Lolla-No-Booza 2015 was held on Thursday, October 29th from 7-11pm. This date was chosen specifically because the night before Halloween is typically the biggest drinking night of the year. This event is a way for college students to have fun without drinking or going to a party. Lolla-No-Booza was run by the Wellness Center and Drug and Alcohol Peer Education. Everyone was encouraged to come out to this event; it was even free to attend! Along with free admission there was promise of a DJ, free food, lots of games, and tons of prizes.
This year’s theme was Freak show due to the overwhelming popularity of the American Horror Story Freak show. When people first walked into the campus center event room they were instantly greeted but the sound of fun music and cool lights. Then, once people started to look around, they could see the variety of carnival games that were set up all throughout the event room. The games ranged from playing pong to riding a mechanical bull. There was definitely something that everyone would like. Some of the games at the event where typical drinking games. The games had a twist though, to teach the dangers and consequences of drinking. If someone won one of the games, they got their name on a ticket that was entered into a raffle. There were drawings for the raffle every thirty minutes. If their name was drawn from the raffle, they got to select a prize from a large table with a variety of options.
Overall, this event was a blast for everyone who came and it was educational. People left with more knowledge about drinking and its dangers. Some lucky people even got to leave with some great prizes. The night was a great success, and was an event that no one would ever forget.