Academy Reacts to March Madness
Every March, Americans spark hype for the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, known colloquially as March Madness. Some create brackets, predicting the results of each game, while others simply watch for pleasure. Students on campus shared their varying views on the tournament.
“This year, I put together a PEA pool with about twenty people… The winner gets bragging rights. And maybe a Grill cookie. The stakes are huge.”
Ivy Tran, a knowledgeable sports enthusiast: “Oh yeah, I know about March Madness. It’s when all the college football teams go to the playoffs in brackets.”
Sam Gove, causing a racket with her bracket: “I’m going to win. I’m winning. I’ve won already. I’m beating everyone in everything… If my parents put me in the money pool, they would have won big money.”
Margaret Kraus, aka Marg the Charge: “This year, I put together a PEA pool with about twenty people… The winner gets bragging rights. And maybe a Grill cookie. The stakes are huge.”
Dylan Yin, focused on the real deal: “I guess March Madness is pretty cool. But we should really pay attention to is the March Concerto Competition coming up at the end of the month. It’s going to be huge.”
Chloe Scocimara, a winner at heart: “Last year in the Dunbar pool, I came in first… out of three people. But I still won.”
Lucas Grandison, can’t catch a break: “I was about to make a bracket, but then the Wi-Fi stopped working. But if I were to have had made a bracket, then it would have been busted by the first round.”
Anonymous three year upper: “March Madness? Isn’t that the gun violence protest?”
Taylor Walshe, just a lad who loves the mad(ness): “The upsets are insane. It’s just madness… I don’t think anyone, ever, will pick a perfect bracket. But that whats makes it fun, it’s madness, such madness. The madness is interesting this year because you’ve got all the investigations going on as well.”
Yuvraj Sethi, Cilley’s top dog: “It feels really nice to be on top of the dorm. A lot of peoples’ brackets are really bad. But I put in effort and research into mine, clearly it’s paying off. I got that free dorm grill coming my way.”
Matthew Wabunoha, only speaks for himself: “I don’t follow March Madness. I’m not good at sports that involve balls, or hand-eye coordination. That’s just me, personally. I don’t know about you but that’s just me, like, personally.”
Claire Melvin, the pun-niest girl ever: “How do I feel about March Madness? Well, I guess I feel pretty UPSET about it. Hehe.”
Cedric Blaise, still in awe: “The last seed beating a one seed, that’s just crazy. It’s once in a lifetime. It’s the first time its ever happened.”
Responsible Anonymous Lower: “I stayed up late watching the NIT tournament, for the teams that are out, and slept through my first two classes in the morning.”