Breaking Down Homecoming 2010

This year’s Homecoming theme was “Thunder down Hancock Street . let the memories roll,” and with the numerous events that took place during Homecoming week, students had plenty of opportunities to get involved and win various prizes.

At the Resident Student Association spirit board competition last Tuesday, each of the nine Hall Councils decorated a spirit board inspired by this year’s Homecoming theme and displayed it in MSU Dining Hall for judges to see.

The Hall Councils made the spirit boards not only for the competition, but also for this past Saturday’s Homecoming Parade and to bring to future Thunder Cup events to show off their hall pride.

The judges narrowed down the nine entries to one winner, and RSA president Katie Dunn announced the winner at halftime of the men’s basketball game this past Saturday. Parkhurst Hall won first place, followed by Wells Hall in second and Bell Hall in third.

“All of the spirit boards looked really good,” Dunn said. “Everyone has stepped it up this year, and I think each year it’s going to get better and better.”

Another competition, the Blue & Green Trivia College Bowl, had 25 student teams participating in hopes of winning the first prize, an iPod touch for each team member.

The teams went through four rounds of 10 questions about different subjects such as general knowledge, pop culture, sports, and GCSU history. After the final round, teams wagered points based on one last question.

After wagering all of their points on the last question, the team of Ben Lewis, Ryan Post, Josh Futch, Patrick McAfee and Claire Cantrell won the contest.

“We didn’t really necessarily expect to win, but we had an idea that we had a shot,” McAfee said. “We doubled up on the last question and wagered everything.”

The Feb. 18 Homecoming Concert with Jaymes Reunion, MuteMath, and Sean Kingston left some concertgoers amazed, yet disappointed.

“MuteMath blew me away. I’ve been a fan of theirs for some time now, so seeing them perform their music live was awesome,” said junior Spanish major Alejandro Romero. “As for Sean Kingston-don’t headliners usually play longer than the openers?”

This past Friday, the Campus Activities Board sponsored the Golden Slipper Murder Mystery. Nine students acted as suspects in a mystery. They all portrayed specific characters in the competition.

There were three clues and two pieces of evidence that participants had to uncover through interrogation. Seven people, including senior Alyssa Gebhart, solved the mystery and won “Campus Life is good” T-shirts.

“I figured it out by listening to the conversations on stage and to the clues that the characters gave me about all of the evidence,” Gebhart said.

The sixth annual Bobcat Ramble, which supports scholarships for students in Baldwin County, took place this past Saturday.

“It was a really good course. It felt like there were less hills and I guess I felt more prepared for it,” said junior pre-exercise science major Matt Nelson, who participated in the 5K for the third time.

The annual Homecoming Parade was also held Saturday morning. Walkers, floats, cars, students and faculty paraded from South Tatnall Street to Hancock Street, eventually ending up at the Centennial Center.

Student Government Association President Zach Mullins announced the top floats at halftime of the men’s basketball game later that day. Kappa Delta’s Campus Theatre-inspired float won first place and $250.

“The parade this year was fantastic,” Mullins said. “I really feel that the floats continue to improve and get better year after year.”

During the Homecoming basketball games, the honor of Mr. and Ms. GCSU was awarded to seniors Scott Binkley and Lauren Chandley.

According to Mullins, this year’s Homecoming exceeded expectations.

“Homecoming 2010 was a huge success,” he said. “We’ve been working on Homecoming and different improvements since 2007 and we’ve continued to see it improve year after year. It’s really the students of Georgia College that make these successes possible.”

Posted by Courtney Kelly on Feb 26 2010. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry