Music blared from the steps of the Bracken Library as people dressed in '80s attire danced and played four square to the sounds of local bands at a four square tournament sponsored by The Revolution church and University Program Board on Saturday.
Dressed in a dark green track suit and retro headband,
Revolution staff member Carl Frost greeted people as they came in and served as the host of the evening.
A crowd of around 45 people stayed steadily throughout the night, eating pizza and drinking free soda provided by Greek's Pizzeria.
"I think everybody had a lot of fun. It was definitely successful,"
Frost said.
After registering, the players were divided into three levels of play. The higher the difficulty in playing, the more tickets players received for winning and the greater the chance of winning Colts tickets. Trevor Davids took home the trophy and the Colts tickets at the end of the night.
Sophomore classical language major Jordan Brewer, a member of The Revolution, won a Walmart gift card for his Marty McFly costume.
"I didn't even know that there was a costume contest," he said. "I just dressed up because I thought it would be more fun."
The night opened up with DJDQ playing old '80s dance music and hip hop. He later played with band Glue at the end of the night. The Rhythm Dance Troupe also performed while local band Youth Guard set up its equipment.
As the tournament went on, the more heated the matches became.
Joshua Zolman, a staffer with The Revolution and four square referee, said he didn't have to settle too many disputes
during the night and that a couple of minor injuries happened during the night.
"It's been a pretty clean night, we've only had to clear up some rules for people," he said. "We had a guy fall and scrape his knee, but that's about it."
This was also the second year that junior advertising major Noel Kunz, a professional yo-yoer who competed at the World Yo-Yo Championships, has performed between sets at the four square tournament.
"I met Carl about two years ago, and he asked me if I wanted to perform at this event," Kunz said. "I have been having fun so far."
After Youth Guard finished their set, Bonesetters, another
local Muncie band, took to the steps of the library. They came on short notice, as the Paper Boiz canceled at the last minute. The Bonesetters had been playing at Village Green Records when they heard the news and decided to head over.
"We were surprised at how much fun we had playing at a sponsored event like this, it's not normally our thing," senior Ryan Radar, a member of Bonesetters, said. "We were really excited to play before Glue, those guys are awesome."
The main act, Glue, played for almost an hour. Consisting of DJDQ, Adeem and Bjorn DelaCruz, the group said they thought they "blew some minds" and "melted some faces." Bjorn filled in for Maker, who normally samples music electronically, and played the violin.
Adeem, a popular rapper in the underground hip hop scene, said the four square tournament is always a fun event.
"This is my third year doing it, and it gets better every year," he said.
Halfway through the show Adeem picked a member from the audience to beatbox on stage with him, while he freestyled about four square.
After the show Adeem sold T-shirts, CDs and promoted his new album, "The Volume in the Ground."
UPB President Dillon Kimmel said he thought sponsors and participants enjoyed the event.
"I was very impressed with how the night went," Kimmel said. "I'm hoping this turns into an annual thing."
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