By Alex Hibbard
Earlier this month SMU had its first annual RC Olympics, and I was lucky enough to attend. I was participating in the Olympics for the McElvaney Residential Commons. The event started at 3:00 as all of the Commons gathered at Prescott Field. The open ceremony was full of games, guest speakers, and chants. Larry Brown was one of the speakers at the event and I was lucky enough to get a picture with him prior to his speech.
(Picture: Alex Hibbard and JP Preisser take a photo with Basketball coach Larry Brown at the RC Olympics)
After the opening ceremony, the teams went to Dedman Fitness Center where the games began. Games in the RC Olympics ranged from bubble soccer to cup stacking and battleship to rock paper scissors. At the end of the night, the teams went outside to the volleyball courts where we played dodge ball. The overall winner of the RC Olympics was Boaz Residential Commons. Although McElvaney did not place, we had an awesome time and I am looking forward to next year!
The Residential Commons system at SMU has really transformed residence life thus far. More students living on campus have really boosted school spirit. The Residential Colleges have all had hall dinners and unique traditions and programs. It has only been three weeks of school, but I am so excited to see SMU head in this new direction!