It's Play Time in the Student Union

UB students proved Thursday that beer pong is not the only game they know how to play.

Students filled the Student Union Lobby on Thursday to participate in the third annual "Play-Day," an event which gave students a chance to play with board games such as Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders, and to revisit other childhood relics, like Play-Doh and sno-cones.

According to Jennifer Wantz, a Student Life student activities associate, Play-Day - an event sponsored by Student Life and the Student Programming Board - is designed to allow students to relieve a little stress before final exams begin.

"This is what your money is paying for, so you may as well have some fun," Doug McNabb, a senior communication major, said. "It's right before finals, so you should relax and have fun before taking your tests next week."

In addition to board games and Play-Doh, students could drink complementary lemonade and eat cotton candy, make friendship bracelets, create sand art, and listen to tunes from the Kiss 98.5 radio station broadcasted from the Union.

"We just wanted a way to break from the stress of going through finals and to have a fun way for students to relive their childhood," Wantz said. "It gives students a chance to pick up some cool toys from their childhood. They can get some cotton candy and just hang out."

Wantz said that each year, her office tries to change the event to offer new activities.

"We may change the activities every year, but it always has the same basic premise," she said. "Last year, we did finger painting on the windows. This year, instead, we decided to use that money to buy friendship bracelets."

Derrick Ang, a senior electrical engineering major, said he discovered the event while he was passing through the Student Union.

"It brings me back to when I was a kid," said Ang, who was holding a glass of Kool-Aid. "It was nice to get some free cotton candy and food."

"It rocks," said senior legal studies major Mike Carney as he filled a glass jar with colored sand. "I liked picking up all the free little candy. It definitely helped to relieve some stress."

"It's a lot of fun," Wantz said. "You can kick back, relax, and get high on sugar."