2008 Woodie Awards
Students perform skits, educate new freshmen
Issue date: 8/22/08 Section: Features
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Contributing writer
Laughing at STD's, watching a rape and witnessing a drunk driver crumble on the witness stand: Not your typical first week of college. But for Murray State students, it is an ongoing tradition.
Students held the annual production of Realities on Campus Tuesday in Lovett Auditorium. Some skits were serious while others were comedic.
Either way, they both conveyed important messages about situations students may experience in a college environment. In addition to skits, the cast offered advice to the freshmen of what to do and what not to do. "Don't Be That Guy" touched on Facebook stalking as well as hygiene advice.
Luis Aponte, freshman from Hopkinsville, Ky., said he thought the production was not only entertaining but also informative.
"I learned that it is really important to go to class," Aponte said. "Also, the STD skit was an eye-opener. I may even get into the production next year. It was pretty cool."
Even though the show was originally designed for freshmen to learn from the cast, other older students, such as Molly Cummins, graduate student, also took away some important knowledge from Realities on Campus.
"Although I am not a freshman and I have been to here a while, I still got a good message from the show," Cummins said. "I am also sure that the younger students can take a lot from it."
Realities on Campus not only appeals to students, but professors and administrators as well. Renita Avery-Meriweather, Student Life Associate, said she tries to attend the production every year and offered tips to new freshmen.
"Go to class," Avery-Meriweather said. "Get to know your departments and always know that the people at Murray State are here to help you."
Andrew O'Rourke can be reached at andrew.orourke@
murraystate.edu.
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