Bingo Night at UT Tyler!

UT Tyler CAB (Campus Activities Board) recently held a Bingo Night here at the Patriot Zone. 

The first night I didn't go because I was busy and in all honesty, bingo has never appealed to me. 

When I got back to my room, my roommate started raving about bingo night and all the awesome prizes they had, and etc. So she told me I HAD to go to the next one, and thanks to the awesome job I have that allows me to check out campus events (and get paid for it), I went to my first Bingo Night.

It was in our Patriot Zone and open to all students. They had a table FULL of prizes. A lot more people went than I expected. 

 

Now, playing bingo when I would play bingo as a little girl I never won ANYTHING. 

The first round we played, guess who the winner was? ME! 

I was so excited. However, you can only win once to give everyone an equal chance.

Which was fine. I didn't mind. Because I still won first, making me the Bingo Queen. 

When there are more Bingo Nights, trust that the (self-proclaimed) Bingo Queen will definitely be in attendance. 

Open Mic Night at UT Tyler

Recently UT Tyler had an Open Mic Night in the Patriot Zone, and it was amazing.

First off, we had one of the most creative poets I'd ever heard MC'ing, Odd?Rod.

When I walked into the room I could just feel this chill vibe in the atmosphere. Odd?Rod was on stage reciting one of his poems, there was great catered Mexican food (a huge plus), and one by one fellow students would go onstage to express themselves.

I was surprised by how many people actually went up and the great variety of things they did. Some people sang, some people danced, played guitar, some people even recited some of their own poetry. And they'd be people that you see walking around campus everyday! I always forget that the people around me probably have a million talents that I don't know about. Open Mic Night is a way to remind us of that, and definitely an amazing way to show the diversity on campus.

It was just an amazing night. I strongly urge our school to continue this tradition and for everyone to go out next time you can. The setting was perfect, the MC was inspiring, and the event itself was a hit.

Odd?Rod with the UT Tyler Patriots!