End of the Semester Insanity!

There are officially three weeks left in the 2008-2009 school year, but who's counting?

Just like in high school, the end of the semester can be a very stressful time. Final papers, projects, test, etc. - it's enough to drive a person mad! Still, we Emersonians know how to mix the excessive studying and paper writing with fun.

As today is the Boston Marathon, we don't have class. So, to take advantage of this 3-day weekend, those of us over WECB (the Underground Sound of Emerson College!) decided that last night would be the perfect time to host our live music showcase at Tommy Doyle's in Harvard Square.

The night featured two Emerson bands, Ferris Wheel and State Your Mind, as well as Emerson's own Girl Talk-in-training, DJ Symond Said. We catered the event with all sorts of tasty food: burgers, quesadillas, chicken tenders, buffalo wings, even fried calamari! There was a great turn out of Emerson students.

The bands were great, but I think the other attendees will agree with me that the most fun was to be had during DJ Symond Said's sets. Everyone was dancing as he mashed up cheesy 90's hits like "All Star" with bands like Ratatat. At one point, we got in a circle and let those brave enough to hop in the middle show off their mad dance skills.

Last night was a blast, but now I need to buckle down and get all of my papers and projects finished. I should really be reading a book for my Arts Reviewing class right now...

DJ Symond Said

Emerson students getting their dance on