About Ellie Patterson

Ellie is a sophomore psychology major. She is a native Coloradan, a Gemini and a self-righteous vegetarian. When she grows up, she wants to work in clinical psychology or be the Cinderella at Disneyland. Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Ellie Patterson at elizabeth.n.patterson@colorado.edu.

Author Archive: Ellie Patterson

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  Movie Buff: Summer Movie Preview

  May 1, 2012comments

  Every summer comes with highly anticipated movies, and the summer of 2012 is no different. This year audiences will see the return of superheroes, musicals, and more. Here is a preview of some of the movies coming out this summer: (CU Independent... read more »

   
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  Music Buff: Neon Trees’ “Picture Show”

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  Neon Trees’ new album, Picture Show, is a new direction for the band, coming off of their first album, Habits that produced hit after hit bringing the group to huge heights in popularity. “We wanted to make sure we sounded cool and... read more »

   
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  Theater Buff: Fringe Festival 2012

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  Fringe Festival chalking outside the UMC. (CU Independent File/Robert R. Denton) This year’s Fringe Festival, the student-run annual event of plays, musicals, films and comedy, took audiences by surprise this year with edgy subject matter.... read more »

   
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  Theater Buff: Rennie Harris’ “Heaven”

  Apr 23, 2012comments

  “Heaven,” originally composed by Rennie Harris, is a play performed through hip-hop interpretive dance set to Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” that brings an out-of-the-ordinary definition of storytelling to the stage. Harris... read more »

   
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  Music Buff: Trampled by Turtles’ “Stars and Satellites”

  Apr 16, 2012comments

  Trampled by Turtles released their 6th album, Stars and Satellites, on April 10, and it is proving to be yet another great progression on this band’s journey to find their sound. TBT formed in 2003 in Duluth, Minnesota, beginning as a... read more »

   
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  Beatles to Bassnectar: The (De)evolution of Music

  Apr 13, 2012comments

  The 64th Annual Conference on World Affairs brought together a compelling panel to talk about the evolution of music called “Beatles to Bassnectar: The (De)evolution of Music.” It consisted of four music-expert panelists weighing... read more »

   
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  Book Buff: Christopher Moore’s “Sacre Bleu”

  Apr 7, 2012comments

  Fans of Christopher Moore, art history or even reading in general: pull up a chair because Moore’s new novel, “Sacre Bleu,” is his latest must-read. Moore has always written books with a slightly altered perspective that completely... read more »

   
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  Movie Buff: The Hunger Games

  Mar 23, 2012comments

  With all the hype surrounding “The Hunger Games” in recent months, it’s no surprise that the midnight premiere was packed. I arrived at the theater two and half hours early and I wasn’t even close to being the first one... read more »

   
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  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros play Boulder Theater

  Mar 21, 2012comments

  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros graced the stage for an audience more than ready to accept them. Playing at the Boulder Theater Tuesday night, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros played at an intimate venue as audience members stood shoulder... read more »

   
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  Book Buff: “The Hunger Games”

  Mar 20, 2012comments

  A post-apocalyptic world that used to be North America is now a nation called Panem. It exists under the watchful eye of the Capital, the nation’s dictatorship run by President Snow. This is the world of “The Hunger Games.” After... read more »