On your way to get some supplies or your favorite energy drink from the bookstore, you might pass some tables with Girl Scouts selling cookies, churches representing their denominations, recruiters for the Armed Forces or even a representative from a four-year college, all looking for your attention.
These tables in the Student Union Building are great uses of advertisements but tend to be looked over. In order to rent one of these tables, interested participants must contact Jessica Borgan, event scheduler, and she will let you know when is a good day to come in.
They are available almost any day, unless a previously planned event would affect the space. Anyone can rent the SUB tables; it is free to students. For anyone wanting to sell items, tables are $21.
Frank Stangle, who visits about once a week to discuss “who God is, and how that relates to individuals,” is a prime example of how the tables are, and can be used. He pays nothing, because his organization is nonprofit and he wants a chance to discuss his religious beliefs.
Because tabling is free to students, it would be a great opportunity for clubs to catch the eye of students looking to join something new.
Ted Bailey, an addiction studies major, said he finds himself in the SUB “at least once a week,” and Lyntay Richmond, an engineering and mechanics major who is there every day, said they always take a look at what the tables have to offer.
Borgan encourages clubs to use the tables more, especially for things like fundraisers, cause awarenesses or cultural events. However, the SUB tables aren’t all that are available for student and community use.
“Almost any space on campus can be utilized by the community,” Borgan said.
Places like classrooms, the Recreation Center, computer labs, outdoor space and many other spaces are nice venues for weddings, birthday parties, documentary showings, candidate forums, dance recitals, conferences, meetings and more. So, next time you find yourself in the SUB, take a minute to look at what the tables might have to offer. You might leave with a better phone plan, a new perspective on life or even some cookies.