Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Hannah Frye encouraged students to trade in their stacks of papers and flashcards for piles of warm pancakes and waffles at this year's Late Night Breakfast.
Frye and the rest of Residential Hall Association (RHA) has invited students to take a break from studying and attended the Late Night Breakfast to enjoy free breakfast food and time with friends before finals.
"It is a great opportunity for students to take a break from papers, projects and flashcards before the craziness of finals week begins," Frye said.
Late Night Breakfast will be held in the Lawrence Hall Residence Dining Facility on Sunday, Dec. 12 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The menu includes pancakes, waffles, sausage and bacon, all for free. The event is "first-come, first-served," so any interested students are encouraged to arrive early.
As RHA's Public Relations Coordinator, Frye is promoting the event by making flyers, updating Facebook and by spreading information via word-of-mouth. Late Night Breakfast will be RHA's first event of the year and Frye is looking forward to finally meeting many residents.
"[It's] the first time we are going to interact and talk with the resident students face-to-face," Frye said. "It also gives the residents one last night to hang out with their friends before the semester ends."
Frye, along with the other RHA members, will be at the event to set up and sign students into the dining hall. The event has a limit of 300 students.
Freshman cinema and digital arts major and Thayer Hall resident Matthew Hofbauer hopes to attend the event.
"I can only imagine how much everyone will be stressing over testing, and this is the perfect chance for everyone to just chill and mellow out before we have to crack down," Hofbauer said. "I am looking forward to seeing the majority of the school there."
Amanda Foote, a sophomore musical theater and Pioneer Hall resident, attended the event last year and looks forward to attending again.
"It was awesome," Foote said. "It was … a good way to hang out and have breakfast at night … it was really fun."
Late Night Breakfast is one of RHA's most successful events and Foote confirmed that the event draws a large crowd.
"There were a lot of people [at the last Breakfast]. I think I was one of the first 30 people … there," she said. "It seemed really crowded, but not in a[n] … uncomfortable way. It was fun to see so many people in the cafeteria at once."
She stayed for half of the event, and said her favorite part was being with her friends.
"Just bonding, it was a fun experience," Foote said. "Plus, I was too full to move. I just kind of sat there after I ate."
Foote also said she will "definitely" go to this semester's event.
"I will not forget, I'm writing it down on my calendar," Foote said.
The event is free for all students, and for more information about the event, students can visit the Point Park University RHA page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pointparkrha.
