CPB hosts tropical-themed event
In order to take a break from monotonous winter weather, students were given the opportunity to party beach-style on campus at “The Not So at the Beach ‘Beach Party.’”
Tiki torches, fruit smoothies and beach umbrellas could be seen at the beach party held on Friday, Feb. 18 in UIndy Hall.
With the wave of warm weather last week, the beach party theme was a good way for students to embrace the beach atmosphere.
The Beach Party started at 8 p.m. and ended at 12 a.m.
University of Indianapolis students escape the monotony of winter by doing the “Cha Cha Slide” at the “Not So at the Beach, ‘Beach Party’” Feb. 18 in UIndy Hall. Photo by Kayla Prosser.
The event was put on by the Campus Program Board UIndy Nites Committee. Students gathered in UIndy Hall to enjoy smoothies, dance to the DJ’s songs and spend time with friends to get away from the stresses of homework.
The DJ at the event was junior Austin DuVall.
Sophomore art major Danielle Lawson said the best thing about the event was dancing with friends.
She and her friends danced as a trio in the middle of the dance floor to upbeat songs such as the “Cha Cha Slide” by DJ Casper, “Only Girl” by Rihanna and “Loving You” by Enrique Iglesias.
Sophomore elementary education major Jessie Clark helped host the event with sophomore nursing major and UIndy Nites chair Brandon Calhoun. Clark is co-chair of CPB’s UIndy Nites Committee.
She said the inspiration behind the event was the dull weather and the upcoming Spring Break.
“The Not So at the Beach ‘Beach Party” was a good way for students to relieve some of the stress from classes and to get away from the drab winter weather, according to Clark.
Clark said the best part of the event for students was the music and the fruit smoothies.
“We had an outside contractor come in who provided students with real fruit smoothies, which added to the essence of this event, with their tiki hut and beach attire,” Brandon Calhoun said.
Calhoun said the idea behind the event was to make it as “beachy” as possible. Beach attire was encouraged for anyone who attended.
“We had door prizes, such as glow sticks and Spring Break survival kits with a variety of travel amenities,” Calhoun said.
