Student Activities and SGA rekindle College Bowl
Alissa Brew
Issue date: 11/4/04 Section: News
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Are you ready to rumble? The College Bowl has come to Marist College and will take place on Saturday Nov. 20, at 9 a.m. on the third floor of the Student Center.
"It's a fast-paced academic tournament similar to Jeopardy," said Michele Fischetti, assistant director of student activities.
Student Activities and the Student Government Association (SGA) are joining together to bring back the competition to Marist College. Marist last ran this event two years ago.
Fischetti said that this competition is just for fun and to pique the interest of the students.
"We [Student Activities and SGA] are trying to bring back the spirit of the College Bowl to campus," she said.
Sophomore Michael McLaughlin, vice president of academic affairs said that Marist will gain from hosting this competition.
"It's an important program because a. it puts us [Marist] on the map and b. it's something that is academically challenging," he said.
The teams for this competition can be a mix of any four participants that include students, faculty or staff. Teams can pick up forms at the Office of College Activites, which are due back by Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Senior Maria Negron who will participate in the College Bowl on the Sigma Sigma Sigma team, said that she is happy to be a part of the game.
"I've always liked the idea of various groups coming together for a fun event like this," she said. "Not to mention I'd like to show people that Greek life isn't all fun and games. We are actually intelligent people ... we actually have to maintain minimum GPA's to participate and it will be nice to demonstrate that on campus a little more."
Two teams will go head-to-head and be asked randomly selected questions that are provided by the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) an organization that has helped the College Bowl run its program since 1976.
Fischetti said that the bank of questions that the ACUI provided is enormous.
"It's a fast-paced academic tournament similar to Jeopardy," said Michele Fischetti, assistant director of student activities.
Student Activities and the Student Government Association (SGA) are joining together to bring back the competition to Marist College. Marist last ran this event two years ago.
Fischetti said that this competition is just for fun and to pique the interest of the students.
"We [Student Activities and SGA] are trying to bring back the spirit of the College Bowl to campus," she said.
Sophomore Michael McLaughlin, vice president of academic affairs said that Marist will gain from hosting this competition.
"It's an important program because a. it puts us [Marist] on the map and b. it's something that is academically challenging," he said.
The teams for this competition can be a mix of any four participants that include students, faculty or staff. Teams can pick up forms at the Office of College Activites, which are due back by Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Senior Maria Negron who will participate in the College Bowl on the Sigma Sigma Sigma team, said that she is happy to be a part of the game.
"I've always liked the idea of various groups coming together for a fun event like this," she said. "Not to mention I'd like to show people that Greek life isn't all fun and games. We are actually intelligent people ... we actually have to maintain minimum GPA's to participate and it will be nice to demonstrate that on campus a little more."
Two teams will go head-to-head and be asked randomly selected questions that are provided by the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) an organization that has helped the College Bowl run its program since 1976.
Fischetti said that the bank of questions that the ACUI provided is enormous.