As the end of the school year approaches, the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts has several final performances in theatre, art and dance. The first event is currently ongoing. It is the VTA Student Art Exhibition, which opened Tuesday, April 1. The exhibition will be on display until April 25 in the Art Gallery.… Continue reading Visual and Theatre Arts prepare final performances
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Theatre honor society to host Improv Night
On April 26, the Rho Gamma cast of Alpha Psi Omega will host a comedy Improv Night at 7 in the Little Theatre of the Fine Arts building at UTM. Tickets will be $3, with all proceeds going to the Martin Housing Authority. Attendees are welcome to donate a larger amount if so desired. The… Continue reading Theatre honor society to host Improv Night
Martin formal season returns in style
UTM is home to a full formal season, complete with out-of-town trips, riverboat rides, themes and more. Each spring, students excitedly ask dates to join them and prepare for a night to remember. UTM has a very active Greek life. However, Greeks are not the only organizations to participate in the annual formal season. Alpha… Continue reading Martin formal season returns in style
Review: ‘Divergent’ falls short introducing trilogy
The Hunger Games and Twilight have definitely set the bar, either for better or worse for younger adult audiences in recent years. Divergent is a 2014 American science fiction action film released on March 21, 2014 directed by Neil Burger and produced in collaboration with Summit and Red Wagon Entertainment. The film stars The Descendant’s… Continue reading Review: ‘Divergent’ falls short introducing trilogy
‘How I Met Your Mother’ comes to an end
Since 2005, How I Met Your Mother has been the staple of what a romantic comedy TV series should aim to be. It has brought sad moments, happy moments and moments we will never forget, but the season finale gave viewers the most unforgettable moment of the entire series. Viewers have watched the characters grow… Continue reading ‘How I Met Your Mother’ comes to an end
UTM Percussion Ensemble to perform ‘World Bizarre’
The UTM Percussion Ensemble is hosting ‘World Bizarre,’ a fundraiser benefit night on Friday, April 4. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will last through 9 p.m. It will take place at the Soleil Garden Center in Union City, Tenn. There are $1 door prizes available for purchase at the event, and the… Continue reading UTM Percussion Ensemble to perform ‘World Bizarre’
Review: ‘Noah’ doesn’t deserve fundamentalists’ remarks
When I heard that there was a movie called Noah coming out this weekend, I was excited to see it. I knew nothing about the movie except that Russell Crowe and Emma Watson were in it; so, going in I had no expectations, except that I would probably love Emma Watson regardless. As I watched… Continue reading Review: ‘Noah’ doesn’t deserve fundamentalists’ remarks
‘Frozen’ to become bestselling Disney movie of all time
Disney’s Frozen was released to DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 18. In the first day alone, it sold 3.2 million copies, according to Disney. In fact, before the release date, it had broken records on Amazon in preorders to become the bestselling kids movie of all time on DVD, according to The Wall Street Journal. This… Continue reading ‘Frozen’ to become bestselling Disney movie of all time
Creative coolers crash parties everywhere
Anyone who has been to the beach or a party lately has probably seen the latest craze: painted coolers. Making painted coolers is something several UTM students, like sophomore Hayley Doty, have begun doing. Doty says she started doing them at first just as a birthday present, but she enjoyed the experience so much that… Continue reading Creative coolers crash parties everywhere
Review: ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ continues gory tale
It has been a long wait for the sequel to the testosterone-infused blood-bath that was the movie 300. After the original movie was so successful at the box office, it was thought that a sequel would be made quickly, but sadly that was not the case. There is no need to fret anymore, because the… Continue reading Review: ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ continues gory tale