Author Ryan Heinz
Improv company channels bard through comedy

Improv company channels bard through comedy

by | Sep 20, 2012 | , ,

No two productions by The Improvised Shakespeare Company are exactly alike. For example, they performed their on-the-spot original production of “The Cupboard of Lost Dreams; or, the Taming of Lady Macbeth” on a spring swing through Des Moines, Iowa. The audience suggested the faux production that night. And the company cobbled together on the fly its hilarious improvisational take on fake Shakespeare.

Bryan Adams to perform ‘Bare Bones’ set at Touhill

Bryan Adams to perform ‘Bare Bones’ set at Touhill

by | Sep 17, 2012 | , ,

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has sold more than 65 million records, toured six continents and achieved No. 1 status in more than 40 countries over the course of his 35-year career. And with hits like “Cuts Like a Knife,” “Summer of ’69,” “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started” and “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You,” he’s considered one of the most successful songwriters of the last three decades.

Eye on UMSL: Observation

Eye on UMSL: Observation

by | Sep 16, 2012 | , ,

Students study the “UMSL geese” from the hillside overlooking the ponds on North Campus during their Animal Behavior Laboratory class. The students are (from left) Rebecca Dickerson, Jacob Franck, teacher assistant Allisyn-Marie Gillet, Cristen Gillett, Shelamae Paytocon and Stephanie Bladdick.

Express Scripts helps energize campus

Express Scripts helps energize campus

by | Sep 13, 2012 | , , ,

Thanks to Express Scripts, the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ carbon footprint just got smaller. With funding from the company, UMSL has completed its first solar panel installation to generate electricity. The roof of UMSL’s Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center, just across the street from Express Scripts headquarters, features a 25-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system that converts sunlight into electricity.

Eye on UMSL: Paint by numbers

Eye on UMSL: Paint by numbers

by | Aug 27, 2012 | , , , ,

Students participate at the opening reception of “Workbook” in the Visio Gallery by filling in a paint by numbers mural of Georges Seurat’s “Bathers at Asnieres.” The exhibit is an interactive live art show with the walls of the gallery covered with workbook activities. Gallery Visio is a student-run gallery at UMSL. It’s located in 170 Millennium Student Center at UMSL’s North Campus. Regular hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Eye on UMSL: Family affair

Eye on UMSL: Family affair

by | Aug 20, 2012 | ,

Freshmen Move-In Day is a family affair. Negar Adl-Tabatabai (gray and white striped shirt) moves into her room in Oak Hall on Aug. 15 with the help of (from left): her father, Abbas Adl-Tabatabai; uncle Ali Hazemi; mother, Farnaz Fayaz; aunt Fariba Fayaz; and cousin Layla Hazemi.