Welcome back to the fifth installment of Spire’s Bops & Flops series, in which the best and worst music released each month is reviewed. July was an eventful month for new music and the releases … [Read more...] about July in Music: Bops and Flops
Archives for 2020
Student Body President Vetoes Land Acknowledgement
As national conversation takes place about the role of Indigenous peoples as mascots — especially as the Washington Redskins have announced a name change — FSU is reckoning once more with the … [Read more...] about Student Body President Vetoes Land Acknowledgement
Greta Gerwig : Challenging Our Cultural Assumptions About Gender and Art
“The thesis of every Greta Gerwig movie is that being a woman, being a girl, not knowing who you are, is an experience worthy of art,” said entertainment journalist Hunter Harris during her talk at … [Read more...] about Greta Gerwig : Challenging Our Cultural Assumptions About Gender and Art
K-Pop Stans, Trump’s Tulsa Rally, and the Power of Fandom
Much of the news coverage discussing the disappointing turnout at President Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20th, 2020 has (often bemusedly) referenced the role of K-Pop stans and … [Read more...] about K-Pop Stans, Trump’s Tulsa Rally, and the Power of Fandom
Students Demand Removal of Recognitions for Doak Campbell, Frances Eppes on Campus
As civil unrest erupts across the country in response to systemic racism, the students at Florida State have largely rallied to address symbols of racism on our own campus. A former Florida State … [Read more...] about Students Demand Removal of Recognitions for Doak Campbell, Frances Eppes on Campus
“I Am Simply and Deeply Sorry” : Student Senate President Issues Apology
Correction (6/30/20 9:00pm) : A previous version of this article referred to Senate President Daraldik as a Semite. While he does in fact speak a Semitic language, the term "antisemitism" is a term … [Read more...] about “I Am Simply and Deeply Sorry” : Student Senate President Issues Apology