Published in The Mystician 83.2, Page 3.
The smell of coffee wafted through the air around Mystic Java. Groups of students were offered free goodies from the multiple booths set up around the Student Union. While at the same time, they backed away from the noise in the far off corner as Mystic Media set up camera equipment to interview passing students.
In September, the Congress of Student Organizations scheduled a club fair where members and advisers answered students' questions about clubs on campus. Students were able to sign up to clubs and were offered flyers, pamphlets and treats. Clubs involved included the Multicultural club, the LGBT+ club, the Drama club, the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, the Art club, the Amateur Radio club, Phi Beta Lambda, and Mystic Media. These clubs provided not only a description of what they offer, but also offered insight on why students should be interested to join and the benefits that each one could provide.
“We’re here to help students understand a bit more about what amateur radio is and to prep them to become a licensed amateur radio operator. ”Mike Holman , adviser for the Amateur Radio Club said.
Additionally, Holman said they’ll train them about the different types of equipment that they will be using, such as how to design and build antennas and how to interface radios to different pieces of equipment.
Some of the projects that Amateur Radio Club does include maintaining the communications equipment for the on campus high altitude balloon project and doing community service by helping out with weather spotting also known as SKYWARN, where they use radio equipment to predict when and where a tornado or a large storm will hit.
“We teach student students about how, as a radio operator, they can assist the community in helping spot bad weather and then reporting it to the National Weather Service,” Holman said.
Through the drama program, aside from doing performances, they also do a lot of fundraising for theatrical productions, as well as trips in the spring. Not only do they raise money through bake sales, but also by scaring people to get people into the spirit of Halloween.
“Additionally, we also do the haunted theater” Alex Brady, President of the Drama club said “For anyone who would want to be interested, we have that open up. Just come find anyone who is a part of the theater and we can put you in the right direction.”
The haunted theater will be hosted two days before Halloween, on Friday October 29 and Saturday October 30 in Schafer Hall.
“Theater and drama and everything like that can really better you as a person. Whether that is learning how to plan and organize things, learning how to work and maintain aspects of life like computers or lightboards, soundboards, that kind of thing, or just acting. A lot of people skills are required to do that.” Brady said.
While the Phi Beta Lambda adviser wasn’t there, a stand-in advisor from the Cyber Club informed us about the club’s plans for the current school year.
“The Phi Beta Lambda part is handled by another adviser, but we are combining the Cyber club and the PBL club this year.” Debbie Mantz, Adviser for the Cyber Club said. Through Phi Beta Lambda, she says that “They do competitions, they get together and you get to network with other people who are business directed students”
Additionally, Phi Beta Lambda hosts over 50 different competitions over different subjects such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Help desk and Cybersecurity. In the spring, they host a state competition, and if competitors succeed , they can move on to a national competition.
If students are still interested in joining the clubs, Advisers can be contacted by the email address located in the student planner or in the Student Organizations and Activities page on the BSC website. Furthermore, for those interested in joining the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, they have a weekly bible study in LEA hall. Students can join any club at any time.
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