By Amanda Clarke Staff Writer
Students flocked to the Grove to enjoy a day of sun, music, and carnival games during WOUstock.
The event was held Saturday, May 2, and was put on by the Ackerman Hall Government. The General Assembly, Triangle Alliance, Residence Hall Association, Weekend Wolfpack, and Green Team helped sponsor.
KWOU DJed the event with music from the 60s and 70s, as well as more modern music. At 2 p.m., live singer Keenan Welsh Richmond, a senior music major, sang covers of the Beatles songs including “Day in a Life” and “Blackbird” as well as “Here Comes the Sun.”
“I’m a really big fan of their music,” Richmond said.
There were multiple events including a sack race, a bounce house race, face painting, a backdrop where people could take their pictures to be put on the WOUstock Facebook page, volleyball, tie die, a dunk tank to dunk RAs, and prizes given away through a raffle.
There was also a carnival and barbeque in the Grove outside of Ackerman as well as the various activities the students could participate in.
“I really enjoyed the dunk tank and the face painting,” said Ashley Flores, a junior pre-psychology major.
Photo by Shannen Brouner
Flores added that she enjoyed the event because of “the atmosphere. It was really welcoming to everyone.”
From 7-10 p.m., there was a bonfire by the library where participants could make S’mores.
Prizes included “a sustainability basket, a beach basket, a movie basket, an academic basket, and a WOU basket full of WOU gear,” said Sophie Owings, a first year communication major.
The Ackerman Hall government president and first year theatre major, Matt Miller, helped to coordinate the event.
He said that there were “way more [people] than we expected,” and that it was more successful than any of the volunteers could have hoped.
This is the third year for the WOUstock event.
Miller said they took what was done in previous years, “and modified it to make it more successful.”
