Author: LRR

  Interviews are often the focal point of any publication. Maybe this is less about the concept of celebrity, and more about the fact that intimate one-on-one contact and examination with another human being is perpetually and inherently fascinating. But even with the most interesting subject, it takes a skill…

Hunter French, a senior at the University of Connecticut working towards a BFA with a Graphics Art concentration, wasn’t always planning to be an art major. Though he was always interested in art, from his drawing classes to an AP Studio course in high school, French entered college not entirely sure where his…

I recently spoke with Marissa Stanton, a senior Fine Arts major who is working on her senior project titled, “In Context.” Marissa features individuals of varying ages who she doesn’t know intimately and allows them to arrange the space they will be using in any manor that reflects who they…

Recently, I spoke with Emily Makarainen, a senior design student at the University of Connecticut. While Emily is busily preparing for her senior project final, she was gracious enough to offer me a little more insight on her project, titled “Unfolding Dimension”—a project that includes “a small book, a large…

I recently read a blog post about slam poetry by James Merenda.  I love everything about slam poetry and spoken word and this article gave me some information that I didn’t know. For example, I did’t know that slam poetry was invented by a Chicago construction worker named Marc Smith. One…

Over Spring Break I had to do a lot of things I didn’t particularly care for such as: laundry, putting gas in the car, and outlining one of my (many) half-finished novels. I’ve never particularly liked the idea of outlining a novel. I always thought it was more natural to…

Sarah Merkel is a senior art student at Uconn. She is currently working on her senior project before graduation. While the project itself may be finished, or close to finished, Sarah says this is a project she wants to keep up for the rest of her life. Sarah has chosen…