Ryan Wilson Independent
Next year, while council vigorously debates matters that
arguably will impact the well-being of 35,000 students, I plan to
harness that energy via my intergalactic transmogrificator into
dreaming up great new programs to amaze and astound.
In my first year with the campus events commission as a member
of the award-winning concert staff, I’ve worked closely with
other staff members such as DJ Hot Salad to put on slamming Bruin
Plaza acts like the Triple Threat DJ show, Richard Cheese and
Lounge Against the Machine, and Barbra Streisand’s Hip-Hop
Extravaganza.
Next year, I hope to add more special events like our Radiohead
listening party and a festival-type event akin to the successful
JazzReggae Festival. In addition to the music, our commission
worked its fingers to the nubby-nub this year to bring you
exclusive sneaks of hot new films, Chinese Acrobats, Dean Cain, the
Spencer Tracy Award featuring Jack Lemmon, our annual Battle of the
Bands and Shorttakes competitions, and our “naked pictures of
your mom exhibition.”
Without a doubt, our office transcends the powers of one person;
in fact, our success depends on the hard work and unflagging
dedication of our 50-person staff. Although this year we’re
losing many key individuals to graduation, I believe strongly in
the potential of our returning staff to continue programming at the
level we have worked in the past. This said, in the upcoming weeks,
our scouts will be conducting an extensive search for explosive new
rookies willing to carry on the big flaming torch in the grand
tradition of educational tomfoolery.
In the words of Jesus, “together we can do a good job at
stuff if we work, like, together, and stuff.”