BY KATE PIERCE
News Editor
Do you think you have what it takes to outsmart a Saint Rose professor or faculty member? The Student Events Board is hosting a game-show event in which students and faculty can face off to a battle of trivia.
The idea for the contest came from and is based off of the popular game show, “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader,” hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. On the show, games are played by a single contestant, who attempts to answer ten questions that come from elementary school textbooks.
“I thought it would be a super cool concept to involve faculty and staff members on campus for a similar type game to bridge communication between faculty and students,” said Alexandra Gibson, a junior and organizer for the event. SEB sponsors and co-sponsors events on campus with the goal of bringing diverse events to the student population both on and off campus.
The competition is planned for 6 p.m. on Monday, March 27 in Saint Joseph’s Auditorium. Student teams can sign up to compete by stopping by the SEB office in the Events and Athletics Center. Each team that signs up before March 24 will receive two raffle tickets to enter to win a Yogibo bean bag chair.
The game will feature a variety of questions ranging from different categories in science to today’s top music hits. Competing with the student teams will be two teams of staff as well as a faculty team.
“Unfortunately because of the snow day we had lost two members for the faculty team,” said Gibson. “However, we are going through the top professors list that the students on campus had completed and will be picking from there.”
Planning for the event began at the beginning of February, with committee members of SEB meeting every Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Midknight Eats.
“I want a take moment to thank my committee for everything that they’ve helped with this event and our past and future events,” said Gibson. “Without these guys, events such as this would not be happening.”
