. ENTERTAINv1ENT FOR EVERYONE Student Activities Committee tries to satisfy the diverse tastes of Harding's student body by bringing a variety of events to campus With students from all 50 states 'and several foreign countries attend- . ing Harding, the idea of providing entertainment for such a varied . population might appear to be a . daunting task. "We try to make everybody happy," said junior Bobby Hartzog, · who served as a Student Activities Committee co-chair. "It's a pretty nice job because you get to rub shoulders with all the important people. But it's also a great responsibility. .. We want everyone at Harding to be entertained." Hartzog, from Peachtree City, Ga., served with senior Kelly R. Carter to work with some of the high- . profile acts that visited Harding during the year. Country stars Patty Loveless and Bryan White made their way to campus in the fall to perform the year's first big concert. And, while some students complained that country acts were more prevalent on the Benson Auditorium Photo by Kelly Carter Entertaining the crowd in the Benson Auditorium, Patty Loveless belts out one of her hit country songs. The Student Activities Committee recruits a variety of musical acts to campus each year so that students will not have to leave Searcy to see concerts. stage during the year, those in charge maintained that they tried to strike a meaningful balance between musical styles. "Of course, there are those students who say they hate country, but we have had threeyearsstraightwith non-country acts, so it was time to bring a bigger country act to Harding this fall," said Jim Miller, director of student activities. "We had a great crowd for Patty and Bryan. Patty especially put on an incredible show that seemed to be enjoyed by students and by the community." Miller said that providing a consistent source of on-campus entertainment for the Harding community alleviated the stress on many students' pocket books. "Everything we do in the area of student activities is centered around providing quality entertainment at an inexpensive cost," Miller said. "We know most students don't have $30 or $40 to spend on entertainment every weekend, so we do our best to keep all our events as affordable as possible." Many students also looked to forms of entertainment other than movies and concerts. "I really enjoy the student-produced plays and the concerts by local bands," senior English major Dawn McCann said. "There is so much student talent on campus that there are plenty of sources of entertainment." -Chad Lawson "...Student Activities is centered around providing quality entertainInent at an inexpensive cost." -Jim Miller, director of student activities Dell CIO Randy Mott explains the need for more than just computer skills to succeed in the world of information technology during his Oct. 30 presentation. Mott was the first speaker for this year's ASI Distinguished Lecture Series. entertainment 23
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