Stargazing Bonfire | Photo by Alexander Roberts | The Wright State Guardian
In collaboration with the WSU Astronomical Collaboration, the community council for the VIllage and Park Apartments gathered residents to attend a bonfire and stargazing night.
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Like most events, flyers were stapled around campus to help advertise the event. On top of this, residents could find flyers at each individual building’s community boards, which encouraged students to attend events on-campus.
The event was also advertised on Engage.
“S’mores, light snacks, stargazing, games and bonfire! Please bring a blanket, lawn chair and good vibes,” the Engage page read.
Students were sure to show up to the event thanks to the dedicated advertising by the community councils and the WSU Astronomical Collaboration.
The event
Students gathered in the Village Pavillion, either with blankets or on the grass, to enjoy the night sky and some gooey s’mores.
With winter drawing closer, the temperature outside has been steadily decreasing as time goes on. On this night, it was quite cold out, meaning students definitely enjoyed being able to huddle up with one another and warm their hands by the bonfire.
The event also hosted a variety of games for students to play when they were done viewing the stars above them.
Overall, students had an excellent time at the event, all thanks to the Community Council who worked diligently to hold the event. The question is, what is the Community Council?
Community Council
At the start of this semester, students were contacted by Nickole Watson as she advertised the Community Council. The council is set up for students to participate in helping plan and organize events for their fellow on-campus residents to enjoy.
“Community Council is a subset organization of the Residential Community Association (RCA), who come together to plan fun events for their halls/apartments and advocate on behalf of their communities,” Watson explained.
While the advertisement was for the beginning of this school year, the Community Council is an organization that gathers every year and is always looking for new members.
For those on the fence, there are a variety of reasons as to why students should join the Community Council.
“Why Join? Resume builder (especially if you want to be an RA), learn new skills, network & make new friends, help make your communities a better place to live and to have fun,” Watson said.
Plus, students who joined this year will get priority housing registration for next school year!
Drew Weitzman, a biological sciences major, lives on-campus in the apartments. Due to disability, he struggles to attend many of the events held on-campus.
“Most of [the events] are inaccessible to me due to location and my mobility issues,” Weitzman said.
However, on the topic of bonfire nights, Weitzman had only positive memories to mention.
“I think bonfire night sounded amazing. I grew up spending a lot of time at my grandparents' house out in the middle of nowhere, and we would cut down dead trees from the woods to hold enormous bonfires that would run all night. Bonfires are one of my favorite things in the world, and stargazing especially has always made me feel closer to the universe,” Weitzman said.
Future events
On Oct. 25, the Community Council also threw a Party in the Parks event, which featured games, pumpkin carving and more. For those who missed it, the council is hard at work to create new and exciting events for residents to attend.
For example, there will be a Grocery Bingo night happening on Nov. 18 in the Student Union Atrium.
Students interested in learning more can visit the Residence Life and Housing Engage page or the Residential Community Association Engage page.
No matter where you live on or off campus, there will always be a space for you at the events WSU has to offer!
