Arts & Events

KUPS celebrates 45 years

This week 90.1 KUPS The Sound celebrated its 45th anniversary on the airwaves by hosting a number of entertaining and engaging events both on and off campus. On air since the fall of 1968, KUPS has been and remains a strong fixture of campus life, at the same time maintaining a strong and welcome connection with members of the greater Puget Sound area. I sat down with general manager Kim Clancy and marketing director Rafi Ronquillo to discuss the events of this past week and to get a better understanding...
Arts & Events

Mid season TV shows promise strong futures

New to Comedy Central’s Wednesday night lineup is “Broad City,” the TV evolution of Illana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson’s popular web series. Produced by the legendary Amy Poehler, the show focuses on the New York City lives of Abbi Abrams (Jacobson) and Illana Wexler (Glazer), centering on their struggle to grow up and leave behind their college years. They are both stuck working dead-end jobs, one at a web-coupon company and the other cleaning toilets at an upscale health club. The majority of the show centers on their attempts to...
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Veronica Mars gets a second wind thanks to Kickstarter

“A long time ago, we used to be friends”: these opening lyrics might ring familiar to fans of the cult favorite television show Veronica Mars. Fortunately for long time supporters like myself, our favorite characters are back, and this time on the big screen. Never have those words seemed more appropriate. The series, which ran from 2004 to 2007 followed the life teenage sleuth Veronica Mars, played by Kristen Bell, was resurrected in theaters thanks in large part to the efforts of a record setting Kickstarter.com fundraising campaign. Robb Thomas,...