ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT


5/2/2016, 3:12pm

E3: A preview of the future of video games

E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) is often described as “The Super Bowl” of video games”. It is the trade show event where most major video game companies announce new products for the upcoming year.


4/26/2016, 12:05pm

Act V ‘awakens’ SU minds

The bold, thought-provoking, rock musical “Spring Awakening” graced the stage of Memorial Auditorium while pushing many limits and sending a serious message. Shippensburg University’s theater group Act V Productions presented the eight-time Tony award winning musical in five shows over this past weekend.


4/26/2016, 11:50am

WSYC to keep students ‘up all night’ for prizes

From 12 p.m. Friday, April 29, to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 30, the campus radio station, WSYC 88.7 FM, will be broadcasting from its studio during “Up All Night With WSYC.” Matthew Trust, the public relations director for WSYC, wanted “Up All Night” to be bigger than past years.


4/26/2016, 11:50am

Neil Sedaka performs timeless tunes at Luhrs

If you did not recognize his smile after he walked on stage this Saturday, you might have to open your ears instead to hear the singer who made his mark during the time of great exploration and evolution. Neil Sedaka came to the stage accompanied by a band of drums, piano, bass and backup vocals.


4/26/2016, 11:43am

Izzy's view

One of the most anticipated season premieres of the year aired Sunday night and left fans with even more questions. “Game of Thrones” began its sixth season, and while the premiere covered many of the characters, we got very few answers.


4/18/2016, 8:27pm

Learning the Law of music

Pondering, student and musician Tyler Michael Law fiddled his upper lip with an index finger, wearing a casual button-up blue shirt, grey dress pants and white bowling shoes. Sitting in an apartment that is shared with friends, on his blue 1985 furniture donated by his parents, Law sank into his answers, just as he sank into his comfortable couch. Law has attended Shippensburg University since the fall semester of 2014, majoring in communication/journalism.


4/18/2016, 8:27pm

SU to experience a ‘Spring Awakening’

An awakening is blooming at Memorial Auditorium. Act V’s production of “Spring Awakening” will be bold, energetic and entertaining once it arrives on stage later this week. “Spring Awakening” contains strong adult content and will be uncensored.


4/18/2016, 8:19pm

Emotions of war told in song and strings

In a generation where the news is filled with endless conflicts, the Shippensburg University Orchestra and the SU Concert Choir combined forces to present “Peace in Time of War.” “Not only do we get to have a really large orchestra, which is lots of fun,” orchestra director Mark Hartman said to audience members, “This is the first time I’ve been here that we’ve ever worked with the choir.” Typically, the department of music and theatre arts of SU presents separate concerts for the SU Orchestra and the SU Concert Choir.


4/18/2016, 8:09pm

Capitol Steps satirizes U.S. politics at Luhrs

The comedic group Capitol Steps put on a laughing riot at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center last Thursday. Capitol Steps started its run in 1981, commentating on the political atmosphere of the United States and the rest of the world.


4/18/2016, 7:59pm

Izzy’s view

The Netflix comedy that captured everyone’s heart is back this weekend, with 13 ready-to-binge episodes.


4/12/2016, 11:04am

'American Idol' finishes its iconic run in television

Last Thursday marked the end of a 15-season run of the iconic television show, “American Idol.” The finale was packed with tons of nostalgia, emotions and, of course, music. The show’s cancellation was expected due to the ratings dive and the show’s expensive production cost.


4/11/2016, 10:08pm

Noah Guthrie dominates at The Thought Lot

Internet sensation Noah Guthrie performed in Shippensburg for the first time Sunday night. He walked onto the stage of The Thought Lot, with attire suggesting he has been touring on the road for months — a brown top hat, brown blazer and jeans, and to top it off, his acoustic guitar. But for Guthrie’s only third performance in his new miniature summer tour, he rocked the “little cute town” of Shippensburg leaving the impression that Guthrie has decades of rock music ahead of him. Guthrie released his first album in 2014.


4/11/2016, 10:05pm

Izzy's view

Season 6 has been a long road for “The Walking Dead” fans, and the season finally ended last Sunday with an unknown casualty.