This year’s poetry café was better than ever, bursting with talent from both the young and the seasoned. As always, the room was packed full with students, faculty, family and friends- all prepared for a wonderful art-filled evening. We were delighted first by poetry from Professor Kraimer, who gave our […]

You’ve seen her. She’s everywhere- at school, at the club or at the movies. She’s wearing skin-tight pants and one false move will dislodge her double barrels, if you know what I mean. She merits eye rolls and jokes delivered behind her back. Sure, she’s a funny figure. But, she […]

Whether it is fact or fiction, it’s a widely perceived idea: females talk too much. So, when I heard news of the event May 11th, called The Moment of Truth: Black Women Revealed, I decided to look into what the evening’s lectures would be about. As an American, White, middle […]

Tired of overpaying to see one movie at the conventional theatre? The Starlite Drive-In theatre feels your pain. That’s why they offer two popular, newly released movies for less than if you paid for one in the cinema. Not only is it a cheaper way to see your favorite flicks, […]

The documentary “Bully” came about like a thief in the night. Filmmakers Lee Hirsch and Cynthia Lowen made this film with the good intention of raising awareness about the problem of not only bullying but the lack of discipline that certain schools [do not] enforce on their students. The Motion […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…a jock, a tramp, a nerd, a druggie and an academic honor student steal away to a cabin for an irresponsible weekend with no impending doom whatsoever. Okay, maybe that’s every horror movie ever. But writer Joss Whedon (creator of “Buffy the Vampire […]

UCBA Film Club is reaching the end of its 1st year run with spring quarter. The Film Club is a joint effort between the E-media Department and the Foreign Language Department at UCBA. Led by Professor Matt Bennett and Professor Jody Ballah, the club has offered film screenings for students […]

Northern Kentucky University was the recent host of “Les Tournées,” a French film festival comprised of movies not readily available in the United States. The event began on March 28 and continued through April 26. Due to the rarity of these films in the U.S., the festival was an excellent […]

Nick Cave, best known as being the lead singer of the Australian rock band “Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,” has built a career out of his swirling, apocalyptic story telling. In all of his music projects (“The Bad Seeds,” “The Birthday Party,” “Grinderman”), his lyrics jump out from the […]

I must admit, I was skeptical when The Hunger Games madness began to ensue. Like that of a certain boy wizard, the hoopla of The Hunger Games began with a book. I, myself was once spellbound for the Harry Potter franchise, and alas I was even lured in to the […]