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A brown and yellow vinyl cover of Willie Nelsons album Red Headed Stranger lays on a wooden table. In honor of Nelson turning 90, check out the album and his new single Summertime. (Eli Tecktiel | Northern Star)

‘Red Headed Stranger’ remains memorable after 48 years

By Eli Tecktiel, Lifestyle Writer | May 10, 2023

About once in a generation, an artist comes along and completely turns a genre upside down. In the case of country music, that artist is Willie Nelson, who turned 90 years old on April 29. Though Nelson’s seminal LP, “Red Headed Stranger,” was...

Occupy Wall Street compilation to benefit movement

Occupy Wall Street compilation to benefit movement

By Jessica Cabe | April 30, 2012

In September, a nation once condemned for its apathy spawned one of the biggest sociopolitical movements in the past fifty years. Occupy Wall Street has grown into an international protest calling for progressive reformation of the relationship between...