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New and old technologies brought students together and kept them informed.

From the blasting of a ca r ste reo I orient myse lf to the changes, it will
in the parking lot to the quiet clatter be eas ier to use ."
of computer keys in the library, the Technology advances en li ve ned the
sounds of music and technology were presidential election in a major way
a constant backdrop to students' li ves. on August 22, when ca ndidate Bara ck
Most of the new techn ologies Obama used a text-message to inform
popular among students in the past 2.9 million voters that he had se lected
underwent changes and improvements Joe Biden to be hi s running mate.
throughout the year. Th e extremely "I knew it was big news, because I
popular iPh one was updated and the got it at three in the morning," sop ho-
video game se ri es Guitar Hero was more john Handel sa id.
ex panded with severa l new games . For musi c fans though, old ways
"I needed a new Guitar Hero be- of enj oying favorite so ngs were not
ca use I'm already so amazing at the overshadowed by new technology.
old games," se ni or Stephen Schlender Live conce rts retained their popularity
said . among students as well, despite a law
E ve n the popular soc ial network- passed requiring those under 18 to
in g website Facebook got a face lift in provide a parental consent form.
September. Eve n though technology changes
"It's much cleaner and more orga- were refreshing, students didn't lose
nized," se nior Katie Guinn sa id. "After sight of simplicity and tradition.

"I listen to older bands
because their music is so much
more distinctive. They don't
just copy the same things over
and over aga in ."

Maggie Rooney, 10

Sen ior joe Thi em places a record onto the turntable
in his bedroom. Vinyl record s saw a large in crease in
popularity beca use of th eir high sound quality and th e
co nn ection they gave listeners to th eir favorite musi-
cians, leading many stores to begin ca rrying record
turntables again. photo contributed by Joe Theim
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