Dear Reader,

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I don’t know how this issue made its way into your hands, but however it did I would just like to say thank you for checking us out! I promise it will be worth flipping through. 

 

It brings me great joy to be writing this letter to you. Two years ago, I joined Vinyl Tap on a whim and even after the first meeting I could tell this group was something I wanted to be a part of. What has, and always will, make me love Vinyl Tap is the people. Some of my favorite college memories are meetings in the radio station, photoshoots pretending to be rambunctious school kids or skeletons or god only knows what, collaborating on the most random playlists, and so many more. From potentially promising newbie to editor-in-chief, it’s been one heck of a ride. But I’m grateful to have all our amazing past and present staff members right by my side. 

 

This issue our focus was on coming-of-age movies and tropes. What are the common themes we find? How can we relate to them in our own lives? In the music we listen to? We explore John Hughes soundtracks, 90’s nostalgia for which most of us weren’t even alive for, changing music tastes through growing up, our own embarrassing moments from our youth (side note: I apologize in advance for the Flaming Hot Cheetos one), and we even wrote a William and Mary specific screenplay for you. We also had a lot of fun having our own main character moments during our photoshoot. I’m very proud of this issue, and how hard our staff has been working these last few months to get this magazine out and into your hands. So, please, enjoy this issue! 

 

All the best,

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Isabel Haber

Editor-in-Chief