Students attending Late Night Bradley University Aug. 30 checked this signature campus event off their “Bradley Bucket Lists.”
With activities like Playground Games, poker, henna tattoos and camel rides, LNBU attracted 2,536 people to Markin Family Recreation Center, placing this event into one of LNBU’s most highly attended events according to Director of Student Activities Tom Coy.
Junior psychology and Spanish double major and LNBU Event Coordinator Casey Molloy said she was pleased with the turnout and excitement surrounding the idea.
“Originally, the idea for [LNBU Bucket List] started with looking at events from the past that were well liked,” Molloy said. “We tried to think of what events like casino night, henna tattoos and riding camels all had in common, and we came to the conclusion that they were things people don’t get to do often.”
Other events included designing T-shirts, creating dry erase boards and taking photos in the photo-shoot room.
Freshman sports communication major Nathaly Trujillo said she came to LNBU with friends to check a few things off their college bucket lists.
“B United was a great start to the night,” Trujillo said. “Then to come here to meet people and try new things sounded fun.”
While many of the activities were favorites from previous LNBU events, a new activity brought to campus was the Playground Games event hosted in the Performance Court of Markin.
Ryan Miller, founder of Playground Games and May 2014 Bradley graduate, put on a black light indoor version of games such as four square and hula-hooping for students.
“It’s different being an alumni and coming back, but it was a warm reception and I’m just happy to give back,” Miller said.
In addition to working a full-time job and starting RC Miller Events & Entertainment, Miller said his idea for Playground Games sprang from his passions for health, business and his experiences with DJ’ing.
“I majored in mechanical engineering, but had an entrepreneurship minor,” Miller said. “To see the fruits of my labor go to work through this and then be able to already give back to my university has been awesome.”
The next LNBU will be Friday Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. in Markin. There is more information about the event on the LNBU Facebook page.
