Mar
24
Hey there SOONERS! My name is Kendal Nichols, I am the Events Director for the Class of 2017 Council. Did ya’ll have an amazing #SB14? I spent my Spring Break in the warm and toasty state of Wisconsin! Just kidding, it was below forty degrees and snowing most of the time. Unfortunately, it was not like the pretty “let’s build a snowman” kind of snow, rather it was the dirty mud that had been there all winter, snow! The only good thing about my break was that I got to be with my family, who choose, for some unknown crazy reason, to all live in the North! Oh and the doughnuts– they have some amazing doughnuts (see pic below and yes that is an Oreo doughnut). 
But now as I am driving back to Norman and thinking about being back, I realize how I have missed the weather and the welcome home feel that Norman gives off. You may have felt that feeling too, if not, the next time you are driving into town and coming down Lindsey (if it is not packed) just look around you and notice everything like Classics, Donut King (haha can you tell doughnuts are important to me?), then you see campus and it is like you are home again!
Well, that is until you get to your dorm and realize since you cannot find a parking spot you will have to lug your stuff all the way from your car to your room. Ultimately ending with all your stuff on the floor and you want a nap. If you did not go anywhere for spring break, I hope Norman treated you well and you got to indulge in a nice relaxing break!
Now that we will all be back soon I know we only have 6ish more weeks of school! GET PUMPED! I am so excited to say I have completed my first year at OU. We have to remember in order to keep climbing to reach the top of the food chain we have to realize it is not over yet! So here are some tips to get through the rest of the semester…
1. STUDY! I know “duh I know I need to study” Well I am telling you that it study more then you have studied before this is the time were you will see if you need to drop a class or seek tutoring!
a. http://www.ou.edu/classof2017 has some great information if you need it! This has been a great resource for me!
2. Check how many meal points you have left! If you’re like me you have around a hundred points left. If this is the case spend them on things you can reuse like water bottles or chips that you can reseal! If you have a ton left remember snack foods can help you study, and mints help you remember things for test!
3. HAVE FUN! OU is an amazing place with amazing opportunities! Do not be afraid to go out and apply for something new like Class Council whose applications go up this week! Or CAC there are so many ways to get involved and meet new people by just turning in a short application!
We are almost done guys! Together we can conquer it all just keep your head up and do not let the Spring Break you just had hold you down! We as OU students can do anything we set our minds to! And remember the Class of 2017 Council is always here to just hang out or hear your ideas so SPEAK UP we will always listen!
Boomer Sooner!
Kendal Nichols
Events Director
Class of 2017 Council
Mar
10
We started last week off with a snow day and no complaints because Monday is everyone’s least favorite day of the week. The snow was pretty intense and caused the campus to close until ten o’clock on Tuesday morning. Many people were excited to get a miniature break from classes but unfortunately for me, my first class on Tuesdays is at noon. The several inches of snow brought back the warm wardrobe consisting of pea coats, snow boots, for everyone who wanted to be comfortable, or rain boots, for those who are a little more practical, and of course leggings. A major event last week was Graduation Gear up. During this event the Graduation Office hosted various vendors to help graduating seniors prepare for graduation and life after college. Last week was also a great week for interviews. I was excited to interview for the Resident Advisor position on Thursday and I am now burdened with waiting until after spring break to hear the back from the Housing and Food office. If you are like me and you interviewed for the Camp Crimson small group leader position, don’t worry if you haven’t heard back from anyone yet. Over eight hundred students applied for small group leader positions alone and it will take two or three weeks for exec to narrow down the applicant pool. I got the awesome opportunity to do a post interview, interview with a student in a Mass Communications course. This post interview gave me the opportunity to reflect on the interview process and share my experience with others as well. In addition, last week was Big Event awareness week. I’m sure you were handed a flyer by a friendly face in a neon shirt but just in case you didn’t know Big Event 2014 is on April 5th. Big Event is OU’s official day of service where over 5,000 students serve the community in whatever way necessary. The Exec board and operations staff members work year round to ensure that this day is a day that uses our time and man power to the fullest! This year Class council will have a team that is open to everyone, so sign up; it’s kind of a BIG deal. The week went out with a bang with the help of Soonerthon. This past Saturday, several thousand students stood, and danced, for twelve hours straight. We stood for lunch, we stood for the entire carnival and we stood for all of the activity time but most importantly we stood FOR THE KIDS! My favorite part of the day was getting to perform the Morale dance with the miracle kids. In a way the Morale dance represented Soonerthon; we all worked for a very long time towards something that seemed impossible, but at the end of the day the dance looked great because everyone contributed, just like Soonerthon. It was a day full of emotion and like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. Saturday was one of those days that we’ll look back on and say, “I was a freshman at OU when Soonerthon rose over $318,000 all for the kids.” This week was a great way to start the month of March!
Cherrish Abinah
Class of 2017 Council Events Committee
