Spring Break
Mini Golf course takes over Carman for a night of fun
Meagan Morgan/staff reporter
Issue date: 9/22/05 Section: News
Teams teed off at the Carman Country Club Classic on Tuesday in Carman Hall.
An 18-hole mini-golf course was set up throughout Carman Hall bringing teams to the dining hall, down hallways and stairways, under a ping pong table and into an elevator.
The event began late in the evening to fit around class and work schedules and it lasted approximately an hour and a half.
The Student Recreation Center rented real putters for the event. Carman Hall Council used cardboard holes and lanes plus whiffle balls in place of actual golf balls to prevent damage.
The group of 30 to 40 students met in the Dining Center, where they were divided into several teams.
All left-handed students were put together on one team because of their need for special golf clubs. The hall council provided one putter per team. Every team began at a different hole to keep the game flowing.
"It's a really fun time, and we should do this again next year," said Brian
Korstanje, a freshman special education major.
An assigned leader from each group kept track of teammates' scores. The scoring paralleled "real" golf, which meant the team with the least amount of strokes wins. The winning team received a trophy provided by Carman Hall Council funds.
"It is a social program to get new students involved and familiar with residents and the hall," said Michael Shulte, a sophomore economics major.
Last year, Shulte came up with the idea of a putt-putt game, after he was elected vice president of Carman Hall.
Many students did not know about the event, because advertisement was not campus-wide.
Only Carman Hall residents could participate because its activity fees, which each student in Carman pays at the beginning of the year, covered the cost.
The Resident Assistants also played a role by informing the residents on their floors of the events.
An 18-hole mini-golf course was set up throughout Carman Hall bringing teams to the dining hall, down hallways and stairways, under a ping pong table and into an elevator.
The event began late in the evening to fit around class and work schedules and it lasted approximately an hour and a half.
The Student Recreation Center rented real putters for the event. Carman Hall Council used cardboard holes and lanes plus whiffle balls in place of actual golf balls to prevent damage.
The group of 30 to 40 students met in the Dining Center, where they were divided into several teams.
All left-handed students were put together on one team because of their need for special golf clubs. The hall council provided one putter per team. Every team began at a different hole to keep the game flowing.
"It's a really fun time, and we should do this again next year," said Brian
Korstanje, a freshman special education major.
An assigned leader from each group kept track of teammates' scores. The scoring paralleled "real" golf, which meant the team with the least amount of strokes wins. The winning team received a trophy provided by Carman Hall Council funds.
"It is a social program to get new students involved and familiar with residents and the hall," said Michael Shulte, a sophomore economics major.
Last year, Shulte came up with the idea of a putt-putt game, after he was elected vice president of Carman Hall.
Many students did not know about the event, because advertisement was not campus-wide.
Only Carman Hall residents could participate because its activity fees, which each student in Carman pays at the beginning of the year, covered the cost.
The Resident Assistants also played a role by informing the residents on their floors of the events.
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