There is always something amazing cooking in Campus Life, and this Quad will prove to be no different. There will be the old favorites - the Christmas Family Photos (Dec. 1), the Winter Dance (Dec. 6), Exam Breakfast (Dec. 15) and the fantastic Christmas Tree Lighting (Dec. 1), as well as some new fun. This year Campus Life will host Casino Night (Nov. 20), as well as a Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament the first week of December. The holiday season will give us two concerts - AQ Band and Chamber Strings (Nov. 23) and “Music for the Holidays Concert” (Dec. 14), both of which are bound to bring a smile to anyone’s face.

In terms of new Clubs or Orgs on campus, the one Campus Life seems most excited about is PennyBen, a group hoping to raise $10,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Patient Assistance Program. Graduate Assistant and AQ Alum Joey Bishop who will be Co-Advising the Club had this to say: “For me, it’s thrilling to be a part of a group that is so excited to do something good for the greater community. I just wanted to help out in any way possible.”

Also in terms of new clubs, continuing-ed students now have A.C.E., created especially for this vital part of the AQ community.

As most of you have heard, the Moose is now also home to Heather Hall, the new Director of Student Activities and Orientation. Hall is excited about her new job, and seems to be coming in full of energy and enthusiasm. She asks Aquinas students to shake things up and stay creative. She also wants “students who are not in student organizations to take a look around at all that is being provided for them by their college.”

“I encourage everyone to participate in something that they have never experienced before - whether it means attending an AQ athletics event, going to a cultural activity or experiencing the theatre,” said Hall.