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Shared Kitchens Are Important — But Keeping Them Clean Is, Too

LIONEL MUJUNI, COPY EDITOR

At Luther College, many students recognize the importance of cooking, especially its importance in sharing their own cultures, helping them deal with homesickness, escaping the routine cafeteria food, managing stress, satisfying the smallest cravings or simply gathering with friends over a warm meal.

However, not many would say that cooking on campus is as attractive as I make it seem, due to the lack of tidiness in communal kitchens. This is bound to happen in a setting where more than 50 students are using a single kitchen, where no one can be held accountable for cleanliness. As a result, some students lose a crucial mechanism of forming

Communication Studies is a Geek’s Paradise

AVA WHITE, FEATURES EDITOR

I started at Luther as a biochemistry major because I had my sights set on the cadaver lab and medical school. However, I wasn’t able to allude to or explicitly reference Chinese author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s three web novels in any of my coursework. This simply didn’t work for me.

Anyone who knows me knows that I will take any opportunity to bend their ear about Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji from “The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation”, Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu from “The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System” or Xie Lian and Hua

Beastie Boys: Hip Hop or Rock?

LYDIA MARTI, NEWS EDITOR

With hits like “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”, “Sabotage”, and “Paul Revere”, the Beastie Boys connections and sharing their culture with other people. Students should place more effort into making sure that all members of the community are comfortable and catered to, so that these spaces are more inclusive and compassionate for all in the campus community.

Cooking on campus can provide many valuable mental health benefits to students, yet not many are willing to use shared kitchen spaces. This can make it difficult for students to access the

Cheng from “Heaven Official’s Blessing.” Imagine my absolute delight when I began dipping my toes into the communication studies pool. In the last two weeks, I have given a speech in COMS-132 about Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji and written a thesis-driven four-page paper on Xie Lian and Hua Cheng for COMS-133. Not to mention last semester, when I was filling my COMS-130 reflection journal with analysis of Luo owned the music of the party scene throughout the late 80s and early 90s. Originally from New York, Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “MCA” Yauch, and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz established what they hoped would become the greatest hip hop group of the decade. The group definitely achieved more fame and fortune than they had hoped, but can they really claim to only fit into the hip hop scene?

The group reached mainstream fame in 1986 with the release of their album “License to Ill” — arguably one of the best albums of all time! Don’t believe me? Sit down, close your eyes and listen to the

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tools and resources necessary for cooking, preventing them from enjoying its calming, comforting and enriching effects.

It is therefore essential that all members of the community endeavour to make shared spaces like these more inviting for everyone by making an effort to carry out the required responsibilities and to clean up afterwards. In doing so, students can be supported in finding respite from the hectic lifestyle of college.

Binghe and Shen Qingqiu’s relationship. This is the kind of work encouraged by the communications curriculum here at Luther. The professors push you to make connections in ways that are meaningful to you, even if that means they have to read your sixth chapter reflection of analysis on Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu. If you find yourself, just as I have, frequenting these communities, consider coming over to the Communications department. It really is a geek’s paradise.

album in its entirety.

“License to Ill “embodies the musical mashup that was the Beastie Boys. “Fight For Your Right” has that late 80s angry teenager vibe that can only be found in rock. Immediately following is “No Sleep till Brooklyn” which encompasses the same driving guitar, classic punk chord structures, and killer bass. However; the lyrics and vocal composition is undeniably that of hip hop. Finally, the album holds one of the truest hip hop tracks: “Paul Revere”.

So what is this party rock group really? Are the Beastie Boys hip hop or rock? Honestly, I think the answer is pretty clear: they are both. The Beastie Boys are undeniably masters of multiple genres. Maybe they don’t qualify in any genre and instead created their own self-titled classification.