Come blow off steam after your last day of classes with Cartel and Motion City Soundtrack! Doors are at 7, show starts at 8. Tickets are $10 and available in the student center box office. Note that this show is open to TCNJ STUDENTS ONLY and IDs will be checked at the door.

Roxey Ballet, a professional contemporary ballet company from New Jersey, is performing “Dracula” on the stage as a ballet. Their original ballet interpretation retells the story of Dracula in a new and exciting theatrical way. Come see a show different from anything else CUB has done before! It's a free event that will leave you haunting for Halloween!

Rain date Monday 9/7. Admission - $6 and tickets available in the Student Center Box Office. Spend your Labor Day weekend at one of New Jersey's best beaches, enjoy the beach and boardwalk from 11am until 4pm.

Outdoor Carnival, Musical Entertainment featuring Mewithoutyou and Titus Andronicus, Side Show Act by 999 Eyes, Rides include a Ferris Wheel and more

Travel the world in one day! This free multicultural festival features a multicultural buffet, performances by student organizations, musical entertainment, and Henna tattoos! You can even have your picture taken with a backdrop from anywhere in the world!

Co-sponsored with Student Government Association

Come join the College Union Board for tips on going green and saving the environment at CUB's It's Easy Being Green! Nooner. Make your own dirt cup pudding, learn about recycling and tips to go green, grab (and decorate) your very own re-usable bag, and so much more!

In honor of Greek Independence Day, the Hellenic Society and CUB will be co-sponsoring this event where we will show "My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”  It will be in the Student Center Food Court at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 (Greek Independence Day). We will also have FREE Baklava and Greek Trivia.

A night of free entertainment for the entire TCNJ campus. Take pride in New Jersey with a Bon Jovi cover band, a beach themed video party, boardwalk games, food, and crafts. There are great NJ themed prizes.
List of some games and crafts: Skee Ball, Wave Runner, High Strike, Sand Art, Flip Flop Art, Sign Shop, Giant Chair Pictures, Casino, Mini Golf, Inflatables, Fish Tanks and more!
FREE

This is an off-broadway production about the Latina American experience. Six Latinas star in this play as they try to make sense of what it means to be a Hispanic woman in the United States. The event will include a 60min production followed by a 20 minute question and answer period.  The event coincides with Women's History Month and Latin Awareness Month.

Come out and enjoy a night of R&B and hip-hop with Grammy award winner Ludacris and fresh new Grammy nominee Lupe Fiasco.  Opener to be announced.  Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm.

Tickets are $15 for TCNJ students, $20 for any NJ student.  Must have college ID to purchase tickets - two tickets per ID.
Tickets go on sale for TCNJ students only at the Box Office everyday from 10am-4pm beginning Wednesday January 28th.
Tickets for other NJ College students go on sale starting February 11th.

Paid position elections will be held on Sunday, February 22, 1pm to 4pm.
The available positions are Cub Rat Co-chairs (2) and Graphic Artists (2).
Graphic artists - bring a portfolio to show the board.
Pick up applications in the Cub office.
Guaranteed housing is offered as well if you get the position.

Join CUB on a luxurious coach bus to see the Tony Award winning Broadway Show Avenue Q!

Tickets are $45 each.  Tickets go on sale Thursday January 22nd, 2009 in the BSC Box Office from 10am-4pm.

Check out www.avenueq.com for more information.

Brand New with Kevin Devine Opening

Kendall Hall, tickets $5 each

Come see the creator of PostSecret, Frank Warren, speak about the ongoing mail-art project that's been featured in several books and even AAR's "Dirty Little Secret" music video! Also, see some of the great secrets that have been submitted over the years! The PostSecret lecture will be on the Wednesday we get back from school (1/21) on the Kendall Hall main stage.

Elections for event coordinators and the paid position of a graphic designer. BSC Room 206.  Applications in CUB office.

Stevie Starr is called "the world's only professional regurgitator." He can swallow objects such as lightbulbs, Rubix cubes, billiard balls, coins, and even goldfish and can bring them back up safe and dry. Performing in Kendall main stage Saturday, October 25th 2008. There is also a juggling/stilt walking act that will be walking around campus throughout the day and they will be opening from 8 to 9.

Matt Nathanson with opener Kate York.  Tickets at the door.  $10 non-TCNJ students. 2/id and doors at 7, show at 8.

