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This Weekend Off Campus

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I hope everyone had a good Halloween. Welcome to November.

Now, it is the first friday of November, which means… FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK!!! For those of you who are still unaware of the joys FFAW can bring to Springfield dwellers, I’ll tell you a little bit about it. On the first friday of every month, artists, musicians, and the like head downtown to showcase their talents, free to anyone willing to come. This month’s art walk is Thanksgiving  themed. There are twenty-eight different venues and it starts at 6:00 PM. Make sure you stop by Art Inspired to listen to a performance by Springfield Metro Chorus.

Tonight and tomorrow night is also Skinny Improv Mainstage. For those of you with a love for hilarious improv, this is for you. More information HERE.

More more funny entertainment, check out Kings Street Players tomorrow night on Kings Street. MSU students are hosting Kings Street Players Halloween Spooktacular!!! Oooo spooky. This Halloween special will be featuring a dramatic reading from the Harry Potter fan-fiction “My Immortal,” episode 2 of the Kings Street original parody series “Pokemon Readers Theatre,” zombies, ghosts, and much, much more! Seating is limited so get there early. More information HERE.

Also, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Missouri State University and the American Indian Student Association (AISA) wil be hosting the Eighth Annual Native American Heritage Month Powwow tomorrow from noon to 11:300 PM and on Sunday from noon to 6:00 PM.  The Powwow will be featuring traditional singing, dancing and drumming. There will also be vendors providing Native American arts, crafts, books, clothing, jewelry and food. It is taking place in Hammons Student Center, and it’s free. Go out and enjoy it (:

Meyer Library Zombie Tour

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  Sometimes, getting involved can be as simple as grabbing a couple of friends and heading to the library, as our guest blogger, Carlie K. found out last week when she attended the Meyer Open House:

  “Friday, my roommate and I and a couple of girls from our floor went to the Meyer Library for a tour. None of us had been past the front doors of the library, so we thought it would be a good idea to go to this event where we could learn about what the entire library has to offer. This was no ordinary tour though, the staff was zombified. At first I was very confused, but the staff was fun and really useful. Of course like every other event I’ve attended at Missouri State there was free food and prizes, I could get used to this!  We received a handout and instructions on where to go.

The handout had all the different areas the library has, and what you can find or do there. I had no idea the library could have so much useful resources and help for students. We went to nine different stations: Reference and Government Information Desk, Circulation Desk, Center for Learning and Writing (CLAW), Microforms and Copy Services, Music and Media Collections, Maps Collection, Curriculum Resource Center, Computer Services Lab and Special Collections and Archives.

If I did not go on this tour I would have never known about any of these services. Although I did mainly go on the tour for extra credit, I am very happy I went for future reference.”

Have you participated in an event or activity on campus that was entertaining or informative?  Be a guest blogger!

WYM: Zombies & Donald Glover Invade Campus

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Last week was a busy one for the MSU campus as it hosted a week long zombie invasion.

Photo: Donald Glover as a zombie from the ‘Community’ season 2 Halloween episode. Clip here.

Humans vs. Zombie – As part of Zombie week SAC put on a campus wide game of Humans vs. Zombies. A take on tag with  Zombies. How does that not sound awesome? For more on the game check out HumansVsZombies.org

Shaun of the Dead – Zombie week continued as SAC Films presented the cult classic Shaun of the Dead on Wednesday and Sunday night. This weeks film is Mulan, which can be seen at 9PM on Wednesday and Sunday in the PSU Theater.

Blairstock – If you didn’t make it out to the North Mall last Thursday, April 7 then you missed out on some great games and music! The Blair-Shannon Hall Council hosted Blairstock to support Relay of Life with everything from a wing eating contest to popcorn, music, and games.


Relay for Life Planning Committee

2011 Relay for Life – On Friday night students and others from around campus participated in Relay for Life. The top teams of the event were Alpha Delta Pi ($3,220), AWESOME ($2,415) and Bear Blitz ($2,160). Check out the MSU Relay for Life page for more info.

SAC Comedy Presents Donald Glover – On Friday, Donald Glover better known as Troy from Community or as one-third of the internet sketch group Derrick Comedy performed his stand up at the PSU theater. Set to start a nationwide tour April 16, (iamdonald.com for more info)Donald covered everything from his twitter campaign to be cast as the new Spider-Man to his early childhood trips to Home Depot. 40 minutes before the show was set to start the line to get in wrapped around the PSU and students turned out to make a standing room only crowd.

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SAC Film Preview: Shaun of the Dead

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The zombie invasion continues this week when SAC Films presents Shaun of the Dead. The cult-classic comedy that first brought UK standouts Director Edgar Wright (Spaced, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs the World) and buddy comedy starts Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Spaced, Hot Fuzz, Paul) into the main stream in the United States. Shaun of the Dead is a romantic comedy, with zombies. The story follows Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his flat mate Ed (Nick Frost) as they battle their way through a zombie apocalypse as Shaun attempts to win back his girl and save his mum.

The film is tracking at 91% fresh review on Rotten Tomatoes withe the consensus that: “Shaun of the Dead cleverly balances scares and witty satire, making for a bloody good zombie movie with loads of wit.”

Check out Shaun of the Dead in the PSU Theater Wednesday, April 6 @ 9PM and Sunday, April 10 @ 9PM.