Hollywood Dish: Week in Entertainment
“Catfights and Spotlights” by Sugababes The babes are back and ready to get fierce on their new album “Catfights and Spotlights.” This is their sixth studio album and their second with new member Amelle Berrebah after former member Mutya Buena left the group in 2005. This album features the babes’ No. 1 single [...]
Zomba Label Group gives Barnum and Bailey a run for their money.
Record company Zomba Label Group is running away to the circus and taking three artists with them. Zomba set up artists Pink, T-Pain and Britney Spears with new albums based on a circus theme. First up is Pink with her new album “Funhouse.” This album is already in stores and has been [...]
International Educator Award recognizes 2 KSU professors
The distinguished International Educator Award was presented to two K-State professors on Friday. One of them was Ted Cable, professor of horticulture and forestry, and the other was the late Elfrieda Nafsinger, who taught at K-State for several years before her death last year. Both recipients excelled in their fields and achieved the [...]
Kansas Vampire flick holds up to expectations; will entertain most fans, frustrate others
“Twilight”4 out of 5 stars On Friday, the first installment of the “Twilight” saga was brought to the silver screen, finally sating the grueling anticipation and waiting for millions of fans. Followers finally have something more to obsess about. The awkward and shy Isabella Swan (Kristen Stewart) moves to cold and cloudy Forks, Wash., only [...]
KSU fine arts student presents ‘contained’ work for master’s degree thesis
Machiko Yamazaki presented her master’s of fine arts thesis exhibit, “Containment,” a series of sculptures, on Friday in the William T. Kemper Art Gallery. Inside the gallery itself one couldn’t help but think of the work of painter Piet Mondrian, paintings of solid colors contained by straight black lines. Here, the media were [...]
K-State Mock Trial Team attends first-ever competition
The K-State Mock Trial Team competed in its first-ever meet at the University of Kansas Invitational Nov. 7-9, where two members of the team earned honors. Martin Wilson, senior in economics, was awarded Most Outstanding Witness and earned honorable mention as Most Outstanding Lawyer. Zachery Rowland, senior in communication studies, earned Most Outstanding Witness. Competitions [...]
New Foundation facility would use bond money
The City Commission showed its intent to issue up to $20 million in industrial revenue bonds to aid the KSU Foundation in building a new headquarters facility. The resolution passed 5-0-0 at Tuesday evening’s meeting. Commissioners also voted on a petition to make improvements to McCall Road, the construction of a new City Park [...]
Mainstream gets interesting with Lenka’s new pop album
Debut pop artist Lenka’s self-titled album doesn’t disappoint. The artist kicks off her upbeat and beautiful first album with “The Show,” a song featured on the ABC comedy “Ugly Betty.” “I’m just a little bit caught in the middle/ Life is a maze, and love is a riddle,” she sings, at first small and [...]
Men win on the road in Cleveland
The K-State men’s basketball team took the show on the road for the first time this season as they traveled to play Cleveland State on Saturday night. Both teams struggled at the beginning of the game. K-State (4-0) allowed two consecutive offensive rebounds to Cleveland State (1-2), but the Vikings were unable to score. K-State [...]