Aug 27, 2025 | Editorial, Events, Global, Music |
By Zoe Walsh Introduction A song that is now considered a hymn to nonviolence and peace was banned from several schools and churches when it first aired on the radio. It was called anti-religious,...
Aug 27, 2025 | Events, Global, Music, Words |
By Paige Sylvester Kendrick Lamar’s music is a multifaceted exploration of identity, race, and systemic oppression, but it also represents a deep internal struggle: cognitive dissonance. His artistic image is at the intersection of radical resistance,...
Aug 27, 2025 | Community, Events, Global, Music, Words |
By John M. Yelkich III When considering theatrical works as tools for social change many productions come to mind. Falsettos and Angels in America both illuminate the AIDS epidemic in 1980’s America. Hadestown and Newsies are two highly relevant class commentaries...
Aug 27, 2025 | Events, Global, Music, Words |
By Maggie Hoppel “The Dixie Chicks do not advocate premeditated murder, but love getting even.” —The Chicks, on the CD booklet for their 1999 album “Fly” Hello, Earl Written by Dennis Linde and performed by the 90s country band The Chicks, “Goodbye...
Aug 27, 2025 | Editorial, Events, Global, Music, Words |
By Lily Jimenez Rhetoric in music has served the world in many ways. However, it has been especially important within the context of protest music. Protest music has been around for over centuries,...
Aug 26, 2025 | Events, Global, Music, Words |
By Eros Preston America is in a mental health crisis. Although there is no one thing to point at as the direct cause, there are two polarized viewpoints on mental illness that have exacerbated the issue into the ongoing crisis it is today. On one side of the divide...
