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Ride 'em, cowgirl
Fallfest brings campus alive
Sarah Amason News Editor
Issue date: 10/6/05 Section: Front Page
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It started out to be a chilly and windy day, but the area near the clock tower on the Washington Street Campus soon would be filled with laughter, a band playing, people standing in lines for food, people riding a bouncy inflatable bull and cheering for people throwing cow patties, all part of Fallfest.
Fallfest is a student activity sponsored by the Student Government Association.
"It's cold out here, but things are about to heat up here at Fallfest," said Tyler Lewis, an engineering major.
Setting up for Fallfest started around 8:30 a.m. that morning.
Tables and chairs were put out to accommodate the students and employees who would participate at Fallfest and tables were arranged for the clubs that would have games and sell items to rasie money.
"The hardest thing that we had to do this morning would have to be filling the signs with water, because the water kept dripping down the sides until we figured out we could use a funnel," said Elizabeth Bauman, a music major and SGA voting member.
Dedication of the R.E. Byrd Business Building happened at 11:45 a.m. The Texas Express band played at noon and again at 12:15 p.m. Texas Express also plays for the Texas Legacies play in Palo Duro Canyon.
"I don't think that it being cold will change the turnout of Fallfest, because it is so much fun," said Nichole Terry, SGA president.
The theme for Fallfest was western. Cattle Call catered the event.
"Fallfest Is a beautiful collaboration of people and good times put all in one moment," said Michael Kupka, a general studies major.
The count of people eating at Fallfest was 1,553 students out of the more than 10,500 academic students at AC.
"The best part of Fallfest was the barbecue, because I even went back to get seconds, then thirds, on it," said Raphael McHenry, a physical therapy major.
The bungee bull beside Lynn Library and in front of the Student Services Center was a popular activity.
"I rode the bull about three times, because it was a fun and challenging thing to do," said Ziv Hernandez, a radiology major.
The Baptist Student Ministry sponsored a jail to raise money.
"I rode the bull twice, and it was a really hard thing to do, because you have to hang on it, and it throws your balance off," art major Christi Gabel said.
"I also got thrown in jail, and we had a lots of fun."
A tall cowboy also was present at FallFest to entertain the students who were waiting in lines.
"The tall cowboy there really got the crowd involved, and I know it takes a lot of talent to walk on those stilts, because I have had to use three-foot sheet rock stilts," said engineering major Van Moore.
Bager hearts had a booth where people could guess how many horseshoes were in a washtub. If they guessed the right amount, they won dinner for two at the Big Texan.
"We had about 75 people try and guess, but we had hoped to have more people particpate," said Tricia Stevens, sponsor of Badger Hearts.
"What we were mainly trying to do was inform people of what our club does, which is the hope chest. The hope chest's main purpose is to provide household appliances to aged-out foster children to help them get started."
Fallfest activities included the bungee bull rides, Texas Hold 'Em , Postcards 2 Home, Rodeo Roper, a western shooting gallery, the juggling cowboy on stilts, the cow patty toss, horseshoes, a saloon, a candle raffle, marshmallow guns, horse races, line dancing, a costume contest and the jailhouse.