Oldies but Goodies: 81 Songs You Forgot Existed

Last weekend I found myself on the Amtrak train without Wi-Fi, exploring my ITunes library. One thing led to another, and I was suddenly listening to old Avril Lavigne. This inspired me to find every song I knew all the words to but forgot existed. Bear in mind, half of these songs I’m embarrassed to have ever listened to, but it definitely provided entertainment for my train ride. This playlist is meant to somewhat remind you of those awkward junior high dances, mixed with random tunes you also may have listened to, enjoy the flashbacks!

1.     Temperature - Sean Paul

2.     Take You There - Sean Kingston

3.     Too Much - All Time Low

4.     Get Over It - Avril Lavigne

5.     Cyclone –Baby Bash ft. T-Pain

6.     The Funeral – Band of Horses

7.     I Can Walk on Water – Basshunter

8.     Sexy Bitch- Akon

9.     Halo - Beyonce

10. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

11. The Great Escape- Boys Like Girls

12. It Ends Tonight –All American Rejects

13. Womanizer – Britney Spears

14. Thunder (Acoustic) – Boys Like Girls

15. Break the Ice – Britney Spears

16. Fire Burning - Sean Kingston

17. All I Ever Wanted – Basshunter

18. If You Seek Amy – Britney Spears

19. Every time We Touch – Cascada

20. Right Thurr - Chingy

21. With You - Chris Brown

22. I Can Transform Ya- Chris Brown

23. Nobody’s Home - Avril Lavigne

24. Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester

25. Accidently in Love – Counting Crows

26. Gasolina – Daddy Yankee

27. Crush –David Archuleta

28. Memories - David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi

29. Red Light – David Nail

30. Homesick (Acoustic) – A Day To Remember

31. All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled

32. 2 Step – DJ Unk

33. Get It On The Floor – DMX

34. Lean Like A Cholo –Down 

35. Snap Yo Fingers – Lil Jon

36. Tonight ft. Ludacris – Enrique Iglaisies

37. Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls

38. Tired of Being Sorry – Enrique Iglaisies

39. Here’s to the Nights – Eve 6

40. Between You and I – Every Avenue

41. Low – Flo Rida ft. T-Pain

42. So I thought – Flyleaf

43. I Don’t Wanna Be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem) –Good Charlotte

44. Stanky Legg – GS Boyz

45. Freaky Gurl – Gucci Mane

46. She Gotta Donk – Soulja Boy

47. Jump – Flo Rida ft. Nelly Furtado

48. Wasted – Gucci Mane

49. Cool –Gwen Stefani

50. Halo – Haley James Scott

51. When We First Met – Hellogoodbye

52. Wish You Were Here - Hey Monday

53. Come Clean – Hilary Duff

54. Battlefield - Jordan Sparks

55. Wake Up – Hilary Duff

56. The Mixed Tape – Jack’s Mannequin

57. Down – Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne

58. Imma Star – Jeremih

59. Disaster – JoJo

60. Tattoo – Jordan Sparks

61. Pretty Boy Swag – Soulja Boy

62. Love Lockdown – Kanye West

63. Best Days of Your Life – Kellie Pickler

64. Let It Rock – Kevin Rudolph ft Lil Wayne

65. Day N’ Night – Kid Cudi

66. Alejandro – Lady Gaga

67. 6 Foot 7 Foot- Lil Wayne

68. Bottoms Up – Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj

69. Lollipop - Lil Wayne

70. All The Way Turnt Up – Solja Boy

71. FireFlies – Owl City

72. Hotel Room Service – Pitbull

73. Like We Used to be – A Rocket to The Moon

74. Lean Wit It Rock Wit It – S Club 7

75. She Wolf – Shakira

76. Party Like a Rock Star- Shop Boyz

77. Turn My Sawg On – Soulja Boy

78. Sidewalks –Story of The Year

79. Hey, Soul Sister – Train

80. Say Aah- Trey Songz

81. Where’d You Go – Fort Minor

- Kirsten 

My Laptop, A Sticker Story

I was sitting in my writing class a few weeks ago when I had an awkward conversation. Granted, most of my conversations are awkward, but this one probably lands in the top twenty. A random guy walked up to me, and I mean a genuinely random person, and started talking about The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and how it was cool that I liked that show. I thought to myself, “How does he know this about me? Did I put that on Facebook? Wait, I don’t know him at all. Does my outfit look extra 90’s today?” I was definitely not happy, free, confused, and lonely (Taylor Swift style). I was more confused, questioning, creeped out and incredibly curious.

After about two minutes I asked just how exactly this guy knew that Fresh Prince held reign over my Saturday mornings for years. He paused for a couple seconds, more than likely noting how my face formed a curiously terrified expression. “Oh,” he said. “I saw it on your laptop.”

