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March 11, 2009
Entertainment
The Rambler 6
From the web to the airwaves
CollegeHumor.com finds senior success in sophomoric comedy
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professional world is such an abrupt
and rapid change that it sometimes
leaves former students astonished at how
quickly the life and experiences they had
at school ended without so much as a
warning.
The people you used to hang out
with all the time simply fall out of touch
as you go on with your lives working,
raising families and pursuing the dream.
I think most of us could agree that one of
the best and most important aspects of college is the people
we get to know and the good times we have with them.
Eventually, though, the parties, the games, the dates and
the friends are put aside when we get caught up in whatever
the "real world" has to offer. Does it have to be that way?
Do we have to let go of who we were in school and conform
to a strict standard for the rest of our lives in order to
Connor
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CollegeHumor's Jake Hurwitz (bottom) and Amir Blumenfeld have
developed a cult following with their online mini series Jake and
Amir.
achieve success? Well there is hope in the horizon as the sun
begins to rise, and in its beams we see a shining example of
possibility, collegehumor.com.
The Internet has become a global community of people
who have a lot to say. They communicate through chat
rooms, images, instant messenger, e-mails and, increasingly
more popular, Web videos.
These videos can be posted virtually by anyone who
has the know-how to make
one. But one such contributor
became a phenomenal
success at it. That Merchant
of Virals was a group called
collegehumor.com.
The entire site is filled
with hilarious videos and
sketches like Brohemian
Rhapsody that parody
college life and celebrate its
adolescent awesomeness.
The initial intentions of the
creators of the site was to
solicit beer money from
viewers, but before too long
the popularity of the group
and their videos attracted
the attention of MTV.
Now the once beer-
money-maker Web
site has become The
CollegeHumor Show,
which casts nine of its editorial staff as actors that play
fictionalized versions of themselves in a broad range of
hysterical situations.
The 30-minute episodes blend the awkward
randomness of Web comedy with the scripted elements
of plot and story structure. True to form, the group
maintains its original quirkiness that was so prevalent
in the Web site and combines a more refined sense of
comedic value to captivate and entertain larger audiences
through television.
Through their weekly show the group continues to
pull the same crude shenanigans that they did in their
college days to interact with their new office surroundings,
demonstrating how you don't have to let go of who you
were before in college to fit in the more professional
environment.
The CollegeHumor group continues to post Web videos
on its original site that include clips from the show, Jake
and Amir Webisodes, Bleep Bloop for videogamers and
even Hardly Working skits that just show the guys goofing
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The entire cast of MTV's The CollegeHumor Show splits time between writing and editing for
the Web site and starring in the show.
off at the office. The site is also a host to a number of other
contributors who submit their own brand of videos so that
they too can follow the footsteps of this Internet mogul.
Through the successes of collegehumor.com, other
young students are encouraged to retain their college wild
side and find a way to incorporate that image into their
future lives beyond graduation. By holding on to their
original image of crude, rude and solid dude comedy (there
is one girl in the cast as well, kind of like the cool guy with
long hair), collegehumor.com has made that transition from
dorm room to office space and never left behind who they
were, or their friends, in exchange for a career and success
in the "real world."
Connor Howell is a junior English major and is a staff writer for
The Rambler.
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MARCH
TRIVIA CONTEST
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represent on national stage
Monique Nolly
What sketch comedy troupe do the writer's and stars of
Miss March hail from?
I hose Aren't Muskets B. Ike Bloomington Bros.
A. Those Aren't Muskets
C. The Whitest Kids U Know
D. Britanick
E-mail your response to marchrambler@gmail.com for a chance to win a MLvk' March prize
pack featuring bottle openers, boxer shorts, screening passes and much more.
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On Campus:
On Campus:
•Off Campus:
• Baptist Student Ministries:
Carter Conference Room,
noon. Free lunch served
• Methodist Student Move-
ment: Poly UMC, 12:15 p.m.
Free lunch served.
• Hayes Carll: McDavid
Studio, 8 p.m.
To submit an event for
the calendar, e-mail
twurambler@y ahoo. com.
Off Campus:
• T.I.: Nokia Theatre, 8 p.m.
• Combined Jazz Band &
Wind Ensemble Concert:
Martin Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Weekly Movie Releases:
Miss March; Hie Last House
on the Left; Race to Witch
Mountain
Off Campus:
Off Campus:
Off Campus:
Off Campus:
• Cedrxc the Entertainer:
Nokia Theatre, 8 p.m.
• Tokyo Police Club:
Granada Theater, 9 p.m.
• Art & Love in Renaissance
Italy. Kimbell Art Museum,
All day
• All-Con: Crowne Plaza,
9 a.m.
• The Upsidedown: Lounge
on Elm Street, 8 p.m.
• Gold Fingers; Bass Perfor-
mance Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Weekly DVD Releases:
Punisher: War Zone; Elegy
STAFF WRITER
Four members of the Texas Wesley an Chamber Singers completed the honor of singing
in the 2009 American Choral Directors Association College Choir. The performance took
place March 7 in Oklahoma City.
According to Julie Whittington McCoy, associate professor in the music department, the
selection was impressive.
"Over 400 students sent in CDs with their vocals, some required music, and music of
their choice with an application," she said. "Screening of the CDs was done by four choral
conductors from across the country."
Of the 400, the choral conductors narrowed their choices down to 50 students from
various colleges.
The four
students that
represented
Texas
Wesley an
were Caitlin
Fanning,
alto; David
Gast, tenor;
Mary-
Margaret
Meyer,
soprano;
and Jeremy
Smith, bass
The
four Texas
Wesleyan
students that
participated
in the event
presented
the concert
during the ACDA's National Convention.
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the national convention, according to the
American Choral Directors Association Web site. Flowever, this was the first year Texas
Wesleyan students participated.
According to Wesleyan officials, those who attended the 2009 national convention
had a chance to hear performances from more than 30 of the world's greatest choirs and
participate in a peace event at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum.
Choral director Gary Graden conducted the group at the event. Graden studied at
Clark University, the Flartt School of Music, the Aspen Summer Music Festi val and the
Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, under Eric Ericson, according to a Wesleyan press
release.
He is choral director at St. Jacob's Church in Stockholm and has been on the faculty
of Stockholm's Musikgymnasium, where he founded and conducted the Stockholm
Musikgymnasiums Chamber Choir. With this choir and the St. Jacobs Chamber Choir, he
has won grand prizes and first prizes in several of Europe's most prestigious competitions,
the release stated.
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Courtesy of music department
The Texas Wesleyan Chamber Singers had four of its memebers selected to sing
on the prestigious 2009 American Choral Directors Association College Choir.
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