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Last year The Prospectus and WPCD 88.7 The Wave made the trip to Chicago's Union Park for Pitchfork Music Festival, a three-day event organized by the online music magazine of the same name. This year, July 16 through 18, we'll be there again covering new and emerging indie artists, as well as old favorites and a first-ever comedy stage.
Going back to school is always hard, especially when you've already started a life. For those who have questions or may be confused on where to start, Parkland is here to help. Thursday July 8 marked of the first ever Transitions Tour at Parkland. The goal of the tour was to show older students and adults that Parkland isn't only for those straight out of high school.
Although I will always save a place in my heart for the sorrow filled croons and devious cries of the rock musician, I have recently had to clear some space on my iPod, for what I like to call my unexplored musical territory-rap and hip hop. Sure these genres have been around for many years, but recently rap artists have blended the lines between different genres and are now getting widespread recognition from all music enthusiasts.
Summer-the perfect time for frolicking across a nearly empty campus, catching up on your favorite TV series, or remembering to keep moist towelettes on you when attending backyard BBQs. Every summer there always seems to be a pledge that claims this summer will be great, encompassing all that was mentioned before as well as outlandish schemes, yet somehow we end up going to that BBQ, pigging out on that pork and ending the day vegging out to a personal marathon of Lost, not accomplishing much and making the summer less epic and more fail.
I've been at Parkland for a long time. I never intended it to be that way mainly because I wanted to transfer on time but too many things came up. I was never really attached to Parkland because I never got involved with anything, and mostly I was looking to leave as soon as possible so why should I try joining a club? I had never felt like a student, more like someone who was going through the motions.
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died at a hospital in Tampa, Newsday confirmed Tuesday. Two sources close to the Steinbrenner family told Newsday the longtime Yankees owner, known to many simply as "The Boss," died Tuesday morning following a massive heart attack at his home late Monday night.