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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
September 17, 2012
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Waist-friendly football foods Lauren Hooker Staff Writer
As college students, we are all busy. Managing our hectic class, work and social schedules can be stressful enough. Add in thoughts of the dreaded freshman 15, and things go haywire. Aside from worries of weight gain, food is our number one source of health-boosting goodness, food for the brain and the body. “Hooker in the Kitchen” is designed to help you make healthy choices, leading you away from the many tempting fast food options and instead offering up fast, easy and budget-friendly weekly recipes. Try them, love them and more importantly, thank Lauren Hooker for your non-expanding waistline and taste bud stimulation. It’s official: Saturday, Sept. 22 marks the first day of fall. Football season is already in full swing, but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your figure for the array of delicious football dips, wings and chips or visa versa. Here are some (somewhat) healthy finger foods which are sure to please the crowd. The Greek yogurt provides more protein than sour cream (and less fat!), and black beans contain more fiber and less fat than their refried counterpart.
Six-layer dip What you’ll need: 1 can of black beans (or refried) 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream) 1 1/2 cup guacamole 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese mix 1 can sliced black olives 1 packet taco seasoning 1 cup salsa 1 tablespoon lime juice What to do: 1. Mix beans and taco seasoning well. Set aside. 2. Mix lime juice and yogurt together. Set aside. 3. In a large baking dish or pie tin, layer the beans, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, cheese and olives. Refrigerate or serve immediately with chips. Optional: top with sliced green onions.
Mini taco cups What you’ll need: 1 bag of Tostitos “Scoops” 1 can black (or refried beans) 1 packet of taco seasoning 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream) 1/2 can sliced black olives 1 cup salsa What to do: 1. Set chips on a large platter or baking sheet, and layer with beans, cheese, salsa, yogurt and black olives. The Arbiter
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“IMPACT” features artwork commemorating the career of art educator Jane Wilson and includes original pieces from Wilson.
IMPACT: students celebrate Jane Wilson Danielle Davidson Staff Writer
Jane Wilson retired after teaching art at Bishop Kelly High School for 33 years. From the class of 1980 to 2012, she inspired her students and many of them went on to become working artists. “IMPACT: the legacy of Jane Wilson” is an exhibit currently on display in the Student Union Gallery which was put together to honor her. “This was my idea,” said
Tricia Stackle, exhibit creator. “When my mom had first told me that she saw Jane had retired, I wanted to kind of give something back to her for all that she’s done for 33 years of teaching. She was my high school art teacher, so my very first art teacher in 1993, and I took my first pottery class from her. Now she’s one of my dearest friends.” All of the art featured in the exhibit was done by students of Wilson’s or by Wilson. The artworks range from paintings and sculptures to dresses made
of paper. “There’s incredible work here,” Katie Kerby, former student of Wilson’s said. “There’s felt stuffed animals over there and jewelry and pottery and paintings. This is amazing. This is a testament to a career that was just absolutely inspirational to a lot of people.” Wilson contributed three paintings and a few sculptures to the mix of artwork and said she was very proud of the work her former students contributed to the show. “I think there’s a huge va-
riety of work here and to me the interesting thing about the show is that with people we share a past we share a passion,” Wilson said. “Probably every student has a passion in some way, so come share ours. It’s almost surreal that something this wonderful would happen. It’s one of the best days of my life.” Some of the featured paintings are reflective of memories the students had of Wilson. Former student and featured artist Kate Masterson submitted a selfportrait because of an as-
signment Wilson had the class do that stuck in Masterson’s memory. “I don’t think that you have to be an art major to look at art,” Adam Atkinson, senior art major said. “I think that there’s a lot of different interesting things going on, a lot of different uses of materials that you wouldn’t expect to see. It’s surprising and interesting to look at, so I think that everybody could learn something from being here.” The opportunity to witness this exhibit, in honor of Wilson, will end on Oct. 7.
