Brick Cafe | Photo by Bethany Althauser | The Wright State Guardian
Students flooded the Student Involvement and Leadership office to attend the Brick Cafe event, which was hosted to give students the opportunity to bond and play with Legos.
Turnout
The hosts of the event, the Commuter Student Association (CSA) and Residence Life and Housing, were expecting a much smaller number of attendees than the amount that showed up at the door. Dozens of students had lined up to get a chance at building legos more than half an hour before the event was meant to start.
By the time the event’s start time arrived, students were lined up from the SIL office to the front entrance of the Student Union.
Oscar Garcia Pineda, secretary of CSA and the Indigenous American Culture Student Association, was astounded at the outcome.
“… we were expecting a good turnout, like maybe 60-75 students. You know, something small and casual. But when we saw the line outside the door before the event even started, we were shocked to say the least,” Garcia Pineda said.
Despite the large turnout and consequential long wait time, students still had a fun time at the Lego Brick Cafe.
Renting Lego sets
Lego, the company from which the Brick Cafe’s sets were bought from, is entirely focused on the goal of consumers having fun and enjoying both the journey and the product of building Lego sets.
“The name ‘LEGO’ is an abbreviation of the two Danish words ‘leg godt,’ meaning ‘play well.’ It’s our name and It’s our ideal,” says the official Lego website.
True to the ideals of Lego, attendees had fun gathering into groups to then build set after set together. There were many options for sets, including florals and more.
Students flooded the SIL office and took their seats in groups of four or more to work on building the sets.
After students were done, the hardest part was to take these projects apart so that they could be returned to the front desk, where waiting students could then take them.
Bonding experience
Overall, students had a fantastic time getting the opportunity to hang out and chat over a relaxing activity like Lego building.
Students would love to see another Brick Cafe event; with the outcome of this year’s, it would not be shocking to see another pop up on campus sometime soon.
“Another Brick Cafe would be a splendid idea, I hope we can do one again next year. It was a lot of fun and I [think] very relaxing and nostalgic for some of the first year students,” Garcia Pineda said.
While a potential repeat Brick Cafe has not been confirmed, there are still events from both hosting organizations for students to keep an eye out for.
Future events
Students can stay updated on potential events with the CSA by checking their Engage page. Membership is open to any commuter student, but non-commuters are welcome to attend events!
Residence Life and Housing offers a variety of events throughout the entire school year.
Overall, the Brick Cafe was an overwhelming success. Maybe this is a sign to all clubs that this is the type of event students want to see!
