welcome to GRADIATORS 2011
AVGVST 6, 2001 11am - 6pm, Beckman Ampitheater
an event for the Caltech Graduate Student Community
The Gradiator arena is home to 6 events that challenge, entertain, and unite your crew of 10(+/- 2) scholars. Don't have a team? Don't worry, you can join one on the day of. Want to improve your chances of winning? FORM A BALANCED AND STRONG TEAM! The reward for winning is eternal glory in the GSC Hall of Fame.
TOO LAZY OR SCARED TO FORM A TEAM?
Don't worry about it! Just show up for the free food and fun. Join a team if it feels right!
the games
Want to get a leg up on the competition? Study these games and develop your best strategy:- HUMAN Battleship - Teams strategically position and maneuver their "human battleships" on the field and alternate throwing water 'bombs' at one another. Extra points for sinking a Human Battleship with 3 hits! This event commemorates the great sea battles from Salamis to Actium.
- SHANGRIA-Works - The Roman armies from Caesar to Hadrian are known as much for their engineering marvels as their battlefield bravery. In this game, teams will compete to assemble human 'earthworks' and lines of contravelation, but with a twist! The infamous 'Dizzy Bat' will simulate the the confusion and disorientation these soldiers most likely felt in battle.
- Siege Pong - teams compete in competitive ball toss. Do you have both the cunning to defend your own city as well as the markspersonship to take another?
- Minotoroid Maze - This year's team puzzle will harken back to that famous puzzle solved by Theseus. Our updated Minotaur maze will take another dimension of cleverness to solve.
- MYSTERY EVENTS - Gradiators is full of surprises. Find out what will be new to 2011!
the fun
Gradiators isn't just about competition. It's also about comraderie. Here is a sampling of some of the fun things the GSC and the Alumni Association will provide for your fun:
- Slip 'n' Slide - Nothing beats the heat like the wind in your face as you zoom down the slip 'n' slide, except perhaps landing in one of the GSC's
- Not-Just-For-Kiddie Pools - If you're too lazy to go to the gym to use the pool, don't! The GSC pools are a great place to enjoy a tasty beverage, provided at
- The H Bar - in this changing world, we all need a constant (and a couple pies doesn't hurt). What goes better with Shangria than Sangria? Bring your 21+ ID to participate in certain beverage selections, as this bar "tends" to be pretty strict. Or just head down to the
- Lunch Pad - and get ready to TAKE OFF ... the wrapper on your sandwich before you eat it, that is! Gradiators 2011 is not liable for any damages caused to your digestive system from improperly eating any of the free food at the event.
the prizes
This year instead of t-shirts, the Social Committee has decided to award the first 100 people to register with a commemorative Gradiators 2011 24oz Yard Glass
the staff
The Caltech Graditorial Games are hosted jointly by the Caltech Alvmni Association and the Caltech Gradvate Stvdent Covncil. The editor of the games (aka the Gradiators Chair) is chosen by the GSC Social Committee. The referees hold absolvte power to award and penalize teams, and argving with the referees is highly discovraged. This is done to maintain an emphasis on sportspersonship over "winning."Pre-Register your team for Gradiators 2011
Just go to the Registration Form!Don't have a full team? Register a partial team to boost your chances of winning!
If you have questions, please send email to ronnie AT caltech.
Gradiators 2011 is also on facebook:
a brief history of gradiators
Gradiators is a 20 year tradition of collaboration between the GSC and the Alumni Association. See some select memorabilia from previous years:
See the 2004 website
See the evolution of the gradiators beaver