By Kimberly Prather, Student Reporter
The Bean will pull all the stops at Midnight Breakfast on Dec. 10.
Every year, the Monday before finals start, Midnight Breakfast, which is an opportunity for students to come together and enjoy breakfast food from the Bean, occurs. Midnight Breakfast is from 10:30 p.m. until midnight. Students can use their meal plans or pay $5 at the door.
This year, the classic traditions of karaoke and prize giveaways will continue to take place. Door prizes will be drawn every 15 minutes at the door. These prizes include gift certificates to restaurants such as Chili’s and other franchises outside of Abilene in addition to random prizes like poker sets. All students have to do to be eligible is be present and show their student ID. Like last year, a $100 drawing will take place at the conclusion of the breakfast at midnight.
“Midnight Breakfast will be the same as usual, offering lots of fun and the great opportunity to blow off some steam before finals begin,” said Samantha Adkins, coordinator of Alumni Programs and director of Midnight Breakfast.
Midnight Breakfast has been a long-standing tradition for more than 15 years. Wildcat Parents sponsors the breakfast and is responsible for getting the door prizes together. Midnight Breakfast usually has more than 400 students in attendance.
The event is open to all ACU students on a come-as-you-are basis.
“The Midnight Breakfast, to me, means the best food the Bean has to offer all semester,” said Tami Fleming, junior psychology major from Orange County, Calif.
Likewise, Jessica Rodriguez, junior elementary education major from Kyle, believed that Midnight Breakfast has great food but also admitted to using Midnight Breakfast as an excuse to get out of her residence hall.
“I don’t really eat in the Bean, but when I was a freshman, it was my opportunity to miss curfew.This year, I look forward to attending Midnight Breakfast because I don’t really eat in the Bean, and Midnight Breakfast was some of my best times in there,” Rodriguez said.
