By Amanda Clarke
 Staff Writer

The 11th annual WOU Mania will be held on Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. in the Werner University Center. This year’s WOU Mania has a sports theme; students are encouraged to wear their “finest sports jersey” to the event. Students who RSVP ahead of time via Orgsync will be entered to win door prizes.

In addition to offering alluring free food, WOU Mania will also have multiple sports that students can participate in, such as one-on-one basketball and inflatable bouncy boxing.

This year’s WOU Mania will feature two comedians: Byron Bowers will be performing at 9:45 p.m., and Kendra Corne will be performing at 10:30 p.m.

Kya Rasmussen, a first-year early education major, said WOU Mania sounds “awesome.”

“I’ve never really been one for sports, but it sounds like a fun time,” Rasmussen said. She also mentioned her interest in the henna that will be offered at the event.

From its humble beginnings in 2004, WOU Mania has grown to be composed of multiple free events including a competitive eating contest, photo booth, caricatures, henna artists, a surf machine, and one-on-one competitive sports, just to name a few.

The event is sponsored by Student Leadership and Activities/Werner University Center with the intention of drawing students to participate in on-campus events.

WOU Mania was one of the Student Activities Board’s highlight events of last year, and in 2013 Mike Winfield, from Comedy Central, was invited to perform at the event.

“The mechanical bull [last year] was fun but really tough. It was better if you didn’t wear socks,” said Clifford Mullen, a junior social science major.

Previous years also included a Cat in the Hat photo booth as well as one-on-one competitive sports. Pictures from previous years are located on the SLA Orgsync page.

For more information, contact Ed E-Nunu at enunue@wou.edu.