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OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHT SPREADS LOVE
Students take to the mic for impromptu performances
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The candle-lit UC Sunnen Lounge was packed Feb. 25 with poets and listeners. Approximately 100 people attended "Love Jones," enjoying a café-style atmosphere of dim lighting and lavender and pink table cloths. Performances of professional spoken word artists and amateurs alike drew the crowd to applaud and laugh at times and nearly cry at others.
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TERRELL SANDERS
A voice sounded from the speakers announcing Professor X and his class, Move 101. A man emerged from behind the curtains rapping to the beat. Dressed in a green T-shirt, jacket, shoes and wristband, the "X-Man" made his debut. Webster University sophomore Terrell Sanders, also known as "X-Man," had the crowd moving at a talent show at Harris-Stowe State College Feb.
Artist uses life experiences for pieces
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Artist Kip Deeds takes all of the pieces of his life and the stories within and forms illustrations. His exhibit, titled "Constructing a Narrative," uses black-and-white art as well as watercolors to depict the people and images that have shaped parts of his life.
Backstage pass at White House
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In the new May Gallery exhibit, "Behind the Velvet Rope," photojournalist Chris Usher brings spectators into rooms of the White House many people don't get to see. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the people who make things happen in the White House and on the campaign trail.
Student playwrights will showcase work
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Rehearsals will begin soon for Webster's seventh annual "Surfacing," a theatrical festival sponsored by the Literary Club, which features five plays written, directed and acted by students. Actors auditioned Feb. 24 for the 14 characters. The festival is an opportunity for students to enter an original play and see it produced.
