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UML students not hanging up on Boston Calling

UML students not hanging up on Boston Calling

Reviews from UML students who attended Boston Calling Sept. 5-7, 2014. Photos courtesy of Nick Canovas.   After arriving late and having time to only catch the end of The Hold Steady, get a drink, take an Oktoberfest picture with the Sam Adams crew and find some fun freebies, the clouds rolled in and concert

“Frail Communion”? Spotlight on Opeth’s newest album

Benjamin St. Pierre Connector Contributor   On Aug. 25, 2014, Swedish progressive metal titan Opeth released their 11th studio album, “Pale Communion.” Opeth is globally renowned among metal fans for their cerebral lyrics, haunting yet beautiful melodies and the ability to seamlessly blend clean (regular singing) and growled vocals (both done by Mikael Akerfeldt, the

Top college-themed albums

Continuing our “best college-themed” series, we bring you a list of college-themed albums. Okay, it’s pretty tough to find albums that are “college themed” per se, so we compiled ones that have to do with school or include the words “school” or “college.” Regardless, these are all great albums that deserve a listen. “The College

Inside the Spring Concert

Heather Hamilton Connector Contributor West coast hip hop sensation Kendrick Lamar will be headlining this April with electro house DJ Steve Aoki opening the concert. The entire event, start to finish, is the responsibility of one very important group on campus. “We want to bring someone who people will like,” says Campus Activities Programming Association