me ors College continues long-standing tradition was [ e second Tuesday in the spring semester, and students Aocked JOl e ~ars Honor Center to enjoy one of the longest standing tradi– ~ (h,e Honors College sponsored: Chili Day, "Chili'Day is just one of those days," Donna Jo Roberson, secretary of the Ho ors College, said, "Quite loud and busy," Ro /1)11 said she loved those days and enjoyed the moments when she got' n eract with students. Roberson was not the only one who had fond memo ries ofC hili Day; the entire facul ty and staff of the Honors College spoke of the tradi tion in positive terms. Dean of the Honors College Dr. Jeffrey Hopper said Chili Day had become such a frequent occurrence that he associated Tuesday and Chili Days as one and the same. "It's what I th ink about as Tuesdays," Hopper said. "The house juSt smells like chili all day long. For some of the people in the Honors Col– lege it's the main thing they do, and I think that's greaL" Hopper became dean of the Honors College in 2001. When he joined the college, Chili Day had already been an ongoi ng tradition. Kelly Milner, who is now secrerary for admissions, co-founded Chili Day with then Dean of the Honors College Dr. Larry Long, now vice presidenr of academic affairs. C hili Day began in the spring of 1999, approximately one yea r after the Honors College had moved into the L.C. Sears House (according to Harding's Web site: home of Harding's first academic dean and now demolished), "We were trying to find a way to bring students to me Honor's house," Milner said. "[Chili was] something we could make a lot of that was inexpensive; it was jusr a dollar when we started." The cost of C hili Day increased to $2, but with that, students go t as many bowls of chili as they could eat and included a drink from the house's well-stocked refrigerator. "[Chili Day] gave the students somewhere to go besides the [cafeteria]; a different atmosphere," Milner said. "After some time, the facul ty staned coming too; mainly because it felt like a homemade meal." Sophomore Har rison Cobb frequendy attended Chili Day. "It's a good break to come between classes," Cobb said. "lc's a ben er, more relaxing atmosphere [than the cafeteria] to come talk toyour friends between classes." Graduate Assistant Eunalette Roben s, with the help of other staff members, prepared the meal and witnessed the interesting phenomenon that was Chili Day. Roberts said the day encouraged fellowship among students. "As Dr. Burks uses the words, of course it increases camarade rie," Roberts said. " It brings together a sense of friendship. Students hang our for about an hour, and it's cheap; it's just rwo bucks." College staff workers anticipated cominuing Chili Day for as long as students requested, which, with populari ty rising with each passing year, would ensure that Chili Day would last for quite some time. -Rosa Colon Attempting to ride a unicycle at the circus-themed Fall Festival, the Honor College's welcome back event,juniorAndrew Fraser receives help from longtime unicycle rider Patti JoWhite, information assistant to the registrar,and senior Steven Baird on Aug. 29 in the parking lot of the Sears Honor's Center. "I don't know if I've ever appreciated the difficulty of unicycling ... I tried and tried and just found it to be semi-impossible to stay vertical on this unicycle," Fraser said. -Chelsea Roberson Students of the Honors College, sophomore Steven Barber, junior Michael Crouch and freshman Jordan Dollins. plant a small fern during the Honors College Service and Sonic Dayan Oct. 14 at Harding Place. During this day. which happened nearly every other month throughout the semester, students performed various services that the residents of Harding Place requested and then went to Sonic as a group and had a meal together. -Chelsea Roberson honors college 18'
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