Activities Fair well-planned
Well done, Student Union and the Office of Student Activities. Wednesday’s fall Activities Fair was the best it’s ever been. It was well-organized, and significant changes were made that vastly improved the fair’s quality and atmosphere.
The Activities Fair is more important than most people realize. It’s not just a chance to start receiving ninety bazillion generic e-mails from various groups and get free candy for pretending to be interested in a given organization. It’s a place where a freshman or even an upperclassmen can potentially find a niche in the University community.
This year, the tables were set up in a logical pattern, with student groups arranged by topic. Student media groups were placed together, theatre groups were placed together, etc. This helped students interested in one particular arena to kill a flock of birds with one boulder.
Additionally, the tables themselves were set up in a much more accessible manner. It was an improvement from the daunting square of screaming students all jostling to crowd around one popular table. The arrangement made good use of the pathways on the Quad. As an additional bonus, this setup may save the University some money, since we won’t have to re-sod an entire trodden-upon lawn.
Confusion was also eased with the use of a tabletop map near Brookings, which directed students to any group they wished to find.
Although current freshmen have not visited previous activities fairs, and thus would not be savvy to these changes, the upperclassmen running the booths were aware of the change. As a result, the process was much smoother for everyone. Thanks for working out the kinks in a routine, yet significant event on campus.
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