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Show SEPTEMBERS 2015 WEDNESDAY ritt. 8 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM o o ILMxIe rocks bated "Fsioilty ', b i i 4 4 n y y. y . V, t j M. it h&w band named Black Sabbatical to get away from teaching and have fun DSU faculty members show off their musical talents They formed the BY CANDY ROLAND cassandrarolDSN Check out Ryan Huskins faculty band video at dixiesunnews.com r ,v , r ...it U f. 5 - ... ' . ' There's a little bit of rock 'n' roll hidden at Dixie State University. It is 4 oclock in the afternoon, and you are heading home from your class while passing the Dunford Auditorium when you hear a band practicing and the lyrics Hey ho, let's go! You might recognize it is from The Ramones, but you have at least heard the song before, so you decide to take a peep. You walk through the door, turn the corner, and expect to see a .j typical garage band. J Who youll likely come is the faculty band, across I Black Sabbatical. The members are assistant English professor Jim Haendiges at the drums, biology professor Curt V Walker on the guitar, assistant psychology professor John Pugliese holding the mic, and assistant chemistry professor Rico Del Sesto plucking the bass. Usually they look at us and think, Are you guys supposed to be in here? Haendiges said. The band formed because of a birthday wish in April. Haendiges invited anybody who could play an instrument to get together for his birthday and play along to the beat of his drums. Woid got around about Pugliese singing karaoke, and practices followed that summer. Outside its growing tradition of playing at each others birthdays, the bands first gig was at the faculty senate luncheon STAFF PRO FILE OF Aug. 17. Dallon Whitney, physician assistant and Black Sabbaticals additional bass player, provided the beat at the luncheon. Whitney did extra preparation for the gig by stitching up Walkers medial collateral ligament the weekend before. The name Black Sabbatical shows what this band is all about for these professors. Sabbatical is traditionally defined as a period of time when teachers take a semester off from their career to study and explore. Black Sabbatical is their own sabbatical because they are all in it to just have fun. The band members prior experience ranges from Haendiges' 20 years in various bands and even an Easter gig at Tuacahn Amphitheater to five years bass experience in his garage band and singing in the shower. Walker has played guitar on and off throughout his life, and Sestos bass inspiration came from a Skid Row concert two years ago. The bands genre consists of '90s alternative and songs such as, Knockin' on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan and "Rockin' in the Free World by Neil Young. The band members said they are still waiting for the call from Pearl Jam to invite them on tour or to stop butchering their music; but either way the members said they wouldnt quit their day job to play full time. Being a professor is a pretty good job, Pugliese Pug-lies- es said. It is a pretty good gig- - The band doesnt have any future gigs, but Haendiges and Walker work music into their lectures. They both try to instill the lesson that to become good or professional in anything in your life, you have to start with the basics and work hard. The students often dont see all the work that goes behind it, Haendiges said. Black Sabbatical plans on getting together when time permits further into " the semester. Hopefully nobody thinks that we are seriously thinking we are going to tour with Pearl Jam... because they arent really up to our musical standards, you know, Walker joked. HUMANS OF DIXIE THE WEEK fjoiuVVN ',C?V v- 5 i $ VI Students describe helping, focusing on others BY KARLI KUHN i karlikuhn V v" l t c i L ) i v ? S c2 CO A 3A - - - Q- V-- 6 ..V I A s' C What is your favorite snack7 A "Cheez-l- t Party Mix" k w 't' vv, jP( i a jni .' V-- What is your favorite word7 A "All the swear words" Q 0: What was your main purpose for joining the Dixie Sun7 A "Pick up chicks" 6 What is your favorite place to be7 A "The top of the ladder,, love climbing ladders " oi th . I always thought if I was on Humans of New York I would say something really cool ... I want to be able to do things they do on 'Criminal Minds. I want to be able to go back a.,d iiymc out why people commit horrible crime-- . Stephanie Whitlock, a fre1 knu m e ( i v. c m S a 1 La he -- 1 i criminal justice "e If I knew no one was judging me, I would focus on myself less and focus on helping people more. We know that we are judging and we know that they are prob- so I think that keeps us ably judging us from approaching them. self-conscious- ly, Sarah Jansen, a junior psychology major from Idaho Falls -- Je ' nc :n ei hi hi ia see HUMANS page 9 |