Melissa Berkowitz, Staff Writer – Lynchburg College’s Student Activities Board (SAB) impressed their peers by bringing in country artist Eli Young Band for the 2013 spring concert on Sunday May 5. Many students expressed their experiences at the concert; predominantly providing good feedback, with 46.7 percent of students surveyed revealing they thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Senior James Thornhill, SAB’s Main Stage Chair said they had been planning the concert since [...]

Sean Holloway, Staff Writer – Endstation Theatre Company will present its annual Blue Ridge Summer Theatre Festival from May 31 through July 14. “The Endstation Theatre Company is the local theatre company of Sweet Briar College, and strives for the development and promotion of the theatre arts in Central Virginia. Endstation creates unique dramatic experiences by raising the theatrical convention itself. Every Endstation production explores and defines the relationship between [...]

Melissa Berkowitz, Staff Writer – Several Lynchburg College students will star in Legally Blonde the Musical at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, Va. The show will run the weekends of May 3-5 and May 9-11. Junior Sierra Spicer said she will take on the leading role of Reese Witherspoon’s character Elle Woods, which has been a dream of hers since she saw the original film when it was [...]

Sean Holloway, Staff Writer – Lynchburg College’s latest theatre production, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” adds a new contemporary up-close and personal touch to the Dillard Fine Arts Center stage. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” tells the story of Jean, a woman who stumbles upon Gordon, a dead man, in a café. She decides to “borrow” his phone in hopes of keeping him alive in some way. Along the way, she encounters [...]

Cody Stanton, Staff Writer – The Lynchburg College chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host “Work Fashion 101,” a fashion show to show students what is appropriate attire for job interviews and in the workplace, on April 2 at 7 p.m. in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. “The PRSSA group has recruited a number of instructors and professors to show off some of these styles that [...]

Jordan Banton, Staff Writer – Google has announced the launch of the new Google Glass, a pair of glasses that acts similar to a smartphone. Google has announced its debut for 2013, according to an article by James Rivington on TechRadar.com. The Google Glass is equipped with a camera, voice listening device and GPS, according to the article on TechRadar.com. A small display screen is shown in the upper right [...]

Izzy Zara-Roque, Staff Writer – Lynchburg College’s second round of “LC Idol” took place Tuesday, March 19 in Westover with its nine talented contestants. Contestant and first-year Anthony Purpero said he was nervous and excited to perform in the second round. He said the reason he chose his songs was because they connected with the way he felt and that he wanted to express his emotions and personality. Sophomore contestant [...]

Sean Holloway, Staff Writer – Eli Young Band will headline the Lynchburg College Spring Concert on Sunday, May 5, according to an announcement made by the Student Activities Board on Tuesday, March 5 in the Westover Room. Eli Young Band’s last album, Jet Black & Jealous, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart in 2008. The band is made up of four musicians who met during their [...]

Jordan Banton, Staff Writer – The Sony Corporation recently announced that the PlayStation 4 will be available for the 2013 holiday season. While photos of the new console design have yet to be released, other details like the new DualShock 4 Controller have been revealed. The controller is similar to the classic PlayStation controllers in layout and shape but includes additional features such as a touchpad located at the top [...]

Brea DePina, Staff Writer - The new Alice in Wonderland art exhibit opened Aug. 30 and will be open to the public until Oct. 17. The exhibit contains 19 of Sir John Tenniel’s illustrations from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Barbara Rothermel, director of the Daura Gallery at Lynchburg College, said that the pieces chosen attempt to tell the famous Alice in Wonderland story. “All the pieces [...]