The trend of the Living Learning Communities (LLC) has been extended to the sophomore suites, meaning that any sophomore living in Pioneer Hall can live in a community. The new program is called the Sophomore Experience Communities (SEC) and it will be similar to the current LLC in Lawrence and Thayer Halls.
Olivier Theyskens may have been unceremoniously let go from his position as designer at Nina Ricci, yet he delivered a full fledged fashion spectacle. Though the company wanted to take the label in a more commercial direction, he refused to compromise. Without discussing the situation, he created a powerful collection that was able to speak for itself.
It can easily be argued that there was no collection as blatantly optimistic as Marc Jacobs fall collection, which took place this February in New York. He brought together an undeniably Parisian silhouette in acid-trip shades of yellow, fuchsia, violet and lime.
Monsters VS Aliens is a 3-D movie geared for younger audiences; however, there is a lot of subtle humor and references that children would not understand. The movie pays homage to several old monster movies and alien movies in a parodied fashion. The movie does come in two forms: one being in 3-D and the other in the more traditional movie format.
Ashton Kutcher has one million Twitter followers. He reached this milestone by participating in a race with news network CNN, of all possible outlets, to one million. It was an epic battle, along the lines of Foreman vs. Ali, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, and so on and so forth down the line.
There are thousands of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes. Television and Internet coverage have helped mold these young athletes into more than just 18-year-old college students, they are now celebrities. There are many advantages to being a celebrity, but there are also just as many drawbacks.
In 2007, a lawsuit was filed to find out how much Joe Paterno made from Penn State to coach the Nittany Lions. Today that information is an open public record. In 2006, WTAE sued PennDOT to release its list of dangerous roads and intersections and lost. Today, that list is now available for public scrutiny.
Despite national economic problems, Point Park and its $210 million Academic Village project are still doing fine, Point Park University President Paul Hennigan said at a press conference last Thursday. The press conference was called for both an update on the progress of the project one year after it was announced and its economic impact.
The Carnegie Museum of Art's current display, "Laboratory of Architecture" by Mexican architect Fernando Romero, marks a special place in both the museum's history and Romero's career. This exhibit is Romero's first at the Carnegie Museum. The display, which began in February and will run through May 31, includes 20 projects of illuminated models of architecture in Mexico City.
Although the economy is struggling the summer concert series is booming. Well-known artists, such as Bruce Springsteen and the Jonas Brothers are coming to give Pittsburgh a lift. Through the summer of 2009, many of Pittsburgh's big venues, like the Mellon Arena, the Post-Gazette Pavilion and Heinz Field, will be hosting concerts.
Carnegie Mellon University has chosen to include a hardcore porn film as part of their film series, causing mixed reactions from Point Park University students and faculty as they begin to wonder if their own college would ever show something like this. "The New Devil in Miss Jones" is a porn film that played Thursday April 26, in a general, on-campus auditorium open to all CMU students.
