Christine Ernest

The sharpened butcher knife gutted the wooden table and fake blood squirted dangerously close to a pristine white shirt on a nearby actor. Director Neal Newman commanded the scene be tried again as he guided the actor through the scene telling him that he needs to act with his head and not with his hands.

Excitement electrified the cold, chilling air as fans lined up outside the First Unitarian Church and into Chestnut Street. Kids huddled together for warmth and the smell of stale smoke drifted up into the bitter night sky. On last Thursday, Feb. 10, Dillinger Escape Plan as well as The End, Read Yellow and Trivium played one of the most intimate settings in Philadelphia.

Cabrini College students can have the "Time of Your Life" right after spring break. The Student Government Association, SGA, will host their annual formal on Friday, March 11, 2005, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. This year's formal will take place at the Ballroom at the Ben in Philadelphia, Pa.

James Murphy, mastermind behind LCD Soundsystem and DFA Records, will make any listener dance or at least nod his head. Since his 2002 hit release, "Losing My Edge"/ "Beat Connection" Murphy has been getting hipsters all over the world to get their dance groove on.

When people hear improv the first thing that comes to mind is television shows like "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Even though that show is immensely popular, there is a whole entire underground world of improv, even in Philadelphia. Take Matt Holmes for example; he graduated from Cabrini College in 2002 and is a leader in the phenomenon of long-form improv that is sweeping the City of Brotherly Love.