03.10.17 Manchester University Issue XIII FEATURES SPARTAN SPORTS MU Talent Lights Up the Firehouse Track Races Maddie Jo Shultz Through Season Staff Writer Passersby on Main Street could feel and hear the excitement coming from the youth concert on Satur- day, March 4. Manchester students showcased their musical talent at the Firehouse downtown at 7:30, with an open mic session preceding the event at 6:30. Performers at the mixed-genre concert were Infinity Now, a pop/rock quintet based in Columbus, IN, with lead singer Sar- ah Farnam, and the Mykayla Cyn- thia Band, led by Mykayla Neilson. The concert lasted two hours and had a casual, jam ses- sion atmosphere, with couches and chairs at the perimeters of the room full of eager audience members AROUND CAMPUS from the campus and surrounding community. With a large interior Photo by Tyler Roebuck ideal for acoustics, the Firehouse is Mykayla Cynthia Band frontwoman, senior Mykayla Neilson. The Mykayla Cynthia band played a variety of covers MU Students a resource for local artists who need and originals on Saturday night. Showcase Talents a space to practice, or in this case, A simple but effective material. Both bands brought their About You” by the Romantics and Page 2 perform their music. “This venue is plywood stage, decorated with traf- merchandise, such as t-shirts and “Don’t Let Me Down” by the Chain- awesome and free,” Mykayla Neil- fic signs and loaded with speakers CDs, for audience members to pur- smokers. “We like kicking off our son said. She added that the Fire- and other music equipment, served chase after the show. set with some really high-energy MU Students house is one of those “local, hidden as a platform for Infinity Now and Infinity Now kicked off songs,” guitarist and vocalist Colin Study Abroad gems” that people do not always the Mykayla Cynthia Band as they the concert, playing their unique Singer said. “It draws the audience realize is available for public use. played both covers and original renditions of covers “What I Like in and gets them involved right in New Zealand away.” Page 3 They played music from their album “Love Young,” includ- January Session ing “As Good As It Gets,” a rock ballad that had the flame and flavor Evaluates Standards of many hits on the radio today. The performance also featured “Break at Disney World My Heart” from their CD, and Farnam asked the audience to sing Tanner Edge along when they played the cover Staff Writer “Gives You Hell” by the All-Amer- ican Rejects. Most of the audience Dr. Rusty Coulter Kern and 10 stu- sang along with the band, and sev- dents in his psychology class visited eral audience members got up to Disney World for six days during dance when Infinity Now played January Session 2017. The class their final song of the night, “Shut focused on forming a model that Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon. revolved around the four standards “I love when audience that Disney World tries to uphold members sing along, or when they before visiting. Those standards dance along to the beat,” Farnam are safety, courtesy, show/appear- said. “It shows that they’re into our ance and efficiency. The class then music and our sound, and it’s really applied these standards to hotels, rewarding to see.” restaurants, attractions and retail while on their visit. Courtesy of Sarah Farnam SEE TALENT, PAGE 2 Coulter-Kern wanted to Infinity Now performs at Rock the Plaza in Fort Wayne. The group played this show as part of their summer 2016 tour. be sure the students were well pre- pared before leaving. “We wanted to master the material before we Students Prepare for Adventures Abroad left,” he said. It was critical that the dia and my language skills are not students had a firm grasp on in- Destinee Boutwell yet advanced enough for Germany. dustrial organization psychology, Staff Writer so that they could successfully test So, I settled for Ireland, which I am their model while on the trip. Stu- really excited about because I have dents tested their “matrix” model, Two Manchester students are about always wanted to visit Ireland.” as Coulter-Kern described it, while to shake off the dust of this small There are lots of things to do in Ireland and in the surround- still at Manchester University, at town and commence an adven- Japanese Flag Irish Flag ing countries in Europe. “I am most various locations on campus, then ture that will take them to different excited about being so close to so did some touch-ups to the model countries, introduce them to new away from Indiana. “I have nev- tunity to learn more about Japan, to many countries,” Wales said. “If I before departing on their journey. people and immerse them in a cul- er left the United States before, so engage in international education, ture vastly different than their own. I am a bit terrified of the idea of and to represent Manchester Uni- have a long weekend or a break, I Haylee Parrish, junior, is traveling alone through airports versity while I am abroad.” can take a couple-hour boat ride to preparing to leave for Japan at the and figuring out how to work my Parrish is not the only England or Scotland, and spend the beginning of next month. She will way through the whole process to one preparing to pack her bags weekend there. One thing I really want to do is visit the country of be studying at Hokusei Gakuen end up in Sapporo,” she said. “I also and set off for foreign lands. Soph- Wales, which is to the east of Dub- University located in Sapporo, Ja- fear miscommunication or missing omore Hannah Wales, is going to lin, Ireland, because it shares the pan from April to mid-July. Parrish little cultural differences. It’s almost Maynooth University in Dublin, same name as me.” Study-abroad Disney World’s motto is an English major with a minor certain to happen, of course, but it’s Ireland, in September 2017. The students do not create a class sched- is “be our guest” with the thought in Teaching English to Speakers of still something that I worry about.” language of instruction there is ule until they arrive at their univer- that visitors are not customers, Other Languages, also known as Fortunately for Parrish, English so Wales does not have to sity, but they are allowed to look but are instead guests. “Quality TESOL. she decided that her excitement and worry about speaking a new lan- over a list and begin to decide what service is their language,” Coulter- Parrish has been pre- curiosity outweighed her nerves. “I guage while she is overseas. “Ire- they would be interested in. “I have Kern said. “Every employee on the paring for her trip to Japan for a am also excited to meet new friends land was not my first choice as a to take a class about Irish Culture park strives to meet your needs.” while by teaching herself Japanese. and to make memories there that I study abroad location,” Wales said. in general so I would be studying The class used the four standards “I have only self-studied Japanese,” “I really wanted to go to India or will carry with me for the rest of my things like Irish film, literature and and observed employees at Dis- she said in an email. “I can’t wait life,” she said. “I couldn’t be more Germany but my parents were not language,” Wales said. “I learned ney World and found that they do to be able to learn it in a classroom grateful to be able to use this oppor- very keen on letting me go to In- that the Irish do not like the British uphold their standards and motto. setting, in the country where it is very much (because of colonialism) They also found that safety was Dis- spoken. I’ve been studying the lan- so they don’t have British literature ney World’s top priority. guage as much as possible by using classes like Shakespeare. Instead The class found that Dis- spaced-repetition apps for vocab- they provide classes in Greek liter- ney exemplified a positive working ulary and a mixture of books and ature like the famous tragedies, ro- environment. “The biggest thing apps for grammar, and I’ve also mances and myths. that I wanted the students to learn been watching videos about Sappo- “I almost took an Ameri- is that being kind and treating oth- ro (and Japan in general) in order can Literature class because I want- ers like guests really does make a to prepare myself for when I arrive ed to see what the Irish view point difference in their success, wheth- there. It’ll be super helpful to have is on stories that I have grown up er it is in a working environment as good of a head start as I can get with,” Wales added. or when they are around people in to make the transition from the Even a trip to Ireland general,” Coulter-Kern explained. United States to Japan that much takes a lot of time and preparation. The whole idea behind easier.” “I have a super dope Pinterest board “be our guest” is to make visitors Parrish wanted to study in Japan af- going,” Wales said with a chuckle. “I feel welcomed and not like they are ter she watched multiple documen- don’t really have any anxiety about in a giant consumer trap while at taries and videos about it.