Students competed in Aux Cord Wars, the final event hosted by the Student Activities Board, yesterday. Aided by professional DJ’s, students were given a theme and had to select a song from their playlist that matched the theme. 

Each round, two students, or Aux Warriors, were selected and given a certain music theme. They then had to select a song from their playlist and get the best crowd appeal possible. The song with the best reaction was the winner for that round. 

“It’s just a really interactive concert type of event,” said Cindy Campos, a sophomore strategic communications major from Batesville and marketing director of the SAB. 

Winners won prizes such as $100 gift cards or $50 worth of different items. 

Aux Cord Wars is a show that travels around the country, performing at various college campuses. It is hosted by Jay Dukes and Trizzy, two traveling musicians and entertainers. 

This was not the first time Aux Cord Wars has been to Arkansas State University. They were last on campus in 2019. 

“We have been constantly trying to find something that brings students together in a pep rally-like environment, almost similar to Order of the Pack and Pack Pride that are crowd pleasers,” said Rachel Gage, a senior criminology major from Jonesboro and president of the SAB. “When we see that something works, we try to bring it back.”

Aux Cord Wars acted as this year’s Springfest. Springfest is meant to be the biggest event of the spring semester and is “something to look forward to at the very end of the school year,” Campos said. 

Planning for the event began in December, when the SAB began discussing what they wanted this year’s Spring Fest to look like. Due to it being one of the SAB’s larger events, it has a larger budget put aside. 

Some of the members of the SAB got to experience Aux Cord Wars live at the National Association for Campus Activities conference in Kansas City back in February. 

The SAB wanted this event to act as a stress reliever for students going into finals week. Additionally, it served as a sendoff for the SAB’s senior members and A-State seniors in general. 

“It’s a way to do one last big fun thing with your friends before you have to jump into studying and finishing up those projects and assignments,” said Katey Provence, director of student engagement. 

Gage added, “For me, being senior and SAB being a part of the majority of my college experience, it’s like a last hurrah. It’s the best way we could have ended the year.”

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