Amid the stress of hell week and finals, students are finding ways to spread Christmas cheer before leaving for break. From dorm decorating to off-campus parties, the opportunities to celebrate Christmas are endless and students should take advantage of them, junior Bella Dix said. “You come to school and make new friends, but we’re only...
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys – 1966 “Here, The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson presents not just a feel-good, puppy-love pop song, but an expression of the most elemental human desire. The whole composition, marvelously complex in its orchestration, and yet strikingly short and simple, begs for a love that is endless,...
Country music needs to change. At least, that’s what Waylon Jennings told the world. “Lord it’s the same old tune, fiddle and guitar, where do we take it from here? Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars, it’s been the same way for years. We need a change,” Jennings sings in his 1975 song “Are You...
“Down in a Hole” Alice in Chains – 1992 “Every student should listen to ‘Down in a Hole,’ the MTV live unplugged version. Self-knowledge and compassion for your fellow man lie therein. What you have to ask yourself is how far is my success and virtue a result of my own effort and diligence,...
“Now and Then,” the last Beatles song ever released, came out on Nov. 3, 2023, 63 years after the band’s formation in 1960. The song is a well-done tribute to the Beatles’ relationships with one another, career as a band, and effect on popular music. The song came two days after a short film titled...