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Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 9-16-2019 Rotunda - Vol 98, no. 3 - Sep 16, 2019 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda The ROTUNDA Anticipating autumn since 1920 ALL FOR ONE OPINIONS PAGE 4 Looking deeper into the effects of Hurricane Dorian A&E PAGE 6 “Goldfinch” fails to take flight SPORTS PAGE 10 Under new system, FH SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 VOL 98. ISSUE 3 looks to iron wrinkles KC MCALLISTER | THE ROTUNDA 02 > ADVERTISEMENT TheRotundaOnline.com EDITORIAL BOARD 2019 TJ WENGERT managing editor JEFF HALLIDAY AND CLINT WRIGHT organizational advisers NEWS ROTUNDA ALLISON TURNER staff STUDIOS ELLIE STUCK A&E staff JACOB DILANDRO ADDIE CLARKE editor staff LEDANIEL JACKSON SUTTON REEKES staff staff LIAM WELLS OPINIONS staff TAIYA JARRETT XARIAH GODFREY staff staff DAVINA APPLEWHITE staff LAYOUT ANGELI LEONG SPORTS editor JOIN THE KURT MARTIN LAUREN QUEZADA editor assistant editor editor-in-chief pro-tempore MASON VEST PATRICK SANDERSON staff assistant editor PHOTO ROTUNDA COPY TAYLOR O’BERRY ISABELLA CORBO editor staff BRANDON CHEUNG NEWSLETTER CHELSEA MOORE assistant editor staff JACOB PUTERKO EVENTS assistant editor AMANDA KING CARRIE BAILEY coordinator staff copy staff KC MCALLISTER CATCH UP ON RENEE COTTON staff staff GISELLE VELASQUEZ staff THE STORIES SOCIAL MEDIA JESSICA PAQUETTE MIRANDA FARLEY staff editor IN YOUR TAYLOR JENNINGS BUSINESS assistant editor IRIS HAMMOND COMMUNITY assistant business manager HTTP://TINY.CC/LONGWOOD ROTUNDAONLINE FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM @rotundaphotos FACEBOOK @longwood.rotunda TWITTER @longwoodrotunda GRAPHIC BY MASON VEST SEPT. 16, 2019 03 > A&E Malone shares his relationship issues in "Hollywood's Bleeding" Album Review: Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone by LeDaniel Jackson | A&E Staff | @xidjoeker500 COURTESY OF REPUBLIC RECORDS Hollywood’s Bleeding” is the third performance here is one of the worst on uninterested, with a lazy flow. These album from New York artist Post the album. artists working together should make a “Malone. He has gained a huge “Die for Me” is an interesting song better song than this. following from his previous albums with features from Future and Halsey. “Take What You Want” is the best “Stoney” and “Beerbongs and Bentleys” Malone and Future give their perspective song on the album, with its three and his unique style of combing pop on unfaithful women in relationships artists: Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott, music and rap music make him an and have good chemistry, while and Malone, discussing their broken interesting artist to listen to. explaining their situations very well. hearts from relationships. This song is On this album, he discusses the issue Halsey provides a different perspective amazing from beginning to end with of being a part of Hollywood and how it which showcases the women’s side on great features from Osbourne and Scott. affects him. “Hollywood’s Bleeding” tells this story. Her vocals are a breath of Osbourne starts the track with the this story with a depressing instrumental fresh air from the autotuned voices that chorus that sounds great over the rock with a guitar providing a cushion for the Malone and Future provision. instrumental. Once the song switches song. Then the song switches to a trap to a trap beat you get some solid verses beat while Malone delivers his verse. from Malone and Scott. Malone's verse He mentions things like “City up in deals with emotional baggage while in a smoke, it’s only ash when it rains/For all relationship, while Scott’s discusses how these demons, wish I could just go on". his relationship involves alcohol and The song ends off with a rock-inspired sexual intercourse. The ending of the instrumental that matches the vocal song includes an amazing guitar solo, performance Malone delivers. which puts a cherry on top of this crazy “Saint-Tropez” discusses the lavish song. lifestyle that Malone is currently living. “Sunflower” is one of the most popular He describes this with a tropical trap songs on the album because of its beat. Malone is very average with his connection to “Spider-Man: Into The flow and boring voice. The subject also Spider-Verse.” The production provides was not interesting, as he just talks about a laid-back pop beat with Swae Lee his riches. delivering some great vocals. Malone In “Enemies,” Malone describes then comes and delivers similar verses how mainstream music impacts his to Lee’s with a different context. This relationships with his friends. The represents the symbols of a loyal girl beat on this song sounds decent, with who doesn’t receive the affection Malone delivering a great performance that she deserves. with his vocals. DaBaby talks about Overall this is a solid album his new-found fame in the mainstream