2008 Woodie Awards
College tradition:
Students say beer pong a fun but sometimes dangerous sport
Matthew Knoche
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: Campus Life
Beer pong has been played for years at most if not all universities, and Pittsburg State is no exception.
Beer pong is growing in popularity, especially at parties and even bars. Tornado Lounge has a table set up near the back of the bar.
"I usually play every time I go out, every party I go to, people seem to always be playing," said Anne Speck, junior in interior design. "I play because it's a good way to pass the time and to socialize with people."
Joe Stadler sees another benefit to playing the game.
"I play because it improves my hand-eye coordination," said Stadler, junior in psychology.
Beer pong requires players to get ping-pong balls into a cup; variations include playing with or without paddles, how many cups are going to be on the table, and how to do "redemption," which gives teams a second change to stay in the game.
The basics of the game are the same, but rules will change from region to region, and even house to house.
At Pittsburg State, it is usually played with 10 cups at both ends of the table, with cups filled at half with whatever the team is drinking, traditionally beer. There are two people on both sides of the table. The teams take turns shooting the two ping-pong balls at the cups.
Now this is where rules get a little tricky.
"There are all kinds of messed-up rules out there, such as if you call the cup and make it, you get the balls back," said Jeremy Carter, junior in plastics. "The most argued rule is the consolidations. Everyone likes to think they can consolidate whenever they want, but it's only two times a game."
Consolidation is when a player wants the cups rearranged into a closer cluster.
" I am used to playing death pong," said Kyle Green, junior in communication. "That's with 36 cups on each side of the table and three people to a team, and you just keep shooting with the two balls until there are only 10 cups left and then a person is voted off the teams and it is back to regular beer pong."
Beer pong is growing in popularity, especially at parties and even bars. Tornado Lounge has a table set up near the back of the bar.
"I usually play every time I go out, every party I go to, people seem to always be playing," said Anne Speck, junior in interior design. "I play because it's a good way to pass the time and to socialize with people."
Joe Stadler sees another benefit to playing the game.
"I play because it improves my hand-eye coordination," said Stadler, junior in psychology.
Beer pong requires players to get ping-pong balls into a cup; variations include playing with or without paddles, how many cups are going to be on the table, and how to do "redemption," which gives teams a second change to stay in the game.
The basics of the game are the same, but rules will change from region to region, and even house to house.
At Pittsburg State, it is usually played with 10 cups at both ends of the table, with cups filled at half with whatever the team is drinking, traditionally beer. There are two people on both sides of the table. The teams take turns shooting the two ping-pong balls at the cups.
Now this is where rules get a little tricky.
"There are all kinds of messed-up rules out there, such as if you call the cup and make it, you get the balls back," said Jeremy Carter, junior in plastics. "The most argued rule is the consolidations. Everyone likes to think they can consolidate whenever they want, but it's only two times a game."
Consolidation is when a player wants the cups rearranged into a closer cluster.
" I am used to playing death pong," said Kyle Green, junior in communication. "That's with 36 cups on each side of the table and three people to a team, and you just keep shooting with the two balls until there are only 10 cups left and then a person is voted off the teams and it is back to regular beer pong."
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