Associated Student Productions brought back the popular glow skating event at Cal Skate of Rohnert Park. The roller skating event had all different students coming out in glowing colors on Wednesday night from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and some of them even won free glow sticks, glow glasses, and other glow prizes. With pop and old hits playing all night, it was like a throwback to different decades.
Sammi Glatt, the director of Campus Connections and the only returning member to ASP planned the glow skating event as part of her position. This past week’s event was not the first time the glow skating has been done, but it is the first time is has been put on in a year.
While the event is free to Sonoma State students who bring their ID, ASP has a budget for each event they put on. “We paid a price per student that attended, but they did give us a deal on the price per person and they were excited about having students there,” said Glatt.
Around 300 students came to Cal Skate on Wednesday night which was way more than the ASP team expected to come. “We didn’t do as much marketing as we could have so it was cool to see that the word still got out,” said Glatt.
When planning events like these, ASP puts on events that they know the students want. “We always have goals to make sure we accommodate to our mission but also make sure we are reaching each student,” said Glatt.
Many students heard about the glow skate from members on ASP who posted about the event on social media. Juliana Dellorusso, a junior, heard about the event from a facebook post from Glatt. “I thought it would be something different and fun to do on a school night,” said Dellorusso.
Dellorusso and her friend got to the skating rink towards the end of the event and there were still so many people skating on the rink. “The line to get our rollerskates was so long that I was surprised we even got our sizes,” she said. Even though there were a lot of students at the rink, it was big enough where students still had enough space to skate around and show their moves.
Students seem to really enjoy the events ASP has already put on since the semester started. “I really like how the school is working to make events free so that all students can go and have fun,” said Dellorusso. She continued by saying that it is a good environment to get to know new peers.
Another junior, Meghan Pieratt agreed that ASP has done an amazing job at meeting the needs and wants of the students. “Making events free encourages more people to go, which makes school spirit even better,” said Pieratt.
She explained that sometimes Rohnert Park can get boring since there is not much to do, but the multiple school events going on makes the weeks a little more exciting. “I loved the neon theme. It made the event feel like we were back in the seventies,” said Pieratt.
