{"id":46554,"date":"2017-09-07T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T21:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=46554"},"modified":"2017-09-07T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T21:07:31","slug":"o-week-continues-with-paint-party-desiigner-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/09\/o-week-continues-with-paint-party-desiigner-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"O-Week continues with Paint Party, Desiigner concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>There has been no shortage of school spirit on campus this week, as thousands of students settled into their new home away from home at Brock.<\/span><\/p>\n

That air of excitement will continue through the weekend as Brockchella \u2014 the Orientation Week celebration hosted by the Brock University Students\u2019 Union \u2014 concludes its full slate of on-campus activities with a paint party, fireworks and a headlining concert by American rapper Desiigner.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"O-Week

Brockchella, the Orientation Week celebration hosted by the Brock University Students\u2019 Union, kicked off with a party in front of Schmon Tower on Sunday, Sept. 3.<\/p><\/div>\n

Filled with safe and inclusive alcohol-free events, O-Week aims to help first-year students familiarize themselves with their new home through fun, engaging and educational programming.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brockchella has been \u201cabsolutely amazing so far,\u201d said Maddy Wassink, BUSU\u2019s Vice-President, Student Services, who expressed particular pride in the hundreds of upper-year student volunteers that helped 2,400 first-years move into residences Sept. 3. \u201cEvery event has had a great turnout and we\u2019re looking forward to the attendance at some of our bigger events coming up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Wassink said this was the first year in Brockchella\u2019s three-year history that its event passes have sold out.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the kick-off Tower Party and Live Burn demonstration by the St. Catharines fire department and Brock Campus Security, the week also included a Vendor Fair that drew out thousands of students and Wellness Day that connected Badgers with various health-related supports.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big crowds are expected at the events that will round-out Brockchella this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Vendor

Thousands of students attended the Vendor Fair held Tuesday, Sept. 5 and Wednesday, Sept. 6 as part of Orientation Week.<\/p><\/div>\n

The annual O-Week Paint Party takes place Friday, Sept. 8, wrapping up with a fireworks display at 10:45 p.m., weather permitting. The following day, students will participate in <\/span>Brock Cares Day of Service<\/span><\/a>, volunteering their time for various Niagara organizations, and then come together in Brock\u2019s Weather Station Field for a headlining concert.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith a big name like Desiigner coming to perform, no one is going to want to miss out,\u201d Wassink said of the breakout star best known for his hit song <\/span>Panda<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the students\u2019 union is committed to being a good community neighbour, she said all city by-laws will be followed, ensuring O-Week activities wrap up by 11 p.m. each night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wassink said Brockchella is about setting a positive tone early on in the school year for the entire Brock community.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis place is going to be a constant in these students\u2019 lives for the next few years, so we need to make sure they feel safe, at home and welcome at their new campus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, visit <\/span>Brockchella.ca<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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