from Malone and definitely industry and how great it is. However, shows improvements in his he also sends a warning to his enemies in songwriting and his musical a surprisingly comical way. Malone and talent. However, he still DaBaby display very good chemistry, needs to include more of a and they should definitely keep making variety in his songwriting, music together. “On the Road” is a song about the as he mentions relationships a lot “Circles” is about how Malone is work ethic of Malone, Meek Mill and in this album. Malone should also think trying to keep a strong relationship with Lil Baby. Malone starts by talking about about diving into more genres of music a girl. This song is one of the worst on how his wisdom is continuously growing. if it creates more songs like “Take What the album. While the subject matter is The beat has a nice bounce to it with You Want”. good, the execution is not enjoyable at Malone flowing very well. Meek Mill all. The beat has one tone, which is, at sounds very tame and doesn’t elevate the AAAAA3.5/5 least, a decent pop beat, and Malone’s song at all. Lil Baby also sounds very 04 > OPINIONS TheRotundaOnline.com Climate change and funding must be addressed after Hurricane Dorian by Davina Applewhite | Opinions Staff | @longwoodrotunda After barreling through the Virginia and mostly Florida Editor's note: The opinions expressed Bahamas and ringing in a were impacted greatly by the in this commentary are solely those of death toll of over 30 people hurricane’s unruly weather the author. and leaving 70,000 people patterns. homeless, Dorian made its way The casualties in the states atastrophic natural reached up to four, according disasters are nothing "Something must to the New York Post, and Cnew, especially during many are still left missing in the beginning of summer and be done, on a the debris of the catastrophe. up until late fall, but when governmental scale, In the fallout of the hurricane, these natural disasters leave to help those in many are concerned with the millions of dollars of damages need following the hurricane relief available for and fatalities in their wake, those who have been impacted it’s impossible to disregard brutality of the by Dorian. the potential causes and the tropical storm." Looking back on previous devastating aftermath. natural disasters, such as Hurricane Dorian’s reign of - Davina Applewhite Hurricane Katrina, it’s notable terror as a Category 5 hurricane that there is still an extensive began near the Bahamas on to the southeast of the United recovery process taking place August 31, finally hitting and States. in New Orleans, fourteen years wreaking havoc on the Abacos Hurricane Dorian, though after disaster struck. Islands and the Grand Bahama labeled the “second most Much like Katrina, not only Islands, according to Vox and powerful Atlantic storm” has Hurricane Dorian caused USA Today. recorded in history, moved physical and emotional turmoil Dorian also managed to slowly, making its destruction but the storm has also brought cause an insurmountable level that much more prolonged and about multiple controversies of flooding, reaching up to 23 catastrophic as it continued. regarding climate change and feet above coastal waters, and States like Georgia, North the proper steps to helping winds up to 200 mph. Carolina, South Carolina, recover both the Bahamas and COURTESY OF WGCU NEWS COURTESY OF NASA The islands of the Bahamas were destroyed greatly due to Hurricane The eye of Hurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station on Dorian's high speed winds and extreme levels of flooding. September 2, 2019. SEPT. 16, 2019 05 > OPINIONS GRAPHIC BY LAUREN QUEZADA the American states affected. to the victims who fled the Bahamas, Climate change did not directly in hopes of seeking safety in the cause Hurricane Dorian, but United States. according to The New York Times, It’s important that those in need are the worsening global climate can be able to receive the proper funding attributed to the severity of Dorian to get back on their feet following RAMON ESPINOSA / AP and other natural disasters. such a traumatic and life-threatening Knowing this information is vital situation. Those who have been left to all, including politicians and without homes or have lost loved ones global leaders who have the power to are especially affected, which means push a positive agenda in regards to that food donations, counseling minimizing climate change. services, and government funding However, climate change is not should be included in this form of DANTE CARRER / REUTERS the only problem that must be aid. addressed following Hurricane If you would like to help aid in Dorian. Something must be done, on the relief of Hurricane Dorian, a governmental scale, to help those organizations such as GlobalGiving in need following the brutality of the and the Grand Bahama Disaster tropical storm.