aerie november 2015

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aerieElizabeth College’s Monthly PublicationNovember 2015

NRHH Spotlight of the Month

Campus Winner

aerie NOVeMBer 2015 issue

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Letter from the Editor

Top, Tory gets her ID taken as part of the Homecoming decorating earlier this semester. Bottom left, RAs, Catherine, and the RD cook a potluck dinner for Dr. Coel. Bottom right, Taylor, Emily, Catherine, and Tory pose with Secret Agent Jorge during Homecoming decorating.

Hello dearest Lizonians, This semester has been a proud one for our college, full of wonderful programs, many wins, and the building of a strong community. Lizo has been the best for a long time, and we plan to continue this legacy. Really, as a member of the Residential College Coun-cil, it’s a bit hard for us to convey to this whole commu-nity that we aren’t here because we want to do all of this extra work. We are here so that we can make this place a home to you, the residents.

From the start, Lizo has been my home away from home, the place where all of my friends laugh, cry, and just be ourselves together without judgment. That is the reason I joined this college, that is what I desire to give to every person who sets foot in this building, and that is the reason that I became an RA for this building, lending the 5th floor my heart and ear.

For the Spring semester, I will be stepping up as the President of RCC, as you have elected, with an excellent team surrounding me: Vice President Jordan Ashby, Sec-retary Hunter Steele, Judicial Board Kyle Stone, Execu-tive Assistant Catherine Hunt, Editor Cassidy Spencer, and every single member of RCC. I know that we will step up to do great things for you.

Though I will have to give up my RA position (and I will miss you dearly 5th floor ladies), I am now going to be the listening ear of the entire college and give you all what you deserve to have in this residential college experience. I want each and every one of you to know that I am here for your needs, and that you have a voice in the programs and happenings of this college – all you need to do is speak up.

It has been a pleasure to serve this college as an RA and the Editor-in-Chief for this past year and I am so proud of the committee who have dedicated their time and talents to this magazine, all the RCC flyers, social media posts, and OTMs that have been written and de-signed. I know that my successor, Cassidy Spencer will give the same exceptional effort to her new role as she has done since the beginning of the semester.

Finally, I give a huge thank you to our current president, Jake Clark, for his service to this college and I will wish him luck in his future as a nurse. I know that his passion for Lizo will help him on his way and he will always be a part of this Lizo family.

The next Aerie publication will be run by Cassidy with the help of the Aerie staff: Cate Allen, Alayna Bristow, Georgia Leach and myself. I am so excited to see what she has to contribute!

With Lots of Love,

Your Editor-in-ChiefTory Lanaghan

October was a great time for Lizo residents to get dirty with some pretty messy programs put on by RAs Nellie Snead and Chris Moss.

One Wednesday evening, people stood crammed together at two tables just inside the front entrance of Lizo to learn the art of mak-ing Silly Putty from Nellie. With three ingredients and no clear instructions people began mixing, spilling glue and splashing water all over the tables. People were laughing and having an excellent and messy time.

Pumpkin Chunkin’ started off with no hope of people

remaining clean, just as Chris had planned. Each person was given a tiny pumpkin and a tub of paint and was told to go to town, decorating however they liked. Then, one by one, people took their beloved painted pumpkins to the side of Elizabeth only to take up a bat and see if they could send their pumpkins flying over the IM fields. Pieces of pumpkin went flying everywhere, spraying people’s clothes and ensuring a little chaotic good in everyone’s lives. All in all, these programs were great stress relievers for the mid semester blues and taught constructive ways to let out that pent up tension. They are great ideas to keep in mind as finals roll around the corner in December.


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SHOCKtober programs bring in tricks and treats

Puddy plus pumpkins point to perfecting programming

Movie marathon ‘Wacks’ up screams

RCC Spooktacular gives students program option with loads of boo’s

Lambda Zeta Omicron raises funds for Humane Society through Scaregrams

Left, residents paint mini-pumpkins for crafts. Middle, a Pumpkin fruit entree. Right, Alex List gets AHEAD in bobbing for apples.

Above, Tory’s hand covered in homemade silly putty from RA Nellie’s program.

