Clubs gear up for new year as campuses plan activities
by Diana De Leon, Feature Editor

    For students seeking campus involvement, Clubfest is the place to be, starting today, for information on the wide variety of clubs and organizations on each campus.
   "It is a great way to meet people," Laura Cardenas, SE student, said. "You can find out about a lot of clubs that you never knew existed."
   Cardanas joined the student ambassadors last year as a result of Clubfest and this year is the president of Christian Student Ministries.
   Clubfest introduces students to the organizations they can join, and club representatives provide information on the mission, purpose, meeting times and planned activities.
  "Students can visit with people who are involved," Vesta Wheatley, director of student activities on NW Campus, said.
  NE Campus features three days of Clubfest 9 a.m.-1 p.m. starting today on the lawn outside the Technology Arts Building.
  Students can browse through various booths with information on clubs while listening to African folk music played by the music group, Boitumelo.
   The chess club, speech and debate club and student ambassadors are among the clubs who will participate in Clubfest on NE.
  "It is a blast," Angela Patton, NE student development assistant, said. "There is a lot to do."
   Some organizations will hold fundraisers through the sale of drinks, but popcorn will be free.
  Clubfest on NE will continue Tuesday-Wednesday, Aug. 25-27, but the African music will be on Monday only.
   SE Campus will host two days of Clubfest, today and tomorrow, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m., in the Main Commons.
   An airbrush tattoo artist will be available today 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and music will be provided by CDs.
   A gift certificate to the TCC Bookstore will be one prize in a drawing that will also feature a basket of school supplies.
  "This event lets students explore all the different organizations," Tonya Langley, SE student activities secretary, said.
   NW Clubfest is Tuesday-Wednesday, Aug. 26-27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. in the WSTU Media Room.
   Student activities will serve free popcorn and drinks on Tuesday while a live band and a $2 barbecue meal, 11:30 a .m. -1:30 p.m., are part of Wednesday's Howdy Week activities.
   Southern Junction, a band that plays Southern rock and top 40 country, will perform Wednesday in the Node Court.
  "Southern Junction is back by popular demand," Wheatley said. "It will be a lot of fun."
   South Campus has scheduled Clubfest for Tuesday, Aug. 26, on the SSTU patio 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  Radio station KISS FM will have a van there and will award some T-shirts and other prizes.
  South Campus will also offer hot dogs, drinks and an airbrush tattoo artist.