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Herald By and for the loving students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010
VOLUME CXXXI ISSUE 17
GENEVA, NY
State Radio Brings Their Politically Active Music to HWS By Jennifer Holllander ’10 Herald Contributor Last week HSG and WSC’s quorums gave the approval to the Class Presidents to use the money initially set aside for the Kid Cudi to instead bring State Radio to the Collegse. As of right now State Radio will be coming to the Colleges on Saturday April 17. The event will be held at the Smith Opera House as the Smith has the set up for better acoustics. State Radio is a three man alternative band from Boston, MA. They try to incorporate a mix of punk, ska, reggae, and more. Formed in 2002 after one of its current members left the group Dispatch, State Radio has been gaining in popularity over the years. The group took a short hiatus in 2003 while one of band members was recovering from surgery. During this hiatus, the band went through a few member changes. They again became active in 2004 and the group released a third album in September 2009. State Radio is politically active and engaged; they encourage their listeners to do the same. They are vocal about their human-rights support. In 2007 their music began to incorporate more of their social and political ideals. In 2008, they played at the Democratic
National Convention as a part of their political activism. Eventually the band began participating in service projects. Before their show on Jan. 24, 2009, the band members engaged in community service. In 2008, the band started an activist group called Calling All Crows, which is intended to inspire public service in their fans to not only change their community but also their nation and the world. Through these efforts they are currently working with Oxfam. Through their public service group they are engaged in raising money for Oxfam’s Stoves for Sudan initiative that is trying to raise money for 5,000 stoves for 5,000 women in Sudan, through fan activism prior to concerts. Their current tour on their site is known as “Lefty Rides Again.” As part of their tour, they will make stops to play in Washington D.C, Chicago, New Orleans, Dallas, and other cities. In late March the band will tour in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. When ticket sales are available, students who can attend should take the opportunity to do so.
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State Radio is more than a band; they are a group that uses their music to inspire their fans to engage in public service in an effort to transform their community as well as to help change their country and the world at large.
Bowl For Kids Sake Sets Goal of $10,000 By Jennifer Holllander ’10 and Belinda Littlefield ‘11 Herald Staff
Robert Bucci ’10 joins 100 of his fellow seniors for ice-skating before heading to Riley J’s to celebrate 100 Days left before his graduation from HWS.
The Class of 2010 has Photo courtesy of: www.hws.edu
93 Days Until Graduation
“Bowl for Kids Sake” is an annual event hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters in order to raise money to benefit the children of Geneva. Big Brothers Big Sisters is a nationwide organization that seeks to pair up children in need with adult mentors that serve as their confidant, friend, and older brother or sister. These relationships have proven effective in giving children someone that they can count on and helping them in their personal lives in a multitude of ways. Locally, the HWS chapter of BBBS pairs college students with Genevan youth in order to facilitate a relationship that could potentially last after the match is
officially closed so that the mentor (Big) still remains an active part of the child’s (Little’s) life. Although this program is costly, its benefits greatly outweigh the costs. In order to offset some of the program’s costs, BBBS hosts their annual “Bowl for Kids Sake” event where people register in teams and raise money for the cause. People can sign up in teams of four to five people. Each team will have BOWL continued on Page 4
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