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Show Ja'- V V f " V WW ill? V S J !o li '-is- Mayfest Family Day is new to the festival The and their families. Aili. frjSv ifl,. - ' H Mv teK w Student Association and Board brought Family Day to fruition through a desire to provide entertainment for the more than 5a pen Non-Traditio- "non-traditiona- l," Mayfest Not Just Drugs and Rock games and inflated trampoline units, a mountain slide, a jousting arena and sports gyms. MIKE WATSON Chronicle Staff Writer The The grounds west of the al non-tradition- al day-lon- g I l l A - - v Jt er Students (NTS) board organized and arranged the festival primarily for the families of students, who deserve recognition and appreciation for supporting student family members, said Galo Ramirez, NTS University of Utah Union building were the site of ASUU's first Mayfest event for students: Mayfest Family Day. The event featured rides, I: Non-Tradition- al l it ' in board chair. is for everybody. It "Mayfest should have something for the large number of s students' families too, not just bands he and schooL tall festivities included a clown, a puppet show, a petting zoo with farm animals, and free popcorn, hot dogs and drinks. There was no shortage of kids participating in or crowding around each paractivity. And their ents seemed to be having just as much fun. "This is wonderful for the kids, and we're having a great time too," U. student Jeff Green said. Nicole Green said her kids, Kiley : and loved the young farm aniAubrey, mals. David Graves, chair of the Students Association, said students make up 58 percent of the students attending the U. this quarter, and the percentage is about the same Graves said NTSA was formed eight years ago to help get the needs and problems of students recognized at par-tic- rock-'n'-ro- ll said. students are or returning university students who are continuing their cdu-- . cations after a period of time out of first-tim- e nt ld v'"t'"0rtK - : ' - Non-Tradition- X- K I friends who are. "I think this is really cool because it's free and it's a good thing for students who are parents and can't afford the time or money to do this with their kids very often while going to school," Jackson : said. U. senior Tiffany Cook, 27, said her three kids were really enjoying themselves trying to be everywhere at once. She appreciated ASUU's efforts stuon behalf of dents. "I think it's great that they're t doing this; There are so many events and activities that we feel left out of. We can't bring our kids to things like basketball games non-tradition- al non-tradition- i S " 10-fo- ot al Non-tradition- Jackson, 24, said he isn't a husband or father, but has many U. student y The combined fair and carnival JIT ? " year-roun- O d. non-tradition- al theU, ""'mi i tl b "This carnival is" something we and ASUU have planned and been putting together since last fall, when we did a smaller version of the same thing," Graves said. i NTSA provided volunteers 1 I J c to help at Mayfest Family Day. The University Student Apartments Residence Council also contributed to Mayfest Family Day by providdemonstration ing a and an agriculture fair with the' Utah chapter of Future Farmers of America. "We're excited and honored that ASUU asked us to take part in this with them," said Residence Council , wool-spinnin- inn o . programs Chnomui fMOTo Danny La Mayfest offered something for everyone including these adventure crazed youngsters who terrorized the U. . Friday. campus wiu tiny four-wheele- rs g chair Christine Housekeeper. "We provided the FFA petting zoo and weaving booth to show kids how things are really made." NTS board member- Tun - s Llajtayku, a latin folk Condor Pasa. .... musk band, entertain |