Zoom Kicks off First Student Association Event of the Year: Students Played Games to Win Prizes

A group of about 25 students came together on Zoom for the Student Association’s (SA) first event of the year. Events on Zoom have come a long way from where we started a year ago. Prizes were offered for each event. The event kicked off with a Kahoot version of “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader.” Participants answered a series of questions that a fifth grade student would have learned, from math to history to colors. The scoreboard changed rapidly during the game and it was difficult to predict a winner. 

In between Kahoot games, there was a junk scramble. Participants turned their cameras and microphones on and raced to find things such as an unsharpened pencil, a banana, a red beanie, a purple loofah, a musical instrument, a purple toothbrush, a dongle for an iPhone or a polaroid. When someone found the requested object, they had to holler that they found the object and prove they had it on camera. Whoever popped up as speaking first on the SA officers’ screens was declared the winner. Some objects, such as a musical instrument were found right away (one guy had his piano right beside him), and others such as a red beanie, took a significant amount of time before anyone could find one! 

The second Kahoot was Disney/Pixar themed. According to the host, Drew Hickman, while some of the answers to the questions were definitely a bit unclear, it was a lot of fun even for those who aren’t experts on Disney. The final Kahoot was a random knowledge quiz, including random and obscure facts. Anders Jeronimo dominated this Kahoot, only missing one question out of over a dozen. 

The final event was an online scavenger hunt. Participants had to search the Union College website for answers to ten questions, like finding what class rebuilt the rockpile, the date are spring semester grades due, how much swimming lessons at Larson Lifestyle Center cost and who is the fifth person listed on the board of trustees. Kristin Sydow was the first person to email the correct answers in to the host and won a $20 Amazon gift card. Other prizes included airpods, a Keurig and a blanket. Overall, it was an enjoyable event. After another Zoom event on Jan. 23, SA will begin hosting in-person events again.

Jade Covel is a senior

religion major from

Topeka, Kan.