Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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urlON dance inspires laughter, change By Caitlin Burns Students gathered m the K-$tate Student Union April 2 to hsten tojudson Laipply ' s Inspirational Comedy. Many students had seen Laipply ' s The Evolution of IDance video on YouTube.coni, whieh was a part of his program. The dance, representative of changing music, was a metaphor for lite, he said. Everything m your life is there because of the choices you make, Laipply said. You ' re changing who you are every moment of the day. Life is change. Throughout the performance, he discussed other topics including drinking, relationships with fimily and h-iends. coping with change, the addiction to Faccbo(.)k. coin and what he thinks are the t o truths m life. There are two truths in this world, Laipply said. There are things you can control, and there are things you can ' t. He made jokes about the importance of laughter. He said that people like to laugh, and it does not matter what kind of laugh they have. The one thing everyone had in common was that the - ended their At Judson Larppl ' s inspirational comedy show students play a game called Fastest Finger Count Caitlin Burns. Union Program Council co-arts chair and sophomore in fine arts, said they wanted him to perform because he was so popular Our goal was to make it free so more people could come. she said- laugh With a sigh and a smile. Laipply said the average child laughs between 20(1-30(1 times a day, while adult laugh closer to 10 times. The dance was my fa -orite part, Mark Ca ' vood, freshman in history, said. It was absolutely hilarious. Laipply performed an extended version of his dance, which included C:i-ank that (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy Tell Em and music from Shakira. It was cool that he added 30 sect)iids to the dance, ' said Hannah McSpadden, Union Program Council co-arts chair and sophomore in agribusiness. I don ' t think he ' s done that at other schools. The program was sponsored by Lateiie Health Center, Student Health Advisory Committee, Sexual Health Awareness Peer Education, Phi Delta Theta, UPC and Leadership Studies and Programs. Chie ot our main goals was to make it tree so more people could come, McSpadden said. There was a good turnout tonight. There were people even standing against the walls. 18 Student Life

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Over a dinner discussion, Marwan Al-Kadi, senior in industrial engineering. tall s with fellow Saudi Club member Abdulaziz Shagrod, junior in electrical engineering, Oct. 1, The dinner was in the evening because during Ramadan, Muslims did not eat during the daylight. Lisle Alderton pressured by his father. I didn ' t want to come here, he said. My dad knew someone here, tliey have a good college tor engineering, and it ' s a small city. (Since it ' s a small city) I have to study. I have to read. As a student, it ' s good to be here, but otherwise, there ' s not much to do. Alkotami adjusted to the U.S. after having friends from home expose him to life around campus. Although he was warmly received by most students across campus, he was still faced with some prejudices. Alkotami did not blame the prejudice on racism; he said that people did not understand his culture or religion, then acted on the stereotypes they created. They don ' t know about our cultinv or who we are, he said. They don ' t like the way I speak, do n ' t like that I ' m a Muslim. Many people formed stereotypes based on the bad actions of a few, then view all people from that culture the same, Asiri said. The Middle East had a problem with terrorists, he said, and Americans stereotype Muslims as terrorists. You shouldn ' t judge a country based on the actions of 10 people, Asiri said. (Terrorists) cause problems for us too. We don ' t like them either. Fayez Husseim, adviser and professor ot interior architecture and product design, said the Saudi club was important because it brought the Saudi culture to an American university and helped bring a sense of trieiidship and understanding to the two cultures. Husseini, who moved to the U.S. from Syria in 1972 and started teaching at the university in 1980, said some of his responsibilities were to support the stucients and help them deal with issues they taced on campus. He also helped the club bring notable Saudi influences, such as Prince Turki Al-Faisal and artist I luda Totoii)i, to campus. I tec! like 1 h.ue llie rcspdiisibility of bringing iiiidcrstandmi; to .i nnsuiidcrstood culture. he said. Saudi Students 17

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For the finale of his comedy show, judson Laipply, comedian, dances to Michael Jackson ' s Thriller He spoke and danced as a part of his act. Inspirational Comedy. The dance is hilarious, absolutely great. Mark Caywood. freshman in history, said. judson laipply ' s playlist Name Artist Year Hi)und Dog Elvis Presley ] ' .i53 The Twist Chubby Checker 1960 Staxin ' Alive The Bee Gees 1477 Y.M.C.A. The Village People 1978 Rung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas 1974 Keep On The Brady Bunch 1972 CIreased Lighcmn ' lohn Travolta 1978 You Shook Me All Night Long AC DC 1980 Billicjcan Michael Jackson 1983 Thriller Michael Jackson 1984 Ooiiipa Loonipa The Oompa Loonipas 1971 Mr. Roboto Styx 1983 Break Dance West Street Mob 1 )S3 Walk Like An Eg ' ptian The Bangles 1986 The Chicken Dance Bob Karnes V ' )2 Mony Mony Billy Idol 1987 Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice l ' )9() U Can ' t Touch This MC Hammer 1990 Love Shack B-52 ' s 1989 Apache (Jump on it) The Sugarhill Gang 1981 Jump Around House of Pain |,,,)2 Baby Got Back Sir Mix-A-Lot 1992 Tubthumping Chumbawamba 19 ' K, What Is Love Haddaway 1993 Cotton Eye Joe Rednex l ' )94 Macarena Los Del Rio 1995 Bye Bye Bye N ' Sync 2tiii() Lose Yourself Eminem 2002 Hey Ya! Outkast 2003 Dirt Off Your Shoulder Jay-Z 2003 Evolution of Dance 19