Campus Activities Team plans a full, exciting semester
By Deanna Lee, Staff Writer //
This semester, our very own Campus Activities Team has a lot in store for us here at High Point University. The first few weeks have already been filled with countless activities to keep us busy amongst our studies and social lives, but believe it or not, it gets even better.
October lifted off from the funny bone with a comedic performance by Ryan Conner on Oct. 1 at the Extraordinaire Cinema. Conner has been on several comedy shows, done stand-up all over the world and has even written for Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update. It will surely be a performance that will have our sides aching from laughter for days.
This week, CAT appeals to our inner child by hosting a Disney Theme Night in the Extraordinaire Cinema tonight (Oct. 8) at 9 p.m. Who could resist singing along to the musical numbers that built the foundation of our childhoods?
In light of the Halloween spirit, the team will travel to the well-known Kersey Valley Spookywoods Haunted Attraction the night before the most haunted day of the year. For all those who do not know of Spookywoods, it is a terrifying thrill in which you enter dark woods and everything from then on is out of your control. They even state in their warning message, “This is not for the faint of heart.”
After all the excitement and fear of Spookywoods fading away with the end of October, the campus improv group Charcoal Pony will be opening November with an amusing performance in CAT’s Wednesday Night Live session at 9 p.m. in the cinema on Nov. 5. It is surely a performance that will be talked about widely and bring out the jokesters in all of us.
The Bakery will be home to Board Game Night on Nov. 12 at 9 p.m., welcoming every person that would not only like to enjoy a few games, but make friends in the process.
Just in time for Turkey Day, CAT will be hosting a Thanksgiving Cooking Class November 19 at 8:30 p.m. in the Café to show us how to whip up a few things for ourselves during the season.
To start off December, Tanglewood will be having their annual Festival of Lights. The park will breathe life into the coldness with new, bright lights, vendors, and even the Clauses will be there to enjoy the show.
The holiday cheer does not stop there; along with our beautiful campus being decorated like a scene out of a Christmas movie. Santa will be joining us here at the Wanek Center Dec. 10 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to take pictures with students.
In addition to all of these exciting things for us to do throughout this semester, CAT will still have their weekly CATFLIX nights, and this semester they will be showing blockbusters such as “Tammy,” “22 Jump Street” and “Lucy.” This semester, get involved, go out, enjoy yourselves and never claim that there isn’t anything to do because this is High Point, and there is always something fun to do at HPU.