During the week of Homecoming,students participated in the first-ever JAG-Wars Competition for the chance towin a free trip to New Orleans for this year’s State Farm Bayou Classic.
“Jag-Wars is a competitive event tocelebrate Homecoming,” said Jayson Dogan, Student Government Associationactivities coordinator. “We aretying to see it occur annually.”
First place winners will receive twohotel rooms at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Canal Street, ten Battle of the Bandstickets and ten game tickets.
Second place winners will receiveten Battle of the Bands tickets and ten game tickets.
Third place winners will receive tenBattle of the Bands tickets.
Teams consisted of up to 10individuals in which one person served as captain. There were a total of eleven teams that participated.
“Jag-Wars was really fun. You had tobe creative with the events,” said Royce Enclard, a junior mechanicalengineering major from New Orleans. ”It was a really good experience.”
Points were distributed to teamsthat presented themselves best in each event.
Additional participation points weregiven to teams that attended the Homecoming Ecumenical and Convocationservices.
Beginning Sunday, October 24, thefirst event was a flag football and cheer competition located at the IntramuralField. This event was cancelledhowever due to inclement weather.
On Monday, Oct. 25, studentsparticipated in the “Don’t Say a Word” Lip Sync contest immediately after theMr. Southern pageant. Participantshad to dress in full wardrobe, dance choreographed movements and sing a songfrom the past.
The old school song selection ideawas done to commemorate the slogan of this year’s festivities, An Old SouthernTradition.
On Tuesday, Oct. 26, the “Clowin’Around” costume contest took place during the annual “Showtime on the Bluff”Talent Show in the F. G. Clark Activity Center. This event was to celebrate “An Old Southern Tradition” aswell.
Students were required to dress asindividuals from the past, fictional or factual. Examples of costumes included Ike and Tina Turner, and FoxyBrown and Cornbread from the film “Cornbread, Earl, and Me.” A clothing drive and T-shirt giveawayalso took place on Tuesday from 9a.m. to 2 p.m.
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, eventsincluded a “Hide and Seek” scavenger hunt. Participants had eight hours, from 10 to 6 p.m., to answerover 100 trivia questions and physically find over 300 items located oncampus. A canned food drive and”goodies giveaway” also took place on Wednesday.
The “I Can’t Hear You” yellcompetition took place on Thursday, Oct. 28, during the pep rally at the F. G.Clark Activity Center. Wheninstructed and pointed to, JAG-Wars members had to yell and make as much noiseas possible.
They were allowed to make noise anyway possible, but were not allowed to use any mechanical noisemakers.
To conclude the events, the SpiritBanner Contest took place Friday.
Participants had to purchase a largesheet and decorate it in any form and fashion to illustrate “An Old SouthernTradition.”
“I enjoyed participating withJag-Wars a lot,” said Brant Anderson, a sophomore biology major fromDallas. “If it continues, morepeople will get involved to celebrate the Homecoming spirit.”
The winners of the JAG-WarsCompetition will be announced in the upcoming edition of the SGA publication,The Messenger.
