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January’s Playlist: What to Hear for the New Year

By Carina Oriel, News and Features Editor
January 12, 2015
Archer senior Rachel Magnin rocks out to the Oracle playlist as she writes her next article. A lot of Archer students listen to music to help focus while working. Photographer: Carina Oriel ’16

Want to start off the new year with new tunes?

These songs are carefully curated to help you fulfill a carefree attitude as we enter second semester. Ranging from alternative to pop, each song provides an airy feel. These songs will help you unwind and destress throughout the day and start 2015 with new music!

 

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Carina Oriel
Carina Oriel, News and Features Editor
Carina Oriel graduated in 2016. She joined the Oracle staff in the middle of her junior year and became News & Features Editor for the 2015-2016 school year. Her parents own a Filipino-American newspaper, exposing her to journalism at a very young age. As a senior, she was Co-President of the Diversity Club and the Director of Human Resources of the Student Store. She was also a member of Archer’s InvenTeam and the Eastern Star Gallery.