Arts and Culture – Page 7

Weed, Watermelon, and the N-word

Amanda Roger, Contributing Writer

March 23, 2017

Dr. Grady Ballenger, a professor with the English department, assigned The Sellout last spring for his course “The Comic Impulse in the Novel and Film.” Amanda Roger, a junior communications major, wrote the following e...

The case for Moonlight as Best Picture

March 23, 2017

The Water Taketh Away, Water Giveth

March 3, 2017

Bon Iver’s 22, A Million is worthy of its confusion

Lynn Walsh

March 3, 2017

Bon Iver, an American indie folk band fronted by vocalist and songwriter Justin Vernon, became a group to watch after their 2007 hit “Skinny Love,” a single on Bon Iver’s first album of the same year, For Emma, Foreve...

La La Land is for lovers

Peter Fiore, Staff Writer - The Reporter

March 3, 2017

Fresh off the success from his electric dark horse Whiplash director Damien Chazelle brings us La La Land - a modern musical of love, ambition, and dreams. The story is simple: an eccentric jazz pianist meets an aspiring actress....

Q+A: Stetson alumnus and DeLand-grown Mike the Prophet releases Christmas EP

March 3, 2017

Hey Mike! Thanks for agreeing to talk with The Stetson Reporter about your new EP. So why a Christmas album? As a Stetson Alumnus I'm always happy to talk with the Reporter. I personally love a lot of traditional music, wheth...

The thrills of space travel in No Man’s Sky

Jason Cruz, Editor-in-Chief - Hatter Network

February 15, 2017

Your journey through the cosmos begins like a dream. You manifest on an unfamiliar planet, unsure of who or even what you are. A downed starship begs for repair. Scant instructions flash across your visor, telling you about t...

Campus Movie Fest brings creativity and prestige to Stetson students

On Saturday evening, Feb. 4, the long-awaited Campus Movie Festival (CMF) red carpet event began. CMF, the world’s largest student film festival, takes a unique angle in encouraging budding filmmakers. For one week, university students receive free equipment and softwares to write, cast, direct, film and edit a five minute movie.

February 14, 2017

Join Ben Stiller for a journey in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Lynn Walsh, News Editor; The Reporter

February 13, 2017

In need of some inspiration to travel, but don’t have the money to actually go anywhere? The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a 2013 American comedy adventure film starring Ben Stiller, may just be the antidote. The movie tells the...

Nytt år i Norge: New Years in Norway

Madison Akins, Sports Editor - The Reporter

February 3, 2017

In deviation to how I normally celebrate New Year’s Eve, I counted down to 2017 six hours prior to my family and friends while visiting Norway. The city of Sarpsborg, Norway is located about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) southe...

For transgender people and their allies, a solemn evening of remembrance

November 20, 2016

At 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 15, students gathered in the Stetson Room to recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance, an international commemoration of transgender lives lost during the year. While the official date of the occasion is...