Concert road trips
If you’ve been in Savannah more than a month, you understand the problem with our music scene – especially if you’re under 21. Sure, there are great shows to be found now and again, but most of the time, you’re not going to find that band you have been waiting to see all year coming to town. My proposed solution to you: road trip. Very little is more gratifying and freeing than cramming into a car with fellow music lovers with only one goal in mind: that sweet concert. Be it the two hours to Jacksonville or Charleston, or the four-hour trek to Atlanta, you simply cannot go wrong if you are going to see an artist you love. Sure, it’s going to cost you money, but most concerts are under $20, usually for at least two acts, and while gas is expensive, you can get those with you to chip in. Don’t forget money for that cool shirt or poster. Make a day of it, too. Visit record shops, vintage stores, and eat at restaurants that Savannah lacks. Go on – treat yourself to friendship, music and an unforgettable time. — Rhys Finch
Precipitation
Did you know that our world is amazing? Our atmosphere is always seeming to get saturated with water vapor, resulting in a pleasing effect known as precipitation! The water vapor returns to the earth in a variety of exciting forms. Rain; atmospheric, refreshing, a classic metaphor for rebirth. Do you enjoy rain? I certainly do. Waking up on a Sunday morning to a quiet rainstorm sets a certain mood for the rest of the day. Temperature in the atmosphere only makes precipitation even crazier! Sleet! A mixture of snow and rain. Alright, so sleet is sort of lame. I had to bike to work once in freezing sleet, but I see it now more as a moment of personal character growth. Snow? Yes, please. Snow is fun to play in and look at, agreed? Agreed. Throwing some snow at a friend is rewarding, but it might result in a grievance between you and your friend. Handle all precipitation with caution. — Chase Chauffe
Visual Resource Center
Everyone knows the best kept secret at SCAD is the Visual Resource Center. Had you heard about it? Probably not. There are two databases that students, faculty and staff can access. Both can be found through MySCAD by going to the department directory under the new resources tab and selecting Visual Resource Center. The first database is the SCAD Digital Image Database. It is an in-house collection of over 75,000 works of art. The second database is the ARTstor Digital Library which houses over 1,000,000 art-related images. The SCAD database holds historical and contemporary artwork which can be searched through a simple user interface. Results are displayed in a list and are available in a medium and high resolution. The ARTstor database has significantly more images that are displayed in a grid and enlarged through a flash display that zooms and pans over the images. — Travis Walters