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This Week Ahead: Homecoming Weekend!!!

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Hey everyone I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far and that you enjoy your Fall Break! Drive safely and have a wonderful time!

The week ahead is promising to be very very busy with Home Coming Weekend:

October 22, 2012

Homecoming Can We Build It Competition

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Blair Shannon Circle Drive
“This Homecoming event is held in conjunction with the University Mission to show off student talent and support a local charity.  All food will be donated to Ozarks Food Harvest.  Organizations will build sculptures relating to the Homecoming theme out of cans and boxed foods.”

October 23, 2012

Homecoming Mocktail Competition

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
“Student organizations will compete in a non-alcoholic drink competition.  Drinks will be judged on taste, name, relation to the Homecoming theme, bartender’s attire, and overall appearance.

The deadline for this competition has already passed, but students are welcome to attend the event and sample drinks after the judging.

This event will be held outside the Plaster Student Union in the North Mall area.  In case of rain, the event will be moved inside the Plaster Student Union.”

Homecoming Rockstar: MSU

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

“This Homecoming event showcases student talent on a grand scale.  Student organizations choose one performer who will perform a karaoke style song.  After the first round, the top 5 performers will move forward, singing a song chosen by the judges.  The top three performers receive cash prizes.

Entry for this competition is now closed, but students are encouraged to attend and cheer on their peers.”

THE BROADWAY DOLLS

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
“The Broadway Dolls, created by Broadway veteran (and MSU Theatre alum) Hollie Howard, is the undisputed official girl group of Broadway!  Hollie is joined by a roster of  triple-threats, direct from the Broadway companies of Mamma Mia!, Chicago, Rock of Ages, Memphis, Hairspray,Legally Blonde, and more.”

October 25 & 26

Haunted Campus Tour

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, October 25 & 26, 2012
“The 6th annual Haunted Campus Tour happens OCT 25th & 26th  every 20 minutes between 7 and 9 pm. Tickets cost $4 for ages 12 and up; $10 for groups of 3; $2 ages 5-11. Tickets can be purchased on the night of a tour.  The night of a tour purchase tickets inside the PSU across from the gaming store beginning at 6:30 pm.”

This Week Ahead!!!

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There are tons of events coming up over the next week so make sure to take advantage of all of these opportunities to get involved and really enjoy your college experience!!!
Thursday, Sept. 20, Totally Red, 7pm, Craig Hall Balcony Theater. This play is a unique and fun retelling, in multiple styles, of the classic battle of wit and deception: Little Red Riding Hood. We meet Red (who is nobody’s fool) and the wolf (who tries to be cool) and granny ––well, sometimes she’s left in the dark! Words, music and dramatization by Dinah Toups. Lyrics and music by Barbara Walker.  Tickets are $8 and available at any Missouri State Tix office. Also showing Sept. 21-28.
 
Thursday, Sept. 20, SAC After Hours Presents Trivia Night, 9pm-midnight, PSU Food Court. Come to the food court for a night of trivia and fun! Some of the trivia will be focused around public affairs. You may enter teams of five or less. We will have prizes for the top three teams.
 
·       Friday, Sept. 21, Ms. Xanath Caraza Poetry Reading – Conjuro, 6pm, PSU 313. A tri-lingual reading in Spanish, English and Nahuatl (Language of the Aztecs) exploring linguistic diversity among Latinas by Xanath Caraza, a traveler, educator, poet and short story writer.  Poetry, Q&A, and book signing.
 
·       Saturday, Sept. 22, SAC Films presents: Brave, 7pm, PSU Theater. Special Family Weekend showings! Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. Showing again on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2pm and 9pm.
 
Monday, Sept. 24,   Dr. David S. Fitzgerald “Unauthorized Immigration to the US: US Policy and Its Effects,” 6:30pm, PSU 313. A public lecture from David FitzGerald, Associate Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Gildred  Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations, University of California at San Diego. Co-sponsored by the Latin American, Caribbean and Hispanic Studies (LACHS) Program and the Department of Political Science.
 