This past month has been chalk full of exciting and spooky events in Lizo. One included Kelsey’s Movie Treats and Sweets, where “The Shinning” and “Annabelle” were the frightening features alongside healthy treats and horror film trivia for all the movie buffs in the audience.

Overall the experience was a great one, freshman Mary Kathryn Curtis re-counts. “My favorite part was watching the Shining. It’s one of the best classic

horror films out there and everyone seemed really into it,” said Curtis.

But the night was not over until someone screamed. The victim this time was Trever Wack. While Trever was engrossed in a tense part of the movie, another resident snuck up behind him and yelled “Boo!” Need-less to say Trever was terrified and screeched, scaring a few other people in the process.

Trick-or-treating is one of the things that we college kids miss the most from our childhood. Fortunately, LZO, Elizabeth’s service fraternity, put on a way for everyone to receive a little candy from friends with the annual Scare-Grams.

The week before Halloween, LZO had a table set up right inside the doors selling a bag of candy and a note that would be delivered to friends for just $1. On the Friday before Halloween, residents found bags of candy in front of their doors, making their day just a little spookier.

Lizo residents weren’t the only ones to receive a treat for Halloween. Since the Scare-grams were a huge hit, raising over $80, all the money went straight to the Murray-Calloway County Humane Society so that all the animals at the shelter could get a treat too.

Lizo’s annual Halloween party was a huge success thanks to our fabulous Social Chairs: Emily Rearden, Jes-sica Thompson, Trever Wack, and Eric Hedden. They all organized the party, coming up with fabulous ideas for food, music, and a wide range of activities that kept everyone entertained.

Residents dropping by, before going out, mingled around eating a huge spread of treats made by Georgia Leach and Taylor Higgs, who volunteered their hands to make the night as spooky as possible.

There were many competitions, including a costume contest, won by none other than our very own social chair Emily Rearden and her boyfriend, Jordan Ashby, who dressed as Pikachu and Ash from Pokémon.

Next came the Scavenger Hunt, where residents had to rush about the building finding tiny pumpkins that were scattered everywhere. Georgia Leach, teamed up with her niece, won that contest with 8 of the 20 pumpkins. Lastly, in the bobbing for apples con-test, Tory Lanaghan dominated the field, picking every single one of the apples in under a minute, soaking herself, the floor and anyone near in the process.

Overall, the party was a huge success, with more than 50 residents enjoying each other’s company and participating in the spooky festivities. Jessica Thompson was very excited with the results. “So many people came out and we were so happy that they had such a great time,” she said. “We think next year will be just as good.”


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Ten points to Elizabeth: A program for the House Cup

Wieners on Wheels Program hits it out of the Ball Park Franks It was just that time of semester where all of the RAs coupled together in one All-staff program to bring the community together. While Casey readied the hot dogs for toppings and Nellie, Kelsey, and Kris stood by the phones in anticipation, Peter donned his wiener costume and stood by Tory and Hope to run hot dogs all across the hall.

Immediately at 7 pm on Wednesday the 11th, residents began blowing up phones to custom order hotdogs that were delivered straight to their rooms. For three hours, it was chaotic mess of buns, ketchup, relish and chili. Residents took selfies with the infamous Petey the Wee-ney and posted to social media with the #WienersonWheels. People from other colleges attempted to call in too, just to get their hand in the famous program.

Wieners on Wheels reached more than 100 residents in Lizo, the most widely attended program since Home Away From Home week. The RAs were very proud of their success and plan on continuing the tradition into the next year.

Expecto Patronum, wingardium leviosa, and riddikulus. On October 21, Elizabeth College residents took their hands at casting spells in a wand-making extravaganza.

With the sound of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the background,

students created their own magical wands using a variety of supplies. Using wooden sticks as the base of each wand, and decora-tions such as glitter, feathers, beads, hot glue, and paint, the night turned out to be full of Harry Potter quoting and fake spell casting.

“It was exciting to see so many of Lizo’s students come down to the lobby and allow their wands to choose them,” said resident Cassidy Spencer.

It was surely a night to remember and an event people would turn time back for.


