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A show that delivers dead-on renditions of America’s Most Revered Living Entertainer. Host of his own hit series on FX, produced by Chris Rock and Chuck Sklar, he teaches about Ending Racism In About An Hour. Cindy explains why “sex” is not a “dirty word” and helps students identify and deal with their feelings.
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RANDOM THOUGHTS & OTHER MINDLESS DRIBBLE
WHAT’S HOT WHAT’S NOT
This year, probably more than any other, folks have been more focused on value and personal interest than ever before. The result is that the world has more opinions and this is definitely true with campuses.
Here are some random observations we got from students, artists and agencies. Obviously we can’t tout these as gospel but maybe they are signs of the times.
The Oscars M
The consensus is that the Oscars over the years have become less and less viable in representing motion pictures that general public likes or enjoys. That is especially so with the youth market. Students don’t seem to believe that the Oscars reflect reality nor do they believe they have the views of the movie-going public. One student described them as “A bunch of stuffy old farts who really wouldn’t know a good movie or a great movie if it slapped them in the face.” Another told us that they thought some of the picks for the 85th Academy Awards were on target but that others were totally obscure and ridiculous choices compared to the films that were hits with fans over the last year.
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Of all the awards, the Golden Globes seem to have the most acceptance by the younger generation, especially college students. First held in 1944, currently the Globes honor not only the best in film but television as well and attracts a younger and definitely a more “hip”
audience. Historically it is the 3rd most watched awards show of all those currently making up the industry’s never ending slate of contenders. Revenues have allowed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to donate millions of dollars to entertainment related charities as well as scholarships and other programs for future film and television professionals. The most prominent beneficiary is the Young Artist Awards, presented annually by the Young Artist Foundation. It provides scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.
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For a younger generation that cut their teeth on reality shows, surprisingly enough college students are fed-up with them. The main reason we have heard from most is there are too many of them and it has muddied the waters and made them uninteresting. “They are all over the place, on virtually every network and they are over-populated and boring”, Melissa, a student from New Jersey told us. “Not only are there ‘The Housewives from BF Egypt’ or somewhere but who even cares anymore. A lot of them take some washed up artist or artists and give them a place to be seen again. If we wanted to see them, we would already be listening to their music. Do you think putting them on a reality show is going to make us care? No, it isn’t and we lose respect for the network that is pedaling such trash.”
Specifically, here is how we rated reality shows:
Big Brother ** Survivor **** American Idol * Dancing With The Stars ***
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The Apprentice * Fear Factor * America’s Next Top Model ** The Amazing Race ** Undercover Boss * Biggest Loser * America’s Got Talent * The Voice **
To add to the list above are shows getting even lower marks like: The Anna Nicole Show, The Osbournes, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, Hogan Knows Best, Celebrity Big Brother, The Simple Life, Tommy Lee Goes to College, The Surreal Life, and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!
Of course, this is only a partial list. Networks gravitate to these shows because they are cheap to produce but they are quickly running out of steam. Our Network Ratings Are As Follows: CBS ***** NBC *** ABC **** FOX **** PBS ****
And if you love your satellite/cable, here are some interesting statistics according to Business Week & J.D. Power & Associates: DirecTV Cox Dish Network Time Warner Cablevision Comcast RCN Charter Adelphia
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for a free beer—the only payment the club offered the performers on amateur night (another drink my Mom forbid).
BY STEVEN KENT McFARLIN
The Evolution of Stand-Up Comedy (Part Two) Last month I dedicated my column to how the uniquely American art form of stand-up comedy evolved. This month I will feature a personal evolution: my own. I can’t recall a time when I was not attracted to comedy like a moth to a flame. As a child, deciding which TV program to watch was always just a matter of running the channels to the one that was broadcasting the funniest show. I made the transition from avid spectator to performer at an unusually young age; as a mere toddler my father would teach me jokes and plop me on the conference table of his company to entertain the clients, setting the stage for Dad to close the deal. My reward for warming up the business meeting was a Coca-Cola on the ride home (a drink my Mom forbid).
My next taste of center stage came as a young adult working as a DJ in a dance club, loved the job, but the opportunities for humor were limited. However, the first time I went to a comedy club I had a “Eureka!” moment; I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, although it took over a year before I had the guts (and material) to audition for their Tuesday Open Mic Night. I will forever remember that frightening afternoon fidgeting in the back of the club, nervously waiting for my name to be announced. On knocking knees I made my way to the stage, grabbed the microphone for the first time, and looked out on a showroom so empty it resembled a furniture store. With all the courage I could muster, I performed my first five-minute comedy routine for an audience of one, the club manager. It remains the longest five minutes of my life. I passed the audition and went from working for a free soft drink at my father’s meetings to working
Within a month I was actually earning money in comedy by selling jokes to Joan Rivers. I still have the check for the first joke she bought framed in my office: “What if there had been room at the Inn? Every Christmas would we decorate our yards with plastic hotels scenes -- baby Jesus, the three Wise Men, and the bellboy?”
I was very fortunate to launch my career in an era comedians fondly recall as the “Comedy Boom.” Stand-up comedy was never so popular; clubs were discovering that if they stuck a chalkboard on the sidewalk reading “Stand-Up Comedy Tonight” by nightfall the place would be packed to capacity. Every week somewhere in the country a new comedy club would open up their doors to cash in on this new entertainment craze. The television industry was also beginning to cash in on the nation's hunger for stand-up comedy. Within 11 months of my first amateur night performance I was flown to California to appear on national television, an A&E production entitled
to appear at over 900 Colleges and Comedy Clubs; performing in all 50 states & 23 countries, as well as over fifty TV shows, including Showtime and The Late Show. My evolution in comedy continues. I keep a photo album of all my 8X10s allowing me to track my perpetual invention and reinvention of my comic persona. When I look at recordings of my early performances I am shocked at how much I have changed; my appearance, delivery, and choice of material remain in a constant state of transition. As has the comedy industry itself; when I first started, a handful of talent coordinators at the big TV networks controlled if a comedian would be seen by the masses, now a comic can post a video on YouTube and become an overnight star if it goes viral. This shift in power became evident to me recently when the owner of the very first club I headlined told me he now only books comics that have a million video hits, because that makes it easier for him to sell tickets. This was a wake up call... I need viral videos! I began to rack my brain to create a new format for stand-up comedy, something so unique it would boost video views. While working at a tourist resort I noticed one of those large paintings with a hole you stick your head through and get photographed with a different body (this one was a mermaid)...Eureka! I knew I could be the first to do this onstage, and by using a projector connected to my laptop and a remote, I could change bodies at the push of a button. I could become “The Man of 1,000 Bodies” and write a joke for each!
“Bill Rafferty's Good Time Cafe.” Other offers soon followed (making eight television appearances in just one year!) eventually landing a few parts as an actor, playing an orderly on “ER,” a mental patient on “Profiler,” and a pervert on the “Jenny McCarthy Show.” My high school reunion occurred while filming the movie “High School High,” and I confess I preened in front of former classmates about my role in the Zucker Brother’s film portraying a homeless man who sets up a booth at Career Day.
