The Campus Activity Board usually sponsors and puts together bingo on the last Thursday of every month. On the night of October 26th from eight o’clock to nine o’clock they had bingo in the cafeteria as usual, and the big prize that night was an apple watch. I have not won anything so far in bingo, and that night was no exception. I was, however, one of the first three people standing for blackout bingo when we were trying to win the grand prize, and that was pretty cool. I did not think that bingo would be such a big event here on campus but it is one of the most popular things on campus. It regularly gets a high turnout and many students are invested in it for the food, prizes and people there. I really enjoy it and have not missed one yet, this time …show more content…
What college student does not like free stuff? Though the announcer is really what makes it great with the things he says and does and he also does a good job of keeping it to a reasonable noise level, though I do not know his name. It does get a little boring sometimes near the end though, with most of the prizes that people want having been given away earlier in the night and chances for winning the big prize are low. People get a little down and disappointed at that point and conversations die. Although, it does usually end soon after that so it is not a big deal. Altogether, bingo is a great thing for the University of Mount Olive to have. It is a great and huge social event on campus and it is safe and fun too. Seeing everyone from all different years and majors all in the same room with one common goal is a really amazing thing and makes me glad that I go to a small school where this is possible. At a large school you would not be able to do this, there are too many people for that and it would be too big and loud. I am just really glad that, as a school, we are able to do