Show The Wisdom of Yoda By Charles Barnard Managing Editor Have you seen the posters and signs that is around campus advertising advertising advertising adver adver- Summer Blast 97 On August 5 our Student Association his holding Summer Blast 97 It will consist of food form the American Grill and Eibo's and highlighted highlighted highlighted high high- lighted with a concert featuring country Ricochet and Teresa I think it is great that the Student Association is starting to bring in artists that are well known It is something I think they should have doing for a while and it good to see them do it now Most of this recognition goes to Vice Brandee Butler and her Fine Arts Lectures Board It was Brandee that was in charge and with many other people worked so hard to bring country star Bryan White in concert That was the first major concert that was put on by the Student Association A i n That first concert was a huge success They nearly sold out the LAC and the concert itself was great Now Ricochet is headlining their second concert This concert will not be on the same scale as Bryan White since the concert willbe will willbe willbe be held in the Alder Amphitheater I also think this is a good call Even though not as many seats are the amphitheater is the perfect place for a concert on a summer evening The great thing is that the Brandee and her Fine tine Arts board is not stopping there They have also been planning other concerts for forthe forthe forthe the future They have been in contact contact contact con con- tact with country stars such as Billy Dean and Clint Black al along ng with some up-and-comming up country country country coun coun- try artists Again I think it is great that Brandee and her board is trying to bring in big named talent to play in concert But there is something that I think they need to know I am sorry but not every everyone one on campus enjoys country music Did you notice that Bryan White Ricochet Billy Dean Clint Black They are all country music artists Now I like some country music but I know of many people that do not enjoy that type of music Why is that the only type of music that they are bringing in Is that the only type of music they know Even if it is the only type of music they enjoy listening to they should that their taste in music will not be the only taste in music that there is on campus Now I do need to give some more credit than I am giving They have in the past had a wide range of performers on campus Just this summer they have had many different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent types of performers out in inthe inthe inthe the quad playing a wide range of music This is great that they do this It gives the students a feel for different cultures and their music But why does this change when it comes to the bigger concerts that they hold Why dont don't they bring in inmany inmany inmany many different types of artists instead of just country One of my friends and I were talking about this one day and came up with a good idea They could do a summer concert series They could get some up com ming performers from a wide range of music and just have them play on Friday or Saturday nights in the amphitheater Now I had heard that something similar to that was once being planned but it fell through The only problem was that to my understanding they were only thinking about getting country bands to come and play The good news is that things might be changing in the future I 1 have recently heard rumors that they are talking to both the Spice Girls and the Wallflowers in to possibly playing here That would be different different different differ differ- ent but they cant can't stop there There is people that doesn't like that type of music so for the next concert they should get some one that plays a type of music Everyone enjoys different kinds of music If the Student Association is going to continue to bring in bigger names for concerts they should try to spread the style of music out instead of having just country Star Wars Quote of the Week 66 ONCE v rm m You vf ma START DOWN mm m vm j THAT DARK PATH FOREVER WILL IT DOMINATE YOUR DESTINY CONSUME YOU IT Lh WILL 0 WILL t d r 0 J. J YODA Y S ODA |