Shweta Suresh Contributing Editor
Articles
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Rocky Horror dazzles
The Rocky Horror Show has been known for its risqué content — and none of that was absent from Scotch’n’Soda’s Homecoming weekend performance. With many characters in only their underclothes, a “sweet transvestite,” and sex scenes, the show truly lived up to its reputation.
Pillbox | November 8, 2010 -
Exhibit redefines photography
While our usual perception of photography involves a camera and sometimes a flash, Spectra, an abstract photography exhibit at the Silver Eye Center for Photography, displays something radically different. Creating a variety of unique work, artists Ellen Carey, Mariah Robertson, Christopher Bucklow, Jonathan Lewis, and Jason Salavon move away from the traditional photographic processes and exper...
Pillbox | October 25, 2010 -
Campus News in Brief
One-year extension granted to Cohon’s, Kamlet’s terms
Last Tuesday, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to extend President Jared Cohon’s term for an additional year until June 2013. Mark Kamlet, the university’s executive vice president and provost, has also agreed to a one-year extension to his term, also bringing his term to a close in June 2013 as well.
News | August 23, 2010 -
Tales from abroad: Hong Kong
Hong Kong surprised me with its beauty.
When I first learned I would be spending two months of my summer doing an internship in Hong Kong, I imagined a grimy city akin to Shanghai. Don’t get me wrong; I love Shanghai. But I would never associate the word “scenic” with it.
Pillbox | August 23, 2010 -
Adichie explores a chaotic time for Nigeria
On July 6, 1967, Nigeria was officially torn apart by civil war. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book Half of a Yellow Sun retells the horrific pain, fear, and violence of the Nigerian-Biafran War through the eyes of three unique protagonists: a servant boy Ugwu, his master’s rich and beautiful girlfriend Olanna, and an Englishman named Richard. Each character offers his or her own perspective on the...
Pillbox | April 19, 2010