About this time I had another “Eureka!” moment; I discovered the college market, where one night pays the same amount as one week at a comedy club, and in the decade that followed I was lucky enough to be voted the “Campus Comedian Of The Year” three times. As of this writing, I have had the good fortune
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I am thrilled to report the audience response has been beyond overwhelming (I underestimated people’s new addiction to visual stimulation) and I have gone from performing a comedy act with only me to look at, to a comedy event with a world of images to enjoy. A friend of mine describes it as “Photoshop Live,” but rather than try to describe it, I’ll just leave you with this: This year I’ll be bringing it to a college conference near you. Please look for me (my face, not sure what body I’ll be wearing at the time). Steven Kent McFarlin has been described by the press as a “campus entertainment icon.” He offers two great events at one great low price, and has been voted “Campus Comic of the Year” (LaffGuru.com) and the “Campus Performer of the Year” (TalkingAboutMyGeneration.com). He is represented by GP College Entertainment. www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
BY ELAINE PASQUA
Bath Salts
YOUR LIFE DOWN THE DRAIN
A twenty year old man from my hometown stripped naked, jumped out of a second story window and broke both legs. He proceeded to tackle a woman and began gnawing on her head. A man in West Virginia was arrested after he killed his neighbor’s pet goat while wearing women’s underwear. Both had been using bath salts. These extreme behaviors are caused by significantly elevated body temperatures. The brain begins to cook itself and the body reacts by forcing the victim to remove their clothes. The brain stem remains slightly cooler than the rest of the brain and the most primitive bodily functions and instincts remain.
Bath salts are changing. After the five common ingredients were banned, the products didn't disappear, they evolved. As soon as the drugs were declared illegal, drug makers found new ways to get around the law by making slight changes to a chemical or molecule in the compound. It is no longer illegal because it is a different substance, thus creating a continual battle.
body temperature, dangerously high heart rate, anorexia, diminished thirst, paranoia, hallucinations, and significant violent outbursts. Seizures are common as well as selfinjurious behaviors, suicidal thoughts and acts, and deaths. With seemingly superhuman strength, people high on the drug have a tendency to tear off their clothes, in an attempt to tear off their body parts.
reaction to the drug while another would end up psychotic.
dation and when it tapers off the paranoia and delusions return. Taking bath salts is similar to taking amphetamine and cocaine together except MDPV is 10 times stronger than cocaine. Dopamine, a natural neurotransmitter in the brain, is involved in the experience of pleasure. Chocolate, sex, the
The doses vary considerably. There is no consistency in how these drugs are manufactured. Testing found some packages contained 17 milligrams, others contained 2,000 of MDPV. This explains why one person may have a mild
Often high doses of common sedatives don't help them. Doctors turn to antipsychotics or other powerful medications to treat people. The concern is that bath salts don’t wear off like cocaine or methamphetamine. Some patients are in the hospital from 5 to 14 days. They’re under heavy se-
The synthetic stimulant or designer drug known as bath salts appeared in the United States in 2009. In 2010, 303 exposures were reported to Poison Control Centers; 5,625 in 2011. These are just the ones that are reported. Bath salts are costing our health care system significant dollars, and they are taking lives.
This white, yellow or brown powder is commonly advertised as “bath additives” to make one feel relaxed, uplifted or serene. It has also been camouflaged as plant food, stain remover, toilet bowl cleaner and hookah cleaner. It is sold in graphic packages or containers as a product intended to do something other than impair a person. They do not contain bath salts but rather three potent synthetic cathinones- MDPV, Mephedrone, and Methylone which mimic cocaine and methamphetamine.
Every box or packet has a label that reads, “Not for human consumption.” This way the manufacturers can skirt all FDA and DEA regulations.
Bath salts can be swallowed, snorted, smoked, or injected. Common effects are teeth grinding, jerking eye movements, profuse sweating, high blood pressure, high
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buzz of a phone in a pocket, all cause a rush of dopamine from one cell to another in the brain's reward center. Then the dopamine goes back into the cell in a process called reuptake. It's the constant release and retreat of this chemical that causes feelings of pleasure and a sense of well being.
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MDPV causes and excessive secretion of dopamine while blocking its reuptake at the same time. The brain becomes flooded with the dopamine and in all the areas where it is important, such as memory, learning, motivation and motor control, there is too much, and it wreaks havoc on these areas. This is why people who abuse the drug feel the effects for several days.
Dickie Sanders was a happy 21 year old who snorted bath salts only once. It led to five days of insomnia, waves of terror and frightening delusions, including one where he saw 25 police cars outside his home and slit his throat with a butcher knife. He was taken to the hospital for stitches and the hallucinations stopped. He told his stepmother that he would never try anything again. The paranoia flared up again at home and Dickie’s father lay in bed with him with his arms wrapped around
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him until he nodded off. At some point Dickie woke up, quietly made his way downstairs and shot himself, taking his own life. The inconsistency of synthetic drugs is most worrisome for experts. Tiny mistakes in drug makers' laboratories can make huge differences in how the drug reacts when it enters
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one’s body. Simple highs can become debilitating and little is known about the long-term effects on the brain. MDPV is irreversible, it won't let go. No other drug has that same feature of not allowing you to escape from it.
Questions on college life? Email me at elaine@elainepasqua.com.
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This February, the Grammy’s will make Bruce Springsteen “Person of the Year.”
Probably no other living single male performer has ever reached the notoriety or the success that Springsteen has enjoyed - decade after decade. His music is raw and makes a point. It makes you proud to be an American through the good and the bad. He and the E-Street Band have had an amazing career that continues to instantly sell-out audiences in mere minutes across this country and around the world and because of this immense popularity, the chance to experience his show comes only a few times each year to select locations.
When we had the chance to see “Bruce In The USA” at last year’s AEP Conference, we were taken with amazement in how close and how professional these entertainers were to the real thing, but
there is good reason. This show was developed and tweaked to play in Vegas and it has done so very successfully. Campus Activities Magazine wanted to offer this show to campuses.
Most of tribute acts exist in a sphere completely separate from the talents they imitate, with the original artists not condoning and sometimes even condemning the tributes. It would be a pretty sharp guarantee of quality then if a tribute act were actually endorsed by members of the act they emulate, wouldn’t it?
“The Greatest Tribute!” Clarence Clemons, E-Street Band
Bruce In The USA is the real deal. This isn’t some hodgepodge of musicians pegged together to try to fit square act into a marketable round hole. This band is made up of world
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class musicians that have supported artists like Queen, Paul Rodgers, Meatloaf, Blue Oyster Cult, Hall and Oats, Joe Cocker, The O’Jays, Aretha Franklin, David Cassidy, The Temptations, Slash and more. The group is led by Matt Ryan, who played Bruce Springsteen in Legends In Concert on the Las Vegas Strip for seven years before starting this show.
The act has been together for almost ten years and it has been quite a successful run so far. “We have been doing corporate events all over the world from exotic locales to all the big cities in the U.S.,” Matt says. “The way we see it, this is an insanely successful act, everywhere we take it.” And they have specifically adjusted their rate to be able to deliver this experience to America’s campuses. Essentially the act is a recreation of a Springsteen show that has been www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
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successful on and off the strip. “It is a very accurate show; we sound like, look like and behave like the characters we portray.” Watch the video on the home page of our website and you have to be impressed. These guys ROCK! The band comes in and plays the show the audience wants to hear. Not only do they belt out all the big hits but upon request, the band can roll out any of the hundreds of deeper album cuts and B-sides for the hardcore fans. “We deliver inyour-face hits, all the radio songs
and any special requests. We do everything we can to create a rock concert environment wherever we are. This is not a wedding band delivery, it’s a high-end international touring act that fits in performing arts centers, theaters, casinos, fairs or any public venues as well as being easily translated to colleges and universities.” Bruce Springsteen still regularly reigns the kingdom of concert sales all over the world. It’s not necessarily easy to get a ticket, let alone have The Boss show up at your event,
even if you’re in that kind of budgetary ballpark. This act can be an exceptional substitute, so much so that not only the fans of Bruce Springsteen have approved, but even the official E-Street Brand has given their sanction. “Folks expect to see a tribute act or impersonator on the Vegas Strip, but I personally was a little apprehensive at the thought of taking this across the country in public venues where the real hardcore Bruce fans are. It could have been met with some backlash, like something was being taken instead of given. What happened was once we had this show on the Strip, Bruce’s inner circle including Clarence Clemons got wind of it. They brought us to New York City where they rented out the Hard Rock in Times Square on a Saturday Night. It was a very intimidating gig. They took video of the gig, where we backed up Clarence (who ended up a dear friend that we played private events with and was a very supportive part of the show) and played this show, which they sent to an island where Bruce was with his family. He couldn’t be there, but they did a simulcast where they joked with Bruce like ‘Hey, we don’t really need you anymore!” all in good fun.
