University Program Board finalized its line-up of games and rides Tuesday night for its Late Nite Carnival in April.
Commuter lot C5, located behind the Student Center, will hold five rides, six games, food booths, a DJ and a two-story funhouse April 23. Rides and games at the Late Nite Carnival are free for students. UPB adviser Brian Dietz said the cost of some food is still uncertain, because UPB is still comparing prices.
However, sno-cones, cotton candy and pop will be free, Dietz said.
"Almost everything is free," Dietz said. "Like all Late Nite events, it's free for students. They can have unlimited rides."
Ride choices include: a looped roller coaster called the Ring of Fire, carts that spin and drop in the air on The Zipper, a pirate ship, The Scrambler and Round Up, a spinning ride similar to The Gravitron. Mid America Shows, a Parker City amusement company, will operate the rides, Late Nite codirector Sara Shelton said.
Mid-America measured the parking lot, Dietz said, so the carnival and its expected turnout of more than 1,000 students will fit comfortably. Dietz said Late Nite events have attracted more students each time.
"It's progressively grown throughout the year," Dietz said.
Dietz said he organized carnivals at other universities in the past, such as his alma mater, Mount Union College. He suggested the idea to Late Nite co-directors Sara Shelton and Heidi Hansard in November, he said.
"Part of the plan is to provide safe and fun extracurricular activities over the weekend for BSU students," Dietz said. "(We want to) accommodate the demand we're having for Late Nite."
Codirector Heidi Hansard said this is the biggest event Late Nite has sponsored.
"(We're able) to do the most exciting thing on campus," Hansard said. "A carnival isn't something that happens on most college campuses. It'll be nice stress relief before finals."
Student Government Association will provide volunteers for set up, trash pick up and clean up, senator Andrew Greider said. Greider, who heads a SGA carnival committee, said UPB is still looking for organizations and individual volunteers to run games, maintain booths and clean up at the event.
Odd jobs range from refilling ice in the sno-cone machine to emptying trash cans, Dietz said.
"If there's someone out there dying to help out, we'll take them," Dietz said. "It's going to be a big event."
Greider said anyone interested in volunteering can e-mail him at acgreider@bsu.edu.
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