Dr. Niamh O’Leary is Xavier University’s resident Shakespeare scholar. Teaching upper-division and graduate Shakespeare courses, Dr. O’Leary has been sharing her love of Shakespeare with students since she began in the fall of 2010.However, Dr. O’Leary doesn’t just share her Shakespearean knowledge with Xavier University students. She attends multiple Shakespeare […]
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Songs in the Key of… “LOVE” : Players’ new show to be annual event
As we all know, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. The Xavier Players are setting the mood with their spring productionof Songs in the Key of “Love.” Songs in the Key of… is Xavier Players’ new, annual musical production. Each year, the club will decide on a new theme […]
Casual Vacany leaves the reader feeling unfulfilled
From the first time I opened a Harry Potter book, I was hooked, and J. K. Rowling became one of my most favorite people. I loved every second of every minute that I had one of those books opened, and I still continue to read and reread them to this […]
Bullet to the Head misses its target
It is always nice to watch old school action movies. They are movies that do not rely too much on CGI (Computer Generated Images) and the action scenes and stunts are real. This is why I like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest film, The Last Stand. The movie is entertaining despite its […]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s II
The psychedelic rock trio Unknown Mortal Orchestra returns with their second album, simply titled II. The band takes everything that was exciting about their debut album and makes it better, producing an album that exceeds their spectacular debut. One of the most noticeable improvements is the vocals. Ruban Nielson still […]
So Long Solo and open mic night: music in the Clocktower Lounge
On Jan. 17, Xavier Student Activities Council (SAC) hosted an open mic night in the Gallagher Student Center Clocktower Lounge. Headlining the event was So Long Solo, an up-and-coming acoustic duo consisting of Heather and Mark Miller. Offering exotic hot teas, a variety of tunes and a comfortable atmosphere, SAC’s […]
XU’s plans for Taming of the Shrew in March
From the same department that produced Hairspray in the fall, the new Theater Department is producing William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew as their spring semester show. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, it is the premise for the 1999 movie Ten Things I […]
Cincy Shakes performs Richard II
The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is already renowned for their fantastic performances of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as for their stage adaptations of other literary works (e.g. Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest). Their most recent pro- duction of Richard II, directed by Brian […]
The Vaccines take a step forward with Come of Age album
The Vaccines burst onto the scene in 2011 with their debut al- bum, What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? The band was hailed as saviors of rock ‘n’ roll, much like their predecessors, The Strokes. The Vaccines employed the same punchy guitar attack and upbeat songs. Their new album, […]
Broken City is lacking
A lack of creativity has pro- gressively become an issue for Hollywood in recent years. Big wig directors are not necessarily putting out bad films, but they are putting out predictable plot lines that we have seen numerous times before without adding anything to the picture to make them stand […]