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University receives award for bicycle-friendly campus
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Emily Rolen, a pharmacy freshman, and Chelsea Anderson, an economics freshman, smile as the example of well-matched roommates. Housing and Food Service questionnaires ask three questions to match potluck roommates for a peaceful living environment.
Basics of being a roommateFreshmen matched using three-question systemDAISY CREAGERNews Reporter
Less is more — or at least equally as good — when it comes to matching roommates, OU staff members have found.
After completing their housing contract, students fill out a survey where they rate the importance of academics and say what time they go to bed and get up and whether or not they smoke, said Jenn Doughty, director of operations for Housing and Food Services.
“We try to crack it down to the most basic pieces of being a roommate,” Doughty said.
In the past, the questionnaire contained 23 questions re-garding specific tastes in areas such as movies and music, Doughty said.
“If you measure the outcome by room change requests and anecdotal satisfaction, there’s really no change between 23 matching questions and three,” Doughty said.
An automated system then matches students based on their responses and the community where they request to live. Then, members of housing staff go through matches to check that they make sense, Doughty said.
“Our goal is a 100 percent match, but we will not allow the system to pair students who are anything lower than a 50 percent match,” said Diane Brittingham, director of res-idence life.
If students know someone they would like to room with before the school year starts, they can mutually request each other on their housing contracts.
WEEKEND NEWS
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Pride of Oklahoma director Justin Stolarik re-signed Thursday after a year and a half of opposition from Pride alumni and members concerned about the university hiring a director from Wisconsin, Stolarik’s changes to the band’s routines and his teaching methods. OU President David Boren met with students Monday to discuss an advertisement they placed in three Oklahoma newspapers criti-cizing the band’s policy that prohibited them from speaking negatively about the Pride. Boren said that was his first time hearing about the policy and void-ed it immediately because it inhibited their rights to free speech. Three days later, Stolarik resigned and the band’s former director, Brian Britt, returned to campus.
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1. What’s different about the Pride
When former OU freshman Alan Joseph Hruby was pulled over by Duncan police for speeding just hours before he would allegedly kill his parents and sister, he gave officers a false name and birth date. Hruby’s attorney in an an unrelated case said the name, Dakota Moore, and birth date belong to someone Hruby knows and dislikes, and he’s used the same alias in previous police encounters.
2. Whose name Alan Hruby would give police in traffi c stops
The trial of Sooner running back Joe Mixon, who is accused of assaulting OU student Amelia Molitor in April, has been postponed until Jan. 12 to give both sides more time to prepare. Judge Steve Stice said in a pretrial conference Friday that his main concern with pushing the date back is that the video showing the altercation is set to be released to the public on Nov. 1, which he feels could impede the fairness of the trial.
3. Why Joe Mixon’s trial has been postponed
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National organization recognizes OU for new infrastructure efforts
JESSE POUNDNews Reporter@jesserpound
By providing a safer environment for cyclists on campus, OU has received recognition for being a bicycle-friendly campus by a national organization.
The League of American Bicyclists has named OU a bi-cycle-friendly university and granted OU the League’s Bronze Award, said Amelia Neptune, a program manager for the League’s Bicycle Friendly University initiative.
The award is the result of a multi-year process by OU to make the campus more bicycle-friendly, said Lezlie Marsh, assistant to the vice president for administration and finance at OU. OU president David Boren came up with the idea to make OU more bicycle-friendly about eight years ago, Marsh said.
Three years ago, the faculty senate and staff senate passed resolutions for OU to become a bicycle-friendly university and created a master plan for bicycling on OU, Marsh said. The plan was completed in August 2011 and contained plans for bike parking and bike lanes, Marsh said.
Neptune said the strongest part of OU’s application to the League of American Bicyclists was its investment in infrastructure, which impressed the league with its road
markings and bike lanes. The Bronze Award is the least of the four awards given
out by the League of American Bicyclists, trailing silver, gold and platinum, Marsh said.
The designation lasts for four years, Neptune said. OU can reapply in 2018, or the school can reapply earlier than that if it wishes to try to earn a higher award, Neptune said.
