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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022
Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics MBB celebrates 'signature' win over UNC
To celebrate the 22-point 'Big 4' victory, Wake Forest students stormed the court
CHRISTIAN ODJAKJIAN Staff Writer
Wake Forest Men’s Basketball is back. Not that the Demon Deacons (16-4, 5-3) have not been proving that all season long, but Saturday night’s 98-76 home blowout of North Carolina forced college basketball fans on a national level to recognize that the team in Winston-Salem can play.
“Tonight was a signature win for this program,” said Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes. “I am very proud of the guys.” e victory led to a court storming and a thoroughly-rolled quad.
Several players shined for Wake Forest in the 22-point win over the in-state rival, including do-it-all forward Jake LaRavia.
e junior transfer scored a career-high 31 points in the win, chipping in 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals. LaRavia made his presence felt early with 18 points in the first half. Not a single Tar Heel could stop him from getting to his spots down low. He finished shooting 9-13 from the field and 12-15 from the charity stripe.
“ e game plan was for me to play the way I play and attack hard,” LaRavia said. “My coaches have been telling me to be more aggressive.”
LaRavia secured ACC Player of the Week honors for his performance in this contest, in conjunction with the road tilt against Georgia Tech a few days prior.
Redshirt sophomore guard Damari Monsanto also starred in the game, displaying his shooting prowess on an electric 9-0 run. e ETSU transfer oozes confidence, and in just his second game back from his offseason Achilles surgery, he sparked the Joel into being as loud as it has been all season.
Monsanto knocked down a three-pointer on back-to-back-to-back possessions for the Deacons, stretching the lead to 19 points midway through the second half. Monsanto finished with 13 points and five rebounds. Wake Forest's lead was stretched to 19 after his run, and never shrunk to less than 14 for the remainder of the game.
Senior guard Alondes “Man Man” Williams continued to play like the ACC Player of the Year candidate that he is, scoring 23 points on 9-15 shooting from the floor, including 3-5 from behind the three-point line. He filled up the stat sheet by grabbing six rebounds and dishing six assists.
Senior guard Daivien Williamson, on his 22nd birthday, scored an efficient 19 points on just nine shots and knocked down three of five attempts from long range.
“Williamson, Williams and LaRavia were the best players on the floor, and it wasn’t even close,” said North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis. “I mean, we didn’t have anybody that could guard LaRavia, he controlled the entire game. He punched us in the mouth at the beginning of the game. Alondes and Daivian could get into the paint at any time that they wanted to.”
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Students rush court following win
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Coming off an 85-57 loss at Miami, North Carolina was expected to bounce back on defense. But, Wake Forest was getting everything they wanted offensively, shooting 54% from the field and connecting on 24 of 32 free throws.
In 12 North Carolina wins, opponents have scored an average of 63.8 points a game. But in their six losses, opponents are averaging 90.2.
On the other end of the floor, Wake Forest was able to limit North Carolina’s best player, forward Armando Bacot, to just 12 points. Brady Manek, a former teammate of Williams at Oklahoma, led the Tar Heels in scoring with 22 points. Guard RJ Davis scored 18 points, but his backcourt mate Caleb Love couldn’t get anything going, shooting 3-15 from the field. e Demon Deacons were stout on the defensive end, holding North Carolina to 33% shooting, earning Forbes’ praise.
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Senior transfer guard Alondes Williams celebrates on the court following the win. He leads the ACC in average points-per-game.
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Junior transfer forward Jake LaRavia poses during his postgame interview. He led Wake Forest in scoring with a career-high 31 points.
“I thought we did a really good job defending for 40 minutes,” Forbes said.
Court stormings are usually saved for highly ranked teams, but the Wake Forest student section made an exception for a blowout win over a blue-blood program and rival. It was quite the scene on the court; pure joy, dancing and even some backflips.
“Getting onto the court and being a part of that atmosphere was almost surreal,” sophomore Jack Szczepanski said.
“It reminded me a lot of when we beat NC State in football,” sophomore Sebastian Guerra said. “Having basically two of the biggest sports in college athletics become competitive at Wake [Forest] is great.”
Forbes, his staff and the players made their way to the quad post game to interact with students and get in on the toilet-paper -throwing fun.
