University hosted Boardwalk on the Boulevard
To celebrate and recognize students living on campus at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, The University held a Boardwalk on the Boulevard on Nov. 10.
The event was organized in collaboration across several departments, such as Property Managements and Auxiliary Service, Aramark Dining and Residence Life, whose staff manned the booths for the duration of the event.
“It’s a recognition of all the students that live on campus. Our departments wanted to organize something specifically for the students that live in the dorms,” Residence Life staff member Maggie O’Brien said. “We haven’t been able to celebrate anything like this for a couple of years and we knew it must have been hard for the on-campus students, so the departments wanted to give back to them.”
The Dining Hall was closed for the event and all Kingsville students were given free access to the festival’s attractions.
“All students get free food, they just need to show their student ID. We are giving out free fruits, vegetables, homemade pretzels, lemon juice, snow cones and candy apples,” dining hall staff member and booth vendor Markim Felix said. “The Dining Hall was closed down for tonight, and the staff has been preparing for this since about the mid-afternoon.”
Alongside the free food and drinks, students also had access to a variety of different booths and attractions, such as an artist who sketched portraits, as well as several student health organizations speaking with students regarding physical and mental health and access to resources.
Students even had the chance to have fun in several different bouncy castles, inflatable slides, mazes and jousting arenas.
“I really love these events,” DJ for the event Mark Cortez said. “There’s a lot of energy and you can tell the students enjoy getting out and meeting people.”
The event ended officially around 9 p.m., as the last students left and the organizations removed their equipment from the Boulevard, leaving it empty until the next event.