We will be having our elections for three event coordinators on Thursday, September 11. This will take place in Brower Student Center, Room 206. Come to our first meeting in Forcina 134, interest session on September 6, 7:30 p.m. in T/W Main Lounge or stop by our office on the second floor of the student center for an application! CUB's executive board is made up of 16 event coordinators who plan the concerts, comedy shows, bus trips, nooners, film series, and other entertainment activities on campus. Elections are open to all students who are interested in planning events on campus. Make sure to stop by our office to grab an application.

8pm - The Strangers

10pm - Forgetting Sarah Marshall

12am - 40-Year Old Virgin

Want to learn more about CUB, the entertainment activities board on campus? Come to the CUB Interest Session Ice Cream Social on Saturday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Travers/Wolfe Main Lounge. Come and learn about CUB and then catch our two Saturday night movies part of our weekly Film Series!

End Summer with a bang with Surf Rock in the Rat! The Sharkskins and The 9th wave will have you longing for the beach in no time. So bring your shades and swimsuits and you may even get leid! 

You voted TCNJ, and we listened. For the first time EVER, the students at TCNJ have picked their Spring Concert and as a result, the biggest concert in five years will be happening this spring. Come and see Third Eye Blind perform live on campus in the Rec Center. Tickets are General Admission and are still available every weekday from 10AM-4PM at the Box Office in the Student Center. Tickets are $15 each for TCNJ students-limit two (2) per ID and $20 each for NJ College students (non-TCNJ)- limit two (2) per ID.  Doors open at 7PM, with the show starting at 8PM with a special guest performance by TCNJ student Stephen Dadaian, winner of the "Ultimate Guitar Showdown."

Travel the world in one day! Free multicultural festival featuring entertainment, activities, and a multicultural buffet.

A night dedicated to 90's nostalgia...Pog, skip-it, hula-hoop & retro-video-game tournaments (prizes to be awarded)Bedazzlers (tote bags to decorate - and bring your own clothing, too)90's TV Show Reruns - Boy Meets World, Dinosaurs & Fresh Prince of Bel-AireOversized boardgames and toysHenna tattoosAirbrush tshirtsMake your own 90's Music VideoPoker Tournament with prizesAstrologist90's Video Dance Party 12am-3amPrizes! Free retro-candy and smoothies!

The concert has been postponed until a date can be rescheduled.  CUB was notified Friday afternoon that Vanessa Carlton was diagnosed with bronchitis and would be unable to perform on Saturday, January 26th, 2008 in Kendall Hall.  CUB and Vanessa will do our best to reschedule the concert as soon as possible later this semester.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Come support three TCNJ student bands, Crashing Monty, Faster Than Fate, and Pegasus Jetpack, at the first RAT show of the semester! Free show!

Hey TCNJ, this is your chance to decide what CUB's Spring Concert will be this year. From Tuesday, November 27th- Monday, December 3rd, vote for your top artists to come here and perform in the Spring semester. Everyone gets a vote, so don't waste this opportunity! Artists on the list include: Brand New, Ne-Yo, Ben Folds, Dashboard Confessional, O.A.R., Chris Brown, Lifehouse, Jack's Mannequin, Akon, and many more. Hurry...voting ends 12PM on Monday, December 3rd!

Click to Vote!

https://jedi.tcnj.edu/webteam/cgi-bin/formgenie/formgenie.pl?form=22134

This event will be the finale of Asian Awareness month, and will feature there different Asian acts, all from three different generes. Asia is a spoken word artist, Mark Saldana is one of the top Indian comedians in the country, and Johnny Hi Fi will rock the crowd with their very different by entertaining style.

CUB is having Executive Board elections on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. There are 3 available positions on the board: 1 Graphic Artist and 2 Event Coordinators. Applications may be picked up in the CUB office in the Student Life section of the Student Center. Applications should be returned to the CUB office by 5pm on Monday, November 26, 2007.Position Descriptions ....Event Coordinators:Responsible for planning at least 1 event per semeser, hosting 1 T/W movie per semester, fulfilling 5 office hours per week, and attending both General and Executive Board meetings each week.Graphic Artist: Responsible for working with the other graphic artist to create publicity for CUB events, hosting 1 T/W movie per semester, fulfilling 5 office hours per week, and attending both General and Executive Board meetings each week. The Graphic Artist position is a stipend position.

Learn about CUB and what we do. An interest session will be held with FREE PIZZA, so come and mix and mingle with members to find out more. Two positions are available on the Executive Board, one of which is reserved for a freshman. Applications will be accepted until Monday, September 10th. Pizza is available to the first 150 people.

