ASL: Pumpkins and Glitter

Oh my goodness! October is already over. Midterms are now behind us and we are looking forward to Thanksgiving break in just a few weeks. Although we are having lots of fun here, I think people are ready to head home for the break and see their families. Obviously, a break from classes is always greatly appreciated as well.  

The ASL LLC has done many fun things this month. One of the most attended events was pumpkin decorating! Almost half of the residents on the floor were crammed into our small lounge to paint pumpkins. There was also a lot of glitter involved in the decoration process. It was such a mess but totally worth it. I made a pumpkin that was entirely covered in glitter that is now the floor mascot and we have a tiny army of pumpkins scattered around the floor as well. Throughout the month we had many other events including a visit to the Union Art Gallery to see the scholarship winners and a few of the West-o-ween events hosted by the West Tower Activities Team (SWAT).  

We have a few more exciting events coming up in November. On the 7th the ASL department will be coming to Sandburg for the Staff and Student dinner which is a great way to get to know the ASL teachers outside of the typical classroom setting. We will be eating dinner and playing games that focus on some of the techniques used in American Sign Language. We are also partnering with the Signing Student Association board to have a bowling night for the LLC. There will be plenty of snacks and hopefully the residents are better at bowling than I am. Either way I know they will have a ton of fun!