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Friday, March 29, 2024

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The Disco Biscuits rock Richmond

The Disco Biscuits, will perform a concert at The National in Richmond, Va., on Oct. 1, will be releasing eight songs this fall from their new album "Planet Anthem," which drops in January 2010. Allen Aucoin (drums), Aron Magner (keys), Marc Brownstein (bass) and Jon Gutwillig (guitar/midi keyboard) make up The Disco Biscuits, an electronic "jam band" based in Philadelphia, Pa. The band was created when the men met at the University of Pennsylvania and created their "trance-fusion" sound.


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Alumnus's art tackles tumultuous past

Drugs and alcohol may have driven Sean Taylor out of Richmond during the 1990s, but his tumultuous past and art are bringing him back. Taylor, who graduated from the University of Richmond in 1986 and Virginia Commonwealth University in 1994 with degrees in sociology and history, respectively, will debut his artwork - 25 oil paintings and constructional collages - at the Ghostprint Gallery at 220 Broad St.


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Electronic jam band eager to play in Virginia

The Disco Biscuits, who will be playing in Richmond, Va., at The National on Oct. 1, will be releasing eight songs this fall from their new album "Planet Anthem," which drops January 2010. Allen Aucoin (drums), Aron Magner (keys), Marc Brownstein (bass) and Jon Gutwillig (guitar/midi keyboard) make up The Disco Biscuits, an electronic "jam band" based in Philadelphia, Pa. The band was created when they met at the University of Pennsylvania and created their "trance-fusion" sound.


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Beyond the Syllabus: Peter Kaufman

What do you do on the weekends? I drive to North Carolina where I have a house on the Haw River or stay here and write up my research with breaks to watch varsity football, soccer, lacrosse and baseball.


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CollegeCandy.com gives women their own space

A new Web site, CollegeCandy.com, aims to be a college woman's best friend, release valve and mini-Wikipedia - with articles written by college-aged women about football, exploring sex, debunking college myths and everything in between. "We felt there was no place that was specifically made for college women," said Lauren Herskovic, the site's managing editor. The site, based in New York City, attracts more than one million unique viewers per month through Facebook, Twitter and links on other sites that boast the motto, "CollegeCandy.com is the glass slipper of the blogosphere - a veritable portal into all things college, be you a sorority sister or women's studies student." Student writers are hired from all walks of life, Herskovic said.


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Students spin tracks at WDCE

There is a hidden world in the basement of North Court. Behind a dark brown door near the varsity tennis courts is WDCE 90.1 FM Richmond, where shelves are filled with colorful CDs and records and the iTunes server has 40,000 songs. The world of the University of Richmond WDCE station contains an office, a sitting area with couches and chairs upholstered in bright yellows and oranges and a sound-proof studio. The sound-proof studio is now home to 55 DJs, which include students and Richmond locals, whose shows play from 9 a.m.


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Flicks: Jennifer's Body vs. Twilight

"Jennifer's Body" is a dark comedic response to that unwarranted fan favorite, "Twilight." It may seem romantic to watch a film about sparkly vegetarian vampires who make girls commit suicide out of infatuation, even when the main characters are about as emotionally and intellectually thin as a smear of drool.