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By William DavisA report published recently by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) criticized the UNC system, including the North Carolina School of the Arts, of violating the right to free speech guaranteed in the first amendment. In the report dated January 10, 2006, FIRE called the UNC system "...one of the most likely places to find rules and regulations that restrict expr

By Haley DreisThe tuition and fees committee, comprised of students, faculty and staff, created a tuition and fees proposal for the 2007-2008 school year to increase tuition and fees by less than 6.4%. On December 7, 2006, the Board of Trustees approved the proposition to be passed on to the Board of Governors for an official approval. "We were able to do a 'hold harmless' student aid arrangement

For all of you who missed it, the NCSA campus was covered Thursday morning by a white sheet of snow, to the delight of most of the students. Snowball fights and other such fun ensued.In order to see pictures of this joyous occasion, please click here. The link will open in a new window.Photo Credits:Haley DreisYi Wen HsiehJohn PhilliganIf you have photos of the snow on campus you would like displa

By Chris SchilderOne of the great pleasures of going to school at NCSA is the link we have to the historic chains of our art forms. Be it in the dance school where New York City Ballet Member Melissa Hayden restaged many of the Balanchine pieces that she originally danced in under the master himself, or taking classes from a member of the prestigious Actors Studio--like Gerald Freedman who goes ov

by Haley DreisNearly every seat in Watson Hall was filled with students, parents, faculty and members of the community on the evening of October 24th, as they anxiously awaited the performance of the Miró String Quartet. The anticipation was intense as the polished, mahogany stage doors opened and the quartet walked on stage.Capturing the audience, the Quartet's presence lit up the room and set a

By Elaina SmithOver the last two years approximately 400,000 Sudanese have been massacred in Sudan's Darfur region and almost two million more are fighting for their lives, trying to outrun the Janjaweed and survive in refugee camps. The Janjaweed are government-supported militias made up of primarily nomadic Arab tribes from the north of Sudan. Promised honor, food and supplies from the governmen

By Andrˆ© PeeleDo you get enough sleep? Most people, especially students, do not; with school work, arts classes, and having a social life, sleep seems to be the last thing on our minds. It is only until we are falling asleep in our classes when we realize the importance of sleep. And how much sleep do we need?The answer to this question has been stated in a recent article on http://www.cnn.c

By Kevin Duco WarnerIn the stress of being a student at an arts school, it can be easy to lose focus as to why we are here. We often get too bogged down in the daily routine of classes, productions, rehearsals, and film shoots, working on the fundamentals to improve our technique, that we lose sight of the fact that we have a higher standard to aspire to as artists. We need to realize that our art

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