New University

Wesley Miles cannot be contained. His exuberance is boundless and irresistible. A small stage is comfortable for him, and it does not matter if a large cello crowds his elbow or if five people are onstage with him. His curly hair bounces with each thump of the drum while his arms draw circles in the air with the beautiful rise and fall of strings.

Fifteen years ago, a young man much like one you would encounter on Ring Mall went on his ‘greatest adventure.’
Chris McCandless graduated from Emory University and talked about law school. He then suddenly donated his life savings to charity, abandoned his car and walked into the wild. Two years later, he failed to walk out.
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The Format, like the opening bands, Newvale and Melee, transcended all definite labels at the Associated Students of UC Irvine’s Concert in the Park on September 26, 2007.
Newvale was an appropriate opening band, starting out gently as the sun set in Aldrich Park. The instruments combined to perform lush melodies that were punctuated by incompatible [...]