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An updated John Wayne western by the Coen brothers, True Grit features a solid cast including Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin, as well as 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, a new actress on the scene.
The opportunity for unity is scarce, or so says Multicultural Resource Center Director Maureen Cullins.
Alcohol was the main topic of discussion at the Duke Student Government meeting Wednesday night.
Work permits prevent minors from working illegal jobs, but may fail to protect them from working more hours than they are supposed to, according to a recent study by a Duke researcher.
Work permits prevent minors from working illegal jobs, but may fail to protect minors from working more hours than they are supposed to, according to a recent study by a Duke researcher.
A small audience of approximately 15 students gathered for an hour-long question and answer session with current and future Young Trustees Thursday night.
It began with interrogation and an empty child’s bedroom.
This year, Nathan Wieler hopes to join the ranks of founders of popular social networking sites Facebook and LinkedIn with his own startup, Original Projects.
The end of the world looks like pornography.
As a candidate for undergraduate Young Trustee, senior John Harpham hopes to repay his “debt to Duke.”
In 1984, one woman, grown weary of a choreography world dominated by men, created a dance company dedicated to addressing controversial issues and insightful life stories through movement. The woman was Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and the company was Urban Bush Women. Based in Brooklyn, the 25-year-old company completes its three-day residency at Duke with tonight’s performance.
Lights rise to the sound of an ebbing ocean tide as a woman clad in white runs, halts and stands, gasping for breath. A black box becomes a sheer cliff, overlooking the relentless surf as she stands at its lip, teetering precariously. She recites Poe’s famously melancholy line, “All that we see or seem/Is but a dream within a dream.” The lights fade, and the sound of the ocean diminishes.
Picture a dreary Monday morning. You’ve just rolled out of bed and are jogging to the bus stop with your half eaten Good Morning Camper from Alpine dangling from your lips. You board the C-1, bracing yourself for the inevitably bumpy ride. Alas, it’s not enough and you’re nearly flung to the floor as the bus lurches suddenly to one side, fallen victim yet again to “the worst roads in the world.”
It is difficult not to be drawn in by a six-foot tower of papier-mache owls. Standing amidst concentric circles of mismatched fabrics, plaster owls with staring eyes of lace doilies beseech even the most casual passerby to stop and take in the rest of Amanda Barr’s show Public Healing. Composed of ten mixed media pieces with titles such as “Eating Pretty Things” and “Magnetized Eyelashes,” Barr’s latest boasts a distinctly Native American feel with abstract undertones. The last of the now-defunct Branch Gallery’s exhibitions, Public Healing uses contrasting motifs of rounded corners and jagged edges to represent life’s deep injuries and rough restitching, according to the artist’s statement. The pieces are arranged simply enough, some seeming to call their audience to touch and feel. Others are so superficially basic that one can only stare and try to guess what they’ve missed. In one corner, a series of stones, some smooth, others sharp and jagged, are scattered over the ground. Each is a different size, color and shape. These aptly-titled “Flesh Rocks” symbolize human societies and their tendencies to cluster together in times of strife, or to be worn smooth by tempestuous situations. In another corner, black rosebuds and vibrant feathers lay nestled in a bed of straw, displaying both darkness and light in a stark bouquet. The natural, earthy tones of the exhibit only exacerbate the occasional splashes of bright color, and point to the title of the exhibit painted in black block letters on the plain white walls of the small room. The effect is both simple and striking. Public Healing is everything it claims to be: an accessible aesthetic representation of the healing life both brings and necessitates. Public Healing runs through Oct. 11 at Golden Belt’s Building 3, Room 100. For more information, visit www.goldenbeltarts.com.
Leroy Campbell has been capturing scenes from black life for over 20 years in portraits that are at once charming, witty and touching. From the trademark torn edges that evoke a strong sense of nostalgia to the vibrant, eye catching colors, Campbell's art has been featured in such hit television programs as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "The Cosby Show." This Friday, Campbell will present his newest collection, The Newspaper Series, at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture.
There were plenty of reasons to go to Mexico over Spring Break, like the weather, the beaches and the opportunity to see Duke Chorale perform. As classes let out two weeks ago and students left for Miami, Los Angeles and Hawaii, 54 members of Duke University Chorale traveled to Mexico for a six-show, four-city tour. The group, led by two native tour guides, visited Taxco, Puebla, Mexico City and Acapulco to sing, sightsee and shop.
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A crowded street. An elderly woman. A masked robber. A recipe for disaster. What are the humble citizens of Metropolis to do? But wait! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman... the musical!
