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(11/20/12 2:17am)
This past Monday, the Minority Rights’ Coalition (MRC) hosted their Diversity Discussion Panel regarding the 2012 Elections. The MRC, which represents seven minority umbrella organizations on Grounds, initially planned to have this event prior to the election with the intention of educating on issues important to their respective populations. Due to the hurricane, however, the event was moved to after the election with the goal of focusing on minority turnout in the election and possible next steps for these groups. Speaking on the panel were Tiffany Tsai, a fourth-year Foreign Affairs and Linguistics major who worked on the Barack Obama campaign here in Charlottesville, and Jeremy Moody, a second-year graduate student in Tibetan Studies who is also part of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. Questions ranged from expectations to realities of minority turnout, what candidates in the future will have to consider when running, and what minority students can do themselves to make their voice heard in the coming years.
(10/31/11 5:00am)
The next time you decide to attend a U.Va. a cappella concert, keep in mind that you may be witnessing a future professional musician at work. This was the case for Will Anderson and Nate McFarland, former members of a cappella group The Virginia Gentlemen. Will and Nate are now the lead singer and guitarist, respectively, for Parachute, a rock band from Charlottesville which has grown in popularity during the past few years. Releasing their debut album in 2009 and their sophomore album a few months ago, Parachute has been busy touring and promoting its music. In 2008, the group performed on stage with Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers on New Year's Eve in Times Square after being featured in a Nivea commercial campaign. This past year, Parachute has been on tour with the Plain White T's and Goo Goo Dolls. In just two weeks' time the group will perform in North Carolina at three different venues while on tour with Kate Voegele. With the future looking bright, this local rock phenomena is headed for what seems to be an explosive career in the music industry.
(10/27/11 4:33am)
AMC's The Walking Dead has been nothing short of a phenomenon. The season two premiere episode, which aired Sunday, Oct. 16, brought in a record-breaking 7.3 million viewers. After the deaths that wracked the group at the end of the last season, The Walking Dead left fans wondering how our gang of survivors would move on. The season's first episode, "What Lies Ahead," demonstrates that while hope is almost lost, the survivors are far from giving in to the millions of zombies who have taken control of the world.
(10/17/11 6:02am)
Native Virginian and University alumna Claudia Emerson recently finished her term as Poet Laureate of Virginia in 2010. This extraordinary poetess first became associated with the University when she received her undergraduate degree in English in 1979, and eventually went on to teach at the University's former sister college, the University of Mary Washington. Emerson's long list of accolades include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Academy of American Poets Prize and most notably the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for her work Late Wife, a complicated journey of introspection and loss that results in a settling conclusion of rebirth and satisfaction. Apart from her other three books of poetry, Emerson has also been featured in several anthologies. Staying true to her local roots, Emerson currently resides in Fredericksburg, Va. Emerson most recently visited Charlottesville last Wednesday to read selections from her work as a Rea Visiting Lecturer, a program sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at the University.
(10/06/11 5:20am)
When comedy series Community left our favorite community college, Greendale, the old, grumpy Pierce (Chevy Chase) respectfully declined joining the ragtag study group for another semester. After walking off, it was up in the air whether or not we'd see Pierce at all in season three. But fear not, fellow Greendale students, as the entire cast you've grown to love is back, along with some new faces who will surely provide more laughter.
(10/03/11 4:00am)
When you think of musicians from Charlottesville, the person who most likely comes to mind is Dave Matthews. Well, put him aside for a moment because the University has a talented veteran musician of its own. Meet John D'earth, a jazz trumpeter and composer who is currently part of the performance faculty in the music department.
(09/22/11 6:02am)
After only two albums, Lady Antebellum has become one of the most recognizable and popular names in country music. Winning five Grammy Awards in 2011 for its second album, Need You Now, Lady Antebellum has appealed to music fans of all genres as a crossover success. With its third album, Own the Night, the trio of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood provides fans with a diverse set of emotional songs, all revolving around that little four-letter word: love.
(09/01/11 4:22am)
Gears of War 3 - Releases Sept. 20 for Xbox 360\nThe Gears of War 2 cliffhanger has kept fans of the franchise on the edge of their seats for nearly three years. In just three weeks, the final installment of the series that started the current generation of video games will hit Xbox 360 consoles coast to coast. And don't expect this last bout to be simple. The developers at Epic Games have added four-player co-op so you can grab three friends and take down the enemy aliens together. With that upgraded campaign and the return of the beloved multiplayer, expect the Gears of War trilogy to go out with a bang.
