Matchmaking the Eastern way
By: Vincent Rodriguez
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: Entertainment
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The Associated Student Activities Board held their annual Speed Dating event at Ground Zero on Friday night, attracting many students. This wasn't your typical speed dating though, there were some rules to follow to make it more fun for the students. Some of the rules that were set forth were no trading phone numbers, short visits averaging about two to three minutes in length, and after the event was done each person rated their top three people who would be later matched next week.
Most of the students that attended the event were primarily there for fun and to meet new people. ENMU student Jordan Granger said, "Some people came to meet new people, some people came to find a valentine, and some people came to have fun."
There is no doubt that a few people made a connection with some people, and possibly found a date for Valentine's Day. As the event continued more students showed up to get in on the fun. Students definitely made new friends. Marysa Cordova, a freshman at ENMU was asked if she made a connection with anyone, her answer was, "I think if anything a friend connection."
If anyone were to walk into the event they would just be in awe of all of the people that crowded Ground Zero. There were about 32 tables set up with a waiting list started for the amount of people that attended the event.
The coordinator of ASAB, Barbara James, stated, "Because we haven't had the chance to have many back to school events, I think it helps for people to come back this semester and get to know a whole lot of different people."
Students believe that ASAB organized the event for other students to meet new people. ENMU junior Justin Hudson said, "There are always one or two people just wandering around campus that doesn't know anybody, and that gives them the chance to associate and get to involve themselves in the campus a little more."
From all of the events that ASAB has put on this year, Speed Dating has been one of the more successful ones thus far. Usually when people attend events that ASAB organizes they usually see the same faces over and over. This event brought new faces to the crowd and hopefully they will stick around.
According to James there were about 80 people at the event and she believes that it was a success. Brittany Nothstine agrees with James as Nothstine says, "It was a good time, and a lot of people showed up."