OU received an honorable mention from the League of American Bicyclists two years ago, Marsh said.
Oklahoma State University has also received a Bronze Award, Neptune said.
With Student Government Association elections next week, the campaign season for the presidential and vice presidential candidates is in full swing.
Presidential candidate Kunal Naik and vice presidential candidate Alex Byron have decided to keep their campaign small this year, only visiting student organizations and greek
chapter meetings to talk to students, they said.“We want to keep costs low,” Naik said.
The Presidential CandidateName: Kunal NaikMajor: Petroleum engineeringHometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Before Naik came to OU, he wasn’t very active in his high school, participating only in basketball and cross country, he said. His attitude about involvement changed, howev-er, when he pledged to Pi Kappa Phi, which inspired him to take on leadership positions and get engaged in campus life.
“People were like ‘Hey, you’re good at this! People like to
listen to you, you have great ideas, why not try some leader-ship positions?’ and I just needed that extra push and that really inspired me to want to make OU a better place,” Naik said.
Naik has experience as a consultant for the Oklahoma Group, a non-profit consulting firm. He also works on OU’s research campus for the Corporate Engagement office. Part of his job there is to find ways for big businesses and the uni-versity to help each other, he said.
Naik has history with SGA, having previously served on Madeline Grunewald’s cabinet, he said. He has also worked with the Women’s Outreach Center on its “Step In, Speak Out” program, he said.
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Sophomore middle-fielder Shiloh Price and senior defender Molly Richey move the ball down the field while trying to keep it away from their opponent during the game against Baylor on Oct. 19 at John Craine Field. The Sooners fell to the Bears 2-1.
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OCT. 27 & 28MONDAYHaunt the Union — 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. on Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floorGrab a free cookie to celebrate Haunt the Union, which will be held on Wednesday.
Full Plate Living — Noon in the Huston Huffman Fitness CenterLearn practical, long-term nutritional solutions to be able to eat a full plate of food while losing weight and keeping the weight off for good.
TUESDAYSchmoozeday Tuesday — 1 to 3 p.m. at Crimson & Whipped CreamOU Hillel will have its weekly event where students can receive a free cup of coffee at Crimson & Whipped Cream.
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe Reception —3 to 4 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird LoungeSister Rosemary Nyirumbe, one of Time Magazine’s “Most Influential People In the World,” will be honored during this reception.
The Ebola Crisis in Africa and Beyond — 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Zarrow Hall’s J.J. Rhyne RoomLearn and talk about the Ebola crisis in Africa and beyond in this round-table discussion.
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The Sooner soccer team dropped matches against Texas and West Virginia over the weekend, giving the pro-gram its first four-game los-ing streak this season.
Oklahoma is winless since Oct. 5, when it defeated Iowa State.
OU got off to another slow start Friday. The Longhorns scored the first and lone goal of the game just 45 sec-onds in. The goal came from Texas’ Morgan Murphy, who headed in a cross from Whitney Jaynes. Freshman goalkeeper Kaitlyn Farhner said the defense was not fully aware during the play.
“I think we were slow getting off,” she said. “They weren’t tight on their man in the box.”
In the remaining 89 min-utes after the goal, both teams battled for shots at the net but none found their mark. Oklahoma’s only two shots on goal came from Shiloh Price within sec-onds of each other midway through the second half.
O k l a h o m a a n d Te x a s combined for 24 fouls on the night, with the Sooners re-cording nine. OU’s backup goalkeeper Kassidie Stade
was handed a red card in the 69th minute when she made contact with the ball outside of the box. After that, two yellow cards came out, one to each team.
With less than a minute to go in the game, freshman Lizzie Luallin nearly found the equalizer, but the shot sailed wide. She said it was important for the team to move on after such a loss.
“Onward and upward,” she said. “We definitely need to bring our ‘A’ game.”
The team made the rough-ly 1,100 mile road trip to Morgantown, West Virginia for a tough game against the No. 8 Mountaineers Sunday. The Sooner defense started the game on a better note, but surrendered the first goal to West Virginia with 26 minutes to go in the first half.
