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Swift’s new album underwhelms

Molly Tomczyk, co-a&e editor
April 25, 2024

Despite there being rumors of a leak of The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), Taylor Swift’s eleventh album, and people disliking it, I still had high hopes. Dishearteningly, when I pressed play, I was...

Ishmael Khandokar

Fans marvel at Swift’s writing, talent, as connections bloom

Molly Tomczyk, co a&e editor
November 17, 2023

Throughout seven-year-old Lulu Bouchard’s house, a single album played on repeat ever since she received it on Christmas. She was infatuated with Taylor Swift’s 1989 album, Bouchard said. The music...

Erika Li

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Veronica Kolesnikov, staff writer
November 17, 2023

The lights began to dim, and instead of the usual dead silence of movie theaters, there was a roar of screams and applause as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour appeared on the screen. Taylor Swift: The Eras...

Vera at the Eras': Vera Vassilyeva enjoying Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour at Soldier Field. Vassilyeva attended the concert on June 4.

Who Taylor is to me

Vera Vassilyeva, staff writer
November 17, 2023

I was seven years old, lying in my best friend’s room, watching Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” music video on repeat. This was my introduction to Swift. At first, the singer did not stick...

With Red re-recordings, “Everything Has Changed”

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, asst. news editor
November 12, 2021

As the calendar transitioned to Nov. 12, music services updated to show 30 new songs, marking the official return of Taylor Swift’s Red era. While fans have counted down the days until Red (Taylor’s...

Oracle After Hours: "I don’t know how it gets better than this," Taylor Swift released her own version of Fearless

Oracle After Hours: “I don’t know how it gets better than this,” Taylor Swift released her own version of Fearless

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
April 15, 2021

If you have not been following Taylor Swift’s battle to own her own music, it might be confusing why she would re-release an album that came out 13 years ago. Swift released Fearless (Taylor’s Version),...

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
October 2, 2020

If you were to tell me earlier this year that Taylor Swift released an album in 2020, I would have thought you were crazy. In the past, all of Swift’s albums have been released two to three years apart,...

Swift’s new image sends hypocritical message

Julia Patterson, asst. opinions editor
October 6, 2017

When I was in sixth grade, I wrote my very first five paragraph essay about Taylor Swift and how she overcame feeling bullied and isolated by girls growing up. Inspiring, really. All I can say for Taylor...

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