Spring Break
Festival encourages artistic expression
Alyssa Carroll
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: Focus
Sleep Well, a five-piece band with a more alternative sound than the previous acts, played original songs that kept the crowd interested. Sleep Well, made up of Adam Gooch, an 8th-semester management information systems major and vocalist, Jake Cohen, a 5th-semester sports management major and guitarist, Erik Wright, a 5th-semester communication major and keyboardist, Sam Cohen, a 1st-semester philosophy major and bassist and Edward Kozyra, a 5th-smester finance major and drummer had a sound similar to that of Brand New.
"It was really nice to see that everyone was actually listening," said Gooch. "Everyone here was really supportive."
"It's called liberal arts, not conservative arts," said Cohen.
Numerous crowd members made impromptu readings of self-written poetry like "Lolita" by Elizabeth Larkin, a 3rd-semester exploratory major.
"This event was really fun," said Lauren Kodiak, a 5th-smester human development and family studies major. "It was such an interesting combination of music. It was a good time."
Perhaps the most unique band of the night, Bruise Boob finished out the festival with an acoustic punk set singing "Shut Up Chud," "Twizzlers," and "Ecoli shower," a song that spoke out against the treatment of the Willington Oaks residents after the discovery of their tainted water. The band, comprised of Christopher Marciniak, a 5th-semester English major, guitarist and vocalist, Nick Rogers a 7th-semester English major, guitarist and vocalist, and Brendan Galvin, a 7th-semester English major and stand-in percussionist.
ULAC president Jackie Cahill, a 5th-semester international relations and Italian major, was pleased with the event overall, and plans on having another of these events in the future, hopefully also showcasing student artwork.
"It was really nice to see that everyone was actually listening," said Gooch. "Everyone here was really supportive."
"It's called liberal arts, not conservative arts," said Cohen.
Numerous crowd members made impromptu readings of self-written poetry like "Lolita" by Elizabeth Larkin, a 3rd-semester exploratory major.
"This event was really fun," said Lauren Kodiak, a 5th-smester human development and family studies major. "It was such an interesting combination of music. It was a good time."
Perhaps the most unique band of the night, Bruise Boob finished out the festival with an acoustic punk set singing "Shut Up Chud," "Twizzlers," and "Ecoli shower," a song that spoke out against the treatment of the Willington Oaks residents after the discovery of their tainted water. The band, comprised of Christopher Marciniak, a 5th-semester English major, guitarist and vocalist, Nick Rogers a 7th-semester English major, guitarist and vocalist, and Brendan Galvin, a 7th-semester English major and stand-in percussionist.
ULAC president Jackie Cahill, a 5th-semester international relations and Italian major, was pleased with the event overall, and plans on having another of these events in the future, hopefully also showcasing student artwork.
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