Rejects, Slaves, Cash & Bells
Word is that last week’s All American Rejects, Taking back Sunday and Anberlin concert was not only sold out but drew the largest crowd ever for a concert. Here’s a video from the evening.
The artist who brought in the largest crowd previous to this was Johnny Cash, who, on March 26, 1993, played to a sold-out Decker, packing in about 3,000 fans for his two hour concert. Here’s a photo of the Man in Black and June Carter Cash from that concert.
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Allen Hall construction continues to progress. This view is from the Butler parking lot looking north.
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Francis Bok opened a lot of eyes here in September with his story of being a child slave. The author of Escape From Slavery also opened a lot of hearts. Lynn Pifer’s UNV class decided they wanted to help Bok in his quest to build a school in his native Sudan. They did what English majors do best — they held read-a-thons in Corning and on campus and to date have raised over $500. To donate to the project, contact Lynn Pifer at lpifer@mansfield.edu
To listen to a podcast interview I did with Bok, click here.
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I’ve walked by it at least a thousand times, probably more over the past three decades — the bell by Memorial Hall. Originally housed in the Alumni Hall clock tower, it was rung by hand. The bell originally cost $550 and was donated by the Alumni Association when the building was completed in 1886. While the original Alumni Hall is long gone, the bell still stands on campus as a testament to the long tradition of alumni support and generosity to MU.
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What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance. Havelock Ellis.