Techno Makes Me Cry

Techno music is an acquired taste. It took me a long time to be in a place where I could fully appreciate it. My relationship with electronic music started with Avicii way back in my early high school days; from there I got into underground house, then branched out into other genres.

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Cold-Blooded Heart

There was a moment a few months ago, as I laid out in the grass soaking up the strangely warm November sun, dreading the cold weather bound for Lookout Mountain, when I saw a lizard sitting on a rock. He sat there frozen in the heat. As I watched him, I felt like I was looking into a mirror, you know, the kind of mirror that gives you scales and a tail. There was something about the sun that made Mr. Lizard and I want to stay immobilized in its rays for hours on end. 

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Covenant’s “Jane Eyre” Production: A Review

Covenant’s theatre department most recently featured the play “Jane Eyre,” adapted by Anya Klumpenhower ’24 from the book by Charlotte Brontë, from Thursday, Nov. 14 through Saturday, Nov. 16. The play was captivatingly performed, highlighting Jane’s relationship with God. Two capstones were presented in this adaptation: Jessica Seabolt ’25 created the costumes, and Luisa Monteiro-Oliveira ’25 performed the role of Jane. It was directed by Professor Camille Hallstrom.

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GREETINGS FROM ALVADAR

Come with me on a journey and immerse yourself in the creation of the captivating realm of Alvadar. Not everyone writes a fantasy novel to destress, but as a STEM major, this creative outlet allows one side of my mind to breathe while tapping into the other. Imagination and adventure shape us. As an author of six published books I often find myself dreaming in different worlds, seeing life through other’s eyes, and writing about adventure that I so deeply crave. 

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How Great

His hands trembled with Parkinson’s as he rifled through the heavy, unkempt stack of wrinkled sheet music he had just retrieved from the back pocket of his wheelchair. He gave my mom a few sheets where she sat poised at the grand piano in the assisted living community, wheeling himself closer to the piano bench. 

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