Pushing your buttons, relieving stress

In a world where it seems that WWW stands for work work work, a student club is endeavoring to combat the stress that schoolwork entails. These students call themselves G.U.T.S., the Gamers United Tomorrow Society.

G.U.T.S. members share a common interest in video gaming, but they also get together “just to have fun,” said G.U.T.S. club president and 22-year-old history major Joseph Hefferon.

“College just breezes by. You never have enough time. [Students] need a break.”

In contrast to this rather casual approach, G.U.T.S. participants engage in serious discussions about fundraisers, as well as other club awareness events.

“However, the days we aren’t doing official stuff, we’re just playing games,” club member Elizabeth Desmuke said.

Those games include “Rock Band” and “Super Smash Brothers Brawl.”
G.U.T.S. hosted a “Super Smash Brothers Brawl” tournament on May 14. In the summer, they plan to have another Smash Brothers tournament, as well as a “Super Street Fighter Four” tournament.

Other plans include a fundraiser with Cold Stone Creamery and a new name.

“We wish to change the name of the club,” Hefferon said, “The Tomorrow makes me feel it’s just a procrastination.”

Some new possible names include G.E.A.R., (Gamers Enter Any Realm), or T.G.R. (The Gamers’ Realm).

Whether these gamers unite tomorrow or today, you can find them on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. in the Executive Board Room in the Campus Center, getting down to business and saving students from stress, one game at a time.