Category: Entertainment

Ben Mohr-   The runway was rocked on Thursday and Saturday, April 20 and 22, at the 2017 Student Spring Fashion Show of WEAR – the fashion design club at the University of Wisconsin–Stout. Featuring everything from formal wear to pajamas, the fashion show ran some of the best student work that the Apparel Design…

Mary Peters- There is a murderer in this room, but who could it be? “The Mousetrap,” an Agatha Christie murder mystery, is a play to keep Menomonie theater goers on their toes. In the play, a group of individuals find themselves snowed in at a manor house located in England. The production holds various records…

Sam Kilgard- The Memorial Student Center’s Great Hall is no stranger to big events, and the University of Wisconsin–Stout’s Gaming Expo is no exception. On Thursday, May 4, the doors of the Great Hall will open for all to see what the Game Design students have been working on the entire semester, or year. Around…

Shannon Hoyt-   In the final days of each spring semester, University of Wisconsin–Stout senior art students are given the opportunity to display their creations in the senior art show.   “[The show] takes the students’ presentations to the next level. It also allows the students to expose their work to industry professionals,” said Jennifer…

Mary Peters- Duct tape, trash bags, paper doilies, tissue, newspaper, cotton balls – all very suitable for creating clothing, right? Normally, no; however, for Fashion Without Fabric, it’s a requirement. In the words of Robert Atwell: this show is “the School of Art and Design’s take on a fashion show, with the caveat that you…

Shannon Hoyt- Artist Erwin Redl, who recently made his way to the University of Wisconsin-Stout, says that public art is an aesthetic that bridges generational, ethnic, religious, educational and social gaps within societies. These constructs are built to evoke emotion, ask questions, spark curiosities and add exquisite tastes to each community. So yes, they are…

Ben Mohr- Many congratulations are owed to the University of Wisconsin–Stout students behind the 2016 game “Everend.” On March 2, the team was honored with the Best Visual Quality award at the national Intel University Games Showcase. On the topic of Everend’s unique artistic style, team member Megan Daniels explains that “We had three to…

Sam Kilgard- Growing up in the town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tim Wu was a fan of Michigan Football, the Pistons and the Red Wings, just like most people who grew up in the area. Wu’s life may have started out just like any other, but unlike most people, he was destined for something greater…

Sam Kilgard- It’s easy to hold an audience’s attention with complexities, but it is truly an art when one can captivate an audience using the simplest of tools. Rob Price, a former University of Wisconsin-Stout professor of 30 years, is showing pieces of his current travels at the Barrel Room in Menomonie. The pieces shown…

Shannon Hoyt-   “The concept of ‘Seussical’ itself starts with a blank stage. It’s the excitement of what could be, and the possibility of what can happen,” says Jennifer Sansfacon, assistant professor of theater at the University of Wisconsin–Stout.   Sansfacon is the technical director and resident designer for the theater productions. This spring, the…

Cameron Parrucci- It’s safe to say we are currently living in some incredibly turbulent times. The year 2017 has not even lasted three full months, and yet every day we find something notably new or life changing happening in the world. Whether it be a politically charged revelation, the death of yet another beloved celebrity…

Benjamin Mohr- Noah Gardenswartz, an act coming to campus late this March, didn’t start off as a comedian. He was what you could call a “late bloomer.” Instead, Gardenswartz stumbled into his passion for jokes without the intent to hit it big.   With respect to his current accomplishments, he concedes that when he first…

Sam Kilgard   It’s not every day that a University of Wisconsin–Stout graduate answers their phone to hear that the very university they graduated from now wants to hire them for a job. In this rare opportunity, Chris Bartlett and R.T. Vrieze, the founders of Knorth Studios in Eau Claire, rose to the occasion. On…

Benjamin Mohr “Part of what I’m after is  [. . .]  trying to take the very simple and the very ordinary and make them extraordinary,” says Charles Matson Lume, professor of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin–Stout, in regards to his sabbatical exhibition “I Do Not Have To See In Order to Believe.”…

Shannon Hoyt- The Barrel Room in Menomonie is a wine bar created to stimulate the palates of those who desire the drink’s bittersweet sensations. Now remains the question, how do you drink it? Yes, there is a proper way to experience the taste of wine, and guiding us through this process is Mary Bygd, co-founder…

Shannon Hoyt-   “We lean on John Lewis for inspiration,” said Jim Handley, senior lecturer of Geography and Peace Studies for the University of Wisconsin–Stout. Handley was the first to introduce the history of Congressman Lewis: an American politician and civil rights leader who profoundly influenced American history.   A campus Speak Up & Speak…