The snow is gone, the grass is becoming green and the temperature is warming up again. This means two things: spring is finally upon us, and the OU winter semester is coming to a close.
From club events to SPB events, OU held a variety of activities around campus this semester, but which ones were student favorites? For Cameron Ferguson, Casino Night was his most memorable event from this semester.
“It was fun how they had bingo this year and it was fun how they had a photo booth where they animated different photos into a little booklet,” Ferguson said. “I didn’t do any of the gambling but they still had a bunch of other fun activities.”
Shane Strong agrees that Casino Night was his most memorable event, but not for the same reasons.
“One of my friends was tabling blackjack tables, so I was trying to get into that table the entire time, but I couldn’t get in,” Strong said. “There was a table right behind them, with no one there and the lamp was on. I just started messing around with the cards at that table, and people started coming up. I think I got like two groups of people before it was shut down.”
For Rae Williams, the showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “The Breakfast Club” were their favorite events.
“As someone that didn’t see it [“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”] live like that before, it was pretty cool how they did it,” Williams said. “Another event that I liked was “The Breakfast Club.” I just like sitting around watching the movie, and eating food that pertains to the movie is really cool.”
Williams would like to see more of these events, even planning out how a “Bridgerton” showing would play out.
“We should do a ‘Bridgerton’ thing because the new season of ‘Bridgerton’ is coming out,” Williams said. “If we could do something ‘Bridgerton’ themed, get some food out there and ballroom dance, it can be good.”
For Mauriana Adams, her favorite event on campus was a shared event between SPB and one of her clubs, The Queen Collective.
“My favorite campus event this year was the Women’s History Month event that was hosted by SPB, and was co-sponsored by our org, The Queen Collective,” Adams said. “We got to come and do a presentation on Women’s History Month, what it means and how you can empower others during Women’s History Month.”
Adams explains why they feel it is important to have inclusive events such as these.
“I think it was really good to have it because it got to show how diverse our campus is because it wasn’t just us, as a predominantly black org [organization] on campus there, but there were also a lot of different resources on campus, talking about what they do,” Adams said. “The fact that SPB gave us the opportunity to showcase who we are and also talk about how great they are as well.”
Although this semester has come to a close, there are many more great OU events on the horizon.
