UMaine [Orono] Shoots Down Student Orgs
Well, UMaine is pulling their stupid as hell shit once again.
Apparently, they decided to drop Student Orgs Fairs from the Family & Friends Weekend lineup.
The Student Orgs Fair with "carnival" theme has now been replaced by their usual "Late Night in the Union" carnival stuff. I mean, sure, chocolate fountains are neat, and giant inflatable structures can be mildly entertaining, but what the hell does that have to do with a college?? Family & Friends Weekend is supposed to be about showing off the college, and getting new students and younger siblings interested in attending. And man, these "Late Night" things are so stale by now.. *sigh*
So, no more showing off Student Organizations to family and friends. Guess they'll just have to settle for the Dining Commons tours.. Bleh.
This sucks. That kills the only opportunity Student Orgs have to gather more attention and interest in the Spring Semester. It also kills an opportunity for Student Orgs to give prospective students more reasons to think about attending.
The Fall Semester kicks off with a Dinner on the Mall and Student Orgs Showcase. The Blade Society (Fencing Club) gets to show off there, and they used to do Family & Friends Weekend too, aside from last year's administrative fuck-up that didn't give them space, even though they had signed up. So geez, what the hell are Student Orgs supposed to do in the Spring Semesters now?
We'll need to come up with something to do on our own. The Fall Semester is easy, Samhain gives us a perfect excuse to run a Pagan Campus Organization Divination Fair in October. (Man, that Divination Fair rocked, woo!) But what do we do in the Spring Semester? Every year we have a bonfire & cookout with a Maypole to celebrate Beltane, but what could we do that's like the Samhain Divination Fair that we could hold on the front lawns by the library? Something to really get as much attention as readings? .... ??
Apparently, they decided to drop Student Orgs Fairs from the Family & Friends Weekend lineup.
The Student Orgs Fair with "carnival" theme has now been replaced by their usual "Late Night in the Union" carnival stuff. I mean, sure, chocolate fountains are neat, and giant inflatable structures can be mildly entertaining, but what the hell does that have to do with a college?? Family & Friends Weekend is supposed to be about showing off the college, and getting new students and younger siblings interested in attending. And man, these "Late Night" things are so stale by now.. *sigh*
So, no more showing off Student Organizations to family and friends. Guess they'll just have to settle for the Dining Commons tours.. Bleh.
This sucks. That kills the only opportunity Student Orgs have to gather more attention and interest in the Spring Semester. It also kills an opportunity for Student Orgs to give prospective students more reasons to think about attending.
The Fall Semester kicks off with a Dinner on the Mall and Student Orgs Showcase. The Blade Society (Fencing Club) gets to show off there, and they used to do Family & Friends Weekend too, aside from last year's administrative fuck-up that didn't give them space, even though they had signed up. So geez, what the hell are Student Orgs supposed to do in the Spring Semesters now?
We'll need to come up with something to do on our own. The Fall Semester is easy, Samhain gives us a perfect excuse to run a Pagan Campus Organization Divination Fair in October. (Man, that Divination Fair rocked, woo!) But what do we do in the Spring Semester? Every year we have a bonfire & cookout with a Maypole to celebrate Beltane, but what could we do that's like the Samhain Divination Fair that we could hold on the front lawns by the library? Something to really get as much attention as readings? .... ??