Sound-Off OWU: What were your reactions to Mock Convention?
“Well, I think that people got the wrong impression about the event. People put their own, personal ideologies instead of getting into character, and the convention suffered as a result.” – Kit Balay, ’14
“Overall, it was fun. Although running zombie-Reagan was ridiculous.” – Cole Oberli, ’13
“I really enjoyed it myself. It’s true it wasn’t as serious as it could have been. We were having fun with it, and I was amused by the results.” – Cassie Smith, ’12
“I liked that it showed how the national nominating conventions work. There were more serious moments, but it was nice that it was broken up by moments of spontaneity. I expected to be bored to tears.” – Bethany Miller, ’14
“I thought it should be a learning experience, a way to show another perspective. I think it’s great that people are expressing opinions, this just wasn’t the place for it.” – Ariel Koiman, ’14
“Well, it felt like there were two sides, the serious side and the silly. The first night dragged on a long time, and it was around then that the first Zombie acts were pushed. Everything was so serious up to that point, so it was a welcome change. At least one person wanted to keep it serious, but she was booed away from the microphone.” – Lauren Boisseau, ’14
