The Preview Story

Headline: International Up All Night Promises Endless Entertainment
Summary Sentence: The event I previewed is the International Up All Night that is at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Friday September 11 and what students can expect.

The WSU International Up All Night kicks of Friday September 11 in the CUB. The event lasts from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. and has something for everyone. Stephanie Caron, Up All Night programmer, said students can expect a wide range of events from live bands to piggy bank decorating. Even the music covers a wide range of genres. One band Caron mentioned was The Coyote Bush Band which is an Australian folk group. Caron also said students will get the opportunity to see WSU cultural groups’ performances such as the Japanese steel drums and many more. Up All Night is a great outlet for the college multicultural groups and 90 percent of the entertainment is put on by these students, Caron said. The groups will also be running tables as well which will be giving free food such as tacos, spring rolls, and Hawaiian food.
At the International Up All Night students can also expect an opportunity to win free stuff. Caron said students will be given a passport that will be stamped as they go to different parts of the Up All Night and after filling up the passport about half way they can enter it into a raffle to win prizes. Prizes include a video camcorder, digital camera, and mp3 player. “The big things for this event will be the food and the passport event because it will get people in the competitive spirit,” Caron said. Megan Wilson, a freshman neuroscience major, admits that in the past the free food and stuff was a major draw for her and her friends to go to the events. Food and prizes aren’t the only things that will be free. Students will also be given the chance to get belly dancing lessons and henna tattoos.
Students can participate rather than just observe. The event will be holding board game tournaments with games such as Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Students can also decorate their own piggy bank.
These events were started so students would have a fun, safe gathering place, Caron said. Some students feel the Up All Nights are making a positive impact on the student body. “They are giving students something positive to do other than get drunk,” Wilson said. She also said it is a good way to engage the student body so they can meet new people. Bryan Kiefer, a sophomore international business major, agrees. Many students drink but this gives students who aren’t into that kind of thing something to do on the weekend, Kiefer said. He also added that Up All Nights give students a chance to get to know their community and is a fun place for students to gather on the weekends.
Up All Nights were first put on by the Campus Involvement but through constant collaboration with the Student Entertainment Board or SEB the event is now put on by them, Caron said. The International Up All Night has been worked on by the SEB since about the end of July and is expecting to have about 2,500 to 3,000 students, she said. The SEB is able to draw in these amounts of students because they pay attention to what students want, Caron added. The students are asked to take polls and surveys asking what they would like to see in up and coming events. Caron said these polls are done at the CUB, on Facebook, and basically all over Pullman. She said they also look at what was successful in the past and what was not. Caron gave the example of the cheap piercing and the hypnotist which they will probably repeat because of the students past enthusiasm for these events.
Students will also have the chance of looking forward to a circus and Fear Factor themed Up All Nights in the future.

Contacts:
Stephanie Caron
(425)894-5386
Sacaron.17@gmail.com

Megan Wilson
(425)231-7666
Megan_Wilson90@yahoo.com

Bryan Kiefer
(206)697-6940
Bpkiefer90@gmail.com