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Childish Gambino’s ‘Summer Pack’

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Childish Gambino’s ‘Summer Pack’

      On July 11, award-winning artist and actor Donald Glover, also known by his pseudonym Childish Gambino, released his newest EP as a surprise to his fans. The summer-themed EP consists of two songs and lasts for a total of eight and a half minutes. Titled “Summer Pack”, the duo captures the season’s upbeat feeling it brings upon people. The pair contrasts significantly from Gambino’s most recent single “This is America.” The light and airy sensation of the “Summer Pack” tracks differ greatly from heavy-beat trap vibe of “This is America.”

      “Summertime Magic” and “Feels like Summer” make up the two songs in “Summer Pack.” “Summertime Magic” fills the spot of the first track, and it is notably the catchier and more upbeat sibling of the two. With kettle drums and Gambino’s soothing voice speaking of love and positive summer vibes, this song is one meant to play at a pool party in the middle of July. Representing the bitter-sweet track in the duo, “Feels like Summer” tackles the controversy surrounding climate change and its effect on the summer season. The vocals, keyboard, and guitar in the track still maintain the catchiness of the “Summer Pack”, however, the lyrics capture the overbearing heat during the season. Verse two of “Feels like Summer” contains the lyric, “Every day gets hotter than the one before,” representing the increase in temperature. Verse two also mentions, “Air that kills the bees that we depend upon/ Birds were made for singing/ Waking up to no sound,” which refers to the environment affecting the two species’ populations. Gambino uses his music to spread and influence his political views among the listeners. The hit single “This is America” from the artist also uses politically charged lyrics along with a controversial music video to translate his emotions and beliefs, so this use of politics in his music occurs often.

       Remarkably, the songs in “Summer Pack” contrast each other beautifully. “Summertime Magic” targets a certain love-interest of Gambino’s in a romantic way. “You’ll be my valentine in the summer,” he sings, proclaiming his affection for his love. This lyric shows he prefers celebrating Valentine’s Day in the warmer season. “Feels like Summer” somberly describes the global warming crisis in hopes to keep others aware of the drastically changing environment.

      Gambino began his final tour ever on Sept. 6 in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, and the tour will end on Oct. 12 in Nashville, Tennessee. The tour features Rae Sremmurd and Vince Staples, but a conflict already occurred on a set recently. On Sept. 24, Gambino performed in Dallas, Texas but had to end the concert abruptly due to an injury. During the set, Gambino reportedly broke his foot and left the stage without performing his more popular songs which left fans confused and upset. Gambino still performed both “Summertime Magic” and “Feels like Summer” in the setlist, but left out hit songs “Redbone”, “Sober”, and “3005”.

      “Summer Pack” epitomizes the summer season in a wonderfully unique two-song anthem. After listening to it a few times, you can reminisce on the past few months of summer vacation and begin to prepare for autumn.

AGR does not horse around about philanthropy

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AGR does not horse around about philanthropy

     Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) Fraternity has been contributing to the social and professional success of young men at ABAC since December 10, 2011. AGR is a fraternity sharing a common bond within global agriculture and is committed to fostering the highest values and providing each and every brother with superior lifelong personal development and professional success.

     AGR was proud to announce that they have initiated 10 new brothers to their chapter in Fall 2018. The fraternity now has 36 active brothers dedicated to the premier brotherhood in agriculture.

     AGR fosters connections for young men who are pursuing careers in the food and fiber industry. Those interests include food science, biotechnology, agricultural marketing, environmental science, and many other agriculture-related fields. The agricultural industry relies heavily on networking and AGR provides an opportunity to do just that.

      The newly elected president of AGR, Ben Burkey, exudes appreciation for his experience in the fraternity. As he says, “I enjoy being a part of AGR because we have such a strong network for academic, social and professional experiences at our fingertips. AGR is the brotherhood formed between not only brothers that are in our chapter here at ABAC, but with members across the nation.”

      In addition to promoting career success in agriculture, AGR strives to contribute to the community by hosting philanthropic events. After months of planning and promoting, the fraternity encouraged those with a heart for giving to saddle up for the Alzheimer’s Race For a Cure Barrel Race.

      The event was held on September 22 at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Rodeo Arena. The event consisted of an open show and a World Barrel Race League sanctioned race. AGR welcomed a crowd of 250 people with 114 competitors for a day of barrel racing fun in honor of those who are battling Alzheimer’s disease.

Photo courtesy of Jessie Shiflett.

      The cost to ride in the open show was 25 dollars while an additional fee of 25 dollars was required to compete in the World Barrel Racing League event.

     AGR is grateful to have worked with 18 businesses who were eager to sponsor the Alzheimer’s Race For a Cure Barrel Race.

     The barrel race was quite a success as the fraternity was able to raise 3,700 dollars from the event. All of the proceeds that were raised were donated to the Tifton Alzheimer’s Association in order to help fund the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in October.

      The ABAC Alpha Gamma Rho chapter holds the Tifton Alzheimer’s Association in high regard. Burkey explains that this cause is important to their chapter because “our founding fathers had family members who were affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Tifton Alzheimer’s Association has been very appreciative of everything we have done while working with them and in turn, we are grateful that they are always in attendance to the barrel race”.

     All 36 AGR brothers pitched in to show their dedication to the cause. The brothers pulled the event together by doing jobs that include registration, parking, moving and repositioning the barrels, driving the tractors and working with the event announcers.

     Burkey asserts that the AGR fraternity regards philanthropy to be of utmost importance as “it provides an opportunity to become an active member in the community and shows a positive image of Alpha Gamma Rho in our community.”

      On October 27, the fraternity plans to continue their support of the Tifton Alzheimer’s Association as they participate along with 31 other teams in the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event at ABAC.

