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Songwriters go Unplugged

November 17, 2011

Some of Northeastern’s best musicians proved they don’t need electric instruments to make a buzz. Sharing original songs and pop music covers, four students provided diverse acoustic entertainment Tuesday night at afterHOURS for the fifth NU Unplugged event. Founded at the beginning of the semester by Ben Mallare, a junior music industry major, Unplugged provides Northeastern singer-songwriters with the chance to collaborate with one another and perform their music throughout the year.

“The Bay State:” Boston’s answer to “Jersey Shore?”

November 17, 2011

If MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and Boston college students had a kid, the result would be “The Bay State,” a new web reality show set in Boston with eight lively college students at its center. The show is produced by Jeremy Weiner, a junior professional writing and English major at Fitchburg State University, and episodes are released on YouTube every Wednesday. The four episodes posted so far collectively have over 1,500 views, and the show has ambitions of someday being on television.

Russell Brand comes to Matthews Arena

November 17, 2011

Like many people who have never attended college, Homecoming comedian Russell Brand’s idea of what it’s like is mostly influenced by what he’s seen on TV. “Animal House,” “The Social Network” and “Girls Gone Wild,” the actor said, when asked what college brings to mind.

Column: What Andy Samberg says about GroupThink

November 16, 2011

The Lonely Island couldn’t have been more spot-on in mocking the typical “bro” persona in its “We Like Sports and We Don’t Care Who Knows” YouTube video: whiskey, football and a d-bag attitude to compensate for some serious insecurities. The reason the video is so...

Calendar: Nov. 17-23

November 16, 2011

By Anne Steele, News Staff Entry of the Week: International Art Show The 15th annual Boston International Fine Art Show at Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama this weekend will feature work from 40 galleries based in the United States and Europe. Come view paintings, works...

Free BSO concerts come to Fenway Center

November 10, 2011

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will hold the first of five free concerts for Northeastern students and the community at the Fenway Center Friday. The concerts are a part of the BSO’s 2011-12 Community Chamber Music Series.

Blackman hosts Dave Coulier of “Full House”

November 10, 2011

The lights dimmed. About 100 audience members gathered at Northeastern’s Blackman Auditorium collectively hushed. Dave Coulier slinked on stage with an affable nervousness to an enthusiastic response from those present. “Is this it?” he said. “Where is everybody? I thought this was supposed to be a full house?”

Puppets share stage in theatre department’s latest production

November 10, 2011

In Japan, some puppeteers spend 20 years trying to perfect the motion of the left leg before mastering the rest of the puppet. Northeastern’s theatre department tried this same style of puppetry for its current production – though instead of two decades of preparation, they had two months.

Clubs hold first ever “Words in Action” event

November 10, 2011

Students shared Shakespearean sonnets, modern theatrical monologues and original poems at the first “Words in Action” event last Saturday at afterHOURS. Spectrum Literary Arts Magazine and Northeastern student theatre group Acting Out co-sponsored the event, which was primarily coordinated by the latter’s president, Miranda Paquet, a middler English major.

Calendar: Nov. 10-16

November 9, 2011

By Anne Steele, News Staff Entry of the Week: Cheapskates on the Pond ’Tis the season if you’re a cheapskate date. The Boston Common Frog Pond is launching a special college night of ice skating Tuesday, where students with a current college ID can get half-price admission...

360-degree “Peter Pan” performance at City Hall Plaza

November 3, 2011

An evasive British voice whispers “All children grow up. Except for one …” as periwinkle lights soften and a glowing London landscape evolves fluidly on the ceiling.

Club spotlight: Northeastern paintball team

November 3, 2011

At first glance, paintball may not seem like the most team-oriented sport. Players fire paint-filled balls at each other with the goal of eliminating all of the other team’s members – get hit once and you’re out. With participants rushing behind barriers and scrambling on the ground to avoid projectiles flying at over 200 miles per hour, it would appear as though all the individuals are fending for themselves. But the president of the Northeastern paintball team offers another view.