Tuesday April 12, 2011
Sneak Preview for Accepted Students
Sneak Preview Day for Admitted Students will be held this Saturday, all day. There will be a series of tours, activities, and presentations for students and families. Sneak preview will encompass the ICI, West Lawn, Student Center, Residence Halls, and Academic Buildings.
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MUSICAL FUSION
Immunization Clinic
Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake deliver memorable performances
Health Services will hold an immunization clinic tonight, April 12 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. Immunizations will include MMR ($75), Hepatitis ($85) and Meningitis ($125). Students with insurance through the school will be reimbursed in four to six weeks for their immunization. For more information or to ask questions, can contact health services at 386-226-7917.
Andrew Zaback Staff Reporter
The Big Show, an annual event put on by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s TouchN-Go Productions (TNG) was a huge success this year as two ska bands rocked the stage. Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish put on a memorable show in the ICI Center Saturday night bringing students and members of the general public to enjoy the musical fusion. Before the doors opened, there was a line wrapping from the front door of the ICI Center all the way around the building. The excitement was tangible as the doors opened up and the soon to be audience flowed into the stage area. TNG security had already roped off the areas where the audience was not allowed to access, including the ten foot space between the stage and firewall where only event staff, photographers and the occasional crowd surfer were allowed into. Surfers were ushered out of the area to keep the space clear. The lights went dark and the crowd roared with excitement chanting “Less Than Jake” in anticipation of the performance. Slowly, the band members came on stage to the Looney Tunes Theme song and started the show. Less Than Jake played a 50-minute set list including some of their more popular hits such as “The Science of Selling Yourself Short”, “The Ghosts of You and Me” and “Plastic Cup Politics”. The latter of which, the band made the disclaimer that “alcohol and politics, should never be mixed.” Once Less Than Jake played their “final” song to exit the stage, the crowd went wild and screamed “ONE MORE SONG!” The band came back out on stage with only one minute of show time remaining. Since they could not play a full-length song, they closed out their set list with a track from their “TV/ EP” Album and rocked out to a ska cover of The Animaniacs theme song. Less Than Jake’s lead guitarist and vocalist, Chris Demakes, answered a few questions for The Avion and Eagles FM in a joint interview. The first question, lingering on everyone’s mind was the band’s name, Less Than Jake. Where did it come from? The name originated from the
AOA Prospective Member Social An information session for all those interested in joining Alpha Omicron Alpha will be held in COA 354 tonight at 6 p.m.. Free pizza will be provided. Also, those who attend are also welcome to stay for the general board meeting afterwards at 7 p.m. in COA 354.
Friday Night Laughs Finale The last Friday Night Laughs of the year will feature Jim Tavare and Rob Little. Bring your friends and come enjoy a night of comedy. Presented by Touch-N-Go Productions, the event will be held at 8 p.m. in the SC. For more information leading up to the end of the semester, visit their office or website at touch-n-go.org.
Final President Speaker Series
The President Speaker Series will host former Florida Congressman Ben Graham on Friday night at 7 p.m. in IC 101. This will be the last President Speaker Series of the semester, but will continue at the beginning of the fall semester. For more information, contact Marc Bernier at 226-7285.
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somehow that turned into the Reel Big Fish.” Christianson elaborated by saying the name of the first tape was called Reel Big Fish. People had picked up on that and liked it so the name stuck. Another name they were considering was “Dull Boy Jack” as a reference to The Shining, under a different lead vocalist. Ultimately, that idea was scratched and the band kept its current name. Reel Big Fish is also famous for doing cover versions of past songs such as A-ha’s “Take On Me” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl.” When asked how they decided which songs to cover, Barrett said that they were chosen for different reasons. “Take On Me,” for example, was done to impress a girl. “Brown Eyed Girl,” was recorded around 2000 when Reel Big Fish was given credit for another ska band’s cover. As promised in the interview, the band played all the songs that the fans wanted to hear, however, not necessarily when the fans wanted it. At one point in the show, a chant started for the song ‘Beer.’ Barrett responded to this call for the song by saying, “That is a great idea, thanks guys!” and took a drink of “cream soda.” Towards the end of the show, the band played “S.R.” and had the crowd doing dance routines from square dancing to head banging. Once the song was over, they started to walk off stage, and the crowd went wild chanting “Beer” again. Barrett comes back on stage after the fake ending and played the song with the rest of the band. This routine occurred twice more for “Sell Out” and the cover version of a-ha’s song “Take On Me” which was the closing song of the night. After the lights came on, some of the members of Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake stood on the side of the stage and signed autographs for some fans before retiring for the night. Overall, the night was a resounding success for both the fans and the bands. With online sales exceeding expectation, and a line of people waiting to buy tickets at the door, the general public took full advantage of the opportunity to see two unique bands perform on the same stage. While students and public alike were exiting the building, not a single bad comment was heard from the crowd.
