SMAC starts spring with student events

The Southern Miss Activities Council will be hosting two events this week. The first event  is Silent Union, modeled after MTV's "Silent Library." The event will consist of teams competing to complete various tasks while remaining silent and finishing within set time constraints.

SMAC president Alesha Knox provided one example of a task.

"Someone might have to drink a crazy concoction," Knox said. "The teammates have to make sure they don't make the person drinking laugh or choke."

For every task silently completed, teams will receive 25 bonus bucks. Silent Union will be held in the Student Union today from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Public relations chairperson Natalie Oalmann said she expects around 15 to 20 people to participate in this event.

"The more the merrier," Oalmann said. "This is a game that requires little to no laughter. Having to do some of the stunts in this game in front of the student body will definitely add pressure."  

Tomorrow, SMAC will be hosting Late Night Wings and Floats at the Fresh Food Company. Sponsored by Eagles After Hours, this event will take place from 10 p.m. until midnight. A buffet of wings, an ice cream bar and a salad bar will be available for participants. Knox says that the SMAC team members worked very hard in order to make this a successful event.

"We just want to let the students know how happy we are that they are back on campus," Knox said. Oalmann says that in order to make any SMAC event successful, they have to get the word out.

"Eagle Dining has a wonderful reputation when it comes to after hour events," Oalmann said.

Last semester's Late Night Breakfast had over 1,300 participants. This year, Oalmann hopes to have that many, if not more, participants.

Oalmann said SMAC is an organization that means nothing without the students.

"We are so excited that students are back on campus because this event is like the kickoff party for the great semester we are going to have," Oalmann said.

SMAC will host additional events as the semester continues. For more information on an upcoming event, visit the SMAC Attack Facebook page.