Student art takes over Boswell corner gallery
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
On the evening of April 16, a crowd of students, artists, and art-lovers gathered in Boswell Hall. There they stood talking cheerily with each other about the art process, the logistics of taking good photographs, and simply musing about life and the never-ending complexities while helping themselves... Read more »
Students take part in faculty member’s creation
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
As the lights dimmed in the Schuler Performing Arts Center, the crowd grew quiet and watched the stage as the cosmic dance “SYM: A Dramatic Dance Symphony” began. “SYM” is a performance written and composed by NIC music instructor Gerard Mathes featuring the direction of Crystal Bain and Joe... Read more »
Summer trip may build character, change lives
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
On May 17, 20 NIC students will be in-route to the Central American country of Guatemala. For two weeks the students will take part in a Spanish cultural immersion program in the historic city of Antigua, a place known for its prolific and well-preserved colonial architecture. Over the course of their... Read more »
Faculty perform favorite pieces
Thomas Hansen, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
With music, cookies, and drinks, NIC music faculty entertained more than 50 listeners at their recital April 28. The recital featured varied instrumentation, from choral to oboe, and mainly featured classical and jazz pieces. Piano instructors Marietta Hardy and Debra O’Dell started off the recital... Read more »
Jazz Concert: ‘J Mood’
Tyson Juarez, Features Editor
May 8, 2013
The tone was set as soon as the audience walked through the doorway of Schular Performing Arts Center. The stage was full of instruments and microphones that were soon to be handled by their respected musicians. The lights on the stage illuminated the walls with a mellow array of colors that set the... Read more »
A night of Les Miserables
Tyson Juarez, Features Editor
May 8, 2013
The NIC vocal and choral students made good use of a small space while performing pieces from Les Miserables at the Bakery by the Lake at Parkside. The bakery was packed full of many anxious performers and audience members who were forced out of their comfort zones throughout the evening. The show was... Read more »
New artwork in SUB
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013
The newest piece of NIC’s public art now hangs in the Student Union Building, its earthen three panels displaying a number of faces that give a fresh character to the building’s walls. “Endless Transitions” by artist Judy Minter was commissioned by ASNIC and the Student Union Advisory Board in... Read more »
Winton Hall is not to be forgotten
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013
NIC campus that many students do not know very much about, a fact members of ASNIC are attempting to change. Winton is a small building that houses a number of physical education classes including yoga, kempo karate, and aerobics. In the building there is a weight room and workout space that is open... Read more »
Asl show full of quiet comedy
Thomas Hansen, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013
On stage, a man screams and stomps and signs language while another translates it into English over the laughs of the audience. The performers are Windell Smith Jr., “Wink,” and Keith Wann. Wink has been performing comedy for four years, and Wann for 10. Both are CODAs (Children of Deaf Adults) that... Read more »
Comedy Festival comes to NIC
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013
On a late Thursday evening a crowd of people gathered into Boswell Hall prepared to laugh. Those old enough sipped from a cup of beer or wine and every individual slowly made their way to their respected seats in the auditorium, laughing with friends or family. A lively mood was already in the air. The... Read more »
