by Ashley Strehl, Editor-in-Chief
Spanish Club
You may have seen your favorite celebrity doing the salsa on “Dancing with The Stars” but have you ever thought to try it?
NWOSU’s Spanish club is holding a Spanish Dance Night on Monday, Feb 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center ballroom. They will be having beginner dance tutorials to help you get started taught by NWOSU recruiter, Louis Mendoza. This event is open to anyone interested in learning to dance salsa or bachata.
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Robert Vest says that the Spanish club is designed to help expand cultural awareness of the Hispanic culture on campus. Vest has been the clubs advisor since August of 2019, and likes to plan events with the club often for this reason. The last time that the club had this event, they only had around 10 people in attendance; Vest hopes that they will have a better turnout this time. “Last time we did basic salsa dances, but this time we have more variety, so we hope that will be more fun,” Vest said.
Spanish club president and sophomore accounting major, Erika Hernandez says that the club is small (10-15 members) but is slowly but surely growing, “We are starting to build a community and I love being a part of that,” Hernandez said. “My favorite thing that I have done for Spanish club is help it grow and get my friends involved in the Hispanic culture.”
Medical Science Club
In a game where you must know the questions to the answers, “Jeopardy” is the long-running T.V. show that has given inspiration to this campus event.
NWOSU’s Medical Sciences will be holding a Jeopardy game night, tonight, in the Science Amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m. This event is held for all students, not just science students, to attend. Dr. Jennifer Sattler, associate professor of physics and club advisor says she hopes to mix in some general trivia questions along with human anatomy questions as well, so more students will feel welcome. She also said they will split students up into teams, so no one competes by themselves. Winners can expect a 3D printed trophy and everyone can expect snacks as well.
The medical sciences club initially started by retired professor of science, Dr. Pfeifer-Hill and then passed on to Dr. Sattler. Currently, there are five active members in medical sciences, but Dr. Sattler hopes that this event will help recruit more. “I think kids should get involved in something,” Dr. Sattler said. “I think it makes their college experience that much better.”
Public relations officer and senior biology major, Alondra Galindo, has been one of those students involved in the medical sciences club since she was a freshman. “What I have liked about the medical sciences club is that it has allowed me to get to know other students who are interested in health care better,” Galindo said. “We’ve become good friends and it’s nice to talk and laugh with people who are so supportive of your goals.”