“Singled Out”

By Elizabeth Cone
Staff Writer

Four special evening activities called “Bobcat Nights” have been scheduled throughout the semester to give students a fun “night out” on campus.
Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board (CAB), Bobcat Night got its start with a post-Valentine’s version of “Singled Out.” The event was held Friday, Feb. 15.
The Bobcat Night “Singled Out” was modeled after MTV’s dating show, “Singled Out.” There were four contestants–two girls and two guys.
A wall of categories, such as “What’s important: great bod or great mind” and “Tobacco: cancer conscious or cancer stick,” separated the contestant from the pool of people. These were the people who attended the Bobcat Night. Like the MTV show, the pool gets narrowed down to about four people.
Those people were then asked open-ended questions by the contestant on the other side of the wall, like “What would you write in a Valentine card to me?” The person who gave the most-liked answer by the contestant won a date with the contestant.
“Four free dates were given away,” Joy Ashley, Bobcat Nights coordinator for CAB, said. “The dates included gift certificates to Applebee’s and tickets to a movie.”
“The students enjoyed it,” Ashley said. “Everyone had fun. When students have fun, I consider it a success because that’s what it’s all about.”
The next Bobcat Night is March 1. It will be a Masquerade Ball, and the theme will be Mardi Gras.
Ashley said this will be a laid back atmosphere with a DJ and a caricature artist–the same one who was part of the Midnight Breakfast.
Since this will be a Masquerade Ball, participants will be able to participate in mask-making.
“If you missed Mardi Gras, then this is your chance to get a taste of it,” Ashley said.
“Laser Storm” will be the next Bobcat Night after the Masquerade Ball.
“This will be a big event,” Ashley said. It will be held March 15 in the MSU Lounge.
The last Bobcat Night will be April 26. This will be a “Murder Mystery Theater.” The MSU Lounge will be turned into a haunted maze.
“The whole reason we’re here is because, according to a survey, students want to see events happening on campus on the weekends,” Ashley said.

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