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As a part of her graphic design major, Aubrey Lauer makes companies’ products more visually appealing and fit for marketing in a process called packaging, one of her favorite parts of graphic design. “I think later in my career, once I get established, working under other people and under bigger creative directors and designers, I would like to do more freelance stuff and maybe start my own studio or collaborate with some other people,” Lauer said.

A future in fine arts

Anushka Goel, Section Editor of Fine Arts
December 17, 2024
Sami Ray, ‘28, Naomi Madaris, ‘28, and Elliot Howard, ‘27, get serious during rehearsal for Tenfest: Man vs. Machine.

Man vs. machine

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
December 16, 2024
BLINK is designed for all types of people, offering a fun experience for both young and old. BLINK gives anyone the opportunity to observe the beauty of light and how it can be used.

Don’t BLINK

Ben Greiner, Sports Writer
December 13, 2024
Haviland Fairman, ‘25, one of the student’s in the AP 3D design class, made this self-portrait out of cardboard and colored paper. The portrait won first place at the Hyde Park Square Art Show.

Falling into art

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
December 11, 2024
After a costume change Chris Gibson wore this popular dinosaur costume while conducting the Chamber Orchestra during the performance. “There’s a lot of good music that gets ignored, a lot of sneaky themes that you know, if your concert is in November and you play a Halloween piece, you’re like, well you kind of missed [it], it was a month ago,” Gibson said.

Halloween Harmony

Miriam Monroe, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
When picking music to sing, Nims has countless options. “I have to use my professional judgment on music, which will be educational but also rewarding and fun,” Nims said. “I try to do a variety of styles from a variety of time periods. I want to pick music, which is worth spending a couple of months working on.”

Keep calm and sing on

Elena Brown, Managing Editor of Student Life
November 19, 2024
Last year, members of the Poetry Slam Team competed at the [insert comp name here].“Kevin and Rahifa, the current SENIOR and junior poet laureates, are both part of the Poetry Slam Team,” Jake Riordan said. “So they're not only writing poetry and sharing it in a written format, but they're reciting it, memorizing it and dramatically performing in front of a live audience all throughout the city.”

Voices of vulnerability

Marwa Khzir, Editor in Chief
November 18, 2024
Made by Grace Aber and Anushka Goel

Back to the roots

Anushka Goel and Grace Aber
November 15, 2024
Crowds gathered outside of Music Hall to watch the light show that was projected onto the building. This exhibit had four different projections, created by Chaske, Haverkos, Susan Kosti, Lightborne and AVextened.

Blink and it’s gone

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
October 30, 2024
One challenge that Vikki Brown faced while filming Hear 2 Heal was finding extras, which she believes did not occur due to a lack of interest. “I think everyone is so busy,” Brown said. “It’s not that they're not interested, it's that they’re in sports or band or music and they have things already planned.”

Cinematic Support

Elena Brown, Managing Editor of Student Life
October 25, 2024
In preparation for their performance, members of the jazz ensemble run through their music, polishing every last detail. This group focuses more on perfecting the jazz style and less on learning how to play the instruments. “It is a higher-level band class at Walnut that specializes in playing jazz and other subcategories of jazz,” Milo Althoff, ‘27, said.

Jumpin’ for jazz

Anushka Goel, Section Editor of Fine Arts
October 22, 2024
Emmy Reising, ‘25, works on her mini room project, a miniature kitchen. She finds it easier to make the rooms given the fact that there weren’t many restrictions for what the students could make.

X Marks the Spot

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
October 16, 2024
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