Giant white bunnies and multicolored chocolate eggs were common sights on campus this weekend, as students scrambled to take part in Easter egg hunts.
USG president Rob Biederman '08 organized a campus-wide Easter egg hunt for University students "as a surprise because I think that was doubly cool," he said.
Saturday morning, 613 eggs were scattered on campus, containing candy, certificates for free rentals from the USG's DVD service and tokens to win a video iPod. The first student with an iPod token to find the "Easter bunny" — USG treasurer Mike Monagle '09, who traversed campus throughout the day in a white rabbit suit —was the winner.
Biederman explained that he and four other USG members hid the eggs between 8 and 9 a.m. Saturday morning. They avoided hiding the eggs too carefully "because we wanted people to find them," Biederman said, though he added that "there were a couple in little nooks and crannies in the Gothic-looking buildings."
Monagle said he enjoyed himself Saturday. "I interacted with a tour group, which was really funny," he said, adding that "there were a lot of kids on campus, and they were excited to see me."
"I couldn't see that well," he said. "Rob Biederman was my bunny body guard."
Shayla Mulvey '08 was the first iPod token holder to find the bunny. She had picked up some eggs along McCosh Walk while going to breakfast, she said. When one of them had the iPod slip in it, she delayed breakfast and began looking for the bunny, searching near Frist Campus Center, Dillon Gym, Nassau Hall and Firestone Library.
"I actually found some other giant bunny that was involved in a birthday party or something at Prospect House," she said in an email. "I didn't find the real bunny until after an hour or more."
When she did spot him, he was taking a picture with a tour group outside East Pyne. "I was interacting with the tour group, and I heard someone say, 'run,' because it was supposed to be 'chase the bunny,' " Monagle said, "and I started running and I was tagged by the girl who won."
Mulvey said she enjoyed her sprint to victory. "I felt kind of lame running around but it was actually really fun, like being a kid again," she said.
Biederman said he was pleased with the response to the event. Saturday morning, he said, "I looked out, and I actually saw someone come out of their entryway in their bathrobe."
Meanwhile, the Chicano Caucus held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, which attracted over 100 local community members to Liberation Hall in the Carl A. Fields Center.
Oscar Castro '09, the Caucus' vice president, called the event "the original Easter egg hunt." Caucus members served hoagies and snacks, and members of the community ate their Easter lunch with members of the Chicano Caucus while festive music played.
As children drifted in with their families, the ones already there ran up to their friends and embraced. Many were dressed in Easter outfits, including one girl who sported an Easter bunny hat, bunny paw gloves and fuzzy shoes.
After the Easter bunny made his appearance, anticipation for the egg hunt grew as Caucus members handed out multicolored baskets to participants.
Outside, about 600 eggs dotted the grass. They were gone, however, after about 15 seconds.
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