{"id":6032,"date":"2017-05-10T07:45:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2017-05-10T07:45:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:45:20","slug":"come-one-come-carni-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/come-one-come-carni-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Come one, come all, to the Carni-Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>By: Paige Scofield\r\nCampus Life Editor<\/pre>\n<p>Bungee run, obstacle course, dunk tank, strength tester, plinko, raffles, potato sack races and free food. All of these were available at the Landers and Barnum Hall Government\u2019s Carni-Ball. On May 6, the Carni-Ball was held in the Grove for Western students to play some games, eat some food and have a good time. Even though the carnival only lasted from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., there was the Afterglow dance at 8:30 p.m., so students could continue to have fun even after the carnival was over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided we wanted to pull a double whammy to reach out and create a sense of community in a way,\u201d said Leah Coyle first year communications major, \u201cWe\u2019re doing a carnival by day and a dance by night to reach out to introverts and extroverts, and we really made sure all of our food options were available for everybody too, so everyone feels welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked why it\u2019s important to have events like this on Western\u2019s campus, Coyle replied, \u201cWe wanted to show that we are all one big community, and we believe that is super-duper important to have on our campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not even 15 minutes after the event was open for the public, the grove was flooded with people. Participants enjoyed free food, including burgers and candied apples, played games, and had the chance to win different raffles. When entering the the raffle, participants had the chance to win a basket of goodies including popcorn, candy, \u201cLa La Land\u201d and other movie watching treats. As well as a chance to win a 32 inch flat screen television. The Landers and Barnum Hall Government did not cut short when planning this carnival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just wanted to have something for everyone, and we thought a carnival seemed like a thing that has little things that everybody can enjoy,\u201d explained Coyle, \u201cWhether they want to run an obstacle course, or try one of the little carnival games, we think and hope that everyone has the chance to enjoy it, and that everybody can have good time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grove was filled with chatter and laughter, and the occasional sound of someone falling into the dunk tank. Students were enjoying themselves on a nice sunny day on Western\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really enjoyed putting this on, and we hope everybody will base their future events off of community and inclusion,\u201d concluded Coyle.<\/p>\n<p>Contact the author at journalcampuslife@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Paige Scofield Campus Life Editor Bungee run, obstacle course, dunk tank, strength tester, plinko, raffles, potato sack races and free food. All of these were available at the Landers and Barnum Hall Government\u2019s Carni-Ball. 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