The incident took place outside the Plaza Ocean Club Hotel on the 600 block of North Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach police Captain James Newcomb said there were unknown shots fired and no suspects have been apprehended. The captain said no UD students were involved in the incident. Newcomb characterized it as a “freak event.”

May graduate Megan O’Mera, Dayton 2 Daytona executive director, said D2D’s main concern was to reassure the safety of students attending the trip.

“I understand that it is scary to hear that; to be on your balcony and hear something scary like that. Our number one priority is to make sure we can take care of those fears and address them as quickly as possible and do whatever we can,” she said.

Breakaway Tours, the company that operates the annual trip with sponsorship from UD, was advising people to stay off of their balconies as a precautionary measure, according to O’Mera. O’Mera was a Flyer News staff writer.

Students first reported the incident on Twitter at 2:04 a.m. Michael Joseph, also a May graduate, tweeted, “Gunshots outside the hotel…” Senior Justin Corvino noted he saw the gunfire. “Just witnessed a shooting outside of our hotel. Other people heard it, I saw the actual shots,” he tweeted.

About a half hour after the first tweets about hearing gunshots were posted, Dayton 2 Daytona’s official Twitter account tweeted, “For those who heard suspicious noises from 1st hotel: sources report they were unrelated to D2D, police are on scene, and no one was hurt.”

O’Mera reiterated that, as far as she knew, the incident was unrelated to the D2D trip. She summed up the incident as a case of “wrong place at the wrong time.”

Flyer News will continue to follow this story if any additional information becomes available.
For a rundown of tweets about the incident via Storify, click here.

Kavanaugh was suspended from the school for a violation of its Standards of Behavior and Code of Conduct on Oct. 24, 2012.

“For me, it’s really just a sigh of relief,” Kavanaugh said, who said the re-enrollment process started in the middle of April. “I’m really grateful for the coaches to let me back on the team and the university to readmit me as a student. For me and my family, we’re just happy to be here now and I’m just looking forward to getting back out there with my teammates.”

In the emailed statement, UD associate vice president for university communications Teri Rizvi said, “We took this issue seriously, and we reviewed it thoroughly, as we would for any student. Matt has met his obligations to the University during this interim period and, as a result, he will be readmitted as a student and as a member of the basketball team.”

Dayton men’s basketball head coach Archie Miller said he thinks Kavanaugh has grown up a lot since he’s known him and is excited to get him back into the fold.

“It is a privilege and it’s a great opportunity,” Miller said. “I’m sure as you talk to Matt and everyone, for me to bring him back and for us to have him back as a player, it gives us great confidence that we can continue to mold, get him to the finish line, and having him graduate is very, very important.

“To me, it’s really about giving him the opportunity that he has earned the right over the past year as the university deemed it.”

Miller said Kavanaugh has no restrictions or hindrances as a full-time student athlete at UD and is “full go.” He also said that the team was not holding it’s last scholarship specifically for Kavanaugh, as it was unknown how his situation would turn out and he prefers having the flexibility of an open spot.

Kavanaugh was accused of, but not criminally charged in two alleged sexual assaults cases of a 17-year-old female on the morning of Aug. 20, 2012, according to an article published on Oct. 29, 2012 in Flyer News, in which Flyer News obtained University of Dayton Department of Public Safety records from the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

When asked during a press conference held in the Cronin Athletics Center with members of the media if he would like to say anything if there were any alleged victims out there, Kavanaugh said, “I would just really like to focus on putting all that behind me. That matter was fully reviewed and dismissed a long time ago, so I’m just trying to do my best to move past that and start trying to have as good of a senior season and school year as I can.”

Kavanaugh said he is now aware he needs to hold himself to a higher standard, as he represents his family, the university and its men’s basketball program, and not just himself.

According to the university’s student handbook, a person who is suspended is not to be allowed on campus for any classes, activities, or events. Kavanaugh said he helped fulfill part of his academic requirements towards graduating by enrolling in a single class at both Sinclair Community College and Franklin Community College while staying in brief contact with his former teammates.

Flyer News previously reported on Oct. 25, 2012 that Kavanaugh, a Centerville, Ohio native, would be allowed to re-enroll into the university following the conclusion of his suspension, according to Rizvi.

