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Not even the rain was strong enough to stop students from putting on safety goggles and helmets and picking up a hammer to smash rocks with the Ball State Geological Society.
The Geological Society hosted its first Geode Smash on April 26 in the Bracken Plaza in front of Pruis Hall.
See a gallery of the event here.
The group explores the outdoors and travels to places like Lake Monroe, where the geodes were found and collected by hand for the Geode Smash, said president Eyn Philips.
At the event, students got to pick out and purchase their own geode and then smash it open to reveal the crystals inside.
To help motivate students to hammer down hard on the rocks, society members shouted things like, "think of past relationships," "think of your parents" and "this is a stress reliever, not an art form."
The $429 raised from the fundraiser will go back to the society and the Department of Geological Sciences, Philips said.
The goal behind the event was not only to advertise the organization, but also to provide students with a healthy way to relieve stress, Philips said.
“We understand that finals week can be very stressful for students, so we wanted to create an event that would provide students with a healthy way to relieve stress and promote the society,” Philips said. “We are a very small group, so I hope with this we can get people involved and interested.”
Jalah Bynm, a sophomore pre-art major, was excited to participate.
“I was excited to find some cool rocks and bust them open take out some frustration I have been having with finals,” Bynm said. “I don’t know anything about rocks, but this whole experience was pretty cool.”
Joe Monroe, a sophomore French education major, said he had some difficulty busting open his rock at first, but had a fun time doing it with members of the society.
“What’s a better stress reliever with finals than to hit s—t with a hammer?” Monroe said.
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