Usually, my weekly column covers the latest in sports, but I decided to something a little different this week. Bear with me!
Next Friday, (March 30th) Relay for Life makes its annual trip to BSU. For those of you who don’t know, Relay For Life is the main cancer fundraising event put on my the American Cancer Society. People who sign up go to the Tinsley Center at 6pm on Friday, and then walk the track to raise awareness for cancer research. Don’t worry if you’re not big on doing laps, it is all at your own pace! This event is almost completely volunteer driven so it’s up to all of us to make it work.
What it’s about
Relay’s purpose is to raise as much money for cancer research as we can, in order to further the chances of finding a cure. Even if you don’t have a lot of money to donate, it only takes $15 dollars to sign up. I went to Relay for Life last year and it was truly a great experience. It’s a place where you can go to learn about cancer research or just to find people who have gone through similar hardships to relate to. It’s incredibly how many people come out for this event and it only gets bigger each year.
Events
Relay for Life is loaded with tons of events to keep you busy all night. The entire thing goes from 6pm Friday until 6am Saturday, but guests are not required to stay the whole time. The night starts off with the opening ceremony laps around the track. Different laps have different naps that you can find on the schedule of events. Some examples of laps are Accepted Lap where you wear BSU clothes. Sleeping Beauty lap is a lap in your pjs, and Fever Pitch lap is a lap representing your favorite sports team. There will also be various forms of entertainment such as a magician (the one last year was AWESOME) several DJs playing, an acoustic singer/songwriter, ms. relay pageant and much more. At the end of the night there are raffles for various gift boxes as well. Relay For Life is truly a great event to take part in and is for a truly wonderful cause. So if you’re not doing anything, or really think this sounds neat you should go ahead and register to come here!
Have you ever been a part of Relay for Life? Will you go this year?
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has noticed the drastic weather changes recently. It was legitimately HOT yesterday and it has hit the 70′s a couple of times in the past two weeks. I loved walking to my classes and seeing everyone outside doing something. When its so nice out there’s no way you can stay locked up in your dorm. So, it got me thinking about what are some activities we as students could do at BSU to embrace this gorgeous weather.
Play a sport:
No matter what it is, get out there and play it! If you’re a basketball person, take advantage of the extra sunlight and hit the courts. I know that’s where I spent most of my time last week. Maybe you love Frisbee. I see countless people around the Quad tossing one around. There were also lacrosse players passing back and forth, footballs being thrown and everyone getting in on the action. You don’t need to be great at a sport to enjoy it.
BSU Slip and Slide:
Okay so at first I thought the perfect place for this was the Shea/Durgin hill….but now that hill is a pile or dirt and rubble..so that’s out of the question. However, there is a lot of room on the Quad, or the little grassy area next to East Hall. All you need is a bathing suit, A LOT of water, and some trash bags. Now this idea may sound kind of messy (which it most certainly is), but how fun does it sound?
Childhood Memories:
Do you know what game I miss from when I was a kid, Manhunt. Manhunt was something that everyone in the neighborhood could get involved in and have a ton of fun doing it. This idea would most likely have to wait until the sun was going down, but it’s much better in the dark anyways. Imagine a campus-wide Manhunt search. There are SO many places to hide (inside of buildings would be off-limits, of course). This may be the trickiest of all the ideas to accomplish, but why not try it out?
BSU Water War
Picture this: two teams approach each other on the Quad with a line drawn in the middle. Both teams are armed with water guns and water balloons. THEY BATTLE UNTIL ONLY ONE IS LEFT. It’s played like dodge ball-if you get hit with water you’re out! Whether it be a stream of water or a blast from a water balloon, it’s all in good fun. Everyone grew up loving water gun fights on hot summer days and I don’t think it’s any different now.
Which of these ideas sounds the best? Would anybody be interested in making some of these ideas happen?
Here at BSU, there’s a huge variety of classes to choose from. No matter what your major is or what you’re interested in, there’s something for everyone! I decided to scroll through Infobear and find some of the most interesting ones to consider for the upcoming registration season.
Study Tour: Hawaii – Okay, how cool is it to have a class where you go to Hawaii for two weeks then write a report on it? It’s almost like vacation, but you get credit for it! The chance to see a new place AND grab a few extra elective credits? Sign me up!
1YSem: Post-Apocalyptic Lit: – Have you ever wondered what the world would be like after an apocalypse? If you’re freaking out about 2012 or maybe just a bit of a conspiracy theorist, this class is for you. You’ll learn about how humans (what’s left of us) would act and how we could build back societies. Professor Sean Janson really has a way of connecting with his students and keeping the class interested.
1YSem:Superhero/Graphic Novel – This class may sound like it was made only for those students who spent their middle school years in comic book shops, (nothing wrong with that!) but that’s so not true. We all watched superhero cartoons on Saturday mornings growing up and as long as you have an interest for justice, this class is a blast. You will learn something, while still being able to a lot of fun discussing favorites like The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen.
2YSem: Secret Life of Coffee – What college student doesn’t like coffee? Okay well besides me, I’m the exception. This class focuses on where coffee was made and how the economics behind the mega-industry work. Not to mention, you get to sample coffee from all over the world for free!
As you can see, there are LOTS of unique class choices- and this is only a few of them. f you have all or most of your required classes why not take a little break with one of these easy, fun, yet still educational classes? You’ll have a blast doing it and score a few extra credits.
Have you taken any of these classes? Which class sounds most interesting? Will you take any of these courses in the future?
