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Rock-A-Day: Club MC Edition

I meant to post this yesterday, but as you might be able to guess, somebody was a bit busy and ran out of time.  So here it CUB’s Club MC rock, which was advertising Club MC (which was last night, and awesome, as always).  Welcome Back Bash continues through Saturday night.

PROFILE: Tennis Teams at Marietta College

With an undergraduate enrollment around 1,400 students, there is not much on the Marietta College campus that goes unnoticed. It could be assumed that all groups get publicized similarly; however that is not that case for one organization.

The Marietta men’s and women’s tennis teams compete every year in a rugged Ohio Athletic Conference, yet rarely are thought of when it comes to athletics on campus.

“To be honest, I didn’t even know we had tennis teams here,” said Marietta College sophomore John Lucore.

Almost everyone is familiar with everything from College Union Board activities to the employees at Gilman, so why is a varsity sport on the low spot on the totem pole?

“I think it comes down to people not really being sure how the sport works, and people aren’t going to come watch something that confuses them,” said Marietta College sophomore and men’s tennis member Josh Patterson.

For each match six players from each team play an individual singles contest as well as three double matches. The winner of each is awarded a point, and the team with the most points out of nine is declared the winner.

Confusion of how exactly to watch the game also comes into consideration for a lack of attention for the teams.

“I think people are unsure when to applaud. It’s more like golf, you clap after a point, not during the action. You’re not going to bring a cowbell or anything like to that watch a match,” said Patterson.

Uncertainty of the game at times has led to sparse turnouts for home contests for the Pioneers.

“I think our biggest fans could very well be the trainers,” said Patterson jokingly.

The low turnout though has not stopped the team from competing. During the off-season the two teams practice at a local indoor club with a former collegiate stand-out who offers lessons. Once the season rolls around, the team is on the court six days a week, sometimes more than once a day.

With the OAC season fast approaching, the two teams have been on the court non-stop preparing for the thick of the schedule. The teams call the Beren Tennis Center home for their home matches. The Center, which opened in 2002, is a top notch-facility that is not only open to the team, but faculty and students as well.

Patterson, who has been playing since age 12, weighed in on the 2010 campaign.  “I would like to win all of our non-conference matches, and compete and hopefully win a few in the OAC.”

EDITOR’S NOTE:  This article is by Chris Miller, a Media Writing Two student at Marietta College.  If you are interested in writing for Writing on the Mall, send an e-mail to Patrick_H@writingonthemall.net.

Senior Challenge Campaign Begins This Week

For the Class of 2010, the next few months will be spent on building resumés, applying for graduate school, and trying to make it through the last semester of classes. After graduation, joining The Long Blue Line will be the first transition into becoming alumni of Marietta College.  Then the question is, what do I do next?

Marietta College alumni have been helping change the campus for almost 175 years, from volunteering their time and talents to monetary donations.  These annual alumni donations to the Marietta Fund help support the day-to-day expenses of the College, such as supplies for CUB and other student organizations, athletic equipment and uniforms, and funding for special activities like Doo Dah Day, just to name a few. In addition, the Marietta Fund bridges the gap between student tuition and the actual cost of a Marietta College education.  Currently that gap is nearing $7,000 per student each year.

Read more…

Katalyst And Dysifa CANCELLED; Other Events This Weekend

Got word tonight from two CUB members that Katalyst and Dysifa’s Christian Rap performance tonight has been cancelled.  No other information was provided.

Now that that’s out of the way, here are the rest of the events happening this weekend!

TONIGHT – Friday, February 5th (NOT SATURDAY)
LATE NIGHT BOWLING
11:00 PM - Pastime Lanes
Sponsored by Student Activities & Greek Life

Saturday, February 6th
WACKY OLYMPICS
10:00 PM - The Gathering Place
Sposnored by FNF/Late Night MC
- Teams of 3 to 4 compete in some unusual events!!!
- GREAT PRIZES

Sunday, February 7th
SUPERBOWL PARTY
4:00 PM - The Gathering Place
Sponsored by CUB and IFC

Looking Ahead: Coming Events

Looking for something to do this week or next week?  Here’s a list of events coming up (special thanks to David Travis for providing this list).

For a full schedule of what’s happening in the weeks and months ahead, check out the Calendar Page.

