This Weather is an April Fools, right?!

Good Old-Fashioned Wisconsin Spring

Ahhhhh springtime in Wisconsin... as the days role on and March turns to April, one would expect the air would warm, the wind would soften, the grass would shine a little greener... but no. On the first day of April, there is a forecast for snow, which I'm praying is a joke, but I'm afraid it is certainly the truth. The great thing about Wisconsinites is we tend to not care; we pretend it's spring anyways! Girls break out their mini-skirts even though it's freezing, boys play frisbee over mounds of snow, people even skip class just because, "Hey, it's springtime!" Perhaps it is this blissful ignorance that makes me love it here so much...
As for a "campus update," Ripon College is currently wrapped up in the Ethics in Medicine conference that will grace us this weekend. Each year we have an Ethical Leadership Conference, and this year's topic is medicine. There will be a showing of Michael Moore's "Sicko," and several other speakers throughout Friday and Saturday. As if the concept of being enlightened and informed as to the ethics in our current health care system wasn't enough, several classes are cancelled on Friday so students can attend. :-) No class is awesome, but the speakers are often very insiteful and interesting, so it truely is a double bonus...
It is getting closer to Merriman's annual Ultimate Frisbee for Leukemia fundraiser, and many of us are bustling around trying to get last minute donations. Last night, a group of girls and I worked on making jars to place around town to hopefully accumulate more donations for the family Merriman is sponsoring... fingers crossed!
Philanthropy seems to be a trend right now, because Saturday is Sigma Chi's annual bean bag tournament to support the Jamaicaan Maymester. I'm not really a "bag-pro" per say, but for the sign-up fee, we also get a nifty t-shirt and all you can eat food - Jamaicaan style. Yes, I certainly enjoyed stuffing myself with jerk chicken, rice and corn last year... hopefully this weather will ease up for the boys by Saturday!