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Muse releases its latest album, 2nd Law.

Muse releases progressive new album

By Jessica Cabe | October 1, 2012

Most long-time Muse fans agree the band can be categorized in two parts: Muse before Twilight and Muse after Twilight. The band became wildly successful after Twilight author Stephenie Meyer cited them as one of her biggest influences while writing. This...

Anyone feeling hungry right now?

By Sarah Contreras | March 20, 2012

“You’ve gotta hear this one song; it will change your life, I swear.” It was with that line that the soundtrack to 2004’s Garden State became bigger than the film itself. The soundtrack earned itself an Oscar, while the film garnered barely any...

Mammadu Diallo, then first-year mechinal engineering major, gives blood
at the blood drive hosted by the National Society for Black
Engineers at the Rec Center.

Blood drive theme inspired by Twilight

By Felix Sarver | November 1, 2011

In anticipation of the new Twilight movie, the National Society for Black Engineers hosted a Breaking Dawn blood drive Tuesday at the Campus Recreation Center. NSBE President Passion Burcy said the blood drive would be a great way for the society to get...

In this publicity photo released by Summit Entertainment, James
(Cam Gigandet) has a stranglehold on Edward (Robert Pattinson) in
Twilight. Breaking Dawn Part 1, the fourth film of the Twilight
saga, comes out Nov. 18.

Is ‘Twilight’ running out of breath?

By Melissa McKenna | October 31, 2011

It's been four years since the first movie of Twilight and all its mania, but the question that remains is: Has the Twilight phenomena settled down and has its peak years passed? The past three movies, Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse, have surpassed one...