April is here! April 2, 2009
Posted by astaples in : From the RD, Hall Council, Western Run RAs , add a commentHi all!
Western Run is “hopping” into spring (I’m so funny…) with a ton of great events! Check it out!
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AltHC: Team Assassins |
Mon 3/30 |
10:00 PM |
WR Lobby |
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Make your own Sundae |
Sun 4/5 |
9:30 PM |
WR 2nd Floor |
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HC: Easter Egg Hunt |
Mon 4/13 |
7:00 PM |
Suites Quad |
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Easter Basket Making |
Mon 4/13 |
8:00 PM |
WR Lobby |
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Western Run Field Day |
Tues 4/14 |
7:00 PM |
Suites Quad |
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TV Event |
Tues 4/14 |
8:30 PM |
WR 1st Floor |
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AltHC: Impossible Challenge 2 |
Mon 4/27 |
10:00 PM |
Suites Quad |
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HC: TieDye Night |
Wed 4/29 |
TBD |
Suites Quad/ WR Lobby |
4th Floor game night! March 31, 2009
Posted by astaples in : Western Run RAs , add a commentCongrats to the boys for dominating 4th Floor Game Night on March 21st! Good job girls for sticking it out, even with a few players short of the boys. Taboo, Blurt, and Battle of the Sexes were played by those in attendance of the game night. Thanks for coming out!
March Madness Stress Relief!
Posted by astaples in : Western Run RAs , add a commentOn Thursday 3/19, the RAs of Western Run put together a little event with a LOT of flour and showed everyone how to make stress balls — to help with midterms or your NCAA brackets, whatever makes you stress!
March Programs March 11, 2009
Posted by astaples in : From the RD, Hall Council, Western Run RAs , add a commentWe’ve got some great stuff happening the last couple weeks of March, so if you need something to do make sure you look around!
Mon 3/16: AltHC: Alcohol Awareness Night, 10pm, WR Lobby
Tues 3/17: Green Root Beer Social, 7pm, WR 3rd Floor
Thurs 3/19: March Madness Stress Relief, 6:30pm, WR Lobby
Thurs 3/19: Team Assassins Social, 9pm, WR Lobby
Sat 3/21: Game Night, 7:30pm, WR 4th Floor
If you have questions about any event, ask your RA!
Life Skills Jeopardy February 10, 2009
Posted by astaples in : Western Run RAs , add a commentTonight in Western Run, the RAs sponsored “Life Skills Jeopardy”. Following the Jeopardy format, students were challenged to answer questions pertaining to various life skills such as etiquette, cooking, and money management. As shown, the guys team paired up to compete against the girls and duke it out for gift card prizes provided by Residence Life. The girls put up a fight despite only having two team members against the guys 5, but the guys eventually won in final Jeopardy.
Thanks for coming out, and congratulations to the guys team!
Kickin’ off the Spring Semester!
Posted by astaples in : Hall Council, Western Run RAs , add a commentThe first program hosted by the RA’s after returning from break was a “Welcome Back” social to play some games, eat some snacks, and let everyone just chill together…
Also in January the 4th Floor RAs, John and Lisa, hosted a very nice Dessert Social for their floor, and the 2nd Floor RAs, Kelly and Mattie, hosted a game night to get everyone together.
Hall Council started off strong with 2 great business meetings, and also decided to try out making every other meeting more like a program to make even more fun things to do in the building. The first program, organized by Gerard and Chauntia, was the “Battle of the Suites” roommate game. The winners were Mo and Matt in 301, with second place going to Michell and Megan in 316. Congrats!!!
Make sure you check the bulletin boards with with RAs or Hall Council members for more great programs!
February Programs February 5, 2009
Posted by astaples in : From the RD, Hall Council, Western Run RAs , add a commentEveryone’s back! This is going to be a great month… here’s what’s in store with JUST our building!
February Programming
2/9 HC Roommate Game 10pm 2nd
2/10 RA Life Skills Jeopardy 7pm Lobby
2/11 HC Slasher Game 8pm Lobby
2/12 RA Valentine’s Party 9:30pm 3rd
2/19 RA Game Night 6:30pm 1st
2/23 HC MicroMeals 10pm 2nd
?/?? HC Snow Day Plan 2pm Lobby
Never say you’re bored!! Remember, if you have an idea for something to do in the halls, make sure you talk to your RA or come to a Hall Council meeting (10pm on Mondays!).
Fall 2008 Review
Posted by astaples in : Hall Council, Western Run RAs , add a commentDespite my best intentions, I failed to provide regular updates. However, we had TONS of fun last semester, so here’s a few examples:
We had a great time at Halloween. Hall Council tried to do a trick-or-treating thing, but everyone who volunteered to give candy didn’t wander around. Next year, we’ll have to import some children from a local neighborhood.
However, RD Ashley likes costumes, so the RA staff turned out in fine form to celebrate the holiday. L-R Top: Mattie, Bianca, Jon, Tiffani, Billy. L-R Bottom: Kelly, John, Lisa, Ashley.
The RAs hosted A New YOU for the New YEAR at which there was healthy food and tips for staying healthy in college. Each person who came by could get a tip sheet, some healthy snacks, and things they could do to de-stress. If you look in the back, you can see our ASSASSINs board…
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ouncil put together an “Impossible Challenge” event that allowed residents to try crazy things. The events were: 6 Saltines in 1 minute, 1 piece of bread in 45 seco
nds, 18 peeps in 3m 45s (pictured below), eat 1 tbsp of cinnamon, and drink one gallon of whole milk in 1 hour and keep it down for 20 minutes. Most of the challenges had one winner, though the bread challenge turned into a bread-off, and 2 people made it down to eat 1 piece of bread in 2 seconds. John Amoroso was the only winner of the gallon challenge (pictured below), though Tyler Littleton, Jim Davis, and Alex Weitz all made valiant efforts.
As we moved through to Thanksgiving, people started to get stressed with finals and all that pretty quickly, so the RAs did a casual “Welcome Back, Good Luck” Bash for everyone with some food, some music, and some Catch Phrase. 
And all of the sudden it was time to celebrate some holidays, get ready for finals, and go on break! The RA staff took their “Winter” pictures (with scarves!) and also did a fun close-up shot.
Hall Council’s last event of the semester was a massive Holiday Craft and Gingerbread Challenge, where we had Santa Hats and Stockings for students to decorate, and also 6 teams of students competed to build the best gingerbread house possible in 30 minutes. It was a great time, with probably 50 students participating in the crafts and/or the contest. A great way to end the semester for Hall Council!
On December 8, Western Run RAs hosted a double attack study break with one of the Apartment staffs, with 
WR getting supplies for Candy Keepsakes to be made and the Apartment staff baking and decorating Crazy Cookies. The Candy Keepsakes were a huge hit! We had over 60 people attend. Residents enjoyed filling their jars with their favorite candy and than adding the final touchs by decorating the jars with string. Some residents made the jars for friends and family and some decided to keep them for themselves.
Right after that, at 10pm, our Hall Council had a holiday party open house at Ashley’s apartment with a smorgasboard of brownies, and then it was finals right to the end!
