2008 Woodie Awards
Video related to this article is available below.Issue date: 3/24/08 Section: News
Quidditch clinic adds magic to muggles' lives on campus
Sara Himeles
The Middlebury Quidditch tour has attracted the attention of major TV networks, including CBS, ESPN, and MTV, all of which will accompany the team at various stops during the tour.
According to Benepe, MTV was scheduled to film the Penn game but informed the team at the last minute that Penn would not allow them on campus. MTV will film the Princeton event instead.
"It was a lot of fun, and the kids were really enthusiastic about it," said College freshman Darby Nelson, who abandoned her sorority flag football practice to play the "chaser" position.
While Nelson said she wouldn't want the responsibility of starting a Penn Quidditch team herself, she thought someone else might step up to the task because of the diverse interests of students on campus.
Dickson said a large part of playing Quidditch is rising above insecurities.
"I think it's one of those things where people watch on the sidelines and are like, 'this is so stupid,' but you can tell that they're having an inner dilemma," he said. "You can tell that they absolutely want to play."
According to Benepe, MTV was scheduled to film the Penn game but informed the team at the last minute that Penn would not allow them on campus. MTV will film the Princeton event instead.
"It was a lot of fun, and the kids were really enthusiastic about it," said College freshman Darby Nelson, who abandoned her sorority flag football practice to play the "chaser" position.
While Nelson said she wouldn't want the responsibility of starting a Penn Quidditch team herself, she thought someone else might step up to the task because of the diverse interests of students on campus.
Dickson said a large part of playing Quidditch is rising above insecurities.
"I think it's one of those things where people watch on the sidelines and are like, 'this is so stupid,' but you can tell that they're having an inner dilemma," he said. "You can tell that they absolutely want to play."
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Amber
posted 3/28/08 @ 5:32 PM EST
Wow that was amazing. XD I love the snitch.
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