Stealthy Night Adventures Planned by Students
Armed with face paint military style, a head lamp, and fatigues, Hardin-Simmons University sophomore Nick Dickerson knows the stealth involved in a successful game of Capture the Flag.
The event was planned for the balmy spring night by the R.A. staff students at Behrens Hall, one of the freshman girls' dorms. R.A. Abigail Wellborn, a declared Elementary Education sophomore, says it took a lot of planning to publicize and pull together such a big event, "...especially not being sure how many students would show up."
Imagine over a hundred participants gathered around the reflection pond near the base of the bridge about an hour before sunset. The smell of pizza drifts in the air as dozens and dozens of pizza boxes expose a smorgasbord of flavors. Speakers blast awesomely cool music that can be heard from Hunter Hall, Moody Student Center, and at least half a dozen other buildings surrounding the green space in the heart of the campus.
Dickenson, who is a math major, and hoping to coach one day, and buddy Brendan Boyd, a ministry major, say this is the first Capture the Flag event they can remember. So...they came to make the most of the evening dressed in "camo." The friendly, funny pair took a moment to pose in the pond pampas grass for the camera before the games started.
Students chose their team by signing poster boards labeled with team colors as they arrived. Wellborn explained that each of the teams would have a base filled with flags that other teams would attempt to steal and take back to their own base.
The event is one of many events planned across the campus over the semester. Student Activities Coordinator, Lindsey Snodgrass, whose dramatic office is filled with Japanese style lanterns, says she did not plan the Capture the Flag night, but gave some examples of the games and events that have occurred or still will occur this semester.
According to the list, Movie Makers kicked off the season of events in February, followed by Knock-Out Knight, and events that included Smores, game shows, volleyballs, sardines (opposite of Hide and Seek), bands, and black lights, just to name a few.
The semester of events will end with May Day and Melon Madness. You can probably get a mental picture of that zany night coming up, when else, but May 1st.
Pictured: Planners Abigail Wellborn, Krystal Maestas, Lili Muorigkhot, Chelsea Baker, and Dorm Director Rachael Tomko; Nick Dickerson and Brendan Boyd
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