Giovanni Galindo, a junior studying cinema and photography from Peoria, strums his guitar Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, next to campus lake. “Music is an outlet for me,” Galindo said. “It’s a way to connect with my inner self — a way to express what I’m feeling and [to] get away from all the stress.”

Staff photographer Jose Sida-Valdez can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @jsidavaldez. 

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