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POSTSECRET FROM PAGE 9
“We haven’t brought anyone like Frank Warren to campus in a really long time,� Shaw said. “He’s an interesting guy — he created an entire company based on people sharing secrets. The whole PostSecret story is really cool.� The show was nearly sold out as of Tuesday night, Shaw said. She said she received e-mails from eager students, thanking her for bringing Warren and his presentation to campus. “The feedback has been really great,� she said. “We’ve been working with other organizations to publicize it, and we are co-sponsoring the event with the National Pan-hellenic Council, which should give us a good turnout from members of the greek community. Every-
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one seems really excited.� Giving people an outlet for their fear, shame, joy and sadness is what PostSecret is all about. “I think PostSecret is such a cool project that’s helped so many people,� said Debbie Lechtman, a sophomore magazine journalism major. Lechtman said she has read the PostSecret blog every Sunday for the past three years. “I’m really interested to hear what (Warren) has to say,� she said. However devastating, funny, touching or ironic the secrets and stories may be, students can’t wait to hear about them. “I’m really excited to hear Frank Warren’s thoughts on keeping and telling secrets,� said Maddie Dockery, a sophomore broadcast journalism major. “It’s interesting what people are willing to reveal to complete strangers.� ertocci@syr.edu
CINEMA CLUB FROM PAGE 9
“I love that the audience hugged the stage,� Hooper said, “They had really good energy for it being 8 p.m. on a Tuesday night with class the next day. I think we really warmed them up for Two Door Cinema Club.� Following GROUPLOVE was electro-rock group Penguin Prison. Lead singer Chris Glover said he would “sing like an angel� for the audience. He followed through on his promise, hitting sleek falsettos over jaunty electronic guitar riffs and upbeat keyboard melodies. The audience had an impromptu dance party as the stage was taken over by flashing strobe lights and an invitation to “get crazy� from Glover during a lively set. “I think that the opener brought some great energy to the crowd, and I got a really cool vibe from Penguin Prison,� said Mikala Stubley, an undeclared freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. “But I really came here for Two Door Cinema Club.� As Penguin Prison disassembled its equipment and slowly departed from the stage, a buzz of nervous energy in anticipation of Two Door Cinema Club’s performance settled in the crowd. As the band’s music pulsed through speakers, the audience milled around the stage, anxiously awaiting the band members to perform their sound checks. The silence was bound to break. As soon as the quartet of Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday, Kevin Baird and Benjamin Thompson took the stage to humming guitars, the audience broke into a loud roar of applause. Although the band is just three years old, its presence on stage felt as though the members had many more years of experience under their belts. As they naturally choreographed through their
“I think that the opener brought some great energy to the crowd, and I got a really cool vibe from Penguin Prison. But I really came here for Two Door Cinema Club.� Mikala Stubley
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songs with jumps and dance moves, they also worked the crowd. While the band played “Undercover Martyn,� several members of the audience swayed to the beat, waving their cell phones in the air and trying to take pictures of the band. Between songs, Two Door Cinema Club made small talk with the crowd. Bassist Baird was greeted with cheers as he held up a bottle of water and said, “Cheers, and thanks for having us. I wish I was holding up some alcohol instead of water right now, but that would be against the rules.� The crowd’s energy reached a fever pitch as the band played fan-favorite singles “Something Good Can Work� and “I Can Talk.� The group even debuted a brand new unrecorded song for the audience, which had a favorable reception to it. “I think it’s cool they played a new song,� Mazzone said. “It was neat that they played it for us first.� The band played a majority of debut studio album “Tourist History� throughout its set, receiving a great deal of praise from members of the audience. “These guys are better live than they are on album,� Stubley said. “They had such fantastic stage presence. It was unbelievable.� ervanrhe@syr.edu
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