Homecoming scavenger hunt will be held ‘Around the World’

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Teams will race, wrap, eat, toss and translate their way to victory all in the name of school spirit

Fifteen Maroon Cup teams and eight Golden Goblet teams will begin and end their quest at 6 p.m. Monday at Finch Fieldhouse.

Each team must race around the main square of campus and complete seven tasks to garner points for their team. Nearly every task pertains to this year’s “Around the World” Homecoming theme.

Clarkston Junior Kristin Boozer, who is in charge of the event, said she changed the tasks from last year to correlate with this year’s theme.

“Clues will be texted to the teams,” she said. “Once they answer it, they can go on to the next task.”

Teams must complete a task before they can move on to the next one. In “Name that Country,” teams are asked to fill in a map of Europe.

Besides winning the competition and receiving a unique cultural experience at the same time, teams will have to step a little outside of their comfort zone, said Kalamazoo senior and competition coordinator Samantha Baker.

“The Homecoming events are a great way to get to know others on campus with similar interests as you,” Baker said. “They also promote Central Michigan spirit.”

The first team to make it back to Finch Fieldhouse will win 50 points, the second 40 points and the third 30 points. All teams receive at least 15 points for participation.

The points will be combined with results from other tasks held throughout Homecoming week, in order to determine the winner of the Maroon Cup and Golden Goblet.