T h e g a m e c o n t i n u e d to be a close one until the Mountaineers found the net
again with 15 minutes left in the game. West Virginia put in its third and final goal nine minutes later.
Oklahoma did not leave the weekend scoreless, how-ever. The Sooners managed to get on the board with less than three minutes left in the game on Emily Bowman’s shot.
T h e S o o n e r s m a d e i t through non-conference play with a 6-3-2 record. However, since the Big 12 slate began, Oklahoma is just 2-4-1, seventh best in
the conference. With three teams with
double digits in the win column and two sitting at nine, some might blame the Sooners’ struggles as of late on conference parity. Oklahoma coach Matt Potter acknowledged the number of good teams in the Big 12 but said the team is respon-sible for its own wins.
“I think the trend of the last three games has been we’ve clearly shot ourselves in the foot with the way we’ve gone about the game,”
he said Friday night. “But we’re at the business end of the season. It’s time to be ac-countable and step forward.”
Potter also said the team has lacked a certain quality in its style of play during the losing skid.
“You have to be brave and bold, especially at home,” he said.
Oklahoma will close out the regular season at 7 p.m. Fr iday at home against Kansas. The Big 12 Soccer Championship will be held in Kansas City, Missouri Nov. 5-9.
SGA: Candidates plan to adapt SafeRide programContinued from page 1
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Alex Byron and Kunal Naik pose for The Daily. The pair will be run-ning unopposed for president and vice president of the Student Government Association.
Of all his experiences at OU, Naik is most proud of his work with his fraternity, he said.
This year, Naik was in charge of recruitment, and the fraternity signed an all-time high of new recruits for his chapter, he said.
The Vice Presidential Candidate
Name: Alex ByronMajor: International studies and economicsHometown: Plano, Texas
Before she arrived at OU, Alex Byron was not very in-volved in politics, she said.
During her years at Plano West High School, she partic-ipated in Health Occupation Students of America. At the time, she wanted to be a doctor, but she changed her mind about this career path soon after getting to OU, she said.
W h e n s h e a r r i v e d a t OU her classmate, Taylor Petersen, convinced her to apply to the Undergraduate Student Congress, Byron said.
“He shoved the applica-tion in my face and was like ‘Apply for this!’” Byron said.
She started out as an asso-ciate in the Undergraduate Student Council and then moved up as a represen-tative, she said. Beginning by getting involved on the External Affairs Committee, Byron moved to the Ways
and Means Committee.A f t e r t h a t , s h e w e n t
back to the External Affairs Committee — this time as a chairperson — and later moved on to become vice chair of congress, her most recent position, before leav-ing to run for vice president of SGA.
Byron’s feelings about leaving the Undergraduate Student Congress are com-plicated, she said.
“I love congress as a whole, and I think we are doing so many great things.”
However, Byron is excited to run for vice president of SGA, she said. Her knowl-edge of congress will enable
the USC and SGA to work to-gether better than they have previously, she said.
Their GoalsNa i k a n d By ro n b o t h
w orke d to g ether at the Corporate Engagement Office, and after several con-versations about ideas they had for OU, they decided to run for president and vice president of SGA, they said.
“We realized we had a lot of ideas and that it would be a disservice not to run,” Naik said.
They both liken their work at the Corporate Engagement Office to the SGA’s main goal: Make the Sooner experience
the best it can be.“It really allowed me to get
a wide-scale view of campus and how we can improve things for students,” said Naik.
Part of their job at the Corporate Engagement Office was to work with tech-nology companies to make things at OU easier for stu-dents, and they want to apply their knowledge to SGA as well, Naik and Byron said.
If elected as SGA presi-dent, Naik hopes to “stream-line” many elements of OU, he said.
One of the main features Naik wants to “streamline” is OU’s SafeRide program.
“SafeRide is something a lot of people use,” Naik said. “It’s great, but it could be better.”
