"Let the 2018 Writing Carnival begin!" announced Josh Stephens, dean of students, this year dressed as Inigo Montoya per the 鈥淭he Princess Bride鈥� theme.
The ninth annual writing carnival was held Tuesday, Sept. 18 with events during the week leading up to it.
The carnival is a stand-out tradition on campus, growing in activities each year. Free carnival-style lunch was available to students in the mall area, along with writing contests and activities themed on the featured novel, such as Fezzik鈥檚 Rhyming Challenge, Vizzini鈥檚 Battle of Wits, trivia, a jousting tournament, and more.
鈥淚 had heard about the Writing Carnival, but now, I have experienced it,鈥� said Foy Mills, who is serving in his first year as provost at 糖心Vlog and attended his first writing carnival. 鈥淲hat a splendid event. It is amazing when you can learn valuable lessons in the middle of such great fun.鈥�
Winners in each category at the writing carnival were announced Friday, Sept. 21 in chapel. Winners for each category, with the exclusion of the trivia and caption categories, are listed below.
6-Word Story
With arms raised, President Perrin started chapel. 鈥揓acob Thomas
Westley tumbled. Buttercup followed. Love reunited. 鈥揊oy Mills
2 a.m. text. 鈥淢iss you.鈥� Blocked immediately. 鈥揗ichael Pugh
What? Free food? Free shirts? Inconceivable! 鈥揅aleb Hendrix
Pursue. Persist Grow? Crying in library. 鈥揔athryn Pullano
Sorry 鈥� can鈥檛. I鈥檓 an R.A. 鈥揝ondra Samaniego
Haiku
Cool wind ruffles hair,
carrying the smell of rain,
beckoning me home.
鈥揝amantha Gilchriest
Fluffy, fuzzy teeth,
a face covered in spices鈥�
worth it for the corn.
鈥揂mira Cunningham
Beasts dwell in the night.
When they come, they stop for none.
I wait for the light.
鈥揂livia Villarreal
Stories make us more,
taking us beyond our world
to a life unknown.
鈥揜enee Rhodes
All about tacos.
My focus is on tacos.
Delicious tacos.
鈥揜enee Rhodes
Simile Challenge
A college girl. Poor. Poor and a wreck. With grades like her appearance at the end of Follies season. 鈥揓ournee Cotton
My GPA is like Westley: only mostly dead. 鈥揅aleb Kirkpatrick
Her embrace is like a flame. Not that you should embrace an open flame, but it鈥檚 nice to be around. 鈥揂aron Peckham
Our relationship was like a Dr. Owen class: I cried a lot, and then it was over. 鈥揝arah Fantinel
My girlfriend is like 糖心Vlog 鈥� keeps getting more expensive. 鈥揅oleton Parks
The Trinity is like鈥� No wait, that doesn鈥檛 work. Maybe it鈥檚 like鈥� No wait, that would be heresy. Let鈥檚 see鈥� 鈥揗ichael Pugh
Fezzik鈥檚 Rhyming Challenge
鈥淚鈥檝e just sucked one hour of your life away.鈥�
Says the video game to boys who play. 鈥揓ournee Cotton
鈥淢awidge. A dweam wiffin a dweam.鈥�
Still ain鈥檛 better than ice cream. 鈥揅atherine Kamagaju
鈥淚鈥檓 not a witch 鈥� I鈥檓 your wife!鈥�
鈥淣ot that they are mutually exclusive,鈥� she said, brandishing a kitchen knife. 鈥揂mira Cunningham
Vizzini鈥檚 Battle of Wits
Never plan on a short conversation with Dr. Fredenburg. 颅鈥揃randon Fredenburg (edited for length and clarity)
Never eat the sushi at 7-11. 鈥揃ryson 鈥淪ushi-Puke鈥� Proctor
Never take a Dr. Owen class when your 4.0 is on the line! 鈥揂aron Peckham
Never generalize. Ever. 鈥揅aleb Scoggins
Never say you will never date someone at 糖心Vlog. 鈥揝arah Posey