Monday, Sept. 24, Chess on the Square, 5-8pm, Park Central Square, Downtown. Springfield Chess Club invites students to join them for chess on each Monday night at the gazebo.
 
Tuesday, Sept. 25, Spanish Film Night: La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In), 5pm, SICL 225. Brilliant plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard seeks to overcome the grief of his late wife’s disfigurement in a fiery car crash by inventing skin that’s impervious to injury. But his experiments on a living woman hasten his descent into madness.  2011, rated R, 120 minutes.
 
[youTubeVideo url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrzWS7fNq74″ width=”680″ height=”413″]Tuesday, Sept. 25, SAC Lectures Presents: MTV’s The Buried Life, 7pm, PSU Theater. Join Student Activities Council for an evening with our friends from the MTV’s hit series The Buried Life!  The Buried Life (TBL) originated in 2006 when four now-twenty-something’s – Ben Nemtin, Dave Lingwood, Duncan Penn and Jonnie Penn – set out in an old RV to complete a list of “100 Things We Want To Do Before We Die,” and help out strangers along the way to accomplish something off of their own lists.  In mid-2008, MTV’s Reveille’s Howard T. Owens helped the team check off #53: Make a TV Show, by capturing the four in a reality show, in real time with no manipulation and no assistance from MTV, except for cameras rolling. Involved in every aspect of the show’s creation, production and airing, Ben Nemtin, Dave Lingwood, Duncan Penn and Jonnie Penn are co-executive producers of the TV series.  They work to keep it authentic to their original vision: “Simple and practical things demonstrate that, with creativity and the help of others, a person can accomplish anything, anything is possible.”
 
Tuesday, Sept. 25, MSU Symphony Orchestra “Premiere Concert,” 7:30pm, HHPA.  TheTrumpet Sonata by faculty composer Dr. John Prescott will be premiered in its complete orchestral version, with Soloist trumpet professor Dr. Grant Peters.  The Sonata was composed and dedicated for Dr. Roger Stoner, former Head of the MSU Music Department, who will be in attendance. Additional selections to be performed will include a portion of Petruchkaby Stravinsky and Borodin’s Symphony No. 2.
 
Wednesday, Sept. 26, Celebracion de Celebraciones, 7pm, PSU Ballroom West.
 
·       Wednesday, Sept. 26 (and Sunday, Sept. 30), SAC Films presents: The Amazing Spiderman, 9pm, PSU Theater. Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner.
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·       Thursday, Sept. 27, SAC After Hours: Capture the Flag, 9pm, North Mall. Meet at the bear on the North Mall for a campus wide game of capture the flag! Bring your friends and join a team!
 
Friday, Sept. 28, SAC Comedy Presents: Hannibal Buress, 7pm, PSU Theater. Hannibal Buress is a stand-up comedian from Chicago. He currently resides in New York City with zero pets and an XBOX 360. He has a cable package with the Starz network but he never watches it. He’s appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lopez Tonight, the Late Late show with Craig Ferguson, the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Live at Gotham, the John Oliver Show. He can also be seen in LOUIE, 30 ROCK, the upcoming Adult Swim series THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW, and has previously written for 30 ROCK and SNL. Hannibal’s first album, My Name Is Hannibal, is available now through Stand Up! Records and he recently recorded his one hour Comedy Central Special “Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace.” which released in May.

This Weekend Off Campus

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It’s the weekend again!   Just wanted to let you all know about some exciting things going on around town this weekend.

 [singlepic id=110 w=107 h=80 float=left] For those of you who didn’t know, Springfield has a late-night talk show. It’s called The Mystery Hour and they have a live taping downtown on the second friday of every month. That’s today! The show features musical guests, comedians and 11 year old triathletes. That being said, you can go to one or both of the taping sessions for a VERY afforadable price. For more information, click HERE or HERE.  If you can’t go tonight, there will be a second taping this month on September 28. The show airs on Saturday nights on local channel 27.   [singlepic id=109 w=107 h=80 float=right]

Also, this weekend on Historic Walnut Street just north of campus is the 15th Annual Cider Days. Cider Days features local artists and crafters, three performance stages, and a kids area . Don’t forget about the apple cider. Yum.  For more information about Cider Days click HERE.

