The University News

Charlie Bartlett forms new brand of teen movie genre

Landon Burris • February 29, 2008

Charlie Bartlett (MGM, Feb. 22) is anything but your stereotypical high-school dramedy. The new film from Director Jon Poll has the distinction of being an R-rated high-school comedy that does not involve some guys trying to get deflowered or winning an intense sporting match.

Jazz for thought at COCAloco

Will Holston • February 29, 2008

St. Louis' Center of Creative Arts has the blues. On Saturday, March 1, from 7 to 11 p.m., COCA will be hosting COCAloco 2008. The fundraiser's theme this year is "Bourbon and Blues." For the event, COCA will be transformed into a blues club and will feature soul food and a performance from 17-year-old musician Marquise Knox, a St.

Musician Lowe bears rock salvation

Tim Elliott • February 29, 2008

Nick Lowe's newly re-issued Jesus of Cool (Originally recorded in 1978, re-issued on Yep Roc Records, Feb. 19) isn't the kind of record you throw on for pleasant background noise. Each track jogs your senses like an unknown, but instantly familiar song that you know by heart, making it impossible to do anything but stare at your wall or your computer screen, enraptured, waiting for the hook to repeat so you can sing along.

Avenged Sevenfold starts own genre

Kelley Dunn • February 29, 2008

What is the common thread that links Ozzy Osborne, Carson Daly and thousands of sweaty, overheated rock fans gathered together on an old blacktop in the middle of the summer? The answer is simple and can be found in one hardcore/metal/punk/mainstream/unable-to-stereotype band.

SLU comedians show stuff in student center

Kelley Dunn • February 29, 2008

Knock, knock. Who's there? The Student Activities Board. SAB who? You would be a sorry SAB to not attend the National College Comedy Competition on Monday, March 3, at 7 p.m. The comedy competition is part of a larger nationwide competition that covers 32 campuses across the country, pitting the winning Saint Louis University comedy team against the likes of Columbia University, Duke University and the University of Missouri.

On the Inside: Planes, trains and teapots

Kelley Dunn • February 29, 2008

Simply put, I'm the least-cultured person in the history of mankind. No, seriously. I should be happy that, growing up in Kansas City, Mo., I lived about three blocks away from the state line. I really wouldn't have gone anywhere if it weren't for the convenience of it.

Music lovers won’t soon fall asleep on screamo band Armor for Sleep

[email protected] • February 29, 2008

The members of Armor for Sleep had a quiet beginning in New Jersey. "I was in a band in high school for a long time playing drums," said lead man Ben Jorgenson (vocals/guitar). "Towards the end of the bands cycle, I started to write my own songs [and] a lot of the band's songs.

Sick Puppies look to bring success from Down Under to the states

[email protected] • February 29, 2008

The world needs more hugs, and the Sick Puppies are looking to give them. The Australian-born alternative rock band released the video "Free Hugs," accompanied with its song "All the Same" on YouTube a year ago. The video has since garnered more than 24 million viewers.

Webster Film Series highlights classics

Will Holston • February 22, 2008

The Webster Film Series, now a classic St. Louis event, was created over frustration with the city's theaters. In 1979, The Webster University Film Society decided to respond to the slim selection of films offered in local theaters. A small group of professors and students in the society began the Webster Film Series as a way to screen classic, foreign and independent films that would otherwise not be seen in greater St.

Let Me Explain: You gotta have faith

KATIE LEWIS • February 22, 2008

My faith needs to be re-evaluated. Let me explain. Loads of religious folks have difficulty adapting their religious practices to college. It doesn't help that 10 p.m. Mass in St. Francis Xavier College Church can sometimes seem more like a noisy fashion show than a reverent worship service-which is about as spiritually beneficial as Lean Pockets with whole-grain crust.

New center offers art opportunities for SLU students

Matt Wilhelm • February 22, 2008

St. Louis' Craft Alliance will bring a new brand of cultural attraction within walking distance of the Saint Louis University campus this fall when it opens a satellite center at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Olive Street. The not-for-profit Craft Alliance (currently at 6640 Delmar Ave.

Jupiter One is a tragic band

[email protected] • February 22, 2008

When it comes to stories about how bands meet, New York jam-band Jupiter One has everyone beat. "Zac [Colwell, keyboard] and K [Ishibashi, vocals and guitar] were playing in a traveling circus together," said drummer Dave Heilmen. "That's how they met and moved to Austin, Texas, where Zac is from, where they started making music together.