One of the problems with SafeRide that Naik hopes to address is voucher distribu-tion, he said. Naik and Byron would like to see more dis-tribution centers added to campus, mostly by the res-idence halls, where many students live, instead of only one center in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Naik said.
They would also like to see technology integrated with the SafeRide system so that it would mimic programs like Uber and Lyft, which rely on mobile phone apps and are very profitable, Naik said.
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26 Terrycloth term
28 French farewell
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39 Alternative to “window”
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44 More than what’s needed
45 Forms by carving
46 Thumbs-up vote
47 Connectors of stories
49 Marsh growth
52 Unwrap fruit
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deal 62 Hindu attire 64 Rise to
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9 Fine-wine-producing vineyard
10 Kind of medicine
11 “___ Lang Syne”
12 S-shaped molding
13 Places for props
18 Financial aid basis
19 Dinner interruption, ‘90s-style
24 Musician Lofgren
25 Choppers, so to speak
27 Bay in the stable
29 “Bride or groom?” asker
31 Pale 32 ___ gin fizz 33 First lady
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34 Creates wonderment
35 Canonical hour
36 Bread for a gyro
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Your tendency to rush matters will lead to all sorts of unnecessary complications. Shortcuts will only get you lost. Think fi rst and concentrate on taking one step at a time. You will reap the rewards when you reach your destination and declare victory.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You are sure to do well today and will stand out at any gathering. Those around you will be drawn to your un-usual, off-the-wall antics and ideas.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Donʼt let the secrets weighing on your mind af-fect your productivity, or you will end up in a vulnerable position. Take a moment for some quiet, uninterrupt-ed time to mull things over.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Get out and have some fun. A day trip or an interesting event will put a spring in your step. Make plans and invite a close friend along for the ride.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Take inventory of what you own, what you need and what you can part with. Make donations or offer to help a worthwhile cause. A garage sale will bring in extra cash.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Do your own thing. Trying to please everyone else is an exercise in futility. Do the best you can with what you have, and donʼt get upset if someone objects.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be the fi rst to jump on board if a travel opportunity arises. The information you gain will have a positive effect on your future. A professional change is within reach.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Visit your local library. There is more going on in your community than you think. Itʼs time to be a participant and get to know people who share your interests.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You will be overwhelmed by the respon-sibilities given to you. There is a limited amount of time, so plan and organize carefully to avoid falling short of your goal.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Do something totally different. A trip to the zoo, aquarium, museum or science center will provide plenty of entertainment. A family fun day will encourage everyone to get along.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your intriguing way of looking at things continues to surprise those around you. Just when someone thinks they have you fi gured out, you head in another direction.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Try to see both sides of the story. Once youʼve had time to dissect whatʼs going on, you will be able to make the best decision.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Stand up for yourself. Someone may be trying to undermine your reputation and steal your thunder. Make sure everyone knows the truth about the contributions and plans that youʼve made.
Avoid unhealthy relationshipsThe Women’s Outreach Center will hold an interactive workshop on Monday
OGEOMA MBARAONYENews Reporter @ogeoma_E
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, the OU Women’s Outreach Center will host a workshop, “D8ME,” to define healthy relationships.
At 5 p.m. Monday in Wagner Hall, room 135, the interac-tive workshop will feature presentations and videos discuss-ing communication and listening in relationships and set-ting ground rules for yourself and your partner.
WOC assistant director Melanie Adams pointed out some signs of unhealthy relationships.
“Words, jealousy, statements, anything that makes you feel like you are lesser of a person or have less of a role are red flags,” Adams said.
The workshop will also discuss the impact of media and
reality on teenagers in the way they perceive relationships in today’s society.
Adams said the best thing you can do for someone in an abusive relationship is be avail-able to talk about it with them.
“Silence equals vio-lence,” Adams said. “Talk
to someone — a friend, sister, brother or outreach pro-grams like WOC.”
For more information on upcoming events, visit the Women’s Outreach Center website.
Journalism freshman Rebecca Walters and public relations freshman Kailyn Brown were acquaintances who knew each other through high school and are glad to be rooming togeth-er, Walters said.
