“Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive & Dodge”

Residential Life and Housing has done it again. On October 17, they revived a game played by children at a younger age when they introduced a dodge ball tournament at HoraceWesley Moody Intramural Complex for students and alumni.
These brought students together in an art of comradery or so were perceived. The students and or alumni that signed up and joined in enjoyed slinging rubber balls at each other and dodging or attempting to dodge to find victory.
These teams of males were vying for seeing the two colossal titans, Southern versus undefeated Grambling State University because the winner of this event was able to win free Bayou Classic tickets.
This was a six on six matchup with two additional substitutions if students had substitutions to put it.
The rules of the game were simple, if one got hit you’re “out”, and if one caught the ball one player can bring someone else in. The rules were simple and straight to the point, but there were some rebels that ostracized the rules or outright didn’t care or remember about the standards and practices of dodgeball.
There was a winning and a losing bracket and a winning bracket.
The Track Kingz introduced the men who ran track and field and they derailed every team they conquered with subliminal methods, which sometimes is brutal and sometimes with brief finesse. These men took their athletic posture to make other teams ponder at their swiftness because they proved that track isn’t all about leg strength.
The team representing White Hall was strange to gawk at because the teams came in many variations and sizes and the comedic gesture entering was conquerable nonetheless. Surprisingly enough they entered the losing bracket and did not stay even though they were the underdogs. They proved that to have a disproportionate team, that wins can be accomplished.
At the end of the aftermath of the winners of each bracket, these two brackets collided with each other and enacted with two ties and edged with yelling, rule evaluations, and double-decker setups, the team representing White Hall finally captured the win (2-1).
After their congratulatory period, Kylan Douglas, a senior civil engineering major from Hammond, La said, “It feels good to have fun in general and to have an event that caters to our liking. It’s also good to represent White Hall and good to get a win.”
Congratulating with their teammate, Ezekiel Hamilton, White Hall residential assistance said, “It’s amazing to take students from their comfort zone and play a sport that is just pure fun. It is also revitalizing to see the level of competition people have.”
Even though the tense air was staggering and funny moments ensued with the ball bouncing from others craniums or painfully striking their extremities. The teams enjoyed themselves and the intramural complex once again held students to their athletic excellence even though some do not have collegiate experience as others do. This was another way for a department to reach out to students with fun instead of hard-pressing schoolwork.
The Department of Housing showed that the celebration of centennial can still happen after the cahoots that go on during homecoming and after the trials of midterms.