Spring Time Festivities

Cornhole: Sounds dirty yes, but there aren’t many things on this good planet that are more wholesome and enjoyable. Two boards, two holes, four people, eight bags of beans, and 21 points. It would be difficult to find a single person on campus who doesn’t play at least one game of Cornhole in a weekend. The origins of this game can spark quite a debate but rest assured, it is from the West side of Cincinnati and Southeastern Indiana.

Pong: This is probably the least hygienic social activity outside of playing blood brothers. Sometimes referred to as Beirut, the object of the game is to make a ping pong ball into the cups of your opponent, causing them to drink the contents of their cup. The game requires nerves of steel and a working thumb and index finger. There’s not another activity on campus that can make or break a friendship like Pong.

Ladder-Golf: This game’s meteoric rise to popularity has been a lot like the rise of the Buckeyes in the Polls last season I might say. The three levels of the ladder are worth 3, 2 and 1 point(s). Each competitor is equipped with 3 sets of 2 golf balls that are attached to each other by a foot of rope. The idea is to wrap the pairs around the different levels until you reach 21. If used incorrectly the pairs resemble a weapon of tribal warfare. So, novice’s beware, “You’ll shoot your eye out!”

Box of Rocks: Anyone who is afraid of physical conflict should steer away from this one. You take an empty “Soda” case and fill it with enough large rocks to stand it upright on a busy side walk and wait for an energetic, intoxicated male to come by and do his best Mike Nugent impression, thus sending a shock wave of pain through his foot. If the victim lacks a sense of humor, be ready for a throw down.

Brittany?: Probably the most simple, however entertaining game I have ever had the pleasure of participating in. Set up shop on a porch along a well traveled road and simply guess the name of every girl who walks past. Their reactions are hysterical and sometimes you can make that male to female ratio a little friendlier if they find your antics entertaining.

Enjoy responsibly.

Lacrosse

Most people really don’t realize that the sport with the most history in this country isn’t baseball or football, not hockey or basketball or golf, it’s actually lacrosse. The sport was originally played by Native Americans before the days of an overrated explorer known as Columbus.

I’m not going to sit here and tell you about the rules of lacrosse and how it all works but I am going to lobby that as fans of the Ohio State University we should take notice that we have one of the more competitive Men’s Lacrosse teams in the country this season. I have had the unique opportunity to play lacrosse through high school and now commentate the OSU’s Men’s Lacrosse games on student radio. I can tell you that this team is legitimate and come May 17th they will contend for a national title in the NCAA tournament as a 10 seed.

The team is 10 and 5 with a 4 and 1 record in the GWLL and won a share of the regular season conference title and advanced to the final round of the conference tournament. Lead by senior attackman and team points leader Kevin Buchanan the Buckeyes have gone risen above all the pundits expectations this season. It has been my pleasure and privilege watching these student athletes compete all season long and I hope everyone takes a moment out of their day on the 17th to watch them play against Cornell. You will see a team with a great deal of attitude and swagger representing our school with a punishing brand of play.