The first 500 GSW students attending Wednesday's Midnight Madness celebration in the Storm Dome will have the opportunity to win $10,000 by throwing a paper airplane through an opening in a target placed on the arena floor.
So what is Midnight Madness? Celebrations takes place each October at campuses around the country marking the start of basketball season. By NCAA rules, schools can officially begin full practice for 2010-11 on Friday, October 15. Why waste a minute? We're kicking off this year's basketball campaign at GSW at 12:01 a.m. on the 15th as part of the GSW Midnight Madness celebration.
Contests (including sumo), along with performances by the dance team and new cheerleading squad, will fill the 45 minutes leading up to 12 o'clock. The men's and women's basketball teams will be introduced at midnight; followed by a Hurricane and Lady Hurricane representative from each class teaming up in a brief "spot shot" competition. The grand finale will be the paper airplane toss.
The public is welcome to attend Midnight Madness. Admission is free.
Midnight Madness is part of a busy opening night of the week-long Fall Fest 2010. Here's a look at Thursday's itinerary:
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9:00pm "Fall Fest Kickoff Carnival" in the Intramural Gym with inflatables and carnival-themed tables/activities hosted by campus organizations 9:00pm "NCAA Basketball Video Game Tournament" in the SSC game room - just show up at/before 9pm to register 11:15pm "Midnight Madness" in the Storm Dome 12:20pm "NCAA Basketball Video Game Tournament Finals" in the SSC game room 12:20am "Midnight Movie" in the Storm Dome |
Special thanks to all sponsors including: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Task Force, Southern Star, Peer Educators, Athletics, SGA, CAB, and the Chemistry Club