      Registration for the walk begins at 8:00 a.m. and the walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. AGR encourages all who are able to join them in supporting the cause by participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Worth the Watch; ‘Night of The Lepus’

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Worth the Watch; ‘Night of The Lepus’

      A terror in the dark ravaging all who cross its path! Can you survive the Night of the Lepus? The 1972 creature feature Night of the Lepus is a movie you cannot forget. With the star-studded cast of Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, and Stuart Whitman this film does a great job of building up the horror, just to have it crash into the ground. The film managed to gather a whopping 9% on rotten tomatoes and has been dubbed one of the worst movies of all time. But before you decide to dismiss this film, Night of the Lepus does have its own set of redeeming qualities, that is if you look at it from a comedic perspective.

     The story takes place in a dreary Arizona town overrun by hordes of vicious rabbits. Yes, rabbits are running wild and drying up all the rich fertile farmland. Things could not seem to get any worse when suddenly the town’s only farmer gets bitten by one of these horrid beasts and receives the terrifying “Bite of the Lepus.” Disclaimer: the Latin word “Lepus” is not even the correct name for the type of rabbits even shown in the film. In hopes to remedy the town’s infestation, our hero, a local zoologist attempts to put a stop to the rabbits, only to make an even bigger problem by creating even bigger rabbits!

     Though to some, the plot may seem a bit lacking, the film makes up with its incredibly realistic depictions of giant rabbits by filming regular rabbits in slow motion, running on miniature replicas of the set, which are surprisingly good. As far as the rest of the special effects, they certainly are the most unforgettable parts of the film accompanied by its Scooby-Doo-esque soundtrack. At least the film’s costume department knew what they were doing by giving the main character a super hip leather shirt.

     All in all, this film, though not its intentions, will put a definite smile on your face. The film makes for a great date night special, as it just celebrated its Blu-ray debut this past June. Though this movie was undoubtedly bad, it was well worth the watch.

‘The Conjuring’ franchise brings ‘The Nun’

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‘The Conjuring’ franchise brings ‘The Nun’

      “The Nun,” the latest installment in “The Conjuring” franchise, was touted as the horror film of the summer. While the film did not necessarily live up to some of the other films in the franchise, it delivered interesting characters, a somewhat cliché but still enjoyable story, and plenty of scares to go around.

     The film, starring Taissa Farmiga, Demian Bichir, and Jonas Bloquet, follows Blair’s Father Burke as he investigates the suicide of a nun at an abbey in the mountains of Romania. He brings Sister Irene, played by Farmiga, with him, as she is believed to have insight into what is happening at the abbey. They are helped by Maurice “Frenchie” Theriault, who found the body of the dead nun and believes that the abbey is cursed. When they arrive at the abbey, they quickly find that all is not well and that something truly dark is happening there.

      The thing that made “The Nun” so scary was the atmosphere. The abbey is dark and the audience can almost feel the chill in the air. The film score is haunting in the right moments, while some of the scariest moments of the film are helped by having no music at all. Another strong point for the film is the cast. Farmiga has already established herself in horror through her roles in “American Horror Story,” and “The Nun” is more strong work for her. Bichir also delivers a strong performance as Father Burke, a man haunted by his past who tries his hardest to make things right in the present.

      Unfortunately, the story for the film suffers from many of the clichés that audiences have come to expect from modern horror films. These clichés are oddly offset by the ways in which “The Nun” tips it’s hat to classic horror films through the use of visuals. Clunky dialogue and flat attempts at humor take the audience out of the story and fail to do anything to strengthen the story. The film also makes the mistake of revealing things too soon. What made the apparition of the nun so terrifying in “Conjuring 2” was that it was shrouded in darkness. This film ends up showing the audience the face of the nun in full detail, making it far less frightening.

      “The Nun” is far from a perfect film, and certainly not the best in the franchise. But it is a solid, enjoyable film that connects well to the rest of the franchise, and brings together the stories by the time the credits roll.

The Story So Far; Never Stop Screaming

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The Story So Far; Never Stop Screaming

     What if the world could hear you? What if you could scream, from the top of your lungs, every good, bad, and ugly thing that ever happened to you? Now, what if you could do that and capitalize from it?

     Nearing the end of September, Friday the 21st to be exact, a little punk rock band called The Story So Far from a small town in California was set to release their fourth album. This album has been posted on iTunes, Spotify, and other music media sources for weeks displaying their top three singles that have already been released, “Let it Go”, “Take Me as You Please”, and my personal favorite “Upside Down”. Fans have been waiting since 2015 for something new from the band and when we were told last December that this new album still needed time, no one had any idea that it would take them almost an entire year longer. However, to say it was worth the wait would be a complete and utter understatement.

     It’s no secret that everyone struggles with growing up and finding their place in this world. This album gave the fans a chance to see that from their perspective. It’s like the fans got a chance to grow up with these kids. If you compare this album to their album “The Story So Far” it sounds like two completely different bands. Now I know what you’re thinking, it’s the music industry and musicians have people write for them and those writers stick to whatever is popular, but I truly do not believe that was the case here. The only people ever listed as writers on any songs The Story So Far has produced are all of the members of the band, though lead singer Parker Cannon is usually the main writer. Considering it’s been three years since the band decided to resurface, I can’t help but think of all the things they have gone through and how they have changed, making my heart even fonder of the crew and their inherently flawed attitude. The previous albums were angrier, louder, and more traditional punk/emo. This album is subtle, charming, and hateful all at the same time. They’re still the same old band, but they are done with all the noise and more focused on speaking their truth.

     I hope that The Story So Far never stops screaming so that all the world can hear. Proper Dose is now available on all platforms and I urge you to take a listen even if it isn’t your usual style.

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