Week of Welcome Recap

Hey everybody! **Come to tonight's Keepin' It Reel movie night presenting Killers starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher.**

Well the first week of school is OVER. I feel so sorry for you folks that have Friday afternoon classes. It should be illegal that those even exist. I hope all you freshmen were able to find your way around.

Currently we CAB exec are done with our classes for the day and hard at work organizing our new office. Come visit us sometime! We are located at the Student Activity Center in the first room on the left when coming in through the side door (old Greek Life office).

I'm excited about getting a relaxing weekend after classes and WOW.

I hope that everybody who participated in Week of Welcome had a blast. I know CAB did! We started off at the Wellness Depot on move-in day with Health Services and the Depot workers. We were giving out free popsicles and CAB event magnets.

**If you haven't picked up your free event magnet yet, stop by the SAC!**

Health Services also had some awesome giveaways, such as sunblock, hand sanitizer and lip balm! While getting free stuff, students could sign up to use the depot. I had fun listening to music and walking around handing out the popsicles. I even got a free T-shirt from another group's info table. You gotta love free stuff!

That night was CAB Extravaganza! After the Pep Rally, the Armed Farces improvisation troupe started off our event. Armed Farces is a student group that plays improv games like those seen on "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" If you weren't able to catch them last Thursday, be sure to see them at downtown Blackbird Cafe on Thursdays at 8 p.m. You can also check them out on their YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/armedfarcesimprov). In the last game Cameron Jaymes, lead singer of Jaymes Reunion, made a cameo. Who would have thought he's a hot talented musician and a comedian?

After Armed Farces had us laughing our socks (or flip-flops) off, Jaymes Reunion started rocking the stage. They were amazing at last year's Homecoming and didn't disappoint this time around. Jaymes Reunion is made up of lead singer Cameron Jaymes, guitarist Braydon Nelson, bassist Eric Watson, and Jeremy Taylor and Jared Byers alternating percussion. I seriously suggest you check them out on iTunes or MySpace (www.myspace.com/jaymesreunion). They were so great and even stayed to chat with everybody after the show. We were all sitting on the floor of Centennial chatting about baseball and Waffle House.

**If you know of any local bands that you want to play, make sure to leave a comment!**

The next night, Friday the 13th, we continued WOW with hypnotist Frederick Winters. He has the privilege of being voted Best College Entertainer and Best Male Entertainer of 2010. He had selected students forgetting their names, thinking they were three years old and believing there were tiny people trapped in their watches. For those interested in hypnosis, check him out on iTunes where he sells albums about many topics, from quitting smoking to relaxation.

On the last night before classes began, comedian Eric O'Shea had students laugh their nerves away. His Elmo voice and "Songs for Commercials" put tears in people's eyes. You can check him out on YouTube where he already has over four million hits. He's been given positive reviews by Steven Spielberg and given hugs to Carol Burnett and Betty White.

That's it for CAB's Week of Welcome events, but don't feel too bad. The semester of events begins TONIGHT with our movie night, so make sure you are there. As always there will be FREE pizza and some raffles.

Also we have a To Go trip coming up to see the Atlanta Braves in action! Be prepared for lots more events in the future as September is jam-packed.

I hope you have a great first weekend!

- Courtney, Vice President of Special Events