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By Erica Wilson Professor Nophachai Cholthitchanta wanders the organ room in the music building, observing his students create their own clarinet reeds. They have spent weeks curing the cane, using a guillotine to split the material, gouging the cane into blanks with an aggressive blade and examining its arcs to select the perfect tip. They…
The Details Behind the Details: A relentless pursuit of musical perfection
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By Natalie Murphy As Jennette McCurdy speaks at the Distinguished Lectures Committee, the audience is very familiar with her. Simply put, the first time the mostly college-age attendees heard of and watched her on TV was when they were in middle school. But she is no longer the character we knew her as. Not Sam…
“Life Begs For Comedy”: Jennette McCurdy on Her Time in Therapy, Her Mom and Her Best-Selling Book.
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How do you separate the savory from the rotten and the sour from the sweet? Going through the days, I’ve gotten lost in obscene thoughts and nooks and crannies of my mind. Maybe tomorrow or yesterday, I can find the answers I’m looking for. While life goes by I ponder a time where I realize…
Throwing Out the Milk by Paige Babcock
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It’s raining. Of course it is. It had been forecasted for a while now. It should have been obvious, The wisps of white that mimed Paul’s Revere, The temperature reaching a fever pitch, The air itself seemed to sweat so that the Earth Must wipe it all away, leaving a gray streak in its…
Silver and Gold- Joshua Droll
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I am pressing this pen to paper Forcing ink to spill and smudge Constant pressure in one spot Tears through several pages I want to translate my thoughts into words But I have exhausted the alphabet Racing sentences too fast to be rational I am speechless
Speechless by Jasmine Sylvia James
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When I was 7, I feared the dark The monsters under the bed and skeletons in the closet So I slept with a night light When I was 14, I feared losing my sight The flowers I would never see and faces I would never meet So I spent every possible moment under the…
New Fears by Jasmine Sylvia James
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By Alyssa Riley When David Gomez was four years old, his kindergarten teacher, exasperated with his inability to sit still in class, gave him watercolors to occupy his overactive mind and body. Surpassing its original purpose, this act unfolded the future of young Gomez’s promising artistic ability, one saturated by paintings, competitions and art shows. …
The Art of Creating Peace of Heart
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By Natalie Murphy When Mt. Joy went to social media to ask their fans to wear Halloween costumes to their concert, their very dedicated Fayetteville fans listened and delivered. The crowd didn’t miss a beat, going all out in full hair and makeup corresponding with their costumes. One group of guys even wore matching banana…
Mt. Joy Brings Halloween Spirit to Fayetteville
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By Marin McGrath From the first drum beat in “Lavender Haze” to the last note in “Dear Reader,” I knew this was going to be something I’d have on repeat for the foreseeable future. After a long awaited arrival, the release of “Midnights” by Taylor Swift occurred on Oct. 21 at midnight, as one would…
Album Review: “Midnights” by Taylor Swift
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By Alyssa Crutcher The 1975’s newest album release “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” takes solemn saxophone and piano instrumentals, groovy, upbeat drum solos, and other funky melancholic beats to compile a list of songs that move the listener with both heartache and humor. The band’s fifth studio album is reminiscent of their older style…
Album Review: The 1975’s “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” moves listeners with heartache and humor