Spring Break
Diversions Articles
Pilot Light: Rising up to the challenge, never fading
It all started fall term 2007. Michael Bode came to OSU with a distinct vision - to, as he says, find musicians with similar tastes as him and start a band.
Bode, a freshman tenor saxophone player in civil engineering, along with Aaron Broussard and Adam Kremer, put up fliers around campus asking anyone interested in playing in a ska band to come audition for a spot in the band.
Diversions Calendar
Friday, May 30
OSU Battle of the Bands!, 4pm in the MU Quad, this event is FREE!
The Manimals will finish up at the Battle then head over to Bombs Away Cafe at 11:30, this show is FREE!, 21+
Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne Cover), Myndissent and Awake, 8pm at Club Platinum, $8, 21+
Mambo Combo, 9pm at Sahalie Wine Bar, this show is FREE!
Saturday, May 31
The Brothers Gow (Flagstaff, AZ), 9:30pm at Peacock Bar & Grill
Hillstomp, 10pm at Bombs Away Cafe, $5, 21+
Outspoken Sixth Annual Spring Show, 8pm in Milam Auditorium, $5 students, $8 otherwise
Divine Nine Sixth Annual Step Show, 3pm in LaSells Stewart Center, $10
Pojama People (Frank Zappa tribute), 9pm at Sahalie Wine Bar, this show is FREE!
Wednesday, June 4
Mad Props Gala/Pre-Exam Jam 3 (feat.
Your classified guide to the 2008 OSU Battle of the Bands!
Action Panther
By Evan Connet
No strangers to the Battle, last year's third-place finishers, Action Panther, return this year to grace the stage with their signature indie-acoustic rock sound, further enhanced with an infusion of accordion, an aspect that will be more prominent this time around.
Outspoken prepare for Spring Show: Biggest show of the year
Tomorrow night, OSU's premiere a cappella group, Outspoken, will be hosting their sixth annual Spring Show in Milam Auditorium at 8 p.m..
"This [show] will be the final for a number of our founding members," said Kenneth Cox, a second-year member of the group.
Arbitrary Argument: Hipsters vs. Scenesters
Hipsters
College is a time of transition, confusion and indecision - take it from the guy who's two years in with three different majors.
With all the choices for us impressionable students out there, it may be hard to decide which clique is right for you.
Ian Grogan does the 80s
Now I have discussed many things here in my weekly rants, but there's one thing I haven't uncovered: the slang of the '80s.
We all use slang in our everyday talk, but I want to let you guys in on the slang of yesteryear. That way you can reinvent a masterpiece and instill some freshness within your posse.
