Collecting the dreams of many: 'Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams'
Nu's upcoming production of the spring semester takes its audience to the warmer-than-Western New York shores of Cuba, but not in a typical theatrical way. "Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams" is what's called "reader's theater," something that the Niagara University Theatre Department usually does twice a season.
The main indications of a reader's theater, in the most common interpretation, is that the actors are not in full costume but often...
'Color Crush' is new exhibit at Castellani Art Museum
The new Castellani Art Museum exhibit, "Felice Koenig: Color Crush," is being showcased in the TopSpin Gallery from Jan. 31 through May 23.
At first glance, Koenig's pieces look like simple blocks of color, but upon further inspection, one can see the topography and extreme amount of detail embedded in them.
"Each piece forms and conforms through more than 100 layers of paint ,producing seductive, tactile surfaces that swell between two and three...
Former NU president Nugent passes away
The Rev. John G. Nugent, C.M., the 21st president of Niagara University (1981-84) passed on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the St. Catherine's Infirmary in Philadelphia from natural causes. Nugent was 87.
"The entire Niagara University family is mourning the loss of Father John Nugent," said the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, president of Niagara University. "Father Nugent played a key role in the long history of Niagara. In his time as president, he made the...
How one Web site is stopping the 'fat talk'
One Web site has dared girls to write positive messages on Post-its and place them in public places in an attempt to make others feel good about themselves.
OperationBeautiful.com was started by a woman named Caitlin from Orlando, Fla., who is a crusader in stopping the "fat talk" and having other women think about themselves in a more positive light.
"I began ‘Operation Beautiful' because I really believe that ‘fat talk' is detrimental to...
Somber moments at the 2010 Olympic opening ceremony
Amidst some sadness, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver officially started with the opening ceremony on Feb. 12. Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luger, died after crashing into a steel pole during a practice round only a few hours before the ceremonies.
In tribute to their teammate, the remaining Georgian team wore black armbands in the ceremony. Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee chairman, briefly paid tribute to...
Spielberg to make 9/11 doc
Oscar winning film director Steven Spielberg is working to make a documentary about the reconstruction on New York's World Trade Center, which was destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001. Spielberg will be the executive producer of "Rebuilding Ground Zero," a six-part documentary that will air on the Discovery net in 2011 in remembrance of 9/11's 10-year anniversary.
Kim Garrison, an NU alum, said, "It's hard to believe that 2011 will be 10 years since the...
