Presidential Election Party

For the very first time this year, I voted in a presidential election!  Not normally being a political guru, the election buzz was something new to me.  The fact that I could now voice my opinion through a vote made it a lot more important to me.  Unlike any other election, I made sure to watch the debates, read newspaper articles, and even attend the PSL presidential election watch party at the Union.  Complete with very good cookies and a map coloring page, it was fun to be in the middle of the hype while the race unfolded.  People would cheer, "boo," and participate in trivia games as states were won by the candidates.  Going to watch Obama on the oval and making sure I truly understood my side on each topic made it the most memorable election that I have experienced yet.

Cocoa and Cookies Get Together

After studying in Thompson with my books and notebooks flung around me for the majority of the day, the Humanities Scholars 'Cocoa and Cookies' get together was a great way to unwind and catch up with friends. Now a sophomore, seeing everyone from Haverfield is difficult, but this get together allowed me to see some of my old-floormates from last year!   Not only was it nice to reminisce about old times in Haverfield, but it was also great to drink some hot chocolate, eat cookies, and talk about how finals were going.  After a long 15 weeks, it was exciting to talk about Christmas and everyone's plans for break.  

Lane Avenue Haunted House

Although unable to attend the Humanities Scholar's "Treat the Hungry" on Halloween, some of my friends and I participated in a haunted house that took place in our very own residence hall!  There were clowns, characters from horror movies such as "The Ring" and "Chucky," a room full of masked, white faces, and a multitude of other things that go "bump" in the night.  Not only was this an amazing way to spend my Halloween, but it also collected canned goods for the Mid-Ohio Food bank.  The residence hall's first haunted house drew in a crowd of 562 people and collected over 700 nonperishable food items.  If you haven't been a part of a haunted house, I would consider it.  It's definitely something that I will be crossing off of my bucket list.

Humanities Film Festival

I was very impressed by the film festival. The topic was creative, and the videos were entertaining. It was especially rewarding to watch my mentee's films and see the effort they put into their work. The humor and liveliness infused into many of the videos made it an enjoyable event. I was glad to go to the event since I didn't attend last year's, and I was especially impressed by the Wexner Film Center. Overall it was a lovely night and I was glad to experience it.

Madrigal

I am in the Medieval and Reniassance Performer's Guild and we hold a madrigal every year, which is really more of a dinner and variety show than a madrigal.  I really enjoyed my participation in the show this year.  I was barely in anything last year and none of the shows were shows I planned, but this year I was the director of the plotline running through the show and I started up a bunch of shows that I wanted to see happen.  I also chose a very bouncy and energetic character this year, which takes a lot of energy, but was fun to perform.  If anyone's really interested, one of the member's parents recorded the show and posed it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-jT_yGW4xF5ukIIX3xnGzx4HsR5Xbgn_&feature=edit_ok.

--Sarah Barringer

Treat the Hungry

On Halloween, we went to a neighborhood to ask for non-perishable food items for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. Some people dressed up in costumes, others went in street clothes. While collecting, mostly canned goods, I didn't feel like we had accumulated very much food, but when we got back to Haverfield, there was a huge pile of goods. We ended up collecting more food than last year! I had a good time while doing this, and we even ended up getting some candy as well!

Dracula

I went to see BalletMet's performance of Dracula on November 1st. The Humanities Scholars went with the Arts Scholars to see the ballet. It was spectacular and I really enjoyed it, well because I dance ballet myself. Throughout the performance, I kept on comparing it to the play version of Dracula that my high school performed. The ballet's version was much less gory and less dramatic than the play's version. I really loved the ballroom scene because the costumes were absolutely beautiful! It was different to watch a ballet from the audience's perspective because I haven't been to very many ballet performances. It was definitely an interesting experience!