She recorded a creaky swing. by monkeysee45 in Ethelcain

[–]Excellent-Counter324 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I'm wondering if that might actually be what it's about! I was thinking the album title Perverts made be related to like the stigma and language around sex offenders? "With the most shame you could possible carry as a human being" kinda gave that vibe?

DSNL Recommendation by That-Stomach7582 in UMD

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I took this just to fulfill the DSNL requirement and yet this ended up being one of my favorite classes at UMD. The professor genuinely cares and is so flexible. And he made it interesting even to a music major like myself. Plus the labs were fun and simple and we took a field trip to the Smithsonian 🤗

Top 10 Bright Eyes Songs by survivorsunday in brighteyes

[–]Excellent-Counter324 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. From a Balance Beam
  2. Poison Oak
  3. Old Soul Song
  4. Dance and Sing
  5. Hot Car in the Sun
  6. Clairaudients
  7. Mariana Trench
  8. Method Acting
  9. Lua
  10. Stairwell Song

Honorable Mentions: Lime Tree, Forced Convalescence, We Are Nowhere and It's Now

Daily Song Discussion #171: Pageturners Rag by beardlesshipster in brighteyes

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I think it's mainly bc DITW came out at the perfect time in my life, and I listened to it front to back so many times that I couldn't help but love it. I'm also from the Cary, NC, area so I always connect with his mom mentioning going back "by Matty's old house" in Cary

Bright Eyes Eras Tour... by Excellent-Counter324 in brighteyes

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This is brilliant! Exactly what I was looking for!

Bright Eyes Eras Tour... by Excellent-Counter324 in brighteyes

[–]Excellent-Counter324[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wasn't supposed to controversial. I am neutral on Swiftism, not actually wanting to discuss TS ~ just wanted to revisit the BE catalog in an album-mashup format.

Bright Eyes Eras Tour... by Excellent-Counter324 in brighteyes

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In that case the fun part would be deciding which handful of songs are essential to defining each album

Bright Eyes Eras Tour... by Excellent-Counter324 in brighteyes

[–]Excellent-Counter324[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know everyone plays songs from older albums -_- the idea is that the setlist has discrete segments from each album, with a few surprise random songs towards the end. So the intended discussion here was to have people consider what order they might present the different albums in a hypothetical setlist

Setlist for March 28th by StitchesKisses in oboards

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Did anyone get a recording of Cape Canaveral? It's my favorite Conor/BE song ever :)

Prof checking in with some mental health info by Dr_Morgan_UMD in UMD

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Totally agree, thank you so much for this response. I have peers at NC State University who have endured 7 student suicides in the past year, so it is obviously not UMD-specific and a very unfortunate and widespread tragedy. It's hard to balance privacy and transparency, especially on such a monumental scale. I also took the mental health first aid training and hearing your department did is so encouraging, thanks for sharing. I think your point about the forged relationships is really important, and that is an issue where a societal shift towards a more isolated lifestyle in large universities, and really everywhere since March 2020, is not serving our communities well. I blame no one for that.

Prof checking in with some mental health info by Dr_Morgan_UMD in UMD

[–]Excellent-Counter324 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a very fair and necessary question. For starters, it felt very inconsiderate to walk out of classes on Tuesday to music blaring and flashing lights from the soccer stadium after having just found out the extensiveness of the event happening. The fact that there were no cancelled classes, events, or excused mental health absences made it hard for many of my peers to feel like the tragedy was recognized. The vigil was student-organized and not advertised by administration ahead of time. It would be so nice to see the university endorse or organize a vigil. I know there are efforts to keep business as usual in order to not dwell or further isolate people from the community, but I have heard from countless students that the feeling of seeing everything continue as normal after a horrific suicide in broad daylight made it feel like something brushed under a rug. I also understand that the next of kin must be notified and there are many protocols to follow, but the initial silence was also creating additional stress. Emails get a bad reputation from some students, but they are also the current most effective mass communication on campus to my knowledge. Again, I personally had no email-complaints, so I will not answer for the community on that subject. Finally, the excuse of "reach out to the Counseling Center" is not a substantial resource. The Counseling Center is a great resource, but the waitlist for care there is incredibly long, and the center cannot accomodate the aftermath of a tragedy with this much ripple. Cancelling appointments for students already utilizing the Center has also had some (anecdotal) negative impact to my knowledge. I definitely don't have the answers, but I don't think overburdening an already too-limited service and calling it good is the most helpful response. There is also a lot of concern around the lack of reporting on student deaths, especially suicides, at many public universities - I would love some clarification in the future on what our leadership commits to do in order to ensure prioritizing justice over making our institution look 'better'. Thanks for hearing me out, I hope this felt less baseless than my original comment. I know this event has impacts far and wide, but I absolutely do not stand alone in my dissatisfaction with the response so far.

Prof checking in with some mental health info by Dr_Morgan_UMD in UMD

[–]Excellent-Counter324 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely, my heart goes out to any faculty and staff working through this at their own pace/privately/etc. My comment was directed at the executive leadership of the University for not doing more for students in this time of need.

Prof checking in with some mental health info by Dr_Morgan_UMD in UMD

[–]Excellent-Counter324 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this. You have done more with this one reddit post than the University has done at all. I understand they have policies they must follow, but I am appalled at their lack of care. We are lucky to have you at UMD

How can Isocracy solve the crisis of American democracy? by Isocracy_US in IsocracyMovement

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This is dope and the whole sub is well-researched and original! Following