“This day of positivity shows everyone that even though there are a lot of negative things happening in the world, there are still very positive people here who can make a difference," Carlos Mata said.
Multiple diverse, student-run organizations at Ball State united together as one to spread positivity campus-wide.
Oct. 23 marked the first ever BSUCARES event, which was created by the Latino Student Union, who partnered with the Big 4 multicultural organizations, the Student Government Association and Greek Councils. The original idea came from Dave Hammons, president of the Interfraternity Council.
“There has been a lot of negativity within Ball State and the community,” said Carlos Mata, LSU president. “This day of positivity shows everyone that even though there are a lot of negative things happening in the world, there are still very positive people here who can make a difference.”
Mata said all the organizations came together to work as one to show the community that diversity can bring about positivity.
“We really haven't collaborated in the past as much as we should,” Mata said. “By all working together, we are able to throw huge, awesome events like BSUCARES for the entire community, which will help to continue to spread positivity.”
Members of each organization spread out across campus to make a difference in someone’s day, each in a different way. They passed out flowers at the University Green and motivational cards and BSUCARES buttons at the Scramble Light.
Victoria Voelkel, public relations director for LSU, worked the scramble light and said she was surprised with some of the feedback she got from students walking by.
“We have had a really awesome outcome,” Voelkel said. “Everyone has seemed really happy to stop and take a button or card or just smile and say 'Hey.' You can tell the difference we are making in some of these students' days just by their reaction.”
One of the biggest highlights of the event was a video booth set up for students to create a video thanking their parents, Mata said.
BSUCARES’s goal is to have a video completed for parents to see during the halftime show of the football game, or to be sent out in a mass email campus-wide.
“We really wanted to have something that would give students the opportunity to give back to their parents,” Mata said. “Whether the video is played at the game or just sent through email, it will make a huge difference and show parents just how important they are to Ball State.”
This event was a test run for the organizations—they said it it all depended on the reaction of the community if they were going to try something like this again.
However, by the number of participants and how quickly they ran out of supplies, it was a promising and surprising outcome, Mata said.
“We had to end really early ...” he said. “In total we had 850 people participating in this event, ending the day with an overall response of positivity.”
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