As 2024 comes to an end, I can't help but look back at the unforgettable moments this year had in store.
This year has been filled with unpredictable events, new albums, "brat" summer, gushing over Moo Deng and celebrity scandals — and I can't wait to see what else my for you page will be filled with. With my eyes set on 2025, I have come up with the most plausible and most likely correct predictions for you to hear.
And if my predictions are right, this will hopefully be another unforgettable year.
Michael Crow will make a BIG announcement
ASU has had an all-time high this semester with the football team's first season in the Big 12 and once again, for the tenth time in a row, the school has been named No. 1 in innovation. I think we can expect more highs for the Sun Devils and maybe even a special announcement from the president himself — Michael Crow.
I can't help but think Crow will announce what everyone has been wishing their tuition surcharge will go to: a Sparky statue. Forget new housing and broader meal plans. Who wouldn't want a 12-foot Sparky statue to admire every day? Personally, I never wanted better university housing options or for my tuition surcharge to go anywhere else!
READ MORE: ASU adds tuition surcharge for Spring 2025, termination of ASU at Lake Havasu
Bows, twisters and celebrities, oh my!
A shocking amount of political and pop culture stars stopped by the Tempe campus this past semester in the wake of a contentious election season. But ASU isn't the only university to get this much attention. The self-proclaimed "CEO of gay pop," Jojo Siwa, stopped by Brown University for reasons beyond me, but I digress.
I think we will see a new wave of celebrities venturing the University campuses for reasons like marketing or publicity.
All I could ever hope for is to brush past a celebrity and for them to give me their life experiences in the pressing and hard life of posting on Instagram and attending Wicked premieres, which I am in no way jealous of.
I hope to see Glen Powell bless the streets of ASU but he seems pretty set on cheering along his alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin. Maybe a trip to the desert will change his mind.
But hey, in the words of Powell's character in Twisters, "If you feel it, chase it." Which is the advice I will take if I see him in the wild.
BREAKING: Tempe dorms are actually safe now
This semester, much like the others, has been filled with water and fires. Tempe students are constantly fleeing from their dorms from the usual amounts of fire alarms that blare constantly. However, I have full confidence in the Tempe campus dorms to pull through this upcoming year. But in the end, we can only hope.
READ MORE: BREAKING: Hassayampa Academic Village flood leads to evacuation
Come back the 'Love Of My Life'
This one is shamelessly my own hope and delusion but I have a feeling 2025 will be a Harry Styles comeback. After touring for two years with seven legs of "Love on Tour," Styles has stayed out of the spotlight and has shifted his focus to releasing new collections for his brand Pleasing.
But with how much I manifest, I have a good feeling we'll be seeing something new from the beloved British musician.
Listen-tuah a song by 'Hawk Tuah' girl
And on the topic of uniting the world in song, there is only one girl out there who holds such influence — the "Hawk Tuah" girl.
Haliey Welch, most commonly known as Hawk Tuah girl, has become very active on social media recently. Welch's on-the-street interview went viral on TikTok, which led to it being turned into an internet meme. She has since started a podcast and brought on guests like actor, professional boxer and influencer Jake Paul, who has also created the big-hit and everyone's favorite "It's Everyday Bro." She has shown there is truly nothing she cannot do.
And if there is anyone who can unite the world, it's the Hawk Tuah girl.
Edited by Senna James, Abigail Beck and Natalia Jarrett.
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Allison is a sophomore studying journalism and mass communication. This is her first semester at The State Press. She has also worked at Arizona PBS and Blaze Radio.
