Carolyn Shaw, political science professor and volunteer at Clash of Colleges, described Clash of Colleges as a “rainbow” of students from each college.
As one of the academic year’s first events, students ended their first week of classes with free admission to food, dancing and competitive games between the university’s different academic colleges.
Earning the most points, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences won first place. The Spirit Award, received by the college with the best participation, attitude, and behavior, went to the College of Engineering.
Due to the hot weather, half of the events took place inside of the Heskett Center and the others under tents on Hubbard Lawn.
After students attended their respective college’s pre-party, the games began. Activities included relay races, tug of war, rock paper scissors, and tic tac toe.
“I really enjoyed seeing people from different colleges not just cheering on their college team, but actually cheering on other college’s teams,” Shaw said.
Wichita State junior Olivia Robles attended the clash for the first time this year.
“I usually hide from the heat, but today I have freshmen friends this year,” Robles said. “I’m gonna show up. I’m gonna represent.”
The event was coordinated by Kim Sandlin, Office of Student Success director, and Beth Albers, who works in various roles at Campus Recreation.
*This story originally said that Shaw organized the event. The story has been updated to reflect that Sandlin and Albers organized the event.
