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Monday, September 13, 2010

Volume 90, Issue 16

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University instructor tunes up

Aspiring professional artists flock to Black Swamp Arts Festival

Faculty member’s band rocks local venues By Danae King Reporter

By Menghan Liu Reporter

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ike many other artists, Marie Rust packed her artwork in a trailer and drove it to the Black Swamp Arts Festival this weekend. Her most expensive piece, a coloredpencil and ink-pen drawing called “Let’s Play,” is priced at $2,450. “I am trying to be a full-time artist,” Rust said. By Saturday afternoon, Rust had just sold a $35 8-by-10 print to a couple that had stopped by the tent. “[‘Let’s Play’] took me four weeks to finish it, but I don’t work on it every day,” Rust said. “I don’t work that long [on my pieces].”

See FESTIVAL | Page 2

PHOTOS BY KENDALLYN NUSS | THE BG NEWS

TOP: David Kelch and David Miller discuss the differences between Nikon and Canon cameras at the photography display. CENTER: Ukrainian artist Iana Starchykova paints a picture for a friend.

Instructor Adam Renchen lives a double life. He teaches at the University during the week and plays with his band Hemline Theory during his downtime. Renchen teaches GSW in Chapman Learning Community as is the drummer in the band. Hemline Theory crafted their name from a phony fashion economics theory. They list their biggest influences as Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, the Dresden Dolls, and PJ Harvey. Rock with a blues and cabaret influence is how Hemline Theory defines their music, but that may not fully describe their sound. Vocalist and principal songwriter Sarah Tebbe said the inspiration for her song-writing is to latch onto either a person, scene or mood and build a song around them. “They’re fun to watch. They just have a kind of vibe that makes you want to go see them again and again,” said Kit Ford, who has been going to their shows since the band first started. This seems to be a good method, at least according Ford, who said the songs have excellent lyrics and good beats. While the lyrical credit is attributed to Tebbe, the rest of the band is responsible for the music. Bass player Jefferson Camancho, guitarist and pianist Eric Pilcher and drummer Renchen make up the rest of the band. They played their first performance after a year-long break on Friday night at Mickey Finn’s in Toledo and Sunday night they

See BAND | Page 2

BOTTOM: Angela and Kelly Graves shop for jewelry during the festival.

UAO crafts high-profile attractions for University Homecoming concert, glow-in-the-dark games, movies offered to entertain students By Max Filby Reporter

AARON DEAN | THE BG NEWS

TOUCH UP: University students and faculty repaint the Black Swamp Mural downtown.

FROM THE FRONT Local talent showcased

This weekend, crowds flocked to the Black Swamp Arts Festival and a performance by local band Hemline Theory in Toledo. See photos | Page 2

With high costs and a lot on the schedule for the school year, University Activities Organization has been cutting back in order to ring in 100 years with a bang. “We really try to watch every cent we spend,” said UAO president Natalie Jovich. “We’ve been trying to use supplies that we might already have in the office.” UAO will be celebrating the centennial homecoming by hosting a Kid Cudi concert in Anderson Arena on Oct. 3. Contrary to rumors, B.o.B will not be performing with Kid Cudi, Jovich said. UAO was originally in talks with B.o.B’s manager, but concert dates conflicted with B.o.B.s trip to Europe. UAO began the search for a centennial concert performer last semester by surveying students on campus for who they would like to see perform. “A lot of students said they really

FORUM Use freedom of speech wisely

Faculty Columnist Phil Schurrer comments on while the First Amendment is guaranteed to citizens, people must still exercise caution with what they say in public | Page 4

wanted to see Kid Cudi,” said Ciara Eddings, UAO music coordinator. “We are going to work really hard to make this concert as awesome as we can.” While UAO is currently focusing on the homecoming concert, it may look into hosting another musician during spring semester. UAO also has a new event called “It’s Falcon Dark Out,” scheduled for the centennial homecoming celebration. The event will feature a set of “glowin-the-dark games,” including miniature golf and different races. Students will be able to use glow-in-the-dark paint provided by UAO to prepare for the games. “A lot of our events are new this year,” Jovich said. “We always try to come up with a lot of new activities every year.” As Halloween approaches, UAO will also host a “Murder Mystery Party.” Plans for the event are still being mapped out, Jovich said.

SPORTS Falcons fall to Tulsa on road

Penalties and turnovers hurt the BG football team Saturday as they lost to Tulsa 33-20, dropping to 0-2 to start the season | Page 6

While UAO is planning several events for this fall and next spring, it will continue programs that have proven successful in the past. Formerly known as Dorm Wars, Res. Hall Wars will take place during the week of Sept. 19. UAO will ask students living in residence halls to collect pop tabs to donate for money at the end of the week. The winning residence hall will receive a pizza party or some other celebration, Jovich said. Another activity UAO will continue this fall is a weekly movie showing in the Union theater. This week students are invited to see “Get Him to the Greek” on Tuesday and Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. UAO also holds movie nights in the Union every Sunday at 9:30 p.m. and is already planning what movies to show in the next coming weeks. During Homecoming Week, students can watch “the Blind Side” and “Toy Story 3” during Family Weekend in the Union.

PEOPLE ON THE STREET What did you like most about the Black Swamp Arts Festival? DELANEY CAVANAUGH Freshman, Art Education

“There was a cover artist I really liked.” | Page 4

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