Lancer Diaries: Ode to the Front Lawn (By: Tim Cahill)

The CBU front lawn: my haven, my refuge, my utopia. As I mentioned in my video interview, which I hope you’ve already seen (If not click here), the CBU front lawn is my favorite place to be on campus. In my opinion it is by far the best thing to see and experience at CBU. Let us recognize the front lawn for all that it does for us CBU students:

Let’s be honest, the CBU front lawn is one breathtaking strip of grass. It’s green and beautiful all year round and I think sometimes we forget to take the time to stop by and admire it, enjoy it, and most of all use it.

The couch is a comfortable place but give me a blanket on the front lawn in the fresh spring air, and it is unbeatable. It is so pleasant to read on, sleep on, and day dream on. Don’t get your hopes up guys, you can’t take off your shirt, and ladies, no bathing suits. Making it an excellent place to catch that farmers tan.

Now, not only is it a great place for meditation, but it also serves as a battlefield for some intramural sports like flag football and soccer, where CBU students fight to the death every year. Some of my most triumphant moments have been on the CBU front lawn during intramural flag football season and intramural soccer season., it is a BLAST! There are boys and girls teams, and dare I say I think the girls may get more competitive than the guys when it comes to football season. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? I’ve played for the past 3 years on the webelos flag football team, and we have had way too much fun. Our uniform consisted of cut off jean shorts and white t-shirts. We would set up a huge tent to host our team meetings and half-time pep talks in on gameday. All teams worked hard and fought hard to make it to the Finals… The Fortuna Bowl. Hosted every year, the equivalent of the Super Bowl. It’s a pretty big deal here at CBU; delicious barbeque, lots of happy and angry football fans, and of course the big game under the “Friday night lights”.

Not in love with the CBU front lawn yet? Did I mention that this is also where “Campus Days” is hosted? Campus Days is one of the longest running traditions at CBU. Most freshman don’t even hear about this until the end of the year, but I’ll fill you in. During Campus Days, different living areas join together to make teams and go head to head in different games from relays to human foosball. It’s comparable to the last day of summer camp, where they have a mega relay or huge challenge, but this is your entire school on the front lawn. The whole purpose of competing in Campus Days is to win the coveted “Pot”. It almost looks like a witch’s caldron, but it is a tradition that has been passed down for decades. The winner gets the Pot and tries to keep it for the next year, but anyone can steal it if they find it. It is a great tradition and just another reason why I love the front lawn.