Spring is here and many students are looking for adventurous activities other than sitting on the somehow-still-snowy green. If you are one of them, remember: New York City is a short train ride away, so get out of your dorm and experience something new!
Spectators at the Pirate softball game last Saturday saw a strange sight coming out of Ivy Hill Park. Students covered from head to toe in brightly colored dust and smears. Nineteen Seton Hall students, including myself, got together to celebrate the Indian tradition of Holi, put on by Youngistan, Seton Hall University's Hindi Language Club.
As the summer break gets closer, less time is available to snag that perfect summer internship. As if scoring an internship was not hard enough, there is the added stress of what to wear to an interview. However, figuring out what to wear to an interview does not have to be so hard. There are a few simple rules and tips that can greatly ease this problem.
Following the complexities of Zack Snyder's film "Sucker Punch," its soundtrack reinforces the message that chaos and beauty can coexist.
Spring 2011 is just around the corner, and along with the better weather comes a bunch of new music releases! Click the photo gallery to see Pirate Life's Top 5 most anticipated albums of the spring!
March 17 is known across the world as St. Patrick's Day, a feast day for the patron saint of Ireland.
For over a decade and a half, Conor Oberst, the leader of Bright Eyes, has adopted and shed numerous identities: the emo adolescent, punky radical, folky activist and mystic and even Christmas caroler—though a forlorn one, at that. On the second night of consecutive sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall, Oberst acknowledged his music's many faces, playing songs spanning his entire career.
It may seem impossible to capture the magnitude of a 624 page novel in a 115 minute long film, but director Cary Joji Fukunaga has certainly come close with her adaptation of "Jane Eyre."
Often the mere mention of Ireland conjures images of green rolling hills, expansive farms, comforting pints and friendly people—perhaps our own contemporary Tír na nÓg of Irish mythology. Indeed, many of the Irish-focused localities in America, such as Irish pubs, organizations or products, focus upon these conceptions of Ireland. One need look no further than the popularity of céilí dancing, the large number of Irish American organizations, the fervor of St. Paddy's Day celebrations, or the increasing patronage of Irish pubs.
Ever wonder how the Beast felt? Bringing the classic tale "Beauty and the Beast" into modern day is not an easy feat. However, Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer achieve this effortlessly in their new movie, "Beastly."
For a significant portion of this generation's childhood, Disney has been the be-all, end-all of entertainment in regard to animation. Many of us of can navigate through the sea of memories of our childhood with the help of characters like Ariel the mermaid and Buzz Lightyear. It was not until the turn of the new millennium that the tides began to flow in favor of a new animation studio.
Westerns typically conjure images of actors like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne--not so much an animated chameleon. While Eastwood and Wayne shaped the classic image of the American cowboy, on March 4 that image may change in the minds of some with the release of "Rango."
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are a match made in comedy heaven in their latest movie, "Just Go With It." The movie contains another one of Sandler's outlandish plots, but this time it has a more realistic twist.
Although this year's Grammy's have passed, there are still a number of musical acts hoping to gain recognition and possibly even some awards. The college-geared offset of MTV, mtvU, will host their annual awards show, the Woodie Awards, in order to showcase the artists that the Grammy's overlooked.
"Portraiture: Inside Out," the latest exhibit at the Walsh Gallery, challenges the idea of a portrait as merely a figure's head and shoulders. In the exhibit, no such image can be found.
UPDATE, 7:55 p.m.: Dr, Laura Wankel, vice president of Student Affairs, issued a statement through Matt Sweeney of Athletic Communications.
NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice" has always been associated with drama. Whether it is Omarosa fighting with her fellow cast mates, Donald Trump yelling at contestants or celebrities being overly dramatic after being fired, each season of "The Apprentice" brings a new batch of unique individuals and excitement.
South Orange resident and artistic director of Mingus Big Band, Seth Abramson, received a Grammy in the "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album" category for his co-production on the album "Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard."
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