No Strings Attached

April Petrosino (left), a 19-year-old UF linguistics sophomore, receives a free balloon from Campus Alive’s treasurer Sherly Denis on the Plaza of the Americas on Oct. 26, 2015. Denis, a 22-year-old UF chemical engineering senior, said Campus Alive handed out free balloons, snacks, stress balls and Gatorade to make students’ Mondays happier. “It makes Mondays a little brighter,” Petrosino said.