By John Thomas Columnist   If youre shut in at your dorm this holiday season, no friends or family to call your own during the bleak dead of winter, here are some shows to check out. The viewing...

By Katie Webb Arts & Entertainment Editor   I find in myself and others there is a sense of expectation; the idea of living up to expectations of your family, your community, yourself, said...

By Victoria Espinoza Special to the Chronicle   Hofstras Masquerade performance of The Drowsy Chaperone: A Musical Within a Comedy written by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, with lyrics by Lisa Lambert...

By Brianna Holcomb Columnist   Though the weather was poor Sunday night, students, family and faculty gathered in the Black Box Theater to watch the Student Rep Show. The show is an annual display...

By Katie Webb Arts & Entertainment Editor             Vibrant, color-blocked, mosaic images composed of 35 sheets that are 11 inches by 17 inches hang on the walls...

By Aaron Calvin Columnist   Black Panties   R Kelly R Kelly is, as far as I can tell, a lunatic. But in a good way. Or at least an interesting way. If catchy R&B songs with titles like Marry...

By John Thomas Columnist   My fans, Im sure some of you are expecting a year-in-review column this week or next, but Ive decided to forgo that critics convention until May. However, next week will...

By Mandela Wells Columnist   Nelson Mandela is one of the worlds most respected and recognizable figures. He devoted his life to stopping a system of oppression known as apartheid, one of South Africas...

By Muhammad Muzammal  Columnist   In director Francis Lawrences The Hunger Games: Catching Fire there is a scene where the heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) looks out from a lake, peering...

By Ohad Amram Columnist   Taking awards by storm at the 2013 South by Southwest Music and Film Festival, Short Term 12 is undoubtedly among not only the best indies of the year, but also the best films...

By John Marino Columnist   It goes without saying that many art forms are seemingly obsolete and outdated. Yet, the Hofstra English Societys first student showcase this Wednesday proved otherwise....

By Muhammad Muzammal Columnist Once a material of high prosperity and wealth, steel has declined in value over the past decades. Steel mill factories, like the towns which harbor them, are on the poor...