ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT


9/20/2016, 12:46am

Uprise Festival unites believers

The Shippensburg Fairgrounds were transformed into a budding village of tents and folding chairs as thousands paraded in for a life-changing experience on Sept. 16 and 17.


9/20/2016, 12:23am

The Musician

He plays jazz And if you ask him why he'll say that it makes him feel something And you can tell by the look on his face when he plays that he's telling the truth Which seems unusual for someone with such dark eyes, that seem to swallow you whole As soon as he makes contact with the innocent look on your face He preys off of the lovely The naive, the wonderstruck And the ones looking for someone to fix He comes to them with a charming grin and a guitar slung across his back So already he is irresistible, as any starving artist is But he is more than that He is ravenous for the next girl to come along, the next musical note in the haunting lullaby that he calls his life When he strums his guitar he only sees the heartstrings of the girls he has broken When he pushes himself forward on his stool he does not feel the music pouring over him He feels himself sliding into the next groupie The next victim, the next "lover" of his music, of his tar black soul He enchants his girls with strong fingers and a silk voice and a promise to make them feel whole for a night I think of him when I stare into my morning coffee, hot and dark I think of him when the coals spark inside of a roaring fire I think of him when I wake from a nightmare, covered in sweat and breathing heavy He has carved himself into my conscious, always lingering in the back of my mind, refusing to be forgotten Sometimes I wonder where he is, who he is, who he's inside, who he's destroyed I wonder if he found what he was looking for, whatever it was, whatever I couldn't give him I hope he did


9/20/2016, 12:11am

Medley gives Shakespeare a new sound

When we think of Shakespeare, many people ask themselves, why is he famous?” countertenor Nathan Medley said at the first Chapel Series of the year, Shakespeare’s Songbook, this past Wednesday.


9/19/2016, 11:59pm

‘Sully’ soars with flying colors

Trailers can often be misleading. Usually when we see a trailer for a movie or television show, it is edited in a way to give off a certain expectation of how the finished product will play out.


9/13/2016, 12:08am

Memories that burn like fire

She smothered the blazing flames Left aglow by long-gone drifters, With the raindrops From her cloudy eyes The incandescence appeared much dimmer— Die down Die down she cried, Kiss the earth with your final ember, Leave me dark, forgotten and all alone Like he did to me last December.


9/9/2016, 8:13pm

Open Mic Night breaks new semester ice

The hush and laid-back vibe quickly became a far livelier one as the crowd drew in and performers took the stage at Open Mic Night’s kickoff event at McFeely’s Cafe this past Wednesday, August 28.


9/7/2016, 12:50pm

SHAPE Gallery Opening

Photographs, paintings, sculptures, colors and even some music filled the Shippensburg Arts Programming & Education (SHAPE) Gallery Sept. 2.


9/7/2016, 12:30pm

Feminism moving in next door

Most movies rip women apart through their inferior, objectified portrayal, but “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” breathed fresh hope for feminist viewers.


8/30/2016, 6:24pm

Mitch Albom inspires ‘For One More Day’

Mitch Albom leaves his readers lingering on one simple, yet emotionally and mentally stirring question throughout the entirety of No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, “For One More Day” — what if you got it back?