Author: Jasmine Turna
The post-colloquium Phoenix social is a MiNDS tradition, but the Students of MiNDS Association (SOMA) helped shake things up a little this past Thursday following Dr. Goldowitz’s talk. With October 31st just around the corner, the afternoon talk very quickly turned into an evening of food and other Halloween-related festivities. Delicious food and “toxic” treats were laid out on the table while a “spooky” soundtrack played continuously throughout the evening.
The first activity set for the night was designed specifically with the incoming MiNDS first-years in mind, “grad student speed-dating”.Here, each first-year student was provided the opportunity to have all of their questions answered and to get an idea of what grad school is really like first-hand, from an upper year student.
With Halloween being the theme of the night, attendees soon tapped into their creative side and started pumpkin carving! The resulting pumpkins ranged from neurons and microglia (of course!) but Jack Skellington made an appearance, as did a pumpkin that obviously had a little too much “fun”. Overall, based on the level of laughter it is safe to say that the event was a success. Of course, thank you to everyone that came out and here are some pictures for those of you who couldn’t!
