COCOA
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C NVAS story by Kelsey Sutton
As students came back to campus after a long winter break and J-Term, the University of Sioux Falls offered a host of Welcome Back Week activities for students to participate in, one being Hot Cocoa and Canvas. The event took place on Wednesday, February 3 in Cooper’s Café and was very popular among students. At the event, the Cougar Activity Board provided canvases, paint, hot cocoa, and a plethora of toppings to suit almost everyone! One student in attendance was sophomore Karissa Harms. Harms, an Elementary education major with a minor in math said that the event was “a fun way to get out and spend time with friends,” and also “a way to channel her artistic side.” Many students came to the event without any plan for their new piece of art, but Harms thought ahead and created her piece, a painted recreation of a photo, for a gift. “I knew that Valentine’s Day was coming up, and I didn’t really want to buy just anything, so I made mine as a gift!” Other Welcome Back Week activities included “Come & Go Cookies and Movie Supplies: Monday, February 1, The resumption of Tuesday Chapel, Snow Tubing Tuesday, February 2, Zoom Yoga & Worship Night, Thursday, February 4, and Grocery Bag Bingo Saturday, February 6. In the current state of the world with the COVID-19 pandemic surging, it has been difficult for many students to get out and meet others as well as mingle, so the event was a wonderful way for students to interact safely while having fun with friends!
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