Club NDSU hosts night of dancing, food and fun
For some students, going out for a few drinks and dancing is part of college.
Students who are not yet 21 and those who do not choose to drink now have an opportunity to have the same ‘dance bar fun,’ thanks to Club NDSU.
Club NDSU hosted a DJ dance party Jan. 11, as well as other activities like dance-dance revolution and Guitar Hero games, in the new Memorial Union Cul-de-sac Lounge located in the lower level.
The event gave students a chance to kick off the spring semester in a fun and stress-free environment, as well as debuting the newly furnished Memorial Union basement, which has been under construction since the last fall.
While dancing, playing games with friends and eating free food was key to the event, promoting alcohol awareness was another dominant feature.
Club NDSU has set up a mini bar where drinks were served. Drinks and cocktails served included pina coladas, beer, shots and martinis to name a few.
However, the drinks were served with red bull or other non-alcoholic substitutes and were available only to students with an NDSU student ID card that were swiped every time a drink was ordered.
“The purpose of this event will have a big impact on all of us who plan to party and drink alcohol someday,” said Jon Knacke, a natural resources management major. “By having our ID swiped every time we order a drink, it makes us realize how much we are drinking in one night and it’s good to practice now before we go out and do the real thing.”
Students provided the organization with positive feedback about the event.
“The DJ was great,” said Caitlin Fox, English major. “Not only did he play popular music, but also played music videos and live segments of dancers on the dance floor on a giant display screen, which is a new feature and added great visuals to the dance floor.”
Club NDSU’s goal is to promote fun things for students to do on campus, free of cost, as well as promoting safety.
“I’ll go anywhere on campus as long as they play rockin’ music,” said senior Mark Lenling.