Arts & Entertainment

In the hectic halls of university life, where textbooks and lecture notes often take center stage, it's easy to overlook the hidden talents and entrepreneurial spirit of students. However, for Mackenzie Deane, her passion for creativity has led her to carve out a unique niche in the world of entrepreneurship, selling jewelry. Mackenzie Deane, a junior business major...

https://youtu.be/GfJoTYudvsA Lexi White has been sharing her music on various platforms, gaining millions of streams on Spotify. White, a sophomore journalism major, has been singing for as long as she can remember. Releasing her first official song and music video titled “Hurricane” in the sixth grade. “I did with Robbie Rosen who was a finalist from season 10...

https://youtu.be/utYzSJ6rOQY Studying, practicing and competing in the art of Latin ballroom dancing has been Juliette St. George’s life for the past 11 years. St. George, a senior art history major, started her dancing journey at the age of two, studying tap and jazz dancing. She began learning Latin ballroom dance at the age of nine due to its...

Wedged among the neighborhoods of New Haven are various arts treasures, including museums, theaters, art galleries, rare book libraries and historical archives.  Connecting to the many arts opportunities across the state is the goal of a new minor on campus.  The Arts Administration and Cultural Advocacy minor offers students career training in the arts and humanities in ways...

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...

Combining a love for music, with a desire to help others, aspiring music therapists are finding their calling on campus. The new Music Therapy program emphasizes clinical training to prepare graduates for future careers.  Music Therapy is any use of various musical engagements to help people of all different needs and backgrounds.  Started in Fall 2022, it is...

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...

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,...

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...