The campus looked especially active this week.

An impressive homecoming schedule of events – the quintessential fall football game, good use of outdoor activities and a famous R&B artist – is the obvious reason, but there may be something more.

For the first time since the beginning of school, or maybe even earlier, the CCSU clubs and organizations had put on worthy shows and activities with good turnout to validate them. Also, that’s what happens when the school drops a couple thousand dollars – probably more – on national music acts.

It felt like the student presence was real and sincere unlike other events where free shirts and food are tossed out. Student plans attracted students, and that is key in understanding why homecoming weekend brought in the people and the spirited atmosphere for the first time this semester. The ladies of Central Connecticut A Capella Society performed a small set at the pep rally on the Vance lawn, and while many of the students participants had become passers-by, the group enjoyed cheers and singers-along well into Homecoming Eve.

Earlier in the week, the student center circle was consumed by students wrapped up in blankets roasting s’mores.

Students even managed to hold a line for a few hours in the student center to see what likeness the caricaturist would churn out for them.With the variety of events, some small and some sold-out, CCSU came out of its shell and it’s something students should be proud of. It came out in full force actually, even if maybe it did take sharing a beer at the Arute parking lot.

And so homecoming week closed with Saturday’s football game, where the home team defended their turf against Sacred Heart, complete a with dramatic 100- yard touchdown return.

Last week proved that maybe CCSU has more to it than a suitcase college reputation.

We’re of the opinion that it definitely has potential, so why not pack every week’s schedule with school spirit-instilling functions? It can’t be just the home football games.