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For Meridians, storytelling makes all the difference
David Weinberg loves show and tell—but not the kind with teddy bears and house pets. Instead, he loves sharing his stories, especially when they get him talking about his experiences at UR. It may come as no surprise, then, that of all the extracurricular activities he’s participated in during his four years at UR, the […]
Culture
In darkness, Earl Sweatshirt lights up
Earl Sweatshirt used to go outside. In the video for his 2010 song, ‘Earl,’ the then-16-year-old and his cohorts—fellow members of the hip-hop collective Odd Future—guzzle down drug cocktails and hit the streets for a day of debauchery. Wild-eyed, Earl and his friends skate, mob and tramp their way across Los Angeles until each of […]
News
Dever and Holloway elected
Grant Dever and Melissa Holloway have been elected 2015-2016 Students’ Association (SA) president and vice president, according to unofficial results posted on the SA elections website late Wednesday evening. Dever and Holloway won by a margin of 546 votes over opponents Ethan Bidna and Erinmarie Byrnes. Out of the 1,318 votes cast in the presidential […]
Culture
On ‘To Pimp a Butterfly,’ Kendrick Lamar stomps out the ‘sophomore slump’
On the evening of March 15, a friend from high school messaged me on Facebook. “Justin.” “Jake.” “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Suddenly, my plans to get to sleep early that night didn’t matter. I had been waiting for this moment for nearly two and a half years. The release of Kendrick Lamar’s follow-up to 2012’s […]
Ed Observers
Straight outta Eastman
I used to hate rap music. I still remember sitting in a study hall, hearing my friends chatter about the latest rap album and, in my 7th grade squeak, crying out, “Rap is garbage! It’s all, ‘do drugs, shoot people; I’m so cool!’” At the time, my disgust with rap music made sense. Neither of […]
