Fever Ray debut album worth a long listen

The Swedes have given us many things, and the latest attraction to hit American shores from the people who brought us dynamite, the propeller and the Wahlbergs is Fever Ray, whose self-titled debut album landed in stores yesterday.

Fever Ray is the side project of Karin Dreijer Andersson, who also makes music with her brother Olof as the duo The Knife. Their last album, “Silent Shout,” was widely lauded and won six Swedish Grammys.

Drop-out students learn to start over

The many students who returned to Central after dropping out came back with different reasons and motives. For sophomore Laura Franklin, coming back was what she always wanted.

Hang on to election fever

By James Ding, Miami 2007 Originally published in the Daily Tar Heel, Nov. 2, 2008 The election of our lifetimes is a day away and its outcome is uncertain. Regardless of whom we support, we all know that agonizing loss and blissful triumph are equally probable tomorrow. But are we really prepared to accept either? [...]