By COURTNEY ANDERSON-GALLAGHER Contributing Writer Published: December 11, 2008 The heat of the sun on my face, the beat of a jackhammer, and the burning smell of hot tar arouse my senses again. My eyes open slightly, but I don’t move. My body is numb for the moment and I think, “What are they trying to rebuild?” I twitch. The [...]
By Kevin Garry Contributing Writer Published: August 28, 2008 “You know where I’ll be found” There was a time when music was simply a mechanism to uphold my recently found identity, a reason to get home from school as fast as I could. When I was young, full of energy and life besides school was simply ‘free time,’ a song [...]
By CHELSEA BECHER Contributing Writer Published: August 28, 2008 Talking about being an exchange student makes me cry. Not always, but usually. Most people assume that it’s because I miss it, and usually that’s exactly it. Sometimes they are tears of frustration. It’s an incredible thing to leave your home, your country, family, friends, food… essentially all that you are. [...]
By Christine Hunt Contributing Writer Published: May 1, 2008 Everyone’s having a good time in the local watering hole, throwing back the beers, bobbing their heads to the music that blasts from the jukebox, feeling good in the dim lighting that makes everyone look attractive. Then it happens. Some dude walks away from the jukebox, a dollar short with a [...]
By D. Francis Pastorelle Contributing Writer Published: May 1, 2008 The following is an excerpt from my travel journal, written in the summer of 2007. Overwhelmed by a series of misfortunes, I set out on a cross-country journey by bus to find something to ground myself, some sort of passion to replace a love I’d lost. In doing so, I [...]
By Brian Stong Contributing Writer Published: April 17, 2008 “You can’t help them if they don’t listen to you, that’s just the way it goes sometimes. We know we have the best products, the best service and the best company overall, but if they don’t wanna listen to you, then they’re on their own.” So went the heart-felt apology of [...]
By Joseph Visconti Contributing Writer Published: August 30, 2007 This is a story about rock ‘n’ roll. New York City is a crucible. Dreams are forged and broken here. My dream since the day I picked up a guitar has been to play here. Last year, that became my life to a degree I could never have known before. A [...]
