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Sidewalk concert to benefit starving countries
By PATRICK HOOPER
Th* Red & Black
The sidewalk will be the best venue in town tonight
tor students looking to soak up some free music for a
charitable cause.
The latest in the weekly Sidewalk Symphonies series,
To Soybean and the UQA Accidentals will be perform
tog on the sidewalk in front of downtown’s
Transmetropolitan, where passersby can enjoy the
musical spectacle without paying so much as a single
cent.
Of course, that would defeat the purpose of the con
cert hosted by UQA Nourish, which is dedicated to
lighting hunger in starving countries,
“We send all the money that we have to them and
send as many volunteers as we can," said Nathan
Albright, a sociology and anthropology double major
from Cleveland, Ohio, and co-president of UQA Nourish,
itself a branch of the larger Nourish International.
Though the performance is free of charge, the goal is
toattract donations to the effort and spending at
Transmetropolitan, which will donate a part of its prof
its for the evening.
Albright said Nourish volunteers rely on their own
private fundraising to pay their way to wherever they
are needed. All of the money raised at the weekly sym
phonies is dedicated purely to the aid effort.
A UQA Nourish had initially planned to assist Unite for
Africa, although that plan fell through due to the no-fly
warning for Kenya, according to Albright. In the mean
time, the group is looking for an analogous group, possi
bly from South America.
Albright said UQA Nourish likes to focus on medium
sized groups large enough to be organized, but not so
large as to make their donations a drop in the bucket.
“We’re looking for people who we can help,” he said.
The men of the Accidentals, an all-male a cappella
group composed of University students, are no strang
ers to the realm of philanthropic performances, putting
on three to four charity shows per year, said Michael
Finnerty, the group’s business manager.
Finnerty, who splits his time between his health pro
motion major, a part-time job and the Accidentals, said
it is sometimes difficult to make everything work.
“It takes a lot of sacrifice,” Finnerty said. “As one guy
in a 14-guy group, if I’m not there, it’s obvious.”
He said the group can sometimes get by with a miss
ing member or two, but the change is rarely for the best.
Finnerty became involved when Albright contacted
the Accidentals with the premise.
The 14 members readily agreed to the request, which
will give the group the chance to belt out a combination
of holiday tunes and a brand of “pop rock,” which rang
es from country to hip-hop.
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▲ Student Shan Elahi prepares for the end of fall classes. Many students
deactivate their Facebook accounts to stay focused during final exams.
Finals week guided by pillars
By LINDSEY COOK
The Red & Buck
It’s Snelling, 2 a.m. A
student sits in the comer
staring pointedly at her
notes, guzzling coffee by
the gallon and frantically
twisting her hair into a
hopeless mat while tears of
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Take finals seriously and
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chemistry and molecular
biology major from
Atlanta.
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phone. Pretty much any
type of social networking, I
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going out. I probably won't
be going home after
Thanksgiving Break. I try
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puter.”
Wisdom also means
staying focused.
If you need a few
moments to center yourself
for a day of studying, try
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▲ Hosted by UGA Nourish, a group dedicated to fighting hunger in starving countries, tonight’ll
performance outside of Transmetropolitan features Yo Soybean (above) and the UGA Accidentals.
SIDEWALK SYMPHONIES
Whan: Tonight, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Transmetropolitan, downtown location
Cost: free
It also gives the Accidentals a chance to polish off
their holiday times before next week’s joint performance
with the all-female UQA Noteworthy.
Yo Soybean, which takes its name from banjo player
Andrew Klein’s time working on a soybean farm, will
bring what drummer Ryan Sedgwick calls “party-folk”
music.
“It’s singer-songwriter music, but the band is hard
charging,” he said of the style, while guitarist and vocal
ist Nicholas Mallis described it as “ftm, fiery folk.”
Justice: If you are stress
ing during finals week, put
it in perspective. Fourth
year Hayley Landis said
she knows that though
finals may seem life-chang
ing now, they will end, and
life will go on. Reassurance
is important and adds con
fidence.
“It’s gonna be OK. I
think I am going to get
through it,” Landis said.
If you find yourself lean
ing toward negative self
talk. the health center’s
counseling and psychiatric
services branch is ready to
assist with relaxation class
es and therapy sessions.
Moderation: While
studying for finals, modera
tion is the golden ticket to
sanity. Eating balanced,
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workout or have a glass of
wine with friends or watch
a favorite TV show.”
Moderation doesn’t
mean spending one night
partying with friends.
Instead, try taking a relax
ing yoga class at Ramsey,
get a massage from the
Health Center or Snelebrate
with a study group.
Of course, outlining a
week-by-week plan months
before finals week is ideal,
but students, bogged down
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calendar of activities, often
do not get around to it.
Follow these tips for
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Both Sedgwick and Mallis said they were excited
about the performance, which gives them a chance to
play outside and play alongside the Accidentals.
“I like what they’re doing with Sidewalk Symphonies
because it’s a good way to get the community involved,"
Mallis said. “It’s a good way to give back. People like
music.”
Fortunately, UQA Nourish’s allies tend to give as
much as they get during Sidewalk Symphonies.
Albright said the first three locations to welcome the
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Weaver D’s and Wilson’s Soul Food are the only three
locations to see repeat performances.
“A lot of people were skeptical about it and didn’t
want to be the first one if it wasn’t profitable,” he said.
Since then, locations around Athens have been far
more eager to work with UGA Nourish, which plans to
carry the Sidewalk Symphonies into next semester,
Albright said.
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