Harborside plans Welcome Week fun
Written by Lenay Ruhl, Jan 12, 2012, 0 Comments
Students sing along with Minnesota a cappella group Six Appeal, at an open mic night put on by Harborside Activities Board during the fall 2011 semester
A new semester is upon us. Teachers are handing out syllabi and the USFSP bookstore is bustling with students buying their textbooks, cringing at the costs. Harborside Activities Board is planning its traditional “Welcome Week” events to make this dreaded beginning a little more bearable.
Plans are in place to show the movie “Bad Teacher,” a comedy released in 2011 starring Cameron Diaz. Diaz’s role is a junior high school teacher with a bit of a potty mouth. “She doesn’t give an F,” reads the tagline on the movie cover. And by “F” … well, you get the idea.
The movie will show on Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. on the Harborside Lawn, by Chick-Fil-A.
“We figured this would be a fun movie to bring the students back into ‘school mode’ after the winter break,” said Lauren Dakers, HAB director of film. Refreshments such as pizza, hot cocoa and other snacks will be provided.
USFSP’s bi-annual Get on Board Day is Jan. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., which showcases local businesses and student organizations. Harborside will have its own booth at the event and will provide tiles for students to paint. The tiles will later be showcased in the new Campus Activities Center.
Comedy night will finish out “Welcome Week” on Jan. 19 starting at 9 p.m. in Davis 130. Comedians Chris Killian and Jessi Campbell are scheduled to perform.
“It should be an excellent show,” said Ryan Hughes, graduate assistant for Harborside.
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Photos by Daniel Mutter
