Arts & Events

By MEGAN EVANS   Tonight, Kappa Alpha Theta is hosting their first “Rock the CASA” event. Seven bands will compete in a variety of categories, some determined by judges while others will be determined by the audience. Five of the bands-Harshmellow, Young Ones, Rhinoceros Rex, Heart Strings and The Harlequins-include students from Puget Sound. The other two are Tacoma bands, Velocity and Wilde at Heart. The bands cover a wide range of musical genres, from acoustic  to rock. “The goal is to make this a casual event that everyone feels...

By SABINE GLOCKER   The time for another fantastic University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra concert is now. Inspired by the year 2013 and titled Lucky 13, the concert is filled with pieces by composers born in 1813 and 1913. The concert will consist of four pieces. Starting off the concert will be “Little Suite for Orchestra” by Witold Lutoslawski. A Polish composer and conductor, he was born on Jan. 25, 1913. This piece was composed in 1950. “It starts off with a light piccolo solo which then jumps into...

By KATHRYN STUTZ   There is a long-standing tradition among science fiction writers of predicting the future. Everything about the film Ender’s Game feels seamlessly futuristic in the image of the modern: children do their homework and play games on tablet computers, and the world is connected on an information network called the net where people can hide their identities. Communication is instantaneous, change is rapid and we are forced to grow up fast to accommodate. And yet, this is a faithful adaptation of a book which was first published...

By SABINE GLOCKER Halloween is the time of year when ghouls and ghosts come out to play and people don costumes in search of sweet treats. This is also the perfect time of year to attend haunted houses and watch the scariest movies. There are horror movies aplenty and with so many to choose from, it can sometimes be hard to decide which to watch. Though the holiday is past, here are a couple of ideas to keep the Halloween season frightful and fun. Childhood       Favorites Number...

By CASEY DEY   Tacoma’s theater district lit up the weekend of Oct. 25-27 with new renditions of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Both were a spectacular reminder of why theater continues to dazzle audiences today. From its inception in 1879, Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedy operetta Pirates of Penzance has left audiences with happy ears and smiling hearts. Tacoma Opera’s rendition on Oct. 25 and 27 was no exception. Frederic is a young man mistakenly apprenticed to a band of pirates until his twenty-first birthday....

By OLIVIA PIERCE FREEMAN   Rabbi Patrick Aleph kicked off his Punk Torah tour during his recent Oct. 24 visit to the University of Puget Sound. He discussed the taboo against tattoos  within Jewish tradition, and offered his perspective on the controversial choice to have a tattoo as a follower of Judaism. Aleph thought he had life figured out as the singer for the post-punk band The Love Drunks; however, when he found himself living out of a converted Dodge van, making ramen noodles and only $8,000 a year, he...