Jan. 27, 2004 Online Since 1996 Vol 78 No. 28
The Appalachian | Entertainment

Hey kids! Mad at the government, but not allowed to vote? Ready to tear down Bush’s regime, yet you weren’t even born when his dad was in power? Hate fascism even though you’re not quite sure what it means?

Welcome to the illustrious world of punk rock, brought to you by Anti-Flag’s latest CD “Terror State!”

Now I don’t have a problem with over-the-top political punk rock, it’s just that the whole “band-with-a-message” thing never appealed to me. Noble, yes … just not my thing at all.

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Phi Mu Alpha kicks off season with inaugural performance

by Bill Cutler
Staff Writer
Appalachian State University’s oldest fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, will perform its first concert recital of the year tonight in Rosen Concert Hall.

Consisting of students in the Hayes School of Music, the fraternity will put on a show with variety, involving solos from different musicians and a final performance by the Fraternity Choir.

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Sam Fisher brings the elements of soul and jazz to Boone
by Dusty Teng
Staff Writer

Sam Fisher is no stranger to Boone. He has visited the High Country a few times before as the lead singer of Weekend Excursion, one of the Southeast’s most popular touring bands.

However, his trip to the mountains will be different this time around.

Shortly after announcing its plans to break up, Weekend Excursion played one of its final shows last November in Boone. Fisher decided to continue his musical career by launching himself into a solo tour that will be stopping in Boone on Jan. 31.

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Selby continues theater program at ASU, hopes to get internship
by Stephanie Marshall
Staff Writer

Most people would quit if they encountered the hurdles senior theater arts student Mindy N. Selby has overcome to be a part of the theatre program at Appalachian State University.

Selby’s first involvement in theater began in Orlando, Fla., when she was forced turn her attention away from dance.

“Orlando didn’t have a dance studio I was interested in, so I ended up taking theater classes at the local community theatre. It started as a weekend and after-school thing, but soon I got really involved.

“I guess I never got away from that dress-up thing, where you get to be someone else and experience all different aspects of life,” Selby said.

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