It was a special night for Wake Forest men’s basketball, and year two under Forbes has proven to be a significant jump forward from year’s previous campaign. As said by ESPN’s Seth Greenberg, “Wake Forest is for real.”
Contact Christian Odjakjian at odjact18@wfu.edu
Women’s basketball drops two ACC games
ESSEX THAYER Sports Editor
In an attempt to put their three-game losing streak to an end, the Wake Forest women’s basketball team lost two-straight ACC matchups against Clemson and No. 3 Louisville. e losses extend the team’s losing skid to five games and puts the Deacons in severe danger of not returning to the NCAA Tournament.
In their 44-66 defeat against the Tigers on Jan. 20, the Demon Deacons were once again led by sophomore guard Jewel Spear, who scored 16 points in the game. Despite the number of points, Spear had an off night in terms of shooting. She went 6-of22 from the field and 2-of-11 from behind the three-point line. e victory over the Demon Deacons was Clemson’s first ACC win of the season. ree days later against the Cardinals, Spear shot at a better clip, especially from behind the three-point line, going 5-for-11. e performance gave her a game-high 22 points.
In the first quarter against Clemson, the Wake Forest defense shined, forcing the Tigers to miss their first eight shots of the game. On the offensive side of the ball, freshman guard Elise Williams led the team with seven points, allowing the Deacons to go into the second quarter with a 13-6 lead.
In the second quarter, though, the wheels fell off the wagon for the Wake Forest offense. While they only allowed eight points on defense, the Demon Deacons shot 1-of15 from the field, scoring two points in the entire quarter. Despite the poor shooting performance, a 27-15 rebounding advantage allowed Wake Forest to lead by one point at the half.
After a low-scoring first half, both teams began to open up the scoring totals in the third quarter. Spear led the Deacons with seven points, half of the team’s point total for the quarter. Clemson, though, pulled away during the frame, doubling Wake Forest’s 14 points with 28.
From there, already boasting a 13-point lead, Clemson pulled away even further, shooting 60% from the field. is prolific shooting in the fourth quarter allowed the Tigers to secure the 66-44 victory.
After the game, Wake Forest Head Coach Jen Hoover spoke on the need for consistency.
“I thought we had good energy at the beginning of the game and did a good job defensively in the first two quarters, but we did not finish the way we needed to in this one,” Hoover said. “We need to continue to work on being consistent for 40 minutes.”
Against Louisville, the Demon Deacons came out prepared to play in the first quarter in response to their previous loss. e team, led by Spear with eight points, shot 50% from the field and the three-point line, allowing them to lead the No. 3 Cardinals by one point after the quarter.
In the second quarter, Wake Forest continued their solid scoring, extending their lead to 25-21. But that’s when things went wrong for the Deacons. After leading by four, Louisville embarked on a 19-0 run for the remainder of the first half, giving them a 44-26 advantage.
To begin the third quarter, Louisville resumed their streak, scoring 13 more points without a Wake Forest response. e streak marked a 32-0 run for the Cardinals that spanned two quarters.
In response, down by 30, Wake Forest responded with a 9-2 mini-run, along with a 23-9 fourth quarter run. For the Demon Deacons, the deficit was far too large to overcome, giving Louisville the 72-60 win.
“I am proud of the focus and fight we started and finished the game with, but to come on the road and beat a deep, talented top-5 program, we have to sustain it for 40 minutes,” Hoover said after the game, once again emphasizing consistency. “We responded in the fourth quarter, getting stops and scores. We will continue to work hard and get better as we prepare for a tough, gritty Miami team on ursday.” e five-game losing streak now projects Wake Forest well outside of the NCAA Tournament and into the No. 11 spot in the ACC. e Demon Deacons will look to end the skid at home against Miami on ursday.
Contact Essex Thayer at thayse20@wfu.edu
CHRISTINA DENOVIO Sports Editor
A junior from Parker, Colo., Mckenzie Maier is playing her third season on the women’s basketball team. During her senior year at Chaparral High School, she guided her team to a Sweet-16 appearance and led the team in scoring for three consecutive seasons. Maier is a four-time All-Conference honoree and a four-time selection for the Colorado Show All-Star game.
Maier comes from a family of Demon Deacons. Her brother, father and uncle have all graduated from Wake Forest. e guard has always had aspirations to play for the basketball team here, and she has shown gratitude for everything the school has given her, especially for her relationships with her coaches and teammates.
