It was a rainy Friday afternoon but that didn’t stop a crowd from coming out to take part in the first annual Junkyard Warz. It took place on Friday in the field outside of Kreischer.
The idea originated in the mind of Lindsay Jarratt, hall director in Offenhauer. Jarratt and her resident advisors began developing the idea.
“Junkyard Warz was technically my idea, but all of the credit goes to the Offenhauer RAs who were great in organizing everything,” Jarratt said.
She said she hopes Junkyard Warz becomes a tradition that grows and brings in more and more enthusiastic people each year. Not enough people had heard about the Junkyard Warz this year, according to Jarratt.
So if you are one of those people, this is what it was all about: Twelve teams participated, each having anywhere from four to six members. The competition started off with each team getting a bin of recyclables, which the recycling center provided. Their mission was to use the recyclables to build something artistic. Their creations could be original ideas or replicas of their choice.
The teams then went to the resource table where they got to pick from different tools they thought would be helpful in construction. Though they could only use them for ten minutes at a time, they could use them for any purpose they saw fit. One team member was even found using a hammer to dig a hole.
The participants had an hour and a half to construct their art forms before the judging took place. The art forms were judged on four categories: most artistic, best representative of university core values, most socially minded and best recreation of a national monument or judge.
Some of the prizes included Bowling Green golf umbrellas, T-shirts, sweatshirts, gift certificates and more.
Afterward, participants are encouraged to take home their art, some will be displayed in the Offenhauer lobby, and some will eventually be recycled.
Winners or not, everyone who turned out got a token of their art to take home, free food and music. The event turned out to be a success in Jarratt eyes and a good experience for the participants.
“This was a great time and something that is new to BG,” one participant said.
