On Oct. 4 at 8 p.m., Victor Vegas and Fatima Zahara’s musical, “An Untitled Project,” debuts in the Umble Center. The idea was born when Zahara was sketching in her notebook instead of doing music theory.  “I was totally messing around two years ago in Dr. Hill’s music theory class drawing my musical instead of doing my homework,” Zahara said. “I’ve kinda always wanted to write a musical, she said. “When I was in high school I was doing musicals. I was like man, I’d like, love to write one of these.” Zahara, a senior music and theatre double major,...

By Keegan Wyse • October 4, 2024 • Arts

“This doodle started with some colored marker scribbles to get me started, then I began filling them in with sharpie to create objects out of the scribbles. Then I made it a goal to fill as much of the white space as I could. That way you can keep finding new things with every viewing. I tried to hide aspects of my life or depict thoughts that crossed my mind while I drew.” – Ryan Snider is a junior social work major from Benton, Indiana.

By Ryan Snider • April 4, 2024 • Arts

It was mid-November when Sara Method, assistant professor of art, offered Aaliah Higareda, a sophomore graphic design major, an opportunity to develop her portfolio. This wasn’t your typical college resume-builder or an artsy side-project, but an opportunity to help on a larger scale.  The offer? To assist asylum seekers by creating wayfinding signage. The offer was unpaid and purely volunteer work, but Higareda was quick to accept. The assignment was originally sent over from Emily Miller, associate director of the asylum and border services on behalf of Church World Service, as they were in dire need of proper signage. CWS,...

By Charlie Aldrich • April 4, 2024 • Arts