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Early 2000s nostalgia songs6/23/2023 Junior Blake Matthews said the music is what particularly stands out to him when he thinks of growing up in the early 2000s. Guests were also free to play with bubble wands, Play Doh and Pokémon cards.Ĭhris Washburn ’08, better known by his stage name DJ Washburn, spun some familiar 2000s classics - with students shouting out lyrics to songs like “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga, “Starships” by Nicki Minaj and “Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance.Ĭhris Washburn ’08 played familiar 2000s classics by artists like Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and My Chemical Romance. “But I feel like I still listen to 2000s music and engage in some of the pop culture, so I’m very familiar with it.”Ī t the iParty, tables were piled high with some of the snacks familiar to American childhood, like Cosmic Brownies, Fruit Gushers and Rice Krispies Treats. “I feel like this is a different experience because when we go to ’80s parties, we didn’t live through that, so we don’t know what it was like,” Wheeler said. Sophomore Melelana Wheeler said she decided to attend the event with her friends, sophomore Michelle Engler and senior Annabella Di Lillo, after hearing about it through social media and seeing it advertised on the monitor in Campus Center. The 2000s are the latest in the decades lineup. Decade-themed nights, a party theme centered around a certain decade like the Roaring ’20s, the ’50s and the ’80s and their respective pop culture references, particularly capture the most nostalgic elements of each era, according to TV Trope s. Many party planners and goers in general have taken inspiration from decades to come up with party themes. It feels like something a lot of people will be able to relate to very engaging for everybody.” “T hese are the good old days everybody remembers this toy, remembers this sho w, whatever. “I just feel like it’s something you see on social media,” Winegard said. Junior Casey Ingraham plays with bubbles during the nostalgic iParty on April 27. Winegard’s goal was to invoke the feelings of attending a childhood summer pool party - complete with chicken tenders, Silly Bandz and shutter shades. Drawing on nostalgia, the party got its name from the teen sitcom “iCarly.” Junior Annalese Winegard, president of SAB, said she came up with the idea to host a decades-themed party randomly one night after finding inspiration from the recent wave of early 2000s nostalgia on the internet. SAB’s iParty, which took place April 27 at the Campus Center firepit, specifically targeted early 2000s nostalgia. As the sun set, around 200 guests - some curious and some excited - lined up at a table in Campus Center to check in and collect glow sticks as “We’re All In This Together” from the Disney Channel original movie “High School Musical” played from the terrace outside.įor one night only, Ithaca College students were invited by the Student Activities Board to step through a time machine back to the year 2000 to reminisce about their childhoods and share old memories with new college friends.
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