Homecoming event drew large crowd
Conversations were heard as individuals walked around University Boulevard.
The smell of different foods filled their noses, making their stomachs growl as they waited in lines. Music was playing, people were dancing, dogs were barking. Everyone gathered for the fall carnival.
The fall carnival is an annual event held at Texas A&M University – Kingsville (TAMUK) and is organized by the Office of Student Activities (OSA) for the community of Kingsville to enjoy. It was held Wednesday, Oct. 27, as part of homecoming activities.
Student organizations had booths selling a variety of food and drinks, some even sold toys and treats for pets. There were also games available for anyone to play.
“This is my first fall carnival because we didn’t do it last year,” sophomore Elena Paxton said.
The sophomore class did not get to experience their first fall carnival because of COVID-19. Now, both freshmen and sophomores got to know what events such as fall carnival are like.
It was an opportunity for organizations to come out and fundraise.
“We don’t have too many funds for creating production and it takes a bit to have production,” Alpha Psi Omega member Erica Garcia-Ginnett said. “This money that we’re gathering is to build up that fund so that we can continue having our productions.”
Each organization had a different purpose for fundraising at the fall carnival as well as different planning methods to help them for this event.
“There was a lot of planning going on. Everybody is playing a huge role and everybody is helping out,” freshman Andrew Salinas said. Salinas is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American String Teachers Association organizations.
“It’s really nice to be around all these people that show that they care about their school, their organizations and they’re happy to be here.”