September 23 2011 marked the start of homecoming weekend at the prestigious SUNY Plattsburgh (aka. SUNY Iceburg). Alumni and student's families flooded the campus in hopes of experiencing the magic of 'public university life'. At 9pm, fireworks lit up the night sky. Light rain was no deterrent for the masses gathered to see the explosives being ignited behind the Memorial Hall gymnasium. A typical 20-30 minute fireworks display costs between $3,000-$30,000. In addition to this fantastic use of tuition money, the college hosted a martini social in Sibley Hall from 8-11pm.
For a complete list of homecoming events, visit http://www.plattsburgh.edu/alumni/homecoming/events.php
Don't you already know? Plattsburgh always knows the best way to spend their money, I mean come on, closing a couple dorms and then accepting more students is just an excellent idea. This kinda stuff is just what they do.
ReplyDeleteThere have been way too many fireworks displays lately to justify this. We had the Battle of Plattsburgh display just a couple of weeks ago, and although I have no idea why, there was also a display two Tuesdays ago. That's three fireworks displays in under a month, not to mention the fact we had the bigger, better display just a few months ago for the fourth.
ReplyDeleteForget the school's problems, as a community in general Plattsburgh wastes way too much money on fireworks.
The fireworks display is ridiculous. How is this supposed to impress parents?
ReplyDeleteThere is just something about fireworks that humans can't help but watch. Maybe it's the explosions.
ReplyDeleteSUNY Plattsburgh will spend money to give away 4 tvs, 4 ipods, 4 gps etc. at these trivia nights, spend cash on stupid 'team building' events for the SA, and throw money at the SA clubs, but deny small budgets to legitimate clubs on campus that encourage physical activity. They also refuse to book a decent musical act, simply because nobody showed up to the naughty by nature show a few years back.
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