“I think [going potluck] would have been different in that it would have forced us out of our shells in both good and a bad way,” Walters said. “Especially at the beginning there were stress-es, and it was good to come home and know that I could relax with her.”
Members of the housing staff, however, encourage students to try potluck assignments, Brittingham said.
“We’re providing you with a very safe risk in terms of ex-ploring different experiences,” Brittingham said. “I think that is what your education is about. That shapes your perspectives on things.”
However, not all roommate situations, whether the stu-dents knew each other previously or not, will work out. If roommates are having problems, their resident adviser me-diates a discussion between them, Brittingham said.
If problems persist and the roommates want a change, the students and their RA fill out paperwork, and the stu-dents must wait for an available roommate and empty room, Doughty said.
“The whole process usually takes about a week but is de-pendent on availability,” Brittingham said. “We do not expect students to be in a space where they are not comfortable or don’t feel safe and welcomed.”
A roommate relationship is best compared to a business re-lationship built on mutual respect, Brittingham said.
“I think that students come in sometimes with this expec-tation that their roommate is going to be their absolute long-time best friend,” Brittingham said. “That is not always im-mediate. It’s okay to have other friends because I think that makes it better.”
MATCH: Housing staff promote potluck option Continued from page 1
We’re providing you with a very safe risk in terms of
exploring different experiences.”DIANE BRITTINGHAM,
DIRECTOR OF RESIDENCE LIFE
‘‘An apparent police raid on Wednesday at a
newly opened head shop called Fatt Hedz, 320 White St., left the store’s shelves empty of glass pipes and other merchandise. Norman Police Department spokesperson Tom Easley said he couldn’t comment on the situation when The Daily contacted him on Thursday because he was off duty, and the police activity log listed the nature of the call as a “special assignment.”
Why you won’t find any glass pipes at Fatt Hedz on Campus Corner
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The Student Government Association presi-dent and vice president positions are uncontest-ed again this year, with petroleum engineering senior Kunal Naik and international studies and economics junior Alex Byron running for presi-dent and vice president. There are three candi-dates running for Interfraternity Council presi-dent and 39 students running for congress seats. Elections are Nov. 4 and 5.
Who’s running for SGA positions
5.
While the university’s total enrollment has de-creased by about 2.5 percent from 2003 to 2013, enrollment at the Mewbourne College of Earth & Energy has increased by about 470.9 percent, and enrollment at the College of Architecture has decreased by almost 50 percent.
How enrollment has fluctu-ated since 2003
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Taylor Swift jumps out of the woods shooting retro darts to the top of the pop charts, shaking off her country roots in her new album, “1989.”
Taking a trip down the rabbit hole on a whimsical, up-beat exploration of the ’80s, Swift has so far released three songs off her record that break the norms once again.
As a country artist, Swift destroyed barriers by combin-ing traces of pop influence with her country-inspired lyr-ics. She crossed genres beginning with “Fearless,” her sec-ond studio album.
On her album “Red,” Swift took an even more pop-filled approach with “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “22” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
Likewise, she has continued to cross genres and bend boundaries, giving country music a much larger audience — her audience.
Swift has penetrated the pop realm without becoming a traditional pop artist. She still sounds like her ideal-istic self, but her focus has shifted from love to life. Swift’s new songs are vast-ly different, but she isn’t pretending to be the same 17-year-old girl that wrote alone from her bedroom floor.
“Shake It Off ” was her first single — and first mas-sive hit — released off the upcoming album. Either you love it or you hate it,
but regardless, you know the words. The beat is infectious, claiming even the manliest of men.
Swift, of course, will always have haters — especially heartbroken country fans. But let’s face it; she was never really associated with just one genre. Instead, Swift has created her own genre, painting unobtainable yet relatable tales of love and heartbreak.
Her new focus, however, seems to be life itself. She still tackles each song with her naive sense of the world, but she is drifting away from the angle of love and the teenage safety net of sales.
Oh, and have you seen the artwork for the album?
