Features
A festival of her own
By The Front | January 20Music emanates up the narrow stairwell from the basement of Make.Shift Art Space as local music lovers venture down to experience Miniham, a miniature music festival. A crowd gathered in the dimly, but colorfully lit cellar to enjoy the sounds of a number of local artists.
Making art of light
By The Front | January 20Home to hundreds of sheets of varying textures, colors, sizes and densities, the fine arts building nurtures creativity. Oddities are strewn throughout the large space and numerous cabinets open up only to reveal even more papers and fabrics.
Monkey sew, monkey do
By The Front | January 12It is a scene akin to Santa’s workshop as a dozen women chatter away and piece together various items that make up the small stuffed sock monkeys they are building. The animals are more than just a pastime for these ladies, as their mission is to provide children in protective services or transitional homes with small tokens of comfort in the form of custom handmade sock monkeys.
Study, Sleep, Repeat
By The Front and Alyssa Evans | January 12College students are expected to maintain three main aspects of their lives: studying, sleeping and a social life. Yet, there’s a catch. With so much going on as a student, it seems like there is only time for two of the three main aspects, rather than all three.
Fresh kombucha culture
By The Front | January 12A dim blue light lit up the bar with neatly stacked bottles of alcohol across the top while the kitchen was buzzing with pots clanking as they prepped dishes of food to be tasted for the first time that night. No stone was left unturned during the preparation, from the placement of the salt shakers to the precision of the chalk calligraphy on chalkboard menus.
Get to know Western: Hunter Eider
By The Front | January 12Q: What has been your favorite class so far?
Friday night is alright for gaming
By The Front | January 12Home to students, professors and hearty discussion by day, one classroom is transformed into a gamer’s paradise on Friday nights. The room fills with students, but rather than bringing in notebooks and writing utensils, the room begins to fill with televisions and gaming consoles.
Kombucha within community
By The Front | January 11"It definitely reduces some of my joint pain, since I don't have really good knees," Elms said.
Sara’s Vegan (and other dietary needs) Guide
By The Front | January 9I remember I was in a grocery store when I first told my best friend.