Playhouse in the Park is currently showing the award-winning play “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Made famous by a film starring Jack Nicholson, the show centers around McMurphy, a sarcastic criminal who opts to serve a short sentence in a mental hospital rather than in a prison. While there, he infuriates the head nurse, leads a rebelion, stages a party and succeeds in making a previously mute Indian speak. Eventually, the events culminate into a twisted ending that leaves audiences stunned. The play stars several Murray State students and runs Feb. 15 through 25.
Showtimes and ticket info can be found at Playhouseinthepark.net.
So Murray State might not be a famous film school that churns out dozens of little Stephen Spielburgs every year. However, the University does have a very productive indie film club, the Murray Independent Film Association (MIFA). Eric Hovis, one of the said student filmmakers, manages a Web site devoted to the association and the wide variety of student films produced by its members. Users can browse through Murrayfilms.net, and check out trailers for projects such as “Secret Agent Jack Russell Terrier” and Hovis’ own movie, “I Love Ashley Bailey.” MIFA also holds film festivals every semester to let the student body view its cinematic masterpieces.
The College Life section is running a series called “Gotta Have Faith.” The series covers various religions represented on campus and what life is like as a member of those religions in Murray. We plan to cover all of the major religions and sects on campus as well as a few of the minor ones, but we are also open to suggestions. If readers want to make sure that their particular faith gets explored and published, let us know.
Really, what girl wouldn’t want a group of atractive men seranading her “Top Gun” style? The boys of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia have stepped up to provide this service, offering themselves as Singing Valentines. Anyone who really wants to impress a crush can purchase a song for $10 at the Curris Center. The fraternity is offering customers the choice of “Silhouttes,” “In the Still of the Night” and “For the Longest Time” for the valentine, as well as their own “Seranade.” Those who wish to indulge can contact Kenneth Oeth at kenneth.oeth@murraystate.edu. This could possibly solve all relationship ills.
Most students grew up eating half-cooked soy burgers in sketchy shool cafeterias, so when they get to college, nothing but tender, juicy, 100% meat will satisfy their burger cravings. However, as unlikely as it seems, the T-Room makes a pretty tastey gardenburger, and this College Life Editor believes that more people should know about it. Does it taste like real meat? Not a chance. Is it edible? Absolutely. There are only 90 calories in a gardenburger patty compared to the 275 calories in a regular burger. To be honest, it’s just healthier, and considering the physical condition many Americans are in, maybe the T-Room should be giving those things out.
From Feb. 22 through Mar. 2, the Women’s Center will stage events all over campus for Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The news will publish an article about it, but this is just a heads up way in advance. Sometimes, disorders go unnoticed and the people who struggle with them fall through society’s cracks. But, for a week, the Women’s Center will highlight problems such as anorexia and bulemia with events including a fair focusing on loving oneself and a jeans exchange, where students can trade pants that don’t fit for ones that do.
Here’s the schedule:
Feb. 22 - Great Jeans Exchange
Feb. 26 - Through the Looking Glass
Feb. 27 and 28 - Room with a View
Feb. 28 - Love Your Body Fair: Uniting the Mind, Body and Spirit
- Global Taste Test
Mar. 1 - What Not to Wear
Mar. 2 - Canines in Front of Carr
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