For all students looking at Gardner-Webb as a college choice in the coming years, let me plug for a second about the Broyhill Adventure Course. The BAC is one of the more popular areas on campus where students seek recreation. Hidden on the backside of campus, the adventure course towers above the trees, challenging all those who dare to ascend the Tower or the Climbing Wall. The best part about the BAC, however, is the fact that it houses one of Gardner-Webb’s PE classes. Every semester, students rush to get registered for ATC (Alpine Tower Challenge) because it provides students with challenges and a rush that no other PE class on campus can offer. I am currently in the class right now, and I can honestly say that it has been the most fun class I’ve taken at Gardner-Webb. We have learned the techniques of belaying our fellow classmates, proper safety measures to take when using the Tower or the Wall, and how to stretch ourselves and trust each other through teamwork. It is a great opportunity for all GWU Students and those in the community for extremely fun and not-so-normal recreation.

Visit the Adventure course online at:
http://www.gardner-webb.edu/student_life/student-activities/bac/facilities/highropes.html

Homecoming Week

Homecoming week is always a blast and is something students look forward to all year. Besides all the hype for the football game, which this year is against VMI, there are many other activities going on around campus. Most of the festivities begin on Thursday evening, starting with the Bulldog Madness. Bulldog Madness is basically the kick-off of the GWU Basketball season. Both men’s and women’s teams are introduced, and there is also a game between the faculty/staff and the Harlem Wizards. This years Bulldog Madness should be very entertaining! On Friday, students can go out and watch the Powderpuff Football game between the girls of Northside and the girls of Southside. Afterward the majority of campus usually goes out and rolls the quad in the middle of the night, which is a great Gardner-Webb tradition. Saturday has many activities as well. A paintball tournament will be held on one of the intramural fields in the morning, and the homecoming parade will also take place through the streets of Boiling Springs. Following the game, the Homecoming dance will be held. This year’s homecoming weekend is looking to be very entertaining, and I can’t wait for it to get here!

School Breaks

Fall break has just come to an end and I wish it could’ve been a week longer! Two of my friends and I went to Myrtle Beach for the break and had a blast. The weather was great and it was just an all around relaxing vacation. We watched August Rush (which is a GREAT movie for all those who haven’t seen it) and a lot of postseason baseball. Unfortunately, the Red Sox didn’t do quite as well as I’d hoped, but there’s still time for them to turn it around. We also got a lot of sleeping done, along with several blackjack tournaments. Aside from all this, we also had plenty of time at the beach which made the trip all the more fun.

The next break we have is at Thanksgiving, and though I don’t have plans for it yet, I’m sure of one thing—it can’t come soon enough!

Broad River Coffee Shop

Last night was another Open Mic Night at the Broad River Coffee Shop, and it didn’t disappoint. There is a group that plays every Wednesday comprised of several of my friends, and I had the pleasure of playing the mandolin with them on their opening song, “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show. Before the song started, two GWU professors who invest a lot of time and effort into making Open Mic Night a big event were presented an award by two students last night for their hard work and dedication to providing students with a fun atmosphere at the Coffee Shop. Hopefully next week I’ll have the time to play and sing some with this group again.

All over campus for the past two weeks, classes have begun to take a toll on students because of midterms. Luckily, fall break begins tomorrow and we will all have time to recharge and catch up on work for the semester. My roommate and I and another friend are going to the beach for the next five days, so it should be a pretty relaxing break!

L3

One of the biggest extra-curricular activities of the fall semester at Gardner-Webb for students is Intramural Flag Football season. People all over campus, both guys and girls, come together and form about 15-20 teams that compete on the field for the ultimate prize: being recognized as a “Top Dawg.” Though this may sound silly, this is a big deal for a lot of students in Intramurals here at GWU, and its not just with football. Basketball, volleyball, soccer, dodgeball; all sports share this common prize.

Our team this year is the best it’s been in my three years at Gardner-Webb. Our name is “L3” after the name of our hall (Lutz-Yelton 3rd floor). My hall mates and I have played four games so far, and we have only lost once in a very close game. The regular season will be ending soon, and the playoffs will bring even more intense games and rivalries. Our next game is tonight against a very good team. It will be interesting to see how the game turns out!