Andie Hutner

Andie Hutner is a Cadenza reporter for Student Life.

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‘Hairspray’

As its final musical moment will have you believe, “Hairspray” is a musical about the celebration of equality in Baltimore in the early 1960s. It’s supposed to be a happy triumph for the underrepresented in society, the ones who have always fallen through the cracks because of their size, skin color or some other factor that shouldn’t matter but still does.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

5 metal names to make you cringe

Cadenza hasn’t reviewed a heavy metal band in quite a while, and just the mention of Five Finger Death Punch got us thinking about the genre’s strangely named bands. Here are five of our favorites (if “favorites” means they makes us cry, that is). 5. Symphony X – A symphony is supposed to be cultured and sophisticated.

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New ‘Footloose’ director proves his dancing chops

It seems that Hollywood’s been working too hard to release sequels, reboots and remakes these days. To the uneducated, it seems that the new “Footloose,” starring newcomer Kenny Wormald and “Dancing With the Stars” pro Julianne Hough, is a mere member of the pack.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

Whatever Happened to… Chris Kirkpatrick?

Justin Timberlake has had an amazing career since breaking up with *NSYNC. He has hosted the ESPYs and “Saturday Night Live,” and starred in movies like “The Social Network” and this month’s “In Time.” Obviously, JT was the most popular member of the boy band, but we’ve heard from most of the rest of them.

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Better Than Ezra

A trio of musicians at Louisiana State University formed the band Better Than Ezra over two decades ago. While the band’s membership has changed over the years, the alternative-rock music has aged well enough. Songs like “Good,” “A Lifetime” and “Desperately Wanting” have kept them current. The trio will be performing at the Lumière Theatre at St.

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GPA is all I need

Last year, as a junior, I spent countless hours pondering a single question: Should I submit myself to months of late nights in the library and reading old books, working until it killed me, just to put two (or three) little Latin words on my resume? Was it worth it to write an honors thesis? After spending months with my dilemma, I eventually decided against it.

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Bon Iver

Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon bought a defunct veterinary clinic in Fall Creek, Wis., in 2008, with the sole purpose of remodeling it into a recording studio. The product: newly released self-titled album “Bon Iver.”

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Summer TV roundup

Summer TV is usually a wasteland filled with cactus dramas and tumbleweed reality shows. And this summer was no exception. Thankfully, there were a few oases in the desert of summer TV that slaked our thirst for TV until fall.

| Student Life Editors

Fall 2007 TV

The most notable thing about the fall 2007 TV season is how few of the shows that premiered remain, but then again, that happens every year.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

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