“I think what’s real key here is that Matt has met all the obligations required of him by the university,” UD vice president and director of athletics Tim Wabler said. “He went and fulfilled them not just to come back as a student, but to come back as a student athlete. We’re happy for Matt and we’re happy for his family that he’ll get a chance to graduate from the university but then also, he’ll get to participate in his senior season.”

Kavanaugh said it is a private matter between him and university officials on the requirements he had to meet in order to be reinstated.

Kavanaugh said he is enrolled in one class during the summer semester at UD and will begin classes on Monday, May 13.

During his junior season in 2011-2012, Kavanaugh averaged nine points per game to go with 5.9 rebounds per game, and started all 33 contests while playing in 23.9 minutes per contest. He will be a senior and have one year of eligibility remaining at UD.

Fuchs’ mother explained that although her son does have serious injuries, he is on the long road to recovery.

Michael Fuchs has a fractured left leg and vertebrae in his neck, which have been stabilized through surgery, Mary Fuchs said. Michael Fuchs also has several other small fractures throughout his body that will likely heal on their own, his mother said.

Mary Fuchs said she made the 10-hour drive from Edison, N.J., after getting a call from UD Public Safety Saturday afternoon while she was out running errands with her daughter.

Although they could not provide details, Mary Fuchs said she tried to remain calm when she was informed of her son’s apparent fall.

She added that family members will be taking turns visiting Michael Fuchs, and friends are welcome as well.

Academically, Mary Fuchs said she was not sure what the family will do about their son’s finals, but would likely be working with the university to figure something out down the road.

“He is getting a little bit better every day and we are extraordinarily lucky to be able to say that,” Mary Fuchs said. “One of the physical therapy nurses joked with him that his professors were coming to the hospital to give him oral exams instead. That definitely gave him a jolt!”

Although he was sedated for most of the week, Mary Fuchs said her son’s breathing tube was removed April 26 and he can now speak a little bit, but mostly communicates in whispers or hand gestures.

Michael Fuchs was also able to sit up April 25 and give his parents a hug, Mary Fuchs added.

As far as Mary Fuchs can tell, her son does not remember the incident but is aware that he is in the hospital receiving treatment for injuries, she said. The family will discuss his fall when he has further recovered, she said.

“He did not have spinal cord damage and we don’t think he has a head injury,” she said. “He needs to spend more time in the hospital and will then be moved to impatient treatment for rehab. It will be quite a few months of therapy.”

Mary Fuchs explained that she was not sure if her son had any substance in his system prior to the incident, and said they would not know for a while.

Mary Fuchs tearfully expressed her utmost gratitude to all those who have been supportive throughout her son’s time at UD and during his current struggle.

“We are so grateful,” Mary Fuchs said. “We thank God every minute he has gotten as far as he has. We are thankful for all the prayers from UD and the kindness from Miami Valley Hospital.”

In the wake of UD freshman Larry Cook’s death, Mary Fuchs said she understands why students might draw parallels to her son’s incident.

“I think there are some frightening similarities,” Fuchs said. “It’s heartbreaking for everybody and most of all Larry’s family. Since I’ve heard about his death, I’ve been praying for him and his mom. When I had heard Michael had been hurt in a similar way, all I could think was ‘Oh my god. Not again.’”

Mary Fuchs said she prays every day for Cook’s family and cannot fathom not having a second chance with her child.

“I couldn’t tell what happened to Larry, but the thing that is very hardest for me and makes me the saddest is that we are blessed with a second chance with Michael,” Fuchs said. “I wish his mom could have the same.”

Mary Fuchs said there was no indication of attempted suicide by either the police, dorm residents or his close friends.

Mary Fuchs said she hopes for the future safety of all on campus.

“We’re lucky to be able to say there is good news,” Mary Fuchs said. “We are so blessed. We are grateful to UD. As a mom, I just encourage students to be really careful and take care of themselves. I would love everyone to take care of themselves.”

The injured student, who has not been identified by the university by request of the family, was removed from the scene by Dayton Fire Department, according to a UD police lieutenant.

Photographs taken by students at the scene show a barefoot male in shorts and a T-shirt lying on a sidewalk between the south side of Marycrest and the temporary parking zone. The extent of his injuries is unknown, although the male’s left leg appeared significantly injured at the knee.

UD police are conducting a joint investigation with Dayton Police, but there is no official determination of why the student fell, according to a statement from UD officials. The agencies are analyzing evidence and interviewing potential witnesses, according to the statement.

