Big Event Officials Announce Big Event Is Just Staying Home for Once
Last Monday, Big Event released information regarding The Big Event 2021 and how it plans to be COVID-friendly.
“We wanted to make sure we can still give back this year despite everything going on,” said Jonathan Kennedy, Big Event president. “After receiving feedback from the Bryan-College Station community about what they really needed, it was clear what we had to do: ask our students to be considerate members of society by wearing masks and not going out every weekend.”
Local woman Angela Kinna, 73, was particularly influential in the organization’s decision to rethink its service projects. “I totally get that these kids need to feel good about themselves, but I’d rather weed my own damn garden than expose my entire family to COVID,” Kinna said. She is among the high-risk population, as is her husband. “I’m not going to die just because some kids that spent the night swapping drinks at Northgate need a resume booster.”
Students are split on the decision. While some understand where residents are coming from, others are struggling to come to terms with what has been asked of them. “I know it’s for the best, but this is the most selfless thing I’ve ever been asked to do,” junior Emily Golie said. “Coming to terms with the actual, tangible, and grave consequences of my actions by recognizing that not everyone in my community is a healthy 20-year-old has really changed my perspective. I think I’ll write about it in my medical school application.”
More information regarding logistics is expected to be released in the days leading up to The Big Event.
— Broken Reed Arena
It’s 9:47 on a Thursday night. Your group project is due at midnight, and there’s one member who hasn’t added any of her work yet: Broken Reed Arena. She won’t answer her phone, but you know where she is from her Snapchat story — she’s faithfully cheering on the women’s basketball team. You say a prayer. Suddenly, at 11:53, her perfectly formatted portion of the project appears in the google drive, just in time for submission. No one knows how she does it, and no one dares to ask.