Harborside Activities Board introduced new traditions during this year’s USFSP Week that took place from April 4 – April 10.
A silk dancer from the Aerial Dragons, a Tampa-based aerialist troupe, performed on Harbor Lawn during the Cirque De La Bay event on April 4.
Cirque De La Bay kicked off the week and featured a caricature artist, and a psychic who read tarot cards. Fresh kettle corn and funnel cakes were prepared at the event to maintain the traditional carnival theme.
But the real treat came at 5:30 p.m., when Aerial Dragons, a Tampa-based group of aerial acrobatic performers, took over the Harbor Lawn.
Students were mesmerized as a silk dancer and an aerial hoop artist flew through the air, performing tricks often only seen on television.
The Green & Gold Rush, another new event, was organized by the USFSP Ambassadors. In the Jeopardy-style competition, teams of six went head-to-head to win USFSP swag.
The game’s most popular categories included “Know Administration,” “The Spot on Campus” and “Facts about USFSP,” with the more challenging questions coming from “About Judy” and “USF Athletics.”
Student Manushka Gilet performed a song at USFSP’s Got Talent show on April 6 in the USC Ballrooms as part of USFSP Week.
April 6 was a double header. The daytime event was Rocky’s Relaxation Station, where students made air freshener beads and got much-needed massages to help relieve stress and tension.
Later that night, singers, dancers and spoken word artists competed for prizes in USFSP’s Got Talent show in the USC Ballrooms. Kania Davis took first place for her spoken word performance about a past relationship titled “Insignificant.”
On April 7, the USFSPrix, a relay-style event featured teams of four or five that competed in several campus-wide challenges including a longboarding and three-legged race.
The OL Formation team, which consisted of orientation leaders, won the event.
While wearing giant bubble suits, USFSP students gathered on the Rec Field to play a game of Bubble Soccer on April 10.
To conclude USFSP Week, HAB and Campus Recreation hosted three events on April 10. Starting at 11 a.m., students came out to the Rec Field for bubble soccer, where two teams of six, donning giant bubble
suits, played a short game.
RecFest took place later in the day and included a number of activities such as a life size obstacle course, dolphin tours, tubing and a sunset sail. The South Florida All Star dance team also performed a pom routine at the event.
Once the sun set, students were able to lounge around the pool to watch the movie “Dirty Grandpa.”
