by Jesse Murray
Staff Writer
Starting at 9 p.m. on Monday night, swarms of Bryan College students staged a mass exodus from Summers Gymnasium and quickly headed straight for Robinson Women’s Dorm. After the hard loss to Lee College (Cleveland,Tenn.) on our home court, the student body still had something to celebrate: Harvest Bash 2010.
Upon arrival at Robinson, students were immediately greeted by miniature pumpkins atop bales of hay that constructed a festive lane leading up to the front door of the dorm. Inside was waiting a host of decorations, food and activities.
The main lounge was lavishly trimmed with scarecrows, pumpkins and other fall decorations. Here, the famous-pumpkin carving contest was held along with a game that prompted students to guess how much candy was enclosed in certain jars. This year’s pumpkin carving champion was senior Billy Findley.
Walking onto Robinson 2nd and taking a sharp right, you would have seen what looked to be one of Ernie’s Keebler elves handing out fresh-baked cookies from her kitchen headquarters, conveniently situated inside the trunk of a large tree. This was, in fact, Robinson Resident Director Kim Tuttle. When asked what her role was for the evening, Tuttle modestly replied, “I’m just one of the bakers.”
Robinson 1st chose a “decade” theme, ranging from the 1920s to the present. Each room was in charge of depicting a different decade and was decorated accordingly. Sophomores Anna Kat Thomas and Tori Woodson gave us a look into the 1970s while sophomores Erin Wright and Jessalyn Huffman donned 1980s big hair and made their guests participate in workout videos. Juniors Laura Adams and Jessica Jones mellowed out the crowd with a laidback 1960s room.
“I’ve been here 45 minutes, and I don’t plan on moving,” said junior Jeremy Brandon about the 1960’s room.
Up on 2nd, the residents chose a Pixar theme, with different rooms decorated to fit movies such as: “Toy Story,” “Cars,” “Ratatouille,” “Monster’s Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.” Seniors Erin Anthony and Elise Bacon chose the recent Pixar feature “Up” as their room’s theme, greeting everyone who entered by saying, “Hello. My name is Russell. I am a wilderness explorer from tribe 14, sweat lodge 42.”
The women on 3rd chose to expound upon a theme they had used in the past, apples.
“We’ve done apples for the past few years, so this year we chose to go with a ‘Haunted Apple Barn,’”said senior Danielle Wilson.
Appealing to the darker side of orchard-grown fruit, the hall lights were off and ghosts and ghoulish decor hung from the barn ceiling. Guests had the opportunity to have pictures taken while also being able to bob for apples.
The women of Robinson 4th chose a Monopoly theme with each room representing a different property on the board. In the lounge area was a jail and large cardboard dice where students could have their pictures taken. There was also a spot reserved specifically for mug-shots.
Responses and comments about the event from students were unanimously positive.
“It’s real nice to see people dress up–not focusing on their work–just enjoying one another,” said freshman Ashton Alexander.
“It’s a great tradition,” said junior James Holland, “It lives up to its reputation as one of Bryan students’ favorite events of the year.”