Blind box event offers students midterm boost

Communications freshman Addison Tompkins, left, and kinesiology freshman Jordyn Maldonado, right, hold up their boxes during the Wellness Blind Boxes event on Monday, Oct. 26, at Texas A&M University-Victoria. Hosted by the Counseling Center, the event offered students a small dose of surprise and encouragement through a blind box tabling, inspired by the popular blind box trend. Each box contains an assortment of fidget items, such as fidget sand, rings, clickers or squishies, along with a sticker and an inspirational quote. With the combination of hands-on fidget items and encouraging messages, the event aimed to give students a moment of whimsy and support during the last stretch of the academic term.

Texas A&M University-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the colleges of Business, Education & Health Professions, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Natural & Applied Science. A&M-Victoria provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as online classes that students can take from anywhere. The university supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.