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CIM president Joel Smirnoff leads CIM orchestra through exquisite performances of Mozart, Bartók, Beethoven

10:01 pm in Focus, Uncategorized by

The Cleveland Institute of Music student orchestra took center stage Oct. 27 in a special collaboration with CIMs new president Joel Smirnoff in a lively program of works by Mozart, Bart&oacutek, and Beethoven. The level of playing from the orchestra, violin soloist, and conductor re-affirmed why the school is one of the worlds leading music conservatories, and why the community benefits from performances that are on par with professional orchestras.

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Conviction high on melodrama, low on actual conviction

5:33 am in Focus, Uncategorized by

Conviction is the real-life story of how Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) earned a law degree to get her brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) out of prison for a crime he didnt commit. What could have easily been an uninteresting magazine article has been stretched into a painfully boring feature film.

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Dim and Den Sum: Cleveland’s meal on wheels phenomenon

7:20 pm in Focus, Uncategorized by

Nestled between the Peter B. Lewis Building and the Case Law School, parked in the Cleveland Institute of Arts parking lot, a behemoth awaits. From a distance it looks like a giant red octopus wearing a hat, but do not fear, its just a graphic on the side of a gnarly food truck.

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Dim and Den Sum: Cleveland’s meal on wheels phenomenon

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S-ghoul spirit

4:08 am in Focus, Uncategorized by

Walking across the Canadian Tire Bridge, on my way from my Stats class that ended at 10:00 p.m., Ive always wondered why the school was so dark at night especially when they have classes running so late.From the corner of my eye, an orange glow lingers, which I dismiss as lights from the construction on the new building by Plaza – they are always working at weird times of the day.

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Outing DePaul

11:25 pm in Focus, Uncategorized by

National Coming Out day was celebrated on Oct.11, a day dedicated to gay pride and the LGBT community. That celebration came approximately three weeks after a Rutgers University freshman student, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide after his roommate posted a video of him online having intimate relations with another man.

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A view from the Lightstone

10:52 pm in Focus, Uncategorized by

In an office overlooking the University and its host city in all their splendors of Falls fiery colours, resides an individual that many may not know by name – an individual that means as much to Brock as the namesake we celebrate, the badger we compete by, the campus pub we cherish and the colour we wear proudly.

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Halloween: scary costume out, dressing like the stars in

1:46 am in Focus, Uncategorized by

Remember the days when dressing up for Halloween meant dressing up as your favorite Disney character?

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Author comes to SRU, speaks about choices and "Perks"

9:21 pm in Focus, Uncategorized by

It was a sentence. Just one sentence in the mind of a Pittsburgh native for five years until it became the title of a book in 1999

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Bringing home homelessness

10:00 pm in Focus, Uncategorized by

It is that time of year again.Trust me, Im the first to notice. Im freezing at the slightest temperature drop.However, by no means am I the one who suffers when the leaves turn from red, to orange, to brown and the chance of frost threatens nightly.

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So close, yet so far: long-distance relationships in the 21st Century

12:01 am in Focus, Uncategorized by

Anyone can tell you that relationships are hard enough, but adding hundreds of miles on top of one is bound to add extra strain.

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So close, yet so far: long-distance relationships in the 21st Century