The brawl has come to campus

The Gamers United Tomorrow Society (G.U.T.S.) held its first “Super Smash Brothers Brawl” tournament on Friday, May 14, in the Campus Center from 11 a.m to 8 p.m.

“Our past leadership was full of broken promises. There was always talk of having this huge tournament, but it never happened,”said Joe Hefferon, president of G.U.T.S. “So that’s why I made it my number one goal to have a tournament, even one as basic as “Brawl.” I made a promise to my members that there would be change for the better.”

The tournament was also sponsored by other clubs such as Anime Connection, Chess Club and the Green Committee.

“We’ve told all our fellow clubs that are participating that they can sell whatever they want as long as it’s not in direct competition of what the other clubs are selling,” Hefferson said.

At the event, G.U.T.S. sold two slices of pizza, nachos and a drink  for $5.
Each item could be bought separately from the package. Anime Connection helped sell the food.

“Overall it was a really enjoyable experience,” said Aaron Delangel, president of Anime Connection. “I had fun helping out at their tournament and helping another club that was in need of assistance.”

Hefferon noted that most gamming joints would charge $3 to $5 per hour to play with no food.

Thirty people competed in the tournament.

First place went Johnathan Driscoll, who won $50.

Those who placed second and third in the tournament earned $30 and $20 in prize money, respectively.

Hefferon stressed that the tournament was meant for everyone, not just gamers.

“With the tournament, even if you lose you can still hang out and play games,” he said.
“I didn’t place very high in the tournament, but I still had fun,” Grant Wong said.

“Super Smash Brothers Brawl” wasn’t the only game that was set up at the tournament.

Players could also play Rock Band 2 or a random assortment of Nintendo 64 games.
Hefferon   confidently said that there will be more tournaments to come.