Inside one of the top journalism schools in America, students from all over the world wait with breathless anticipation in Columbia’s Pulitzer Hall, the home of the School of Journalism. Anxiety and joy lingers in the air. Students greet one another as they take their seats and wait for the thrilling workshop to commence. From…
Category: Arts
The Influence of Art On Children
In the midst of academic subjects taught in schools globally, art never fails to be a course that children and adults alike can appreciate. At Lumiere Art Studio, teachers and students described their perspectives on art’s influence on children. When asked about her perspective on how art influences the lives of children, Karis Lee, an…
4:44 – The Return of Jayhova
One of my friends says that hip-hop is very much like boxing: regardless of skill, a contender is cold product as soon as he is past his prime. And he’s right. In the treacherous hip-hop scene—where listeners tend to leave artists stranded in the dust as soon as some trendy newcomers make their debuts—a rapper…
The Annual MTAC Convention
The Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) held their 2017 annual Convention from June 30th to July 4th. The convention is a celebratory event in which hundreds of students are celebrated for their musical achievements. This year, it was held at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in Santa Clara. The five day event featured a…
PewDiePie Anti-semitic?
PewDiePie is known to be one of the most famous online gamers worldwide. Currently counting fifty-five million YouTube subscribers. PewDiePie, also known as Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, is a Swedish web-based comedian who has conquered the platform of media through his “Let’s plays and Vlogs”. Felix is loved by many of his fans worldwide. However,…
Three Feet High and Rising: A 28 Year-old Classic
As soon as you see the brightly colored album cover dotted with fluorescent flowers, you know that this isn’t your average hip-hop group. And as you listen to the opening skit, in which the members must answer several outrageous questions in some bizarre game show (i.e. “How many fibers are intertwined in a Shredded Wheat…
Getty Museum Features Bouchardon Exhibition
J. Paul Getty Museum is featuring “Bouchardon: Royal Artist of the Enlightenment” from now through April 2 at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. This exhibition incorporates more than 150 Bouchardon works, including 30 sculptures and 100 drawings that had never traveled outside of France before. Most Americans probably have never heard of French artist…