Arts & Culture

IN A FLASH: Spooky Season on Campus
Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus.

Flashes are Invited to De-Stress with SAS
"Coloring for Calmness" is one of several "de-stress" events hosted by Student Accessiblity Services (SAS).

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Marching Band Thrills at Homecoming
Watch the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Marching Golden Flashes perform a medley of Michael Jackson songs to wow the crowd at Homecoming this past weekend.
She Travels Alone and Loves It
Mikala Lugen, a 2019 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University alumna, is always on the move. Visiting music and vacation venues across the country and the world, she is always on the hunt for the next great adventure. What might be surprising is that Mikala is typically traveling alone – and she likes it that way.

A Spooktacular Fashion Show
Gothic themes and haunted attire embellished the Cartwright Hall Auditorium for the Fabric Pantry’s Haus of Horrors Fashion Show. The stage was lined with candles, turning it into a spooktacular catwalk for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s fashion design students to show off their impressive designs themed around Halloween and the goth aesthetic.

The Sole of Craft
Andrea Sosa Fontaine’s artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe’s natural way of expressing a person’s identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.

IN A FLASH: When a Black Squirrel Crosses Your Path on Friday the 13th
On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels? Are they unlucky or lucky?

Friday the 13th: Good Luck from 'Bad Luck Brian'
A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes.

When Life is a Fairytale
In Noelle Bowles’ classroom, fairytales come to life through the eyes of her students. Bowles, associate professor of English at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University at Trumbull, teaches lessons that extend past the storybook and onto the pages of real life.

Scanning the Past: Library to Digitize Fashion Sketchbooks of Acclaimed Designer
New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone.