My music interests have remained mostly the same. I’ve gained a new appreciation for some old bands, though.
I’ve been listening to Blue Scholars and Common Market, Washington based hip-hop groups, recently. Their music has a good message (politically / philosophically) and is very community-oriented.
The first full week of May was the Food Stamps Challenge. Students Taking on Poverty planned the Food Stamps Challenge as a way to show people one (small) piece of what it’s like to be in poverty. The challenge was to eat as if on food stamps – meaning you had a $4 allowance for food – for a day. Some of the STOP members did it for longer than a day. I only did the one day. One thing is for sure, though: the money from food stamps isn’t enough to get a nutritionally balanced 2000 calorie diet.
During campaign week, there was an urban dance show and there was a Battle of the Bands. Last year’s student government executive and some of their friends had their own band. The music was a little bit too screaming-hard-rock for my taste, but ah well.
The next weekend was Aida. The play itself was cheesy, but the acting was good.
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