Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Campus Highlight: Students on Target at Louisiana State University

(Each Monday during the academic year, I feature a "Campus Highlight": a unique, interesting, and noteworthy student organization, program, or initiative that demonstrates the amazing things college students do each and every day across the country.)

For this week's Campus Highlight, I'm focusing on Students on Target (SOT) at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA), "a Student Government programming committee that is charged with the mission of promoting healthy lifestyle choices, such as eating right, exercising regularly, and acting responsibly." And while many campuses have student-run organizations that promote wellness, SOT does so by using "the medium of music and art to spread this message." How fun does that sound?!

On March 26, SOT hosted its "Groovin' on the Grounds" event. During the day, Groovin' featured "multiple booths with food and activities as well as large air inflatable slides and games." At night, everyone made way for the musical part of the event, which this year included Ludacris, Hunter Hayes, FreeSol, and Hazy Ray. The best part? The entire event was alcohol free -- and free to both the campus and the public.

It's always great to hear about fun spring events, like Groovin' on the Grounds, at any campus. But I thought SOT deserved a shout-out for having such a kickin' event that was free for those in attendance -- and free from alcohol. Keep up the great work!


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