It is a sad day for me. With a bang in Wisconsin and a whimper in Pittsburgh, football is now officially over and the dreadful spring doldrums are upon us. Thousands and thousands and thousands of basketball and baseball games will be won, lost, and tied before the next touchdown is scored in the fall. Now, like many of you, I will be left to stare despondently at the television and try to dredge up some excitement that my favorite team is a mere fifteen games behind the division leader. Come May, you'll find me alone in a dark room watching the Golf Channel and hyperventilating into an empty Doritos™ bag.
But spring need not be agony, my friends. There is a solution.
We have over fifty clubs and organizations at Marymount college, and joining any (or all) of them is a perfect alternative to watching a sporting event whose outcome is about as meaningful as the lyrics in a Justin Beiber song ("Baby, baby, baby. Oh.").
Like the menu at the Cheesecake Factory, there is something for everyone to enjoy. I'll highlight a few below, and you can click here to see our full list.
Marymount Basketball Club: This is the perfect club for anyone whose love for basketball cannot fully be sated by watching the Lakers and Celtics play for a championship again this year. The basketball club meets Monday and Tuesday at 7pm at the PV North court.
Toastmasters International: Rather than teaching you how to become especially proficient at lightly burning bread (my mistake), Toastmasters is a worldwide nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. Toastmasters boasts nearly 260,000 members in over 12,500 clubs in 113 countries (all presumably picturing each other in their underwear).
Ping Pong Club: What better way to beat back boredom than with a flat, rubberized paddle? That's right. Get your pong on in the student center.
Philosophy club: Is philosophy the fervent search to discover the meaning of life, or just so much pretentious postulating? It depends on your philosophy about philosophy, I suppose.
Equestrian club: Instead of using 300 horsepower to go five miles per hour on the freeway, learn how to use 1 horse to go 20 miles per hour on a scenic riding trail (and there's virtually no carbon hoof-print).
Hawaii Club: I'm not going to make any bad, slightly off-color puns about Hawaiian floral necklaces. That would be lei-m [groan]. What's not lame is the luau they throw each semester.
The Green Student Initiative: Whether you overflow with concern about drowning polar bears (get it?), or just want to surf in pesticide-free water, a little green can go a long way toward making the world a nicer place. The green student initiative is a collaboration of students, faculty, and staff--each with their own environmental project--working together to protect the planet. The rumors that they can summon a blue superhero when their powers combine are as of yet unsubstantiated.
Entrepreneur and Financial Intelligence Society: I like to make money. It makes me happy. If it makes you happy, too, you should join and learn how to make more of it more quickly. This is the perfect club for business majors, those with a strong sense of personal responsibility and great work ethic, and Donald Trump.
Bouldering Club: Rock climbing is exhilarating. Bouldering is rock climbing without ropes. Therefore bouldering > exhilarating (provided you don't fall).
Anime Club Z: Sushi is to McFish sandwiches what anime is to regular cartoons. If enough people join, we can all unite and transform into a giant, sword-wielding robot lizard! Super-Mega Attack! Go!
Admission Ambassador Club: Have you been to campus and been led on a tour by one of our delightful students? They're from (shameless plug) the Admission Ambassador club! Volunteer to be the smiling face of the college and usher in the freshmen of tomorrow!
Imagine the possibilities now that you have Thursday nights, Sunday mornings and Monday nights back! There are many, many more clubs for you to join, and if we don't have something that you're looking for, you're encouraged to start your own (looks great on a resume, by the way). It just takes four friends and a faculty adviser! Remember, the more you put into college, the more you'll get out of it. Contact Alyse in our student life office to get involved!
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