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Alumna joins Nashville band, releases first album
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Alumna joins Nashville band, releases first album

Armed with voices that can all carry lead vocals and years of musical study, Nashville band Sunset East is sweeping the alternative rock scene with its unique sound and even more unique situation. “We’re going against the grain,” bassist Harrison Doyle said. “The sun setting in the East doesn’t happen, just like a Nashville-based alternative...

‘Unplanned’ shows abortion for what it truly is
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‘Unplanned’ shows abortion for what it truly is

On Mar. 29, “Unplanned” a powerful movie based on the true, heart-wrenching story of Abby Johnson, an ambitious young woman who becomes the youngest abortion clinic director in the history of Planned Parenthood will be released in theaters. I had the privilege to view an early showing of the Pure Flix film while at the...

‘Losers’: Sports docu-series tells the  stories of the athletes who failed
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‘Losers’: Sports docu-series tells the stories of the athletes who failed

Netflix’s new docu-series “Losers,” released in March 2019, offers a different take on success and seeks to combat a culture obsessed with winning by telling the stories of famous – and less famous — athletes who failed, and the lessons they learned by that failure. “Losers” develops this premise across a surprising variety of sports,...

French historian Remi Brague to share why studying classical languages is still important
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French historian Remi Brague to share why studying classical languages is still important

French historian and philosopher Remi Brague will be on campus Monday, April 1 to speak on the study of classical languages. The lecture begins at 8 p.m. at Dow Conference Center rooms A & B. Brague is professor emeritus at Sorbonne, otherwise known as the University of Paris, and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich,...