Apr 29, 2019 Issue 4
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019 / VOLUME 146, ISSUE 10 Campus Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Remembering Joshua Luo Neon Trees Wows After Wait By SHWETA KOUL PUBLISHER “#notyourtypicalasianvio- linst. Aspiring hyperpoly- glot. Triple-sword swash- buckler.” These words introduce Josh Luo’s Facebook pro- file, a personal mission statement. In his picture, he stands with a bright smile in front of a foggy Golden Gate bridge. That smile, friends re- called, was something Luo always brought. “He doesn’t really stop smiling,” sophomore Ilene Kang, the cellist in his quintet, said. “In awkward or tense situations, he also smiles.” “I’ve looked through all of our group messages, past group emails, and he was always so enthusiastic and positive,” she added. Whether it was Luo prac- ticing his violin for hours, learning languages common and endangered, or fencing ELISSA MOY / UR PHOTO foil, friends and family re- Lead singer Tyler Glenn of the Neon Trees (shown above) performed with the rest of his band on UR’s annual Dandelion Day. member his usual positive demeanor. By WIL AIKEN “He was very quiet,” MANAGING EDITOR sophomore Yeahyun Son said. “He kept to himself, They braved the cold, the but he made a show of col- of the evening, harmoniz- from Spotify,” he said, be- but you could tell there was rain, the mud, and a two- lapsing during some of his ing with Glenn several fore flipping them and the a fire within him.” hour delay. By the time numbers. At one point, he times throughout, includ- rest of the crowd off as he Luo, a UR sophomore, things finally got going, conducted the audience ing a cover of the Human sang “Animals.” died on March 28, 2019.
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