Cabrini commuter students were given the opportunity to show off their school spirit during cavalier spirit week with the pride my ride contest.
Cavalier spirit week included sporting events such as women’s tennis, women’s field hockey, men’s soccer and women’s volleyball.
However, the fun did not end there.
There were other fun activities including a three-on-three basketball tournament, pride my ride contest, color run, the office and residence hall decorating contest, cavalier carnival as well as a bonfire.
The pride my ride contest was scheduled to be held Wednesday, Oct. 14., from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Founder’s Hall parking lot. The contest gave commuter students the opportunity to stand out and show off their cars as well as their school pride.
Unfortunately, the pride my ride contest was cancelled. Chelsea DiPompeo, SEaL member, feels as though the event is not the only time for commuters to get involved on campus. Although the event did not go on, DiPompeo says there are other opportunities for commuters to show their pride.
“I don’t think this is the only opportunity given to us commuters especially with the commuter LC provided by Amber in the SEaL office,” sophomore accounting major, Chelsea DiPompeo, said.
Usually, to prepare for the event, students would go out to buy streamers, window paint, ribbon and anything else that they could put on their car without ruining the paint on their cars.
Rhonda Davis, sophomore criminology major, disagrees with DiPompeo.
“I think that this would have been a great opportunity for commuters,” Davis said. “I feel like there is a lot more attention on the resident students rather than the commuter students. Being a commuter student and living an hour away makes it hard to attend night events, especially with morning classes,” said Davis.
There are some commuter students who come to school just for class and then leave. On the contrary, there are students who are very involved and basically live on campus without paying the cost.
“I’m very involved at Cabrini. I’m here more that I am at my house,” DiPompeo said.
Commuter students who come to school just for class usually have other obligations such as a part-time job.
“I usually come to school for class and then I go to work right after, but I think this opportunity for commuters could have been awesome because it gave people a chance to show off their car as well as their school pride,” junior psychology major, Autumn Mcvey, said.
