Archive for the ‘Gabrielle’s Outlook’ Category

Music Monday: The Death of Music

Music is dead. Well, maybe not really dead, but it’s certainly in a coma, possibly with a DNR order placed. This edition of Music Monday will delineate only a few of the many ways that good music is slowly but surely leaving the airwaves. Culprit #1: Auto-Tune At some point, being able to actually...
November 9th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

Music Monday: Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts

Yoko Kanno is a Japanese musician and composer, who, in a word, is a musical genius. If you’re an anime fan, or have even had a glimpse of one, you’ve probably heard something of hers, from the iconic brass lines of the song “Tank!”, the theme song for Cowboy Bebop- with only one line of spoken...
November 4th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

Music Monday: Junk Science

Junk Science is a little known rap/hip hop duo hailing from Brooklyn, New York, comprised of an MC by the name of Baje One, and a wicked beat master who calls himself Snafu. These guys met in high school in the mid 90s, and from there they formed the duo known as Junk Science. They were pretty quiet...
October 26th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

Gabrielle’s Outlook: Feet are on the Other Shoe

Three million dollars hang in the balance for what could be the most expensive pair of basketball shoes ever. Marcus Jordan, the middle child of Air Jordan himself, is at the center of a shoe issue that has contracts and funding at stake. UCF and the adidas brand have been contractually obligated to...
October 23rd, 2009 | Basketball, Gabrielle's Outlook | Read More

Music Monday: Ratatat

Band of the Week: Ratatat Ratatat is an band from New York City, self described as electronica and psychedelic hailing; it has two members, Mike Stroud, the guitarist, and Evan Mast, the synthesizer player and producer. Their names sounds like either a stutter or the sound of gunfire, but their beats...
October 20th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

Gabrielle’s Outlook: H&M Opening

Hennes and Mauritz, otherwise known as H&M, opened its doors to Floridians on October 15 after months of no doubt the most fashionable anticipation. The store had a pre-party, requiring attendees to be over 21 to go. Failing that requirement, guest journalist Natalie Chandler and I went to the regular...
October 18th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook | Read More

Gabrielle’s Outlook on VMA’s, Kanye and More

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ERlv5lFdI The Video Music Awards are not so much about who wins what anymore; it’s more about the drama that goes on behind the scenes, off and on stage and on your television. This list gives a moderately comprehensive list of the high and low points of the 2009 VMAs. From...
September 14th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

Booked Solid: Where to Get Your Texts for Less

With the Fall 2009 semester just around the corner, UCF students once more get to partake in the bookstore’s favorite pastime: mercilessly ravaging students’ wallets via textbook purchases. But fear not! Thanks to KnightNews.com, a list of alternative book-buying options is on hand, along with a...
August 20th, 2009 | Campus Reviews, Gabrielle's Outlook | Read More

Guide To Surviving Foot Traffic at UCF

With UCF’s campus being so grandly sprawling, it is no wonder that many students have picked up methods of transportation besides walking to get from point A to point B more quickly. With so many options around, getting to class can sometimes seem more like an obstacle course rather than a simple...
July 26th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook | Read More
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