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Asbury College Collegian, November 4, 2004
by Katie Golden
What is
raised on a farm, doesn’t taste like chicken, and was
featured at WGM’s fall fest on Saturday? A goat! This
past Saturday WGM hosted their first ever Kenyan Goat
Roast. Aside from a dinner including goat meat, the
festivities included activities such as bobbing for
candy bars, archery, pumpkin painting and a huge box
maze.
WGM wanted to host an event open to all students and began planning
for a Fall Fest early in the semester. Nathan Waggoner,
WGM’s director, said the idea for a Goat Roast came from
many WGM cabinet members’ experiences traveling through
Africa. In Kenya, a Goat Roast is a traditional way to
celebrate.
The 60 pound goat came from Asbury cashier Joyce Eads’
farm. For many students attending the Goat Roast, it was
not their first experience eating goat meat. Josh and
Jennifer Reynolds, who had eaten goat while in the
Dominican Republic, enjoyed it, saying the taste was
similar to beef or lamb.
“The meat was a little plain,” said Junior Teresa Damesimo,
who spent last semester in Uganda, “but that’s typical
for Africa.”
For 50 cents a piece students could participate in a
number of games, the feature game being a giant box maze
made from 40 refrigerator boxes and 30 dollars worth of
duct tape. At the entrance of the maze there was a
television rigged to a camera inside the maze so that
students waiting in line could watch those ahead of them
trying to find their way out. The camera was placed at a
critical spot in the maze. Siobhan Keeley, who was
taking tickets at the entrance, said she could tell how
much longer it would take a group to get out by which
tunnel she saw them take on the television screen. For
some students the maze was easy. Senior Brad Newsom said
he just used common sense and his sense of direction to
get out. While it only took him a few minutes to get
out, he said it was harder for others.
“There were some people I ran in to who had been in
there for half an hour already.” said Newsom.
WGM hosted the Goat Roast hoping help students become more familiar
WGM. Overall the roast received a good turnout.
“It’s a fun thing we’re hoping will become an annual
event.” said Nathan Waggoner.
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