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RA program gives Hope to fostering lasting friendships

CONGRATS TO THE NRHH OTM WINNERS FOR OCTOBER!

LIZO ORCHESTRA MEMBERS

CHRIS MOSS

SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH

RA of the month

ANYONE ON CAMPUS CAN SUBMIT AN OTM (of the month) nomination to the national residence hall honorary (nrhh). submit online at otms.nrhh.org. here are the

OCTOBER CAMPUS winners.

Elizabeth College Leader Profile: Georgia Leach

9th floors RA Hope put on an amazing program that involved a little piece of our childhood. Friendship bracelet making proceeded in the Lizo lobby with a showing of Clueless and Mean Girls, giving resi-dents a chance to relax, hang out with friends, and make some crafts.

Shannon Enzenberger attended and enjoyed the chill atmosphere as well as all the people who came down to enjoy the DIY project. “There were a lot of people who came with their friends or made new friends while they were there. There was a lot of fun colored string and tattoos that took me back to my carefree days.”

As many know, Elizabeth College is full of dedicated, compassionate, and involved students. It is part of what makes our college the best on campus.

Though there are many people who could be spot-lighted for their allegiance and pride in LIZO, none is more notable in the month of October than Georgia Lynn Leach.

Not only is Georgia one of the most joyful, happy-go- lucky, and enjoyable people to be around, but she is also an extremely devoted Elizabeth Eagle. Though Georgia is not on the Residential College

Council, she consistently attends all meetings and appears at almost all RA events and Lizo happen-ings. Georgia also played a large part in this year’s homecoming lobby decora-tions and Halloween party. She spent many hours making Lizo’s entrance resemble SHIELD head-quarters during Homecom-ing decorating and spent hours and hours cooking the delicious and spooky snacks for Halloween night. We hope she knows that her commitment and enthusiasm does not go unnoticed and that we all strive to display the same staunchness she does. Thank you Georgia!

UPCOMING PROGRAMSCONGRATS TO MEN’S AND WOMEN’S FLAG

FOOTBALL for making playoffs.

stereotype fashion show7pm MON. Nov. 23


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Crapper Bandit

High Notes

A Little Hope

share your funky monkey

Come to the College meetings Mondays at 9:15 p.m. in the Lizo

Lobby to share yours!

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN the COLLEGE HAPPENINGS.STAY INFORMED OF LIZO & CAMPUS HAPPENINGS.BUILD YOUR RESUME & LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

MONDAYS AT 9:15PM IN THE LIZO LOBBY.

in spring 2016,

we will be welcoming

aboardtwo new

ras! thank you to

hope and tory for all your

hard work.

RA programs so far this semester have reached 709 residential engagements, fairing an average of 32 people at each program.

Last year, the average attendance was 18 people.

Funky Monkeys are funny stories that members of the Residential

College Council share and vote upon. The best one each week is

published in the weekly Toilet Talks. These are a collection of those

funky monkeys who won in the past month.

Georgia entered the 7th floor bathroom, she was about to take a shower. She had her towel on and she was ready. She drew back the shower cur-tain and….couldn’t believe her eyes! There was a big pile of poop right on the floor! Naturally, she freaked out and ran to RA Kelsey’s room. She banged and banged on the door until Kelsey finally answered. Georgia led her into the bathroom and showed Kelsey the monstrosity on the ground. Kelsey stared for a second and then half yelled “Someone crapped in my shower!” and then with a defeated wail she uttered “But why?!?”

While Kelsey’s program, scary movie night, was happening, many residents cowered behind their pillow pets and blankets during the ten-sion filled moments. But no one was as scared as Trever during these times. During a particu-larly scary time, a guest from another hall snuck up behind him, hovering over him until the right moment struck, grabbed his shoulder and hissed “Boo!” in his ear. Trever let out a blood curdling scream, hitting a note that only dogs can hear and sufficiently scaring every single one around him in the process

Peter and Tory were doing their final rounds of the weekend, and Tory was rather tired. On their way up the elevator, she slid to the floor in the corner and curled up. Peter, confused, asked what she was doing. “It’s such a different perspective down here,” she said. “Now I know how Hope feels.”

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