A New Semester

Welcome back Sandburg students! It has officially been two weeks since the ending of winter break and the arrival of a brand new semester. Hope you enjoyed your time away from campus. Before leaving for winter break I had mentioned in a previous blog about a few goals I had for myself during this new semester. So far after seven days of five different classes I’ve been able to keep my goals alive! Hopefully by the time of finals I’m able to tell you the same thing. I’m a little bit curious to know if any other students besides myself at Sandburg made goals to fulfill or accomplish during the next three months. Let me know!

Hopefully all of you have been able to visit the student center in Building B at some point in these last two weeks. A lot has been going on and I must say it’s been a great time. So far we’ve had a "Just Dance 3" dance off, a day devoted to playing board games, a performance from Midwest Dueling Pianos, and just recently we had a student service and clubs fair.

Dueling Pianos was and is by far one of my favorite events that I’ve seen at Sandburg. If you weren’t able to make it, let me try to explain. Dueling Pianos consisted of two men who entertained by the use of two pianos. Student in the audience were asked to request songs and most requests were sung. Whether is was country, hip-hop, classical or oldies, most songs were attempted. Humor and audience participation was a huge reason why this event was such a hit. The two piano players were very outgoing and did an amazing job at grabbing the audience’s attention. Once more students came down to check it out and write out requests, you hated to leave for your next class. Some classic songs that were played included "Piano Man," "Great Balls of Fire," and "Bennie and the Jets."

Also, if you didn’t get a change to check out the marketing table at the student services and clubs fair, there was a survey that you could (and still can!) happen to do. In rewards of filling this survey out you automatically got your name put into a raffle to win a few giveaways. If you’re interested at all, the survey is posted on the Carl Sandburg student portal.

Good luck with all new classes this semester!

Sincerely,

Rachel