Phi Kappa Psi Brings the Ruckus for Nicholas Colby

The University of Oregon’s chapter Phi Kappa Psi will hold its second annual “Bring the Ruckus” philanthropy concert on April 30th @ 8:00 p.m. Phi Kappa Psi is the newest fraternity on Oregon’s campus and the only one that attracts popular artists to perform for a charitable cause every year. Last year, everyone from the audience to the artists had a rocking time and this year’s concert promises to build on last year’s success.

The headlining artist this year will be Starting Six, a popular group with roots in California’s Bay Area that has been picking up steam over the past year. The video for their hit single “Thirsty” currently has over 600,000 YouTube views (watch below) and has been a party anthem for countless college students this year. 

Young Murph will also be returning to perform his crowd-pleasing classic hits from last year, such as “Nighttime” (watch below), along with some new songs like his new single, “Firefly”. After last year’s show, Young Murph was blown away by the crowd’s energetic reception and has said he can’t wait to come back.

With all the great performers at "Bring the Ruckus", it’s easy to forget that all this fun is for a truly great cause. Artists who perform for Phi Kappa Psi have been dedicated to lowering their performance fees so that Phi Kappa Psi can continue to donate all of the concert proceeds directly to charity. This year, Phi Kappa Psi will give to the Nicholas Colby Fund:

The Nicholas Colby Fund uplifts the spirits of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses creating opportunities to smile and enjoy the wonders of being a child.

It’s a continuing story of love, hope, caring, and inspiration. Cancer touched and took the life of a little boy, but it didn't take the spirit of a child full of hope and dreams. The hope he could feel like a normal child, the dreams of being free and simply playing & having fun.

Through special relationships with children's hospitals and organizations ranging from the Golden State Warriors professional basketball team, Samsonite international luggage company, and local specialty markets like Diablo Foods and stores like Papyrus, a unique community of people has been created enabling events & experiences to be delivered all year long to children.

The concert will open with a short presentation by co-founder of the Nicholas Colby Fund, Lamont Gilbert, who will speak on how having a terminally ill child has affected his life and what we as college students can do to help make children in unfortunate situations smile.

The concert will be held in the Agate Hall Auditorium at Agate Hall on the University of Oregon’s campus. Tickets are available at the EMU box office for $7 or $10 at the door. If you can't make it to the concert or know somebody else who wants to help out, you're encouraged to give at our donation page set up to expand our fund raising efforts for the Nicholas Colby Fund.

For the most recent information on “Bring the Ruckus” join our Facebook event page and follow along on twitter:

• Phi Kappa Psi: @PhiPsi_UOAlpha
• Starting Six: @StartingSix
• Young Murph: @YoungMurph

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How's a girl supposed to keep up? I'm disgusted. Read the annotations on this photo proof and formulate your own opinions on what is beauty, what is business, and what is ethical. Always consume responsibly.

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Di$parity

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If you are ever trying to conceptualize how different the world is outside the American bubble and how male instincts are globally coordinated, this city is a great place to start. Dubai is really one of the wonders of the world and is still shrouded in mystery for most who view it extraneously. In recent years, I have become fascinated by the developments and architectural experiments constantly being undertaken by the UAE as well as the cultural turmoil that still exists despite the city's function as a global economic hub. Dubai has been known for starting multi-million dollar projects without having the foresight or the funds to wrap them up during economically turbulent times like they saw in 2010 (just like the fucking new expansion of the Bay Bridge we keep paying $6 tolls for). Once you get past the near-radioactive display of lights and metallic shimmer that cloaks the city, there is an even clearer display of the disparity of wealth, and how mankind was able to exploit this advantage in a very short period of time. Many look upon Dubai as a billionaire playground and its ostentatious displays provide us with a quintessential image of power, but when you throw enough money in the air it clouds what we should be able to see right in front of us. Dubai's blind spot is mainly in the area of labor and human rights, as more than 250,000 international workers come to participate in constructing Dubai's lavish projects and live in abject conditions to just to feed off of the surrounding wealth, but the ports that the city uses to generate the majority of its revenue have also lead to a large human trafficking dilemma in the city, mainly for prostitution.

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A Lesson Through Malice

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Malice's Book Excerpt #2 from Malice of the Clipse on Vimeo.

I am not religious in the least bit, but I fuck with spirituality. It is interesting to see how different people use spirituality to cope with what they are going through. In Malice's case, he is learning how to be true to himself through the fire and stress of self-criticism and interpreting the word of God. I wish I could understand the entirety of what he was going through, but I am also thankful that I don't. This is why African-Americans are beautiful and why (like Ricky Rozay said) Hip-Hop is so much deeper than rap. I could write a lot on this, but I'll let thought marinate in Malice's spoken word. Enjoy.