Returning events join new galleries, exhibits at University museum

By: Ashlyn Toledo/Life! Editor The Frost and Wolfsonian Museums have strived to enrich the experience of University students and art enthusiasts alike with a broad range of exhibitions and talent. This semester, the two are working more closely than ever before, introducing the Wolfsonian Teaching Gallery at the Frost which will feature faculty and student-proposed exhibits intended to facilitate research and learning. The first exhibit featured in the new gallery, *Women’s Work/ Men’s Work: Labor and Gender in America*, opened on Jan. 25 and will run until April 25. This first exhibit in the teaching gallery is organized by Professor Alex Lichenstein. Lichenstein, who teaches history at the University, will use this exhibit in conjunction…

Airhorn sound in dubstep proves hard to probe into

By: Ryan Morejon/Columnist So for the past month and a half, I’ve been trying to scratch dubstep’s surface, trying to find as many artists and labels to play on the radio so that I could one day, in the near future, start a dubstep/grime show on Radiate FM. Dubstep, a genre assembled in the heart of London, mixes aspects of jungle, drum & bass, reggae/dub and house music. Add a little bit of bass to establish the foundational rhythm and you’ve got dubstep. I’ve been rummaging through dubstep blogs and labels’ archives, trying to dig my way into this odd, intriguing London culture. Through my research, I came across Zomby’s *Where Were You in ‘92*…

All-around musician will head flute choir while pursuing master’s

By: Amanda Batchelor/Staff Writer You may have run into the School of Music’s principle clarinetist, Joseph Saenz, at the atrium in the Graham Center where he works at Einstein Bagels. Saenz is a senior in his sixth year at the University where he’s majoring in instrumental performance. He is at the top of the flute studio in both age and performance, which means he is basically in charge of the flute choir. “I’m very excited for this semester because we have an amazing director,” Saenz said. “I’m mostly looking forward to the end of the year Wind Ensemble because it’s just the woodwind instruments playing whereas, in the other concerts throughout the semester, there will…

Wind concert piece commemorates deceased flutist

By: Maria Murriel/Contributing Writer This Spring, the University will be overflowing with events, activities and candor from all areas and departments, and the FIU School of Music is no exception. Presenting a well-varied and consistent array of concerts and recitals, FIU music students embarked on their semester-long performance journey on Jan. 14. Presentations will continue to roll throughout every month of the semester, February being the most heavily-scheduled. As for January, most of the shows have passed. However, on Jan. 31 there will be an organ concert that, according to music education intern and FIU graduate Matthew Murrell, will be well worth the price. “We have a beautiful organ that was donated to the School…

Spring dramas relate to modern day issues

By: Adriana Rodriguez/Staff Writer For the Spring 2010 semester, FIU Theatre has two dramas and a student-produced play festival ready to hit the stage. The semester kicks off with *Lie of the Mind*, a drama set in the rough American West. The play – written by film and stage actor, Sam Shepard, and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Wayne Robinson Jr. – tells the story of two American families bound by marriage but torn apart by violence. The play centers on Jake and Beth and the action spirals when Beth suffers from brain damage at the hands of her husband. The story unfolds as Jake and the rest of the characters try to find…