UCI Subway Craze: Free Footlongs For A Year

Subway madness comes to UCI! When Evan Williams, second year English major, comes across the e-mail about the opportunity to win free Subway for a year, he and his friend made a joke about camping out for the event. Yet within a few minutes, opinions shifted and he and his friend decided to go for it. What’s not to love about having free Subway for a year?

           
So on Tuesday, March 1^st, Evan and his friends Frank Criger, and Katie Lee decided to wait outside BC Cavern at approximately 9:30AM after their first class had ended. They hung around the area until a line began to form, and there were about four people ahead of them. They brought sleeping bags, picnic chairs, homework, and their creative minds so not only would they not spend the whole day in concrete, but also they would find ways to entertain themselves. Passing the time may seem like a treacherous obstacle, yet it seemed easier than they thought. The first few hours were mainly spent conversing, and answering questions from people who were curious as to what was going on. As night had fallen, people who worked there were kind enough to have them inside the restaurant, and the game of Apples to Apples kept them occupied for another few hours. With the line growing, it didn’t seem very difficult to be entertained by others around them.
           
Insanity ensued mostly in the back of the line, and as Evan and his friends were luckily near the front, it wasn’t much of an issue. There was a throng of people who stayed in line past the ensured 50 people for free Subway, keeping hope that someone would leave. People made lists of everyone in line, patrolling constantly for the line every few minutes. Times were getting intense as people were checking off names and making sure that nobody extra was going in line. Evan witnessed an argument between a girl from the back of the line and a boy at the front who had gone to the restroom, and was out of line when she checked people off.
           
As the glorious moment arrived, the managers let everyone in one at a time for individual pictures and handed out the coupon books. The feeling of having the coupon book lay in your hands? “Relief,” says Evan. “I was really itching for some fresh air and a shower.” Though Evan and his friends settled on never doing something this extreme anytime soon, they agreed that it was a great experience, no regrets. After 22 hours of waiting, he is fully entitled to claim that he has a free year of Subway awaiting him. Ah, the sweet taste of success.