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Mar 3

Timeflies to come to Midd April 12

I’ll admit that when MCAB announced that the Spring concert this year was some hip-hop/rap band I had never heard of, I was a little disappointed.  I was one of the many who suggested that another outdoor concert along the lines of the Guster concert last year would be a better option, and thus was less excited about the prospect of another sweaty dance party in Mcculough.  However, after recently actually listening to the band, I have to say, they are pretty impressive.  Listen to this and check them out, tickets are on sale now at the box office, and are $14 for students and $25 for the general public.

Oct 17

MCAB Reschedules fun. Concert

In an email to the student body and all fun. concert ticket holders, MCAB announced today that it will be rescheduling the much anticipated fall concert to January 17, 2013. The concert had been scheduled for November 2nd, yet after coming across a scheduling conflict, fun. was forced to cancel that date. Rather than cancel all together, MCAB worked out an alternative date with the band to bring them back during J-term. If you have already bought a ticket, they will be honored at the later date but must be accompanied by a state or Middlebury College ID.  Refunds will be available for all those not able to attend, starting today and ending November 7th through the box office. After that, new tickets will be on sale for students in person at the box office starting December 5th (and starting December 13th for the general public). MCAB apologized for the inconvenience and directed questions of ticketing to the Middlebury College Box Office.

Update: Apparently, fun. needed to reschedule their concert in order to be at the Friday night rehearsal of SNL with Louis C.K. I think we can give them that one. 

Sep 11

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MCAB does something fun.

There are endless punny jokes to be made here.

After the news leaked over Facebook from the band’s website, MCAB officially announced that this year’s major fall concert will feature the up-and-coming band “fun.”.  The band gained popularity last year when, among other things, their song “We Are Young” was featured in a popular Super Bowl commercial. The concert is part of a “campus consciousness” tour of college campuses to raise awareness about a number of important issues.  In particular, this tour focuses on mobilizing college students to actively support LGBTQ equality, an issue that has always been important to fun.  Ben & Jerry’s will also be on hand to give out some ice cream and promote their “Get the Dough Out of Politics” campaign. You don’t want to miss this one.

After personally seeing them perform in Burlington last spring, I can tell you that this is destined to be a fantastic concert.  I am very excited.

Tickets will become available for students on September 24th and to the general public on October 1st.

Mar 4

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SGA Sound-Off: EdLiberty Bill

Alrighty folks, in possibly the longest (and most well-attended) meeting of the Senate yet this year, there was quite the lively discussion this evening. As always, I’m here with the scoop. Apologies in advance for grammatical, spelling, and/or nonsensical errors, running on thesis-deadline fumes my friends.

In old business discussions: (1) The ad-hoc committee on the restoration of Worth Mountain Lodge is still going and will continue to report on progress. (2) After a polling of constituents as to what newspapers they most prefer, with overwhelming support for the New York Times the Presidential cabinet will keep this in mind when re-negotiating the contract for subscriptions (current contract ending this year).

However, to the meat of the meeting, the EdLiberty Proposal. The brainchild of Brian Foster ’13, EdLiberty is a community-building media and information sharing platform that would allow students, faculty, alumni, staff (anyone with an @middlebury.edu email) to instantly generate content that would be immediately made visible and open to the entire Middlebury community. It’s a four-prong platform, made of: Thinktank (a discussion platform for open conversations), Bulletins (where anyone could post events and activities), Newsroom (a space for posting news links), and video (would be administered by Old Chapel to promote Middlebury videos: sports, arts, performances, speakers, etc.). The bill requested $33,500 in start up funds from the SGA, which if received the administration would match at $33,500 to fund the full request amount of approx. $67,000.

Brian Sirkia, head of MiddVenture Community, shares his opinions regarding the EdLiberty proposal. The Crest room was filled nearly to capacity, with chairs (and couches) brought down from the upstairs gallery to accommodate all attendees.

As previously alluded to, this bill brought many voices, questions, and opinions from  senators, the SGA Presidential Cabinet, and the student body. In his presentation Brian Foster ’13 identified that EdLiberty fills a community need that he saw since being a first-year here at Middlebury, the ability to have a platform for full, open discussions within the community, bringing voices from all across campus and beyond. With EdLiberty he stated, “For the first time anyone in the community can communicate with everyone else at once.”

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Mar 2

Young Prince and Eric Hutchinson to Perform at Middlebury

Two up-and-coming rap and alternative rock artists will be coming to Middlebury in the coming weeks to perform for students and are supported by MCAB’s Small Concerts Initiative, which aims to diversify the college’s concert scene and offer alternatives to the larger Fall and Spring concerts.

 

 

Young Prince, a rising rap star from Washington, D.C. will be performing at the Bunker on March 10 (more info here). Slated to perform at the SXSW music festival this year, Young Prince is undoubtedly one to keep an eye on. He has performed alongside Nelly, Chiddy Bang and Spring concert headliner Wale. With a handful of good friends who are students at Middlebury, you can bet that Young Prince’s performance will be high-energy and a generally good time.

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