Arts & Culture

¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ Press Has Offerings for Summer Reading
Looking for an interesting book to put in your beach bag this summer? The ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ Press has plenty of new reads.
IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates
Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State’s (Tortured) Poets Department
¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ students can tap into their inner poet with Wick Weekly, a distinctive program hosted by the Wick Poetry Center. Whether students are down bad for someone or are looking for a way to process current events (like a certain singer's new album), poetry can open up a door to a world where students can create and explore.

IN A FLASH: Welcome Zandra Rhodes!
The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27.

Runway Creations Dazzle at Annual Fashion Show
A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´â€™s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.

IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway
Students from ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab.

Victoria’s Secret: The ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Museum Houses Many Surprises
When ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Today asked ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’
A soon-to-be ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

IN A FLASH: Replicating Ancient Artifacts with Modern Tech
Students in ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State's School of Art had the opportunity to use modern methods to recreate an ancient Chinese wine vessel.

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling
Cemetery Calling, the newest play by ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024.