The relative peace and calm of the Appalachian Festival that occurred Saturday morning was violently interrupted when SAE brother Joe Salgado was savaged by a swarm of wasps. Young Joseph had been sampling the apple cider, when he spilled a small portion of it on his sweater. Wasps and yellow-jackets quickly swooped in, attempting to taste the sweet liquid. They pursued Joe until he took shelter in the Guild hall lobby. Other than this brief departure from sanity, the insects seemed harmless. Joe's current condition is unknown, but he was quoted as saying "I feared for my life. I hate bugs man, like seriously come on." The young man in question sustained several stings, none of which proved fatal.
On a lighter not, the entrance fee for FSU students to attend the concert being held was a mere $8. Because of this many students (and people in general) were present for the concert Saturday. Andrew Dougherty, a sophomore who attended the festival, said, "It really was pretty nice. Considering how small the school is, it's pretty cool that it can put on such good events." This view seemed to be the general consensus among the students present at the event. Parker Wittle concurred, stating that, "Its's nice to have things like this early in the year before it gets to cold, even if it was sort of chilly today. But yeah man, it's a great festival, can't wait for next year."
One of the main attractions at the festival was the live band "Buffalo in the Castle," who's members (Desi Wilkinson, Martin O'Connor, Lena Ullman, and Frank Hall) played a wide assortment of instruments. The instrumentals seemed at times to have an almost Irish lilt to them, but the vocals were most definitely of the Bluegrass variety. Overall the band seemed to be a hit, and the music was very pleasing to the ear. When asked for his opinion on the music, Eli Tolstoi had this to say, "I was surprised at how good it was. I thought Bluegrass was trailer trash music, but this sounded ok."
Coming back to the main point of this article, the harsh treatment of Joe Salgado by these unruly insects is not to be tolerated. They must be sought out and dealt with. No quarter should be given. Thankfully, despite their best efforts, the insects were unable to rain on the parade (or indeed the festival) of the festival-goers. With any luck they will be unable to assault any innocent citizens at next years Appalachian Festival.
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