90s return with Campus Activites Board’s tribute show
April 23, 2015
Campus Activities Board will hold 90s Tribute Show Part Two at midnight Thursday.
The show will feature music, fashion, television, film, and more from the 90s in the Holmes Student Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium.
Randiss Hopkins, senior jazz performance and community leadership and civic engagement major, said he started this event because he wanted to bring back moments in time that students may never get back.
“This was a way to unite students to be a part of something that wasn’t a competition, but something much bigger than themselves where they had to work together for months, establishing relationships and bonds with one another that transcends far beyond the show itself,” Hopkins said.
Hopkins has coordinated many tribute shows at NIU during the past few years. The first tribute show was dedicated to the legacy of Michael Jackson in 2013, and he unveiled the first 90’s Tribute Show last year.
“I enjoyed getting to know the student performers and watching them develop on an individual level and as a cohesive group,” Hopkins said. “I hope students leave the show feeling like they were able to relive some of their childhood moments.
“I also hope that our students see the 90’s era for more than just the music, but for everything that it represented as a culture from the language, the dance, the style, etc.”
Matt Muse, Dekalb rapper and senior cooperate communications major, said the event’s unique midnight time slot will gain the attention of the campus.
“Some of the best performers from the amazing artistic organization, Ex’Pression, will be performing at the show and I think it will be a great display of how truly talented the students on this campus are.” Muse said.
Freshman biology major Takyrah Silmon, said she’s looking forward to the event since she wasn’t able to attend last year’s tribute show.
“We have some great performances lined up that I think everyone will enjoy.” Silmon said. Simon will sing covers of “Understanding” by R&B group Xscape and “I Wanna Be Down” by Brandy.