“When he found out the show existed, he was very supportive, to the point he would play giant stadiums on the West Coast (especially during the “Rising” tour when this was really fresh to him), and tell his huge audiences about us and joke ‘Hey man, I don’t know why anyone would want to be me.’ or look over at Stevie Van Zandt and say ‘Yeah, I heard his band was better than mine.‘ So right from the start he has been a great friend and it has been a huge blessing to have him on our side.”
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There are a ton of tribute acts out in the general population these days and I have to admit, I have seen both good ones and bad ones including everything from The Beatles to the Rolling Stones, but none have made the hair on the back of my neck stand up with amazement or give www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
me chill bumps like this one did. The audience at the AEP Conference last October was spell-bound with the show and I immediately approached my friend, Craig Neier, about letting us make this available at a special price for college audiences. He approached Matt and the Band and they have agreed.
When you call about the possibility of booking this show on your campus, ask about the special Campus Activities Magazine pricing and if you can get together with your nearby neighbors, block pricing is available as the act tours nationally.
There is one other very special bonus to booking this show. A portion of the proceeds from each show booked will go to rescue a dog or cat scheduled for euthanasia through the Save Jake Foundation of America. So you not only get to see a great show but you have the chance to save an animal that really needs your help. Plus, you get to choose which shelter is going to get the benefit of the contribution. www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
Choose from any of 1,200 approved no-kill shelters including the ASPCA and the Humane Society of the
“When he (Springsteen) found out the show existed, he was very supportive, to the point he would play giant stadiums on the West Coast (especially during the “Rising” tour when this was really fresh to him), and tell his huge audiences about us and joke ‘Hey man, I don’t know why anyone would want to be me.’ or look over at Stevie Van Zandt and say ‘Yeah, I heard his band was better than mine.’
United States. And you can pick a location in your state or your city.
This is the real deal folks. This is the closest act to the real thing and this show is calibrated to suit exactly your audiences’ needs.
BOOK IT! For more information contact Craig Neier at 973-2278787 or neier@aol.com on making your next event totally Boss. Tell him you want the special Campus Activities Magazine® pricing. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at biz@campusactivitiesmagazine.com or tollfree at (800) 728-2950.
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Host Of The Hit Series on FX, Executive Produced By Chris Rock and Chuck Sklar, Bell Is A Veteran Comic Also Known For His One-Man Show: “The W. Kamau Bell Curve - Ending Racism In About An Hour.” Among the cacophonous voices of late night talk show hosts, one seems to be coming across as much bolder, and certainly much more “biased” than the rest.
“Totally Biased” is a burgeoning new show on FX executive produced by Chris Rock and hosted by W. Kamau Bell, and like many programs on that network, caters to an audience with an edge, seeming much less beholden to censors and status quo than your average late night talk show. The show has an overarching theme based loosely on taking a humorous look at the state of racism and social justice in America, not unlike Kamau’s career itself.
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A prominent San Francisco based stand-up comic, he gained notoriety through his stand-up lecture style presentation, “The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour.” He is a founding member of the stand-up comedy collective “Laughter Against the Machine,” and is also co-host of The Field Negro Guide to Arts & Culture podcast with Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid. Praised by Punchline Magazine as “one of our nation’s most adept racial commentators with a blistering wit,” Kamau has been voted San Francisco’s best comedian by the SF Weekly, the SF Bay Guardian, and 7×7 Magazine. His recent stand-up album, Face Full
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of Flour, was named one of the Top 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2010 by iTunes and Punchline Magazine.
He is an especially apt performer for the campus market, able to entertain audiences thoroughly as an experienced stand-up, but also engaging their minds as much as any truly academic presentation might. He finds an ultimately receptive and open-minded audience on campuses, and when his schedule is not taken up working on “Totally Biased” he enjoys spending time with students. When that is exactly depends on just when you catch him; one thing he can never complain about is a lack of volume or variety in his daily activities. “It really depends on what day you catch me,” he says laughing, something Kamau clearly does a lot. “Right now, I am at the end of season one of my talk show ‘Totally Biased’ on FX.”
(Brief editor’s note here: the interview with Kamau was done in November 2012. The show is now airing its second season, which premiered January 17.) “That takes up most of my time, but whenever I have breaks and colleges are interested, I will come do shows on campus toward the weekends. It is a lot, not to mention I have a 17 month old daughter, so my schedule is quite packed right now. There is a lot going on, but you have to take advantage of the opportunities as you get them – they don’t come along forever.”
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Kamau’s show on FX was born of the rave reactions to his one man show, “I got the show on FX because of the one-man standup show ‘The W. Kamau Bell Curve.’ That show has video and audio clips, slides and is a very topical presentation about racism in America, from a very universal perspective. It isn’t just about black or white, it comes from whatever racial group might be in the news at the time. It’s something that shifts and adjusts and changes as time goes by, but it’s not something that comes from the singular racial perspective of me as a black man. It is something far more adaptive than that.”
The show captured the notice of some very influential people very quickly. “That is the show that Chris Rock saw that he said ‘There’s a TV show in here somewhere.’ Now he is producing the show on FX.” The most important thing to keep in mind is that despite the fact this is the “speakers” issue and that this show might even be held in a “lecture” hall, those are two words that are much too dry to properly describe the experience your students can have with this event. “(Laughs) I think that because the show I do is about diversity and there are some facts in there that people walk away with, I have sort of been put in a nice double genre where I can go in as a lecture or a stand-up, because the show is funny but www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
there are things you can learn too, if you so choose. There are some pretty poignant discussion starters in there, from the perspective of general campus culture.” There is little doubt that Kamau does an excellent job of touching on topics that will resonate for days and weeks after he leaves campus. “Many times I’ll work with campuses who are either struggling with diversity, or who have diversity but want to help celebrate it.” Kamau says one thing to be sure of is that potential campus bookers don’t get bogged down into trying to figure out exactly what he is, but to focus on the draw he can be. “I am just a stand-up comic. I get placed into all of these separate categories and I am kind of like “What am I this time? OK, I’m still just going to do what I do.’ (laughs).”
“The W. Kamau Bell Curve” is a show clearly well researched and structured and while it did take many elements of Kamau’s life in conjunction, the concept itself he says was more like a moment of epiphany. “It sort of occurred to me in a flash. I was doing stand-up and I was struggling with how to talk about more topical material. Many times in stand-up, if you say ‘this thing happened’ and you proceed to talk about it in a funny way, if the audience has not heard of whatever thing or event you are referencing, they tend to think it is just something you are
making up to use as a set up for a punchline. I found myself wanting a little bit more credibility. It wasn’t so much so I would be ‘taken seriously.’ I still wanted to make people laugh, but I think there is a deeper more resonant sort of laughter generated when people realize I’m not just making up bullshit. So I needed a computer or screen or something to show the articles or video clips I am referencing. It creates a sort of perfect storm. I am able to still make people laugh, and in a more impactful way, AND on top of that they might actually learn something about the world and society they are living in. For the average club or theater audience this is a fun time, but for campuses, it’s truly on the mark. It allows for all the things most campus activities boards hope to be able to do for their students through booking talent and it has found a great reception. On top of that I truly enjoy doing it, so with the hopeful success of season 2 of “Totally Biased” I hope that I will be able to work more and more with college audiences.”
