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Jason Derulo welcomes students back for the fall

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Alicia Kortendick and Vanessa Meuir Student Contributor, University of Missouri
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Vanessa Meuir Student Contributor, University of Missouri
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Mizzou chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Welcome back, collegiettes! The fall semester is officially here, and we at Her Campus Mizzou are excited to share the latest need-to-know info with all of you! The semester just wouldn’t be right without an opening concert, and this year it featured none other than pop star Jason Derulo. 

Mizzou students did not want to go home after Derulo’s performance at the Hearnes Center on August 20th. The free Fall Welcome Concert was put on by the combined efforts of MSA/GPC College Music and PHA. Columbia’s own DJ Robb opened for the chart-topping artist, playing a variety of music, including dubstep. 

The concert helped pump the campus up for the start of a new school year. Freshman Kyla Szemplinski spent her birthday on the front row of the concert, and is equally excited for the school year to begin,”I can’t wait for football games and for Mizzou’s 100th homecoming!” 

dfJason Derulo made Mizzou students not want to go home after his performance in
the Hearnes Center on August 20th. The free fall welcome concert was put on by
the combined efforts of MSA/GPC College Music and PHA. Columbia’s own DJ Robb
opened for the chart-topping artist, playing a variety of music, including dubstep.
Jason Derulo came onstage to a warm reception and impressed the crowd with
his energetic dancing. He performed all of his hits, including “In My Head,” “Ridin’
Solo,” “Whatcha Say,” and “Don’t Wanna Go Home.” He even debuted a new song off
of his album (set to come out September 27th): “It Girl.”
 
The concert helped pump the campus up for the start of a new school year.
Freshman Kyla Szemplinski spent her birthday at the row front of the concert and is
equally excited for the school year to begin, “I can’t wait for football games and for
Mizzou’s 100th homecoming!”
Jason Derulo made Mizzou students not want to go home after his performance in
the Hearnes Center on August 20th. The free fall welcome concert was put on by
the combined efforts of MSA/GPC College Music and PHA. Columbia’s own DJ Robb
opened for the chart-topping artist, playing a variety of music, including dubstep.
Jason Derulo came onstage to a warm reception and impressed the crowd with
his energetic dancing. He performed all of his hits, including “In My Head,” “Ridin’
Solo,” “Whatcha Say,” and “Don’t Wanna Go Home.” He even debuted a new song off
of his album (set to come out September 27th): “It Girl.”
 
The concert helped pump the campus up for the start of a new school year.
Freshman Kyla Szemplinski spent her birthday at the row front of the concert and is
equally excited for the school year to begin, “I can’t wait for football games and for
Mizzou’s 100th homecoming!”
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Alicia Kortendick and Vanessa Meuir
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Vanessa Meuir


Vanessa Meuir is senior majoring in magazine journalism and English. She was born in St. Louis, MO and raised in Columbia, MO where she now attends school. In addition to her involvement with Her Campus Mizzou, she works in Mizzou's athletics department and serves as a writing tutor for students on campus. She has gained most of her journalistic experience while writing and blogging for the Columbia Missourian, a local newspaper, and Vox magazine, a student-run campus magazine. She also gained some publishing experience while interning at The Missouri Review, a literary magazine. When Vanessa is not working or in class, she enjoys maintaining a personal blog that comments on reality television, spending time with her five roommates, reading and dabbling in amateur photography. Among her favorite things are diet coke, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Disney Channel and fuzzy socks.