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What does social distancing mean for the music industry?

April 30, 2020

It’s an unprecedented time in the music industry. Concert venues across the country have shut down indefinitely due to COVID-19, leaving thousands of artists without work and millions of fans with no access to...

Listen Up! The Thin Line Between Free Speech and Media Control

Ally Urban

March 6, 2020

Featured, News, Opinion

I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume you know what a paradox is. In the event that you don’t, I’ve ever so kindly provided the definition down below according to my good friend Uncle Google: “A sit...

OPINION | Done right, vegan food is the best food

The News Desk

May 3, 2019

Featured, Local News, News, Opinion, Uncategorized

I wanna start with a quick disclaimer: this article is not about converting you meat eaters out there to a 100% plant-based diet.

OPINION | Mixed Race Me: What Makes an American?

LJ Karam

April 25, 2019

Featured, Local News, News, Opinion

Disclaimer: This opinion piece features strong language to emphasize the intended message. The strong language is not used with a meaning to offend. “Go back to your country!” I think I was maybe six or...

OPINION | Mixed Race Me: My “White Half”

LJ Karam

April 10, 2019

Featured, Local News, News, Opinion, Talk

I was 19 years old when I found out that it wasn’t the norm to carry your birth certificate with you during international travel. My father always has mine on-hand when we go on trips to Lebanon to visit our f...

OPINION | White Nationalists and “Productive Conversations” at UConn

Bobby Bickley

April 9, 2019

Featured, Local News, News, Opinion, Talk

(In advance of the TPUSA Campus Clash Event on April 9, 2019) Leading up to and since election night in 2016, politically-conscious students at the University of Connecticut have witnessed a rising tide of ...

OPINION | Mixed Race Me: Dating

LJ Karam

March 27, 2019

Featured, Local News, News, Opinion, Talk

“So...what are you?” That’s a question I’ve gotten far too often from men who are interested in me, even before they ask me what my name is. I almost have the impulse to respond with the names of dog breeds...

OPINION: The Best and The Worst of the 2019 Oscars

The News Desk

February 26, 2019

Entertainment, Featured, Local News, News, Talk

Ah, the Oscars. A time of year when most people can sit back, go to bed at a reasonable hour and live a perfectly content life having seen one to maybe two of the best picture nominations at most. I am not one of those people.

Ola Szmidt – Ep2 // Nils Frahm – Encores 2: A Dual EP Review Bonanza in Defense of Sleepy Music

Bobby Bickley

February 18, 2019

Album Review, Featured, Music

During the Spring 2018 semester, I probably listened to hundreds of hours of ambient and acoustic music. I had always enjoyed the genre; projects by Loscil, Julianna Barwick, Huerco S., and others have long been my automatic picks for homework background music, walking between classes, and preparing food. Music that drifts in and out of focus, that is just as comfortable in the spotlight as it is in a supporting role, is an important part of everyday life for fans of the genre, myself included.

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