For more information on bringing W. Kamau Bell to your campus, contact Sean Lawton at Keppler Speakers at (703) 516-4000 or slawton@kepplerspeakers.com
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Cindy Pierce is a rare personality. She’s one of those people who can make situations most people feel uncomfortable and awkward with completely natural, an important trait for someone who specializes in discussing relationships and sexual health. “That is the focus of my life at this point, for all ages.” It took a bit of a unique background for Cindy to
become the specialist she is. “I grew up playing sports with boys, that was a huge thing. I played baseball and ski raced so I was with boys 10 months a year, which put me in a position to hear a lot about what boys were thinking. I became sort of a sister to them and that has persisted throughout my life. Men in particular have always opened up to
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me and I think that is my strength. Especially among groups of college men; I don’t scold them or make them feel embarrassed about openly discussing sexually related topics in mixed company. I really want to help them get information that will help them make better choices that will make campuses a safer place for all of us.” www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
because guys see screaming fits of insane passion in porn they have to do it as well. It goes even beyond that, to the point where there are women submitting to violent sex, choking, anal sex and many other things that they might not necessarily find pleasurable but are expected of them because of certain societal paradigms that are quite often perpetuated in our alpha male society.”
Cindy puts an important highlight on not blaming young men solely for all sexual health concerns on a campus, but does maintain a focus on them. She illustrates why by posing an interesting question to her audiences. First, she asks the men to list some of the precautions they take to remain physically safe on campus. None of them can name any. She then asks them the same question about steps women take and they make a long list, from going to parties in a group to walking in well lit areas. “I think getting to the heart of the matter is communicating with the males and getting to the issues like sexual assault and consent. My talks can span topics that interest both men and women, but typically tend to be shied away from when it comes to openly communicating among groups. These topics can range from sexual health to female pleasure to the hook up culture, genital image issues, cosmetic genital surgery to anything else that people really want to know about but don’t get to discuss.”
Cindy learned a lot from six older siblings and in turn passed it on to almost two dozen nieces and nephews and, somewhere along the way, became known as the go-to person for broaching uncomfortable topics. “Some www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
friends kind of bossed me (laughs) into trying to do a show. It was at the very busiest time of my life, when I had little kids and I was hesitant because I didn’t think people would really be interested in it. I tried out a show on these topics and it really resonated; then I tried it out with my niece’s sorority and then my nephew’s fraternity and some momentum started picking up. I found that not only is it a universal talk, but there is a desperate need for it. It’s open, humorous information without scolding that through comedy and storytelling has become a shared experience between my audiences and me. The only person who gets thrown under the bus is me,” she jokes.
If you ask the average person about their “human resources” or “sex ed” class, you’ll pretty much get an instantaneous nuclear eye roll. Whether you learned the “birds and bees” from parents prior to that or not, it usually ended up being a weekly hour of red faces and snickering far more than honest discussions about sexual development, health or (re)productive questions. Cindy has crafted an approach to circumvent that teenage unease. “It’s like when I am talking about female pleasure. No one is talking about this; no one is comfortable talking about orgasms, yet we have all these women on campus who think
Don’t think Cindy is going to come in and start handing out “The Puritan’s Handbook,” or guilt anyone into feeling awkward no matter what their preferences might be. “My feeling is, you can do all of that and more if it really turns you on, but you better first find what makes your and your partner’s body work. So many young (and even middle-aged) women don’t know what makes their own bodies tick before all of a sudden you’re hearing about people getting into threesomes and foursome...well have you ever thought about figuring out a onesome and a twosome?” she asks laughing. “How about starting with the basics before moving on to things that may or may not be what all parties involved are interested in pursuing? Female pleasure is just one example of ground I cover, and a perfect example of something men want to know about but almost never do. Everyone says men don’t care about that and it’s simply not true. So many men from young to old care about female pleasure and think by the age of 18 or so they can no longer ask about it. Unfortunately the number one reference source they then go to is porn, which could not be more misleading.” The second major reference point for these guys who feel so awkward about speaking openly about sex in most circumstances might seem to be a more reliable one but is in fact just as nefarious an information source as porn. “These are the guys who are ‘players’ or have sex a lot and typically end up being the least reliable, I have discovered. I have interviewed many these guys who are ‘the’ source in a fraternity or on an athletic team and when I talk to them, they tend to not know very much at all. They have had tons of sex and I think young women feel like it is a great opportunity to have sex with the big stud, but no one is giving these guys any feedback so they doesn’t actually know that much.” This is not a show just for women, or men for that matter. It’s a flexible, open and frank discussion that can be catered to the needs of your group. Give Kirkland Productions a call at 866-769-9037 or booking@kirklandproductions.com to find out how Cindy Pierce can help your students begin a healthy, open dialogue.
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BRIAN MILLER Brian Miller is a comedian and magician originally from Buffalo, NY who now lives in Connecticut, the great state of high gas prices. A professional entertainer since the age of 16, Brian has headlined nearly every type of venue: colleges and prep schools, corporate events, theaters, comedy clubs, and private events. He is occasionally invited by colleges and universities to give a special lecture on the relationship between philosophy and magic. AUSTIN RENFROE: Austin Renfroe is known for his vocal ability along with his ability to get people out to his shows. He doubles and triples campus audience sizes with his work ethic and ability to connect with students before the concert. As the #1 indie pop artist of 2012, he has left no doubt in his talent or his devotion to music and making campus events successful.
AMANDA DUNCAN: In a black and white world of singer/songwriters, Amanda Duncan is a burst of color. As a spectator, you'll probably be impressed by her hummable melodies and powerful vocals but what she'd prefer is that you find a little bit of yourself in her lyrics and leave a little happier than when you came in.
HANA PESTLE: Hana has spent most of the past 3 years on the road. She has opened for Blues Traveler, Live, and more. Over the past two years alone, Hana has logged miles across just about every state playing at 150+ college appearances. But, as much as her touring accolades will astound you, it’s her amazing voice that will blow you away.
ADAM TRENT: Adam Trent is part magician, part comedian. The focus of his show is to perform with the audience rather than at the audience, making every show a unique experience. He performs over 250 live shows each year, and can currently be seen as Himself on The Disney Channel. All of his tricks work the same way... with laughs.
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RENEE YOHE: Renee first entered the spotlight with To Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit organization that aims to present hope for people struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury, and thoughts of suicide. By sharing her own struggles, Renee and the organization have helped millions. Her story was so moving that a movie about her life was made starring Kat Dennings and Chad Michael Murray.
STEP AFRIKA: STEP AFRIKA! is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. The company is celebrated worldwide for its efforts to promote an appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition’s use as an educational tool for young people.
THE BLACK-JEW DIALOGUES: At almost every campus The BJD draws record audiences for diversity programming. The performers play a myriad of characters that take you on a hysterical and poignant journey through many of our closest held beliefs (and misbeliefs). This hilarious play opens up discussion in a way students love.
JESSICA PETTITT: Diversity Programming and Social Justice Conversations are common place on our campuses, but are things changing? Jessica stirs up conversations that last long after the program ends. Privilege and Oppression, LGBT Ally Development, and Trans Inclusion may be elephants in the room, but she tames them with her sense of humor, student affairs experience, and a strong reliance on history and storytelling.
MATT GLOWACKI: Matt’s variety of programs makes him one of the most sought-after speakers today. His newest program, “Diversity According To South Park and Family Guy,” has been requested by campuses Nationwide as Matt shows just how educational and diverse these television shows can be. Students laugh with him and have a whole new look on what the word, “Diversity,” really means after spending just a short time in Matt’s presence.
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GARY JOHNSON: Gary Johnson has shared the stage with dozens of multi-platinum groups, playing sold out venues coast to coast with attendance often exceeding 30,000 people. He has recorded and toured with former members of The Fray, Seether, Breaking Benjamin, Boston, and others. He has received rave reviews on his fully-interactive show which promotes overwhelming crowd participation.
SVET, Hip-Hop Violinist: Svet is one of the hottest acts of 2013! His blend of hip-hop, pop, and house music on the violin is like no other. He has been featured on America’s Got Talent and has shared the stage with Gym Class Heroes, Cee Lo Green, Fabolous, T-Pain, and many more!
