CSC students over come the many factors of fear

The CSC Residence Life Association hosted its annual Fear Factor event Saturday night in the Gold Room.

Many students showed up either to participate or simply for the entertainment. Upon entrance, students were to write their name on a ticket if they wished to be a contestant in the event. Ten names were randomly drawn to determine who would participate and soon after 9 p.m. the games began.

“Students always get a kick out of this program because it’s so much different than any other program we provide,” High Rise Resident Adviser Yadira Gurrola, senior of Scottsbluff, said. “We try to mix up as many different challenges as we can, whether food, physical, mental, or verbal.”

A slight mimic of the television show, this Fear Factor was based on a point system.

Rather than eliminating contestants each round, all participants were able to do all events and those with the top five highest scores won prizes. This proved to be an effective strategy to get students to stay for the entire program.

“The polar challenge was probably the most difficult for me,” Daniel Sullivan, junior of Omaha, said. “It wasn’t all that hard, but it was just hard trying to battle through the cold feeling.”

Some other challenges required contestants to put dog food in their mouths (not to consume it) in addition to consuming some pretty questionable concoctions.

“The one I found most difficult was the drunken fishing,” Anh Le, sophomore of Hanoi, Vietnam, said. “I couldn’t get used to the goggles. So, I couldn’t catch any.”

“I really enjoyed doing this program because it’s always fun and a great way to get students involved with RLA,” Gurrola said. “We primarily use this program to get students to come out of their shells and interact with others on stage. It’s always fun to watch student reactions to our challenges, and it’s especially fun to watch how the contestants react.”