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The surrounding lights dim and the Performing Arts Center drops to a dead silence. Excitement and anticipation fills each member of the audience, especially those who attend the event annually and already know of its highly entertaining content.
The room rumbles with the crowd of students and advisers dressed in formal suits, pant suits, and skirts bursting into applause. As senior Jestoni Losbanes walks onto the stage in Springfield, IL, he can not help but walk on stage with pride.
The accompanist lets her fragile fingers dance across the black and white strips on the grand piano centered on stage.
Design editor Jess Clavero asks 20 students what their greatest fears in life are.
ll actress Hailee Brown could hear was her heartbeat in her ears. The speeding pulse traveled throughout her body. Her chest felt tight and her head felt...
After the first period ends, senior Chris Gamboa is ready to begin the next.
A cocktail of sounds ranging from parents chatting to screams from Raider Nation to distract the opposing team’s server echo throughout the East Gym. However, even with the overwhelming clamor, senior Kelsey DeWulf can only hone in on the familiar voices of her teammates.
Recall a time when you were energyless, limbs limp, unable to control any movement, and your face stuck in a blank stare. Now imagine getting shot with a sudden surge of energy that breaks your laziness and electrifies every inch of your body. Your body instantly has an unconscious urge to bob and pulse as if mimicking the rhythm of an internal metronome. Whether it creates an instantaneous rush of happiness or an explosive sense of power, the experience serves as an awakening, which is exactly what Steve Aoki’s new album, “Neon Future I,” creates.
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