Guest country musicians a hit for students

There’s no better way to bring Waynesburg University students together than through chicken wings and country music.
The first wing night of the year kicked off at Benedum Dining Hall, welcoming all university students.
Students swarmed in at the start of the event, waiting in line for their desired choice of wings.
“The students on campus really enjoy wing night and it has become a pretty popular event,” said Gracious Shavers, senior human services major and chairman of the Music Committee for the Student Activities Board.
“I wanted to change it up a bit and invite a three piece country band, Scarletta, to perform for the students,” said Shavers. “Out of all the bands that we looked at, Scarletta really stood out to us and agreed to come.”
Scarletta traveled all the way from Nashville, Tennessee, to perform for the university students.
Emilee Allan, lead singer of the band, expressed how much she enjoys traveling to different universities all over the United States and performing.
“As a band, we enjoy performing at colleges because the food is always great and we always have fun interacting with the crowd of students,” said Allan. “I love the feeling that I get when I see students singing along with me and having a good time.”
The wing night event had a country theme to it, with SAB providing a root beer keg, black plastic solo cups and peanuts for the students.
Shavers said the event was initially going to be held outside, but because of weather conditions, the event was moved inside Benedum.
“We wanted the event to be like a concert in a way, so we incorporated peanuts and other things to make it more authentic,” said Shavers.
Students like Danielle Schuyler, a senior public relations major, thought the solo cups and peanuts brought an excellent touch to the event.
“I thought that the solo cups was a wonderful idea; it went along with the country atmosphere that was portrayed tonight,” said Schuyler.
For many students, wing night was an opportunity to get away from their studies and enjoy their favorite music.
“I love country music, and the band that played tonight really helped take my mind off of my homework assignments,” said Megan Spangler, sophomore nursing major.
As the evening continued, the crowd of students started to die down.
Allan said she was used to seeing students only staying for half the event, and she wasn’t bothered by it.
“You guys still had a decent amount of people by the end of the night, that’s all that matters,” said Allan.
Allan hopes that the students enjoyed the music, because the band would love to be invited a second time.
“My band and I like the community of Waynesburg,” said Allan. “We wish we could spend more time here, but unfortunately we are headed back on the road tomorrow morning.”