BY JUSTIN MCCLURE Staff Writer As many students enjoyed the Sunday performances at SU’s Gullfest 2014, they forget that the show is but a slim part of a long, laborious process to help Salisbury students welcome in spring. Headed by the Student Organization for Activity Planning, (SOAP) preparation begins in the preceding Fall semester. The Concerts Chairman makes a list of possible artists that is then narrowed down to two to three artists. Once the decision has been made as to what musicians to feature, they need to be approved by Student Activities and University Police. This year the featured artists consisted of Eli Young Band, Plain White T’s and Sage the Gemini, representing myriad genres spanning from country, to rock, to rap. “We wanted to add a variety of music to Gullfest this year to try and reach out to all of the students here at SU,” said Alex Reynolds, SOAP Concerts Chairman. “Not everyone likes the same types of music, so we thought it would be good to have multiple genres play at Gullfest this year.” The selection process is not one of random choices. This year’s artists were based largely upon student polling and opinion. According to Secretary and Treasurer of SOAP Thresea Drumgoole, many students preferred to have a country artist perform at Gullfest. “We based our biggest artist off of the input that we received from the student body,” Drumgoole said. “We also received rock and rap as inputs from our polls as well and incorporated that into this year’s performance.” SOAP officials have reported that the feedback they received from the campus community includes both positive and negative aspects. Students said that they enjoyed the low ticket prices costing $10. However, students also reported that they would prefer one genre of music to be featured. | |