2008 Woodie Awards
Spend our student activity fees on more interesting programs
Editorial Board
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: Opinions
From a $3 "Student Activity Fee," Student Programming has managed to accrue roughly $67,000 of our monies for-what?
It is obvious the days of Elvis and Pearl Jam at MTSU have passed. Instead, we have been stuck in recent years with Kanye West and Big Boi. Exciting.
Student Programming spent $7,000 in the fall, so it is safe to assume they are holding $60,000 for spring.
According to their Web site, Student Programming will be providing-for our entertainment-a couple of mediocre movies, a speech or two and a man who eats random objects and then regurgitates them.
Props to the last guy, because we've always wanted to see a human eat a light bulb and then throw it back up.
About the only interesting thing to hope for is Sean Carlin, coming in April. And Sean is only interesting because he is the nephew of renowned comedian George Carlin.
So with the impending trill of the spring season, the editorial board has decided to put in our own request of acts we would like to see at MTSU.
10. Slayer
9. Alicia Keys
8. Billy Joel
7. Wu-Tang Clan
6. Between the Buried and Me
5. Will Smith (If the guy is still touring. He might be too famous to rap anymore.)
4. Timbaland
3. New Kids on the Block (Seriously, they are making a comeback. Although they really aren't so "new" anymore.)
2. Hannah Montana
1. Chris Crocker
A side note to Chris Crocker. We only want him if he can bring Britney Spears, so while he screams "Leave Britney Alone!" we can also watch Spears have a mental breakdown on stage.
In fact, it would be even better if Britney brought her sister-Jamie Lynn. Then we could turn the show into a really bad remake of "The Aristocrats."
Then again, a freakshow of that magnitude would definitely cost more than our measly $60,000. But the chances of selling tickets would be much better than the Big Boi concert turned out.
It is obvious the days of Elvis and Pearl Jam at MTSU have passed. Instead, we have been stuck in recent years with Kanye West and Big Boi. Exciting.
Student Programming spent $7,000 in the fall, so it is safe to assume they are holding $60,000 for spring.
According to their Web site, Student Programming will be providing-for our entertainment-a couple of mediocre movies, a speech or two and a man who eats random objects and then regurgitates them.
Props to the last guy, because we've always wanted to see a human eat a light bulb and then throw it back up.
About the only interesting thing to hope for is Sean Carlin, coming in April. And Sean is only interesting because he is the nephew of renowned comedian George Carlin.
So with the impending trill of the spring season, the editorial board has decided to put in our own request of acts we would like to see at MTSU.
10. Slayer
9. Alicia Keys
8. Billy Joel
7. Wu-Tang Clan
6. Between the Buried and Me
5. Will Smith (If the guy is still touring. He might be too famous to rap anymore.)
4. Timbaland
3. New Kids on the Block (Seriously, they are making a comeback. Although they really aren't so "new" anymore.)
2. Hannah Montana
1. Chris Crocker
A side note to Chris Crocker. We only want him if he can bring Britney Spears, so while he screams "Leave Britney Alone!" we can also watch Spears have a mental breakdown on stage.
In fact, it would be even better if Britney brought her sister-Jamie Lynn. Then we could turn the show into a really bad remake of "The Aristocrats."
Then again, a freakshow of that magnitude would definitely cost more than our measly $60,000. But the chances of selling tickets would be much better than the Big Boi concert turned out.
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jtm2y
posted 2/04/08 @ 4:27 PM CST
nice list... but kanye and mitch hedberg were cool.
Jennifer
posted 2/04/08 @ 5:15 PM CST
Okay, please do your research a little.
First of all, Kanye West was the number ONE recording artist in the country when he came to MTSU. I'm sorry that doesn't fit within your scheme of Elvis and Pearl Jam. (Continued…)
No way!
No way!
posted 2/04/08 @ 9:22 PM CST
Jennifer-
The folks at Sidelines could easily say that if you don't like their "brilliant opinion pieces," you could write for Sidelines...the argument could go on forever. (Continued…)
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