Hey TCNJ! CUB really needs your help. By taking this quick survey below, you can tell us what you want us to bring to campus this coming year! We're mainly looking for concert ideas, and there is one form for Freshman ('11) and another for all other students who may have attended previous CUB Events. Click on the link below - Every vote counts!

For Freshman ('11):
https://jedi.tcnj.edu/webteam/cgi-bin/formgenie/formgenie.pl?form=20504

For Everyone else ('10, '09, '08):

https://jedi.tcnj.edu/webteam/cgi-bin/formgenie/formgenie.pl?form=20076

Grab your friends and come relax in the pool with some inner tubes and
some great movies!

 The Academy Is....

coming to TCNJ along with Copeland! Celebrate the middle of April with these two fabulous bands in Kendall Hall. Doors are at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.

Tickets will be onsale in the Student Center beginning April 2, from 10am-4pm each day. You must present your own ID when you buy your tickets, and can pay in CASH ONLY.

And guess what! Your friends from Rider can come too! (Tickets for Rider students are $15 a piece)

If you are asking yourself: Is it really worth it? The answer is YES! But don't take our word for it. Check out the websites:

www.theacademyis.com

www.thecopelandsite.com

 How can someone give a lecture in the library AND play a Rat show?...or so you might wonder. Not everybody can do it, but Jeremy Lyons can!

Stop by the Library Auditorium on Monday, February 26 at 6pm to hear Jeremy chat about blues music and talk about the genre itself (more to come on this).

Then, hit up the Rat Tuesday night (February 27) and listen to Jeremy jam from 8pm-11pm! $3 to enter, 21+
Check out some more info at http://www.deltabilly.com/ [although he is not playing with the band you see on his site, but with 2 other guys]

AND!


Jeremy Lyons is originally from New Orleans and was displaced by the hurricaine, so to honor New Orleans and its spirit the Rat will be serving New Orleans style food and beer Tuesday night.

So be there!

You've seen him on SNL! You've seen him all over TV! Now come and see Darrell Hammond at TCNJ! What better way to spend a Tuesday night than laughing with Darrell Hammond at Kendall Hall?

The show begins at 8pm - we will have an opener, so keep checking back for some extra comedic awesomeness! Tickets are $10, 2 per TCNJ ID and $15 for anyone else not at TCNJ.

We'll see you there!

Ready for a crazy game of poker? Wait no more! The UV Latenighters are back and better than ever with more prizes!! Come to the T/W Dining Hall on Friday February 9 for the No Limit Texas Holdem' FREEROLL Tournament!

Top 12 players payout, with a $75 Visa Gift card to the winner, among the
$300 total in prizes.

Don't know how to play? Come and learn to play before 9PM.

Think you're funny?
Got a sweet band?
Think you're the next big solo act?
CUBRAT is looking for student bands, soloists, and comedians to perform in
the Rathskellar for the spring semester. Please email cubrat@tcnj.edu if
you're interested.

 Feeling a little bummed about being back at school? Or maybe you're looking for some humor or magic. No worries! Stop by CUB's fabulous nooner on January 29th in the Student Center.

John P. Hopkins, comedian and magician, will be hoping you stop by too. He'll be performing in the Stud from 11:30am-12:30pm, and he loves audience participation, so don't miss it! This event is TOTALLY FREE, so make sure you stop by and check it out!

Want more? Hit up the website: http://www.kramerintl.com/hopkins.htm

We'll see you there!

We sense that you want a magic show for Welcome Back Weekend...

Well, we don't, but Jim Karol does! Mentalist, magician and man with a super memory, Jim Karol, also known as "The Psychic Madman", is coming to Kendall Hall on Friday, January 26! You may have seen him in Jackass Number 2 (The Movie) or in various other places such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Ellen, Rosie, and the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. Now you can see him right here at TCNJ -- for FREE! If you want a high energy show with tons of audience participation, come see Jim Karol.

And that's not all! We have a new opener, BENJAMIN THE JUGGLER! Benjamin was a professionally trained juggler with the
Moscow Circus. He performs in the style of a Moscow Circus juggler. He has performed all over the US, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Still on the fence? Check out their websites: www.jimkarol.com and benjaminthejuggler.com (disregard the clown pictures, he will not be a clown at TCNJ)

It's your last chance this semester to play in UV Latenight's monthly No Limit Texas Holdem' Freeroll Tournament. Come on out and enter for a chance to win up to $75 in Visa Gift Cards! Prizes awarded to the top eight (8) players. Registration is from 8:00-9:00PM in the T/W Dining Hall. The tournament if FREE to enter and will start promptly at 9:00PM. Not sure how to play?? No problem! Come and learn from 8-9PM! See you there where over $200 in prizes are at stake!