Students await new Student Center monitors Priyanka Kumar Copy Editor
The arrival of the six 65-inch TV monitors in the Student Center that students have anticipated since early semester has been delayed due to certain factors. According to Justin Fletcher, President of the Student Government Association (SGA), there has been a lack of communication between SGA,
I.T., and the TV company LMG. “Ultimately one of the causes of the delay is our choice of the 65-inch televisions that we did not know were so difficult to get. If we had known earlier, we would have switched. We are very sorry for the delay,” Fletcher said. He also said that he was not aware of the reason for delay until LMG was called and alerted the school that the monitors were coming in by two’s as LMG searched for the
correct size. The monitor size was chosen earlier this semester and was decided upon through bids as Embry-Riddle chose the company that sold it to the school for the lowest price. The deadline for the arrival was supposed to be at the end of February to early March. “The 65-inch is hard to come by industry, and we didn’t know till after the bid package. We decided we would wait to get the shipment rather
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drummer’s 80-pound bulldog, whose name was Jake. Demakes explained that when the band was practicing in the backroom, the dog was treated better than the band. “We were Less Than Jake and it started out as like a stupid name, and that stupid name stuck.” The band’s vocalist and drummer met in high school and when asked how their music has evolved since the formation of the band, Demakes referred to the bassist, Roger Manganelli, who replied, “We still play the same three chords but in a different order.” Several other questions were asked about the band, and for the full interview tune in to Eagles FM radio show, The Playlist, Tuesday, April 12 at 4 p.m. After a quick set change on stage, the crowd reassembled and was revved up for the performance of Reel Big Fish. The band came on stage in their typical show attire ranging from a daredevil costume to a brightly colored Hawaiian shirt and shades. The first song played was called “Trendy” and the crowd exploded into screams and chants in an awesome fervor of approval. Throughout the performance, the crowd was having a great time doing a dance routine typical of ska concerts called skanking. This routine can be summed up as running around in a giant circle with other members of the audience. Mosh pits and crowd surfers also appeared throughout the show. All crowd surfers who made it to the front of the stage beyond the firewall were ushered back into the crowd by event security. The Reel Big Fish also gave a joint interview to The Avion and Eagles FM. Aaron Barrett, lead vocalist and guitar, and John “Johnny Christmas” Christianson, trumpet, sat down and answered a few questions about the band. One of the points of the interview was their set list choice. “We always play ‘Beer’ and ‘Sell out’ and ‘Take on Me’ the stuff that people like,” said Barrett. “I think that’s what keeps us going, we play the songs that people wanna hear,” Christianson explained. Barrett also explained how the name Reel Big Fish came about. “We were going to name the band after the movie, The Fisher King with Robin Williams that was out way back when and
than decrease the size because then it would be hard to see the screens” Fletcher said. Currently, there is no precise date as to when students, clubs and organizations should expect the monitors to display their club events and other notifications. Fletcher said “soon” is the most hopeful prediction as the University electrician has already been scheduled to do the appropriate wiring. Shortly after, the process to implement the
monitors will begin. Another factor that will also delay the process is the time conflict because the electricians and maintenance will have to work around students’ schedules according to Fletcher. “It’s a difficult process to time correctly, there are many safety issues,” he said. “This happens all the time, it’s not okay, but it happens all the time,” Fletcher said of the delay.
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