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Dive in to bold fall novels

By Alexis Malapitan | October 5, 2014

With your hot tea and blanket ready, get ready to cuddle up with these fall books.“The Fine Art of Pretending”Romance author Rachel Harris’ “The Fine Art of Pretending,” which was released Sept. 30, shares the story 17-year-old Alyssa Reed’s...

Welcome Back, Ellington’s: Student-run eatery dazzles in opening

By Alexis Malapitan | October 1, 2014

Correction: This article incorrectly refers to a side dish as polenta. The student-run Ellington’s restaurant re-opened with an impressive corn-themed menu Tuesday.For $10, customers were served a drink and three-course meal consisting of an appetizer,...

My Brightest Diamond shines with lively album

By Alexis Malapitan | September 15, 2014

Shara Worden, singer and songwriter for My Brightest Diamond, takes listeners on a colorful and vivid journey with each carefully orchestrated song in her album, “This Is My Hand.”The former Sufjan Stevens backup vocalist carefully crafted her fourth...

Musician Vance Joy’s lyrics build, destroy debut record

By Alexis Malapitan | September 9, 2014

Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy’s album “Dream Your Life Away” is like a “Riptide” in that it’s all over the place.The album, which was released Tuesday, was anticipated by those who fell in love with Joy’s single, “Riptide,”...