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Beabadoobee delivers rock twist on new album
Wake up, indie fans, Beabadoobee nation is here. This season is full of indie stars releasing amazing albums. Over the summer, we got Phoebe Bridgers’ “Lost Weekend,” her first album in six years. Phoebe delivered on her irony-packed lyrics to explore emotional dynamics with her…

Eva’s Apple #24: Oh Brother
Eva Jaber ’28 (she/her) is a prospective English or international relations major. She is a member of the Cleftomaniacs, an a cappella group, an ESL tutor and hopes to encourage peace-minded advocacy on campus. Contact her at ehjaber@wm.edu. The views expressed in the article are…

AI companions threaten civilization
Carson Burch ’27 is a government major from Chesapeake, Virginia. He is a member of the History Club, Public Policy Club, Lutheran Students’ Association and Theodore Roosevelt Society. Outside of his studies and social life, he enjoys reading about historical and current events…

Languages gained and lost
Lana Altunashvili ’27 is a prospective international relations major. She is a James Monroe Scholar and a member of Club Tennis. Contact her at laltunashvili@wm.edu. The views expressed in the article are the author’s own. My boyfriend and I are living on opposite spectrums of…

I’ve changed my mind on protests
Abby Crespin ’29 is a prospective history major and sociology minor, on a pre-law track (hopefully!), and a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Abby enjoys skiing, thrifting and unnecessarily overthinking. The views expressed in the article are the author’s own. In 2020, a new wave…