Tacky Turkey Sweater Run
This past Saturday night, ASB tested another new event hosted by the Nursing Division: the “Tacky Turkey Sweater Run.” Meeting in the atrium, students grouped up hoping to snag prizes. Some included a hydro flask, a plethora of gift cards and even a pair of headphones. But to obtain any of those, they’d have to make it to the end of the run first.
Participants were tasked with running between four stations. At each of them they were given a ticket for a raffle comprised of the above-mentioned prizes. However, each pit stop also had an optional challenge to complete to earn extra tickets, adding a little risk-versus-reward time management into the mix. The most interesting of these was turning around and getting dizzy before kicking a soccer ball to try and make a goal. After half an hour, the winning numbers were called and prizes were given to several individuals.
Everyone’s collective enthusiasm was what made the night. Leaving the dorms and out and doing some exercise was great too, despite how cold it was. But by far the best part was the sweaters! Everybody came out with their itchiest, grossest, dare I even say tackiest sweaters. Some of my favorites were Caitlynn Davis and her friends who had created a set of matching turkey sweaters and Annabelle Harper’s reindeer onesie (which I know isn’t technically a sweater, but it was still creative).
So far trying out new events has panned out for ASB. The Fugitive event was great fun; I enjoyed that one. This one turned out to be just as great, and I hope they keep up the good work.
Drew Hickman is a sophomore studying communications.