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How to cook steak

By Mathew Soulis | October 21, 2014

Nothing beats a great cut of steak — if you prepare it well.These recipes will show you just how the restaurants create amazing meals with perfectly cooked steak so you can turn your ordinary foods into a culinary masterpiece.Beef BourguignonWhat you...

Student Web series focuses on life’s problems

By Darius Parker | October 20, 2014

“The Truth Tv Show” Web series’ first two seasons focused on high school and college experiences, but the actors are tackling life in the series’ third season.The third season of “The Truth,” created by sophomore communication major Jason...

Lauren Manfrin

Lauren Manfrin

By Nick Smith | October 20, 2014

Musician Lauren Manfrin performs for the first time in public Oct. 20 at Open Mic Night at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. Manfrin performed folk music covers to a crowd which included her mother. “I wanted to go from playing in my house to...

Zoe Hamilton, senior dance performance major, practices ballet Oct. 20 in Gabel Hall. Hamilton manages social media for the dance company Danszloop Chicago. The company’s production, “An Evening of Naughty Thoughts,” closes Oct. 26

Dancer promotes faculty’s company with social media

By Claire Buchanan | October 20, 2014

Zoe Hamilton, senior dance performance major, collaborates with Chicago companies for dance group Danszloop’s final performances of “An Evening of Naughty Thoughts” this weekend.Hamilton, who received a grant from the Undergraduate Artistry and...

Brian Posehn

Brian Posehn

By Gavin Weaver | October 19, 2014

The Sarah Silverman Program Episode 103: Romanski's Cafe Los Angeles, CA 07/24/06 Photo: Evans Vestal Ward/Comedy Central

Student musician plans for one-shot mixtape

By Claire Buchanan | October 19, 2014

Kenneth Leftridge, senior jazz studies major, plans to create a one-take mixtape with Free Lunch, a hip-hop and jazz band comprised of students who perform Mondays at the Holmes Student Center’s The College Grind.Leftridge and Free Lunch have started...

Pumpkin-flavored snacks spice up fall

By Emma Harvey | October 19, 2014

Pumpkin-flavored treats keep autumn love alive with little hassle and cost.Pumpkin Pretzel PuffsIngredients• 1 bag microwave popcorn• 12-ounce bag white chocolate chips• Pumpkin pie spice• Pretzel sticks• Candy corn• Brach’s Mellowcreme...

The clown room at the Egyptian Theatre's Amenti Haunted House, 135 N. Second St.

Egyptian Theatre’s Amenti House: Top 5 things to know

By Emma Harvey | October 17, 2014

While you’re being chased by zombies and traveling down dark quarters in the Egyptian Theatre Amenti Haunted House, 135 N. Second St., keep these helpful tips in mind.SmellsVisitors don’t just see and hear the horror around them: They smell it.“There...

Brian Posehn cracking jokes at House Cafe

By Lauren Iverson | October 15, 2014

Comedian Brian Posehn will deliver “dumb jokes in a smart way” during his stand-up 8 p.m. Friday at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway.Posehn, who also acts, writes for the “Deadpool” comic book and hosts the “Nerd Poker” podcast, intertwines...

"Antigone"

“Antigone”

By Vince Dahn | October 15, 2014

Graduate acting student Alys Dickerson plays Antigone in dramatist Jean Anouilh’s adaptation of the Greek tragedy. Dickerson said despite the differences between herself and the character, playing the role taught her to stick up for herself. “Antigone”...

Questions of law, morality brought to life in ‘Antigone’

Questions of law, morality brought to life in ‘Antigone’

By Darius Parker | October 15, 2014

A strong-willed and independent woman risks death for her beliefs in dramatist Jean Anouilh’s adaptation of “Antigone.”The Grecian tragedy is a re-imagined, intimate rendition of Sophocles’ “Antigone” written during World War II. The production...

Panelists explore fantasy fiction themes

By Claire Buchanan | October 14, 2014

A local librarian’s habit of recommending fantasy fiction to teens has made him similar to a “mild-mannered drug dealer,” said professor David Gorman at a Tuesday fantasy panel.At Tuesday’s Fantasy Fiction: Ask the Real Wizards, Gorman and Steven...