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  • FRY July 17, 2009 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 12 ARTSAND ENTERTAINMENT King of Pop Michael Jackson dies; By Shelby Harrell WC Intern Michael Jackson, | whos American tale as a celebrity took him from musical boy marvel to worldwide pop star to tragic figure haunted by accusations, paparazzi and failed plastic surgery, died suddenly on Thursday June 25, at U.C.L.A. Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at 2:26pm Pacific Time. The singer was rushed to the hospital, shortly after noon by the paramedics of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Jackson was 50, having spent 40 of those years in the eye of the public. It would be difficult to judge the full effect Jacksons death had on the world, but students at Western Carolina University, _ offer a variety of reactions to his death and therecent media display that immediately followed. WCU junior ~ Marley Cunningham was willing to share her opinion on the matter. I think at one time [Michael Jackson] was truly the king of pop. But when he started messing around with children, I _ lost all respect for him. Frankly | I was more upset to hear about? the passing of Farah Fawcett and Billy Mays, said Cunningham. Their deaths have - overshadowed by the loss of a pedophile. What has the world come to? Samantha Crotty, another junior attending WCU, feels differently. T dont care about his past, been WCU Students React KINNG OF BOP MICHAEL JACKSON (41958 ~ 2009 I loved his music, said Crotty. What Michael Jackson did in his own time never affected his music. In my opinion, the music industry will change drastically now that -he is gone. We have truly lost someone great. Jacksons death triggered a form of media frenzy throughout the country. News shows such as CNN have continuously updated Jacksons affairs since the moment the bad news was revealed. T think all of the media hype is just a reason for networks to pet ratitigs, junior Chris MacMonagle. They dont really care about Michael, only the fact that they can use his death as a cash cow - by talking about it for weeks. While students may not think highly of the current media, they are still able to sympathize with Jacksons family. I think it is a horrible thing to constantly show that someone -has died because every time a family member will turn on the T.V. they will have to see [it] over and over, said MacMonagle. It is just not a great thing to do to the family of someone that has recently passed away. Anytime someone dies of course you. feel remorse or empathy for the family, said Cunningham. However it doesn, .t excuse past actions. said Current WCU Michael Jacksons impict ott pop culture is everlasting, yet his biggest legacy will always be how he changed the music industry. Jackson had sold over 750 million records world wide, leaving him with the reputation as the King of Pop. Jacksons albums filled the top slots on Amazon.com and Apples iTunes only hours after he was reported dead: The No. 1 disc was the 25th anniversary reissue of his 1982 hit Thriller. Radio stations across the country reacted to his death with marathon sessions of his songs. MTV, which grew successful partly because of Jacksons revolutionary videos, rehashed its early days as a music channel by showing his biggest music hits. Jackson _ had been rehearsing for his first major concert tour in 12 years, scheduled to begin in London next month. A preliminary autopsy has been done but will not be finalized until the toxicology reports are returned in mid-July. Jacksons death seems to have upset some students, while not fazing others. _ People die each day, said MacMonagle. Why should the day he died be that special? People shouldnt worry about death, it happens to everyone in any shape or form. They started bashing him before he was even in the ground. They need to just let him rest, argues Crotty. A public memorialservice for Jackson took place on Tuesday, July 7, at 10:00am Pacific Time at the STAPLES. Center in downtown Los Angeles, California and simulcast inside to Nokia Theatre L.A. live across the street. Many television networks also carried the service, which was estimated to have been seen by over 1 billion people. WCUs Pride of the Mountains Summer Symposium for Marching Arts | By Shelby Harrell WC Intern On July 12-16; the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band staff will be hosting a four-day long marching arts clinic. throughout the campus of Western Carolina University. For over a decade: The Pride of the Mountains has annually hosted a summer symposium, event as,a means to educate and inspire nearby students with a deep passion and desire for music. a The symposium originally began as a drum major academy in 1996, and has since evolved into a program that ultimately provides long-term resources that empowers band students. We want to make their experience as real-life as possible, said Symposium Director, Matt Henley. The Summer Symposium welcomes a wide variety of leaders and musicians, which include color guard members, drum majors, as well as a wide range of percussionists. The Symposium will take place all throughout WCUs campus. This includes _ the marching band practice field, as well as the football stadium; both designated places in which marching fundamentals will be taught. Lectures will also be given in a number of buildings, including FPAC, Coulter, and. the UC. We want to educate our Southeastern band communities in regards to marching arts so they can return home and make their programs better said Henley. We: want to empower them with information. The program that originally started out as a 24-student academy, has since exponentially grown. Last years turn out of students set the record of most to ever attend the symposium clinic. A total of 236 people attended last year; the turn out this year is expected to reach the same number of participants, if not increase the number. - - Participants are predominantly involved ina number of marching band leadership positions. It was reported last year that 85 percent of symposium students were in at least one type of leadership role with their marching band. This, however, also indicates that the other 15 percent of participants came to the symposium solely to learn and improve. We saw a need for marching arts in our Southeastern band communities, said Henley when asked what inspired the program. We realized that there were very few camps. | Recruitment also plays a large role in the benefits of the Symposium. Almost half of the students that participate in the symposium later choose to attend WCU for college. Last year it was reported that 48 percent of symposium students chose to attend WCU in the fall, a mere two months after sympestiat ended. The Pride of the Mountains marching band staff, which consists primarily of WCUs own music students, heavily runs the Summer Symposium program. The bands Staff Coordinators, all of who are currently enrolled in the WCU music programs, are essentially in charge of assisting the band directors and planning the entire symposium altogether, Andy Alexander, the head Staff Coordinator assigned primarily to coordinate the symposium, overlooks the operation in its entirety. Alexander takes _ care of logistics such as room assignments for the students and gratifying the several guest clinicians that are scheduled to perform lectures throughout the event. It is an especially dacsbng task, said Alexander. It involves a lot of work and it has been building since January. I) was a counselor for two years. so I know how. meaningful [Summer Symposium] can be. This position is an honor. While staff coordinators are in charge of operating the program, the selected symposium counselors are in charge of. everything else. The counselors will consist of several WCU leaders involved with the marching band. It is a counselors responsibility to assist an assigned group of 10 symposium students in every possible way. Each counselor will ultimately be in charge of those 10 students for four full days. Our counselors are imperative to the success of camp, said Henley. The counselors of the program are carefully selected, by the band directors and are scheduled to receive a day of training before they take on the responsibility. This summer, the counselors will be meeting on July 11 to prepare for their duties that will begin the following day. The counselors will participate in all activities and are also expected to teach a few lessons, all the while setting a good example for all students. As a counselor it was an outstanding experience, said Alexander. Its really cool seeing the same students [from Summer Symposium] show. up at WCU for college right after. -. Even though the majority of the clinic is about learning, there are recreational activities planned in between lessons as a means to create bonding between the students. Such events include ice cream socials, swimming, and even putting on a dance for the students in which they hire a - live band to perform. Henley reports that he has seen major improvement from students in the past. few years, and he believes that this program is filling a nitch in the band world. He hopes that the program will continue to be a huge success. The best thing for me is when a student tells me about the life changing experience they had at the camp, said Henley. And also being able to see the counselors learn so much as well. The positive feedback is definitely the best part of this camp. (Photos and an update of how the symposium went will appear in the next edition of the Western Carolinian)
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