Written by: Matt Somma

On Saturday, March 20, 2010, the entire Bentley student body will be pitted against each other to be crowned Capture the Flag Champions of 2010.

Students will be going against teams of all classes, genders, and athletic backgrounds to compete for the grand prize: Dunkin Donuts gift cards for every member of the team and bragging rights for one full year.

Hosted by the Freshmen Class Cabinet, this tournament is meant to be a way for you and your peers to unwind after the first week of classes back from Spring Break, and to fight for the pride and glory of being champions.

“After surveying the class in our first event, we saw that sports tournaments were one of the most desired functions,” noted Kim Sok, member of the Class Cabinet.

“By picking a game that we feel would be fun and that people have played before, we hope to have a good turnout,” continued Sok.

At 2 p.m., teams of fifteen to twenty students will crowd the football field to find the team that they will be facing off against.

Students will be faced with clearly-defined lines and will hear music intended to get them pumped up by WBTY DJ’s Brian Hegar and Derek Waslick.

All class cabinet members will be represented in the tournament as the officials.

Certain restrictions have been put in place to ensure fairness among the teams, however. There shall be no less than five girls per team, and no more than five varsity athletes on each team.

Also, students can only be part of one team to ensure no “Benedict Arnolds” control the outcome of the tournament. Without straying too far into the basic rules of Capture the Flag, which almost all teenagers have grown up learning, there are certain aspects that are vital to point out.

First of all, teams can move the flag anywhere they want along the backlines. When you are tagged with the flag, it goes back to its starting position.

Referees will also have the option to call a jailbreak within the first 3/4 of the game when prisoners can make a break back to their own side. Finally, the game will end when one team has captured the flag. If neither team is able to do this, the win will go to the team with the most prisoners.

Meant to promote unity and fun, competitive spirit among Bentley students, the Freshmen Class Cabinet has hopes that this will continue to be a yearly event, this being its inaugural celebration.

Pat McGuire, Co-Sponsorship Chair of the Freshmen Class, commented on the continuation of this event, saying, “One of the major goals of the class cabinet is to build our class identity and school spirit. With this event we’re looking to create an annual tradition that promotes these goals.”

There will be a signup table the week students return from Spring Break to sign up for this tournament.
Students can also contact the Freshmen Class Cabinet through their Facebook page.

For more details, please contact Pat Maguire (Maguire_patr@bentley.edu).