2008 Woodie Awards
New gaming club hosts Halo 3 tournament
By Honour Lotsey
Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: Culture
The new Multiplayer Club gives students a chance to meet and play video games together.
The Multiplayer Club currently meets at the UC in the student activities area.
They typically meet every Tuesday near the Women's Center.
James Hubbard, a Chattanooga freshman, is president and founder of the Multiplayer Club.
He said club members meet every Tuesday to play video games, and students can get involved by coming to the meetings. He said there will be a Halo 3 tournament April 5.
Dylan Lotusa, a Chattanooga junior, said he has wanted to have a gaming club ever since he attended school at Chattanooga State.
"We're planning on having discussions and holding different tournaments," Lotusa said. "At one point we had membership fees, but we were afraid of turning people away."
Hubbard said that they got the club started mainly because they wanted to have tournaments.
"I tried to organize a tournament and got the idea to do it," he said.
"We are an official club," Hubbard said.
He explained that to become an official club, founders must talk to Will Williams in the UC, there must be at least five members to submit to the SGA and a club constitution must be written. Clubs may hold three meetings at the UC and may recruit members at the tables in the UC lobby.
When asked about the advantages of having a club like this at UTC, Jamie Brown, a Chattanooga freshman, said,
"I don't know. I would just say you could get together with people you have things in common with and it would give you a chance to get to know others that you can play games with."
In reference to the club, Lotusa said, "I really hope we can keep it around and bring in new games and do it in our own room."
The Multiplayer Club currently meets at the UC in the student activities area.
They typically meet every Tuesday near the Women's Center.
James Hubbard, a Chattanooga freshman, is president and founder of the Multiplayer Club.
He said club members meet every Tuesday to play video games, and students can get involved by coming to the meetings. He said there will be a Halo 3 tournament April 5.
Dylan Lotusa, a Chattanooga junior, said he has wanted to have a gaming club ever since he attended school at Chattanooga State.
"We're planning on having discussions and holding different tournaments," Lotusa said. "At one point we had membership fees, but we were afraid of turning people away."
Hubbard said that they got the club started mainly because they wanted to have tournaments.
"I tried to organize a tournament and got the idea to do it," he said.
"We are an official club," Hubbard said.
He explained that to become an official club, founders must talk to Will Williams in the UC, there must be at least five members to submit to the SGA and a club constitution must be written. Clubs may hold three meetings at the UC and may recruit members at the tables in the UC lobby.
When asked about the advantages of having a club like this at UTC, Jamie Brown, a Chattanooga freshman, said,
"I don't know. I would just say you could get together with people you have things in common with and it would give you a chance to get to know others that you can play games with."
In reference to the club, Lotusa said, "I really hope we can keep it around and bring in new games and do it in our own room."
