Sophomores have the most spirit

By Michelle Sprehe

Thursday, April 30, 2009

The sophomore class proved to be the most spirited Wednesday at the first class competition hosted by the Board of Class Officers in front of Wescoe Hall.

The class presidents created the event to help promote campus unity.

Students who stopped to participate could compete in a hula-hooping contest and those who hula-hooped the longest won five points for their class. Students could also earn points by solving two riddles and playing a bean bag throwing game. The class with the most points by 2 p.m. won.

Kelly Unger, Leawood sophomore, and president of the sophomore class, helped run the event and said she was happy with the turnout for the event even though it was only its first year.

Unger said that freshmen and seniors know their identity as being at the bottom or top of class hierarchy, and she wanted to give all classes an identity.

“There’s a lot of pride associated with that and we wanted to bring some unity to campus,” Unger said.

Melissa Maksimowicz, Wichita junior, stopped by the table at Wescoe Hall to participate and received a 2010 class button.

“Even though you graduate the same year as some people, you don’t have all the same classes with them,” Maksimowicz said. “I think it’s good that they’re making an effort to promote unity.”

The class officers plan to have the event again next year.

“We have a lot of ideas for next year,” Unger said. “We’re going to work with the administration and try to get something unique to KU that can be a tradition.”

— — Edited by Heather Melanson

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