A criminal justice professor has been "murdered." Another is responsible for the death. And the students must figure out who the killer is.
Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice honor society, is sponsoring a classic game of "whodunit" next week, and a $50 Simon gift card is the reward for whoever solves the mystery.
"One of our faculty members is going to get iced," Alpha Phi Sigma president Nathan Monroe said.
The premise for the game is that one professor "murdered" a fellow instructor following a faculty meeting, Monroe said.
On Monday, Feb. 16, the name of the "victim" will be posted on a bulletin board set up in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology on the second floor of North Quad. A clue leading to a second faculty member will also be posted. Two more clues will be released during the week, one on Wednesday and one on Friday. On Friday, there will be a table set up in the department where students will be able to guess who the "murderer" is. Each guess will cost $1, and students are limited to two guesses. Every criminal justice professor is a suspect.
"All of our faculty members have been wonderful with playing along," Monroe said.
The game is open to all students, and everyone who guesses correctly will be placed into a drawing. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, one name will be drawn, and the winner will receive a $50 Simon gift card.
Chad Spitznagle, a member of the murder-mystery committee, said this is the first time Alpha Phi Sigma has sponsored a contest such as this.
"We're all pretty new members, and we're trying to add some new things to the program," Spitznagle said. "This is a way for criminal justice students to get involved and put the things we learn in class to use."
Spitznagle is one of six members on the committee, which he said began planning the murder mystery during the Fall Semester. He said the money raised from the contest would go toward educational trips, including a trip the group is planning to the FBI building in Indianapolis on March 30.
Anna Copenhaver, another committee member, said last semester, the group took 16 people to visit the Pendleton Penitentiary.
Copenhaver said making a profit would be a bonus, but the main purpose of the event is not to make money.
"Money is not the issue for us," she said. This is a rebuilding year, and we just want to get our name back out there."
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