Christina DeNovio: When did you start playing basketball?
Mckenzie Maier: I started playing when I was four or five years-old, but I didn’t really start getting into it and liking it until I was probably in seventh or eighth grade. And I’ve just it loved ever since — it kind of became what I’ve always done and what I wanted to do.
CD: What is it like to be a part of a family that has such a strong legacy at Wake Forest? Did that in uence your decision to come here?
MM: In my family, everything we do is Wake Forestrelated. My dog is named Deacon, for Christ’s sake. My dad graduated from Wake Forest in ’89, and then my brother graduated last year. My uncle also graduated from here. I have grandparents who live in Greensboro, so when I got the opportunity to come to Wake Forest and be on the team, it was a no-brainer because Wake Forest combines ACC basketball with top-30 academics. It’s the best of both worlds. I’ve been lucky because my family’s always been around.
I’ve always wanted to come back to Winston — I lived here when I was in fourth and fifth grade. en, we moved back to Colorado, but I’ve always wanted to come back. I loved going to Wake Forest games as a kid and doing the basketball camps. Coming to Wake For- est has been a family thing through and through, so when our coach gave me the opportunity to come here, it was a really easy choice.
CD: How was the transition from high school to college basketball?
MM: It was definitely harder than
I expected it to be. I would say
Colorado basketball isn’t exactly at the same level as the ACC and east coast. It was definitely a big jump and tough transition. I feel like I’ve had to learn a lot and adjust to the schedule, the conditioning and the pace that we play at. Even the amount of shots you have to take in the day or the work you have to do in the gym is increased. I’ve definitely learned a lot, and I’m glad that I made
that tran-
sition, but it was probably harder than I anticipated.
Especially going from being one of the top players at my high school or in my league at home and then coming to the ACC, where everybody is good — and everybody on my team is a bucket. Despite the difficulty, I am definitely glad to finally have a challenge and embrace that every day in order to compete with girls at that level every single day. Basketball is what I love to do, so I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Mckenzie Maier
Deacon Spotlight
CD: What’s your favorite part of being on the team?
MM: First and foremost, my teammates are the best part of being on the team. We’re like sisters. We see each other every single day for four or five hours, maybe more. If they weren’t who they were, and we didn’t get along as well as we did, then I definitely wouldn’t enjoy it as much. But also, there’s a lot of fun to it. We get to play in the ACC and compete every day. It’s fun to travel and go to different places. We’re in-conference right now — we’ll travel ursday and then again Sunday, and we just got back from Louisville last night. e traveling part is fun during the season, and it’s a great experience. Also, just to play at Wake Forest is what I’ve wanted to do probably my entire life, and so to be doing what I’ve always wanted to do is pretty awesome.
CD: Can you describe your relationship with your coaches and teammates?
MM: I would say they are some of the biggest reasons why I’ve continued to enjoy being here. We’re like one huge family. We see each other every day, the coaches are supportive of us both on and off the court, which is really important. I think it would have been really hard to not have a relationship with the coaching staff off the court. And that’s not who they are at all — we gelled together really well, they care about us and they know who we are inside and outside of basketball.
And my teammates, like I said, we’re like sisters. I think I could live with all of them in one house. We hang out with each other on the court all the time. We’re hanging out in the locker room, we’re going and doing things with each other, even when it’s not required. We’re really like best friends, and I couldn’t be more grateful for them. When there’s hard days, you know that the girl next to you wants you to achieve your goals just as bad as you want them to achieve theirs. And we’re there to push each other and then pick each other up when we’re down and then celebrate with each other when we’re up.
CD: Do you have any pre-game rituals?
MM: I do the same thing every time — I go out and get shots up, or warm-up. As a team, we all eat gushers before our game, so that’s something we all do. e morning of the game, we’ll shoot around and then we’ll have a pre-game meal. Our whole team prays before every game. And I’ll probably always get shots up early in the day of with one of my assistant coaches. It’s a busy day, but it’s always a good feeling.
CD: How is the team gearing up for the upcoming home games against Miami and UNC?
