Week before spring break named "Spirit Week"
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 15:33 EST
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The week was planned by a number of organizations around campus, including Parent Programs, Student Affairs, Athletics and Conference and Events Services. Irene Stevens, dean of student life, has been helping to coordinate the event as well.
“We decided to sponsor a few events the week before spring break to encourage people to support the Butler teams in the Horizon League tournaments, which might be on campus,” Stevens said.
“If the men remain in first place, we’ll be hosting the tournament that weekend, (March 7-8), and if we make it to the finals, we’ll be hosting the tournament here on the following Tuesday for the final game. If the women remain within the top four teams, then we’ll host their first round the following Wednesday,” she said.
In celebration of both the men’s and women’s basketball teams Stevens said that events have been planned for different days of the week.
Tuesday, March 4, will be the kick-off with “Blue Tuesday,” where students will be asked to dress up in their Butler gear.
Wednesday is all about the music, as the dining halls will be playing spirit songs from Butler’s Pep band and Marching Band for people to enjoy while they are eating.
On Thursday, there will be a poster table set up at Starbucks from noon to 4 p.m. with all the supplies provided for students to make their own spirit posters for the games. Then, later that day at 7 p.m. all the resident halls will be showing the movie “Hoosiers” (which was filmed in Hinkle Fieldhouse), in order to pump up the fans.
Friday is actually the anniversary of Hinkle and a documentary about the historic building will be shown that afternoon at noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. in JH 276.
In addition, Butler’s Student Government Association (SGA) is subsidizing student tickets for all Horizon League basketball games on campus.
“If you’re a student attending either the men’s or women’s game, you can purchase a ticket at Hinkle for half the price, which is $5, and SGA will pay the other half,” Stevens said.
Jamie Troyer, Butler’s head cheerleading coach, has also helped to develop the week.
“We really want to raise awareness around campus and let everyone know that our basketball teams are gearing up for a very important round of conference tournament games,” Troyer said.
“This is a time where there are clusters, exams and students are looking forward to Spring Break, so it’s easy to forget that we need to show our spirit and support for our athletic teams,” she said.
Troyer said she hopes students will be able to attend the tournament games, but this week will also give students an opportunity to show their support, even if they won’t be around campus for the break. Troyer said that both the cheerleaders and the mascot will be working hard to liven up campus and create spirit during the week as well.
Considering the effort that has been put in toward planning the week, Stevens said they are hoping to get positive feedback from the fans.
“Spirit Week is really about supporting our teams and encouraging people to attend the games during the tournament,” she said.