Aggie Fest officially kicked off Monday with the RHA Step Show.
After a show-stopping performance, Barbee Hall took home first place. On Tuesday, the events continued with Spiritual Enlightenment and Aggies & Poets.
With more events coming throughout the week for Aggie Fest, questions about the differences between Homecoming and Aggie Fest were brought up by students after hearing about Kendrick Lamar performing for UNCG.
Some wanted to know why there is not a concert, or at the very least, a comedy show.
The Student Government Association and Student University Activities Board work together to put on an Aggie Fest geared to what the students of A&T want.
The main difference between Homecoming and Aggie Fest is the budget. According to SUAB President Bryan Keller Aggie Fest and Homecoming have two completely different budgets.
The budget for Aggie Fest comes from the student activities funds that are included in school tuition. The budget allotted for Aggie Fest is less than Homecoming.
Another difference is SUAB and SGA sit down together in a meeting after each event and evaluate it. According to SGA Vice President of External Affairs Precious Bradley they discuss what worked for the students and what did not, then they come up with ideas to make it more enjoyable.
“We see what works and try to revamp things that didn’t. That is one of the reasons why Homecoming is different from Aggie Fest.”
Keller added, “We try to bring events to campus that people would like to see.” Last year students asked about a 90’s-themed party and this year that event will take place in Corbett after the stroll competition on Friday.
Bradley mentioned how Homecoming is an internationally known event that is mainly geared to alumni while Aggie Fest is to help students unwind before finals.
Jo-Rae Bell, a sophomore elementary education and special education major said, “Aggie Fest has events that are ok but I prefer Homecoming. I feel like it’s a little more exciting and I wish we had some kind of celebrity coming for a concert or something, but it is a nice break from school work.”
Some of the events that are taking place this week include Convocation, which will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Harrison, RHA’s ‘The Blackout,’ which will take place from 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at Spare Time Lanes and will have a shuttle pick up/drop off every 30 minutes in front of the Union and the Greek Stroll Competition, which will be held from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday in Corbett. For a full list of activities and their times, students can follow @GHOE_12 on Twitter.
Aggie Fest ends this Saturday with a Biscuitville 7 Campus Scramble in Center City Park. The Scramble is a relay race and an obstacle course that Biscuitville has every year starting at 8 a.m. In the events, all 7 colleges in Greensboro will compete in individual or group biscuit related races.
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- Noma Vilane, Contributor