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I’m Graduating College: My Semesters Defined By A Song With Minimal Explanation

4/19/2024

By Lucy radocha

I remember my life better not by how I felt, what I said or the things that happened, but rather, by the way it sounded, by the song I was humming in that moment or by the music playing on the drive home from that day. Every sweet, sour, sappy, serendipitous memory from my experiences in college can be tied to a song and every song I've ever loved or hated or screamed or hummed can be tied to a person, place or moment.

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A Hippie’s Method of Enjoying the Eclipse

4/11/2024

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By Ella Bullock

Taken by Ella Bullock

When a friend contacted me about going to a music festival during the eclipse on Monday, I was unsure. I had never been to a full-on music festival before. I told myself, the eclipse was a rare event. It would be a cool experience to listen to live music during the day. So I replied back, "Yeah, absolutely!"

Astral Valley is an “interactive art park & event center” about 45 minutes South of St. Louis, located in the Missouri Ozarks. Solar Strings, Astral Valley’s event for the Solar Eclipse, offered a large space for community and celebration, including a main performance stage, food booths, artist booths, and yoga spaces. People from all walks of life–young families, retired couples, self-proclaimed hippies, college students like us, and even a duck–were at the festival. The event technically lasted 4 days, ending on Monday, and people were able to camp at the venue during that time. My friends and I chose to participate in the last day, the day of the eclipse.

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Astral Valley Website

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I’m Graduating College: My Semesters Defined By A Song With Minimal Explanation

By Lucy radocha

A Hippie’s Method of Enjoying the Eclipse

By Ella Bullock

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