Marianne Laux, mother of freshman political science major and Flyer News writer Elaine Laux, said she was walking out of the dorm after dropping off her daughter when she found the student.

“I walked out of the basement doors and found a group of girls, who were quite hysterical and screaming,” Laux said. “I went to him, checked his pulse and there was one. Then I put my hands on his chest to make sure his heart was beating.”

Laux said she stayed with the student until EMS arrived, stroking his cheek and offering supportive words.

“When you’re a mother, you automatically have that motherly instinct that kicks in,” Laux said. “I just held him and told him that help was coming.”

This is the second fall from a UD dorm this month. On April 2, freshman Larry Cook died after he fell from the sixth floor common room of Meyer Hall in Stuart Complex. Cook’s death was ruled a suicide by the Montgomery County Coroner, but university police are assisting Dayton Police homicide unit in the ongoing investigation into the death, according to university officials.

The two incidents have raised questions on campus about the safety of the university’s high-rise residence halls. After Cook’s death, Flyer News observed rubber window stoppers in the north-facing common room windows on the seventh and fifth floors of Meyer Hall, but did not find window stoppers on the north-facing sixth floor common room windows. University officials were unable to provide Flyer News with information about why some windows had stoppers while others did not.

Windows in Marycrest Complex also feature rubber stoppers which prohibit the windows from fully opening. While Flyer News was unable to confirm whether the injured student’s window had stoppers, UD media relations told Flyer News that Marycrest “underwent a $20-million renovation completed in 2007 that included new windows equipped with screens.”

Persons with information regarding either fall are encouraged to contact police. Students who wish to talk with professional counselors may arrange to do so by calling the Counseling Center at 937-229-3141. In an emergency, call university police at 937-229-2121 or dial 911 from a campus landline.

Reporting contributed by Ethan Klosterman, Scott Zingale and Sarah Devine. Flyer News will continue to update this story on flyernews.com and on Twitter at @flyernews.

However, the summer glow only goes so far. No amount of sunlight or vacation time can give you good fashion, and that’s where I come in. Get excited, fellow Flyers, because the summer edition of UD Street Style is finally here. I’m sharing some of my favorite summer trends with you ladies and gents, no matter where your summer plans may take you.

PEPLUM

If I could, I would write an entire column about this trend. This style is classic, can be dressed up or down and is ridiculously flattering on a woman’s waistline. Starting an internship? Pair a peplum top with a pencil skirt and blazer. Night on the town with old high school friends?

Pair a peplum top with jeans, heels and include a chunky necklace. I dread the day that peplum goes out of style, not only because it’s universally flattering, but also because I’ll need to throw out half my closet.

CHEVRON

This is a new twist to classic stripes, and I’m fully on board. Chevron has evolved from a cautionary road sign to a popular print for dresses and tops, and these can be worn professionally or casually depending on the shape of the piece. A chevron dress with a blazer and heels would be a perfect professional look, and simply add some chunky jewelry and remove the blazer for a more fun and casual look.

CUTOUTS

There have been lots of funky cutouts in clothes shown on the runways lately, and while it may sound risqué, this can be a great summer look if done right.

The key to nailing this trend is to make sure your cutouts are in tasteful places, like the side of a dress around the waistline. These cutouts should also be small enough so that they don’t gap or expose anything you don’t want to be seen. Once again, this is a risky trend, but definitely one worth trying this summer.

MINT

Spring brings with it the resurrection of pastels, but this year, they are sticking around for the summer months. One of the biggest colors I’ve noticed this summer is mint green, and the soft color will compliment your tan from Daytona well. Try a dress, shorts or pants in this color.

FRINGE

Fringe has been extremely popular on the runways lately, and was also spotted on all the celebs this past weekend at Coachella. Try a cropped tank with fringe at the bottom if you’re headed to a music festival for a funky twist on the classic tank.

Fringe has also been popping up on swimsuits this year, and I’m obsessed. I’m expecting to see lots of these on the pool deck this year. That is, if anyone is brave enough to bare their bikini bod in Daytona just days after all the stress eating induced by finals. But I digress…

I could talk about women’s fashion forever (and ask my roommates, I usually do), but now I’ll move on to the men. Since I’m not the biggest expert on this subject, I asked my good friend and men’s fashion guru, Alex Vallejo, sophomore computer engineering major.

