Innovation kitchen Starting about a week ago, the Innovation Kitchen at the Hub is going to be open until midnight! After many complaints from students about late night options after night classes or rehearsals, the dining team finally decided to extend the hours on innovation kitchen form 8pm to midnight, it's a large jump but no one is complaining. They currently have the Mac and cheese bar and I have to say, it was a good move to extend the hours. I see a ton of students in that line around 10 pm after a long day. Purchase students look forward to more improvements to the dining services here on campus.
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Pancake Madness! Pancake Madness was recently annoyed to be on December 7th from 10 pm to 12 am. This semester's theme is Proud Family, a student drew up a design and won so all the t shirts will that design on them. Backtracking a bit, pancake madness is an event that the dining hall holds every semester with a different theme each time drawn and submitted by the students. It is a free event, not the cost of a meal where they provide tons of good food and pastries. Along with a Photo Booth and games, each semester tops the last, it is a great was to end the semester this time around!
Thanksgiving break Suny Purchase campus stayed open through Thanksgiving break for students who couldn't/didnt go home only requesting a simple form to fill out stating that you will be in the room. Despite this, all dining areas were closed and the local loop stopped running at about 10 am, Wednesday morning. Students that were on campus were unable leave campus without a car for days at a time with no dining services offered. For students like myself who had to go home on Wednesday, as I said the loop stopped running at 10 am making it very difficult for students to make it. Purchase is one of the least accommodating schools according to students and online results.
Suny Stock! Suny Stock was a stood event/ senior project organized by Ethan Famodu, a senior here at purchase that is in multiple bands as well as being a solo artist. Famodu organized Suny Stock for his senior project that will also be turned into a film and submitted, he got multiple bands and singers together to perform. A shocking turn out they had, a wonderful show and a ton of smiling faces that night including Famodu's. This show featured: It was truly a great expeirnec that also gave spotlight to new coming photographers like Cait Simons and Gabby Trimboli. The entire show was photograph and filmed for a night that no one will forget.
Grad Expo There was a Grad Expo held on campus where a few grad schools came with their pamphlets and free merch to talk to graduating students about their after college plans. Surprisingly there were a lot of non-graduating students there just looking for some information to pre plan. Though no one can apply for or really do anything until graduation happens and they get their officially but this was great for getting some schools in mind. Suny Cortland was one of the schools showing off their grad programs, multiple students stopped off there for some information, this event was a success as far as these grad students are concerned. Graduating students got their useful information and some free pens and beer cozies.
EverFi! EverFi is an online assessment that is presented to Purchase students via email. There are two sections, alcohol abuse and sexual assault. Two assessments that you are supposed to complete by a certain date but after doing it semester after semester, it's got a few students tired of it. After speaking to a few students who have received the emails about late EverFi courses, they have stated " I don't need this, its really not helpful" and "its useless, it doesn't prove anything and it takes forever." Some students have expressed concern that not completing it will result in longterm trouble but others don't seem to care. It has been noted that there are multiple students gradating this semester that haven't completed their EverFi and haven't received penalties at all. This doesn't mean that every student will have to same experience but it doesn't shed some light on that situation.
Book Sale Once in awhile Purchase College library holds a book sale where they purge their old unwanted books at a very cheap price. Classics, fiction, nonfiction, plays, photography, cds etc. All you cold tin koi I there, they have this for 2 days, Monday November 6th and Tuesday November 7th. I attended and purchased a few things myself and they were very nice and easy to work with. Always be checking your email so you won't miss the next book sale.