Game night hosted by Student Senate
For some students returning to campus after spring break, there was much work to be done to start the second half of the semester before Easter break rolled around. However, for those who needed another break, the Student Senate sponsored game night on Thursday in the Beehive.
About 20 people total came to the event to play board games and video games, and to participate in a few contests.
Anthony Juliani, Student Senate social vice president and an organizer of the event, said that a major purpose for the game night was to reach out to the student body.
“We want to try and encourage people to come and learn about Senate through our events,” said Juliani. “So we hope events like this encourage action and improve relations between students and the Senate.”
Juliani also had multiple contests throughout the course of the game night. The winner of the Video Game Tournament was Vincent Wise, the best Student Senate Idea was won by Katie Kondrick and the Board Game Tournament was won by Melanie Kauffman.
Kauffman, a sophomore forensic science major, was happy to win but happier that she decided to attend the game night.
“I heard about the game night a few hours before it started thanks to a friend who texted me about it,” said Kauffman. “So I decided to come to take a break from work and spend time with some friends.
Kauffman also said she learned a bit more about the Student Senate.
“It is good to know a group does exist to listen to and act on our concerns as students,” said Kauffman.
David O’Donoghue, a junior history major and a senator on the Student Senate, was also in attendance and agreed with Juliani that he hoped the event would not only be a break but also a time to introduce Senate members to the student body.
“As a member of the Events Planning Committee, we decided to do a fall game night and it was fairly successful, so we thought we should follow that up with another one in the spring,” said O’Donoghue. “I had fun, others had fun, and it was good to take a break from studying and all of the book work we have to do throughout the course of the week.”
If there was one thing to improve the game night, however, Kauffman said that the events should be publicized more.
“If I hadn’t received the text from my friend, I probably wouldn’t have heard about it,” said Kauffman. “But I’m glad I did come and it’s the first one I’ve been to. Maybe if the word got out about the event more, more would come-which would benefit both the Senate holding the event and us students who come and want to play games with more people.”
If you didn’t have a “Clue” about the game night and feel “Sorry” you didn’t take a “Risk” going to the game night, there’s no need for an “Outburst;” one is likely to be scheduled for next academic year.