Jazz bar attracts enthusiastic customers

Among all the shops and restaurants, one stood out. A big house painted purple surrounded with flowers looked as inviting as it could be. By day, the house stands innocently, but by night the place thrives with energy as bustling workers wait tables and guests dance to the live jazz music.

The original owner named Café Django after the legendary jazz guitar player Django Reinhardt.

“We named the café after Django Reinhardt because we wanted a jazz bar and he being one of the most popular jazz artists struck inspiration to name it after him,” owner Linda Eversoll said.

Django Reinhardt created a very unique style of music from the jazz guitar.

“Django was a gypsy who lived in a trailer,” Justin Inabinett, a café worker, said. “One day his trailer caught on fire and he burned his left hand severely to the point people thought he wouldn’t play guitar anymore. Django wouldn’t give up, so he adjusted the position of his hands, continued to play, and created a whole new music style.”

Dinner at the café is the most popular meal because at night the lights go down and there is live music.

“I have music scheduled every night to perform up until second semester,” Eversoll said. “Local bands, jazz musicians, and musicians around the world come and perform. We have a variety from Turkish music to Spanish songs accompanied with flamenco dancers.”

Inabinett said people really soak up the music and will even move tables around to create a dance floor. Both Inabinett and Eversoll explained the intimacy of the café.

“The café is a really nice place to go out on a date because it’s an intimate and romantic atmosphere,” Eversoll said. “We’ve also hosted wedding parties here.”

Peru, South America grew a little more cultural when Spanish and Asian residents moved there.

“At Café Django we serve a fusion of Peruvian Asian food,” Eversoll said. “The history of this fusion was when South America became more diverse so they became multi-ethnic and the culture blended followed by the fusion of the foods. One of the signature dishes is Saltado, which is a stir fry with soy sauce, and white wine garnished with fried potatoes.”

Inabinett said one of the best presidents of Peru was a Japanese descendent, so that was when the fusion began.

“One of my favorite dishes is Nutty Noodle,” Inabinett said. “Nutty Noodles are noodles covered in peanut butter and fried in peanut oil then mixed with Peruvian Asian ingredients. They are heaven and you can’t find them anywhere else.”

 

Café Django is unique with an atmosphere full of energy and intimacy.

Crossing the threshold is just enough to be embraced with the smell of the interesting food. The owners have plastered art to every wall and strung lights across the colorful dining room to give it a romantic edge. Even the outside was enough to be invited in, due to the vibrant purple color of the house.
“I love my job here at Café Django,” Eversoll said. “Seeing the smiles on customer’s faces is enough to make me feel satisfied and happy.”

 

Power and responsibility

Power is the capability of doing something or accomplishing something. Journalists have the power to write, edit, and publish freely. Responsibility is being answerable or accountable within one’s power. Power and responsibility are words that are tied together.

“With great power comes immense responsibility,” said Brent Dickson the Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Journalists start building credibility as soon as they start journalism. The better the credibility is, the more readerships the journalist will get. Writers always have to write truthful and believable stories to gain credibility. Anonymous sources are used to protect the identity of your source, although using anonymous sources is not advised.

“Anonymous sources do lessen your credibility because readers will be suspicious of how truthful the story really is,” said Carrie Ritchie from the Indianapolis Star.

One of the many jobs of a journalist includes getting both sides of the story. The writer’s opinion is not to be included in the project. Journalist’s opinions can influence whether the story becomes biased. Being biased causes too much conflict, so writers should keep their opinion excluded from the project and let the sources tell the story.

“Smart reporters find sources and information to fill the story so they don’t have to put their opinion in, thus the story remains unbiased,” said Gena Asher the Web Director at Indiana University.

Objective journalists start with a goal in mind and do anything in their power to accomplish that goal.

“Objective journalists are good to have because they’re responsible and stay focused on their story to get the job done,” said Dickson.

Journalists have their power from the First Amendment, but always have to use that power in a responsible way. Reflecting on the press conference, realization sets in that journalists do have a power no one else has. Good and responsible journalists are always credible, unbiased, and objective. Journalists aren’t super heroes, but they do have the power to impact the world.

Tangled Movie Review

A handsome rebel, a noble horse, an evil mother, an adorable chameleon, frying pans, and really really long blonde hair are only some of the things that can be described in the movie, Tangled. This movie is the newest story version of the princess, Rapunzel.

When she was a baby, Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) was kidnapped by Mother Gothel (voiced by Donna Murphy) for her magical, golden hair that when singing a special song, glowed with the powers to heal and bring back youth. Afraid of aging, Mother Gothel kept Rapunzel locked away in a hidden tower and had convinced Rapunzel the world was too cruel for her. With all the free time Rapunzel has, she cleans, cooks, reads, brushes her long hair, and paints on every wall in her tower.

Everything changes when the rebel, Flynn Rider (voiced by Zachary Levi) shows up in Rapunzel’s tower to hide away from his betrayed partners, the Stabbington Brothers, who like Flynn Rider, are wanted by the palace for their various thievings. They are now wanted for their most recent steal from the palace, the princesses’ crown.

Every year on her birthday, Rapunzel stands at her tower window and gazes at glowing lanterns as they carve their path through the night sky. The lanterns are a tribute to the lost princess, so the King and Queen hope these lanterns will bring their princess home.

That’s where Flynn Rider comes in. Rapunzel hides Flynn’s precious crown and refuses to give it to him until he takes her to see the lanterns, so Flynn Rider unwillingly agrees to take the eager eighteen year old to see the lanterns.

From that point on, the secretive journey begins for Rapunzel and Flynn, there they will encounter bold Vikings, guards from the palace seeking Flynn, and many obstacles set up by Mother Gothel to make sure Rapunzel never finds out she is the lost princess.

In conclusion, this is an animated comedy that any family would love to see. All the fabulous music, great directing, unnoticeable goofs, and safe PG rating come together to create an unforgettable movie. If anyone wants to see a movie with lots of hair, laughs, and a blossoming romance from unlikely friends, Tangled is the movie for you.

Her destiny shines through lyrics

By Alaina King

 It all starts in the little room at the front of the house with a bay window stretching across the wall allowing sunlight or cloudy days to give spotlight to the singer. A huge ebony piano sits in the corner with music propped up and a desk light shining on the row of keys with shelves full of music as its background. A single music stand sits next to the cushioned piano bench with the voice teacher sitting upon it. She places her hands lightly on the keys and music fills the room followed by a spectacular voice.

Six-word memoir

Always pouring my imagination on paper.