2nd Annual CAB After Dark

When you think of the days leading up to finals, instantly the thought of endless days and sleepless nights comprised of cramming loads of information come to mind. You start to feel stress and anxiety creep in and you need a release.

Fortunately for UWF students they didn't have to venture off campus.

The fair rides, food, prize giveaways, live DJ, and carnival game trailer at UWF’s 2nd annual CAB After Dark presented by the Campus Activity Board on Friday, April 15 in Lot H at 7:00 p.m. provided just the release that many overwhelmed students were looking for. If nothing else, it certainly provided entertainment for students like James Post, a freshman at UWF, who said that he came out because he was bored and had nothing to do on Friday night.

CAB Program Advisor Brittney Lewis says that a lot of time and effort went into planning this years event.

“A lot of work went into CAB After Dark, we started planning last semester in August,” she says.“We have six people on our executive board that work to create this amazing event!We have already started on plans for next year!”

CAB President Jhonny Denis says that students need a break from their hectic finals week schedules and that the event’s purpose is to give students an opportunity to mix some fun in between finals as well as to energize students' excitement for the campus and CAB.

“I feel that an event like CAB After Dark is real important to the students here on the campus of UWF because it allows them to relieve some of their stress, come out enjoy themselves and allow them to just be able to have a time or replacement where they can rewind from all the studying and stress of getting ready for finals,” he says.

“On another note, I just think that putting on programs like this gets students excited about the campus as well as the Campus Activity Board.”

Christina Duncan, who is also a Program Advisor for CAB, says that CAB After Dark was a result of cutting the CAB’s Special Events budget.

“Formerly on Campus Activity Board we had four committees," she says."We had Catch a Rising Star, Center Stage, Cinemagic, and Special Events, and we did not have a person that was interested in coming back as the Special Events chair last year so we had an idea of why not take the Special Events budget and put into one huge blow out event at the end of the year.After we mowed after that a little bit, basically CAB After Dark was born.”

Duncan adds that CAB is interested in incorporating a late night program to encourage students to stay on campus and in Pensacola over the weekend as a safe alternative to going out to bars and drinking.


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