The
Clarion
Congrats to the
Class of 2007!
Volume 72, Issue 26
SERVING THE BREVARD COLLEGE
COMMUNITY SINCE 1935
April 27, 2007
BC celebrates first annual Earthfest
by John Billingsley
Photographer
On April 21 2007 Brevard Col
lege held the first Earth Fest Day.
What I mean by this is usually we
have Earth Day and Spring Fest
separately, but the administration
and the Campus Activities Board
(CAB) got together and decided
to put Earth Day and Spring Fest
together and came out with Earth
Fest. It took place at the Francis
Pavilion in front of the Porter Cen
ter, starting at 11:30 a.m. and end
ing around 6:45 p.m.
The celebrations of Earth Day
were very exciting and memorable.
There were many different events
and bands played that afternoon.
They provided free water, and free
soda. I’ve never heard of an event
where they give you free water
and free soda! They had big tents
set up, where they had tie dying
shirts, face painting, necklace mak
ing, and local Brevard College clubs.
such as the Recy
cling Club, talking
about recycling and
promoting it to the
college students
and to the local
community. There
were a lot of com
munity members at
Earth Fest through
out the day. There
were not as many
college students as
in the past because
of the new location.
In years past they
have had Earth Day
and Spring Fest in
the residential
quad and that usu
ally attracted more students to
participate in the many events and
games that went on throughout the
day. I was disappointed not to
see as many students, faculty, and
staff participating in Earth Fest
this year
Students plant trees to replace willows lost In storm.
Photo J. Billingsley
It was an honor for me to see
the President of Brevard College
play as well. Dr Van Horn has a
Beatles cover band, and they were
the opener of the great Earth Fest
celebration. The other bands that
played at this fun fair of excite
ment and entertainment were DJ
Sticky Fingers, Cletus Baltimore,
Intellectual Telepathy, and Soul
see Earthfest, page 3
Interview;
Ben Harper, Meloy talk to The Clarion
by Aaron Palmer
Managing Editor
As the school year draws to a
close, the sun becomes stronger
and the day s become longer Along
with the benefits of summer come
concerts. Outdoor festivals begin
popping up around the country
and we find ourselves traveling
great distances to catch all of our
favorite bands.
Bonnaroo music festival is start
ing to become a household name
as it rolls into its fifth year, be
coming one of the largest concerts
in the country. In case you are
unfamiliar with such event, it is a
three day music festival on a 600
acre farm in Tennessee in which
some of the best artists from ev
ery genre of music play almost
non-stop. There are roughly
100,000 people attending every
year, and this year the Clarion will
be there to cover it.
The festival began as mostly jam
bands and has expanded and pro
gressed to offer a wider variety of
music. This year. The Police are
making their long awaited return
to the main stage as well as Tool,
Widespread Panic, The Flaming
Lips, The Roots, Ben Harper, The
White Stripes and a knock out list
of many others.
Reviving such events like
Woodstock (without the deaths
and riots), Bonnaroo has put the
U.S. on the map for great music
festivals. Not only are there six
stages of music, but the promot
ers have also put together a com
edy tent (this year featuring Dave
Attell, David Cross and Lewis
Black) and an entire village of
shops and eateries for small busi
ness to take advantage of A foun
tain and wash areas are provided
as well as the beautiful scenery of
farmland among the rolling hills of
the Southeast.
Through some of the most per
sonable and hardest working pro
moters I have ever spoken with, I
was able to talk with a few of this
see Bonnaroo, page 9
What's
Inside?
Arts & Life 9
Classifieds 12
Editor's Farewell 6
Miss K 7
News 2
Opinion 6
Security Report 5
Sports 11