With the winter season comes the annual Jingle Jog sponsored by Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). The event was held at Gray's Lake just north of AIB's campus on Saturday, December 18th. Jingle Jog is used as a yearly fundraiser for both SIFE and the Education Brain Trust.
With over 180 runners registered, this was a big event for all participating. Not only was the weather decent, the cause is great too. All money raised by volunteers, runners, sponsors and organizers right back into SIFE and Education Brain Trust. There were over 80 carolers in attendance as well spreading holiday cheer while the event took place.
Although most students have left campus for the holiday break, there is still a lot going on around here. Currently, Campus Management is putting new carpet in fenton Hall first floor since the recent remodeling. There are also plans in the future to recarpet second floor as well.
I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday break! I know I am not the only one that is going to be overindulging myself in sugar and cookies.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Winter Activites.. Minus the Snow!
As with every other winter term, comes social events such as basketball games, winter outings, or a hopeful snow day once in a blue moon. The problem with this lately is that we have yet to get any snow! But, word on the weather street is that it’s supposed to snow this weekend and the talk around campus is a hopeful snow day sometime soon!
Also with winter term comes indoor athletics. The AIB women’s basketball team has kicked off their season recently before the Thanksgiving break. This season is looking up compared to those in the past. With the addition of Men’s basketball and Women’s volleyball next year, the gym is looking to be very busy in the next year or so. Go Eagles!
Also with winter term comes indoor athletics. The AIB women’s basketball team has kicked off their season recently before the Thanksgiving break. This season is looking up compared to those in the past. With the addition of Men’s basketball and Women’s volleyball next year, the gym is looking to be very busy in the next year or so. Go Eagles!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
No, I cannot do a backflip.
By Brian Maruska
With finals week approaching fast and the added stress of tests and final projects, Student Government Association and Activities decided to sponsor a trip to Minneapolis to ease the tension.
We left Saturday morning before the sun came up around 6 am. An easy four hour bus ride later we have arrived at our destination – Fairfield Inn. We then had the decision to go tear up the slopes at Afton Alps or simply go a block to the Mall of America.
Being the dare devil that I am, along with five others, we loaded up on the bus to head for the ski lifts. We were not sure what to expect when we arrived. The first hill we see pulling up.. HUGE. Needless to say, we were in desperate need of a “bunny” hill. After trying my luck at snowboarding, I decided to switch to skis, a much wiser decision.
We decided to return back to the motel around 4 pm, took a nice shower and ended up taking a little cat nap. The same group of people that went skiing decided we were now interested in going to a casino, catching a movie, or just hanging out at the mall. “When in Rome” is quite the movie. Yes, it would be considered a “chick flick”, but when you’re only with one other male you are not going to win the vote on what movie to watch.
After a very cold walk back to the hotel we went straight to bed to rest up for a short day of shopping on Sunday.
Well.. Sunday proved to be quite the day. The ultimate test for a relationship is to definitely go shopping in a large mall, in my opinion. All in all, the mall was an interesting time. All I bought in the couple hours we were there were a couple clearance shirts at PacSun and lunch.
We left the Mall of America around 3 pm and had a short bus ride back. As we pulled into the AIB parking lot before we got dropped, I slowly realized it’s back to the real life of being busy again. School, two part-time jobs, volleyball, and homework.. Livin’ the dream.
With finals week approaching fast and the added stress of tests and final projects, Student Government Association and Activities decided to sponsor a trip to Minneapolis to ease the tension.
We left Saturday morning before the sun came up around 6 am. An easy four hour bus ride later we have arrived at our destination – Fairfield Inn. We then had the decision to go tear up the slopes at Afton Alps or simply go a block to the Mall of America.
Being the dare devil that I am, along with five others, we loaded up on the bus to head for the ski lifts. We were not sure what to expect when we arrived. The first hill we see pulling up.. HUGE. Needless to say, we were in desperate need of a “bunny” hill. After trying my luck at snowboarding, I decided to switch to skis, a much wiser decision.
We decided to return back to the motel around 4 pm, took a nice shower and ended up taking a little cat nap. The same group of people that went skiing decided we were now interested in going to a casino, catching a movie, or just hanging out at the mall. “When in Rome” is quite the movie. Yes, it would be considered a “chick flick”, but when you’re only with one other male you are not going to win the vote on what movie to watch.
After a very cold walk back to the hotel we went straight to bed to rest up for a short day of shopping on Sunday.
Well.. Sunday proved to be quite the day. The ultimate test for a relationship is to definitely go shopping in a large mall, in my opinion. All in all, the mall was an interesting time. All I bought in the couple hours we were there were a couple clearance shirts at PacSun and lunch.
We left the Mall of America around 3 pm and had a short bus ride back. As we pulled into the AIB parking lot before we got dropped, I slowly realized it’s back to the real life of being busy again. School, two part-time jobs, volleyball, and homework.. Livin’ the dream.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Oh the weather outside is frightful..
By Brian Maruska
With the recent weather in the past couple months, most students hope for the beloved “snow day”. But, what happens when you have so many that you have start making them up? Attitudes definitely change.
As of this morning, we have had 5 “snow days”. Although it is extremely nice to sleep in until noon knowing that we do not have classes that day, it comes with a price. Just like high school, professors sometimes scramble to fit everything into their week that was originally planned. This presents a problem for most students because they almost feel rushed. But that could happen at any time in the year realistically.
Currently, I am waiting for my phone to vibrate at 6:34 in the morning while sitting at work. All AIB students and staff receive a text message and phone call stating that we do not have classes for the day. If you listen in Fenton Hall on certain nights, you can actually hear the roar of people cheer when they receive this message. Just brings a smile to my face knowing that we can all sleep in and not have to worry about classes the next day. “Well, looks like I am playing Call of Duty all night!”
When school is cancelled, I don’t just skip out on class. Since I work on campus in the Activities Center, as well as a Marketing Assistant, I do not have to go to work because offices are closed. So I definitely have it made when it comes to school being cancelled.
All in all, I guess I can’t really complain. I will continue to sit here and wait for the coveted text message from a random 212 phone number..
With the recent weather in the past couple months, most students hope for the beloved “snow day”. But, what happens when you have so many that you have start making them up? Attitudes definitely change.
As of this morning, we have had 5 “snow days”. Although it is extremely nice to sleep in until noon knowing that we do not have classes that day, it comes with a price. Just like high school, professors sometimes scramble to fit everything into their week that was originally planned. This presents a problem for most students because they almost feel rushed. But that could happen at any time in the year realistically.
Currently, I am waiting for my phone to vibrate at 6:34 in the morning while sitting at work. All AIB students and staff receive a text message and phone call stating that we do not have classes for the day. If you listen in Fenton Hall on certain nights, you can actually hear the roar of people cheer when they receive this message. Just brings a smile to my face knowing that we can all sleep in and not have to worry about classes the next day. “Well, looks like I am playing Call of Duty all night!”
When school is cancelled, I don’t just skip out on class. Since I work on campus in the Activities Center, as well as a Marketing Assistant, I do not have to go to work because offices are closed. So I definitely have it made when it comes to school being cancelled.
All in all, I guess I can’t really complain. I will continue to sit here and wait for the coveted text message from a random 212 phone number..