SOC policies hinder student organizations rather than helping

BEN NGUYEN Managing Editor

Dance club Contra Corners had followed all the rules. Forms submitted on time, a vendor account set up with the university and all costs accounted for. So why did it take the club over three months to be reimbursed over $300?

After finishing the swiss stage of the Overwatch Collegiate Championship 7-1, the Comets have their sights set on the last trophy there will ever be.

The Spring 2021 semester is expected to be the last semester of competitive collegiate Overwatch play as the sequel, Overwatch 2, is anticipated to come by the end of the year.

After swapping in Bella “Soba” Last_ name_pending, the first woman to be on a competitive collegiate Overwatch roster, and only dropping a series against favorites Redbird Esports, head coach and MBA student Christopher “Bani” Benell said he’s ready to push the team to meet his goals for them from the beginning of Fall 2021.

“My goal from the start of the year was to hit top four for our team. And you know, we didn’t quite make it this last semester but we did have that upset against Northwood, the number two team in the country. And I think if we just improve our consistency on the different matchups we run into in the university collegiate scene, then we easily make top four,” Benell said.

Bringing on Last_name_pending did shake up the roster to some degree going into the swan song semester, but the team is confident in their ability to integrate her in.

Benell said her ability to play most of the support line up let her take the main support role while Fawaz “NoneType” Ahmed stepped up to play the flex support role with the current lineup.

“We were looking for a third support player, and we were looking at the talent we had at UTD still available. And she ended up being one of the best options. So we tried her out, and she was great, a little quiet, but that’s the point of coaching. We kind of work on that, and she has great mechanics,” Benell said. “She came in saying that she’s comfortable on Mercy, [Baptiste], and [Brigitte], but