Patrick Smythe
Contributing Writer
Students traded in school colors for every color of the rainbow at the Color Me Warrior: Battle of the DJs event held on Sep. 9, at 8 p.m. in the Main Quad of ESU.
A DJ battle, neon paint flying and a t-shirt give away make this event a campus favorite. As students arrived to flashing lights and music blasting, the excitement of what was to come filled the air.
Everyone filled in the area around the main stage where three DJs Frank Bishop, Gavin Patrick and Andrew Heavener all brought their A-game and started the night off with a high energy dance party before the paint started flying.
This event, held only two weeks into the semester, was put on by the Student Activity Association Student Engagement to encourage student engagement by bringing them together in an event and creating lasting memories.
According to Samuel J. Exeter, Assistant Director of Student Engagement, the event this year is similar to previous years, but with an emphasis on the DJ Battle.
They want that part of the event to grow with “more DJs, more music, more action and more crowd engagement.” He noted that the emphasis on the DJ battle will “be the cherry on the top of an already great event.”
Exeter also said that their goal for this event is for students to have a great time and to tell other people what a great job ESU did helping you make those memories.
Along with the DJ battle comes an epic paint battle with students wearing their white t-shirts, with Color Me Warrior: Battle of the DJs printed on the front, being blasted with paint. Event volunteers filled paint cannons from buckets and sprayed students with paint as they danced to the music blasting out of speakers.
Everyone was smiling, laughing, jumping around, dancing, and having a good time. No one was the least bit annoyed that their formerly all-white t-shirt is now tie-dyed in random splotches of neon paint.
In fact many students sought out more paint. Paint not only covered their t-shirt, but their hair, face, arms and legs were all a colorful tapestry of neon.
Willow Scull, a senior at ESU, felt that this event would be great for freshmen to attend, so they could find a place on campus to have fun. Although, she said that as a senior, she found the event to be a bit much.
“The music was good and that the paint was a fun aspect,” said Scrull.
As the event came to a close, students cast their votes for their favorite DJ from the epic face-off. Heading back to their dorms, apartments or homes, many carried with them great memories, a freshly tie-dyed t-shirt and the excitement of doing it all again next year.