Alternative culture: hands-on and proud
French existentialists, hippies, hip-hop emcees, graffiti artists, punks. Although these alternative cultures each represented a minority in their respective...
Turntables and a glockenspiel?
For weeks, I had been waiting to ask the guys in Blackalicious one question: “What do you think of modern hip-hop, and how do you see yourselves fitting...
Patricia Smith: An American poet
She runs in and sneaks to her seat against a wall in the “front” of the recently rearranged Maggie Murph Cafe as if hoping to be unnoticed, possibly as...
Enlist: Only your identity will be sacrificed
Recruitment rather than relaxation framed either side of the performance of Bertolt Brecht’s drama Man is Man. Calls for new recruits came at the beginning...
Big Al’s Metal Shop
From Birmingham to Belo Horizonte, metal has evolved from its primal roots and created many different subgenres. Thrash, death, prog, grind, and many...
Smokeout or smoke less?
The objective of CMU Smokeout, a new anti-smoking group on campus, is to raise awareness about the environmental, political, and health-related effects...
TA-TAs at The Frame
Boobies. Melons. Twins. Fun Cushions. “TA-TAs.” That’s the title of the newest exhibit to hit The Frame, focused on what is arguably the most prominent...
Sirius-ly a hit
“Don’t touch that dial!” With satellite radio, finding stations that cater to specific tastes is easy. Sirius Satellite Radio has almost 200 channels,...
Odissi by Operajita
Dha Dhin Dhin na … the small drums beat. Enter Oopali Operajita. A virtuoso of the Indian classical dance styles of Odissi and Bharatnatyam, Operajita...
Paperhouse
In all my preparation to study abroad in Switzerland this semester, one thing I did not figure out was how often the soundtrack of my travels would come...
Did you know?
100 years ago November 14, 1905 The Tartan educated its readers on how best to use a slide rule. The article included instructions for multiplication,...