COLORED SHORTS

Ever since the weather has gotten nicer, almost every guy I pass on the way to class has on shorts in a different bright color. I thought this was specifically a “fratstar” trend, but it seems to have caught on with almost every guy on campus. I’ll admit I’m a big fan of this trend. However, Vallejo warns to avoid pastels for fear of overdoing it.

A MORE PROFESSIONAL LOOK

“A well fitted gray linen suit will make you look prim and proper for those occasions that call for a more formal look over the summer,” Vallejo advises. I’ll back him up on this one; there’s nothing bad about a man in a suit.

COLORED SHOES

I have been noticing a lot of brightly colored kicks around campus, and this is a new and exciting trend that I can support. Vallejo recommends blue, red or light tan.

SHORT SHORTS?

“Try a shorter inseam on your shorts this summer,” Vallejo said. “If you want to stay conservative, 9” inseams will do. Go for 7” if you want the ladies to notice the results of all those extra squats you’ve been
doing recently.”

I’m not so sure I can get behind this trend, but I’ll be waiting with baited breath to see if it actually catches on!

Now that you’re caught up on what’s hot this summer, go forth and dress to impress!

“Evil Dead” is a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 horror cult classic of the same name. A group of young, attractive friends decide to retreat to an old cabin and end up stuck when they discover a sketchy book that releases a vulgar demon, who takes turns possessing them.

“Evil Dead” is the ideal slasher film. If you happen to be considering creating a horror movie, there are a few guidelines that you must follow.

FIND SOMEPLACE CREEPY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF LITERALLY NOWHERE

Who can have a good time in a populated, safe area with lots of hospitals and police nearby? I can’t! Make sure it’s far away with not a whole lot of cellular service. Check the weather beforehand to make sure your trip is rainy, cold and dreary.

TAKING CARE OF YOUR NEWFOUND EVIL BOOK

You are in the woods far from any civilization with your best pals. Naturally, there is some sort of creepy basement that everyone decides is totally okay to look through.

In successful horror movies, one of the deceivingly smartest characters finds some type of evil book and/or object.

First thing the character should do is read through the entire book. Do not stop if it says “stop,” seriously, just keep going. It will be fun. If it says not to say a certain word or phrase, just keep on keeping on.

Make sure the character says exactly what the book or object says not to. It’s like saying “Beetlejuice” three times, everything will turn out okay.

LIVE IN DENIAL

I, personally, am a fan of ignoring problems. In horror movies, that is the exact route you should take. Is one of your friends probably possessed by a demon awakened by your impromptu study session with an evil book?

Say they just need a doctor, give them morphine injections, lock them in a room and continue on hanging with your pals. Do everything in your power to ignore the problem until the last possible second. No, really. Just deny it. Especially if you are the loudmouth who read from the evil book for fun.

HOW TO BE A DEMON

If you happen to be the poor, possessed character in the movie, swear a lot, all the time and at everything.

No self-respecting demon would not have a ton of one-liners filled with swearing and sexual innuendos.

Also, make sure that the demon vomits on at least one or two characters. Make sure the projectile vomit is oddly colored. Anything else is just a feeble attempt to be scary and the demon will not be taken seriously.

ALWAYS HAVE MONTAGES

Do not make a horror movie without a few good montages. They can be a little bit of a pick me up after all goes downhill and half of the characters are dead.

If it seems like there realistically shouldn’t be enough time for the montage, do it anyways. Preferably one of the last guy standing preparing for a showdown with one of those evil demons.

FALSE ENDINGS ARE NECESSARY

If the movie seems to be dragging, do a fake out. Pretend that the movie is going to be over soon, give a suspiciously happy ending and then bring in another crazy plot twist or demon.

Even if it is slightly obvious, do it anyways. This will be super enjoyable for both the audience and your worn-out characters. The ones that are left, that is.

Go see “Evil Dead.” Cliché, but an amusing and classically fun remake.

Will Kmetz: We have a nice, big living room, but it would have been nice to have two floors.

Michael Purves: Nice bar. Nice pong table. Nice yard.

WK: 31 steps away from the Deli.

MP: We still have not gotten dressed up, got in the car and driven there yet.

Chris Moorman: Our goal is to actually drive to the Deli and drive back.

MP: We’re a class act here.

FN: What kind of things do you do in the yard?

MP: Play Blanca.

CM: It’s a German drinking game. It’s basically drunk ball on a bigger scale.

WK: It involves sprinting, chugging and most of the time, vomiting.

