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DUFF: All the World’s a Stage

By Olivia Duff February 19, 2016

As I stood lost on a street corner with a suitcase and two of my best friends, a couple briskly passed by us, wearing matching face masks. I took a deep breath of the muggy Shanghai air, thick with smog....

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How I Snuck Into A Future Concert

By Dan Kreytak November 20, 2015

Over the past few months, I’ve pursued a hobby that combines two of my favorite things in a way I had never previously considered: “professional” concert photography. As an avid concertgoer,...

A Place for Business in the Studio

A Place for Business in the Studio

By Alison Wong November 13, 2015

I originally entered the McDonough School of Business thinking I could find a way into architecture from an administrative or business development angle. I had no art portfolio ready to apply to an architecture...

MCCOY: Making Art My Own Liberation

MCCOY: Making Art My Own Liberation

By Maya McCoy October 30, 2015

I spent most of middle school and high school pursuing things that other people told me I should. In seventh grade, my art teacher told me I was good at drawing, so I drew. In my senior year, my science...

LOCKMAN: How I Was Swept Away By Cabaret

LOCKMAN: How I Was Swept Away By Cabaret

By Gwen Lockman October 23, 2015

My 1965 Vito tenor saxophone has taken me more places than I ever imagined. I shipped it across the country freshman year so I could play in pep band. I’d expected tagging along with the basketball teams,...

Why I Will Never Be A Musician

Why I Will Never Be A Musician

By Catherine Summa October 16, 2015

I have two older sisters, ages 24 and 21. When we were kids, my parents devoted most of their time, energy and money to making us the world’s next musical prodigies. My oldest sister had a brief stint...

Community, Hip-Hops Saving Grace

Community, Hip-Hop’s Saving Grace

By Latazia Carter October 9, 2015

Before I even knew the name of the movements, I knew hip-hop. Countless family home videos showcase the diaper-wearing version of myself bobbing along to the seamless beats of Juvenile and Zapp as they...

Beyond the Artistry of Photography

Beyond the Artistry of Photography

By Jinwoo Chong September 25, 2015

Two years ago, I did not own a camera. Honestly, I didn’t even take particularly good pictures on my phone. In high school, my artistic side focused on singing in an a cappella group. I was a singer....

Theater Explores Social Issues

By Emily Lett September 18, 2015

In high school, I didn’t really see myself going to college. Instead, I wanted to work at an elephant orphanage in Kenya. But when I got my acceptance letter to Georgetown, my parents made me go to a...

LEE: Music and Memories

By Lindsay Lee September 4, 2015

Music can sneak into your life in unpredictable ways, whether you create music or simply experience it from the sidelines. Songs are often deeply associated with certain moments in our lives, and when...

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