JASON LEVASSEUR: He's fun and easy to work with... and he's the 2012 winner of CAM’s Male Performer of The Year! From major concerts, to the cafeteria, to the coffeehouse, to MC-ing your talent shows, this rock star performer always makes every event a success. Let’s make him the 2013 Music Performer of The Year!!!
VON SHAKES: The Von Shakes moved to America from Dublin, Ireland in March 2012 and haven’t looked back since, headlining colleges and universities from Colorado to upstate New York and in between. With their gloriously impassioned sound, great vocals and catchy lyrics, it’s no wonder the U.S has taken a liking to them.
PRESTON PUGMIRE: Beats, guitars, bass, vocal harmonies and the occasional deck of cardsA How can all these sounds be generated by just one guy creating Art in front of your eyes and ears? For the last 4 years, Preston Pugmire has been engaging audiences all over the US with his unique, interactive looping performance. The most booked music artist of six college conferences, Preston is the fastest rising college touring act nationwide this year.
A SHOT OF REALITY: “A Shot of Reality” from the creators of Mission IMPROVable, provides an honest, engaging, humorous and sober new look at alcohol awareness on campus. Alternating between hilarious improvisations, in which the audience participates, and educational sketches which drive home facts and statistics, “A Shot of Reality” will make audiences laugh, think, and influence their behavior towards alcohol. AMAN ALI: An award winning storyteller in New York City and one of the only young American Muslim voices in the public spotlight today, his passionate and animated style of storytelling draws heavily from his upbringing and travels. Recognized as the co- creator of the social media phenomenon, 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a 13,000 mile road trip he took with the mission of telling authentic and compelling stories about Muslims in America. C.L. LINDSAY: C.L. Lindsay is the founder of the Coalition for Student & Academic Rights (COSTAR) and an expert in student rights law. He's also an all around good guy--any mother would be happy to have him as a son in law. And, he should totally get bonus points for using keg-standing and drug abusing action figures in his presentations.
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DAVID COLEMAN: David Coleman is known as The Dating Doctor.™ He has been honored thirteen times as The National Speaker of the Year— and was named the 2011 National Entertainer and Male Performer of the Year! He is also one of the top relationship and speaking coaches in America. David is the CEO and Founder of Coleman Productions, the 2010 Agency of the Year and has spoken to more than two million people live including troops worldwide.
ZACH WAHLS:: When 19-year old student Zach Wahls got up to testify before the Iowa House of Representatives in February 2011, he had no idea that he would become the most watched political video of 2011. He spoke briefly and directly about his family and why he believes same-sex marriage, legal in Iowa since 2009, should remain protected by his state’s constitution. JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON TWITTER!
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MELISSA VILLASENOR:: Hailing from Southern California, Comedian and Celebrity Impressionist Melissa Villasenor is most well known as a semi-finalist on last season's America's Got Talent.
KATE KLIM: Kate Klim attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where she worked on her skills as a writer and performer. Now residing in Nashville, Kate released her second album, Kamikaze Love. Often found on stages from the East Coast to the Midwest, Kate’s show is a consistently strange and entertaining mix of strong pop melodies, humorous songs, and between-song banter.
JAMIE LEE: Named one of the "Top Five Comedians Who Should Be Movie Stars" by Nerve.com and one of the "Top 18 Women You Should Be Following On Twitter" by Huffington Post, Jamie Lee is an unstoppable force in the funny biz. She was a semi-finalist on NBC's "Last Comic Standing," co-hosted the first annual Critics Choice Awards for Vh1.com and continues to appear on Vh1.
KYLA LACEY: Kyla Lacey is a spoken word poet and writer. Her bright disposition shines through her journey of life through triumph and tragedy. She is primarily a poet but infuses comedy into her performance, drawing from her own real life situations. She speaks French, German and Spanglish, and understands full well the necessity of communication and diversity.
Melissa's iconic impressions have been on Comedy Central's Adventureland, Family Guy and Frank TV.
JESSI CAMPBELL: Jessi Campbell is a comedian who travels the country performing her unique blend of high-energy story telling and deadpan sarcasm. Recent credits include NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and is a regular on the syndicated radio show Bob & Tom as well as XM & Sirius satellite radio. She has performed at over 300 colleges in the last 4 years making her one on the most sought out female comedians in the college market!
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SAILESH: MTV Europe has named Sailesh as ‘The Best Hypnotist on the Planet’, with over 10 million hits on YouTube. His live performance is the hottest show on the college market! You don’t just watch Sailesh’s Hypnosis Show—you and your friends star in an edge of your seat hilarious and improve program.
MAT FRANCO: Mat Franco became fascinated with the art of magic after seeing it on television at age four. Over the years, Mat has been developing his unique performance style that blends college humor with shocking, interactive magic. This is Mat’s second consecutive year to receive nominations from Campus Activities Magazine®.
CHRISTOPHER CARTER: Christopher Carter has been called the world’s greatest mindreader. But he’s not psychic. He’s just in the business of freaking people out. With well over 2000 campus performances to his credit, and numerous past Readers Choice awards under his belt, Christopher is one of the most sought after entertainers in the campus market.
ADAM ACE: Adam Ace combines outlandish comedy, music, props, costumes, wacky dancing and lots of audience participation into one hilarious show. Adam Ace has headlined comedy clubs across the country and been seen on over 500 college campuses. He has performed on 35 different cruise ships, 14 military bases, 27 countries and done his show at the White House.
JONNY ZAVANT: Jonny Zavant is a Mentalist who has traveled the world educating, entertaining, and inspiring audiences of all kinds. His specialty is helping others unlock the hidden language of success and achievement, and is described as “the nicest guy to work with”. He strives to earn that title at every event!
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REVERSE ORDER: 2012 was a HUGE year for Reverse Order! They were nominated for a Grammy, featured on America’s Got Talent, and had their first college tour! These guys from New Jersey have performed at Bamboozle, The Warped Tour, and shared the stage with Third Eye Blind. They are known for their crazy energy and incredible live performances!
ADAM MAMAWALA: Adam Mamawala is an award-winning 25 year old stand-up comedian based out of NJ. Adam has performed at over 100 colleges across more than 30 states, was named the second highest rated comic on Campus Activities Magazine’s Dean’s List with an average score of 4.84/5, and was recently showcased in Funny or Die’s "Top 30 Under 30: Comedians to Watch"!
LONNIE SCOTT: Lonnie Scott is a dynamic speaker, trainer and author. Lonnie was a chief staffer in the Michigan Legislature before running for the State House himself. His passion for politics and higher education has made him an expert in student engagement. Lonnie now travels the country speaking about the importance of voting and what it means to be a real leader.
ERIC DITTELMAN: As seen as a semi-finalist NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”, Eric Dittelman combines amazing mind reading with stand-up and improvisational comedy. Whether playing a round of Pictionary while Eric’s eyes are duct taped shut, acting out a game of imaginary charades, or having a personal thought revealed from their minds, audience members become part of the show and leave with a fun experience that they’ll never forget.
CHRISJONES: chrisjones, yes it's one word, is looking to become the world's fastest hypnotist. One of the youngest professional hypnotists in the country. In 2010, he left his job as a Hall Director to become a college performer.
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Last year he performed in 46 states including Alaska and Hawaii.He's a performer who is truly living "the dream." As for his speed, he hopes to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Trials. Remember one word, chrisjones. JAVIER COLON: Javier Colon won the inaugural season of The Voice on NBC this past June and recently released a new album called “Come Through For You.” Hailing from Stratford, Connecticut, his acoustic soul style and charming personality have been a staple of the college music scene.
