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The sound of conversation and vinyl records flowed from the Texas Union East Patio on Wednesday night.
Headliners, an organization under Campus Events and Entertainment, hosted their first-ever record exchange. Music collectors mingled on the patio, exchanging records and CDs. Peyton Wade, the Headliners chair and a psychology sophomore, said she started collecting vinyl recently, but her love for music runs deep.
“I love live music more than most things,” Wade said. “When I saw there was a committee on campus that (hosts) and (creates) live music on campus, (I thought), ‘This is something I want to be a part of.’”
Wade said she hopes the event fosters meaningful conversations between music lovers and brings together the music community at UT. She said Headliners brought their own collection of used vinyl and CDs for swapping with attendees.
“(The record exchange) is a great way to meet people who are also passionate about music,” Wade said. “I’m really excited to see the switch between the records we brought and the records that we (ended) up with.”
Jenny Garcia, an attendee and a radio-television-film freshman, said they felt a sense of community at the record exchange.
“I don’t know that many people yet here at UT,” Garcia said. “I like to go to all the different events (on campus). This has a welcoming vibe — everyone’s happy here.”
Stefania Alarcon, the E+E logistics vice president and radio-television-film senior, said the exchange promotes sustainability within the UT music community. She said the first-of-its-kind event for E+E serves as a reminder for students that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
“For music lovers in Austin, thinking about (music) in a sustainable way makes your head crack a little because you’re like, ‘How do I recycle this (CD or record)?’” Alarcon said. “A lot of the time, (being sustainable means) just reducing and reusing the materials that you have.”
Having always been passionate about music and pop culture, Headliners’ logistics officer and economics junior Kristal Guerrero said Headliners helped her realize her desire for a career in the music industry. She said she hopes music lovers who attend Headliners events like the record exchange will walk away feeling the same excitement she does.
“The planning process and going out and picking these vinyl was really fun,” Guerrero said. “I’m hoping this will become a yearly tradition that we continue.”
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