Studen~ Activities Committees Brings A Variety of Entertainment to Campus From the rock group Sister Hazel to Disney's popular movie The Kid, the Student Association strove to provide campus activities everyone could enjoy. The Student Activities Committee and the SA Movie Committee worked to bring fun activities and events that would appeal to a large and diverse campus population. The :1000-2001 co-chairs of the SAC were seniors Jaren Page and Adam Hesslerode. The SA Movie chairman was senior Kendrick Clark. Jim Miller, director of student activities, advised the two programs. According to Page, the SAC co-chairs organized every aspect of the events, from selling tickets to promoting the activities both on and off campus. "!feel that the SAC has been very successful with the activities that occurred this year," Page said. "We also received great ideas from Jim." The fall semester began with a mime act by Cary Trivanovich. "He held everyone's attention," senior Katie Tool said. "The funniest part was when he made up new words to popular songs." The next event of the fall semester was the student talent show held during Parents' Weekend. This was an excellent opportu- " I feel the SAC has been very successful with the activities that occurred this year. - Jaren Page, SAC co-chair " nity for students to share their talent with the rest of the student body. While more than 30 acts tried out, Page said only 11 acts were selected due to time restraints. Karaoke night was another popular event this year with nearly 400 people who sang from 8 p.m. to midnight. Country music artist Mark Wills performed in the Benson Sept. 29, bringing in a sizeable crowd. Other events included performances by the Christian singing group Acappella and rock group Sister Hazel. Senior Andy Justus and junior Kelly Carter, men's and women's SA representatives, serve a ~midni9ht breakfasf to fellow students. The SA sponsored breakfast gave students a break during finals week. Photo supplied by Kelly Carter. Joe Mansfield of the Searcy Magic Society entertains the audience with one of his magic tricks. The magic show, planned by the Student Activities Committee, was held in the Administration Auditorium Oct. 28. Photo by Daniel Dubois. Student Association 212 ~----~~~~~~~~ Organizations "It was a great opportunity for me to meet the performers and to meet other people and students," Page said. The movie committee, made up of more than 10 students who helped select the year's movies and also worked the ticket booth during showings, also brought in many movies which were popular with the student body. Two successful movies this year included Chicken Run and Mission: Impossible 2. "I ",rways enjoy going to campus movies," senior Amanda Rush said. "There's no other experience like it." In addition to the SAC activities and movies, the SA, led by President Matt Milligan, organized several service projects that were not just enjoyable for the campus, but also helped spread the love of Christ to others. The SA raised more than $20,000 for Melissa Holley, who had expensive medical bills after a experimental surgery, and also sent hundreds of gifts to children in South America as partofthe Santa to South America project. "Harding and her students have been blessed so much," Milligan said. "We need to give to others who are not as fortunate." - Meredith Garrity
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