Natalie Draper
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Music of Foghorns & Seabirds: I. In the Distance
YouTube video by Akropolis Reed Quintet - Topic
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By way of introduction, here is a movement from my reed quintet, Music of Foghorns & Seabirds, recorded by Akropolis Reed Quintet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rgQ...
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Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.
The heat vent will always be > the cat bed. 😂
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The heat vent will always be > the cat bed. 😂
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New College is a good metaphor for the whole MAGA project
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New College is a good metaphor for the whole MAGA project
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Ahhhhh!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Good freaking lord all this good news is so welcome right now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Ahhhhh!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Good freaking lord all this good news is so welcome right now.
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Turning Outrage into Action: Fundraiser to Benefit Food Bank of CNY
Imagine suddenly facing the choice of buying food, paying the rent or keeping the heat on. One in seven households in NY are facing this financial cliff. As of November 1, federal government funding ...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Happy caturday and thank goodness for a slow morning drinking coffee and hanging out with the gremlins. The gremlin who isn’t pictured is busy chasing a toy. ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Happy caturday and thank goodness for a slow morning drinking coffee and hanging out with the gremlins. The gremlin who isn’t pictured is busy chasing a toy. ❤️
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100,000 people in Central NY are losing their grocery money. Here are easy ways to help
100,000 people in Central NY are losing their grocery money. Here are easy ways to help
Food pantries and a community feeding operations across the regions are expecting to be inundated with people who need help.
www.syracuse.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
100,000 people in Central NY are losing their grocery money. Here are easy ways to help
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Once we get this far into the semester and the concerts/recitals are starting to happen every weekend, these weekends just aren’t long enough. ☕️ ☕️ ☕️
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Once we get this far into the semester and the concerts/recitals are starting to happen every weekend, these weekends just aren’t long enough. ☕️ ☕️ ☕️
Last night was the first composition departmental recital of the year and I couldn't be more proud of these students. Each piece was its own unique gem and the performers put such care in bringing the works to life. These recitals are truly one of the best parts of the job, always. ❤️
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Last night was the first composition departmental recital of the year and I couldn't be more proud of these students. Each piece was its own unique gem and the performers put such care in bringing the works to life. These recitals are truly one of the best parts of the job, always. ❤️
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Pregnant people in ICE detention have suffered severe medical neglect and abuse.
ICE must identify and release all pregnant people in their custody immediately.
ICE must identify and release all pregnant people in their custody immediately.
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Pregnant people in ICE detention have suffered severe medical neglect and abuse.
ICE must identify and release all pregnant people in their custody immediately.
ICE must identify and release all pregnant people in their custody immediately.
Seeing the east wing of the White House being demolished has upset me more than I truly would have expected. All that history destroyed with our tax dollars and without our say. Unreal.
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Seeing the east wing of the White House being demolished has upset me more than I truly would have expected. All that history destroyed with our tax dollars and without our say. Unreal.
NYTimes has an editorial today about playing to the center. After covering the protests for all of a split second. I’m tired of this handwringing over “center” versus “left.” The No Kings coalition spans center to far left and is about values - human dignity being paramount. That’s the play.
October 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NYTimes has an editorial today about playing to the center. After covering the protests for all of a split second. I’m tired of this handwringing over “center” versus “left.” The No Kings coalition spans center to far left and is about values - human dignity being paramount. That’s the play.
Just saw a performer post a screenshot of a composer’s work to make fun of a notation mistake. You know what you absolutely don’t have to do? That.
October 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just saw a performer post a screenshot of a composer’s work to make fun of a notation mistake. You know what you absolutely don’t have to do? That.
Am I missing something or is it less than 24 hours after the protests began yesterday and the NYTimes is already burying the story? I don't see it anywhere in today's online scroll.
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Am I missing something or is it less than 24 hours after the protests began yesterday and the NYTimes is already burying the story? I don't see it anywhere in today's online scroll.
Peaceful Saturday. Love these cats. ❤️
October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Peaceful Saturday. Love these cats. ❤️
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More than 6,000 rally in DeWitt for “No Kings” protest against Trump administration
More than 6,000 rally in DeWitt for “No Kings” protest against Trump administration
People lined both sides of Erie Boulevard East between Kinne Road and East Genesee Street.
www.syracuse.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
More than 6,000 rally in DeWitt for “No Kings” protest against Trump administration
Really beautiful day to be outside holding a sign. Just saying.
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Really beautiful day to be outside holding a sign. Just saying.
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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“we have the freedom to create our own pathways and shape careers that benefit both our artistry and our well-being.”
Have you read Hilary Purrington’s ‘In Defense of the Day Job,’ from our Money Matters series? Check it out at:
Have you read Hilary Purrington’s ‘In Defense of the Day Job,’ from our Money Matters series? Check it out at:
In Defense of the Day Job
Hilary Purrington shares the benefits of keeping a day job to fuel your compositional practice in this fourth Money Matters essay.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“we have the freedom to create our own pathways and shape careers that benefit both our artistry and our well-being.”
Have you read Hilary Purrington’s ‘In Defense of the Day Job,’ from our Money Matters series? Check it out at:
Have you read Hilary Purrington’s ‘In Defense of the Day Job,’ from our Money Matters series? Check it out at:
Putting aside for a moment the dubious quality of AI products, it’s wild that so many articles that say “AI can do x; what will happen to the people who do x???” seem to assume, in a capitalist fashion, that the final product is all that matters, ignoring the joy found in human agency.
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Putting aside for a moment the dubious quality of AI products, it’s wild that so many articles that say “AI can do x; what will happen to the people who do x???” seem to assume, in a capitalist fashion, that the final product is all that matters, ignoring the joy found in human agency.
I bet money it won’t just be IU. Academia is losing its way.
They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.
"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."
"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."
Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
October 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I bet money it won’t just be IU. Academia is losing its way.