Bryan College Triangle

Anna Katharine Thomas
Photo Editor

The cast of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" rehearse the opening number of their upcoming show / Triangle photo by Anna Katharine Thomas

The cast of Bryan College’s latest play is trying to figure out how to tell potential ticket buyers that their next production involves singing, dancing and comedy—as well as a spelling bee.

“It is a spelling bee, but through the process of the spelling bee you really see each of the characters’ personalities come out and the background story of each of their lives,” said senior Ashley Boyd, who plays Rona Lisa Peretti. “You learn their individual struggle and what has brought them to that bee.

While the “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” may conjure up thoughts of a local spelling bee or the Scripps Howard National Bee, what sets this show apart from past shows by the Hilltop Players is the incorporation of audience participation. Read full story »

Artsist at the "Take Art, Leave Art" event have multiple options as to how to express themselves, from paper collages to painting / Triangle photo by Rebekah Weaver

Rebekah Weaver
Staff Writer

College is generally all about  learning together, but what about creating together? That’s what the “Take Art, Leave Art” event is all about.

When junior Annalise Williams first heard about “Take Art, Leave Art”, she says she “thought it was a great idea.”

“It’s a beautifully inclusive event, and I think people are really going to enjoy it.”

The project allows students to create a piece of art, put it in the display area, and take a piece of someone else’s artwork in exchange.

Sophomore Clari Stewart, the event coordinator, says the idea wasn’t her own.

“Last spring break, I met a friend in Chattanooga for coffee. We were walking past this building with a sign that said, ‘Take Art, Leave Art,’ and I thought, ‘Bryan needs to do this!’” Read full story »

The New York Times headlines the attack on Pearl Harbor / www.connect.in.com

Alex Green
Triangle Reporter

Yesterday was a date “which will live in infamy”. On December 7, 1941, six Japanese aircraft carriers set sail on a mission that would tilt the scale of World War II and forever change the landscape of the Pacific – and the world.

On December 7, 2011 – 70 years after the surprise attack on the United States’ Navy and ten years after the surprise terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City – Americans woke up.

Mainers first saw the glint of sunlight on the briny foam of the Atlantic as water slapped sheer rock and lobster boats bobbed around in the hundreds of harbors along the vast coastline.

Folks in the hills of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, followed by those west of the Appalachians got out of warm beds and turned on the morning news while sipping home-brewed coffee and watched light grow gradually brighter through the blinds of their coffee-scented kitchens.

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