The Nevada Sagebrush

A talking Bush doll, high-tech electronic equipment and free food are just some of the things University of Nevada, Reno students will see at Thursday’s club fair.

The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. About 50 clubs are expected to attend, said Maria Urbina, interim director of clubs and organizations.

The clubs participating in the club fair cover a variety of interests from awareness groups, such as Relay for Life and the Queer Student Union, to major-specific groups Broadcast Club and Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity, according to the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Web site.

“Getting involved on campus helps students to have more of a social life and helps to enhance the whole college experience,”said Rachel Miller, president of the Young Democrats. “It’s important if you want to keep your sanity.”

Urbina said students will be helping themselves greatly if they get involved on campus.

“Being involved helps enhance the college experience and it has been statistically proven that students who are involved usually do better and graduate on time,”Urbina said. “By going, how could they (students) go wrong?”

For those with political interests, the Young Democrats, the Republican Youth Majority and the College Libertarians will be at the fair, along with the Ron Paul Pack and Students for Obama. The Young Democrats will have a talking Bush doll at their booth.

Nevada Cycling, Nevada Lacrosse and Tennis Appreciation Club will be in attendance for students interested in sports.

There will also be clubs for specific ethnic or racial backgrounds such as the Asian American Student Association and the Black Student Organization.

Each club will have its own table with representatives available to answer students’ questions, Urbina said.

Leaders of new clubs said they enjoy the opportunity to inform the UNR community about their  organizations.

“We are a brand-new club on campus,”said Ellen Webb, club leader of Delta Epsilon Iota, one of the academic honor societies on campus. “We want the students to be aware of the club so when they get the invite to join, they have some basic knowledge about what we do.”

Older clubs welcome the opportunity to bring in new students and try to come up with new things each year to catch their attention.

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