Have a fun and safe weekend!

Get Involved!!!

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Hey everyone, how was your first week of classes? Find them all? I’m sure you have many questions so don’t forget to ask us on our Facebook page!

Plaster Student Union Facebook Page

Make sure to go out and enjoy the Dive-In Film tonight and if you’d rather go bowling, play ping-pong, air hockey or pool, Missouri State Chi Alpha is hosting a party in the Level 1 Game Center from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM!

Also what are your thoughts on the Ben Rector and Lights show? Please let SAC know on the Student Activities Council Facebook Page

Please remember that every Friday the SAC put’s on Rock n’ Bowl in the Level 1 Game Center in the basement of the PSU.

The hours of operation for Level 1 Game Center are:

Hours of Operation:

Mon-Fri: 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM

Sat: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM

Sun: 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM

 

Other events this week include:

August 23:

SAC After Hours Present: The Carnival!

At the North Mall by the Bear Paw @9:00 PM – 11:59 PM

August 24:

The SAC Mixer

In the Level 1 Game Center @ 7:30-10:00 PM

It’s just like the weekly Rock ‘n Bowl but bigger and better because they will have popcorn, pizza, and soda for free and they will be giving away prizes throughout the night!

August 26 & 29:

SAC Films Presents: The Avengers

In the PSU Theater with Student Activities Council @ 9:00 PM

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August 28:

SAC All Council Meeting

PSU Room 313 @ 4:00 PM

Come voice your opinions and give your input to help decide how your money is being spent! SAC puts on over 150 events a year, from concerts, to Movies, to conferences; if you are a student then come be part of the Student Activity Council.

Quite Tickled Tuesday

PSU South Lounge by Starbucks @ 7:00-9:00 PM

Do you think you’re funny? Do you think a friend of yours is funny? Have you ever been interested in comedy? Now is your chance to work out your chops. Quite Tickled Tuesday is an amateur comedy night, and gives students a chance experience and perform the art form of comedy. Been interested in performing stand-up? Try it. Click the link for more information on the event.

Here is a picture of a cute kitten just to get you through this first week of classes 🙂

Cute Kitten

 

Movie Preview

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On Wednesday at 9:00 pm in the new Bill R. Foster Recreation Center SAC is featuring the first ever Dive In Movie at the pool and the feature film will be JAWS.

Here is a short review of the Classic from Rotten Tomatoes:

“Based on Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 shark saga set the standard for the New Hollywood popcorn blockbuster while frightening millions of moviegoers out of the water. One early summer night on fictional Atlantic resort Amity Island, Chrissie decides to take a moonlight skinny dip while her friends party on the beach. Yanked suddenly below the ocean surface, she never returns. When pieces of her wash ashore, Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) suspects the worst, but Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), mindful of the lucrative tourist trade and the approaching July 4th holiday, refuses to put the island on a business-killing shark alert. After the shark dines on a few more victims, the Mayor orders the local fishermen to catch the culprit. Satisfied with the shark they find, the greedy Mayor reopens the beaches, despite the warning from visiting ichthyologist Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) that the attacks were probably caused by a far more formidable Great White. One more fatality later, Brody and Hooper join forces with flinty old salt Quint (Robert Shaw), the only local fisherman willing to take on a Great White–especially since the price is right. The three ride off on Quint’s boat “The Orca,” soon coming face to teeth with the enemy.” ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

Here’s a preview of JAWS:

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Also on Sunday Night SAC will be featuring the film Marvel’s: The Avengers:

Here is a review from Rotten Tomatoes of Marvel’s: The Avengers:

“Marvel Studios presents Marvel’s The Avengers-the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.” — (C) Marvel

Here’s a Preview of Marvel’s: The Avengers

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