2020 was a garbage fire of a year in most arenas of life, but it was arguably an amazing year for music. Black, LGBTQ+ and female artists dominated the charts. The highly anticipated 2021 Grammy’s are flooded with songs from social media app TikTok, for which artists like Doja Cat owe their rise to fame. […]
Published on Dec. 13 The vast majority of TikTok users have probably seen the video by now. A professor, at first a bit peeved because none of his virtual students seem to have their Zoom cameras turned on, is suddenly surprised when in unison they reveal themselves to be holding pieces of paper with “Thank […]
Written by Mitali Shukla Published Nov. 23 Normally, actors in a play are used to being onstage when performing theater. What happens when that stage is pulled away from under their feet? Just two weeks into rehearsals, Chapman’s College of Performing Arts (COPA) halted their production of the play “In the Next Room” March 18 […]
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has won countless awards and gained recognition as the director of the Netflix documentary “13th” and the Netflix TV series “When They See Us.” DuVernay was the first Black woman to be nominated as a director in a feature category for “13th,” according to Vogue. WikiCommons
September 21 Written by Graham Byrne, Mitali Shukla and Micaela Bastianelli We missed out on a lot of things this year. But, thankfully, the pandemic has given us the opportunity to cuddle up with our pets or quarantine buddies to watch entertainment on a variety of streaming platforms. The Panther staff has compiled all the […]
Since alumna Regina Bryant graduated from Chapman in the spring, she has filmed the pilot episode of a coming-of-age web series titled “L.Y.F.E.” about four students at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) navigating their personal lives. Photo courtesy of Bryant.
September 21 By Mitali Shukla Regina Bryant had a difficult decision to make when choosing what college she wanted to attend. She knew she’d wanted to be an actor since she was six years old – when her mother first pusher her to participate in a play – so she settled on a decision between […]
Engineer Allan McDonald (middle) and professor Mark Maier (right) have special archival collections at Chapman’s Leatherby Libraries, with investigational reports of the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986. Photo courtesy of Mark Maier.
September 27 By Mitali Shukla As the second most-viewed NASA launch in its history, the Challenger disaster stands out in history because it could have been prevented. Netflix released the four-part docuseries “Challenger: The Final Flight” on Sept. 16, investigating the 1986 failure-to-launch of NASA’s “Challenger” space shuttle. The flight garnered global attention because of […]
Music education student Erandi Sanchez, above, helped bring the Mariachi ensemble to Chapman’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. Sanchez has been performing Mariachi since she was four years old, playing the violin, guitar, harp and the vihuela. Photo courtesy of Sanchez
September 7 | Written by Mitali Shukla There’s two key things College of Performing Arts professor Tammy Yi preaches to her musical education students: the importance of world music pedagogy and the ability to teach a diverse student population. Yet, when she came to Chapman as a professor, she noticed there were no world music […]
Written by Mitali Shukla Since its grand opening in 1957, West Hollywood’s historic music venue The Troubadour has hosted musicians such as Elton John, Guns N’ Roses, and Nina Simone; comedy moguls Richard Pryor and Steve Martin began their careers on the Troubadour stage. These days, the venue has hosted artists like Billie Eilish and […]
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 04/01/2020 Chapman’s Preview Day, for most, is a chance for prospective students to observe campus, get a feel for the student body and imagine what Chapman could hold for them. But for Andrew Liner, Preview Day was marked by an extraordinary moment – when he got a call from […]