CM: When you play with Will, a lot of curse words.

WK: That too.

CM: The better players are the ones who can actually chug. Will’s probably the worst.

MP: Jim is really good when he can stand up.

Jim Wombell: Mhmmm.

FN: What’s better about living on the 200 block of Lowes rather than the 400 block?

JW: It’s quieter.

CM: Shorter walking distance to the bars.

FN: What’s your favorite bar?

MP & JW: Milano’s.

CM: It used to be the Fieldhouse because we lived on Chambers.

FN: Does Jim have any drinks named after him at Milano’s?

CM: Yeah, a “Wombell on the Rocks.”

WK: He also has a specialty cheeseburger at Marycrest called the “Wombell No. 5.” Jim ordered it three meals a day for an entire year.

CM: He only eats like seven things.

FN: What kinds of things do you do on your porch?

MP: Drink.

WK: We like to grill.

CM: We like to grill out a lot, especially during nice weather.

WK: Last week, we used it like five days.

CM: We were even out there on the Super Bowl. Burgers.

MP: We had Skyline dip.

FN: Do you guys have any running jokes?

CM: We have “The Wall.” It’s got all the stupid things we say.

WK: “The Joe Wall.” Anytime anyone comes in the house, their eyes are automatically drawn to “The Wall.” The Joe section is pretty much any “o” sound replaced with “Joe.”

CM: Joe-be Bryant.

WK: Dunkin’ Joe-nuts.

JW: Edgar Allen Joe.

FN: Tell me about your favorite bed sheets.

WK: Our one for opening weekend was, “Finish your beer, there are sober kids at Xavier.”

CM: Got a lot of responses on that one.

MP: And someone stole it.

WK: Got a lot of people taking pictures with it.

MP: We were very proud of that one.

FN: What kind of TV shows do you like?

CM: “Game of Thrones,” “The League,” “Archer,” “Top Gear.”

JS: We like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

WK: Tosh.

JW: “How I Met Your Mother.”

FN: What kind of music do you like?

CM: It’s a wide range, but basically no country.

WK: Journey, for sure.

CM: “Don’t Stop Believing” is the greatest song ever written.

WK: “Epic Sax Man.” Ten-hour loop. That’s one of our favorites.

MP: That’s the official Blanca anthem.

FN: What’s the theme song of this house?

WK: It’s the Taylor Swift goat song. That’s our anthem.

FN: How would you describe this house?

JW: Ouch.

MP: It’d be “The Podge.” That’s the house’s name. It’s been that since the 80s.

WK: It’s carved in the sidewalk.

FN: Does your house have any unique features?

CM: We have laundry. Lots of storage.

WK: We have a pet mouse. It won’t die.

CM: We do have four exterior doors and only two work. It confuses drunk people all the time.

FN: What do your Friday nights look like?

MP: Well, it usually involves a trip to buy a 12-pack of Red’s at the Deli. Then, from there, it can branch off in many different ways. We could set up the pong table. We could play video games.

JS: We watch movies.

FN: What do your Saturday mornings look like?

CM: Well, for Jim, it usually looks like this. [Jim still in bed at 4 p.m.]

JW: Usually, I don’t have an interview in my room.

CM: I work on Saturday mornings, so I’m not here.

FN: Has anyone met anyone famous recently?

WK: Jim made an arse of himself.

CM: In front of Rick Pitino, “Do you know my dad?”

FN: How was it to live with the Flyer News editor-in-chief?

CM: Probably awful.

WK: He’s never here.

JS: We get a lot of firsthand information.

MP: We share a lot of information, which is very beneficial.

JW: We make fun of his writing.

JS: We make fun of people in SGA.

MP: This blank has the IQ of a cannoli.

JW: That’s insulting to a cannoli.

Kelly’s photographic exhibit, “Eco-Conscience and Holiness: Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist,” displayed at Roesch Library examines this holiness, as Kelly defines it, across four continents.

From a young age, Kelly was an explorer.  He saw kids playing soccer as he mapped out the woods and land around him.  He wanted to shout at them, “Look what’s going on right here.”  He yearned to “go out and discover.”

At the age of 16, with money saved from a paper, he purchased his first 35mm camera.  He took a dark room photography class, inspiring him to set up his own dark room.  In 1984, after graduating from Wabash College, Kelly left Indiana for Ireland to photograph and bring what he found back to people.

