Show r f t J A Ff J 4 ii W IV a Lane Hennefer an student has a good time singing at the karaoke stage j yf f r rY r Y r s 's The Stupid Cupid pig roamed the halls of the Student Center greeting students Cupid brings fun activities low attendance Stacie Peart v The Globe c While attendance waslow waslow was waslow D low at the colleges college's annual St. St Valentines Valentine's Day event Stupid Cupid offered students students stu stu- stu- stu dents the chance to mingle with each other as the events both entertained and intrigued With the low number of attendees some of the events seemed barren Popular activities were often filled to the brim with students while less publicized events or events Stupid Cupid Cont on Page 2 Stupid Cupid Cont if from front not in the main flow of traffic received little or no attention I think its it's going very very well said Mindy Yost Public Relations for SLL Attendance is down were we're not sure if that has something to do with enroll enroll- ment Attendees entered the Student Center at the Redwood Campus Campusand and were immediately greeted with dancing racing and karaoke The doors to Stupid Cupid opened at 9 pm p.m. and kept going until 2 am a.m. students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents were granted entrance for 10 at the door Student Life and Leadership members were found throughout the building ushering ushering ushering usher usher- ing attendees in wearing bright pink shirts with the famous Stupid Cupid pig So f far r the people that have been here are having a really good time said Yost Its fun to see people come out The south side of the first floor housed the karaoke stage and some seating for the audi audi- ence Singer hopefuls choose their songs from a book and the karaoke machine operator called students up to perform their songs We have some very brave souls said Cindi Cox She stat stat- ed cd that she admired people who could get up and sing but she had no desire to do it herself Several attendees throughout the night did to try out their vocal gymnastics on stage Once some of the karaoke singers braved the stage for the first time they were eager to try it again I need to work on my falsetto a bit but otherwise my voice is like honey from the lips of an angel said Lane Hennefer a history major Hennefer a first time karaoke performer said that he began his karaoke career with California Girls His follow up performance performance performance mance was Elvis Presley's Burning Love Hennefer was also planning a third round at the karaoke stage with With a Little Help from My Friends written by the John Lennon and Paul McCartney As the karaoke singers crooned their mostly sappy love songs a few feet away spectators crowded the racing track located in the middle of the first floor lobby area It was pretty fun said Ryan Williams a graphic design major Its competitive when you have a bunch of friends playing play play- ing Williams' Williams turn at the track didn't go over to well He said he lost bec because use the racing car cars car's s battery died I dont don't think theres there's anything else here except for I Ilove Ilove Ilove love it and Ill I'll come back next year said Jaron Robbins a business business business busi busi- ness major gave attendees the chance to try their hand at negotiating negotiating negotiating a miniature car around the track Fortunately the activity came with an announcer and someone to push the cars away for the edge or turn them around when they became stuck What you want to do is get car number 8 or 22 because they roll straight said Robbins as he explained his strategy for winning at the track competed ed against friends and fellow students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents for the fastest 20 laps around the track My personal view on is that its it's all about your pit crew said Curtis Beyer biology major and winner Its about who youve you've got on your side and who youve you've got to take out in the opposing cars Beyer added that Youve got gotto gotto gotto to run as a team Stupid Cupid was made by If they didn't have it we wouldn't be here Many of the SLL members were in charge of getting the attendees involved in the activities activities activities ties and announcing when certain certain certain tain events were beginning But with so much to do at Stupid Cupid many attendees were being pulled in so many different directions they just followed the crowd or the paper conversation hearts stuck to the floor to each event Even though the students are here its it's still a challenge said Bryan Gutierrez about getting getting getting get get- ting the attendees involved in the various activities available You try and get them to go to the events but theres there's sev sev- eral oral going on at once once Poster board heart and star- star shaped cut outs hung from the Student Events Center ceiling As the hypnotist Bruce McDonald took volunteers from the audience to hypnotize and entertain the crowd He gave the hypnotized students commands to dance like a ballerina However the biggest laughs were received when the subjects were sent into the audience to find someone they didn't know They sat on their laps and were told to fall asleep McDonald kept the audience on the edge of their seats as he commanded them to kiss the person person person per per- son whose lap they were sitting on Before he let them start the smooch fest he gave them one final command that said they had hada a thick plate of glass between them and their loved one And try as they might the hypnotized students could not kiss the audience audience audience audi audi- ence member There struggles to todo todo todo do so brought in the most laughs It was funny but I 1 thought that guy was going to kiss me said Trang Nguyen a pharmacy major who had one of the hypnotized hypnotized hypnotized hyp hyp- men on her lap It was very funny I 1 couldn't stop laughing said Viet Pham Nguyen's friend The hypnotist marked Nguyen's first event at Stupid Cupid but she was keen to come back for the next round and see seethe seethe seethe the beginning of his mance The popular and well-attended well activities were located on the first floor while the Chapel of Love the mentalist and the video booth to tape a message to your loved one or loved ex-loved were located on the second floor received less Jess than perfect atten atten- dance James Dean and Marilyn Monroe made an appearance at atthe atthe atthe the night all-night bash Poster cut cutouts cutouts cutouts outs of the two movie legends stood in as best man and maid of honor for all who visited the Chapel of Love Elvis took up residence in the Thayne Center offices as he wedded couples couples 4 who met their true love or at at least true like in holy matrimony for the night Couples waiting their turn to pledge their love for the next few hours could sit in the audience and witness the union of their fellow classmates The Stupid I Cupid pig even made it down the aisle at least once during the j evening J Its a little slow but they're j getting there said Darin Porter i about Stupid Cupid while waiting waiting waiting wait wait- ing to get hitched Camera shy students steered clear of the video booth They either didn't want to profess their innermost thoughts on love into a video or they were scared of being on camera Its fun said Heather Huff about her Stupid Cupid ence We did the hand wax thing and the Frisbees Wacky wax hands and the flying flying flying fly fly- ing discs kept their venue operators operators operators opera opera- tors busy all night Everyone could get a free mold of their hand made of paraffin wax to take home Many students used the suggested poses such as ILove I ILove ILove Love You Xou in American Sign Language and the peace sign Some ome students choose to have their hand hold a rose bud cell phone or soccer ball Attendees used paint and centrifugal centrifugal centrifugal cen cen- force to make white flying flying fly fly- ing discs uniquely colorful The only problem with the make-it- make take it gifts were that they were so popular Those wanting wax hands sometimes h had d to wait 45 minutes to an hour Fortunately a small group began to entertain those in line as they concocted different stunts that would launch them onto a pile of four or five Love Sacs Their acrobatics acrobatics' started small but gradually gradually gradually grad grad- increased in the level of difficulty According to the SLL the turnout wasn't up to par for the 2006 Stupid Changes to be considered considered considered con con- could include the music choices for the dance floor and promotion of the event s 1 |