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Show Monday, Aug. 31, 2009 'CampusNews By RACHEL A. CHRISTENSEN news editor Despite the foam dance being closed earlier than anticipated due to safety reasons, ASUSU's Week of Welcome was successful at getting the university community to become involved on campus, said Erin Reeder, ASUSU programming V.R "We have a lot of incoming freshmen that are super jazzed about the new year," Reeder said. David Knighton, ASUSU service V.P., said he thinks WOW's biggest success was the number of volunteers who helped this year. More than 100 people volunteered to help with the week's activities, and he said he thinks this large number will be reflected in the Page 5 amount of student involvement the university will see in the years to come. Reeder said the foam dance Wednesday ended an hour and a half earlier than planned. Since this was the first foam dance at USU, Reeder said the coordinators didn't know what to expect and the event had the potential to become dangerous. Reeder said with increased safety measures, such as stronger barricades around the bubble tower, a foam dance could be safe and fun for students. WOW was successful in its main purpose, which Reeder said was to unite people around campus. "You break down walls, you meet new people. It's really a great experience," Reeder said. ~rac.ch@aggieniail.usu.edu |