Let’s just get it out of the way: We were wrong about Andy Murphy.
When this year’s Associated Students of the University of Utah administration replaced Presenter’s Office Director Rand Smith with 19-year-old Murphy, The Chronicle predicted the responsibilities would be too much for him to handle.
We were wrong.
We hope you all have a good laugh about it.
The Presenter’s Office is one of the few entities on campus that manages to get the job done. This year especially, it has exceeded expectations and responsibly handled the money that it has been budgeted. More impressively, it has brought things to campus that students actually want to see.
Murphy, along with the dedicated members of his board, is responsible for putting on Redfest, helping to bring Bill Cosby and Ben Stein to campus and selling out tickets for Paul Rusebagina and “Hotel Rwanda.” Most recently, the office has arranged for bands such as the Von Bondies, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Yellowcard to come to campus for The Grand Kerfuffle, in conjunction with the Virgin College Mega Tour.
The biggest stage in the history of the school has been constructed in preparation for The Grand Kerfuffle, and we hope that students appreciate the monumental efforts of the Presenter’s Office in putting on this festival.
We only have one problem with Murphy’s administration of the Presenter’s Office: the fact that he did not recognize “The Grand Kerfuffle” as the worst name in the history of the world.
Yes, we know that “Kerfuffle” is defined as a disturbance, big noise, disruption, commotion, etc. We also know that the fact that it constantly has to be explained is reason enough to declare it a bad name.
We’ll say it again: Worst. Name. Ever. We can’t even say it without envisioning the mutated child of Kermit the Frog and Snufflupugus. That is a Muppet we pray the late Jim Henson never creates.
Students, please overlook this abomination of a name and go get your tickets as soon as possible. They’re quickly selling out, and you don’t want to miss one of the only things ASUU has done right all year long.