(02/17/11 6:59am)
With Nintendo's new 3DS handheld gaming device dominating all the buzz since the beginning of the new year, it was only a matter of time until Sony revealed the competition. Successor to its original PlayStation Portable, the "PSP2," codenamed 'Next Generation Portable', seeks to dominate the handheld market with its incredible specs and 3G capabilities.
(01/20/11 6:12am)
DC Universe Online\nReleased date: Jan. 11 for PC and PS3\nWe all dream about having superpowers, but unfortunately, only in video games is that dream likely to be fulfilled. DC Universe Online, the latest superhero offering from Sony, allows players to create their own superheroes and fight alongside the comic book all-stars we know, love and wish we could become. Using an imaginative custom character creation system, choose between hero and villain, and get ready to either learn from Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, or train with the sinister minds of Lex Luthor, The Joker and Circe.\n\nLittle Big Planet 2\nRelease date: Jan. 18 for PS3\nMedia Molecule's 2008 hit LittleBigPlanet celebrated creativity in video games, and its anticipated sequel has brought the same kind of ingenuity. This adorable and imaginative platformer comes with 40-plus brilliantly designed and varied levels for you to puzzle-solve your way through. What's even more notable, though, is that this sequel has a simpler yet deeper "Create" mode for players to design their own inspired levels and share them with the rest of the world.
(12/02/10 5:58am)
Gamer or not, there is one video game franchise that most people can admit to playing - The Sims. The EA hit has seen nothing but success since its original release in 2000, as it was the best-selling PC game for four straight years until its sequel. The third game in the No. 1 PC franchise, The Sims 3, continued this success as the best-selling PC game in 2009.
(11/04/10 5:39am)
When a comic book reaches nearly 80 issues and produces a loyal following of fans, Hollywood and television stations take notice. AMC is the latest to have picked up this trend with its new series The Walking Dead, which is based on the Robert Kirkman comic book of the same name.
(10/28/10 5:35am)
Modern country music is incredibly difficult to define. From the classic tunes of Toby Keith to the rocking-out songs of Keith Urban and the almost-pop, personal love ballads of Taylor Swift, country music continues to show its versatility. Duo Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland only solidify that characteristic, and with The Incredible Machine, the pair's fourth album, the limits on what is defined as country music will only find themselves being pushed even further.
(10/21/10 5:42am)
New York Comic Con - arguably the biggest comic book convention after San Diego Comic-Con International - coincided with the University's Fall Break. It featured many guests, publishers, writers, artists and much more, leading to some of the most important comics announcements to come out of the city that never sleeps.
(10/07/10 5:31am)
The Nintendo DS has been nothing but a success since its release six years ago. With three different iterations improving and enhancing the portable gaming device, there's almost no excuse not to own one - especially with the recent announcement of Nintendo's next groundbreaking handheld: the 3DS.
(09/30/10 5:16am)
How would you feel if you knew what you were doing was futile? Those are the shoes that Halo: Reach, the newest installment of the popular video game franchise, puts you in. Halo: Reach takes place before the events of the first game as the Covenant alien race launches a major attack on the human's main military center and colony Planet Reach, after having eliminated virtually all of humanity's other colonies. Fans know that Reach also ultimately falls to the Covenant, and this tragedy is the plotline's best turn. To be honest, if you asked me to tell you the story of the other Halo games, there's barely enough substance for a couple sentences. With Reach, however, the story is dark, tragic and emotionally investing. Like the Southern Confederate forces fighting against General Sherman in Georgia and the Germans attempting to stop the Allies during the Battle of the Bulge, your forces in Reach are doomed, but that doesn't mean you can't put up a fight.
(09/16/10 4:32am)
"Seriously, out of all the millions of people who love superheroes, you think one would give it a try," says Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), the audacious superhero and title character of Kick-Ass. This is no tale of web-slingers or the last son of an alien race; Kick-Ass gives us the real world we live in and shows us what happens when a kid just like us tries to realize the superhero fantasy: He gets his ass kicked. Despite that realization, Kick-Ass holds together as an inspiring, funny, and exhilarating film, and definitely one of the best comic book adaptations to date.