CHILDISH GAMBINO:American rapper, actor, writer, comedian, and producer, Donald Glover first came to attention for being a writer for 30 Rock. Today, he is best known for his role as college student Troy Barnes on the NBC comedy series Community and for his rising career as a stand-up comedian and rapper. In 2011, Glover signed to Glassnote Records under the stage name Childish Gambino, which was obtained through the Wu Tang Clan name generator.
fun.: fun.is best known for its hit singles "WeAreYoung" featuringJanelle Monáe, "Some Nights," and "Carry On." "We Are Young" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts. It peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, as well. On December 5, 2012, Fun was nominated for six Grammy Awards –Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "We Are Young", Album of theYear and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Some Nights".
KEY & PEELE: Jordan Peele started his career at Second City Chicago and Improv Olympic in Chicago. After working in Amsterdam for a time, he returned to the U.S. to star on Fox's MADtv. Keegan-Michael Key started performing comedy at Second City Detroit Company. He made his debut on MADtv and has been on TV and in movies ever since. Together they have become one of the most popular shows on Comedy Central, and a regular act on campus.
NEON TREES: Neon Trees received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the band The Killers. Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records and released their first full length album, Habits, in 2010. Their first single "Animal" climbed to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Alternative rock Chart. They are without a doubt one of the hottest groups playing the youth market today.
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HEADPHONE DISCO: 2 DJs, hundreds of headphones, you dancing your butts off... and sheer silence! It works by taking a room full of people, removing the sound system, arming said dance-ready peeps with a set of wireless headphones and having two separate DJ’s broadcast to them over two FM channels – that’s two different DJs spinning two different styles at the same time. And its all silent!!
LIVE BAND KARAOKE: If you've ever wanted to be the lead singer of your own band; LIVE BAND KARAOKE gives you the chance to fulfill that wish! LBK performs across the nation at colleges and universities, continuing to wow crowds with an overwhelming response to the energy and excitement that only a live band can deliver. LBK allows anyone to fulfill their rock and roll fantasies.
THINKFAST!: The John family is sincerely appreciative of the nomination. I've listed for you the top six reasons to vote for ThinkFast: (6) Our repeat business is 100%; (5) Clients pay us at their convenience; (4) 100 to 500 multi digit wireless remotes; (3) Most Sophisticated Software by far; (2) Most experienced and talented producers; and (1) 650 shows each year.
X-TREME ZIPLINE: X-treme Zip is the 1st Commercial Mobile Zip Line to cascade across the novelty market! Students who participate will have the opportunity to safely propel themselves from the protective launch barrel and buoyantly sashay through 120 feet of exhilarating air! X-treme Zip is one adrenalin rush you don’t want to miss at your next event.
NEON PORTABLE ROLLER RINK: The Portable Roller Rink has been a hit at over 250 schools in the past year alone. A full-size rink that is brought right to your campus, the Roller Rink is a four-hour event that can be set up anywhere, indoors or out, and it comes complete with music, disco ball and skates!
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JOEL MEYERS: Joel Meyers, a young interactive comedy illusionist who has taken the world by storm. Performing a progressive brand of magic for celebrities and audiences of all types and ages worldwide. Newsweek magazine says Joel quite simply "will capture your imagination.” He was specifically selected to perform at major movie premieres for Hollywood elite and currently is touring the college market.
PETER BOIE: Peter Boie Magician for Non-Believers captivates audiences across the country with his award winning magic that will defy your reality. His show leaves his audience gasping, laughing, and thoroughly entertained. The rave reviews are piling up making him one of the most in demand college performers in the country. Peter lives in Maine and his favorite color is orange.
DAVID HALL: David Hall is a comedy MAGICIAN AND HYPNOTIST – with 2 crazy entertaining shows. He has performed all over the world (as far as Dubai) and for several celebrities, including Mick Jagger. David books over 350 shows a year and has performed at more than 100 colleges and universities across the country.
JONATHAN BURNS: Jonathan Burns always thought he was “special”. He was the kid who would put his leg over his head or perform musical armpit farts to impress girls. After graduating college, contorting his body and impressing people became his full-time job. Since then he has performed around the globe and on the Jay Leno Show & the Late Show with David Letterman.
SOLO CIRCUS: Michael DuBois has been performing for over 8 years and already has national television appearances including NBC's "Tonight Show" DuBois has also been featured in several magazines including Campus Activities Magazine and Young Money, heard as a guest on Sirius Satellite Radio, performed at over 500 Colleges and Universities across the United States as well as headlines multiple major cruise lines all over the world.
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ADAM GRABOWSKI: 2012 Fastest Rising Star, Highest Rated Comic and Runner-up Comic of the Year is thrilled to play over 100 campuses this year! His material is a perfect fit for today's college students, from games & movies you grew up with to the digital age you live in. Giving 110% to make every show a success is what wins near perfect ratings from dozens of schools every issue.
JEN KOBER: Originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, Kober has taken her southern style and has quickly become a nationally recognized headliner - bringing crowds to their feet with her original blend of stand-up, story telling, and improvised rock-n-roll comedy. Credits include Anger Management, the Mindy Project, HBO, Showtime and Standup in Stilettos on TV Guide Network.
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE SLOPPY: The Good, The Bad, and The Sloppy Tour is the brain child of the comedic minds of Evan Ferl, Chris Cope, and JC Currais. The three comedians from Florida come together under one roof with plans to bring down the house. They have been featured on TBS, FOX, ABC, and Sirius Satellite Radio. “The best show we had all year!” –Greensboro College
GEOFF KEITH: Known for his role on MTV’s “Disaster Date,” Geoff Keith has also been voted Orange County’s Funniest Person, toured the country opening for Pablo Francisco and filmed secret webisodes with Ashton Kutcher. Television credits include “Live at Gotham,” “Pablo Francisco’s: OUCH!,” “The Late Late Show,” “Comics Unleashed,” and more. Recently, Keith shot a TV Pilot with the producers of Jackass.
MICHAEL YO: Michael Yo is an actor, radio host, comedian and correspondent for CBS' “omg! Insider”. He has served as a roundtable guest on shows including "The Talk" and "Chelsea Lately." He can currently be seen online with “The Yo Show”on Yahoo! Michael performs at numerous colleges and comedy clubs including legendary Improv's, Stand-Up Live, the Palms Hotel, and the Laugh Factory.
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY: The Florida Gulf Coast University Programming Board provides educational and social entertainment to our campus through leadership, involvement, and diversified programming. The Board promotes school spirit and motivates students to become involved. Through our initiatives, objectives, and goals, the Board strives to empower our student body in their efforts to make the most of their college experience.
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY: Winthrop’s DSU Programming Board provides educational and entertainment opportunities for the Winthrop campus. We bring a diverse array of entertainment for our campus by hosting events that people will remember for years to come. We work personally with agencies and performers by providing a memorable experience that will result in new fans and lifelong friends. CAZENOVIA COLLEGE: The Campus Activities Board is the central student-run programming board for the College. It is dedicated to providing, planning and coordinating various social and recreational activities in accordance with student needs and interests. Professional entertainers, artists and speakers are hired to perform comedy, coffeehouse, lectures, major concerts, and hypnotist/ESP. Films, game shows and student performances are coordinated through CAB.
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QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY: Quinnipiac University features two programming boards with over 110 events per year. The Student Programming Board (SPB) and QU After Dark (QUAD) utilize agencies, performers, and homegrown events every Friday and Saturday night. SPB and QUAD prides themselves on offering leadership opportunities through training, professional development, and regional and national conference opportunities. UNIV OF CA-CHICO: Prime Time Productions strives to embody the mission of University Housing and Food Service community by developing programs that entertain and enrich the educational and social lives of residence hall students. Members are given the opportunity to achieve personal growth, develop leadership skills, and build new relationships throughout the academic year. JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON TWITTER!
