The Student Programming Council (SPC) set a high standard for itself after fall semester’s Homecoming Week, when well-known alternative rock band Third Eye Blind played to a strong turnout of enthusiastic students despite poor weather conditions. But SPC seems to have succeeded a second time in winning over Emory students with the promise of widely popular, high-profile performers, this time for Dooley’s Week. This year’s Dooley’s Week will feature performances by hip-hop artist Kid Cudi, mash-up DJ Girl Talk and comedian Kevin Nealon from the hit television show “Weeds.”

SPC, under the leadership of its president, Matthew Bodien, acted wisely in doing its homework before booking performers. SPC first checked up on performers that other colleges had invited to campus, reading students’ reviews and reactions to those performances in, among other sources, those schools’ newspapers. The committee’s final choices all prompted positive feedback from the colleges they had performed at previously. As it is the students’ money that is used to pay these performers, it is only appropriate that SPC puts the proper time and effort into investigating issues of quality, and that SPC answers the call in this regard.

The lineup of artists not only consists of well-known celebrities, but also represents an enjoyable diversity that will appeal to hip-hop fans and hipsters alike. SPC seems to have paid attention to securing a variety of artists that will appeal to much of our diverse student population, providing events that students who enjoy a variety of musical genres can embrace (keep in mind, fans of more rock-oriented music had Third Eye Blind in the fall). Indeed, students seem to react eagerly when the news was unveiled yesterday, and many have posted excited statuses on their Facebook pages bragging about Kid Cudi, Girl Talk or Kevin Nealon visiting Emory.

Additionally, SPC deserves credit for the creative manner in which they revealed the news of which bands would be performing. While the mock teepee in Asbury Circle is certainly not going to go down in Emory lore as a triumph of engineering, it is a step up over previous year’s big reveals, which often consisted of merely a banner with the name of the bands on it. This extra effort to advertise may have added to the buzz around campus last Wednesday, and we hope that it will become a recurring and escalating tradition.

We have already witnessed last week how Emory can — if sufficiently prompted — come together for sporting events. Shared cultural experiences such as musical performances have much of the same potential to bring the campus together and promote a sense of unity on campus.

The above staff editorial reflects the majority opinion of the Wheel’s Editorial Board.