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The theme for this year's Ronde-
let is "Frozen in Time." As a nod to
the original event, footage of Ron-
delets from the 1940s will be play-
ing on a projection screen in a side
room of the location. In keeping
with the winter theme, decorations
include an ice sculpture center-
piece.
Rondelet started in 1947 as a
springtime dance that was part of
graduation festivities. In recent de-
cades, Rondelet has been held on
the night of Beer Bike. According
to Ulman, a significant difference
this time around is the timing of the
event.
"Especially second semester,
people get really busy, exponen-
tially so, and it's just plainly more
difficult to get people to buy tick-
ets," Ulman said. "The timing of
this year's Rondelet makes it really
the first major campus-wide event
since we've all been back from
winter break, so it's a good way
for people to catch up with friends
from other colleges."
This year's Rondelet will also
feature a live band called Tiger Lilly.
Ulman said that the Houston cover
band will be playing popular music
that people are going to recognize,
such as Lady Gaga.
"I think it will work out really
well. ... At Sid Rich we do [the '80s
party] with a cover band, and people
always like that because it's some-
thing different you don't usually get
at a dance," Ulman said.
An array of finger foods, desserts
and refreshments will be available
at the dance.
For students' convenience, there
will also be a coat check.
Hanszen College senior Amy
Lanteigne will be working as a pho-
tographer at the event. She will be
posting portraits on Facebook and
will have larger portraits available
by request.
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Students dance and party at Rondelet 2008, after which the event was put on hold for two years. This year, RPC wants to revive the tradition.
Though the event has traditionally been held in the spring around Beer Bike, this year's formal will be a winter ball. Accordingly, the theme of
this year's dance is Frozen in Time and will be held at the Trevisio restaurant in the Texas Medical Center.
Ulman said that since Esperanza
sold out early, they asked people to
buy their tickets for its spring se-
mester counterpart early. To encour-
age people to do so, RPC created a
promotion where if students bought
their Rondelet tickets before 5 p.m.
on Jan. 14, they would have a chance
to win a free pair of tickets to Cirque
Du Soleil: OVO that will be coming
to Houston in March.
Ulman said that RPC encourages
people to walk to Rondelet. They
plan to facilitate traveling to the
venue by setting up signs that will
point walkers in the right direction.
"They won't have to drive; they
won't have to look up directions;
they won't have to deal with waiting
for buses," Ulman said. "Trying to
get everyone to the venue and back
in a timely fashion ... 1 know it has
been a struggle in the past."
McMurtry College senior Nora Xu
said i hat while she does not plan on
attending Rondelet, the timing of
the dance is not the reason why she
isn't going.
"1 think the timing is great —
it's a Saturday night, so people are
going out anyway, [and] it's in the
beginning of the semester, so most
people are pretty free," Xu said.
"The theme sounds really cute,
but the downside is that maybe it
makes dressing up for Rondelet
more of a challenge, especially for
the boys."
Wiess College freshman Alexa
Juarez said that while she missed
the Cirque Du Soleil promotion, she
still plans to attend Rondelet with a
group of friends.
"[The promotion] sounded cool,
but wasn't a huge motivator for me
to buy my tickets early," Juarez said.
"I'm actually really excited for the
event, though. ... 1 think we will all
have a great time."
DRIVING TO
RONDELET?
RPC recommends guests walk
from Rice to Treviso, but for
those driving, garage parking
in the building costs $6.
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