![]() ![]() Hype for the event gained traction when the flyer was released on Friday, said Regina Cho, one of the attendees. ![]() Within a week Bolton and Floyd pulled together a lineup of student artists and DJs. ![]() People wanted it so we were like, ‘Why not just take the initiative and make it a thing,’” Bolton said. “It became a thing of its own after that. Some offered their services and others, their support. Within 10 minutes, his message had 27 likes, and by the end of the day it was the most liked message within the past month and had dozens of responses. Sunday’s festivities were partly inspired by “Black Castle,” a counter celebration to Mayfest.įloyd put the idea of an alternative Juice Jam in a Class of 2018 group chat. They didn’t want to let the day go to waste because they were disappointed by the lineup. Originally supposed to be held at Slocum Field, according to the flyer, the event was moved due to Department of Public Safety officers patrolling in the area.įor organizers Floyd and Bolton, 2017 would be their last Juice Jam as students. Students showed up and showed out for “Blacker the Berry,” the alternative Juice Jam celebration held in University Village Apartments on Colvin. “I thought it was a joke,” said Floyd, a senior public health major. After what happened with Fetty Wap last year, I figured that at the very least they would go all out to try to make up for it,” said Bolton, a senior computer engineering major at Syracuse University. Having read the lineup, they knew Juice Jam was not where they would be on Sunday. Sitting in the car on the way to get Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Ryan Bolton and Josh Floyd threw around the idea of hosting an alternative Juice Jam. ![]()
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