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It's another Thursday and another issue of Exposure. There is a slight difference with today's issue. It's the last one for the semester. Exposure will return in late January but alas, I will not be back. Along with approximately 1,600 other MTSU students, I will be graduating in a couple of weeks. This is a record number of
students, according to the
9 o'clock news on Tuesday. Congratulations, fellow graduates!
No one can celebrate just yet; we are in the middle of "the most stressful time of the year." Even though papers and projects are due - probably all at the same time - everyone needs to take a deep breath and relax. The madness will all be over in exactly two weeks and then we can sleep.
This last issue includes a story on page 4 about a holiday classic; no, not "A Christmas Story," but "It's a Wonderful Life." The Murfreesboro/
Rutherford County Center for the Arts has turned the movie into a play and director Chris Carnett has applied his own modern spin on the tale. Although many people have made it a tradition to watch the original film, I think students and the community should support our local arts scene by attending the play at least once. The players at the Center for the Arts are highly talented and should be given more exposure for their gifts. NEWSFLASH: Tickets for the Dec. 9 and 14 performances are already sold out. In addition, the Center for the Arts will be showing "Miracle on 34th Street" on Friday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. for this month's installment of Cinema at the Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with I.D. and $5 for children under 12.
Our resident movie man Reid has compiled the movies slated for release in 2007, which appears on page 8. Several of them sound interesting, such as the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature, "Grindhouse." I'm awaiting the next Hunter S. Thompson adaptation, "The Rum Diary." Lauren Tingle, the host of WMTS 88.3's "Mermaid Café," wrote a wonderful review of Nashville musician Will Hoge's latest album and provided us with a little background on the man himself. Check out her article on page 3. In the spirit of the holidays, Rodney wrote an article describing the history and principles of Kwanzaa, just in time for the Kwanzaa celebration on campus on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Get all your information on page 6.
Before I close out my last letter, I want to thank everyone here at Sidelines and Exposure for the opportunity to work here and for all the assistance in creating and producing Exposure every week. Thank you, MTSU students, for allowing me to bring entertainment news to you. I have one last bit of gratitude: Thank you, MTSU. Between fiery dorms (Reynolds 2003), parking, classes, protests and everything else imaginable, the past four-and-a-half years have been nothing less than interesting. Happy holidays, and don't let finals get you down. It will all be over before you know it.
Kristen
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