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‘Song Stage’ competition returns Angelica Cataldo Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_news After having a good time working on a documentary about a musician and composer in Utah, Producer Roy Wells and his partner Ryan Wiggins got the idea to take their music initiative to a higher level. That is when the idea for the music competition program, “Song Stage Midwest” was born. “After (the documentary) we thought it would be fun to do more features or documentaries like this,” Wiggins said. “We (wanted) to do it in more of a show format, and Roy thought it’d be fun to put (the musicians) headto-head.” The second season of “Song Stage” will be filmed Friday, Sept. 9 at Eastern in the Doudna Fine Arts Center with the help of WEIU-TV, television producers, and camera crews from Chicago and St. Louis. In the spring, the finale will be broadcasted on regional PBS stations. Wiggins will be hosting the live finale show. “(This year) is going to be a bigger production, a much bigger venue than last time with more crew (members) and more cameras,” Wells said. “Everything will be a little bigger this season.” “Song Stage” is a music competition, similar to “American Idol” and “The Voice,” but the focus is not just on vocals. This competition takes into consideration songwriting, singing and the contestant’s ability to play instruments. SUBMIT TED|THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS “(American Idol) is almost like a karaoke Paula Polfliet was a first season contestant of “Song Stage.” Season two of “SongStage” will be filmed Friday, Sept. 9 at Eastern in the Doudna Fine competition,” Wells said. “I was adamant about Arts Center with the help of WEIU-TV and the television producers and camera crews from Chicago and St. Louis. having original music (for this show).” Wiggins said people need to be exAll eight contestants will perform two songs Wiggins said because of the wide audience ceptional songwriters, singers and musicians to will be filmed all throughout the week until the they reached in season one, many of this year’s and will be evaluated, not by judges, but by the live performance. do well on the show. “We get to know these artists and know why submissions came from people who saw the entire audience. “We want people who have the whole pack“An audience is a better indication (of what they play music and where their inspirations show last season. age,” Wiggins said. “We have a really diverse group that brings act should win). At the end of the day the lisEight contestants will be showing their musi- come from,” Wiggins said. teners decide if they like it or not,” Wells said. Before coming to Eastern, Wells and Wiggins something unique to the table,” Wells said. cal talent during the week and will perform durGenres featured on the show range from hip- “(We) get to see how you can impact people ing the finale that will be filmed Friday, Sept. 9. put up advertisements online for submissions to through music and connect with the audience.” hop all the way to country music. Interviews and other behind-the-scenes features enter the contest. Songstage, page 5
Labor day CPD narrows down robbery suspects adjustments Staff Report | @DEN_News
Staff Report |@DEN_News In honor of Labor Day, certain areas around campus are going to be closed for the day or weekend and class will not be in session. The Daily Eastern News will not be published on Monday, and The News’ weekend supplement, The Verge, will not be published on the Friday before Labor Day. Both publications will be issued as normal in the following week. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday all dining halls will be consolidated to Thomas Hall and late night pizza will not be served Sunday night. The Booth Library will be closed both Sunday and Monday. It will close Saturday at 5 p.m. and will reopen at its regular hours Tuesday at 8 a.m. The Student Recreation Center will also be closed on Labor Day. The 11th annual poster sale, sponsored by the art department, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, in the Library Quad. The News staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com
The Charleston Police department was able to eliminate several people as suspects for a robbery at Prairie State Bank Wednesday. As of press time, the suspect has not been identified. Deputy Chief Chad Reed said the employees at Prairie State Bank did a good job in being able to note details about the suspect. “They gave an excellent description of the suspect,” Reed said. The employees were able to give details on the suspect’s clothing, marks on his body and speech patterns. During the robbery, which was reported around 2:33 p.m. Wednesday, the suspect entered the building, demanded money and left. According to a press release sent by the CPD, the suspect displayed a weapon that was described as a silver-colored revolver. To help banks deal with these situations, the CPD puts on programs with area banks where they go over protocol and procedures for what to do during a robbery. CPD even works with banks to stage mock robberies for practice, Reed said. Reed said this information is important to be able to locate the suspect. CPD, page 5
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The Charleston Police Department has been investigating an armed robbery that occurred at Prairie State Bank Wednesday. These photos have been released of the suspect.