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Students and faculty fight it out, family style

By Emma Johnston
Staff Writer

The athletic department team, The Jammers, won the SMC Feud held by the Honors Program at the McCarthy Arts Center Thursday, April 17.

The Jammers’ team captain, Stacey Peet, said she didn’t expect to win, but was very pleased that they did.

“I had a great time,” Peet said, “except for the last round. It was a little too hectic.”

The show was modeled after the popular survey game show “Family Feud.”

Eight teams were made up of students and faculty from different departments and groups on campus. Each team had three students and two faculty members. Departments represented were economics, chemistry, Residence Life, library and the Honors Program.

Junior Molly Roy and show coordinator, said the goal was to bring faculty, staff and students together in a fun, competitive and non-academic environment.

Each team had a different name, some played off the department they represented. The Durick Library team called themselves The Bookworms, and the chemistry team spelled out the word Feuders on its shirts using different element symbols.

Zach Pratt and Ashleigh Mc- Crory, members of the honors program hosted the show.

Organizers surveyed 50 people on campus before to the event. Contestants guessed the most popular responses to the survey.

One question asked, “what is the most popular activity on P-Day?” The number one answer was drinking.

Another question that drew some laughter from the crowd was a question that asked, “what would you find in a student’s backpack?”

Residence Life team was unable to produce the fourth most popular response, which was beer/ alcohol.

The competitors remained friendly. Controversy arose when one team’s noise maker, which was used as a buzzer, was louder than the other.

“They were going to throw down over that buzzer,” said Philip Noonan, a first-year student. The problem was eventually resolved, and the show went on.

The format was tournament style. Two teams squared off, and the winning team advanced to the next round, where face another winning team. This lasted until two teams were left.

The winning team could then enter the Fast Money round. This required two members of the winning team to try to come up with the most popular answers to a series of questions with a limited amount of time. Winners were told they would receive a prize at a later date.

Pratt hoped students would enjoy the SMC Feud, because there was an opportunity to participate and get involved, he said.

“There were trivia games before, but nothing organized like this,” Pratt said.

Donations for New Sudan Education Initiative were collected during the event. The initiative works to build peace through education and raises funds to school children in the Sudan, said sophomore Meghan Jaird, who works for the initiative. These donations will go towards backpacks for Sudanese students.

Although donations were accepted, it was not the purpose of the event, Roy said.

The Feud drew a crowd that filled about half of McCarthy Arts Center’s recital hall. Pratt had hoped for a larger crowd, but was still pleased with the turnout, he said.

“There were some conflicting events for the night, so that might be why the crowd wasn’t as big as we expected,” Pratt said. “I think everyone had a good time though.”

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