Faculty Art Exhibit wows students

ANGELINA WAGNER A&E EDITOR AMW722@CABRINI EDU

This wasn’t a normal art exhibit in the Holy Spirit Library. Usually students and visiting artists showcase their works in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery. Today, though fine arts faculty and adjuncts Lisa Learner-Wagner, Richard Wagner, Cassandre Maxwell and Eva Wylie are displaying their masterpieces to their students and community.

The Annual Fine Arts Faculty Art Exhibit is presented by the Fine Arts Department and being held this year from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15. Sixteen various paintings are on the display, ranging from, oil on canvas, hardground etching, mixed media, pastel and silkscreen on mylar. Sean Fogley, a senior graphic design major had this to say about his professor LisaLearner Wagner, “I mean, she’s my teacher and her work is amazing.”

Students and faculty alike

Eddie Ifft from Comedy Central performs at Cabrini

Arriving fashionably late, Eddie Ifft, a stand up comedian who has performed on Comedy Central and NBC’s Last Comic Standing, gave a show here at Cabrini in Grace Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 26. CAPBoard sponsored the event with numerous students in attendance.

Ifft managed to perform a little over an hour set, with jokes referring to anything and everything. Trying his best to stick to his routine, he kept getting interrupted by people walking through the building, and unfortunately for them, he would improvise on their behalf. An energetic man full of wit, his show was non-stop comedy. Packed with sarcastic humor, and blatantly funny jokes, the show was pretty entertaining.

Competing with another event in the Dixon Center, the Dodgeball Tournament, Eddie Ifft had a decent turn out with about 20 to 25 people at the event. One drawback of the show was that there was not enough advertising to let students on campus know about the event. There was one lone sign hanging in the entrance way to Founder’s Hall. There was more advertising for the Dodgeball Tournament than the comedian. Despite the drawbacks of the advertising, the event was well worth attending. Ifft will be traveling throughout the east coast to perform at other universities and colleges, as well as performing on the Tonight Show in a few weeks. If given the chance, get out and see Eddie Ifft perform, and visit his website at www.eddieifft.com.

were mesmerized by “Headphones and Hardgrounds” by Richard Wagner, “Rain Forest” by Cassandre Maxwell, “Crowned” by Eva Wylie, “P&W” by Lisa LearnerWagner and many other paintings that were on display. In a side room a small reception was held for guests where they could get fruit, cheese and beverages. The exhibit is being held on the second floor of the Holy Spirit and will be there until Feb. 25.

CHRISTINE BLOM CBB722@CABRINI EDU ASSISTANTCOPYAND PERSPECTIVESEDITOR

Some people don’t think that the DJ pays any attention to what is going on while he’s dropping the beats. Many believe that the DJ is so in tune with trying to get the next track on that he does not notice the evening’s occurrences.

Contrary to popular belief, Craig Vagell, senior communication major, pays attention and tries to soak up as much as possible. Vagell has been taking charge on the Cabrini music scene since his sophomore year.

“I started disc jockeying when I was just in the eighth grade,” Vagell said. “I officially started my own business, I guess you would call it, when I was a freshman in high school.”

Approximately 250 students turned out for the CAPBoardsponsored event on Jan. 20. The crowd was more-or-less the kind of turnout that the student-run organization was looking for. Vagell was spinning the tracks while taking requests from all the guests.

Vagell describes the turnout for the dance as “good for a welcome-back dance.” He also seemed pleased with the reaction of the crowd to his choice of songs.

“It is almost like an adrenaline rush, seeing such a large crowd dancing. The more everyone dance, the more hyped I get.”

11:45 p.m. on Thursday night: hordes of students were anxiously making their fashionably-late entrance into the Grace Hall atrium in order to get their semester started with a big bang as the first “Thirsty Thursday” was now in effect.

Sometimes at dances, even though nothing thrilling happened at this one, things can get a little crazy. Sometimes they can even border out of control.

“One dance I was playing here at Cabrini, a girl tried to take her shirt off. She wasn’t successful in her endeavor; people stopped her prior to the complete removal of her top. It was definitely the craziest thing I have ever seen at a dance.”

Aserious topic that is always up for discussion is what everyone wore to the extravagant event. According to Vagell, guys usually just wear long sleeve shirts and jeans. The girls, on the other hand, are the ones who worry about what t hey wear the most.

“They wear the short skirts and belly shirts,” Vagell said. “Girls tend to advertise their bodies.”

The dance was an overall success, no signature moments, but everyone had a swell time all together.