On Friday, April 17, Dr. Aaron X. Smith and Tony Award-winning actor, director and playwright, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, hosted a race conference on “Using Popular Culture and Media for Accessing the Criminal System.”
Publication: Volume 86 (Fall 2014 - Spring 2015)
Volume 86 (Fall 2014 – Spring 2015)
Students Represent University at White House Workshop
Ten Monmouth University students participated in the “History of Gospel Music” workshop, introduced by the First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House on April 14. Seven Asbury Park High School students were invited by the University to join the program produced by the GRAMMY Museum, led by University alumnus Robert Santelli.
“Blue Hawk Five” to Drop on April 29
Blue Hawk Records’ fifth compilation album, Blue Hawk Five, will be released on Wednesday, April 29. After holding auditions, the artists and groups that will be featured on the record are: Lily Riche, Tatiana Walia, Tympanic Plexus, Brian Perrino, and Shoreline. These artists come from outside the music department with majors such as math, English, and criminal justice within the University. One of the albums’ members is also a recent alumnus. Not only have some students produced the album, but they also put their musical talents on display. Blue Hawk Five promises to be the most exciting yet for Blue Hawk Records because it will feature song genres that will appeal to multiple personalities such as folk, soul, instrumental, indie, and more.
Dance Gavin Dance Gives Fans “Instant Gratification”
Post-hardcore veterans Dance Gavin Dance released their sixth studio album, Instant Gratification, on Tuesday, April 14 via Rise Records. This album marks the second release featuring current clean vocalist Tilian Pearson and the fifth to include long-time unclean vocalist Jon Mess.
Color Me Rose
Over 50 students participated in the University’s first ever ‘paint’ race, the Color Me Rose Run, to help raise over $1,100 for the Kortney Rose Foundation.
Life is Beautiful
Nearly 50 students and professors packed into the Magill Commons Club Dining Room to attend a screening of the film Life is Beautiful on Thursday, April 16, as part of the University’s 14th annual Global Understanding Convention held last week.
Marvel Gets Dark In Netflix’s “Daredevil”
Marvel Comics’ newest television series Daredevil premiered its first season in full on Friday, April 10, exclusively on Netflix. This series marks the third television tie-in to Marvel’s greater cinematic universe, and the first series produced solely for Netflix subscribers.
#Evolution #of #the #Hashtag
#Blessed, #FitFam, #Coachella2015, #TheAvengers, #JonandKimGetMarried. Hashtags. Once recognized as simply the pound button, hashtags have become second nature to social media users.
iPhone Introduces New Set of Diverse Emojis
The day has come when Apple released new emojis to the world. These new emojis have been speculated about, talked about and waited on for quite some time. Finally, the emojis have been released with the iOS 8.3 update.
Jay Z’s Music Streamer Tidal: One for All or All for One?
For as long as humankind has existed, music has followed them. With music genres, songs and artists defining every era, culture and country, humans and music have, and always will be, connected.