By Amni Al-Kachak
It’s about 12 am, and as the paths
along Mesa Court are becoming less quiet, as undergrads are going back to their
dorm or the library to squeeze in some last-minute studying, cheers and
inspiring music is heard from my very own hall, Cascada.
A couple of weeks ago, we decided
to have our own Ping Pong tournament, as just about everyone in our hall has
indulged in temptation by taking a break from their homework to come out to the
second floor to play a little ping pong. This inspired, our RA, Ali Aoude, to
plan a Ping Pong tournament for all the residents of Cascada. A couple of
residents volunteered to plan the logistics of the event. My next door
hallmates, Daisy, Crystall, and Kirshtine made sign-up sheets for doubles and
singles. They also made brackets on big yellow sheets of paper, only making the
event feel more real.
The event took place on a cool
Thursday night after the Cascada residents came back from their weekly Thursday
hall dinner at Mesa Commons. As we came in, we saw that Ali had set up granola
bars, Gatorade, and Red Bull to keep the eager players full and focused. Then,
to give everyone motivation, one resident deejayed all night, playing
inspirational, get-up-and-play music that made everyone feel that “stuff just
got real”.
Singles played first, with Joseph
Tran coming out on top. Joseph, being such a strong player, went on to win the
doubles match, as well, with his partner Wesley Dodge. Throughout the games,
people were coming in and out of their rooms, rooting on their friends, doing
the wave, blending the names of the partners (My partner, Cassie, and I were
Camni), and overall having a great time working up a sweat and laughing all
along the way.
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