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FRESH VARIETY: Fresh Variety specializes in interactive and comedic acts that are a favorite on college campuses across the country. Their entertainers showcase talents that are unlike any other and always incorporate audience volunteers into the show all the while keeping your students engaged and rolling with laughter. SOPHIE K. ENTERTAINMENT. Sophie K is a full-service entertainment agency meeting the needs of colleges/universities, corporate events, festivals and clubs. We consider ourselves more of a boutique agency for stand up comedians, bands and variety artists allowing us to pay closer attention to the artists and the customers. We’re thrilled to be nominated. We sincerely appreciate it and we appreciate your business even more. JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON TWITTER!
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MISSION IMPROVable: Mission IMPROVable is a four man improv team that performs a totally unique style of improv. This fast-paced and exciting form of comedy is a combination of MTV’s “Wild ‘N Out” and “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” but there is a bit of a twist. The on-the-spot randomness provided by the audience makes each mission truly unique and hysterical.
DAVE & ETHAN: Using an ad on YouTube, comedians Dave and Ethan invited pairs of women to double date them. Now, 200 dates later, their romantic experiences have been translated into hilarious re-enactments, songs,and dating lessons. Dave and Ethan have since made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, and were voted 2012’s Best Comedy Artist by Campus Activities Magazine readers!
MICHAEL KENT: Comedian, Magician, and selfproclaimed smartass Michael Kent gives the ancient art of magic a facelift with an irreverent and often satirical comedic spin. This style has made Michael one of the college market’s most popular comedy-magicians. His audiences experience what it’s like when a stand up comic performs (and occasionally pokes fun at) the art of magic.
TOM COTTER: Tom Cotter was the runner-up for America’s Got Talent’s 7th Season. His high energy, rapid-fire style of comedy leaves audiences clutching their sides and rolling in the aisles. He’s filmed his very own half hour special for Comedy Central, won the grand prize at the Boston Comedy Festival, and was voted "Best Stand-Up" at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival.
DANIEL MARTIN: Daniel Martin has quickly become one of highest rated performers in the college market. His high-energy blend of Incredible Magic, Sarcastic Improv & Exhilarating Escapes continually lead to record breaking attendance across campuses nationwide with consistent standing ovations. He is thrilled to be nominated, have your vote and is willing to buy you a unicorn when you vote for him.
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You are probably going to see more music starting next year on most campuses. It has taken a back seat to comedy and variety acts for the last decade, but more and more buyers are looking for music that can appeal to a wide variety of tastes and it looks like there will be more diverse musical choices for the upcoming season.
Music took a huge hit decades ago when the drinking age rose from 18 to 21 and most campuses admit that in its heyday, alcohol sales on campus boosted musical attendance. It has taken nearly twenty years for campus programmers to invest in big concerts again and more and more are moving in that direction. Now that you have acts like Fun. and Neon Trees as well as Taylor Swift and a whole host of modern day country cowboys playing campus dates, a lot of schools are looking at music as an investment that will allow them to produce a show at a profit and put cash back into their activities budgets.
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You also have the coming of age of artists like Natalie Stovall who was CAM’s Entertainer of the Year last year. She proved that music was still viable in the campus marketplace and the market had the ability to develop its own acts. I think you are going to be seeing more and more of this in the years to come. But it does take an agency with an eye on the statistics and enough leverage and determination to develop a star. What we did learn from Barry Drake over the years is that musically the market has splintered and it takes the right entertainer (and notice I didn’t say “musician”) to be a break-out success.
I think history has proven anything can happen and without a doubt music is alive and well. It is crucial that you know your audience and how to market the act to create a win/win/win situation for you, the act and the agency. PS: Don’t forget to vote in this year’s awards. You have a link on our home page to the official ballot: campusactivitiesmagazine.com/awards.php
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INTERVIEW & STORY BY IAN KIRBY The fiasco of our 2012 Presidential Election threw a lot of figures into the ‘household name’ category, especially throughout the Republican primary season of late 2011 through mid 2012. Some were infamous, slinking back into the spotlight, some were inspiring new faces until they began speaking and some were downright laughable oddities that seemed a fluke to be on the national stage in contention for the possible assumption of the singly most influential position in the world. So many young people have become disillusioned with the quagmire that has become the two party system that dominates our political landscape. Because young voters, especially the college age demographic of 18-24, step into such a barrage of polarity, back-handed propaganda and outright misinformation the minute they hit voting age, it’s hard not to become apathetic, especially to those would be voters who don’t side strongly with either camp.
There are many who can relate to the conservative side on economic issues; certainly most young people understand at least to a basic degree the shadow of a $16 trillion debt and a shaky economy, and none are more heavily affected by the lagging jobs market. All too often we hear of graduates who have to become humbled by the prospect of moving back home, unable to find employment. While the two sides can debate over cause and effect, the fact remains that many young people see the wisdom in decreased spending.
The catch therein lies with the social side of the issue. Many young voters just can’t come to terms with the far right’s positions on things like the right to choose, equal rights, gun control, cannabis, social welfare and others, so they lean left despite mounting fiscal concerns. These stark contrasts between the two parties, and most candidates’ seeming willingness to jump on board the issue that best suits to charge their base has left the masses not trusting anything, and not necessarily wanting to side with one extreme or the other.
Wouldn’t it be nice then, if during the Presidential Election of 2012, there had been another choice? A more reasonable option, someone that could cover an enormous amount of middle ground between the polarized opposites?
During the melee of the Republican Primary season, one person, Dr. Ron Paul, who steadfastly went against the flow by not being just another daisy shifting in the wind, gained the notice and www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com
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admiration of millions of people through his consistent, well argued Libertarian ideals, despite the general media’s best attempts to ignore him.
There’s an old joke about politicians and lawyers referring to how you can tell when they’re lying: their lips are moving. It is beyond impressive then to know first about Ron Paul that he has held the exact positions on every major political talking point since he became a Republican candidate for the United States Congress in 1974. While he lost to the incumbent and wasn’t elected until 1976, Dr. Paul went on to serve for almost 25 years in three different terms until he stepped down in January of this year, not once ever voting for a single measure that did not hold within it the ideals and principles set forth by our Constitution. That document forms all of the strict guidelines Dr. Paul holds to in his political policy, which he now has made a priority to communicate to students at campuses across the nation. He has already proven his drawing power at institutions with bases both liberal and conservative, and he sits down with Campus Act Mag in an exclusive interview to discuss why he thinks our audience is such an important one for the political future.
I start by asking him just that, and his answer reveals far more his utilitarian and practical ideals than the pandering answer one might expect from a politician. “I think the best answer to that is this is the place where I have had my best reception. I have talked about issues relevant to students and been involved in education for a long time and secondarily in politics. The issues that I speak about and the philosophy I espouse has actually attracted young people more than anyone else, particularly on college campuses. I guess it’s human nature for me to go to the places where I have a good reception. I have always enjoyed going to the campuses.”
Dr. Paul’s positions are considered more than just different from the norm, some of them, like banning the Federal Reserve, IRS, returning to a gold standard, withdrawing from the United Nations and discontinuing our military operations throughout the world are looked upon as being almost ludicrous. What Dr. Paul finds ludicrous is that it’s only now, after so many years beating the same drum, that his sort of perspective is coming to the level of recognition it has, and most still don’t realize that it’s nothing new or revolutionary, not in the last 250 years or so anyway. “My perspective is a little bit different, but I find that a little bit sad, because I haven’t invented or created anything. I don’t have a new philosophy to present, I am very much into the tradition of our country and Constitution, of the principles of personal liberty that were laid out by the Framers.”
the trends of change have shifted, it should be him. “The reason, I think, why something is happening in these last few years, is technology. There were times when I would go to college campuses back in the 80’s with the same message and same amount of enthusiasm and if I could get a class of 25 people together and talk to them I always did it thinking ‘Well, I only have to get one person interested and momentum will build. But something happened, there has been a lot going on in the Freedom Movement and the idea of personal liberty and limited government. It has sort of been under the radar, but since the 1950’s there have been certain groups that have been holding the fort so to speak, and keeping these ideas alive. Recently though, a couple of things have happened and it seems like a chord has really been struck with the young people. Firstly, the availability of the Internet and the use of it by young people. All of a sudden our ability to spread this message has become much easier.”
