Winter Clubs' Expo

Winter Clubs' Expo, photo courtesy of Council of Clubs

Ironically, the Club on Campus most likely to believe that Earth is a commuter stop in the road of life had the best slogan for LBCC’s Club Day: Campus Ambassadors member Steven Wood said that LBCC seems more like the Linn-Benton Commuter College than a Community College.  Wood said that although the club is religious, it welcomes all people.

The LBCC Commons cafeteria was ringed with tables and club members on Wednesday Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Even a dog was making the rounds with its owner.

From highly visible campus clubs like the Civil Discourse Club, which had brought their whiteboard which is usually displayed in Takena with them to the cafeteria, to the low-profile but highly popular Role-Playing Group, it was clear that the Campus Ambassadors aren’t the only ones trying to instill a little community into Linn-Benton Community College.

Active Minds, which promotes healthy active minds on campus, had a booth right next to the Adult Re-Entry Club, which encourages and supports students who are coming to LBCC as a second career.

And the International Club, supported by its International Ambassadors, advertised weekly meetings as well as a few international teas each term, plus its upcoming Talent Show.

So maybe none of this is ironic.  Maybe it makes sense that people whose religion seems to think Earth is just one stop on the big road of adventure ARE therefore relaxed enough to enjoy this stop.

And maybe people who’ve moved to the U.S. from a different country, with all the accompanying language difficulties, ARE best suited to host regular opportunities to eat and drink together, including a tea-time rivaled only by the Math Cafe’s always open door, because they know how important friendliness can be.

And maybe the relaxed fun-loving guys and girls of the Role-Playing-Games Club show us that fantasy CAN be the best way to connect with new friends at a school focused on practicality and reality.  Because for all the crap we give it, the small size and devoted faculty at LBCC truly do offer a community of opportunities, even if you have to dig a little to find them.