dragons level-up with XP The Ins and Outs of E-sports on Campus. Photo | Rachel Wilson Jennifer Flores-Mendoza, Los Angeles, Calif.; Ethan Pearson, Kingman; Christyn Howard, Nickerson, play Call Of Duty: Cold War, Crimson team. They lost 3-0 on Nov. 8.
Photo | Rachel Wilson Hayley Berry, Pretty Prairie; Zoe Barta, Ellsworth; Trevor Beaird, Nickerson; Beniah Yoder, Haven, play Call Of Duty: Cold War, Blue team. They won 3-0 on Nov. 8.
Photo | Rachel Wilson Colton Fast, Nickerson, does commentary on Twitch during the Call Of Duty: Cold War games. Fast also played NBA2K21, Rainbow Six Siege, as well as Rocket League during the fall season.
Photos & Story | Rachel Wilson
Past the pool tables in the basement of Parker Student Union, is a dark-lit room with a crimson and blue glow. Inside you find students communicating with each other, artillery drawn, strategizing their next move in this warzone. The intense moment passes as “VICTORY” comes across the PC monitors and celebration hits. The Hutchinson Community College E-sports Blue team wins their match of Call of Duty: Cold War. This is just one of the many games HutchCC E-sports competes in weekly. This room is their arena. “For all of our games we play in the arena,” Skylar Franklin, Burlington, Iowa, said. “Each school has their own arena or area that they play games.” In the arena they utilize a variety of consoles and monitors for game play. “We mostly use PCs and Switches and also Playstation 4,” Jennifer Flores-Mendoza, Los Angeles, Calif., said. “In special conditions they can play from home, from an Xbox, Playstation or PC,” Franklin said. How does a student join? “For me personally, I was in contact with the coach by email,” Aidan McGillivray, Hutchinson, said. “That’s how it worked for most of
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