MM: We beat Miami earlier this year, and we’d really like to sweep them. We had a hard-fought game against Louisville this past weekend. I thought we competed really well, we had a really good first quarter. We just need to come out and get a win against Miami. It’s a really crucial win and a bounce back game for us, and we really need it. We have full confidence, and we’re glad to be playing at home again. It’s always harder to compete on the road than it is at home. I really believe we can bounce back — our spirits are back up. We’ve been working really hard in practice, so the Miami game is crucial. If we beat UNC after that, we would make a statement.
Photo courtesy of Mckenzie Maier
Mckenzie Maier and the rest of the women’s basketball team play Miami on Thursday.
MM: In terms of basketball, I’ve always loved Allie Quigley’s game. She’s a shooter, and I really like watching her play for the Chicago Sky. I’ve tried to emulate her jump shot as much as I can. In terms of athletes in general, I really like what Simone Biles is doing right now with her mental health and taking a stance for the importance of athletes’ mental health. I think that’s super important. Now, we’re learning more and more about that with COVID-19. I think my team prioritizes that as well. And then of course, Steph Curry — I could watch him play all day long and shoot jump shots. e way he warms up before games is always really cool to me. He’ll come out and do his dribbling routine for a couple hours, and I watch him warm up before he plays. It’s really impressive to watch.
CD: Is there one team on your schedule that you’re especially excited to play?
MM: Yes and no. I think something our team does really well is that before every game, we always have a 1-0 mentality. Especially in ACC, anybody can beat anybody any night of the week. So this week, it’s 1-0 against Miamai, and then it’s going to be 1-0 against UNC. We always try to keep one foot in front of the other, looking at the next game and making that the most important game. Right now, the most important game is Miami because to get a clean sweep on them will be a really big deal. And of course, Tobacco Road — any in-state game — like UNC or Duke, is always important for us too.
CD: What are your goals for the future after your time at Wake Forest?
MM: I’m not exactly sure right now. is summer, I’m doing an internship with a consulting firm, but honestly, I want to stay in college athletics. My dream job is to be a Division I head coach — maybe be an assistant coach and then work my way up. Or, I could go into the consulting world. I know those are two really different things, but if I could be a coach — that’d be a dream.
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LIFE
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Adam Coil, coilat21@wfu.edu Josie Scratchard, scraja20@wfu.edu
SHORT STORY: THE PERILITIES OF LOVE
ISABELLA MASON Staff Writer
He is deep in rural Iowa, or Ohio — one of those stupid four-letter states. It doesn’t really matter which. ere is snow coating the ground all around him, and as he leans down to put his cigarette out, the dart sizzles in the inches of white, dewy u .
She stopped loving him a long time ago. Last week, she left him a voicemail saying that they needed to talk, and he decided not to return the favor. “I just think this isn’t working, we need more communication,” he said. He blocked her on all platforms, disappearing into his one-bedroom apartment in his four-letter state, only exiting to stand on his patio and clutch his pack of Marlboro Red 100s in the freezing cold, his knuckles chapped and bleeding.
His apartment was barren, a poster here and there and his stupid, loveable cat cradled around his feet at all times. His cat had some weird name, she used to be his and another girl’s, but they needed more communication too. Sean would never entertain the thought that maybe he was part of the problem. Sean would never nish these things the way they deserved to be nished; he didn’t think his exes deserved that closure.
Sean wasn’t really sure what had happened between him and this girl. He still loved her, of course. He’d never stopped. But he was jaded at this point. It wasn’t the rst time a girl had been crazy about him, said “I love you” two weeks into dating and then decided he was scraps for the wolves.
He decided there was no use in being bitter or even talking about it with her. He loved her, but not enough to “make it work” or make any e ort to gure it out. It was useless.
Sean’s mom smoked. He was a momma’s boy, so he followed in her footsteps. at was all, though — he wasn’t an alcoholic like she had become. Sean had sworn o anything other than two beers a long time ago.
One time, Sean had gone to an aquarium with Rebecca — the most recent girl who’d just left a voicemail and decided that was good enough. Shedd Aquarium was in Chicago — they were visiting his mom for the last time in the summer.
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A snow-covered landscape by the railroad tracks in Cleveland, Ohio.
