Arts & Entertainment

New beginning for Denim Endings 

New beginning for Denim Endings 

https://youtu.be/nfnUJla20_o Sean Cremins, junior, business major, and his friend Lorenzo Nicolasora in Denim Endings outfits. With each burst of spray-paint, tear of fabric, needle weaved through thread, every idea drawn on paper, Denim Endings was born.   A streetwear clothing brand started on Aug. 22, 2022, by Sean Cremins, junior, business economics major and his friend, Lorenzo Nicolasora.   Cremins...

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Mixing it up 

Mixing it up 

https://youtu.be/fchpH47-s9A His fingers fidget around the board, twisting knobs and spinning the revolving discs.   As the volume fades in and out, and the pitch fluctuates, the sounds vibrate through the machine giving way to various loops and melodies.   The neon lights emanating from the turntable illuminate Dean Cruz’s face as he gazes through the crowd of onlookers dancing...

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A model for fashion 

A model for fashion 

https://youtu.be/oLrxeCJ6Prg Matilda Appiah, Ryan Williams and Imani Tyson of FACE. Modeling on the runway at New York Fashion Week.   Becoming fashion influencers on social media.   And, showing their outer and inner beauty are the goals of FACE Models, is a student-run organization at the university that allows students to express themselves with confidence through modeling.   Fashionable, artistic, creative,...

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Getting Into Character Through Cosplay

Getting Into Character Through Cosplay

From superheroes to anime characters, cosplayers use makeup, wigs, clothes, props, masks and more to become these people. “You can make that stuff from basically just cardboard. It isn’t as expensive as it looks like,” says Jacob Davila, senior psychology major. “You start to really figure out how to break down certain pieces, what parts of a character’s...

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Creative Sparks

For Madison Acquarulo, art is a lifetime calling. Art is something that has always come easily to Acquarulo, a junior studio art major. She has taken art from her hobby to her college major. She did not start off as an art major, but the change made a lot of sense to her. “I started with art when...

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Exploring all Seven Continents

Exploring all Seven Continents

https://youtu.be/N24-EJFWzbQ Phoebe Schechner has participated in a polar plunge. Submerged her body into the Arctic Ocean. Slept in Tanzania’s Serengeti while lions roar throughout the night. Kayaked with humpback whales in Australia. And has lived to tell the tale.  Schechner, a sophomore sociology major, was assigned a project in her middle school art class which had asked her...

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Art, jewelry create community connections

Art, jewelry create community connections

https://youtu.be/8fHfscevOtQ Video| Rafaela Martinez Business may bring to mind images of cubicles, black coffee and long meetings. But for student Zoe Pringle, owner of Pringle Painting Plus, business is a powerful form of creativity and self-expression.  Zoe Pringle wearing her creations.PHOTO | TYRESE ABDUL-SHAKOOR Pringle is a junior psychology major with a minor in studio art. She holds...

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Uncovering the art of DRAG

Uncovering the art of DRAG

Drag shows are a subcultural phenomenon. But the term “drag queen” is a common term in pop culture.   Thanks to the success of recording artist and drag queen superstar, RuPaul Charles, more people are connected with the drag queen culture. Charles hit the charts with the song “Supermodel (You Better Work)” in 1992.  https://youtu.be/bkb8DU1ODqE Video by: Rafaela Martinez...

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