Let Me Clairify

With Christmas at Morningside rehearsals beginning on campus and the music department ramping up their schedules I spoke to The head choir directors assistant Olyvia Selby to get her take on what makes Morningside special. She Said “x “. I also spoke with saxophonist for the band and bassist for the jazz band senior Bruce Shannon about how he felt knowing that this was the last time he was going to get to perform for Christmas at Morningside, he said he felt ” x”.

With the playoffs write around the corner and both prides of Morningside are jumping in to full swing. The marching band and the football team have a lot of season ahead of them if they can repeat the playoff run they’ve had in the last 4 seasons. I spoke to former pride of Morningside drum major Nathan Kitrell about what his favorite parts of playing in the postseason were. I asked him was it worth the cold winter nights and he told me “x”.

Sleep deprivation is a common theme for college students but even more so for off campus students who are active in the community. I spoke to several music students who devote over 13 hours to music each week and still work near part time jobs about their schedule. Bruce Shannon a member of Men of song, Symphonic Winds, The Pride of Morningside, Saxophone ensemble, and M avenue Jazz and works early morning shifts at a local coffee shop, all while trying to graduate at the and of the fall semester. I asked him what it was like working in so many clubs and he said “x “. I then asked him if he would do it the same way if given the same oppurtunity and he replied with ” “.