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Tate McRae perfects the pop formula in ‘So Close To What’

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor February 26, 2025

On Feb. 21, Tate McRae released her highly anticipated third studio album, “So Close To What.” This 15-track record debuted on the global Spotify chart with 29.98 million streams — making it McRae’s...

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Opinion: The penny is stopping production, and I’m sad 

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor February 19, 2025

President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies. This is one of many executive actions in Trump's sweeping first month in office. “For far too long the United States...

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Dear Jaques Audiard, please keep your ignorance to yourself

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor February 12, 2025

Do you remember that one person who would just spit the most outlandish, pedantic, tactless, out-of-topic comment during a conversation, adding nothing more than an outrageous pause to the actual discussion?...

Wear or Tear: Grammy’s edition

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor February 12, 2025

On Sunday, Feb. 2, award season kicked off with the 67th Grammy Awards. This was a huge event for many new artists, but did the outfits reflect that? Here are some of the most controversial and unforgettable...

Dear Mallory: How to pass a job interview when all the generic advice fails

Dear Mallory: How to pass a job interview when all the generic advice fails

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor February 5, 2025

“How do you follow contradicting dreams when you want to be an astronaut, a folk singer, a banker and a hippie?” The good news is that you can be all of these. Although most people spend their life...

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FKA Twigs’ ‘EUSEXUA:’ An album lost in its own messaging

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor January 29, 2025

When listening to London pop-artist FKA Twigs’ newest record, “EUSEXUA,” you start to feel it. “It” can mean a variety of things when you talk about Twigs’ music: the trance-like grooves of...

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Mac Miller grapples with life and death in ‘Balloonerism’

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor January 22, 2025

Mac Miller’s seventh studio album, “Balloonerism,” was released on Jan. 17. This comes as the second posthumous release since his untimely death in September 2018. As a longtime Mac Miller fan, I...

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Stop! I have seen this show before!: The cultural impact of Squid Game 2

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor January 15, 2025

The year is 2021, the first season of “Squid Game” — a South Korean action-thriller show — had been released in the fall to much fanfare. The show — other than being a sharp critique of economic...

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Mixed messages flood Ethel Cain’s newest EP ‘Perverts’

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor January 15, 2025

Hayden Anhedönia, a.k.a. Ethel Cain, has had a brush with fame and virality over the past few years. One of her first debut singles, “Crush,” off of her 2021 EP “Inbred,” is a triumphant yet sentimental...

2025: What's in and what's out

2025: What’s in and what’s out

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor December 11, 2024

As we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what we want more of — and less of — in 2025. Think of this as a collective resolution for all of humanity. We have seen what...

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Kendrick Lamar’s surprise release ‘GNX’ cements him as a West Coast legend

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor November 27, 2024

Kendrick Lamar is the greatest rapper of all time, at least that is what he is telling us.  The 37-year-old rapper from Compton, Cali. has recently released a new record — only announcing it 30 minutes...

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Opinion: My ideal White House

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor November 27, 2024

As much as I love politics, sometimes it gets stressful, heated and overwhelming. America is politically divided, especially after the election.  Sometimes I want to live in a dreamland where there...

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