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Dancers from the White Crane Kung Fu Studio perform a “lion dance” Saturday at the Hunan in celebration of the new year.

Year of the Dragon welcomed by Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean students

By Raylea Barrow
Entertainment Writer
January 24, 2012

University students will have good luck this year, according to the characteristics of the Chinese Dragon. The Chinese culture ushered in the Year of the Dragon during Monday's celebrations of the Chinese...

Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder added to Jazz Fest lineup

By Matthew Jacobs
Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2012

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced Tuesday that rock legends Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder will join the event's lineup. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will close the...

Culture Club: Seal, Klum divorce sparks little interest

By Austen Krantz
Entertainment Writer
January 24, 2012

It looks like Heidi Klum just told Seal, "You are out!" So much for the public flaunting of their love that has persisted since their marriage in 2003. But the pair is handling their breakup with the same...

Facebook group campaigns for bald Barbie doll

By Raylea Barrow
Entertainment Writer
January 24, 2012

Genesis Reyes, a four-year-old from Long Island, said she could not dress like a princess anymore because she had lost all her hair. After Reyes went through chemotherapy treatments for cancer, her mother...

Students take note of black-outs, change Facebook photos in response to SOPA, PIPA

By Joey Groner
Entertainment Writer
January 19, 2012

As blackouts inundated the Internet on Wednesday in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), many politicians and lawyers — including a University...

Shoe trends on campus this season include TOMS, Sperrys and Timberlands.

Popular shoes have adapted, changed

By Al Burks
Fashion Columnist
January 19, 2012

In every section of the Quad, crevice of the Student Union and corner of the classroom, you'll find at least one hipster with a cause. For some of us, the word "hipster" may be a near obscenity, but for...

Baton Rouge Gallery exhibit features pop, surreal art

By Haylie Navarre
Entertainment Writer
January 19, 2012

A portrait of Ted Kennedy's head split in two, a wolf with a robotic limb and Big Bird leading a police brigade can all be seen in the  current Baton Rouge Gallery exhibition Surreal Salon IV, which...

 

University alumnus pens apocalyptic book

By Josh Naquin
Entertainment Writer
January 19, 2012

Forget about waiting for Dec. 21, 2012. The apocalypse is already upon us   — in the form of University alumnus and former professor James Houk's new novel,

A display case of baked goods shows the attention to detail in Zolia’s Bistro.

Zolia Italian Bistro combines good food with welcoming, bustling environment

By Taylor Balkom
Entertainment Writer
January 19, 2012

What happens when a coffeeshop atmosphere is mixed with great Italian food? Zolia Bistro. Located inside II City Plaza on Convention Street, Zolia is an Italian bistro and enoteca — Italian for wine...

Jazz musician performs for AIDS/HIV benefit

By Austen Krantz
Entertainment Writer
January 19, 2012

Fred Hersch is a busy musician. When he's not producing Grammy-caliber albums, he's performing at successful benefit concerts, teaching music students or collaborating with other artists. The Grammy nominee...

Walt Disney classics are being released from the “vaults” with a new 3-D experience. “The Lion King 3-D” was released in September, and “Beauty and the Beast 3-D” [center] hit theaters Friday. “The Little Mermaid” is set to go 3-D for September 2013.

Disney classics return to theaters in 3-D, produce mixed reactions

By Taylor Balkom
Entertainment Writer
January 19, 2012

Disney fans, rejoice. The Mouse's animated classics have not only been emerging from Disney's "vault" on DVD and Blu-Ray, but they've also been heading back to the silver screen. Disney released "The Lion...

Nathan Frizzell with Betty White on the set of “Hot In Cleveland” in November.

University alumnus works with Betty White in TV show

By Josh Naquin
Entertainment Writer
January 16, 2012

From stately oaks and broad magnolias to a hit Web series and hobnobbing with Betty White, actor and University alumnus Nathan Frizzell has come a long way. The actor recently received word that "Bloomers,"...