A few weeks ago I attended a SET event it was ran by individuals who sought to educate the public on important issues. This one was one of health. It discussed how to properly eat food in a healthy manner. This is very important especially in today’s society where the vast majority of people do not eat right. This occurs because many products that are available on store shelves are not healthy for the people buying and eating them.

The presentation discussed how an individual might diet in a proper manner. It told the viewers that many diet options are not smart, ways such as counting calories. The presentation disavowed this ways citing evidence that counting calories alone cannot guarantee that an individual will be healthy. The Presenter told us that if one wanted to be healthy they need to have a balanced diet that included large amounts of fruits and vegetables, medium amounts of carbohydrates and small amounts of meat and dairy. The presenter went on to dive deeper into each category. She explained that when an individual eats fruits and vegetables it is important to eat a wide variety of types and colors. When you eat carbohydrates one should stick to eating primarily whole grains and avoid processed foods.   Finally when consuming meat products it is important to trim off the fat and buy low fat mean such as chicken.

She also explained the actual portion sizes for this foods which took me and many people by surprised, because apparently when you eat mean you should only eat as much as a deck of playing cards to be heathy. Other parts of the event were the free thanksgiving dinner served alongside the discussion. It included turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, and broccoli for dinner, and apple and pumpkin pie for dessert. I only had the turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and apple pie; all of which were delicious.

Many Mini-golf enthusiasts came down last Wednesday the 23rd to participate in a Stockton sponsored round of mini-golf.  After a slight delay golfers were allowed in a greeted with pizza and beverages. Upon entry they sorted themselves into small groups of which to play in. Slowly but surely the announcers called up groups and gave each group a club and each individual a ball.  The first hole was a relatively simple straight away. The second hole proved a bit challenging having to send your ball up a ramp and and around a curved ramp. The third and fourth holes were mirror images of each other with one ending in a bend to the right and the other a bend to the left.  The next five hole proved to each be a different challenge, one required you to putt under a bridge while yet another required you to putt to the top of a small hill.  Many will agree that the hardest hole by far mandated that the golfer putt their ball down a long stretch into a ramp that led to the hole, even a small miscalculation was enough to send the ball astray.  A few would try to convince you that the last hole was the most difficult, demanding that you putt your ball into a narrow spiral leading to the hole.  The atmosphere of the event can be described like that of a very small party, with music and low conversations filling the air.  The low light of the event contributed to peoples enjoyment, some took advantage out the lights to play with their shadows on the wall before the event begin.  Overall the event was a funny activity for a low key Wednesday night with floor mates.