Good Music, Not Too Far

Though I’d love to be living in a much larger city, I don’t have too many complaints most days. But I’ve decided that in order to fulfill my desires to see live bands, Wichita needs to become more attractive to these touring groups. I randomly will look up some of my favorite bands to see where they’re traveling and, like most college students, I don’t have money just sitting around that I can blow all the time.
I hope that someday Kansas becomes a little more, not necessarily trendy, but at least more acceptable to travel through. I know if bands thought they’d have a crowd, I’m sure they’d come. I despise the fact that the only time any really awesome bands come through it’s only because they happen to be on Warped Tour or something like that, but this year they’re not even coming to Kansas. They’re passing through to head to Kansas City, Mo.

Considering everyone’s music taste differs in some way or another and knowing you may not agree with what I say is good, I’m going to list off a few concerts I’m aware of that are coming up within the next few months.

• Meg and Dia, April 4 at the Kings of Club in Claremore, Ok


• William Fitzsimmons, April 8 at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, Ks


• Fireflight, April 11 at the WL White Auditorium in Emporia, Ks


• The Morning Light, April 15 at the Waiting room in Omaha, Na


• Backseat Goodbye, April 17 at the Main St Cafe in Kansas City, Mo


• Bayside, May 7 at the Granada Theatre in Lawrence, Ks

Obviously, these are just a few of the concerts that are going to be anywhere near us. I’m pretty stoked about the Meg and Dia show, but I am hoping to go to Warped Tour, which is pretty stacked this year with some pretty awesome bands. Anyways, there are my picks to what I think are going to be some pretty bomb shows.

- by Rachel Hoeffner

Recently I have noticed the considerably large increase in lame excuses.

Also recently, excuses in general have become one of my biggest pet peeves. And that’s probably because of the way I was raised.

When I was little, I was taught to 1.) wash my hands before & after dinner, 2.) to always say ‘please’ & ‘thank you,’ and 3.) to always be on time. More and more, I have seen people come into class 10-20 minutes late, if even at all. Is it weird that I still try to abide by all of these small life lessons?

I mean, I’ve heard the phrase ‘better late than never,’ but showing up 20 minutes late to a 1 hour class seems pointless to me.

Maybe I’m just old fashioned (even though I’m only 19), but I absolutely cannot stand listening to someone rattle off another overused excuse as they walk into class with their hair shifted backwards and fuzzy bunny slippers covering their feet. If you aren’t going to show up willing to work, don’t show up at all.

So, if you are one of those people that are chalk full of lame excuses, please try to use them at a bare minimum.

Thanks.

~ by Olivia Newfarmer

Show Week is So Worth the Work

So I’m supposed to let possible future students know about life here at butler. I’m a sophomore this year, I’m in the Chamber Singers, and right now it’s show week. You may not understand what that means but it’s basically a week you have multiple rehearsals everyday and then numerous performances Thursday through Saturday. Having our first concert done and over with last night, I’m happy to relay that everyone did a phenomenal job.

Chambers started the show off and I received many compliments on our expressive faces and our great sound. Our short but sweet set consists of a couple ballads, a couple gospel, and a renaissance madrigal. Following chambers is the Butler Ladies with their upbeat melodies and graceful movements. This show featured a few of their many strong voices with some great solos. The vocal department also consists of our two humbling barbershop quartets, the Notables (our girl group) and the Smorgaschords (our guy group). Headliners, another show choir, as always put on a great show full of lots of energy and smooth transitions between great classic songs back to back. Of course we also have a main choir which consolidates all of our ensembles together.

The show week always takes a lot out of you as a performer with all the preparation that’s required to make it a worthwhile show, but as much as I’m always behind on sleep during this week it’s always worth it. Last night one older gentleman stood out to me. He was the father to one of the girls in our group and you could just tell by the smile on his face and the tapping of his foot he was really enjoying himself and it was all because of our hard work. I know that may sound really corny, but I do love those moments.

- by Rachel Hoeffner

International Student Survey

Take the International Student Scholarship Survey, which I have been working on with advisors and the research office. It has now been posted on ISA's group page and on pipeline announcements for students to partake in. It is the basic first step in helping the various departments in question establish a scholarship fund tailored to International Students because we realize that they really do achieve very high grades - and a little "cushion" pertaining to financial aid will go a long way! If you are an international student, get on pipeline, every one of you counts!

~by Joyce Kinyange

Upcoming: Movie Night and Music & Ethnic Food Night

Homecoming's over and we have a couple of events coming up before
Spring break!

To start off with, SGA's having a movie night this Friday (March 6) at
the Warren Theatre on 13th St. at 6:30 p.m. It's strictly first
come-first serve basis with the first 50 students with valid college
IDs. It's bound to be a great night with really great movies showing.
For El Dorado students, a van is reserved for those needing
transportation to and from the theatre. All you need to do is sign
up at the student life office in the union.

Another exciting event is the International Student Association's
annual “Music and Ethnic Food Night” coming up on March 12 from
6-10 p.m. in the Grizzly Den at BOA's union. There will be FREE food
prepared by students from all cultures represented at Butler. There's
no entrance fee to that, just come EAT, DRINK (pop!) and DANCE to
cultural beats! I will be attending this event and have pledged to
make a Tanzanian rice dish, which is very spicy and includes beef
(we'll see how that goes!). I attended last fall's event which was
very successful with about 50 students partaking in the event, this
year we are hoping to double that number! Come one, Come ALL!

~by Joyce Kinyange

Get on Course - Butler's GPS

If you're zipping from class to class on the El Dorado campus, you've probably noticed these yard signs over the last month or so. Inside the buildings, there are posters up that talk about winning a Garmin GPS. That's pretty sweet. These signs were kind of a cool way to get people wondering what GPS is all about.

And now with the official lingo:

Make sure you’re on the right road for your graduation with Butler’s Graduation Process System, “GPS”. Go online to butlercc.edu to get your GPS started and qualify for a chance to win a new Garmin GPS system which will be awarded on March 11th.

~by Chris Neal