NSUCO - The Visionary Fall 2010

Each year, the college’s SGA organizes a banquet called the Eyeball. In the past, we have had approximately 300 students, faculty members, and guests attend. For this year’s Eyeball event, tickets went on sale on January 20 at 12:00 p.m., and we sold out of the ini- tial 300 tickets within the first 45 min- utes, with a waiting list of over 200 students. In fact, the students lined up as if they were waiting to purchase Lady Gaga concert tickets. Why? Be- cause Eyeball 2010, CaSEEno Royale took place on the luxurious Lady Win- dridge Yacht. Fortunately, we were able to get spon- sors to help provide an additional 200 tickets, so we extend a heartfelt thank you to NSU’s College of Optometry and Vistakon. All 500 tickets sold out by January 22, which is unheard of. It was exciting to see such hype for our col- lege that even students from the other NSU Health Professions Division col- leges wanted to attend. The most anticipated NSUCO party took place on March 20. Cruising across the Fort Lauderdale Intra- coastal, dancing under the stars, en- joying delicious dinning, and having fun in our CaSEEno playing blackjack, roulette, and slot machines (all funny money) made for a tremendous affair. Imagine 500 students and faculty members on a boat―now that was some serious school spirit. It was the hottest party on the Intracoastal, and we were so proud that our school hosted it. I’m not sure what the next Eyeball will bring, but I am sure that Eyeball 2010, CaSEEno Royale was surely a memo- rable one making history as one of the best Eyeball banquets ever at NSU. Thank you to the SGA officers Elliot Snyder, Sarah Brehm, and Carrie Car- penter, as well as Carey Jenkins and Lisa Cossetto, class of 2011 president, for helping me coordinate this fab- ulous event. Eyeball Extravaganza B Y OD-4 M ICHELLE L EVIN , P RESIDENT , F LORIDA O PTOMETRIC S TUDENT A SSOCIATION