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The soundtrack to the 2024 election: Everything from ‘Brat’ to Bruce Springsteen

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor November 6, 2024

Music and politics have surprisingly gone hand in hand for quite some time now. From war songs to campaign jingles, there has been a song for almost every political cause and occasion. The 2024 presidential...

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‘Cowboy Carter:’ Beyoncé will not be limited by genre

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor April 3, 2024

I’m either just a sucker for long as hell country records, or I may just be a sucker for Beyoncé.  Beyoncé’s Act I project, “Renaissance” — released in 2022 — is a generational, one-in-a-million...

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In her movie era: Taylor Swift’s concert hits the box office

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor October 18, 2023

On the weekend of Oct. 13, fans flocked to movie theaters to watch “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" after Ticketmaster prevented many from seeing Swift live. A movie release seems like the perfect answer...

Best moments from the 2023 Grammy Awards

Best moments from the 2023 Grammy Awards

Olivia Chiappelli, Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2023

Sunday, Feb. 5 marked the biggest night in music this year: The 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The event also marked kind of the biggest night of my life — thank you, Harry Styles.  I am not even exaggerating...

Harry Styles at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.

My predicted winners for the 2023 Grammys

Olivia Chiappelli, Editor-in-Chief November 23, 2022

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will take place Feb. 5, 2023. The nominations for the ceremony were just announced this past week, which means it is prediction time. For the sake of your attention spans...

Trump administration ends summit with North Korea successfully

Timothy Kandow, Contributor March 6, 2019

On Feb. 27 and 28, President Donald Trump and Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un met in Hanoi, Vietnam for the second summit between these two leaders. The meeting's intent was to discuss the denuclearization...

Drew’s Review: Top 10 songs of 2016

Drew Hagge, Music Columnist September 27, 2016

Top Ten Songs of 2016  “Formation,” Beyoncé “Nights,” Frank Ocean “Summer Friends,” Chance the Rapper “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1,” Kanye West “No Problem,” Chance...

Hosted at the Meadow Brook Theatre, performances of "Sistas: the Musical" started on April 20 and will end on May 15.

We are family! “Sistas: the Musical” premieres at Meadow Brook Theatre

Faith Brody, copy editor April 22, 2016

Hosted at the Meadow Brook Theatre, performances of "Sistas: the Musical" started on April 20 and will end on May 15.

Postie Perspectives: Ridiculous news of the week

Postie Perspectives: Ridiculous news of the week

Kaseb Ahmad June 5, 2014

Jay-Z physically assaulted by Beyoncé’s sister

What exactly sets a person over the edge? Is it perhaps when a long-term partner cheats on you? Is it the death of someone close? Is it finals week?

When you put three famous people into an elevator, what do you get? This isn’t a joke, I’m legitimately curious. The problems don’t come from fame, they come from family. When you put cranky relatives together, then you better be prepared for a fight. Move over Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment, your sister’s bringing the smack down.

Now I know what you’re thinking, why is Beyoncé’s clearly more talented, more famous sister Solange giving Jay-Z a lesson in the form of a whooping? Let’s analyze the situation.

Solange Knowles is an adamant force to be reckoned with in the music industry. She has all these singles I can name off the top of my head like that one that didn’t feature Beyoncé and that other one named… that song with that beat. Solange is the successful one. Everyone knows this; there is no debating the situation. So where is this ferocity coming from? Is she channeling her inner non-existent singles in the form of an attack? Did she want her first hit to be with Jay-Z? The world may never know.

As time passes, the headlines get more and more outlandish. What’s next, Chris Brown doesn’t violate his probation? The next season of Game of Thrones has zero character deaths? Oakland University gets a legitimate parking situation? When will the madness subside?

In all honesty, I wish these rich people with all that money the best. Not that rich people can’t have problems. Well, no I take that back, they can’t.

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