By 2015, the Campus Activities Board had made I Heart HU Week a staple in Harding's Homecoming activities. The week featured five CAB-hosted events that reflected the reasons students loved Harding. The schedule included Midnight Madness, which was a new addition to the year's line-up, a concert by the musical group The Hunts, a free cookie give-away, a chili and cheese dip cook off, and a block party to end it all. Coordinating the festivities during one of Harding's busiest weeks made the event a priority for Director of Campus Life Logan Light and his staff. "We easily spent three to four months getting the entire week together," Light said. "It is one of the first things that goes on our wall calendar every year, and I begin to book the days in the summer. It is a pretty extensive task to pull off four to five events in a six-day span. My team was exceptional, and this year proved to be worth the work." CAB student director senior Phoebe Cunningham played a heavy role on Light's "exceptional" team. She noted the parallels between I Heart HU Week and Homecoming. "Homecoming is a time to celebrate Harding and the community it is," Cunningham said. "So going along with that, I Heart HU Week is an opportunity for CAB to create a fun and entertaining atmosphere for students to embrace what Harding is and what it was and what it will be." Junior Hayes McPherson participated in several CAB events throughout the year including Open Mic Night, Midnight Madness and CAB-hosted concerts. CAB designed the wide range of weeklong activities were not only designed to appeal to the wide range of students on campus, but to give variety to those who frequently participated in CAB events, according to Cunningham. "It's a whole week so it's nice to relax and enjoy events like The Hunts concert. That was a blast," McPherson said. "(Enjoying) good music, hanging out with friends (reminds us) of the fun possibilities that we can have on campus through organizations including CAB." Light said his team worked hard to plan and implement the events, and he was proud the student body had grown to expect the week of festivities each year. "I Heart HU is, when it comes down to it, what CAB stands for and what CAB is trying to deliver," Cunningham said. "It's a great celebration of what the community is at Harding here on campus and what CAB tries to instill in students because we are a part of each student's campus experience, or at least we try to be." Bu Jluc yhen C(l/"fer Vreshmun yuurd /.uch Vl"!JH'll dw1ks oi•er· President Bruce McLm·1y·s hl'ud ul AI1dnight Atudness on Ot't. 20 in the Rhoe/es-Reul'£ s Field House. The stunt was one of 111c111y et•ents ut the pep nilly dcsiyncd to i11trocluce the basketball teoms to the u111i 1ersily. I Photo /Jy Beccu Riley Singe,· Tol"i Jfrlly per.forms in the Benson Auditorium 011 Vov. -. Kelly ended her nutiorzu•iclc tour, "H'herc I Belony.·· in Searcy. Arka11s(1S. I Photo by Kozu Fujis(ltv(I
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