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Arts & Entertainment

Urban artwork gives downtown MKE some color

Dan O’Keefe, A&E Reporter • September 4, 2017
"The project was really implemented to bring attention to Milwaukee as a community that has a great appreciation for the arts and for culture and to bring nationally-recognized artists and their work to Milwaukee," executive director of Milwaukee Downtown, Beth Weirick said.
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New clubs excite students

Dan O’Keefe, Arts & Entertainment Reporter • August 31, 2017

A&E reporter Dan O'Keefe asks students their opinions about the three new clubs at Marquette this year - Racquetball and Handball club, Flight club, and Spikeball club, along with their opinions on...

Fitz and the Tantrums handclap their way to Homecoming.

Fitz and the Tantrums headline homecoming

Ian Schrank, Radio General Manager • August 29, 2017
Fitz and the Tantrums is currently touring to promote their 2017 self-titled album, featuring the hit single “Handclap.” AJR has toured with Fitz and the Tantrums before as well as other artists such as Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony and last year’s Homecoming artist, American Authors.
Gina Parenti teaches a hip hop class during the first Virtuosity Dance intensive. Photo via Facebook.

Senior masters her artform with new company

Aly Prouty, Executive Arts and Entertainment Editor • August 29, 2017
Over the years, she's put her feet through a daily, rigorous grind from grade school all the way to her final year on the Marquette dance team. Nevertheless, she continues to carry a dance minor and nothing can seem to contain her insatiable desire to dance.

Malfunctions on move-in day

Noelle Douglass, A&E Reporter • August 29, 2017
Every year, the thrill and exhaustion of moving in produces both cringe-worthy and exciting memories for new faces on campus. The ones that make the best stories, though, are most certainly the cringe-worthy.
Photo via flickr.

Professors’ binge-worthy ‘net flicks

Mikala Hershman, A&E Reporter • August 29, 2017
Recently taught courses: Financial Accounting and Accounting for Managerial Decisions
Photo via flickr.com

Style Sunday: Fashion Favorites

Debbie Aderinkomi, Fashion Blogger • August 27, 2017
Madelynn Furlong of Wide Eyed Legless created her blog for a personal project nearly six years ago. Now, the fashion blogger, art director and content creator has over 134K followers on Instagram alone. As a creative based in Minneapolis, Furlong is someone I look up to because the Midwest doesn’t get a lot of credit from the fashion industry. From her blog to social media accounts, her brand is clean, aesthetically pleasing and authentic. Furlong's style is very “fashion it girl” to me, and I’m obsessed.
Style Sunday: Band tees & head wraps

Style Sunday: Band tees & head wraps

Debbie Aderinkomi, Fashion Blogger • August 27, 2017
The styling possibilities for T-shirts are endless. Tees can be dressy or casual, girly or tomboyish — it all depends on the person.
Style Sunday: BGM

Style Sunday: BGM

Debbie Aderinkomi, Fashion Blogger • August 6, 2017
From Solange to Zendaya to Lupits N'yongo, BGM always comes with a healthy dose of individual style and a great fashion sense. Clothing has always been a way for people to express themselves. Looking at style icons such as Solange and Zendaya their personalities and sense of self shows through their clothing. Sometimes what they wear is enough to inspire others. Solange's wedding photos (and outfit), for example, inspired this shoot.
Jonathan Rado (left) performs alongside Sam France (right). Photo courtesy of Pabst Theater Group.

Breakup band no longer: Foxygen’s triumphant return

Morgan Hughes, Executive Opinions Editor • August 3, 2017

In my mind, Foxygen is a breakup band. Every time I hear "How Can You Really" I think of the way my sad-sack ex texted me non-stop for months after we called it quits, and how the lyric "How can you love...

"Fitz and the Tantrums" album artwork. Photo via: fitzandthetantrums.com

Fitz and the Tantrums provide perfect summer soundtrack

Ian Schrank, Radio General Manager • August 2, 2017

Have you been looking for some new summer jams? Do you need a new album to listen to in order to get you through the work week? If you enjoyed the latest hit from Fitz and the Tantrums, “Handclap,”...

Roger Waters Us + Them is exhilarating experience from start to finish

Roger Waters Us + Them is exhilarating experience from start to finish

Dennis Tracy, Executive Entertainment Producer • July 28, 2017

“Together we stand, divided we fall” — Roger Waters from “Hey You” off of Pink Floyd’s album, “The Wall,” in 1979. 8 p.m., as people are finding their way to their seats, the projector...

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