Warhol collection comes to Castellani
A new exhibit, “Andy Warhol: A Photographic Legacy”, recently opened at the Castellani Art Museum. It displays the works of Andy Warhol and is also the temporary home of the Last Supper Mural Project. The exhibit consists of the mural and original works including approximately 75 photographs and fi ve paintings.
The Castellani Art Museum is partnering with Niagara University academic departments including communication studies, English, fi ne...
Americans protest president’s health care plan
Earlier this month thousands of displeased Americans crowded the National Mall outside of The White House, crying foul on the Obama administration and continuing efforts to reform health care. The government, protesters fear, is expanding at a dangerously fast rate. Many believe the government is moving towards socialism and fear they could lose Constitutional rights, which are so fundamental to their identity.
Some held signs to express their...
Letter from the editor
Dear Readers, Recently, I have heard people on campus talking badly about the Niagara Index. I am not left unaware of what people think, and I understand why so many people think badly of the newspaper. One reason being the amount of grammatical errors that have made their way through to the published issues of newspapers in the past few years. Also, some of the articles published in the past have not been about very hard hitting topics. This...
‘Uncommon women’ on an uncommon stage
The Niagara University theatre production “Uncommon Women and Others” will be held at Under the Taps in Lower Lower level Gallagher. The play’s stories and message are ones perfectly suited to being performed smackdab in the middle of Niagara University’s student union.
Written by Wendy Wasserstein, the show takes place in 1978 and follows a group of friends as they reminisce about their time in college six years prior. The main story of...
NU alum teaches English to children in Soloy
Greetings, once again, my fellow Niagarans.
Since I last wrote you all, much has happened in Comarca, especially where I am located in Soloy. For two weeks I worked in the local collegio (high school), with the PeaceCorp volunteers. Our jobs included running the local computer lab located in the collegio and also teaching English to 7th and 8th graders.
Last week, the PeaceCorp volunteers left for a reunion, leaving me in charge to teach English...
Matty and Schotty’s Little Slice Of Love Baby
Since Niagara University rarely has any events on the weekends, and those that it does host are usually something along the lines of “come to our knitting party” or “learn how to make paper,” we decided to venture off into the culturally diverse city of Niagara Falls and attend the Freedom Festival. Upon our arrival, we were not greeted with fun festival food or African American history that we were expecting. Instead, we were asked by a...
