Articles by Ali Swider
May. 25, 2012
‘Buddy’ helps celebrate the Walnut Street Theater’s 203rd anniversary season
The crowd literally could not stay seated. By the final scene of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” which took place at a chintzy yet soulful…
May. 11, 2012
Radio 104.5 gets the summer block party ball rolling in Philly
As Philly’s local alternative rock station, Radio 104.5 offers a melodic fusion of the genres. It mixes hits by rock icons like Stone Temple Pilots,…

Apr. 6, 2012
Mord Fustang treats Philly to an electronica extravaganza
To be honest, I am somewhat of a newbie to electronica, only first dabbling into it in college. Prior to this, listening to Wired 96.5…
Mar. 9, 2012
Westphal College presents array of media arts and design exhibits
The students of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design areinthe middle oftheirown March Madness, presenting a multitude ofdifferentperformances, presentations and exhibits…
Feb. 24, 2012
Less than Jake doesn’t disappoint
Less Than Jake … more like Less Than Nothing. The band visited Philadelphia Feb.17 at the Trocadero Theatre and delivered a concert unlike any I…
Feb. 17, 2012
Philadelphia Theater Company explores Scottsboro boys case
“I’m going to sit here and rest my feet.” “The Scottsboro Boys” ended with these words spoken by the renowned Rosa Parks, played by Kaci…
Feb. 10, 2012
Bistro 7 sets the palate for long-anticipated Restaurant Week
Among the elaborate vocabulary of acollegestudent, one word frequentlyappearsinconversation: broke. There is no questionthatcollegeis expensive. At times it seemslikeablackholeinyour bank account and your wallet. Although…
Jan. 13, 2012
Senior-designed exhibit featured
A Drexel graphic design student designed the “Art Ignites Change” exhibit in the new public space at The Gallery at Market East, which officially opened…
Nov. 11, 2011
Philadelphia students run to benefit Coaches vs. Cancer
The Philadelphia City 6 Extramural Classic celebrated its 25th annual 5K and Turkey Trot Nov. 5 with over 290 participants from six city universities, including…
Oct. 21, 2011
Academy of Natural Sciences collaborates on ‘Bugs’ exhibit
The Academy of Natural Sciences will open its newest exhibit, “Bugs … Outside the Box,” Oct. 22, less than a week away from its “Affiliation…