Sean watched Rebecca’s eyes say “love” as she stared at the moon jelly sh, pupils dilated from lighting up before they both entered the science center. She loved jelly sh — loved how she could see right through them. e creatures would oat in their tank, and she could stay there for hours watching them. Rebecca and jelly sh had something in common, which is that they were both brainless.
Sean watched Rebecca fall out of love as they ate lunch in the aquarium food court. He watched her sober up, watched the smile fading from her cheeks and then watched her tell him she thought he was getting fat.
What was the point? Sean had tried the whole relationship thing, and he was tired of it. “Maybe I should just grow a better beard and hibernate,” he thought to himself. He’d had enough co ee and Marlboro Reds to last him ‘til February and he thought maybe it was a good idea.
Contact Isabella Mason at masoif20@wfu.edu
CAP McLINEY
Staff Writer e cathedrals of Salamanca, Spain have a magnetic beauty. I toured them today with the Wake Forest University Salamanca program. Tucked away on the bank of the Tormes river, the imposing belltower and baroque dome of the Cathedral of Salamanca distinguish the skyline. e distinct locally-quarried sandstone gives all the buildings a golden, treasure-like hue.
As we entered the belltower to climb to the top, we were met with a chill. e windowless base of the tower was cold due to its thick stone walls and the January breeze. Our group's footsteps echoed up the spiral staircase and across the narrow, barrel-vaulted passageway as we climbed higher.
We nally made it to the top, and I was enchanted by what lay in front of me. e rolling Spanish countryside — with mountains in the distance — framed the red-tiled roofs of Salamanca. While the view was spectacular, it was not what made my visit to the belltower unforgettable. ere were ten bells in large, openaired windows encircling the top room. You could see the weathering of hundreds of years on their tarnished metal. Standing near them, the bells each seemed to have unique personalities. I can now understand why some bells are named in cathedrals around Europe — an instrument of their size commands respect and a name.
It amazed me that there were hundreds of words and phrases handscrawled on the stone between each bell. Many of the sections of Spanish script appeared to be drawn from the Bible, while others displayed the names of people. After asking our program director, Javier, as to the nature of these texts, he responded with the name of a family: Los Mariquelos.
Los Mariquelos were the keepers of the tower and lived as a family in the space in which we were standing, encircled by bells. It was their job to ring the bells on the hour and ensure that the clock had been wound. As soon as I learned that we were standing in the previous home of a family, the writing on the wall began to take on a new meaning.
Phrases that seemed stale at rst took on a new dynamic. I imagined Los Mariquelos sel essly tending to their job. eir intense devotion must have been essential as they performed the thankless task.
A prominent inscription on the wall roughly translates to “blessed are those who hear the voice of Heaven and wakefully guard it close to their heart.” It is clear that Los Mariquelos heard that voice and chose to guard the bells surrounding their home. But what stood out to me was the way the quote places so much importance on what they were doing. Los Mariquelos viewed their work as a sacred vocation.
In modern American culture, it is hard to wrap our heads around the idea that someone could give their entire life to something as basic as ringing a bell. While the nature of modern work has certainly become more complicated, we are still all confronted with the problem of monotony.
I think that ringing a bell every hour would get old fast, but Los Mariquelos found a way to view their work in a positive way and alleviate a portion of the boredom. As this second semester starts, it is easy to view one's work at school as monotonous, stale or grueling. However, by looking at the humble example of Los Mariquelos, we can be reminded of the importance of nding value in the simple and working to view our daily tasks in a positive way.
Snapchat complicates social life
The popular social media app, Snapchat, is stressful and unnecessary in most cases
ABBY KOMINSKE Contributing Writer
Snapchat is overrated. I’m sorry — it just needs to be said.
Some people have problems with TikToks or Instagram. I have a problem with Snapchat. Maybe this is just my problem, but the only media I consume regularly on Snapchat are the stories — and occasionally, I stalk the Snap Map as well. I will only open snaps from people about once a week when I am bored.
For context, the only notifications I get are text messages, emails and phone calls — those are hard enough to answer as it is.
People are always trying to snap me questions or plans, and I completely miss it because the message was sent on Tuesday and I did not get around to opening it until Saturday. I'll admit that half of the time it’s my own fault. I will start talking to someone and then just forget to open their next message after a while. And, yes, that’s a result of the notification situation I previously mentioned — but there’s a reason we have iMessage. Texts are efficient. I have to respond to texts in a timely manner because of good etiquette.
