CRYSTAL TAYLORStaff Writer Everywhere the British vocalist goes, M.I.A. (Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam) causes a stir. Having been previously denied a visa to enter the United States and condemned due to the political nature of some of her songs. This artist is a one-woman revolt against societal conventions, and she brings her rebellion into her music and onto the stage at … [Read more...] about Hip Vegoose Music Festival certainly not ‘M.I.A.’
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Newcomers show signs of change
OLESYA SALNIKOVAA&E Assistant Good music is rare; great music is even rarer. Discovering new music that is great is a delicious pleasure that is reserved for the most rare of times. The other weekend, I happened to have one such moment when I accidentally came across a new artist whose music is refreshingly new and, at the same time, reminiscent of guitar and vocal … [Read more...] about Newcomers show signs of change
Finding ‘you’ among the unoriginality
AMY LARSONStaff Writer Growing up, each of us heard again and again that we were unique. We heard it at school, from family, or from whichever Sesame Street character happened to be on television that day. When we were little, it was easy to believe that there was no one in the whole world like us. But now we have grown up. The world was smaller then, and we were much more … [Read more...] about Finding ‘you’ among the unoriginality
Traveling students learn value of home
JENNACA RHODES & KATIE STJERNHOLMContributing Writers The studying abroad experience is a time in which students are whisked away from any comfort zone you’ve ever known, and plunged into an uncertain and highly volatile state. At some point in the frenzy, there are those pivotal moments when time freezes and you can reflect and question your place — both in this new … [Read more...] about Traveling students learn value of home
‘I solemnly swear I am up to no good’
LAURA JOHNSONAssistant A&E Editor Harry Potter dies. Just kidding. But for those of you who haven’t read the seventh Harry Potter novel I figure, if you haven’t read it by now, you probably won’t get around to it. So, really, it doesn’t matter so much if I ruin the ending or not. However, a statement almost as shocking as this was uttered by J.K. Rowling herself last … [Read more...] about ‘I solemnly swear I am up to no good’