Metal rock band Breaking Day performed their way to the Rawkzilla Battle of the Bands finals at the Doghouse Bar and Grill in Maplewood on Sept. 21. The band comprised of MCTC students has brought their unique brand of music to the Minneapolis scene since Nov. 2009. The band is made up of [...]
Halloween is rapidly approaching, and ‘tis the season when gamers across the country search for a fear-inspiring title to distract themselves from the decorations they should be putting up and the hordes of candy crazed kids lining their driveways. Luckily, there are quite a few games that can really inspire that pants-soiling terror that we [...]
Sept. 20, 2011, was about people professing to the world, “I am capable, I have something to say, and damn it, I’m going to say it.” I showed up outside the Zine Mobile, parked in front of the MCTC library, out of love. Officially, I was there to write this story for your information, but [...]
This month, Forgotten Films presents three movies that explore the fuel of much adolescent angst. No, not relationship drama, but two deceptively simple questions: ‘Who am I?’, and ‘What am I doing here?’ These films take these questions literally, every protagonist awakening in an unusual situation with no memory of who they are or [...]
The MCTC Theater Department is gearing up for their fall production of Lysistrata, a comedic drama written by Aristophanes. It is one of the eleven surviving plays from the acclaimed playwright of ancient Athens. The play centers around a group of women who are tired of the redundancies of war, and who truly resent what [...]
A stunning production of “The Visit”, by Friedrich Durrenmatt, directed by Maxine Klein, ran April 6 – 8th in the MCTC Whitney Fine Arts’ main stage theater. Over 50 attendees filled the theater seats Thursday night, April 7. The production, put on by MCTC and MSU (Metro State University), included the talent of guest actors [...]
After a slight delay, the lights go down. Martina Marraccino, emcee for the night, stands on stage, wearing a form fitting, sparkling green dress. Held Feb. 11 in the T.Building Plaza level, MCTC’s first ever drag show was organized by PRIDE!, the MCTC lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, queer and allies club (LBGTQ). Martina Marraccino performed [...]
Together, three words represent V-Day: Valentine, Victory and Vagina. But what is V-day? “V-Day … shows awareness for abuse and violence against women around the world or at home,” Kelsey Weitzel, co-chair of Sisters for Social Justice – and brothers too! said. Activist Eve Ensler authored the “Vagina Monologues,” which led to her founding the [...]
As part of national Black History Month Metro State and MCTC’s theater departments have joined in performing August Wilson’s Pulitzer prize winning play “Fences.” Fences, directed by MCTC alumnus Kevin West, is a selection from a series of ten plays August Wilson wrote, collectively known as “The Pittsburgh Cycle,” which explores the experiences of African [...]
Question: What was your best or worst Valentine’s Day experience? Iris Evans, Criminal Justice: “I had three guys buy me roses and send them to me in my class and I had to choose which one to ask to the dance.” Nate Robinson, Addiction Counseling: “The worst was a heart-shaped pizza date. It was horrible.” [...]
