Like most athletes, Katey Blummer had no idea that she’d end up playing at the collegiate level when she began playing sports at a young age. She tried a number of different sports before she finally found her knack for softball. Growing up in a family of athletes, Blummer was exposed to sports at a […]
Month: February 2016
Staff Picks: Treat yo’self
Surviving midterms week is a huge accomplishment. After cramming up to six classes worth of material to prepare for a marathon of papers, projects and tests, you deserve a treat. Indulge in that tasty but fattening meal that you reserve exclusively for special occasions to congratulate yourself and celebrate the halfway mark of the semester. […]
Off Shore Calendar for February 23, 2016
Feb. 24 Experience Hendrix 8 p.m. @ Hard Rock Live Iron Maiden World Tour 8 p.m. @ BB&T Center Feb. 25 19th Annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival 6 p.m. @ Lyric Theater “Grease” 7:30 p.m. @ Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center Robert DeLong 8 p.m. @ Culture Room Feb. 26 South Beach Wine & Food […]
‘Cascades’ by High Highs
Interested in independent music, emerging artists and new album releases? DJ Marie, music director at Radio X, will keep you updated every week in The Current on what’s new in the world of music. You can catch her on Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. on 88.5FM, bringing you new music you’re sure […]
Playing her dream role: Katie Travis on playing Christine Daaé
Written by Natalie Payan Katie Travis is no novice in the theater world, as she played Cosette in “Les Misérables” at the St. Louis MUNY with Hugh Panaro and Norm Lewis in July 2013, performed in “Titanic,” “Jekyll and Hyde” and “The Most Happy Fella,” among others, and won the Lys Symonette Award in 2014 […]
West’s ‘The Life of Pablo’ goes south
Yeezy fans, rejoice ― Kanye West is finally back after dropping his newest album “The Life of Pablo.” After hundreds of promises, and almost as many title changes, the self-proclaimed “greatest artist of all time” delivered his seventh studio album on Feb. 14. The 18-track album sounds haphazardly thrown together, as the last-minute inclusion of […]
Why having faith is more important than religion
Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Paganism, Sikhism, Taoism. We’ve heard about all of these different religions with all of their different beliefs, rules and structures. Depending on where we grew up and who raised us, we learn to follow one of the paths to achieve a certain greatness. For some people, committing to a religion is […]
An opinion on opinion
Unless you are part of a certain group, you’re not allowed to have an opinion on the issues affecting that group. If you’re not a member of a certain race, you can’t have an opinion on issues affecting that race, if you’re not of a certain gender or sexual orientation, you can’t have an opinion […]
Local elections are more important than presidential ones
U.S. citizens are notorious for staying at home rather than heading to the polls, especially in local and state elections. According to ballotpedia.org, in the 2010 gubernatorial elections, there was a 47 percent voter turnout for Rick Scott. However, this is just the tip of a deeper problem found in the U.S., as the highly […]
Relationships are hard enough
In this day and age, many people live together long before getting hitched. Fortune Magazine published an article to inform people of the rights they are not entitled to as a partner in a non-documented relationship. But the lack of documented proof of legal unity should not hinder a cohabitating couple’s ability to have the […]