OUR VIEW: Try somethng new, patronize the arts

The Caine School of the Arts is pulling out all the stops this week for its Celebration of the Arts. Each day features vocal, theatrical and artistic events that demonstrate the talents of the students and faculty of USU.

    With this in mind, we at the Statesman would like encourage all students to support the arts this year. Utah State and the Caine School are bursting at the seams with talent. Each semester we have the opportunity to attend concerts, plays, operas, and art exhibits, most of which are free for students. The Caine school has jazz bands, percussion ensembles, quartets, orchestras, choirs, painters, sculptors, designers and much, much more.

    For many students, events at USU are limited to the latest dance party or men’s basketball game, either because that’s all they’re interested in or, as we suspect, that’s all they hear about. We love Aggie basketball, and we have been known to shake our booty on the dance floor, but we also have found, over the years, other events to attend that enrich our experience at USU.

    There’s more than just the arts. Check out the bi-weekly Helicon West poetry readings at True Aggie Cafe, or the Beat Poetry Night held in the spring. If live music is your thing, check out Why Sound or open mic nights at Citrus and Sage and the Logan Arthouse and Cinema. Even beyond Men’s Basketball, USU’s clubs and other less well-known sports are a blast. This semester we have lacrosse, rugby, gymnastics and men’s hockey – which, if you haven’t seen yet, you really are missing out.

    Simply put, there’s a lot to do. If you’re ever sitting around bored, odds are there’s an event – probably free – going on at or around campus. It will surprise you how much is out there, and how enjoyable it all is, and Arts Week is the perfect place to start broadening your horizons.