With the twang of Cajun music filling the air, along with the tents, crawfish and people in the University Center parking lot, the 37th annual SUCbAUF held at the 麻豆视频app下载 on Tuesday could have been an extra day of that jazzy festival held a few miles away at the Fair Grounds.
Musician, singer and songwriter Amanda Shaw, who actually performed the opening weekend of Jazz Fest, provided the musical soundtrack for an afternoon meant for fun and relaxation prior to the start of final exams.
鈥淪UCbAUF is absolutely my favorite event of the year. It鈥檚 such a fun way to wrap things up,鈥 said dean of students LeeAnne Sipe. 鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing more New Orleans than a crawfish boil with Amanda Shaw! Am I right?
鈥淚t just feels good to be able to spend the day celebrating because they absolutely deserve it!鈥
SUCbAUF (pronounced suck-off), sponsored by UNO and the Student Activities Council (SAC), is a free crawfish boil for students. Mounds of the mudbugs, corn and potatoes were piled high on cardboard trays and students dove in while sitting at tables or in the grass under a tent or a tree鈥攐r just standing around.
鈥淚 just love SUCbAUF because it really is just one of those events that brings the whole school together,鈥 said UNO student Jamacia Smith, a sophomore who is a member of SAC and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. 鈥淥ne of the reasons I love this school is because we have such different events than other schools. This is different, and I love it!鈥
Meanwhile, Tresa Banks-Lewis, associate director of the TRiO-McNair Scholars Program at UNO, arrived at SUCbAUF prepared and with a plan.
鈥淚 have my crawfish tray to eat my crawfish. I have my chair; my bottle of water and I will sit under that shade tree that UNO is providing. I will partake of the music and convene with my students,鈥 Banks-Lewis said with a laugh. 鈥淭his is fun time. We have had a full semester of work, and this is where we take our hair down prior to exams.鈥