Hip Hop Sayings

Lansing Community College murals offer inspiration, lessons for students to absorb

Mackinaw Building

Lansing Community College President Brent Knight on Monday night asked the college's Board of Trustees to rename the Student Personnel Services Building the Mackinaw Building. He said it will allow the college to expand its ambient learning efforts with murals and explanations of the straits of Mackinac, Mackinac Island, the area's French heritage.

Nearby wall space is taken up by British playwright Oscar Wilde's thoughts on truly fascinating people ("People who know absolutely everything and people who know absolutely nothing."); Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs' musings on misfits, rebels and troublemakers ("The only thing you can't do is ignore them, because they change things"); punk rocker Henry Rollins' advice on rebelling against your parents ("Outlearn them, outlive them and know more than they do").

So You Think You Can Dance – Season 8 – Week 3

So last week’s result show was traumatic for me with the lost of Iveta. I am surprised they got rid of the only Ballroom dancer who showed some much growth and potential in other styles. Missy is not one of my top favorite dancers, but I truly believed that Ryan did not deserve to stay in comparison to her. Ryan is an excellent technical dancer, but that perma-grin smile makes me cringe when I watch her. She seems more “beauty pageant” than performer because of it. And, don’t get me started on her “dance for your life” … the flailing of her arms, legs and hair … oh gawd.

What I don’t understand is how they could keep Ricky based on his excellent “dance for your life” performance, yet Ryan’s was horrible and they kept her regardless. *sigh*

On to tonight’s show … here is how they did (in my own non-professional opinion) …

Sasha (Contemporary) & Alexander (Contemporary) – Contemporary routine by choreographer Dee Caspray: That was really well done by both of them! She was in character the entire time … sultry and saucy. He really surprised me! He is growing in his dancing. This pair reminds me of Legacy and Kathryn from Season 6. You can tell that they have a great connection and work well together.

Melanie (Contemporary) & Marko (Jazz) – Lyrical Hip Hop routine by choreographer Napoleon and Tabitha D’Umo: Yes, it was bizarre, but I loved the intricate movements and little details. For the second week in a row I thought he did amazing considering his background, but I wanted his movements to be more exaggerated. She was really solid throughout the performance. They support each other very well, but I am expecting them to be in the bottom 3 tomorrow.

Clarice (Jazz) & Jess (Broadway) - Fox Trot routine by choreographer Jean-Marc Genereux: The dancing was good and one of the better performances of this style we have seen on this show. But … yes, there is a but … this pair is so miss matched to me. The lift was much better this week. He didn’t stumble, so I guess that is some growth.

Ryan (Contemporary) & Ricky (Contemporary) - Contemporary routine by choreographer Sonya Tayeh: I am so happy that they had a more serious storyline tonight. She was more in character and wasn’t grinning the entire time. Both showed that their technical skills is why they are still in this competition. What didn’t work for me was connecting with their emotions. Might be because they haven’t experienced what they were trying to portray, but that was the one element that was missing for me.