Not only is the PSU men’s basketball team on a tear—winning games that they aren’t “supposed to”—but the atmosphere at the Stott Center also isn’t what one would expect if you listen to the naysayers around campus. The ones who are circulating petitions trying to defund athletics claiming a lack of student interest weren’t at Stott for either of the Vikings games last week.
The Stott Center was sold out for Thursday night’s game against Northern Colorado and had another good crowd Saturday night for a close game against North Dakota.
In addition to winning basketball there was chainsaw juggling, little kids shooting free throws and competing in races for cash and prizes, and all the free food you can eat.
To date more than 10,000 free hot dogs have been eaten at Viks games this season. None of us need to make the hot dog a staple of our diet, but eating some free junk food while watching our classmates play an exciting brand of basketball should be on every PSU student’s list of things to do this month.
