UPC vows to give alternative to bar scene
By Alexis Thomas
A&E Editor
A professional renowned for his
skill at puking up light bulbs, various
programs dealing with sex, and the
game show “Singled Out” (sorry,
Jenny McCarthy wasn’t available)
will all be part of the University Pro
gram Council’s semester lineup.
And that’s not even half of it.
The University Program Council is
staffed by students and exists to edu
cate and entertain, Dorene Johnson,
UPC president said.
The group does this by sponsoring
events such as guest speakers, Crib
nights, the International Film Series
at the Mary Riepma Ross Theater and
Wacky Wednesdays throughout the se
mester. While UPC tries to make most
events free to students, a portion of
student fees make up UPC’s $ 101,000
budget.
Rich Caruso, UPC advisor, says he
is sure students will be particularly
interested in hearing several of the
speakers UPC has booked.
“The speakers this semester are
going to be intense, and I think they’re
going to draw big crowds,” Caruso
said.
Especially in tune with the pulse
of student issues will be Mariah Bur
ton Nelson on Sept. 26, author of “The
Stronger Women Get, the More Men
Love Football.”
Johnson said, while initially this
may sound like a men-bashing ses
sion, it should actually appeal to the
entire student body.
Other speakers of note will be Mel
White on Oct. 9, an ex-ghostwriter for
the Christian Coalition and now a
speaker on homosexuality; Renee
Saucedo on Oct. 23, a speaker on im
migration issues; and Jane Elliot on
Nov. 20, a woman who ran a study on
discrimination of children based on
children’s eye color.
Prices for speakers vary and all
speakers start at 8/p.m., with the ex
ception of Elliot, beginning at 7 p.m.
Last year, UBC vowed to give stu
dents an alternative to the Thursday
night bar scene, and this year they
have vowed to do the same. This pro
gram varies from week to week and
included poetry readings, comedy
nights, supermarket bingo, the Crib
Unplugged and Tales From the Crib,
to name a few.
The most entertaining, if slightly
repulsive, Crib night may be Stevie
Starr on Halloween night, a profes
sional at regurgitation. Caruso said
Starr can swallow a goldfish and puke
it back up, swallow a lock, key and an
audience member’s ring and put them
all together and swallow light bulbs,
butane gas and other crazy things
probably marked “not for internal use”
on the bottle.
Other events will be the Interna
tional Film Series at the Mary Riepma
Ross Theater throughout the semes
ter, the CBS College Tour Aug. 27
30 and the Big Red Welcome on Aug.
25.
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location
It's really not very
exciting. I worked at
the car wash and my
band recorded a CD.
Working at the car
wash is a beautiful
thing. You're pumping
gas. washing cars,
meeting people and you
come and go as you
please. It's like hanging
out for 40 hours a week.
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