College is and has always been quite the hotspot for a little stress, strife and everything in between. Responsibility is not an easy thing to carry every day, so a lot of students use tools for support. Some tools include a planner, a good friend and one of the most common, music. Almost every student has some sort of device to fill their ears with sound and those devices are used all the time, every day. Music can fit any situation with ease, whether that be a sports team storming the field, quiet study time, road trip, or even crying alone in your room. It can keep us moving forward in life. Music is an all-purpose remedy for a one-way ticket to a better life, album after album.
After a few interviews with the wind whipping outside the dorm and some smooth jazz filling the space my heater hasn’t, a few students decided to give me a piece of their mind. One first-year said he listens to music mostly during the week, but especially when his roommate is there. Let’s hope he doesn’t blast it on the JBL at least. This first-year is also quite a musician, he has a piano in his room and is very talented. Recently, he has been listening to some Jazz and Blues, but his primary genres are full of Christian Contemporary/Rock. When asked what purpose music has, he said to bring him joy and to give that same feeling to others. He said he loves fellowship and as a musician he can gather a crowd quite well.
Another student, Lael, was excited to share his opinion as well. He listens to music throughout the day, but mainly when he is playing video games, driving and studying he “likes to have noise in the background.” He loves classic rock, a little jazz and Christian Contemporary with hymns sprinkled around there. Music has a fun purpose in his life as well. He said it helps him with focusing and appreciating the beauty in the world. It is a sort of extension of yourself, and when it comes to music, “Nothing brings the world together like music does.” Such a fun snippet into the minds of students here at Wayne State College, but the real question is, what keeps you moving?