Try it with Tabby:
The red Solo cup necklace Tabitha Bower
Arts and Entertainment Editor
“Try it with Tabby” is a weekly article chronicling the adventures of Tabitha Bower as she searches for out-of-the-ordinary and budgetfriendly activities for students. Let’s face it: As college students, there are some days when we just want to stay at home in our pajamas. These lazy days have many causes, ranging from exhaustion associated with study overload to over-indulging in fun the night prior. While sitting on the couch for an entire day may be enough to occupy some, others might need a glimmer of productivity to make the day feel un-wasted. If writing the eight-page report due in two days does not sound like the type of productivity you’re going for, try getting creative with some do-it-yourself crafts. Worried about having to leave the house to stock up on crafting supplies? Fear not, this
particular project takes nothing more than what an average college student has lying around the house: a red Solo cup, some office supplies and an oven. In my lazy day woes, I stumbled upon the “red Solo cup necklace” online with a certain flair of pessimism. The three step process to turn the kegstand classic into an eclectic charm seemed too simplistic, and to be honest, I went into this project more to prove it wrong. Step one was possibly the most difficult. It involved cutting the red Solo cup in half with an Exacto knife. After nearly slicing my finger off, I traded in the razor for a pair of child friendly scissors. I would recommend using the Exacto for initial puncture, but then using scissors to get a straight line. Also, take note of the rule “never cut toward yourself.” It’s a rule for a reason. Once the cup is cut, the design element of the red Solo cup necklace comes into play. This is where you get to be cre-
ative and draw all over the cup with a permanent marker. You could use the cup’s ridges as design guidelines, or you could do what I did and just scribble random shapes in no particular order. The last step is where the magic happens. Since Solo cups are made of #6 plastic, they shrink when heated. The shrinking process takes approximately two minutes in an oven heated to 225 degrees. Once the cup shrinks into a flat circle, you press it with a glass and wait for it to cool down. While I was skeptical going into this project, I was more than impressed by the results. I strung my finished product on a silver chain, put it around my neck and went out for feedback. Many people commented on my new neckpiece and a few even asked where I bought it. The best part of this creative craft by far is the bragging rights associated with turning a red solo cup into a wearable accessory. Find full directions at dollarstorecrafts.com
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Red Solo cup necklace made by Tabitha Bower.
Color Fields draws community, not students Alx Stickel Staff Writer
Lisa Flowers Ross received a warm welcome at her “Color Fields” opening reception this past Thursday evening. Members of the community constantly trickled in, however, student attendance was low. Everett Hoffman, senior art metals major, said he was disheartened by this turn out. “I think it’s really sad that people don’t decide to come, especially since they are free events and it’s located in the Student Union Building, which is
central on campus,” Hoffman said. “It’s really easy for students to come. There’s like two students here. It’s sad that there’s not more art majors here because to create art you have go out and see art that’s being created.” Adam Atkinson, senior painting/drawing major, said he was also disappointed by the lack of student support. “It’s hard to make art if you don’t know what’s going on in the contemporary art world,” Atkinson said. “If you are making things just because you want to or feel strongly about something, you should inform yourself by
looking at other people’s visual language to be able to use that in your own art and your own visual language so you can communicate things better. People decide not to go view art because they are lazy or they don’t care enough to look at other art. They think they’re so great that they don’t need to look at art. It’s a really big mistake.” On a brighter note, Atkinson and Hoffman said they both enjoyed viewing Flowers Ross’s artwork. “It’s very interesting. It seems like abstraction that’s based on reality,” Atkinson said. “From far away it looks like a paint-
ing. It lives in both worlds: painting and fabric.” Hoffman said he was also impressed with Flowers Ross’ techniques. “I think the fact that she dyes her own fabric and then applies it and creates it (her art) after she’s dyed it is really interesting because that process is really technically difficult,” Hoffman said. Flowers Ross’ displayed work is part of an 18-piece series she created based on aerial photographs of tulip fields in Holland she found online. Ross decided to get more involved with quilting after she and a friend took a class together.
“My friend and I took a quilting class together. After that, I was inspired to incorporate that into my art,” Flowers Ross said. “Now, I use free-motion stitching to ‘draw’ the lines in the quilts and create texture. I like to hand dye my own fabric because there is some variation in the color which creates more depth.” In addition to her work, Flowers Ross also offered words of encouragement for art students at the reception. “Work, work, work. Just do the work, and good things will eventually happen. People will notice,” she said. arbiteronline.com