Last night, the second weekend of the Mask & Bauble Society’s hit production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee began in Poulton Hall. Playing every night at 8 through Saturday, this musical-cum-improv comedy show transforms a boring county spelling bee into a rollicking, irreverent evening of song and spelling. The show also involves audience participation in the bee, so if you want to steal the stage this weekend, brush up on your Merriam-Webster before heading to Poulton. The Voice‘s review of the production is here. Tickets are $8 for students, $12 for everyone else.

Photos: Craig Hudson

Photos: Richard J. De La Paz

Earlier today, Nouri al-Maliki, the Prime Minister of Iraq, met with various University officials, including President John J. Degioia and Dean of the School of Foreign Service Carol Lancaster, in Healy Hall. Although Vox wasn’t allowed into the building during the meeting, we did our best to capture the morning’s events from beyond the Secret Service security cordon.

Photos: Jackson Perry

Photos: Abigail Green

Photos: Max Blodgett (slide 1), Julianne Deno (slides 2 and 6), Jackson Perry (slides 3-5), and Matthew Funk (slides 7-8)

Photos: Audrey Wilson (slides 1 and 9), Julianne Deno (slides 2-3), Travis Smith (slides 4-5), Max Blodgett (slide 6), Jackson Perry (slide 7), and Hilary Nakasone (slide 8)

Photography by: Matthew Funk (slides 1-7, 17-24, 28), Max Blodgett (slides 8-16, 24-27), Julianne Deno (slides 29-30), Audrey Wilson (slide 31), and Jackson Perry (slide 32)

Photography by: Jackson Perry (slide 1), Matthew Funk (slides 2-4), Max Blodgett (slides 5-6), Hilary Nakasone (slide 7), and Helen Burton (slides 8-10).

Photography by Matthew Funk (slides 1-5), Hilary Nakasone (slide 6), Jackson Perry (slide 7), and Lexie Herman (slide 8)