The Mighty, Mighty Barnies Sweep Boarders' Weekend Events!

There were three competitions today: capture-the-flag, tug-of-war, and the fractured fairytales! And guess what? We swept all three--for the first time in AGES. Our dorm showed such spirit and effort, and the dorm leaders' determination was positively infectious.

For capture-the-flag, our team employed some careful negotiation skills to capture the flags of other dorms. In tug-o-war, we first beat Trapelo, and then White Farm--twice! But we're most excited about Fractured Fairytales, since we've had a poor showing in recent years. The dorm leaders lead the planning, as dorm parents are not allowed to interfere. This year, students were asked to adapt a fairytale following these rules:

• It had to be PG!
• Everyone in the dorm had to have a speaking role (trickiest for us, since we're the largest dorm by far!)
• The tale had to include a Southwest Airlines "Wanna get away?" moment
• There had to be singing AND dancing
• It had to include a ninja move
• It must mention either 3 campus buildings or 3 adults from the residential life community
• A character must update their facebook status
• It must include a trivia fact about a non-US country

Though the barn won, the other dorms showed great efforts. White Farm had the "Funniest Moment," Aleph had "Most Improved," and Trapelo won "Best Costumes." You can watch videos of our fractured fairytale, an adapted version of Hansel and Gretel, below...