By Cameron Purcell, Columnist
It was a regular day like any other. I was looking through my emails before my classes began when one in particular caught my eye. While I normally skim through my emails or just read the subject and move on, two words within grabbed my attention.
“Free food.”
I quickly read through the email to see where and when this food would be, only to find out that not only was it free food, but this ‘Back to The Woods’ event had baked beans. Baked beans are, of course, one of mankind’s greatest achievements in the field of cooking. Luckily, the free food would take place that very same day, and I patiently waited for each of my classes to end, far too distracted by the thought of free baked beans to pay any attention to what my professors were saying.
I managed to get out of my last class a few minutes early, and speed walked to the Student Conference Center building only to find a line had already formed for the food that was being served early. I groaned internally and went to the back of the line, looking around at the many students carrying plates of meat, potato salad, and baked beans.
As I got closer to my divine destination, I saw that one must be in possession of their student ID to acquire the food of freedom. When I pulled out my wallet, I could not find mine anywhere inside of it. I panicked, and dug through all of my pockets two times each before checking my wallet once again.
Was this how my life would continue? Wonderful gifts of deliciousness hanging just out of arm’s reach with me standing there, salivating for an eternity?
Thankfully, after digging out my many already-used gift cards to Subway, I found my student ID just in time to show the guardian of the food. She let me pass, and I was blessed with meat and beans.
Not potato salad though. I hate potato salad.
Overall, Back to The Woods was great. There wasn’t much to it other than the food, but the food was good.
Especially the baked beans.