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Festival ISU back in full swing today Matt Johnson Reporter
Today marks the day for Festival ISU to hit the Quad and showcase the various clubs and organizations on campus. Festival ISU will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. A total of 375 different booths and tables will be scattered across the Quad in a similar layout to previous years. Luke Vernam, president of the University Program Board, displayed excitement toward the prospect of this year’s Festival ISU. “It is a chance for students to check out hundreds of RSOs, departments and vendors,” Vernam said. “We hope to provide an event for the entire campus and surrounding community to come together to show the wide variety of opportunities ISU has to offer to all students.” The vendors receive either a table, table with shared tent or double table with tent based on their registration. Registered Student Organizations and ISU entities are given a predetermined area on the Quad with a table free of charge, but the participants may not necessarily be grouped together. The map for Festival ISU is typically categorized by the following criteria: academic/departmental RSO, athletic/sports club, community business/ non-ISU vendors, entertainment /programing, ethnic, general, governing body, honorary, performance, professional, recreational, religious, service, social fraternity/sorority, social issue and service fair.
the top five Booths to check out at Festival ISU 1 HerCampus ISU
An online magazine that started at Harvard and has since spread to different campuses and has become widely popular at ISU. Catch up on news, campus cuties, fashion advice, events and more.
2 ISU Quidditch Team
Yes that’s right, for those of you who are Harry Potter fans, there is a Quidditch team on campus that students can join, or even just check out to see what real Quidditch is all about.
3 Alpha Sigma Pi
A leadership organization at ISU. This RSO is a Leadership Honor Society that has more than 200 college chapters, and works with students to build leadership skills and strengthen their networking.
4 Triathlon Club
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As a long standing tradition at ISU, the campus prepares to gear up for the annual showcase of RSOs known as Festival ISU.
On the map, the Quad sections are lettered and then color-coded for easier navigation. As well, Festival ISU is known to have an assortment of giveaways. “Students are accustomed to a variety of giveaways and promotional items from the different groups represented on the Quad at Festival ISU,” Vernam said. “It is hard to say what exactly one might get from Festival ISU, but examples range
from candy, pens, bags, cups and water bottles.” Among the hundreds of booths at the event, a new RSO will make its first appearance at the event. The RSO is called High Rise. It is an RSO discussion group which began last fall. They are based on the idea of lessening ignorance and bringing enlightenment through constructive dialogue. “It allows people to logically ex-
plain their beliefs a little more,” Nick Dionesotes said, senior marketing sales major and treasurer of High Rise. “Instead of depending on technology, the Internet and things like that to communicate, they can communicate face to face.” Any ISU student is welcome to join any High Rise meeting. They meet every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.
PART-TIME JOB FAIR Attend the Part-Time Job Fair
This club is a great way to stay in shape and challenge yourself on campus. The club competes around the country in various races. You do not need to be in shape to join.
5 Student Government Association
If you are interested in representing the students at ISU, Student Government might be right for you. SGA oversees dozens of university committees. Compiled by Kelley Bowles/ Reporter
Thanks to our corporate partners:
Platinum partners
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. COLLEGE PRO COUNTRY Financial Services Liberty Mutual Insurance
1–4 p.m. | Bone Student Center
Gold partners Enterprise Kraft Foods State Farm Insurance Companies The Sherwin Williams Company
Meet employers from the Bloomington-Normal community seeking to hire students for part-time job openings.
Silver partners Caterpillar, Inc. Discover Financial Services
Bring your Redbird ID card for admission to the fair.
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