VOLTAGE VOLTAG VOLTA Fall 2020
Issue No. 7 Electric City
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Growing up in the suburbs I always found city lights so invigorating. When the sun goes down, that is when urban life really begins to flourish. There is just something about the way lights sets the mood in any setting whether that be to let loose or even to slow down a busy lifestyle. With the following pages I took inspiration from your everyday traffic light as I hope to capture the electrifying feeling you may feel as you make your way through the city at night. Join me as we go under the electric sky.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Kinetic
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Charge
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Static
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CONTRIBUTORS Photography
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Liam Wong Mari del Rosario
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Michael
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Dovile Ramoskaite
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Lily Banse
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Designer
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Airam Dato-on Piyush Kaila
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Gabe Pierce
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Mikita Yo
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Zachary Smith
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Donny Jiang
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Yash Trivedi
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Stephanie Hruza
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Zoghal
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Pedro Reis
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Logan Weaver
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Tan Kaninthanond
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Meric Dagli
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Ellery Sterling
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Isaac Sloman Elsa Bleda
Sandra Isla
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Lupita
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Luca Bravo
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Andrew Lin
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Wesley Tingey
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ETIC ETIC ETIC
By Mari del Rosario John Mayer
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“When sky blue gets dark enough To see the colors of the city lights…”
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“Energy flowing. Urban life, never stopping. We are in motion.”
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CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE By Mari del Rosario Rachel Field
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As night falls, the world around us slows down. In captured moments we can find motion and life in the surrounding lights.
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“Into the endless dark The lights of the buildings shine, Row upon twinkling row, Line upon glistening line.
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Up and up they mount Till the tallest seems to be The topmost taper set On a towering Christmas tree.�
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The city never sleeps once night hits. Headlights and taillights flood the road while walls of neon signs touch the sky.
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No matter what you’re feeling, you can find comfort in the bright lights that surround you in the darkness.
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“The night grows The wind blows Unseen stars from windows
Tamed heights Untrained eyes see hope in city lights.
But my soul longs for starlights with you by my side.”
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“I’m in a vulnerable state of mind Static screams in heavy machinery A screen of the world in a room of thousands of sounds and lights...”
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“It’s black and white It’s silent and noisy It’s dark and light I’m in a vulnerable state of mind But all of it is white noise”
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