Aviva Captiva

Destination: Captiva Island, FL

I've never heard of Captiva Island before but I know it is on the gulf side in the Southern most parts of Florida. I just saw what the house looks like (see above) and I have never been more excited for Spring Break in my life. I get to spend it with 10 of my close friends and we get to spend a full week just relaxing and laying out. It will be such an enjoyment to not have to worry about academic and social life and do absolutely NOTHING. I don't even think I will pack nice clothes just sandals and shorts. Springfield has thrown us a curveball in February with temperatures in the low 50's this week, but surely it won't last. Projected temperatures are around the 80's and sunny for the whole week. Florida here I come 8)

Witt Wednesday. What Does It Mean?

Could it be possible to write a story about the new switch of karaoke night at McMurrays back to Monday nights? I know that attendance considerably dropped when it was moved to Wednesday nights. Freshman year, there wasn't a student on campus who didn't go out and end up at McMurrays, but I think since they switched karaoke night Wednesdays people stopped celebrating "Witt Wednesday." Seriously though, it was like the Sabbath for students -- always respected. Now, after gathering opinions from students, the bar owners have switched karaoke back to its original night of Monday. I think this was a good business decision for them and it gives students a fun option for Mondays as well and Wednesday can go back to how they used to be. I want to inquire what was the ultimate deciding factor in making this decision and maybe find out why they even switched it in the first place. I would also like to explore the transition of "Witt Wednesday" over the recent years and why it has lost such appeal and gather students reactions...

Really?

I know this blog won't attract most business buffs or journalism minors but as an Art major this drew my attention. While scaveging my brain and internet for a new blog post I found this in the Columbus Dispatch:

BEREA, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio college has made $1.4 million selling off an art collection that it wasn't displaying and was anxious about storing.



First, this place is the liberal arts college Baldwin-Wallace. Two, this collection of art included works by James Whistler and Roy Lichtenstein.



If only Wittenberg held works of esteemed artists like Whistler and Lichtenstein I might sleep in the gallery. My confusion comes as to why in the hell wouldn't Baldwin-Wallace make room to permanently display these timeless pieces? But rather hide them away in a basement and later sell them. How did they even aquire them? Luckily, I've had my chance to see a Lichtenstein piece at the Columbus Art Museum, but I am still waiting to be able to enjoy the works of other great artists as well.

Photohunt League

My current story that I am working on is almost finished and is about the new Photohunt league that is taking place on campus. I am sure everyone who is reading this knows what Photohunt is from Doppelgangers (the game room), but for those who are uninformed about the popular game Photohunt is a bar game where you must find differences between two photos under time restraint. My article basically explains the rules, the dates and times, the prizes, and upcoming Photohunt events. I talked to Jon Duraj, the director of student activities, and Marcus Richardson who is the manager of the Student Center. Also, I was in contact with Jess Weaver whose team holds the current high score of Photohunt. I don't know how they do it! Read this week's issue of the Torch to read my article :)

Never Have I Ever

Now that I've got your attention, never have I ever had 3 snow days in a row, or shotgunned a beer, but that's besides the point. I didn't think Wittenberg would ever close the University, but I think it was a well deserved break for students. Am I right? After having two days of complete laziness that consisted only of watching TV and baking, we decided it was time to do something CRAZY. We had heard of people ice skating, sledding, even ice skiing (they got their picture in the newspaper for that). What's more crazy than that? Turns out nothing. It was a sunny day and we couldn't think of one crazy thing college kids could do. We actually went to Yellow Springs and took pictures for class. Yep, it was a snow day and we did school work. Crazy kids...