BY JACKIE ALBRECHT NEWS EDITOR
As September nears October, anticipation for Outfly grows even more; however, students should be aware of some changes that are being made this year, as Student Senate works to plan an Outfly like never before.
A major change in the normal Outfly schedule is that Student Body President Travis Bockenstedt will be hiding in the evening rather than in the morning.
Members of Players will perform a three-act play based on the board game “Clue” throughout the day. At the end of the final act, the student body president will be “kidnapped.” The person who can figure out which “Clue” character kidnapped Bockenstedt and find him first will win a Nintendo Wii.
“We’re really trying to intertwine the theme [“Get a Clue”] into the entire day. I know we’ve had a theme, but I don’t really feel like it’s carried throughout the day,” Bockenstedt said.
Matt Langston is writing and directing the three-act play. Each act will be about six minutes in length. Seven members of Wartburg Players will perform the play.
“I think it’s a wonderful thing for Players and Outfly too. Wartburg Players has always been about theater, but we’ve also been involved in campus otherwise,” Langston said. “This is one more thing we can do to be involved on the Wartburg campus.”
The first act will be performed at the Victory Bell in the morning; the second act will take place before lunch; and the final act will be performed after dinner.
“The fact that it will be happening at the end of the day with a set time we all come back is a good thing. I think more people will be able to search for him that way,” Langston said.
Senate is planning to have many activities going throughout the day on Outfly. Among other activities, there will be a live band at dinner, a photo scavenger hunt, four-man best-shot golf tournament, disc golf tourney and Outfly Olympics.
Outfly Olympics will be hosted by “The W” and will include several different competitions, including contests in the pool and on the rock wall.
Senate increased the incentive to participate in Outfly events with more prizes. Many gift certificates and prizes will be given away during the various competitions.
One Wii will be given away for finding the student body president; however, another Wii will be given away as well. ETK helped to fund a big portion of the prizes.
Additionally, The Circuit will be the exclusive carrier for information and the complete schedule for Outfly activities.
“We know how important online communication is to the student body,” Bockenstedt said. “We also wanted to support a new student initiative, as a Senate, that represents the communication arts department and their efforts to move forward with new technology.”
All planning by the Senate executive team and Outfly committee had to be done by Friday. Bockenstedt said Student Senate put forth a very aggressive effort to promote and plan a successful Outfly.
“It’s important in the first two weeks of classes to have everything planned and prepared because students I think, with this tradition, have varied expectations,” Bockenstedt said. “We’re trying to give them an Outfly they’ve never had before.”