On Oct. 13, Queens College hosted its fifth annual Midknight Madness event to officially kick off the basketball season. “Midknight Madness is a celebration, pep rally and kick-off for the men and women’s basketball teams. This is a good time to bring the entire student body together to have fun, introduce them to the sports team and just participate in loads of activities,” Chyna Jude, Director of Athletics at Queens College, said. Since its debut five years ago, the student body and sports teams have made the event a season highlight for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. This year’s festivities included a routine by QC’s dance team, a…
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MidKnight Madness kicks off Homecoming weekend
On Friday Oct.18, Queens College hosted its third annual MidKnight Madness in the Fitzgerald Gymnasium to celebrate the various athletic teams. A major part of the event was introducing and honoring the women and men’s basketball teams, as well as providing the audience entertainment throughout the night with a variety of performances. An introductory video was made for the members of the basketball team. After the video, the basketball players made their way to the court, where they were met with applause from the crowd. “It was great coming out to MidKnight Madness, the bands were great and there was a lot of support from the crowd,” a sophomore on…