In less than five seconds, everything made sense to me. That day was the first time I brought my laptop out into the wild that is a DePaul University classroom to be seen by the world. You see, I was initially timid to bring my laptop anywhere. I had a gaggle of stickers that were all very close to me. I didn’t want my passions to get judged by a bunch of 12 year-olds at whatever Starbucks I was pretending to do homework in because then I’d feel like a part of me was being judged by unrecognizable faces.

So anyway, I finally stopped caring if people knew the things that I felt most passionate about (hello One Direction stickers) and proudly whipped my laptop open amongst my peers. Though, like I said, I was a bit shy in the beginning, I started to love the boldness of my stickers more and more each day.

As time has gone on, more classes have been attended and less cares have been given. I have actually made quite the number of friends simply based off of my laptop stickers. For a quick story, I was sitting in Brownstones struggling to do my math homework (Shout-out to Professor Jim “Jimmy” Scheidhauer) and three different people came up to me saying how much they loved a sticker or two of mine. Not only did I feel like I made new friends, but I was also flattered.

So basically, I’m an advocate for laptop stickers. Any shape, size, style, whatever. They’re relatively low in price—with companies like Redbubble offering 50% off your total after you purchase six stickers, which is a lot easier than it might sound. Or, if you’re feeling rebellious, head on over to Columbia, like some of my friends have done, and grab the seemingly endless amounts of cool promotional stickers that they hand out. They’re so artsy over there that even a school sticker looks like a concert poster.

Below are some of my favorite laptop sticker looks at DePaul University (outside of my own laptop, of course!).

Kristin Stahlke:

Her favorite sticker: Vampire Weekend sticker because it’s her favorite band (middle)

Bethani Randolph:

Her favorite sticker: The Legend of Zelda sticker because of the childhood memories (far left corner)

Lucy Steven:

Her favorite sticker: Chicago Blackhawks because they’re her favorite sports team (middle)

Sara Autio’s laptop:

Why she loves having a statement sticker: “I feel like it tells everyone that I love photography and that it’s my one true passion. A really important person gave it to me so it makes me happy to have that reminder of them.”

- Leah 

St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago

Saint Patrick’s Day is Monday March 17th and to all you poor souls that have finals that day (myself included), never fear because you won’t miss the festivities! The annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is Saturday March 15^th, at 12 PM. The parade starts on Balbo and Columbus and makes its' way down Columbus, ending at Monroe. Those who wish to see the dyeing of the river can head out early and view the dyeing at 10 AM from any of the bridges overlooking the water. Parking will be tough so if public transportation is convenient, it is worth the slight wait. Rain or shine the parade will go on!

Make sure you dress in green and have a fun and safe time.

Check out the parades' route below!

- Kirsten

Get Addicted to Yoga!

We have been hearing that yoga is great for your body and mind. Personal trainers say it, celebrities say it, and even random girls that have taken a yoga class before say it. But why is this activity such a thing? Yoga is so popular because it is the perfect example of the Latin quotation, “mens sana in corpore sank," which means that a healthy mind is in a healthy body. In fact, it is proven that it doesn’t only help us being in shape, but it also improves our mental health and well-being.

Physical Benefits

Yoga is a great workout that involves the whole entire body. It stretches your muscles and joints, which will become longer and leaner, and it helps you improving your core strength. It also radically improves your flexibility and makes you sweat A LOT, helping you getting rid of toxins and burning more calories.

Yoga also teaches you how to breathe: it may sound stupid, but although breathing is an involuntary action of our body, it doesn’t mean that we are doing it correctly. Yoga helps you taking slow and deeper breaths, and this breathing technique goes along with relaxation.

Its' active poses are the key for athleticism and wellness. They stimulate muscles and circulation, as well as calmness and concentration. We can see a few of them here, performed by my personal favorite yogi master, Laura Kasperzak (@laurasykora on Instagram).

Mental Benefits

As yoga relaxes your body, sleeping will be easier for you. Insomniacs that have tried yoga before can confirm it. Having less sleepless nights will help you having a better attitude during the day.

While it calms your mind and anxieties, yoga also genuinely makes you happy, boosting your amount of serotonin, a brain chemical that improves your mood and fights depression.

Friendships are built in yoga studios, too: once you will start attending public yoga classes, you will get to know lots of people with your same passion, who could impact your life a lot. People from the “yoga community” love each other! So, as we have seen so far, yoga reduces anxiety, depression, and it helps getting rid of insomnia. Therefore, if you are trying to change your lifestyle and going for healthier option, I certainly recommend you to give yoga a try.

Fashion Spotlight: Yoga Pants

Let’s be honest: who doesn’t love yoga pants? They are comfy, they give our legs a better shape, and they put us in an athletic mood. Here are some of my favorites from Lululemon.

Whether you are feeling stressed, want to work out, or you just want to start something new, yoga is the activity for you!

- Caterina