By Noah Hickman
As part of a tradition during football season, Marshall University holds an annual car bash near Buskirk Hall. Last Wednesday, Marshall continued that tradition as the football team was set to host Old Dominion that Saturday. Participants had two minutes to do as much damage to a used-up car as possible. After a group or individual was done doing the damage, the cycle repeated itself many times over. Some people just had fun doing it and bringing out their intensity and others took it to the next level giving 100%, even going as far as to bleed. People had their own creative ways to have fun at the car bash; for example: a couple of individuals were either trying to tear down the car door or act like they were trying to break in, somebody attempted (and succeeded) at destroying the exterior of the front rear of the car, and multiple people tried to destroy the car door. None of the car doors got destroyed, but that never stopped anyone from trying. Audiences who had chosen to witness the car bashing did one of the following two things: 1. Just watch and enjoy the show. 2. Record/live stream on their phone. As a part of JMC 458 class, it is confirmed that at least one class went outside to witness the car bashing. Several students live streamed and recorded on their phone. The event started off with regular students participating in the car bash and smashing the car into smithereens and even getting some big pieces off the vehicle. The scene got more intense at a point when the rugby boys did their honors of smashing the car with jackhammers. As mentioned above, there was someone who got a bleeding leg in the middle of the process; it was one of the rugby players. One of the organizers of the event, Makaylah Wheeler, lightheartedly said “this is why I have you all sign waivers.” Conversely, after members of the rugby team finished battering the car, a single student decided to throw his two cents on the tarp and took his time deciding what angles to take to do maximum damage. Since the student was not with a group of people, there weren't as many pieces that fell off the car and not as much damage in general. The process even seemed to fatigue him as the swings were not as aggressive as those of the rugby players. At the end of the day, it takes a team effort to demolish a car and destroy all the bits and pieces. A little over six years ago, the city of Morgantown, W.Va. banned outdoor furniture due to the concern of couch burning causing wildfires. Couch burning became a felony in Morgantown in 2011, but that didn’t stop some WVU fans from continuing the tradition after the Mountaineers won a game. Marshall’s outdoor tradition of destroying cars is most likely not going to face the same fate, but like WVU, Marshall has its own tradition that generates excitement. WMUL-FM 88.1 is credited with hosting the annual event throughout the years.
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