By: Stacey Axler<\/p>\n
During the classic competition among the residence halls, the freshmen students from Smith Hall took the grand prize of the pink spoon.<\/p>\n
The annual Hood tradition Policies for Dollars took place on Wednesday, Oct. 5 among Shriner Hall, Smith Hall, Coblentz Hall, Memorial Hall, and Smith Hall, with Smith Hall coming out on top for their first win in several years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so proud that Smith Hall won Policies for Dollars this year,\u201d said sophomore Lanee Higgins, vice-president of Smith. \u201cI felt that it was well deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the halls did really well this year,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The members of the various residence halls wore different colors to represent each of the five teams. In a change from past years, the residents of Shriner Hall wore dark green. The remaining residence halls continued to wear their standard colors: red for Memorial, black for Smith, yellow for Coblentz, and purple for Meyran.<\/p>\n
The commuters at Hood had originally been expected to have their own team for Policies, but it ended up not coming together in time for the competition.<\/p>\n
On the night of Oct. 5, Policies officially began when SGA president Doug Raftery ran across the residential quad with a flag.\u00a0 After Raftery waved the flag, the residents of every hall progressed to the Pergola to begin the cheering section for policies.<\/p>\n
Concurrent to the cheering section, the residence halls competed one at a time in the obstacle course. After the cheering section and obstacle course concluded, the residence halls progressed to Hodson Auditorium in Rosenstock Hall to watch the skits and Jeopardy portion of policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe skits seem really well-executed this year, said sophomore Brittany Gammel. \u201cThe freshmen did a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n
The skits featured various characters from different films and fantasy stories, in addition to well-known Hood personas.\u00a0 Characters such as Snow White, Dorothy, Stars Wars, and James Bond were featured, along with President Ronald Volpe and Dean Olivia White.<\/p>\n
While those who attended Policies enjoyed the skits, many felt upset with the outcome of the Jeopardy section of the competition. Several freshmen students felt that the rules of the Jeopardy portion were not clearly established.<\/p>\n
\u201cJeopardy was really tough, because the rules of how to play kept changing throughout the different rounds,\u201d freshman Baily Czech said.<\/p>\n
Overall, Smith came in first place with a total of 65.75 points, Memorial came in second with 64.5 points, Shriner came in third place with 59.75 points, Coblentz came in fourth place with 58.25 points, and Meyran came in fifth place with 42.75 points.<\/p>\n
Policies as a whole provided the whole campus an opportunity to bond over a rich Hood tradition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really enjoyed Policies,\u201d said freshman Amanda Stockley. \u201cIt gave an opportunity for me to bond with my residence hall.\u201d<\/p>\n
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