Looking for a warmer, drier way to show Buckeye spirit than jumping into Mirror Lake? The Beat Michigan Craft Night on Nov. 18 is a much more relaxing way to show support for the Ohio State Buckeyes before the team takes the field against the Michigan Wolverines.
Beat Michigan Craft Night began last year and was a rousing success and the Ohio University Activities Board decided to continue the event this year, said William Burnard, special events coordinator.
“OUAB tries to provide activities for everyone,” Burnard said. These activities include making buckeye necklaces, key chains, picture frames and other crafts, according to the OUAB Web site.
The event is free and so are the materials, including T-shirts, paints, and buckeyes for the buckeye necklaces. Snacks are also provided. Students only need to show up with their creativity and Buckeye spirit.
Beat Michigan Craft Night is not the only craft night that OUAB sponsors. The event is part of a quarterly tradition that helps students maintain their creativity and school pride. Every quarter, a craft night is held, and the types of crafts at the event mirror the theme of the quarter, Burnard said. The other quarter’s craft nights have activities that include T-shirt making and painting piggy banks, Burnard said.
In keeping with this tradition, this fall craft night is themed according to the highlight of Fall Quarter — the highly anticipated Michigan game. For this quarter’s craft night, it is all about beating the school up north.
With the Mirror Lake jump and other more hectic and loud activities, students might find this event to be a calmer way to display their Buckeye spirit before the game.
For Burnard, this night is something that will keep students engaged in school activities and school spirit as they display their Buckeye pride through creating simple crafts. All OSU students are welcome and encouraged to support the Buckeyes in this creative way.
The Beat Michigan Craft Night is sponsored by OUAB and is free for all OSU students with a valid BuckID. The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the RPAC. For more information on OUAB craft nights and other OUAB-sponsored events, visit the OUAB Web site at ouab.osu.edu.
