My Knightlife

One of the most successful, entertaining, innovative, and exciting KAT programs we have done this year. Indoor laser tag, aka “Tron System” brought out over 120 students to the residential side of campus. Anna, John, Lynette, Jess, Christine, Lee, and Alyssa helped set it up, but that was nothing compared to what we tackled trying to take it down.

Setting it up was delayed when we blew the circuit breaker in De Hoernle. I found a circuit over by TJ’s patio. We hauled extension cords over there only to find out there was no power. Power was switched back on De Hoernle and the Tron began to blow up. Black lights and strobes were hung from the ceiling of this 23 foot high Tron System. Fog machines, laser beams, and music surrounded the base. It created a true laser tag experience.

At 7:00pm there was a line filling the road all the way to the security shack. The momentum and anticipation was visible across the students. The vests and guns were real and students wanted to play again. The line only grew at the event continued.

Two minutes into breaking down the system at 11:30 sprinklers start launching off. The system could not get wet at all. Each of us grabbed a sprinkler to protect. At this rate we would never be done. I dashed to the security shack to grab cones to post of the sprinklers. I grabbed a trash can to put over another. I WAS SOAKING IN WATER. This happened not only once, but three times as the sprinklers continued to change.

I cannot express enough thank you to Mark, Armando, Taryn, Shannon, and Anna for their help in cleaning up. I think everyone was soaking wet in the end. My fingers were burning from grabbing onto the plastic to put it on the truck.

When I went back to my building people were continuing to talk about it. Students loved it. We loved it.

Filed under: KAT on October 25th, 2007