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Isbell’s set spans 18-year career
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Six former Rebels taken in NFL Draft JOSHUA CLAYTON
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On Saturday night, in front of hundreds of fans, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit played a set spanning Isbell’s career. Throughout the 90-minute set, Isbell joked about earlier shows at Proud Larry’s and sang songs from his days in the Drive-By Truckers, his solo career and the hit film “A Star Is Born.” During “Cover Me Up,” the crowd cheered as Isbell sang of his recovery from alcoholism: “But I sobered up and I swore off that stuff forever, this time.” The concert, which was the final performance of this year’s Double Decker Arts Festival, was bookended by songs from the band’s latest album, “The Nashville Sound.” It opened with a forceful rendition of “Hope the High Road” and ended on the Grammy-winning love song “If We Were Vampires.”
ASB executive officers sworn in on Friday MADDY QUON
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On Friday afternoon, as the Square prepared to host tens of thousands of visitors for Double Decker, a mile away, the newly-elected Associated Student Body leadership was inaugurated. Standing on a raised platform in front of the Lyceum, Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks implored the new officers to prioritize the university before personal gain. “Direct your full focus and
energy toward leading our student community,” Sparks said. “You are the student leaders who will help us shape the future.” President Barron Mayfield, Vice President Charlotte Shackelford, Secretary Hannah Chauvin, Treasurer Gianna Schuetz, Judicial Chair Liza Boyer and Attorney General Austin Fiala were all sworn in to their new positions. Outgoing ASB President Elam Miller also spoke at the ceremony. Miller said the executive officers he
worked with over the past school year accomplished a lot and are leaving a lasting legacy on campus. Miller also noted that the new executive officers have big shoes to fill. “I urge you to outdo us in every way possible,” Miller said. “Take what we have done and grow it exponentially.” Mayfield, who was elected earlier this month after receiving 53.48% of the vote in a runoff election, ran on the campaign promise of ensuring representation on the state college board. He also said he wants
to focus on increasing the students activities fee starting next fall, doubling the fee to 20 dollars. “The amount that we would be able to do for students on campus by doubling the amount of money, the budget that we’re able to distribute to these organizations, that would do a lot,” Mayfield said. Shackelford said the first thing she’s going to do is to make decisions about who should serve on her
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The NFL Draft is all about opportunities. Of course 254 athletes get the opportunity to hear their name called over the roar of boos at Roger Goodell, but the best opportunity is for the analysts and talking heads to do what they do best: speculate wildly. After an endless barrage mock drafts and scouting reports, the actual draft comes around and reminds everyone on the outside that we have close to no idea what’s going on. Alongside the New York Football Giants taking Daniel Jones with the No. 6 pick, D.K. Metcalf’s slide into the second round was one of the biggest surprises of the weekend. No one had Greg Little and A.J. Brown going before Metcalf. Metcalf seemed to be a top-10 pick after his majestic showing at the combine and viral photo, but he dropped to the 64th overall pick from the Seattle Seahawks amid questions of his versatility. Seattle could be a good fit for Metcalf, with Russell Wilson on a fresh new contract and No. 1 receiver Doug Baldwin considering retirement. The writing was on the wall with that video of Metcalf walking into an interview room to meet Pete Carroll shirtless, causing Carroll to immediately rip his own shirt off. The Seahawks can give Metcalf an opportunity to do what he does best. They love
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