“If Beale Street Could Talk” FILM REVIEW
By“If Beale Street Could Talk,” a romantic drama film directed and written by Barry Jenkins, was finally released to the United States’ this month.
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“If Beale Street Could Talk,” a romantic drama film directed and written by Barry Jenkins, was finally released to the United States’ this month.
After just releasing “Sweetener” about 5 months ago, Ariana Grande is back at it with her darkest and most cohesive record to date. “thank u, next” seems to be the moodiest the artist has ever expressed.
The 61st Grammy Awards was a night of historic proportions and genre-blending performances as many first time winners took home an award on Feb. 10 at the Staples Center.
The Eastern Michigan University organization You Beautiful Black Woman (YBBW) and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. held a couple’s event “Adorn You” Feb. 11 in the Student Center where four couples competed to test their couples’ knowledge.
Kappa Alpha Psi hosts second annual black tie event.
Students enjoyed bonding and flexing their trivia knowledge at Campus Life's event on September 20, 2018.
Queer people of color (QPOC), an Eastern Michigan University campus based support group, hosted a meet and greet to re-introduce their group to other people and organizations of color under their new title; Queer and Trans people of Color Collective (QTPOCC), April 28. “QTPOCC for me was pretty much the foundation of my self care, and the major reason I survived the 2016/2016 school year, including the presidential election and all the racial issues on campus,” said Jordan Morales, EMU student. QTPOCC is a support group for people who identify as queer.
Field trips in college? Professor Robert Twells set aside 50 spots for a tour of Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
On Tuesday April 11, Bras for a Cause will be collecting new and gently-used bras all day in Marshall cubicle 302D to benefit Free the Girls, an organization that has donated bras to women in Mozambique, El Salvador, and Uganda. Also Tuesday, EMU Percussion Ensemble Concert will be performing at 7:30 p.m.
Zach Wygal, Eastern Michigan University alumni, transformed a gaming event he attempted in high school into a foundation that uses gaming to support over 100,000 children today.
EMU theatre professor Pirooz Aghssa directed this month’s production of “Spring Awakening”, and translated the script of last month’s production of “The Butterfly” from its original Persian.
Writing 121 students of EMU presented captivating works to students, staff and faculty at the Celebration of Student Writing (CSW), April 6.
On Tuesday April 4, Zeta Sigma Chi will host the first annual Nacho Average Greek Social, an opportunity to meet some of EMU's Greek life, ask questions, socialize and eat nachos.
Eastern Michigan University’s Theatre Department opened “Spring Awakening”, March 31. The thought-provoking rock musical features mature themes such as abortion, rape, and suicide, so the show had a diverse affect on audience that ranged from college students to grandparents. Kelly Fielder, a EMU alumna, said, “I was looking around to gauge people’s reactions, thinking some would be frightfully astonished, and everyone seemed so respectful and right there with the actors.
Starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, the 2006 Eastern Michigan graduate, Nathan Bomey came to speak to aspiring journalist students in room 216 of Pray-Harold. The alumni started his career as a Detroit journalist covering many Detroit issues, including news for General Motors right after graduation.
Cultivate Coffee and Tap House hosted, Poetry Night, an event that concluded Cultivate's series of forums titled “Building an Equitable City” that occurred through the month of March, March 31.
The future forum, hosted by the Unity Mural Project, triggered conversation between an audience of roughly 50 students and staff in McKenny Ballroom, March 28. The Unity Mural Project hosted a forum to discuss Eastern Michigan University's future.
Joel Schoenhals, pianist and professor of piano at Eastern Michigan University, performed concert 2 of his Bach-Brahms project, Pease Auditorium, March 24. Schoenhals’ Bach-Brahms project is a two-year, four-concert series that features the complete partitas of Johann Sebastian Bach and character pieces of Johannes Brahms.
The Unity Mural Project “past” forum was attended by roughly 20 students and staff, March 20. The Unity Mural Project was organized by several students and staff following the several incidents of racist vandalism on EMU’s campus, fall 2017.