While technology became a vehicle, Dr. Paul still thinks there was a necessary catalyst that fired it to life. “Even having the Internet alone wasn’t enough, I think there had to be confirmation that there was something very much wrong with our system. For a long time, Republicans and Democrats actually got along pretty well with each other, because wealth was endless. There was no need for restraint in spending, deficits didn’t seem to matter. But now with the crisis we have hit, I think young people are seeing what they are inheriting and this message is spreading. I think we live in very different times, which is why you often hear talk of an intellectual revolution going on.” One aspect of listening to Ron Paul speak that seems to make people naturally rally behind him is his ability to speak about the issues and lay out the facts, and then let people naturally gravitate toward his side. He doesn’t tout himself, his abilities or his electability, he speaks pas-
Dr. Paul also believes our rights extend beyond that of simple legality. “I think we are all born with the natural instincts to be ourselves. In small children and teenagers we can certainly see an effort to be independent minded and it tends to be sort of beaten out of us after a while. I think young people though still often have that spark; they possess an element of idealism that I have an appeal for.” If anyone should have a sound opinion on why
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sionately about the constitutional ideals he holds dear and lets the chips fall. The residual affect is that you want to follow him because he’s not asking you to, he’s asking you to use your head and follow your heart, knowing that the concept of personal freedoms is an untenable one for our American society, and one that resonates deeply with our people.
Dr. Paul’s message to campuses is manyfold, and can be suited to address topics that are of interest to your base. One of the topics he specializes in that has grown legs of late is examining just what the role of government should be in our lives. “Frequently I bring this up, in almost all of my talks in fact. The question one has to ask is: ‘What should the role of government be?’ It’s a very important question which every American should be able to give a ready answer to. I believe the Founders and the colonists at that time asked the same question, had a Revolution and wrote the Constitution as a result. They did not like the role of government to be that of the traditional dictatorship of the kings. Their answer was that it needed to be there, but should be minimal. It should provide the protection of liberty, but not create a welfare state and not to police the world. They were very adamant on their advice to this point, not to get involved in overseas adventurism. “Of course it didn’t make it into the Constitution, but they even argued that we should not be allowed to have deficits and should not be emitting bills of credit, which means paper money. Only gold and silver should be legal tender. In Article 1, section 8, they laid out the things we are allowed to do and if it’s not in there, we are not allowed to do it on a federal basis. Everything else should be reserved to the states and the individual. That has been forgotten and I think we need to keep asking that question. If we decide we want our government to be the
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policemen of the world and have ever-expanding welfare (which has been our direction so far), the crisis will get worse and we will be forced, sometime in the not so distant future, to make a decision, as a country. We, and especially our younger generation, cannot depend on perpetual wealth brought out of borrowing, spending and printing money. It just can’t last.”
So what do we do about it? “Well, you have to admit the problem. We can’t solve it if we don’t acknowledge where we are. Those in Washington now argue that it’s a budgetary problem and maybe if we just tinker with it here, give some reassurances there, change the tax code a bit and borrow a little bit more that we can finally get the economy going, pay our bills and everything is going to be okay. We have to admit that is not possible. We have gotten past the point that even if we had a dramatic change in the members of Congress, they would have to start from scratch again and ask that all important question again. What we have accepted as the role of government is not doable. We cannot continue to be in 135 countries and have 1000 bases overseas. That has to come to an end. Things are going to get a lot worse, with terrible inflation and a much weaker economy if we don’t right the course.” But, he says, all is not lost. “I am encouraged though because a lot of young people are listening and they are studying the principles of the free market and limited government. We have been taught so long to feel like you are an oddball if you believe in these things and I think what I try to do is make people feel better about this position. Just because you don’t want to fight all of these wars doesn’t mean you are against the troops. I am against the military industrial complex in general, yet I have the unwavering support of far more of our troops than any other political candidate. We have to convince people it is in the interest of our country to change course.”
An overwhelming percentage of dollars donated to the 2012 election campaigns from military service members was to Dr. Paul. “I know that I consistently raised more money from our troops than all of the other Republican candidates put together. I saw one report that said at times I outraised even what President Obama raised from the military. There is no doubt about it, but no one talked about it. You didn’t hear about it on the media, I wasn’t on the national news with them asking me ‘Ron Paul, why do you get so much support from the troops? We thought you didn’t like them!’ Of course, I also served in the military for five years and none of the other candidates did except for Rick Perry, which probably didn’t hurt me.
“This is a very big issue and I think if nothing else it makes conservatives and libertarians feel more comfortable and not feel like they are a bad person because they don’t want to start another war. The Founders were adamant about us staying out of the internal affairs of other nations and I think we have gotten a lot of people to think about it, young people especially. Do they want to go into a military where they will have to go fight wars that don’t make any sense? The media makes me or people like me seem like radicals, but what’s radical about not wanting to have a $16 trillion dollar debt, or a $220 trillion dollar obligation that is not payable? What’s radical about saying that our government shouldn’t invade our houses without search warrants, something we fought a revolution about? People keep coming after it, saying how horrible and rigid and idealistic I am, but everyone has ideas, there are just bad ones and good ones,” he says laughing. “When people say ‘you are overly rigid in your idealism’ what they are really saying is that they don’t want your idealism at all, they want their own.” There appeared to be a concerted effort from all the major media outlets during the 2012 campaign
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to overlook and exclude Ron Paul from the spotlight as much as possible. Despite placing a close second in Iowa’s Ames Straw Poll, third in the Iowa Republican Caucus and second in the New Hampshire Primary, he seemed to be continually pushed off to the side. He perhaps would have fared better across the board except for a lack of funds to compete with the prolific monetary forces of the other candidates as well as the GOP itself, which did not fairly treat Dr. Paul as a potential candidate. “I am encouraged now, because truth is coming out via the Internet, and we don’t have to be as influenced by major media. There was one particular debate in the Republican Primary, where they gave me 89 seconds to speak out at a 2 hour event. This was immensely disproportionate to the audience of my constituency in the process. In 2008 we had the single largest Republican rally of the primary season with over 5,000 people in Independence Mall in Philadelphia, which was pretty dramatic and even then, there was zero coverage. I think they know that this message contradicts what they are doing and hurts their position. We have pretty good evidence that the GOP purposely tried to exclude me as a candidate.” In June, a group of 132 supporters of Dr. Paul, demanding the freedom as delegates to the upcoming Republican party national convention to cast votes for Paul, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Republican National Committee and 55 state and territorial Republican party organizations for allegedly coercing delegates to choose Mitt Romney as the party’s presidential nominee. The suit alleged that there had been “a systematic campaign of election fraud at state conventions,” employing rigging of voting machines, ballot stuffing, and falsification of ballot totals. The suit further pointed to incidents at state conventions, including acts of violence and changes in procedural rules, allegedly intended to deny participation of Paul supporters in the party decision-making and to prevent votes from being cast for Paul. An attorney representing the complainants said that Paul campaign advisor Doug Wead had voiced support for the legal action. Dr. Paul himself told CNN that although the lawsuit was not a part of his campaign’s strategy and that he had not been advising his supporters to sue, he was not going to tell his supporters not to sue, if they had a legitimate argument. “If they’re not following the rules, you have a right to stand up for the rules. I think for the most part these winning caucuses that we've been involved in we have followed the rules. And the other side has at times not followed the rules.” BOOK IT! Let your students make their own decision and hear the unadulterated truth from someone who will tell it like it is and has not changed his message in over 30 years. Your students may support him, or they may not, but undeniably they will walk away from his talk with more knowledge about our history and political system, and a more open mind, and perhaps the motivation to change the world.
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