SGA held a dinner to honor students for their involvement on campus and in the community. It has been a tumultuous year for student organizations given their navigation of budget cuts and new SGA regulations. However, student-run organizations have continued their efforts to create an enriching and diverse student life experience through clubs with interests […]
The PHAGES lab has reached a major scientific milestone. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria and archaea. They are some of the most plentiful and diverse entities (the words living thing or organisms are debated for use in reference to viruses) on Earth, with an estimated 1031 distinct phages present on the planet. Phages are […]
Students gathered on Dietler Commons to celebrate Holi in what is sure to be remembered as a colorful event. The South Asian Student Association brought the vibrant celebration of Holi to campus with a lively and colorful event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. last Wednesday, as students joined in the fun, leaving behind a […]
MSA recently held an Iftar dinner, one of several celebrations on campus during Ramadan. Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is being observed this year from Friday, Feb. 28 to Saturday, Feb. 29. It is a time of fasting and community reflection within the Muslim community. Each day of fasting begins with suhur, […]
The Honors Student Association hosted a talent show showcasing a variety of student performances. On Saturday, Lorton Performance Center saw a horde of honors students descend as the Honors Student Association hosted their talent show. HSA president Emma Gipperich acted as the MC for the night, while the judges included honors sophomore Bruce Bigler along […]
The Interfaith Dinner provided a space for members of various on-campus faith organizations. The annual Interfaith Dinner took place on Monday. Representatives from numerous on-campus religious organizations and individual faiths gathered to share a meal and have pertinent conversations about the importance of faith in students’ lives and the importance of interfaith conversations on campus. […]
The Honors College hosted their third Night Owls movie night with a “Hamlet” satire, prompting a lively discussion about predestination and agency. On Friday evening, a group of Honors College students, along with several faculty, gathered to watch the 1990 absurdist drama-comedy “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” The movie, adapted from a play by the […]
The Cure delivered a well-produced album that could very well fit anywhere in their discography, in a way honoring their own legacy. The English gothic rock band The Cure released the album “Songs of a Lost World” last week, representing their first studio album since 2008. The new album is also unique in that all […]
“Medea” was a one-night stunner demonstrating student talent and hard work. The TU Theater Union in conjunction with the Honors College put on Friday a one-night-only showing of Eurypides’ “Medea,” a Greek tragedy first performed in 431 B.C. The play was originally part of a trilogy, with “Medea” being the middle show, but the other […]
In a free concert downtown, alt-country legend Lucinda Williams stunned. Last Saturday, a large crowd gathered in the Guthrie Green for a free Lucinda Williams concert. Williams is a Grammy-winning country rock artist who has influenced a generation of artists. Her 1998 album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” was a great commercial and critical […]