Stories by Lauren Caserta
Frame by Frame: How students pursue animation at the University
- Courtesy of TajRoy Calhoun
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Because the University doesn’t maintain a formal animation program or major, students interested in pursuing the field are encouraged to create their own informal curriculum, complete with classroom and extracurricular experience.
Pioneer High School selected as venue for Detroit Symphony Orchestra tour
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Thanks to the overwhelming community response of Ann Arbor residents, the DSO plans to spend a few of those miles on a trip to Pioneer High School for a free community concert.
Best Italian Food: Palio's
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Your meal is guaranteed to be just as rich as your surroundings — the menu is well-balanced and varied, with plenty of pasta and meat dishes to satisfy all palates, and you can bet the “specials” don’t get their designation for nothing.
Best Thrift/Vintage Shop: Salvation Army
- Allison Kruske/Daily
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Vintage is the name of the fashion game in Ann Arbor, and while we enjoy an abundance of trendy thrift stores crammed into building attics, basements and every space in between, none of them can compare to the sheer size, variety and unpredictability of the Salvation Army.
Lauren Caserta: Sterling Archer on accessibility of the fine arts
BY LAUREN CASERTA
As crude as his interpretation may be, Archer taps into the primal fears of any and all who love the arts, liberal or otherwise, and preys on one of the art world’s greatest problems: accessibility.
Lauren Caserta: Cirque du Soleil bridges gap between fine art and modernity
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Cirque du Soleil gives hope to the future of art that strives to evolve beyond the standard visual, audible and theatrical arts triad that has dominated for so long.
Lauren Caserta: Exploring the brain's response to musical stimulation
BY LAUREN CASERTA
The brain is one of the most fantastic puzzles yet to be fully solved by the scientific community. So what effect could something as artistic, emotional and seemingly unscientific as music have on arguably the most complex machine in existence?
Eight South Asian student groups converge for cultural 'That Brown Show'
BY LAUREN CASERTA
The show consists of eight different South Asian student groups, each of which are given eight minutes of performance time.
Lauren Caserta: Appeal of slapstick keeps physical comedy relevant in era of satire
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Slapstick and other avenues of physical comedy give us a no-strings-attached way to enjoy watching people get what they deserve — or don’t deserve — in a world where the laws of physics and your local government don’t apply.
Lauren Caserta: Learning the importance of process in East Asian calligraphy
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Many East Asian practitioners consider the process of creation just as important as the piece of art that takes shape, turning the actions of writing, gardening or even serving tea into carefully choreographed displays.
