University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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L , S Sporting her freshly U V ' v decorated brow, Chelsea ■V AA Loughmiller, freshman u A V ‘ v psychology major, grins m amidst the festive carnival activities taking place in the M v . S V Arkansas Union. The spring v V carnival was a University jm T V, .. v ; ' V Programs event intended to ■| V, finish out the year with a bang. STORY REBECCA SOARD PHOTO Willie Dodd

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PHOTO JACKI FltOST PHOTO GARETH PATTERSON, 9

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PLAYING IN THE RAIN UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS DECIDES TO HOST ITS YEAR-END CARNIVAL IN SPITE OF THE DOWNPOUR OUTSIDE THE UNION showers overtook the nation and the ensuing UA to close the campus for the first time in history. It seemed there would be no respite for the overall gloomy niood plaguing students. Shoulders slumped and splashing through puddles, students trudged their way to class, when a sight outside the union lightened the dark mood. The smell of free food and the look of f un games turned the day from one of gray to one of play. Despite the rainy day, many students and staff ventured out to enjdy the spring carnival sponsored by University Programs. 1 wanted to do an event that was a big bang to end the year,” hrittaney Wooldridge, chairperson for the University Programs Daytime Committee, said. With face painting, a photo booth, free food and much more, the spring carnival had something for everyone. Carnivals make me feel like a little kid again,” Jasmine Alexandria, freshman criminal justice major, said. “They bring back the excitement °f that time.” Th ' ls event was also held last year but with an increased budget of 25,000, there was more carnival than in the past. The rain put a bit of 1 damper on the festivities, moving the majority of events indoors and aUs ing some to be cancelled, but students still had a good time. “It s a great stress reliever now that it s test time,” Kristen Johnson, freshman biological engineering major, said. The event was paid for out of the University Programs budget, which was funded through student fees. “CARNIVALS MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A LITTLE KID AGAIN. THEY BRING BACK THE EXCITEMENT OF THAT TIME.” -JASMINE ALEXANDRIA “Tm glad to see our student fee money [is] going to something enjoyable,” DeShaun Artis, freshman broadcast journalism major said. Students took away fun memories and several tangible remembrances as well. “All the little details were the hardest part,” Wooldridge said, “but we w anted to do things the students can take away.” And take away they did. Wax roses, balloon animals, caricatures and full stomachs elated students’ overall mood as they left the carnival world and returned to the rainy weather outside. SPRING CARNIVAL | STUDENT LIFE