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By Benjamin Rogers, Contributing Writer Spring Break is a time to relax and get away from all this learning in a hope to break in half this long spring semester. Go party every night, sit around the house all week, or do a little of both. Pick your poison, but it may be helpful to [...]
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Academy Awards produces good entertainment
Posted by fmiller on March 6th, 2013
By Francesca Miller, Staff Writer The Academy Awards took place on Sunday, Feb. 24. Hollywood royalty gathered together to honor some of the best movies, actors, actresses, and cinematography of 2012. Seth MacFarlane hosted the awards, but his jokes were received without much laughter. His opening monologue was done in a “Family Guy” style with [...]
‘MBV’ meets expectations in numerous ways
Posted by admin on February 27th, 2013
By Dan Lukich, Contributing Writer My Bloody Valentine’s “MBV” is a well-crafted, dreamy work that manages to be almost everything it was hoped to be. It’s a gift to music lovers, striking a balance between creating something new and staying true to My Bloody Valentine’s original sound. They have always done something startlingly different; their [...]
Predictions for this year’s Academy Awards
Posted by fmiller on February 20th, 2013
By Francesca Miller, Staff Writer Movie enthusiasts everywhere have already begun to make their predictions and debate amongst their friends about which actors will win and which film will take the coveted prize for Best Picture at the 2013 Academy Awards. This year’s nine movies competing for Best Picture offer audiences movie going experiences ranging [...]
‘Les Miserables’ stands up to the hype
Posted by admin on January 30th, 2013
By Benjamin Rogers, Contributing Writer If the title of “Les Misérables” had never crossed your path before the few commercials you may have seen last year, I wouldn’t be too surprised. The book, written in 1862 by Victor Hugo, was made into a musical play production by Alain Boublil over 100 years later in 1980. [...]
Is Hilltopper Headlines a must or a bust?
Posted by apatrick on December 5th, 2012
By Anna Patrick, Editor The implementation of Hilltopper Headlines to communicate campus information to students and faculty has grown ineffective on West Liberty University’s campus thanks to the overuse of sending daily emails inundated with information. Approximately two years ago, Hilltopper Headlines replaced an older version of communication, even more inefficient than the current system. [...]
‘Inishmaan’ provides rollercoaster of emotions
Posted by hcourtney on December 5th, 2012
By Hannah Courtney, Staff Writer The West Liberty University Hilltop Players kicked off their fall season with a sensational, eerie performance of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”; an act that was truly a tough one to follow. However, they’ve pulled it off, going out with a clamoring, comical and emotion-inducing bang in their rendition of Martin [...]
‘Inishmaan’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’ take to the stage
Posted by klutz on November 29th, 2012
West Liberty University’s talented students took to the stage in two different ways this past weekend. The Hilltop Players preformed Martin McDonagh’s “The Cripple of Inishman” for audiences in the Kelly Theater while WLU’s Hilltop Opera preformed “Hansel and Gretel” in the Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wheeling. “The Cripple of Inishmaan” is the Hilltop [...]
‘Inishmaan’ is perfect for college crowd
Posted by hcourtney on November 28th, 2012
By Hannah Courtney, Staff Writer The West Liberty Hilltop Players had audiences on the edge of their seats with emotions with their recent rendition of “The Crucible.” Now, they’re back to evoke internal emotions with their upcoming performance of Martin McDonagh’s “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” According to West Liberty Theatre Director Michael Aulick, “The Cripple [...]
Hilltop Players go out with a laugh
By Hannah Courtney, Assistant Editor Can I just skip writing my entire review and sum it all up by saying the Hilltop Players’ rendition of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” was nothing short of brilliant? No? Okay, then let me at least start off with that point, because this show [...]