From wanted posters featuring beloved staff, to blow up cacti and free customizable bandanas, Hicks Dining Hall was completely transformed into Coastal Carolina University’s very own hoedown.
Last Thursday students were greeted with the sound of country music and the smell of delicious food for Coastal’s annual Steak and Shrimp Night. Made complete with mechanical bull riding, axe throwing, line dancing and a delicious dinner service, events such as this draw a hungry crowd to get a break from the repetition of the standard meal plan.
Students were excited with the dinner served, many balancing multiple plates at a time. Landon Buckley, a junior finance major, said he was thrilled about the change of cuisine.
“It’s significantly better than the everyday food. It tastes like home,” Buckley said.
Students from all classifications and majors chatted in line for root beer floats, laughed together as their classmates were thrown from the mechanical bull and welcomed the school’s very own friendly neighborhood Spider-man who stopped by to line dance with the CCU dance team.
Riley Metz, a sophomore marketing major, said she enjoys the atmosphere and sense of community.
“I was really excited for tonight. I love seeing people come together and talking to people you don’t normally talk to,” she said.
Metz’s excitement, the CCU Food Crew that hosted the event, were delighted to interact with students and help at the event.
“I’ve talked to more people today than in all my four years; it’s just a sense of community,” CCU Food Crew Marketing Intern, senior Jess Duess said.
Behind the successful event is the hardworking CCU Food Crew, who planned, budgeted and set up the event.
“It’s a lot at first; looking at budgeting then deciding on a theme. There’s a lot of detail in the planogram; we even have to measure the tables,” Duess said.
These efforts paid off and delivered a night of community and good food for Coastal students who are already looking forward to the next event.
“I would love to see more events like this on campus. People are really into it, and it brings so much liveliness,” Metz said.
