The Associated Students of Skyline College (ASSC) welcomed new and returning students on the Quad, with a weeklong lineup of food, music and activities that began on Aug. 20.
     Fresh coffee, doughnuts, and smiling faces greeted students last Wednesday as they entered campus. There were also booths of information and resources including academic planners available to all students free of charge. Pizza and soda greeted students at night.
     “The whole point of Welcome Week is to get activities out there for the students so that they know that there is a student council,” said Tanya Johnson, president of the ASSC. “They can participate in activities that engage them both academically and socially.”
     Welcome Week has traditionally been held the first week after students arrived back to school. This year however, it was held just in time to welcome students on their first day back, thanks to the diligent hard work of the ASSC and their advisors.
     “In years past it’s usually been the second week of school, and so this year we all worked really hard to make sure it was the actual first week of school and have been meeting since the beginning of July,” Johnson said.
     Events were not just limited to coffee and doughnuts, however. On Aug. 21, students were met at the lunch hour to the sounds of Little Jon and the East Side Boyz and other such artists being played by a DJ, fully equipped with his own stage and speakers.
     “Music has no barriers and is always the perfect way to bring people from different social groups together as one,” said Alberto Arias, a Skyline student. “I believe they were promoting a unified college where people can enjoy a function and feel good about being there.”
     Grilled hamburgers complimented all of this fun, as well as cookies, chips and soda catered by cafeteria vendor Fresh and Natural as well as the ASSC. For those students that needed a bit of a workout, there was also a dunk-tank, and an obstacle course.
     Welcome Week ended with an all day performance by the local South San Francisco band, Slight.
     “We play all over the Bay Area and do not profit for playing local colleges,” said Dennis Haneda, a guitar player and backing vocalist for Slight. “Most of our funds go into maintaining our equipment. I would describe our style as modern, pop rock with a range of crossover music for ages fifteen to forty-five.”