The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give was shown in the Brockert basement for a movie night hosted by wings 1 & 2 South. The film is about a girl who witnesses her friend innocently die from a police shooting. Starr, the girl, who is only in high school stands up for her friend, Khalil, by protesting and…

Duncan Diner

McGregor Hall hosted their annual Duncan Diner this past Wednesday night and a few residents and I went to attend the event. For $1, you can get a hotdog, chips and a milkshake and enjoy the ’50s style themed basement in McGregor while you eat! It was great to see everyone come together and enjoy…

Appropriate Pick Up Lines for Valentine’s Day

This board made it’s way to the wing in time for Valentine’s Day. It was meant to educate residents in a funny way about what is appropriate to say to your crush. The board has many examples of how to break the ice with that special someone that you’ve been working up the courage to…

Palentine’s FNC

This Friday Night Club was hosted by Pickard/Brockert halls and was held on Valentine’s Day. The theme was ‘Palentine’s’ meaning that valentine’s day is not exclusive to those in a relationship. We encouraged residents to come and hang out with their pals and have a good time. Dawson from 1 South was at the event…

Lion King Movie Showing

For the first HIT event of the semester, the new Lion King movie from 2019 was showed and residents came to watch and eat popcorn. For our wing, we had Matt, Dawson and Maverick come which is quite a high attendance for our wing. This event was a good way for residents to connect and…

SuperBowl LIV Door Decs

For SuperBowl LIV, I made door decs for residents in celebration for the game. Many residents on our wing enjoy football so this was a good way to get the community involved in what we like! The SuperBowl turned out to be a good game as well, with the Kansas City Chiefs winning the game.

Africa Door Decs

As residents returned from winter break to start the spring semester, they found these Africa door decs on their doors! The significance of the design is from the on campus organization Engineers Without Borders. Over winter break I, the RA, went to Ghana with Engineers Without Borders to help with construction of a junior high…

New Year’s Resolutions

A blank sheet of paper was put up on the wing with a prompt of “2020 Resolutions”. Residents are encouraged to write down something they want to improve upon this year or new semester, whether that be academically or with something else in their life. The new year is a fresh start to shed off…

World Religions

This board is intended to educate residents about cultural differences through religion. This board highlights: Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam among others. It is important that we may coexist despite the differences we may have. As we enter the new year, specifically a presidential election year, it is crucial that we remain cautions and mindful of…

Become an RA!

This board was put up at the beginning of spring semester to encourage residents to apply to become an RA for next academic year. The board explains the position and highlights benefits as well as other information regarding the job. We have a couple of residents on our wing that have applied to become an…