A ‘Friendly Feud’ between the members of BSU
By Jasmine White
THE first answer of the night, “Do you have McDonald’s money?” was buzzed in by freshman communications major Johnnie Edwards in the first round of “Friendly Feud,” Black Student Union’s version of Steve Harvey’s famous game show “Family Feud.”
The answer came swiftly after the question, “What are things your mother used to say to you growing up?” and scored 75 points for Edwards’ team.
Students poured in through the doors of the Rue Auditorium on Oct. 9, as they were greeted by the President of Black Student Union Dwight Pulliam, senior data analytics major as the co-host, and the At-large Member Nathan Greene, senior sports media major cosplayed as Steve Harvey.
Pulliam explained the dynamics of their game, as the students were split into two teams on either side of the auditorium.
“We had two teams go against each other in a family feud type event where we asked the students and [Black culture] related questions,” Pulliam said. “We had three Fast Money rounds where six individuals got a chance to go head-to-head in a one v. one style.”
In the first round Edwards from team two competed against freshman graphic design major Omar Finney Jr. The hosts had to go through a round of rock-paper-scissors to decide who could answer the question posed first, which remained the same in the following rounds.
In round two, the question was “What is the best 90s sitcom?” From team two sophomore behavioral neuroscience major Nicole Akaho won rock-paper- scissors against team one’s representative, freshman accounting major Kaleb Bland.
Team two led with the first part of guesses, but team one stole the points on the board, winning the second round with 84 points. Some answers included “The Martin Show” for 40 points and “Moesha” for 19 points.
In round three junior sports media major Rae Young from team one faced freshman business administration major Shalyn Handy from team two. The question for this round was, “What songs instantly turn up a function?”
“Dreams and Nightmares” by Meek Mill was the number one answer, adding 40 points to the board, following “No Hands” by Roscoe Dash and Waka Flocka Flame for five points and “Faneto” by Chief Keef for one point.
Team two took home 46 points to add to their score of 75, allowing them to win the first part of the game with 121 points.
The “Fast Money” rounds consisted of a series of questions posed to one representative from either side. Akaho from team two versed freshman business administration major Daniella Johnson. Akaho scored 155 points, but Johnson dominated with 175 points.
The second round of fast money was between junior criminal justice major E’miija Eccles from team one and Handy from team two. Eccles scored 145 points, but Handy could not catch up to Eccles, only scoring 110 points.
In the final round, Finney from team one challenged freshman elementary education major Alani Gordon from team two. Team one scored 161 points, while team two fell short with 147 points.
Team one’s representatives won with a clean sweep against team two, ending the line of competition for the night with a picture next to their host and co-host and a $15 reward each.
Greene and Pulliam hope to do collaborations with Black Men Unified and host more events to bring the Black community together at Rider in the future.
Sophomore political science major and social media manager for BSU Laurel Amankwah said, “I think the event went really well. I loved the turnout, the energy, you know, everybody was participating, and just being great and showing great sportsmanship.”
