As the conductor throws his hand up with the force of his whole body, a sea of bows raise with it. The swelling sound of the choir and orchestra goes silent as the memory of the music hangs in the air.  

The glass blowing studio at Emporia State is a blistering chamber of creativity where every surface in sight will not just burn, but scald skin. There are lit torches every which way, stacks of wet newspaper that are used as the only barrier between a glass artist’s hands and molten glass, a…

Stained glass panels rise above pews filled with silent faces gazing toward the towering, white cross shining on the front wall of the Methodist church as 190 voices fill the room, singing to the world to “let music live.”  

Last Saturday evening, Hammond Park was filled with yard signs, music, students hiding glowing Easter eggs and people with baskets ready for the hunt. Emporia State’s A Capella Choir hosted Glow Hunt to fundraise for a trip to Washington D.C. 

In 1863, Paris, a group of artists found themselves outraged when their work was refused by a jury tasked with deciding what was fit to be shown in the official Paris Salon.  

"Family Dinner."

“Science Saturday,” an interactive book reading, was hosted by the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center on Nov. 13.

This year, Emporia State’s Homecoming theatre production is “Urinetown.” Audiences can see the live performance at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21-23 and at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre in King Hall.

With the recent purchase of a $9,999, eight-foot-tall contrabass flute, the music department has been busy and will continue to get busier with the multitude of music performances scheduled in February.  

While Emporia has a great variety of Mexican restaurants, El Lorito at 2114 US-50 offers some of the best steaming flavors in town in an intimate space. 

Emily Prouse, registered dietitian and Mary McDaniel Anschutz, director of Health Services, hosted their second C.H.E.W. event of the semester. Nov. 7 had the theme of homemade chicken and noodles. 

The Locard Society of Forensic Science held their 4th annual charity drive on Halloween night, at the corner of 12th and Rural Street. 

About 20 students got together early on Saturday Sept. 28 to volunteer with SOS, the Salvation Army, Career to Cradle and Crosswinds as a part of the Emporia State Serves program. 

A brass band full of Emporia State alumni and students, Tarnished Brass, played on Sept. 4 at Radius Brewing Co. 

Zoiks!, the improv based comedy group at Emporia State, held their first workshop for the year last Wednesday night at Bruder theater in preparation for auditions. 

Elicia Aceves, junior painting major, will have two of her paintings featured in a student show at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri. 

Of the many diners and restaurants in town, so many miss the mark when it comes to breakfast food. 

Emporia State Chinese Students and Scholars Association presented The Asian Festival Saturday. The event was co-organized by the Office of International Education.

Sixty photos were on display in the White library as part of the “A Thousand Words” collection, which tells the history of Emporia through the lens of Walter M. Anderson, an Emporia native who was born in 1918.

For the third time in 24 years, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble will be performing at the Kansas Music Educators Associations convention. 

If you’re like me, then cleaning, putting things away and getting rid of things is a nightmare and something that you avoid. Ever since I was little, I have had trouble getting rid of things, especially clothes.

Having been at Emporia State for two years now, I have rarely experimented with the food on campus, since I lived at home until this semester.

The lights came on and the credits rolled. I was in middle school, and it was summer break when I saw “The Dark Knight” for the first time.

Messer, a modern rock group, performed at the Bourbon Cowboy, 605 Commercial St., Saturday night and, even with the late start, it was definitely worth it. 

Messer, a five member rock band from Dallas, Texas, performed one of the first shows of the second leg of their “Hard and Loud” tour Nov. 3 at Bourbon Cowboy, 605 Commercial St. This was their first Emporia show.

Elle King’s new album is a step in a new direction as opposed to her previous albums. This one still has her edge and her big, unique voice, which is showcased in her song “Shame.”

The Rocky Horror Picture Interactive Show at the Granada Theater last Friday night was fabulous.

The Healthy Relationship & Interpersonal Violence Education program held a meeting Oct. 22 in the Phi Kappa Phi room to speak about the violence LGBTQ+ people face and some of the available resources that the Kansas City Anti-Violence Program offers. James Morgan, women studies graduate …

Handling the scrapbook with extra care, Rebekah Curry, public services supervisor of the Emporia State Special Collections and Archives, barely let her fingertips touch the dark tan page of William Allen White scrapbook. The newspaper articles, which had faded to a light orange, were from an…

A series of short productions, featuring plays written, directed, and performed by Emporia State students will be performed at 2 p.m. this Saturday in the Fredrickson Theater, Roosevelt Hall. The show is free and open to the public. 

Over Fall Break, the Emporia State debate team held their annual tournament at ESU. In total, 73 students from 12 schools and seven states competed, according to Chris Loghry, instructor and director of debate. ESU bowed out in the octofinals.