Taaluma Totes
By Sami Webster, guest columnist When looking at a map, multiple lines and colors collage to form one cohesive image. It is as if a map becomes a new patterned textile; a textile of vibrantly colored silk and cotton infused with rich culture. This idea is the inspiration for Alley Heffern and Jack DuFour, the […]
Q&A with Austin Horse
By Mary Swanson, guest columnist Austin Horse is the third of the Red Bull athletes present at Lockn’ this year that I had the pleasure of meeting. Between being a bike messenger in New York City, taking home medals in Cycle Messenger World Championships, and running a nonprofit, you have to wonder how he does […]
Fall Colors
By Miranda Briscoe, guest columnist Fall should not be reserved to earth tones and autumnal colors. So long as the leaves keep changing, the autumnal colors of fall are here to stay.This season, designers are taking on the challenge of going above and beyond our expectations as models strutted down the runway with lilac-dusted lids […]
Up Close with Nico Deportago-Cabrera
By Mary Swanson, guest columnist After interviewing Addison Zawada at Lockn, Ink had the chance to sit down with Nico Deportago-Cabrera, another Red Bull cyclist who specializes in courier racing. Nico, in addition to participating in courier championships and cyclocross, is the vocalist and guitarist in a garage punk/power pop band called Young Distractions [http://youngdistractions.bandcamp.com/] […]
Addison Zawada v. INK Magazine
By Mary Swanson, guest columnist Image Credit: Robert Snow Earlier this last month Ink had the opportunity to cover Lockn’ Festival in its second year. If you’ve ever attended a festival you’ notice that other activities are offered in addition to the music, disc golf being the most common. This year, Lockn’ switched it up […]
Whirr Your Head Off: Whirr and Cloakroom at Strange Matter
By Alex Curran, guest columnist Photo by Ryan McLain There is an entire mythos behind the sonic power of shoegaze bands, whether it’s My Bloody Valentine’s ability to make people enter a trance-like state through continuously playing as loud as they possibly can, or the rumor that Whirr has the ability to make audience members […]
Brighter the Moon at the Canal Club
Written by Cort Olsen, Editor-in-Chief Photos courtesy of hcastenphoto.com Pop punk is like vanilla ice cream, there really is no way to screw it up and pretty much everyone likes vanilla ice cream. The down side of vanilla ice cream is it gets gets boring after a while. Pop punk is like feeling nostalgic […]
Iron Reagan is In Your Mouth
Written and photographed by Cort Olsen, Chief Editor For once Facebook’s recommended events finally paid off. Iron Reagan, War on Women and Prisoner played on October’s First Friday at En Su Boca for the headliner’s record release. The show was not necessarily “free,” the venue was asking for donations at the door, but the opportunity […]
A Dot Red at Candela Books
By Amelia Heymann, guest columnist Images courtesy of Candela Books + Gallery A compelling new art show exploring female presence and identity is being held at Candela Gallery and Books on 214 West Broad Street. The gallery is only a ten minute walk from campus, and well worth the leg stretch. The name of this […]
Cherub, Ghost Beach, and Gibbz at the 9:30 Club
Written and photographed by James Saulsky, guest columnist “This is a song about bathroom stalls and cocaine. When you combine those things a lot of things can happen…and they’re all fucking awesome.” That was the introduction Cherub guitarist and vocalist Jordan Kelley gave for their song Heartbreaker. As the crowd at the 9:30 Club in D.C. […]
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Scotland’s Independence Movement
By Angie Judson, guest columnist INK is taking a look through Scotland’s history on its independence, union, and current referendum that happened on the 18th of September. Scotland’s struggle with independence is no new story, they have been dealing with major changes in Government ruling for a few centuries now. Here’s a quick timeline of […]
Who is ISIS and Why Should You (Still) Care?
By Kevin Lata, guest columnist Thousands of foreigners from around the world, including the United States, have flocked from their homelands to join an ambitious terrorist group named Islamic State that seeks to sweep the entire world and establish an Islamic caliphate. Executions, crucifixions, rape, and genocide are all part of the brutal tactics used […]