The East Coast vs. West Coast basketball game returned this year, allowing students to exercise and make memories on and off the court.<\/p>\n
The 2023 cherubs are the first students to return to campus and participate in traditions since 2019 \u2014 the last year of on-campus programming before the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Community and academic associate and East Coast coach Nicole Markus said this tradition is a special one for her to experience because she was a cherub during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been really great for me to be here and experience the things I didn\u2019t get to as a \u2018pandemic cherub,\u2019\u201d Markus said.<\/p>\n
The game allowed students to make new friends and familiarize themselves with those around them, Tomas Moran of Wheaton, Illinois said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were a lot of people there that I hadn\u2019t really spoken to before, so getting to interact with them and talk with them through the common medium of basketball was great,\u201d Moran said.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no expected level of athleticism in this game, so cherubs of all talent levels can participate. What is expected of every cherub, however, is that they support each other.<\/p>\n
\u2018It’s okay if you don’t want to play and just cheer on your team; that’s just as helpful,\u201d Jonathan Kim of Los Angeles said.<\/p>\n
Mariam Ahmed of Doha, Qatar said the game allowed students to make memories no matter how they contributed to their team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t play basketball, you should still go; if you don\u2019t feel like going, you should still go and if you love basketball, you should definitely go,\u201d Ahmed said.<\/p>\n
The game was close, with the West winning 22-20 by score, but everyone involved was a winner by enjoyment, Carlo Vellandi of Ladera Ranch, California said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not do it?\u201d Vellandi said. \u201cYou will regret it if you don’t because you will see everybody coming back just smiling, laughing and having a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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