Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer What was meant to be a small class project utilizing data has since turned into submissions to both the American Psychological Association and the Eastern Psychological Association. Using Billboard charts for the music genres of pop, country and rap/R&B, psychology professor Patricia Kahlbaugh said her students in PSY 393: Experimental Methods decided to research how much the
Read moreHaljit Basuljevic—Reporter For most of us, music acted as an escape and a chance for reflection back in the turbulent times that were our high school years. For some students, music was like mirrors to our experience, something that words could not quite grasp. Candance Naude, a music major, characterized her high school years as “stressful” and found music to
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Lynandro Simmons – Managing Editor Often, art can be a form of escape for artists. Betcherly Calixte, a junior nursing major, uses the piano to express himself and relieve stress. “It’s one way of coping,” said Calixte. “It’s one of the things that keeps me sane.” Coming to Earl Hall to play the piano allows him to decompress, he said.
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Josh LaBella – General Assignment Reporter Tafari Turner started as a DJ when he was 14-years-old and never looked back. Turner, a graduate student working to get his MBA, said he started at Southern Connecticut in 2011 as a communications major. Originally from St. Catherine, Jamaica, Turner said he learned how to DJ with help from the owner of
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Natalie Accardi – Special to the Southern News The hum of the fluorescent lights mixed with the twang of Holly Izzo’s Mexican-made Fender Stratocaster filled one of the practice rooms in Earl Hall. Izzo, a sophomore music major, said she began playing guitar with an EJ-160E acoustic named “Daisy” in high school. She said she’s been singing for far
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Dylan Havilland – Managing Editor Richard Francois, a junior and business management major, closed the piano and adjusted the thermostat to combat the hot temperature in a practice room in Earl Hall. As he made himself comfortable he unzipped his case and took out his black Ibanez Fr320 guitar, which he explained suited his preference towards metal. Leaning comfortably forward
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Melissa Nunez – Opinions and Features Editor Samantha Gudis, a freshman communications major, said she discovered her profound love for music as a young high schooler. She said music was an artform that took what she was feeling and turned it into something tangible and so it quickly became something she wanted to incorporate into her daily life. Gudis said
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