This year’s Hobo Day could be the largest and most exciting one yet. To plan something as grand as the Hobo Day Centennial, the process had to become grander too.

The Hobo Day Committee existed as its own separate group for much of the university’s history, but the committee was beginning to see a decline in interest. Because of this, the committee fell under the control of the University Program Council.  This year the Hobo Day Committee moved out from under the umbrella of the University Program Council, a place that it had been for several years. In part to generate excitement for the Hobo Centennial, the Hobo Day Committee has been reformed.

“This year’s a pilot year to see how it goes on our own,” said Abby Settje, the 2012 Grand Pooba. Next year SDSU will determine if the Hobo Day Committee will remain separate, or if it will merge back with UPC.

Since the committee has become an independent group, Settje and Bri Troske report that the intensity of planning for Hobo Day has grown. One of the benefits of being on their own is having their own space, an office in the basement of The Union, near the pool tables.

Excitement is building amongst the committee with nearly a month until “the largest one-day event in the Dakotas.”

“[My favorite part] is that all of us are so passionate about such an old tradition … and the feeling of being a part of keeping it going,” said ReAnn Arcand, the assistant Grand Pooba.

Troske, last year’s Grand Pooba, says another effect of being on their own is there’s a lot more pressure on the Grand Pooba. There has also been a positive reaction and support from investors and the university for the committee.

This year the Hobo Day Committee is also in the process of opening a Hobo Apparel store in The Union. The store will sell products ranging from clothing to jewelry to postcards. The committee has helped plan the store and its products and will also work there. The store will be on the main floor of The Union next to Einstein Bros. Bagels and is expected to open on Oct.10.

Alumni have shown increasing interest for the centennial. The Hobo Day Committee is also working closely with the Hobo Day Centennial Committee, which includes alumni from every decade. These two committees are dedicated to “taking past Hobo Day’s traditions and revamping them and making them relevant for today’s SDSU students.”

The Hobo Day committee is focused on making this the best Hobo Day possible. They are bringing back some of the old traditions, as well as adding new ones. The newly independent committee is keeping the past relevant for both young and old, whether this is someone’s first Hobo Day or their 100th.

 

News Editor Noah Brown contributed to this report.

This year’s Hobo Day could be the largest and most exciting one yet. To plan something as grand as the Hobo Day Centennial, the process had to become grander too.

The Hobo Day Committee existed as its own separate group for much of the university’s history, but the committee was beginning to see a decline in interest. Because of this, the committee fell under the control of the University Program Council.  This year the Hobo Day Committee moved out from under the umbrella of the University Program Council, a place that it had been for several years. In part to generate excitement for the Hobo Centennial, the Hobo Day Committee has been reformed.

“This year’s a pilot year to see how it goes on our own,” said Abby Settje, the 2012 Grand Pooba. Next year SDSU will determine if the Hobo Day Committee will remain separate, or if it will merge back with UPC.

Since the committee has become an independent group, Settje and Bri Troske report that the intensity of planning for Hobo Day has grown. One of the benefits of being on their own is having their own space, an office in the basement of The Union, near the pool tables.

Excitement is building amongst the committee with nearly a month until “the largest one-day event in the Dakotas.”

“[My favorite part] is that all of us are so passionate about such an old tradition … and the feeling of being a part of keeping it going,” said ReAnn Arcand, the assistant Grand Pooba.

Troske, last year’s Grand Pooba, says another effect of being on their own is there’s a lot more pressure on the Grand Pooba. There has also been a positive reaction and support from investors and the university for the committee.

This year the Hobo Day Committee is also in the process of opening a Hobo Apparel store in The Union. The store will sell products ranging from clothing to jewelry to postcards. The committee has helped plan the store and its products and will also work there. The store will be on the main floor of The Union next to Einstein Bros. Bagels and is expected to open on Oct.10.

Alumni have shown increasing interest for the centennial. The Hobo Day Committee is also working closely with the Hobo Day Centennial Committee, which includes alumni from every decade. These two committees are dedicated to “taking past Hobo Day’s traditions and revamping them and making them relevant for today’s SDSU students.”

The Hobo Day committee is focused on making this the best Hobo Day possible. They are bringing back some of the old traditions, as well as adding new ones. The newly independent committee is keeping the past relevant for both young and old, whether this is someone’s first Hobo Day or their 100th.

 

News Editor Noah Brown contributed to this report.