Entertainment

In Tune: Coldplay in Miami

I have been to a lot of concerts and festivals in my life, but none of that could have adequately prepared me for the affair that was Coldplay at the American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami on Friday, June 29. The entire night became an experience, one I hadn’t necessarily expected to have to such an extent.


The women of “Brave” are the strong ones

After a disappointing delivery last year with “Cars 2,” everyone has been looking forward to seeing what Pixar would come up with next. Teasing audiences with only the vaguest previews of a young, fiery woman interested in archery, Pixar’s “Brave” captured the attention of many. Why reveal more when you could reveal nothing to audiences aside from lush scenery and an interesting character?



Theater festival brings “The Maids”

The eroding power of class distinctions will take center stage in the Department of Theater’s Alternative Theater Festival’s second play, “The Maids,” by Jean Genet and directed by first time director Tatiana Pandiani, a senior, BFA Performance major.




Cell phone photography as art

Scrolling down a Twitter feed, one could easily come across a tweet like the following: “I love Instagram, but I kind of hate that [it promotes] the idea that iPhone photography makes you a [legitimate] photographer.”



SPC schedules an eventful week for UPRoar

Over 3,000 students are expected to attend and have already grabbed tickets to this year’s UPRoar concert. The annual spring concert will be featuring the MTV Music Video Awards’ Best New Artist of 2007, “Gym Class Heroes” and Sean Michael Anderson, also known by his stage name, “Big Sean.”


Students compose original music for play

Sitting on cushions onstage and listening to live, original music while watching a magical, rich story unfold is just a few of the novel features the audience attending “Arabian Nights” will be apart of, which is directed by Phillip Church and written by Mary Zimmerman.