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Show xs ' own music already has 20-plsongs under his belt. He boasts having played at the Utah State Fair, in a community fashion show, at the Sundance Film Festival and even in Italy, while he studied in Florence during the summer of 2005. it can tap into the emotions that only heaven and hell can fully reveal... Zachary Galanis, Westminster senior Having arrived in Italy without a guitar, Galanis from a pawnshop and later bought one sold it back. Galanis lived in Florence with two housemates, one who plays the drums and one who played lead and bass guitar. Frequently the three jammed, playing unwritten unrehearsed music on their outside veranda which overlooked the city. Neighbors, fellow students and passerbys often told Galanis and jam session mates they should play in a club for a real crowd. With the help of a flirta- - flfrj'nmniiiTfflirmr'i nan ini ap nr nr -- r'iitflaTTri i wT " " fe sy O t tual perspective. For Galanis, its not a stretch for his musical background to merge with school. He says he uses what he has learned from school to see a whole new point of view to write songs from. Julie Tille, director of volunteer services Julie Tille has a big smile and laughs easily. She also has a passion for helping students connect with the community. She cant recall what exactly led her to her career, but knows her love for psychology and sociology with a tendency toward teaching had something to do with it. After doing grad work in education, she served in the Americorp. In hindsight, she says, my career path makes sense. She admits to loving this place (Westminster) and has a passion for seeing what students are able to achieve. Tille is the person on campus who seeks out the answers to questions like: What can I take on and get the campus involved in to raise awareness? Tille finds that students seek her out more and more for leadership opportunities in the community. Through volunteering, Tille maintains that students may come away with more than a good conscience. She explains that students can expose themselves to different issues while volunteering, which can be an advantage to students who are undecided majors. Sometimes it can show you what your passion really might be in life, she says. But she has also heard success stories of students who ianS ( have changed majors after a volunteer experience. One student, who went on a two-wevolunteering excursion with YouthLink, an international service group, changed her major to Special Education after working with children in Mexico. While she spends a lot of time working on volunteer trips, which might otherwise be considered free time, Tille says, I really like being with the students and traveling around. Its not torture. ek like a medieval dungeon bar. Tm not sure if the owner even knew what he was agreeing too, but we played, Galanis said. The students. boys drew a. three- - to four hundred-colleg- e The owner was excited because we brought a lot of people to his bar on a Wednesday night ... It was a pretty rockin night! Each musician had previously written songs. For the show they each played some of their original songs as well as some songs they composed together about an hour before the show. While performing in front of such a large crowd was exciting, Galanis enjoys writing lyrics just as much. One of his lyrics: Grandpa he said, girls that smoke cigarettes will get you in trouble and Im in trouble, portrays his style of writing. Galanis says, I try to write stuff that is ironic, stuff that people who dont believe in God can identify with, from a spiri- .. dirt-che- Tuesday, October 3, 2006 tious girl from Seattle named Ashley, the boys played at Club Bebop, which, according to Galanis looks us -- x Westminster student Zachary Galanis performing , K'- $ s 1 ; r I J , Xv&v Folume IDpQCOssue 14 ',v, ' ,v, ' ' r', d 4 .....1 m ' 'fir- - fi, VStiet S & ft i. .4 A it i WX&- S "TTJf. 4 ii 44. $" .s ' v 4 ", A' ' 4 4 ft kVJ-.si.f'.- ' cw.v,vXA- 44 4 Ksft : rtt&db&d '' s4.'A V (4t |