Over the years the “final girl” trope in horror movies has evolved. Racial stereotypes have been subverted, gender roles torn down, bloody messes emphasized. The style of a “final girl” has changed a lot too, and can be used to define everything from the time period of the film to the personality of the character. This piece for YourMagazine touches on the fashion choices that have historically been made to depict a final girl, and what might identify one based on popular movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and X.

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This dance follows a group of dancers who decide to embrace space colonization and find a new planet. At first it is exciting; however, they are soon faced with hypocrisy, discrimination and warring within themselves. Are they really the aliens, the weird and strange, or are we? Mixing Beyoncé’s “Alien Superstar” and Logic’s “City of Stars”, choreographers Daphne Bryant and Noelle Gordillo hope you enjoy this passionate universe-themed number.

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Five Cent Sound is a student-run music magazine founded in the Fall of 2012. Started in response to the lack of music-centric writing on campus, the purpose of Five Cent Sound Magazine is to offer students a place to explore music, its industry, and its role in popular culture through writing, photography, marketing, and whatever else inspires them. Five Cent Sound Magazine aims to give its readers a comprehensive guide on all things music.

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