Friday, April 24

Plugged In


UCLA students tell us where they're headed, what they're listening to on the way there and why they like it.

Jacqueline Meddings, fourth-year psychology student

Brian Khoa Nguyen


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Ricardo Perez-Pineda, fourth-year, Chicano/a studies student

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Mackenzie Romano, third-year political science student

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Joshua Wilson, fourth-year economics student

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Jessica Kim, second-year psychology student

Jacqueline Meddings
Fourth-year, psychology
Headed to: Class
Listening to: “Pretty Good at Drinking Beer” by Billy Currington
“I like any kind of country music. It’s usually what I go to first.”

Jessica Kim
Second-year, psychology
Headed to: Powell library
Listening to: “Sometimes” by My Bloody Valentine
“I like My Bloody because they’re really different. It’s a good mix of grungy and ’80s at the same time.”

Joshua Wilson
Fourth-year, economics
Headed to: Home
Listening to: “The Hustle Way” by Nipsey Hussle
“I like him because he’s kind of from the area that I’m from.”

Mackenzie Romano
Third-year, political science
Headed to: Apartments
Listening to: “Stadium Love” by Metric
“I haven’t listened to this in a long time. They only have one album but every song on it is awesome.”

Ricardo Perez-Pineda
Fourth-year, Chicano/a studies
Headed to: Home
Listening to: “Steven” by Senses Fail
“My playlist right now is really random. It has everything from underground hip-hop to Spanish music, ska to Miles Davis. It’s very eclectic. I’m listening to this song because I just came from a heartwarming symposium and I felt it was appropriate.”


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