Sam Franzini

Sam Franzini is a fourth year student and a fan of dogs, music, tennis, stationery, and Survivor. He grew up in Florida and all of the stories about it are true.

June 30, 2020

In Review: “Women in Music Pt. III” by HAIM

By Sam Franzini

The Haim sisters had to travel through darkness to create this record, but on the other side was a tunnel of light you can hear through the quality production.

June 3, 2020

Welcome to “Chromatica”: Lady Gaga Returns to Her Pop Homeland

By Sam Franzini

This dance-central album might just provide enough refuge with a bedroom dance party to make us forget we can’t listen to this music at a real party.

May 26, 2020

Carly Rae Jepsen Releases New Refined “Dedicated Side B” Quarantine Album

By Sam Franzini

Even though there are overlapping themes in other Jepsen songs and the material isn’t exactly new, there are still some gems in this album that represent the best of her discography.

May 23, 2020

Professor Assures In-Person Lecture About Same Boring Material “Much More Engaging Than Online Class”

By Sam Franzini

Aborian made a point to emphasize that even though he couldn’t see the sleeping faces while he was talking like before, he envisioned them in his head to bring about a sense of normalcy.

May 19, 2020

“Survivor: 40” Review: An All-Winner Cast Creates a Winning Season

By Sam Franzini

This season provided memorable moments, funny interactions and great gameplay to go with a fantastic cast.

May 4, 2020

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn’s “Making the Cut” Barely Makes It Work

By Sam Franzini

If you desperately miss Klum and Gunn and miss watching innovative fashions walk down the runway, this show does the job.

April 24, 2020

Rina Sawayama’s Debut Album is a Career-Defining Project

By Sam Franzini

Rina Sawayama’s debut album, “SAWAYAMA,” is finally here, and lives up to the years of hype fans have accumulated towards this project.

April 20, 2020

Safety Win! This Student Cloroxed Her Spring Quarter Textbooks Even Though She’ll Never Open Them

By Sam Franzini

With the coronavirus pandemic altering every part of life as we know it, people everywhere are taking safety precautions so as to lower the spread. We spoke with one Isla Vista resident, Katie Hudson, about her brave str...

April 3, 2020

Tracks of the Month: March 2020

By Kristina Valencia, Hannah Jackson, Sam Franzini, Tam Le, Melody Pezeshkian

Need some new songs for your quarantine playlist? Look no further!

April 1, 2020

Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” Blends Past and Present, Brilliantly

By Sam Franzini

On “Future Nostalgia," Lipa carefully constructs her sound around ‘80s pop and brings it to the present, embracing retro trends while putting a fresh perspective on them.

March 13, 2020

Track Review: “Stupid Love” by Lady Gaga

By Sam Franzini

Lady Gaga has returned after a four-year gap since her last studio album with a new hyper-addictive track, “Stupid Love."

February 9, 2020

Student Goes Barefoot as an Attempt To Be Perceived as Interesting

By Sam Franzini

Earlier this week, sophomore Alex Graham decided to mix things up for once and walk around campus barefoot, as if he were a paleolithic caveman roaming the wild prehistoric savannah. According to Graham, this poor decisi...