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Summer Festival Flyaway Sweepstakes

Palm Centro, AT&T and mtvU flew Brett Byers and friend Taylor Burnham to the most mammoth music festivals of the summer.

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Syllabus Cleared By Administration; Jokes Cleared By Dog

Professor Mika LaVaque-Manty: University of Michigan - Political Science
Readings best when served with a side of broccoli

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Accounting Means “Da Bomb” In Filipino

Professor Lloyd Tanlu: Boston University - Business
Ohmygodaccountingissoexciting…

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Backstage Pass: Hot Chip

The British electro-rockers discuss doing remixes and reveal an unlikely music video inspiration.

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Save It For Your Parents

State University - Women’s Studies
Class policies non-negotiable; but you might be able to leverage some nap time.

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Failing Students Easier Than Expected

Professor Tom Prusa: Rutgers - Economics
Of course he remembers your name, Tom.

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Freshmen 5 Summer 2008: Los Campesinos!

If renaming the members of your band so that they share last names and random punctuation means you’ll end up as talented as Los Campesinos!, there’s going to be a lot of confusion about familial relationships in the coming years.

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Freshmen 5 Summer 2008: Time Machine

Time Machine’s music is a little like a time machine back to the golden era of hip hop, but don’t be fooled.

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Freshmen 5 Summer 2008: Langhorne Slim

Anyone who can claw their way through New York’s east village music scene knows a little something about competition. Langhorne Slim, coming up from Philly, managed to do just that.

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Freshmen 5 Summer 2008: Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles got their name from the fictional home of She-Ra in the He-Man comic series, but there is nothing fictional about how success has hit this duo with superhuman power.

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