A typical weekend for junior Luke Vayder includes a 24-hour shift working to potentially save lives. “If you don’t do well on minimal sleep, don’t do it,” Vayder said. Vayder warned anyone considering any role in medicine — as he plans to pursue throughout his life — that sleep can’t be a priority. Sometimes he works up to 48 hours...
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House sweeps concerto contest
Tucked away on Oak street, concealed from the road by multiple houses, lies the Halfway House – a hidden house of authentic community, contagious laughter, and lots of music. Halfway House is home to seven senior women, all who have known each other since freshman year. The community of the house sprung from their love for each other, and has...
Deals in the ’Dale: A thrifting adventure
Growing up in Los Angeles, I witnessed people thrifting to buy a personality. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that in the entertainment industry, there are no stable personalities. I never liked this. You should pick clothing based on your personality and what you like. And thrifting makes this so easy, as you can buy a whole...
Pipes, please: Church restores historic organ
Anne Schmitt’s fingers move deftly over the stacked keyboards. Though her motions are sure, the notes that emanate from the organ’s pipes make her keystrokes sound clumsy and garbled. She releases a key, but the sound continues until she adjusts the stops, cutting off the flow of air to the pipes entirely. It might be that the recent bitter cold...
A noble instrument for a noble space
Despite its vaulted ceilings and ornate columns, when Christ Chapel first opened to the students, faculty, donors, and the public, it was missing something. It lacked an instrument that could dazzle the ears with a range of dynamics, could support a choral rehearsal, and could accompany the wide variety of instruments to perform solos. While the beautiful, new organ certainly...
Noise Complaint: Art Morgan and the Rum Runners
The Boondocks – with its sweeping, pillared porch, its garden of cigarettes, and proximity to the best burgers in town – has housed members of the Phi Mu Alpha Music fraternity for the past few years. Of its residents, junior Will Smith and senior John Szczotka make up a third of the band Art Morgan and the Rum Runners. All...
