As 200 potential students and family members began to arrive for PBA's Open House, school officials toiled frantically to have the campus in ship shape. During their preparation however, two locations on campus stood out like a sore thumb in the minds of administrators. "It's just sitting there for everyone to see," said a school official as she peered at smokers' wall from behind a light pole across the street. "Can they see me?"
With the Open House beginning Sunday afternoon, something had to be done.
"Why not use the curtains from the theater department, they don't need them anymore," said an administrator during an emergency open house committee meeting.
National began working around the clock and by 4:30 Sunday afternoon, two 80' curtains completely encompassed both smokers' wall and the condemned art building.
"This way, no one will have to see them," commented an admissions tour guide as he practiced his lines, just in case someone asked to see the art facilities.
During open house, interested students and their families explore the many opportunities and attractions of PBA, and ultimately decide whether or not they wish to attend next fall.
To provide a realistic picture of what PBA is like, prospective students will be taken on nonstop tours of the Warren Library. They will be staying in Johnson waterfront dormitories and Sodhexo will be serving chicken cordon blue, roasted lamb, and peking duck for the next three days. The visitors will also be attending Monday's chapel service.
"Everything has to be perfect, or else," said an administrator.
Campus Pastor, Bernie Queto was warned that his Nacho Libre costume would be ripped to shreds if he thought for even a second about preaching past 11:50.
From the looks of things, potential students and parents have very much enjoyed their first evening at PBA.
"I'm coming just for the flags," said a future student about the gigantic banners on the Rinker Green.
On behalf of The Bacon, we welcome all family and friends of the future alumni of PBA.
29 comments:
I heard a girl ask on a tour about smoker's on a 'smoke free' campus.
she was blindfolded and gagged immediately
No one can keep Nacho Down! No one!
Rev. Libre
PBA Open House? hmmm....is this the same thing as PBA Preview? or was the name too progressive or too modern for the administration.... or did they rename it just to make it "their" idea?
Overheard in the Common Ground:
"PBA, a Christian University. A school alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have no clue about technology. We have the capability to build the world's best Regent- cloned university. PBA will be that University. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, more dogmatic."
Did anyone else see the happy-go-lucky frisbee players on the Rinker Greene today?
I wonder if they get workship credit for that?
to Peter Pan:
They actually get that question on a lot of their tours. Prospective students don't know that's not technically campus so they ask why we allow something that we say we forbid. It's one of the reasons they're supposedly trying to get rid of smoker's wall.
smokers wall is proof that students are allowed freedom at PBA .. even to inhale themselves to death if they wish...hey its freedom of choice unless your a calvinist and then you can blame calvin for your smoking habit!
Personally, I was excited to see all the impressionable youth galavanting about campus with their parentals in tow because I thought I'd reap the benefits of having them on campus: better caf food for a couple days. Sadly, the Peking duck I was looking forward to was instead substituted for a rather drippy, gummy looking chicken and some suspicious side dishes. What happened to the delicious fried chicken and mashed potatoes I remember eating as a PBA Preview freshman? Ironically enough, I remember saying to some newly-aquired friends at preview that if the cafeteria always made that good of food then I'd be perfectly happy to eat on campus in college. Oh so naive...
i was so close to running off with one of the huge flags
The flags are mysteriously gone, i wonder if faculty caf duty will disappear along with the administrators eating in the caf.
I think I saw Davey C. holding his nose as he shoveled down that shephards pie last night.
On Sunday I was asked by a prospective student about the condition of the theatre program and referred them to ask a theatre major or professor. The truth would have been just too painful.
"smokers wall is proof that students are allowed freedom at PBA"
Freedom at PBA would be PBA allowing smokers to have a spot on campus. Smoker's wall is not PBA property. Unless they make smoking against the rules off campus they can not dictate what happens at smokers wall. If they do put something into the Navigator banning students from using tobacco products, they better include something about McDonald's, Taco Bell, and even the revered Chik-Fil-A. All of them are artery clogging junk food. If they are going to pull the "your body is a temple..." thing, then let's seem them live to the same standards and eat nuts and berries.
"Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."
To udderly amazed, Open House is different than preview because prospective students actually got to stay in dorms with current students instead of it just being an extended tour like preview is/was.
To Knowledge is Power:
So they are doing something like Fall Preview or Spring Happening from the 90's? Things like bringing prospective students and parents on campus and let them stay overnight? Talk to professors and majors in their interested areas of study?
Amazing how they like to resurrect the past and call it new once no one is left around to know any better...
Viva CAB!
yo dj....spin that record...speaking of Fall Preview/Spring Happening...it kind of scares me if they re-version the Freshman Baptism, they'll probably give chapel credit for it...Word to ya mutha.....
Well, I did not know that. I guess I'm to much of a young'in to know anything that happened here in the 90's.
It's the "iron curtain"
Regarding smokers wall, PBA has a lot of their bases covered with their plan. It will be against the rules to smoke within 500 feet of campus and sense we all signed that lovely contract, there is nothing we can do about it. Personally I cannot stand all the colon and perfume these disrespectful students wear as they pass by me at smokers wall. These just set off my allergies and make my cigarette much less enjoyable. Something should be done about this!
Ha ha anonymous.
How about stop smoking, so my nasal passages could get a rest?
Sorry you're so upset about the perfume and (it's spelled) "cologne".
previous anonymous, i think their point had little to do with the smell of anything, but merely the fact that if smoker's wall is to be gotten rid of, because of preference, then why not rid the school of cologne wearers, and every other thing that might irritate someone.
maybe because perfume has not been scientifically proven to cause cancer and kill people...just a thought.
I would not be surprised one bit if perfume was found to cause cancer. There are tons of chemicals in that stuff.
I would not be surprised one bit if perfume was found to cause cancer. There are tons of chemicals in that stuff.
because we all know that removing smoker's wall will make students quit smoking immediately.
Next to be banned from campus:anti-persperent deoderant, and all aluminum silverware in the caf.
Thanks "anonymous that explained how they can ban smokers wall". It is so simple I am embarassed that I couldn't think of that myself. Shrewd move PBA. At this point all I can do is shake my head.
Did the devil fall from Heaven because he smoked a hookah?
OK anonymous, I'll go down your little rabbit trail with you...contrary to popular belief, a hookah fills your lungs with more cancer than cigarettes, and it's masked by the cooling feeling of water. Don't be fooled into thinking that it's less harmful.
Regarding smokers wall and smokers around PBA, there has always been some place around campus where smokers have hung out. As much as I dislike smoking, they need some place to go, unfortunately. As long as that little apartment building is not owned by PBA, there isn't much PBA can do about it, I guess.
FYI: The administration is not going to make it against the rules to smoke within 500 feet of campus. They were considering a 200 foot rule, but have since decided against it because of safety concerns for smokers. They are trying to think of an alternative, but it is highly unlikely that one will be found any time soon. Also just in, Dr. S does have a heart believe it or not.
on a brighter note.... I'm surprised PBA students haven't tried drinking at smoker's wall... I wonder what would happen... hmmm... Next Sat beer pong at smoker's wall anyone?
umm...isn't that the problem? acting like juveniles, trying to push the envelope, hookah, beer pong...?
if you act like children, then smoker's wall will get "time out".
grow up, and smoke your death sticks like adults.
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