The resident assistants in all the dorms are making an effort to come up with fun activities and events that students may be interested in while the strike is going on, however, it looks like students are not that bored yet.
Harley Hall hosted a Super Smash Bros game tournament the first day of the strike with a turnout of only a handful of students. Naugle Hall also made an attempt to entertain students with a ping-pong tournament earlier in the day, a water balloon fight/toss and then later, a movie night with baked goods and pancakes.
The Activities Program Board (APB) held mini golf at Old Scotland Yard Mini Golf and bingo in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) multipurpose room.
Students are open to going to activities and see it as an opportunity to keep busy. “Yeah, why not. Gives me an excuse to get out of bed,” Katie Babinski said when asked if she hopes activities will be held on campus.
As of now, students do not seem to be bored and are enjoying the time off.
Keri Barth in Naugle Hall said she feels “relaxed” and “not minding it [the strike] now.”
Many students have enjoyed their first day off with no classes and sophomore Kathleen Martin started her morning off sitting in bed on her phone before heading to class to check if her professor was going to be there.
Campus itself does not seem disrupted and students are still walking around from place to place throughout the day. Students are continuing to go to the library as well as ShipRec, the MCT computer lab and the Red Zone located in the CUB.
Students have also been seen climbing trees in the grass area beside Seavers Hall and having a good time relaxing in the lawn chairs in the quad.
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