Food booths and a mechanical bull will bring the Wild West to this college during the Wild West Rodeo Round-up 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 10 in the mall.
"We chose to have a rodeo as an event because we noticed that a lot of the students have never been to a rodeo before, and this was a way of bringing the rodeo to them," student activities specialist Carrie Hernandez said Jan. 21.
In case of bad weather, the event sponsored by the office of student life will be in the Fiesta Room in Loftin Student Center.
"This year we wanted to have real cowboy food," Hernandez said. "Cowboy food is food that you would find at Fiesta — candy apples, cotton candy, sausage, fajitas, and burgers, that kind of stuff."
Other types of food that will be served by student organizations include chopped barbecue sandwiches and sausage tacos.
Entertainment also will be available.
A dance performance group will demonstrate line dancing from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. by the students of George Ann Simpson, professor of kinesiology and dance.
The Todd Mankin Band of Fort Worth will perform from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Student Government Association will have face painting available from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
A balloon artist, trick roper and juggler are some of the roaming acts that will be around through the day.
There will be a free cowboy caricature from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
A mechanical bull-riding station also will be set up.
"I like to bring it in because everyone likes it," Hernandez said.
"We wanted to do this, especially for those who can't afford" to attend the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, she said.
The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo runs Feb. 4-21 at the AT&T Center and the grounds of Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum.
For information on the campus event, call Hernandez at 486-0128.
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