Our View: While we commend Pride members for achieving real change at OU, we urge Sooners to temper their celebrations about former director Brian Britt’s return with respect for Justin Stolarik’s departure.
We are proud to attend a university that listens to and responds to the concerns of its students. Furthermore, we are thankful for a university pres-ident who personally takes heed of student issues. We’re talking about last week’s events involving the Pride of Oklahoma marching band that culminated in Justin Stolarik resigning as director of the band. Former Pride director Brian Britt made a triumphant return Thursday, and Pride members and alumni took to social media to rejoice and share their opin-ion that the band should soon return to its former glory.
While we’re happy former and current Pride members are now content with their band director, we can’t help but feel a bit uncomfortable with all of the public displays of rejoicing that took place over a man’s resignation. We understand the Pride was deeply unhappy with Stolarik’s teaching style and the changes he made to the band during his year and a half as band director. However, we implore Sooners to re-member that Stolarik is still a person and that celebrating his failure is less than dignified.
On one hand, Stolarik’s insistence that Pride members sign an agreement at the beginning of the semester forbidding them from outwardly criticizing the band or its leadership for fear of expulsion from the band is inexcusable. We have already praised
and will continue to commend OU President David Boren for reversing Stolarik’s infringement on band members’ First Amendment rights.
On the other hand, Stolarik is still a human being who deserves basic respect. We don’t want people with limited knowledge of the Pride situation to see the flurry of celebration over Stolarik’s resignation and assume OU is a place that runs out any admin-istrators it doesn’t like.
We believe it’s essential for Sooners to balance their revelry over Britt’s return with respect for
Stolarik’s departure. Stolarik might not have been the right director for the Pride, but that doesn’t mean he deserves to be belittled.
We are excited about the Pride’s future and feel it’s time for OU to move past the year and a half of
drama and tribulation that surrounded Stolarik’s tenure. We wish Stolarik the best in whatever his next endeavor may be. Looking forward, we are sure that Britt — former Pride director of 12 years — will lead the band in great future performances.
The most important lesson to take from the Pride saga is that at OU, students’ voices are heard. Pride members were unhappy with their organization, took it upon themselves to publicly display that discontent in full-page newspaper ads and subse-quently met with Boren, who listened to and acted on their concerns. The Pride showed all Sooners that students do have the power to make change happen at OU. It just takes creativity and persistence.
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Members of the OU Pride play their halftime show at The Red River Rivalry on October 10, 2014. An open letter to Stolarik from “The Pride of Oklahoma Students” was recently run in newspapers across Oklahoma.
Black-and-white Polaroid pictures set the ’80s tone, taking the world back to childhood where life was simple—simply awesome. If you don’t buy the album for the music, buy it
for the pictures.“Out of the Woods” was
the second released song. It imitates the sound of Savage Garden, an Australian pop duo, while maintaining that certain, unique Swiftarian — yes, it is a thing —style of melody and lyrics. The song captures the state of wonder with repetitive phrasing, ef-fortlessly solidifying the
theme: “Are we out of the woods yet?”However, Swift’s most daring song yet in terms of stylis-
tic change is “Welcome to New York.”The lyrics read like an anthem, but the sound cuts
through any serious tone or thought. Just dance and dream
“I’m dancing on my own
(dancing on my own) I make the moves
up as I go (moves up as I go)”
- SHAKE IT OFF
“But I keep cruising Can’t stop, won’t
stop grooving It’s like I got this
music In my mind
Saying, ‘It’s gonna be alright.’”
- SHAKE IT OFF
“Walking through a crowd
The village is aglow Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats
Under coats Everybody here
wanted something more
Searching for a sound we hadn’t heard before”
- WELCOME TO NEW YORK
AT A GLANCE
Album: “1989”
Artist: Taylor Swift
Released: Oct. 27
Top tracks: • “Shake It Off” • “Welcome to New York” • “Out of the Woods”
• BRANDON GALUSHA • LIFE & ARTS REPORTER
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Our View is the majority opinion of The Daily’s nine-member editorial board
