Spring Break
Spring Weekend Sober Alternatives
Freesia Singngam
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: News
Many area councils are hosting carnivals and barbeques in honor of Spring Weekend. Alumni, Buckley, Shippee and South Area Councils got together to sponsor Southapalooza on Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m. It will include a barbeque, ice cream, an inflatable obstacle course, American Gladiators-style jousting and other activities on the South Quad. There will also be tents providing information on public safety and performances by four student bands.
"It's been a while since UConn has allowed a big carnival like this on this side of campus," said Steve Genna, an 8th-semester psychology major and president of the South Area Council. "It's going to be a pretty large set of events."
Also from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, there will be West Fest on West Campus and the East Campus Carnival. At Towers, there will be a Dunk your CA and tie-dye in the quad from 1 to 4 p.m. Husky Village will be having a barbeque from 3 to 6 p.m., and the Northwest Area Carnival will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Towers will have a game night in the Towers Game Room from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
Some of these area councils are also offering movie nights and other Friday and Saturday activities.
The Area Association of Religious Communities will be holding the AARC Spring Weekend BBQ Thursday and Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., or until food runs out. They will provide free hamburgers, hotdogs and water in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel parking lot, according to the Spring Weekend Events Web site.
The weekly Late Night at the Student Union will include special events from the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, the Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP), Dance Works, Material Science Engineers and many others, according to the Spring Weekend Events Web site. It runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
The Mansfield Community Center will also have a special event for both UConn students and E.O. Smith High School students Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. It will include ping pong tournaments, knockout, a pie-eating contest and snacks, according to the Spring Weekend Events Web site.
There is also a performance by the comedian Jim David tonight in the Student Union Theatre and the traditional Spring Weekend Concert on Saturday night, featuring T-Pain and Flo Rida with special guests Method Man and Redman.
Contact Freesia Singngam at
Freesia.Singngam@UConn.edu.
"It's been a while since UConn has allowed a big carnival like this on this side of campus," said Steve Genna, an 8th-semester psychology major and president of the South Area Council. "It's going to be a pretty large set of events."
Also from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, there will be West Fest on West Campus and the East Campus Carnival. At Towers, there will be a Dunk your CA and tie-dye in the quad from 1 to 4 p.m. Husky Village will be having a barbeque from 3 to 6 p.m., and the Northwest Area Carnival will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Towers will have a game night in the Towers Game Room from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
Some of these area councils are also offering movie nights and other Friday and Saturday activities.
The Area Association of Religious Communities will be holding the AARC Spring Weekend BBQ Thursday and Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., or until food runs out. They will provide free hamburgers, hotdogs and water in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel parking lot, according to the Spring Weekend Events Web site.
The weekly Late Night at the Student Union will include special events from the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, the Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP), Dance Works, Material Science Engineers and many others, according to the Spring Weekend Events Web site. It runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
The Mansfield Community Center will also have a special event for both UConn students and E.O. Smith High School students Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. It will include ping pong tournaments, knockout, a pie-eating contest and snacks, according to the Spring Weekend Events Web site.
There is also a performance by the comedian Jim David tonight in the Student Union Theatre and the traditional Spring Weekend Concert on Saturday night, featuring T-Pain and Flo Rida with special guests Method Man and Redman.
Contact Freesia Singngam at
Freesia.Singngam@UConn.edu.
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