… Continue reading Creative Corner
Endless possibilities of art
On Monday, Feb. 18 the UTM Department of Visual and Theatre Arts held a pop-up exhibition of artwork by the ART450 Professional Practices Seminar class and a small reception at the UTM REED Center in downtown Martin. Six students from UTM were selected to display their artwork in the exhibition: Kaitlyn Fransden, Anna Lax Gatti,… Continue reading Endless possibilities of art
Creative Corner
Macy Earley is a senior Theater major from Union City. Earley grew up participating in theater and decided to major in her passion. “My progress as an actor, playwright and director has happened because my professors have molded me and guided me with incredible wisdom,” Earley said. Earley has participated in several plays on campus… Continue reading Creative Corner
‘You’ gets a second season
The hit show You will be renewed for a second season by Netflix. You, based on Caroline Kepnes’s novel of the same title, first aired on Lifetime in September 2018 and then made its way to Netflix in December 2018. The decision to move the show to Netflix was made after Lifetime said that the second season did not fit with their business… Continue reading ‘You’ gets a second season