Instead of a campus full of party animals Saturday, MSU had a few more stuffed animals.

Saturday afternoon the University Activities Board held it's first annual Lil' Sibs Saturday. This allowed some Spartans to share their weekend with their younger siblings or relatives.

The weekend gave students a chance to spend some time away from home with their siblings and something to do other than hang out in their dorms or apartments.

Younger siblings tend to be hard on older siblings' pockets. The Lil' Sibs Saturday was also a cheap way to show them a good time because it was free and included activities such as Dance Dance Revolution, arts and crafts, a concert and a movie.

Younger siblings often find ways to break students' pockets by wanting the most expensive things, which is easy because college students are often broke. This way there is no excuses why the little ones cannot come for a visit and have a good time. It also keeps them busy and out of the older siblings' stuff.

The day was a good idea and should be something that continues each year. And it should stretch out over the entire weekend and turn into Lil' Sibs Weekend, with more events at more places.

Other universities have similar events that go all weekend and have more activities and giveaways. This way there is always something for them to do and students won't be ready to throw their brother or sister into the Red Cedar River within a couple of hours.

Lil' Sibs Day should also be a big deal. There should be flyers and e-mails sent out so more people can participate.

The event makes it so you don't have to try and find things for them to do, and you don't have to be bored watching them terrorize your room.

This might also be a good recruitment tool for MSU and might excite more children about going to college. By coming to MSU with an older brother, sister or family member, kids would get familiarized with college life.

Because they came and got to know the campus they would have a connection with the university and would want to go there in the future. It might alter their views of college, and instead of thinking of it as school they will get a chance to view the lighter side of college life.