This semester has been pretty tough. The news of a recession has hit many American pockets pretty hard, and it definitely disappointed some expectations of the Graphic Design Club on my campus. Being unable to rally needed funds from the school's Assembly, we have had to turn to desperate money-making in a way we were hoping to avoid.
Next week is our self-proclaimed 'Graphic Palooza' week on campus. We're hosting everything from Halo, Wii mini-game and Guitar Hero tournaments, to an improv comedy night (generously donated by our local improv group), to a raffle, to car washes, to tie-dying... and yes, some of our members are seriously discussing donating plasma at the nearest facility, which is fifty miles away.
Why all this activity? So we can send eighteen students to an AIGA design conference in San Diego. We've already paid our entry fees, and all that's left is to garner enough funds to defray the other costs.
This all comes at a rather inconvenient time for many of the students; midterms are here, and we're all working with already overloaded schedules. Add to that the stress of designing to advertise for all of these added events, along with somehow scheduling time to assist at these events, and you're met with a rather frazzled, highly sleep-deprived group of students.
They're all heroes. Faced with a challenge, they've bucked up and stepped up to the demands with a grim smile and an undeterred determination. They're tenacious, and well-deserving of the opportunity to spend some quality time in California, working on a professional opportunity.
When faced with courage like that, there's little doubt that we'll make it somehow.
Outlet, 2008
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