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Built in 1956, Southwestern University’s Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center and the Sarofim School of Fine Arts have long been central to the campus. As a liberal arts institution, Southwestern draws a large influx of ...
On a warm, late night in the southeast of central Texas, a collection of four-wheeled congregants gather together in anticipation of their weekly ceremony. The comforting breeze pulls the cigarette smoke of a seemingly bygone ...
“I have hated my mother for most of my life but it is her face I see as I drown…” Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy took hold of my heart from its very first ...
As the semester nears its close and students start kicking off their shoes to study for finals and prepare for the summer, seven contenders will be strapping on their best set of heels to participate ...
Sunday, April 12th was a fairly dreary day (or a pleasant one, depending on your outlook), with the weather bathing Georgetown in grey skies and light rain. However, if one were to enter the Alma ...
The Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture is a long-standing Southwestern tradition, notably named after the abolitionist, suffragist, and Southwestern alum. The Lecture, sponsored by the Feminist Studies department, is an annual invitation to scholars and activists ...
According to the Pew Research Center, 62% of U.S. adults identify as Christians. Whether Evangelical Protestant, Catholic, Lutheran, or any of the other 45,000 estimated denominations, Christianity as a religion has played a significant role ...
On April 10, 2026, Southwestern University hosted the annual Step & Stroll event in the Alma Thomas Theatre. An event that was revived by Professor of Education, Dr. Alicia Moore, the Step & Stroll is ...
This weekend, the Sarofim School of Fine Arts premiered Tracks, an enigmatic and perplexing story centered around ten strangers in a subway station. Written by Peter Tarsi, Tracks explores the uncomfortable uncertainty of a next ...
First of all, let us try this little exercise. Wherever you are reading this, close your eyes and take a moment to meditate. Focus on the howling of the wind, the rhythm of footsteps around ...