Written by Emma Field \/\/ Graphic by Ben Evans<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Campus Life introduced a new incentive for undergraduate students to attend NCAA events on campus. As of Aug. 31, students can purchase a sports passport and win prizes for collecting stamps at various athletic events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Passports can be purchased for $10 at the Campus Life office. A similar program was once used for other campus events, and Director of Campus Life Jane Chandler has worked to bring it back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chandler, who was a student at Harding from 2012-2016, said a similar program was available to students when she attended. She said similar prizes were offered then as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my best friends won it in 2013, so once I started in this position, I knew it was something I wanted to look into bringing back,\u201d Chandler said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon arrival at a game, a Campus Life student worker will mark the passport with a red stamp and then a blue stamp at departure. Eligible sports include football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball and softball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are looking into doing a one-time event for the remaining sports that are a little trickier in terms of audience and participation,\u201d Chandler said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chandler mentioned the Code Black and Midnight Madness hype rallies. These events are highly anticipated and considered double-stamp events, where students will gain two stamps for attending rather than just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile 40 stamps may sound like a lot, there are over 90 home sporting events this year,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cBetween the frequency and the double-stamp games, I think it is more achievable than people might realize.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To follow along with the various events, physical schedules are in the Campus Life office or students can follow @hardingcampuslife on Instagram for weekly updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freshman Ella Fox said she looks forward to the season ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI played basketball for a while, so I really like basketball,\u201d she said. \u201cI would also probably go see a football game because it\u2019s fun to cheer.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophomore Jiles Burnham said he also anticipates a busy athletic season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think the sports passport is a great idea,\u201d Burnham said. \u201cIt’ll drive attendance and promote student camaraderie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Passports must be submitted to the Campus Life office by Friday, April 12. Winners will be announced the following week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The rewards are as follows: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by Emma Field \/\/ Graphic by Ben Evans Campus Life introduced a new incentive for undergraduate students to attend NCAA events on campus. As of Aug. 31, students can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15068,"featured_media":18667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15068"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18651"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18673,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651\/revisions\/18673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
20 stamps: Meal card to be used anywhere on campus
30 stamps: Exclusive T-shirt
36 stamps: Bluetooth speaker
40 stamps: Entrance into Grand Prize giveaway
3rd Place: $100 Amazon gift card (three winners)
2nd Place: Apple AirPod Pros (two winners)
Grand Prize: Free study abroad trip<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n