Opinion

Was TGIS ‘through the decades’ a success?

Rachel L. Jesten

Thank Goodness It’s Spring, indeed. I wasn’t on campus for the majority of the weekend, but from what I heard, people had a lot of fun. In most cases, though, the T.G.I.S. events didn’t have much to do with it.

Rumbles of complaint began when the theme was announced. While “Through the Decades” has a lot of potential for fun and creative events, packing more than one decade into a single weekend just isn’t feasible.

“Everyone does ‘Through the Decades’ when they can’t think of something better,” first-year Senate member Amanda Knights said.

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