 Come see BOBBY BLOCK AND THE KLEZMER KINGS in the student center. Enjoy various kinds of holiday music for free!

Affirming the enduring virtues of solid songwriting, understated and openhearted performances, and a penchant for off-kilter moments of ecstatic inspiration, the Boston-based trio Guster releases its stunning new album, Keep It Together, on Palm Pictures/Reprise Records.
Guster’s hardcore fans, along with the merely curious and accidentally intrigued, are in for something of a surprise with Keep It Together. The album’s baker’s dozen of original selections includes the new single “Amsterdam” and standout selections like “Diane,” “Red Oyster Cult,” “Backyard,” and “Come Downstairs And Say Hello.” Together they take the team of Ryan Miller (guitar, vocals), Adam Gardner (guitar, vocals) and Brian Rosenworcel (percussion) into some intriguing new aural territory, a landscape scattered with vivid cinematic imagery, unsettling insights, and autumnal shadings of the most brilliant and fleeting subtlety.
All pretty much standard operating procedure for a group that has built a fanatical fan base through near constant touring and three previous releases: 1994’s Parachute, 1996’s Goldfly, and 1999’s Lost And Gone Forever, which in aggregate neatly lifted Guster from the teeming ranks of alt-rock underdogs into the rarified realms of The Real Deal. This status has been cemented by the group’s performances at everything from Woodstock ’99 to their own sold-out shows in venues like the FleetBoston Pavilion (Boston), Central Park SummerStage (New York), The Riviera Theater (Chicago), The Warfield (San Francisco), and The Tabernacle (Atlanta), not to mention sharing bills with a raft of heavy hitters.
In the process, Guster has racked up a wealth of performing and recording experience since its formative days at Tufts University. It was in 1992 that the trio first met, made common creative cause, and kept the ball rolling, busking by day and playing steady club dates by night, quickly carving a niche for themselves on the bustling Boston music scene.
The previously mentioned run of acclaimed albums strengthened the band’s underground resume, while aboveground, the cognoscenti were catching wind thanks to “Airport Song,” a left-field radio hit off of Goldfly, sporadic appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and prominent placement in the feature film Life As A House.
Thus buoyed, Guster returned to the studio last year with producers Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Freedy Johnston, Sleater-Kinney) and Ron Aniello (Days Of The New, Lifehouse), along with contributors/friends Josh Rouse, Ben Kweller, Joe Pisapia, and Tony Goddess (Papas Fritas), to begin work on a collection of new songs that would eventually coalesce into Keep It Together.
“We’d made up a bunch of rules over the years and we decided to just throw them all away,” explains Rosenworcel on the subject of Guster’s startling new instrumental proliferation. “Ryan plays bass, Adam’s taken on piano and I do a bit of kit drumming. It all took a lot longer because we had to learn to play everything.”
“We get bored very easily,” admits Miller. “It’s one of the main reasons we wanted to fill up all the spaces in this music. That way there’s always something to listen to.” “All those layers made it a very long, hard process,” adds Gardner. “But the hardest work was trying to make it sound simple. We wanted to invite people into the songs and then have a look around.”
What they’re likely to notice, even on the earliest spin, is a certain and singular confessional quality to Miller’s lyrics. “I was going through a break-up at the time,” he reveals. “That’s what was on my mind and it helped to try and turn it all into music. I would have to say it was a difficult birth, but the baby is healthy.”
“We’ve tried hard to make a connection to our fans,” ventures Rosenworcel. “And in turn, they’re loyal enough to let us experiment. Some of these tracks aren’t so over-the-top catchy and the arrangements can be pretty out there, but in the end it’s still the three of us. That’s what remains constant.”
“We focused on feelings and moods,” concludes Gardner. “It’s a way to keep the interaction between ourselves and our audience as open as possible. We like to keep things honest, because we’re just not very good at faking it.”
So there you have it. Guster: the band that can’t fake it. And that -- along with the willingness to learn new musical skills and share a broken heart with the whole world -- is where good music begins.


www.guster.com

AAA & CUB Present An Evening of Comedy with Dat Phan & Special Guest Dat Phan emigrated from Vietnam to the United States with his mother and grew up in San Diego. In 2003, Dat won the first season of NBC's reality show Last Comic Standing. Dat also has his own "Comedy Central Presents" special and has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Much of Dat's hilarious and original act involves his childhood and his experiences as a Vietnamese immigrant.