TONIGHT, January 29
BINGO - 8:00 PM
The Gathering Place - Sponsored by CUB

TONIGHT, January 29
LATE NIGHT ART INSTITUTE - 10:00 PM
The Gathering Place - Sponsored by FNF

Friday, February 5
CATALYST & DYSIFA – Christian Rap – 10 PM
The Gathering Place - Sponsored by: CSHO, CUB, FAN, MultiCultural Affairs, Student Activities & Greek Life

Saturday, February 6
WACKY OLYMPICS – 10 PM
The Gathering Place - Sponsored by FNF

Saturday, February 6
LATE NIGHT BOWLING - 11:00pm
Pastime Lanes - Sponsored by FNF

Sunday, February 7
SUPEROWL PARTY - Time: TBA
The Gathering Place - Sponsored by CUB & IFC

Video from The Heyday

Nothing too much here, just some video clips from when The Heyday was in town.

Student Life Events For The Week

Looking for something to do this week? here are all the events happening this week.

1/12 – Izzy’s Coffee House presents: NATE & KEVIN
9:00 pm at Izzy’s
Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities & Greek Life

1/15 – THE HEYDAY (band)
8:00 pm at The Gathering Place
Sponsored by CUB

1/15 – ROCK BAND TOURNAMENT
10:00 pm at The Gathering Place
Sponsored by Friday Night Fever

1/16 – MIKE WINFIELD (comedian)
9:00 pm at The Gathering Place
Sponsored by CUB

1/16 – LATE NIGHT BOWLING
11:00 pm at Pastime Lanes
Sponsored by the Office of Student Activites and Greek Life

Last Week of Winter Break: Quick Hits

A lot of little stories (and a LOT of snow falling here at the Mobile Writing on the Mall News Center) lead to today’s quick hits!

• Roll on, Etta Express – The Pioneers Baseball team was recently selected as the 19th best team in the country.  The pre-season poll, assembled by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, placed OAC for Heidelberg #14 in the polling.  Wooster, the team that won the 2009 Mideast Regional Tournament over Marietta, was ranked #2 in the nation, behind #1 St. Thomas of Minnesota.  The Etta Express will start its season in Memphis, TN over Spring Break. Read more…

20 Students Show Up to AG Silver: Who's to Blame?

I was one of those 20 that went.  It was quite sad to only see 20 students and staff there.  AG Silver had a great performance.

A friend and I talked with one of the band members after the show, and all he could ask is where everybody was.  Well…where was everybody?

I understand that there are several underlying factors.  One, it’s the weekend before Thanksgiving.  Everybody is working on projects or just staying in and getting ready to go home for a bit.  Also, there was a performance in the theater by Jay Sefton of “The Most Mediocre Story Never Told”.  There were a lot of good college football games on, and bands brought in by CUB can be hit-or-miss.

However, I think what it came down to was publicity for the event.  Most people only heard about AG Silver when I mentioned that they were performing.  Posters were put out, but it was a very passive advertising method.  Also, by this point in the year, students have been bombarded with poster and flyer after poster and flyer.  They’re all over the place, and blend into each other.

I think another problem was that there is the stigma that a Club 21 event is a pay event.  Let me inform everybody that it is free to attend ANY Club 21 event the college hosts.  The only charge comes if you are over the age of 21 and decide to purchase a wristband.  The experience is not detracted from if you are under 21.

So how could CUB improve attendance?  Why did, say, Blessid Union of Souls do so well compared to AG Silver.  Well, for one, Blessid played at the beginning of the semester as part of Welcome Back Bash.  Freshmen were heavily encouraged to go as part of their First Year Experience classes.  And yes, Blessid does have name recognition.  But looking past that, what did CUB do differently?

For one, they advertised in every form.  RSS feed?  Yep.  Facebook Event?  Yep.  Rock?  Pretty sure they painted it.  Banner on Gilman?  Yep.  Word of mouth?  Most CUB members wore shirts with the concert info on it.  Table Tents?  On every table in Gilman and Izzy’s.  And yes, there were posters that were hung up.  Also, advertising was put out more than two days before the event.

CUB does a lot of good work.  So don’t think I’m bashing them.  I’m just sharing ideas to help all organizations, not just CUB, advertise events better.

I will run any press release for an event at Marietta College, no matter which organization wrote it.  Just send it to me (check the contact page) and I’ll check it and post it if I think it meets my criteria.

Let me finish by asking this question.  Why didn’t you go to AG Silver’s concert?

AG Silver Headlines Second Club 21

AG Silver will be performing tonight at the Gathering Place.  It is a Club 21 night, so beer and malt beverages (last I had heard Mike’s Hard Lemonade would be added to the selection) will be offered to those of legal age that purchase a bracelet.

The band is currently on a tour of colleges to promote their new album and and to help raise money/awareness for clean water in Africa.

The show starts at 9 PM, but doors open at 8.