And before I go on, I need to address the actual concept of Snapchat. I like seeing content on Snapchat, don’t get me wrong, but I have never understood the logic behind constantly sending the same picture of yourself to people.
I want to see videos and images that would be weird to send via text. Send me your friend’s Christmas tree made out of traffic cones or a clip of a "Love Island" episode that’s too funny to pass up. Unfortunately, the spam of unoriginal pictures from streaks and other Snapchat content always stops me from seeing the good stuff.
On that note, streaks are a huge pet peeve of mine — I can’t express it enough. Like anyone in middle school, I was caught up in the frenzy of worrying about streak numbers. I genuinely cared about how many streaks I had with people and how large my snap score was. But really, what was I thinking? I’m glad that I have come to my senses. I could live the rest of my life content without seeing another fire emoji used in that context ever again. I’ll stand by my opinion unless someone can convince me that they somehow enhance any part of my life. Maybe I’m biased because of my other previously mentioned preconceived notions, but the whole concept is just so repetitive.
However, I will admit to you that because I never respond to or open snaps, there is also a healthy amount of shame regarding my “best friends” list. When I do actually take the time to browse, that aspect makes Snapchat ten times worse. After all, if I respond to you even once, you’re most likely on the list.
That being said, I still haven’t been able to force myself to delete the app — even with all my complaints — so I’ll constantly be between seeing and missing life updates and plans. I know I could turn on my Snapchat notifications and solve this issue once and for all, but I already have a subpar track record with my social media behavior, so I’m in a lose-lose situation either way. Now that you’ve read my opinion, is Snapchat one of my fatal flaws, or am I right to claim that Snapchat is completely overrated? No matter what conclusion you come to, please just text me your answer. That would be great.
Contact Abby Kominske at komiak21@wfu.edu
The 1975 capture the exuberance of friendship in formative track
SOFIA BAZANT
Staff Writer ere is no song that encapsulates the essence of friendship better than “Guys” by e 1975. e song comes from the band’s 2020 album, "Notes On a Conditional Form". With lyrics like, “Yeah, the moment that we started a band / Was the best thing that ever happened,” lead singer Matty Healy expresses gratitude towards the band and the amazing times they have spent together over the years.
I feel that the song has come to hold a special place in my heart. I closely associate “Guys” with some of my best friends and memories. It was the anthem of my 2020 summer. at season was lled with memories of cruising down empty backroads with my hand out the car window and my curls blowing in the warm, summer air. ese memories come to mind when I listen to "Guys". It sounds like the same rush of pure joy I felt hugging my best friend after spending over two months in quarantine. It feels like dancing in my bedroom mirror while getting ready to celebrate my — socially distanced — high school graduation ceremony. e song continues to create a nostalgic feeling, and it often makes me think of how lucky I am to have the friends that I do. "Guys" also serves as a personal reminder to be grateful for the amazing people that surround me. “You guys are the best thing that ever happened to me” is a lyric that really resonates with me. In that time period when I was listening to this song on loop, I was constantly longing to see my friends in person once again.
In the song, Healy sings, “ ey were the golden times / ey were the best of my life” which I think once again emphasizes the value of time spent with the people I love most. I look back on the summer of 2020 as “the golden age” because I could nally reunite with my best friends after so much time apart.
“Guys” is a call to my future, the memories I have yet to make and the good times still to come. While I rarely hear the song out in public, at the beginning of last semester I heard it playing in Camino while getting co ee. I considered it a sign that a great semester lay ahead — and it did.
I have a tendency to play this song at the beginning of so-called new chapters in my life.
I listen to "Guys" on airplanes as I romanticize my life while looking out at the clouds — or when I’m out driving as the sun sets. “Guys” is a song that has become the soundtrack for di erent people in my life, as if our memories could ash by like album covers. I will always play “Guys” as a mood booster, and it will never fail to motivate me. At the end of the song, Healy says “I wish we could do it again,” which makes me think about past moments I would like to relive, but also about living in the present. I want to spend every second I can with my friends in college as well as at home because I know that I’m still currently living some of my "golden days". I know that one day, I will remember these moments fondly and wish that I could do it all over again, just as I have done now while re ecting on the abundance of memories associated with "Guys".
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