I recently learned that Buffalo State College is offering freshman bus trips to the Galleria Mall all day this Saturday. Now, I’m not saying that these kids should never know where a mall is, but they just got here and it is the Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts weekend. If there was ever a time to show the incoming freshman class what their college neighborhood is all about, you would think that it would be this weekend. Instead, the new students have been notified that they have the option of being bussed out to the mall. Here are the details from Buff State:
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Weeks of Welcome: Shopping Express
10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Grover Cleveland Circle to the Galleria Mall
‘Want to go shopping? How about a movie? If so, come to Buffalo State College’s sizzling shopping spree. In the Galleria Mall you will find stores such as Coach, Bebe, Apple, Guess, Game Stop, Cheesecake Factor, Bristo, Forever 21, GAP, Express, Old Navy, Banana Republic, J-Crew, Victoria’s Secret, Foot Locker, Hot Topic, and many more. If you saved money in your piggy bank then break the bank, bring friends, and meet the Student Life staff at the Grover Cleveland Circle at 10:30 a.m. There will be pickups every hour after that.’
I called over to the Buff State Student Life department and they were not aware of a similar acclimation to any urban commercial district. The person that I spoke to did agree that it did seem odd to be shipping the students to a mall during the festival weekend. Nothing like training them early.
queenseyes
Newell Nussbaumer is 'queenseyes' - Eyes of the Queen City and Founder of Buffalo Rising. Co-founder Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts. Co-founder Powder Keg Festival that built the world's largest ice maze (Guinness Book of World Records). Instigator behind Emerald Beach at the Erie Basin Marina. Co-creator of Rusty Chain Beer. Instigator of Buffalo Porchfest, and Paint vs. Paint. Founder of The Peddler retro and vintage market on Elmwood. Instigator behind Liberty Hound @ Canalside. Throws The Witches Ball at Statler City, the Hertel Alley Street Art Festival, and The Flutterby Festival. And his latest adventure... FigBuffalo, with the intention of creating a Buffalo United Fashion Front (BUFF). Contact Newell Nussbaumer | Newell@BuffaloRising.com