“I’ve done it as an explorer,” Kelly said.

He seeks to find peoples living “traditional lifestyles,” such as Gaelic speaking people, cultivating crops, weaving clothes.  He seeks to find cultures that “haven’t yet been taken over by the modern world,” he said.

The exhibit features images ranging from the Sea of Galilee to the streets of Peru.  In the panoramic piece of the Sermon on the Mount, Kelly incorporates audio.  The Sea of Galilee laps against the shore and University of Dayton students give voice to the image.  Some of the other pieces also include an audio dimension.

“I hope people will be impacted by that,” Kelly said.

His parents, Dayton alumni, met at the University of Dayton.  He jokes that without Dayton, he literally would not be here today.

Although Kelly travels the world and expends huge amounts of time searching for holiness and tradition, he still photographs the Midwest.  However, Europe inspired “Eco-Conscience and Holiness: Journey of a Pilgrim Artist.”

He calls this eco-conscience “an extra twist.”

The exhibit emphasizes the duty of the individual in the world.  Whether Kelly’s work speaks as an environmental or religious call to action is up to the individual.

“Humans are meant to be taking care of creation just like God,” Kelly said. “I wanted us to realize that we individual people are stewards of our own ecosystem.”

The exhibit will remain on display at Roesch Library on the first floor gallery through May 12.

For more information, visit deniskelly.com or email Kelly at denis@deniskelly.com.

Megan O’Mera, a senior communication major and executive director for the D2D committee, said the committee compiled a list of potential artists for the trip. After asking trip participants via social media, she said the committee finally decided Kingston’s “free-flowing” sound would go well with the beach atmosphere.

“He was really the No. 1 choice on our list to start with,”O’Mera said, also a Flyer News staff writer. “The music that he makes has such a strong influence. His sound also goes very well with our beach-vibe.”

Kingston will take the stage at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 9, O’Mera said.

Prior to his performance, Shwayze will perform on Wednesday, May 8. She said the committee revealed the artist via Facebook on April 16.

The committee also considered a country band for the trip, but it seemed there were not as many fans, O’Mera said.

The organization of the performances differs slight from past years, she said. Shifting from a five-band lineup to a headliner performance with some student-band features was something the committee wanted to try, she said.

“We had several student bands approach us in past years looking to perform during the trip,” O’Mera said. “So we hosted a competition where they could make songs about Daytona and post their videos to social media and YouTube.”

For the contest, Zup said he wrote a song featuring junior chemical engineering major Ryan Dillion and a sampling from Semisonic’s “Closing Time,” which received 1,284 hits on YouTube as of April 17.

With such a large fan base on campus, O’Mera said Zup will be a hit in Daytona.

Zup, a junior communication major, said performing at Daytona was one of his goals after arriving on campus his first year.

“I’m so psyched to perform for my fans at Daytona,” Zup said. “I want to show people that my music is bigger than just performing at house parties.”

Zup said he is hopeful to meet Kingston and Shwayze at some point during the trip.

“It’d be pretty sick to meet those guys in real life,” Zup said. “But I’m really focused on letting people know that they should share their talents, whatever it is, just like I’ve tried to do with UD.”

The committee is still deciding when Zup will perform, although it will likely be Wednesday, May 8, O’Mera said.

Feedback about the musical artists from the participating students has been mostly positive, she said.

“So many students were excited with our selection so we’re pretty happy,” O’Mera said. “There was some negative feedback and we addressed it by thanking them for their opinion, usually through social media, and encouraging them to apply for a committee position next year.”

She explained that having a “high-profile” artist like Rihanna or Justin Bieber is just simply not in the budget.

The majority of the budget was already spent on entertainment and associated costs like the stage, sound, artists’ flights and hotel rooms, etc., she said.

She said she could not disclose specifics for the entertainment costs for the sake of the artists’ privacy.

“Funding for the musical artists depends on how many people participate in the trip each year,” she said. “If we have a high head-count, we will have more money to spend on the artist. Some artists also have contracts that say they can only perform for a certain amount of money, and we may not be able to offer that. But we think Sean Kingston has potential and will be up-and-coming.”

O’Mera said they have provided students with a “concert experience” for the past six years.

“The fact that we’ve had musical guests for the past couple of years is just a testament to how much the trip has grown,” O’Mera said. “It’s great that we can provide not only a vacation but a concert as well. It’s a pretty cool thing.”