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there
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failure. much ()I the tu
dent body decided t() take
the clay off and -relit
Near my aharunent.
dents tlecided to take their
rela mg to the nest le\ el.
v' here \'.e all learned that a
party w ithout p,mci is the
het kind iil parr.
Our , ocial hill. ‘‘ ere at
the top ()I our ‘,2anic
hecau.,e c had no , CICC-
ironic it terlcro)ce. and nk)
one ‘‘eni hcie v ith-
out a tru , ,t candle.
Studenk complelel
blocked out the .tr.. of
tic 100 11at rustratc( t
onk hours lielore. Ilii, \1 mira
cle for our campus. and hell. ‘ke a ere tak
lOL ad' ill it
Alter an imensk: (1 paper ringhall
\'t dCialL2d 61kIlev , . in\
roommate anci 1 \,‘ andercd to get
together that ‘\ as taking place acrchs the
hall. Familiar laces crowded the room.
where laughter and eandl- lit grills hroUght
a warm feel to the atmosphere. This was
college. College in the dark.
After a few rounds ()I - holida) CiIOCC . it
was time to carol. Yes. it was helow Ireet
ing. we had no heat or fireplace tor after-
e'ir
outage?
the best of
ards. ;Intl \\ e couldn't Find our coats. hut
carols 11;k1 to he sling- this much \\ e Knew.
What tt shame to out listeners that the
tunes \\c knee \\ ere - Jingle Bells - Fol
lowed n a turally h\ "Fell/ Na% Iliad-.
lito !he holiday spirit prevailed. and we
iced cookies and mostiv pleasant reac
tions. This \vas the first time any of us in
the group had caroled in years. and ‘‘e had
no regrets. As \ve caroled the hallways.
ii.inoritg the frigid weather. it \g as evident
This
was
first
time
of us in
group had
in exeryday society
oled in years , When the power
resumed. so did torn
and we had no hie-nation. The tele
vision became the
regrets.
center of attention. the
laptops sucked our
brains hack onto the
screen. and we no longer hlindly urinated
around the toilet. I guess that last one's
not so had. An) ways, it's funny how we
need electricity to essentially do every
thing. hut \\ hen it's taken away. our minds
gross stronger and we find unique ways to
have fun. It is the biggest blast from the
past I have ever experienced, and lets us all
gel a feel for how culture was lOU years
So please. let the winds blow. and let I
them blow hard. because I want another I
power failure. I want to live like they did
lOU years ago- but only for another day.
techno ro,:k song heing perloimed by a hand of
automatons in the depths of space. Two of the mem
hers of the rohtqle group strike plates on their chests
to pH loi n one of the core etnuponents of the main
heal \\ !tile 1)\ ()others strike their inorganic limbs on
the iotatiii percu\sion ~ ettip in the
hack \ho ,• them. another
play, a %%aired keN,l)oard made 01
long golden har,. curxin upv.arck.
Ih. 'ILA( piece. "Pov Sticks
ht appear, to he a set ell hcllti
ith the aesthetic of guitar neck
rollitu2 :ilong 1111 thin plittfortn while
another techno-rock tune
\, ~ 2iottp CUllleti upon \ arious
to iC .111(1 tunnel.. other join
in , drument , , to the piece.
Ihe totuth piece entitled "Pipe
Rohotic music at it's finest
Dream is the most impressive of the
the other sections. where
CONTRIBIITED PI 10TO part 0 1 t h e
piece is the
xylophone
that \NC were not the
our day off- ey erY one
the\, it, spending the
with friend.,
It's nice to sec that
any when the power ceas
es. the people rise.
Our electronics n
the o
fonuer control us. and
we are free to do any
car- thing we want- thing's
that do not occur to us
tal image of this, imagine a train of rectangles from
a xylophone running past a fixed point and then try
to comhine that with a series of endless rubber halls
bouncing off each one of them. one at a time i
quick order. to produce a song. The' isual of such
thing is pretty brilliant and it can he fascinating t(
‘‘atch.
robotic arms
arc moql
responsi hl e
I or the
The other five pieces consist of one massive
stringed instrument playing an entire song by itself.
a cathedral of brasses and organs. a set of fiber
optic crystals pulsing to generate music. an entire
sphere of drums being played by sets of arms sur
rounding it. and an ancient temple rising and falling
with lasers aligning and disconnecting. all digiiiied
in artistic CG effects.
instruments,
rubber halls
launc he d
from pipes
strike the
cords tint!
melodies
Crum the
strings and
eytithals.
Essentially
e\ cry note
and sound is
due to a hall
striking an
object. \'hat
is the most
This show can he as visually appealing as it is to
listen to. The digital representations of the music is
incredibly impressive: es cry tone and note can he
pinpointed to an individual strike if you wish to rind
it. This comhination of catchy melodies and just
plain cool visuals is something that makes it unique
and. assuming one likes the songs themselves.
seems worth a purchase. At the event. cards were
distrihuted. hoth informing ahout the Animusic
s ehsite (expectedly. ww.animusic.com) and
offering S 2 off the 519.95 purchase price for the
DVD. Next time when channel-surfing. if you stop
by PBS and find robots playing music. consider this
an invitation to a look and listen.
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Friday, December 7. 2007
Alternative
dance event
leaves students
tired, but happy
By Brittany Sexton
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Wouldn't it he fun to (Luke around and not have
anyone know who \on ',ire.' kind of crape troin
yourself and tr\' something new' On Saturda\.lkc.
1, 2007, Behrend held a Nlasquerade Ball in
leGar\ C\ Common.
The dance started at 7 p.m. and ended at 10 p.m
It was a decent turn out considering it vas kind of a
formal e\ cut. Some students dressed up in nice
dresses and suits and others \\ cm in their e% en, da
clothing. The concept of the hall \\ as that at the door
lou recei e a mask. and \uu must put it on.
- Honestly a lot of students prohahlv don't tr\
these dry events on campus because the\ think it \\ ill
not he as fun its some 'crackin' party off campus.
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"It was quite comical
to watch the people
dance, and stumble
because of the dance
floor. I mean I'm glad
no one got hurt but at
the same time it was
pretty funny watching
it fall apart."
- Elton Armady
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But 1 had a ton of 11111. I CVCII got to meet a le \\ 11CW
people. - said Krista Jones. Jones is a \ cry in \ol\ ed
student and attends the e \ ents that Behrend puts on
and every time she has ion. Jones \\ ore a red satin
dress. formal] \ fitted. her hair in curls and a smile on
her face. as did other students. Most of the students
enjoyed the music thanks to Nloll \ Thomas's father.
He has DJ'd lot Penn State Behrend mane times
before.
The decorations for the hall were festive as well.
There were streamers. balloons and masks. Most of
the decorations were blue bite including the
balloons. There were different kinds of masks that
varied in color: silver. black and the mixture of the
two. Someone brought snow-flake sugar cookies,
along with punch and water.
Besides the streamers and masks there was also a
rented dance floor. Throughout the night the dance
floor kept falling apart into pieces and had to he put
together. "It was quite comical to watch the people
dance, and stumble because of the dance floor. I
mean I'm glad no one got hurt but at the same time
it was pretty funny watching it fall apart." said Elton
Armady. another very involved student here at
Behrend. McGarvey Commons is not only a place to
hold dances hut also has had other events in the past
such as Date Auctions and game tournaments.
Behrend brings a lot of fun to the student body by
having events such as Masquerade Balls, and other
fun dances like this in the past. These events are safe
and fun. It is definitely a great way to spend a night
out if you don't want to leave campus.
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