The Wake

If high school is the best time of your life, then what is college? You go to class, go to the library, work if you have a job, stay up late, pass out from exhaustion then repeat it all. Everyday. The weekends offer a brief intermission–one where academia–more often than not, is replaced with raucous dance parties or impromptu beer fests. Unfortunately, this is only a temporary relief with detrimental effects to …

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Imagine softly singing a baby to sleep. What song comes to mind? Many people have a favorite childhood hymn they automatically begin to hum, lullabies like “Rock-a-bye Baby.” These songs are so
instilled in American culture that their lyrics are almost completely ignored. The first stanza of “Rocka-
bye Baby,” for instance, is about the wind knocking a baby out of its cradle from the top of a tree! It
is fortunate the baby only needs the soothing …

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Originating in Fullerton, Calif., Cold War Kids is made up of Matt Aveiro, Matt Maust, Jonnie Bo Russell and Nathan Willett: According to Wikipedia, the four men who relocated to Los Angeles to record through Monarchy Music, and have toured in support of artists such as Tapes ‘n’ Tapes, The White Stripes, and Muse. From this label, Cold War Kids released three EPs before switching to Downtown Records in 2006 and debuting their first LP …

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According to Wikipedia, the term “Ivory Tower” refers to “a world or atmosphere where intellectuals engage in pursuits that are disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life.”

Tusk

Despite these snooty, even disparaging connotations, the Ivory Tower journal is really quite the opposite. The focus of this student group is to help student artists and writers alike publish their work in a university-affiliated journal, providing them with …

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