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The Pop Geek Back to School Playlist: Campus Jams

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Set that alarm and start ordering those textbooks. That’s right; it’s that time of year again. The fall semester is right around the corner!

To prepare you for your bittersweet transition from life at home to life on campus, I’ve compiled an eclectic mix of school related songs. Regardless of whether you live on campus and enjoy party music or commute to school and prefer indie tracks, there’s something on this playlist for everyone to enjoy.

While some of the songs provide explicit references to the classroom, other songs on the playlist invoke some of the emotions that we all have felt at one point or another during our academic experience, such as being frazzled around exam time and having a get-together with friends and painting the campus red.

Enjoy and good luck during your Fall 2011 semester!

Chris Pfeiffer is a junior at La Salle University studying Finance and Economics. He hopes to study law after attaining his undergraduate degree. Some of his interests include playing and listening to music, exercising, watching the Philadelphia 76ers, keeping up with the news, playing cards, and having a good time with friends.

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The Pop Geek Summer Playlist Series: Back to School

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As much as you deny and ignore it, school is almost back in session. Suddenly, the grocery stores have massive amounts of school supplies for sale, people are driving down freeways with mattresses strapped to their car roofs, and bookstores are beginning to fill with students, signaling summer’s end. Looking toward the upcoming semester with optimism and cheeriness can be a great tool to get rid of that end-of-summer blues. Think about all the people you’ll meet, and all the new knowledge you’ll obtain! This list of tunes is a way of saying goodbye to summer, while also looking ahead hopefully to the new semester. Enjoy!

All the music posted can be purchased on Amazon or iTunes.

Don’t fret! Just because summer is almost over doesn’t mean the music has to stop. Stay tuned for upcoming playlists!

Lily Angelle is a Radio-Television-Film major at The University of Texas in Austin, TX. She hopes to one day be a cinematographer or screenwriter. In her spare time she enjoys going to concerts, and often writes music reviews for the blog “30 Days Out.” Lily’s favorite bands are Weezer, The Beatles, and The Velvet Underground. You can often find her studying on campus in the Cactus Cafe, or around Austin at Home Slice, her favorite pizza place.

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Top 5 Study Albums of Spring 2011

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When it comes to study music, I always go for something light and relaxing that will clear my mind of stress, but not lull me to sleep. The following albums are my favorites for a soothing, mellow study session, with just enough upbeat tempos to keep you awake and focused.

1. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes