Esports Across the World Final

Collegiate Esports is expanding throughout the world as hundreds of colleges are now introducing this new athletic. It first started in 2014 at Robert Morris University in Illinois. They were the first college to introduce a formal esports program and soon many colleges followed in their footsteps.

In 2019, more than 100 colleges across the nation could be found to have a formal esports program. Within the past year, that number has grew up to 200 and recently Uni Esports Group has directly helped 50 schools start their esports program.

As these colleges add esports to their list of sports, scholarships come with it. The amount of money has increased significantly. From the 2015-2016 academic year, a total of 2.5 million dollars had been given out as scholarships to college students. Moving to 2019, that number is up 600% and is a total of 15 million dollars.

As an entire industry, Esports has a projected total of 29.6 million viewers in 2022. This number is predicted to increase in the future. This statistic will help colleges give more money back to students through scholarships, new equipment, or jumpstart new programs.

Currently, there is not a major college organization like the NCAA that is organizing competitions, but the Esports scene is traveling the nation. Many colleges are starting to create Varsity teams but must compete through different organizations such as NECC or GG leagues. Colleges have started hiring full time coaches and established arenas for these players. In the college’s eyes, Esports is seen as legitimate as the football team.

While the NCAA is lacking on the Esports wagon, many new organizations are here to take its place. NACE (National Association of Collegiate Esports) was created to fill the void of the alternative NCAA. NACE started off as a six-team organization, but immediately within a year, NACE had grown to a total of 42 teams. Meetings have been held by the NCAA discussing the matters and have not come to a decision, but by the time they do, it could be too late.

Competitive gaming on campus is not new to many, as companies like the Collegiate Starleague and Tespa would organize tournaments or season long competitions. “We just wanted to create some sort of community on campus where gamers could get together and compete” said Adam Rosen who is the cofounder of Tespa. As these events would be professionalized and crowds would grow, prize money would start to give gifted to those who win, and many started to respect those who competed in Esports.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/college-esports-2022/

Published in: on September 13, 2022 at 1:22 pm Comments (0)

Barn Fire

Arson is suspected in barn fire early this morning. At Norfolk Downs Race Track in Chicago, a fire had erupted at 4 A.M. inside the main barn holding 25 horses. 15 did not make it out with their lives, 13 being thoroughbred and two being saddlebacks. 10 horses made it out but it was very close at two ran out with their backs on fire.

The fire had started in the middle of the barn, but the only electricity or heaters were in the tack rooms that are located on the ends of the barn. This suspicious fire roared until noon.

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Arrest

Cathy Wensen, daughter of locally prominent attorney Jim Wensen is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol last night. Jim belonging to 211 Green Grove Drive. It is her third offense in six months for the 22 year old senior.

Mother of Cathy, Sharon Wensen lives in Ontario Canada. This year, Cathy was the homecoming queen, a cheerleader, and a straight-A student at her College.

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Curriculum Changes

Backwater State University President David French recently states that he would like to turnout better educated students to the world.

President French wants to introduce a new Curriculum, explaining that only 15% of students take a foreign language class and 20% take a math class. To expand the minds of every student at Backwater state, he is introducing in 2023 a new course requirement. Stating that every student must take one math, computer science, and foreign language class.

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Plane Crash

At Kennedy Airport, 5 individuals are killed in a tragic plane accident with a total of 45 passengers.

Upon the 45 passengers, John Dumont and George Johnson, both professors at Backwater University. The two professors were returning from different conferences in New York City. Both John and George survive the accident.

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News Comment Number 2

Quarterback Known as “AR-15” Changes Nickname, Citing Mass Shootings

Anthony Richardson is a Heisman trophy prospect from the University of Florida. This 6’4″, 230 pound athlete recently had the nickname “AR-15” as those are his initials and his numbers. Recently, he asked for everyone to refer him as “AR” to respect the ones that had lost their lives in the recent shootings. He feels that he doesn’t want to be known as the guy with the firearm as a nickname.

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About me

My name is Shane Baratta and I am from Omaha Nebraska, graduating form Omaha South in 2021. In high school, I had played many sports such as football, powerlifting, golf, wrestling, and I had also contributed in robotics. After high school, I had come to Morningside to get a business degree and to compete in Esports at a collegiate level. My plans for the future is to create my own business and to be my own boss.

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Angelo’s wonderful journey

Angelo Martinez is from Cherry Hills, Colorado and has traveled to Sioux City Iowa to originally compete in the collegiate sport of baseball. Tragically, during his senior year of high school, while competing, Angelo was rounding third base and stepped on the bag wrong and tore his ACL. Instead of giving up on the school that gave him a chance, he decides to switch his scholarship to Esports. Playing multiple Varsity games such as Valorant and Overwatch. Competing in this online sport, takes up the same amount of time as a regular sport, if not more. So Angelo has to manage his time wisely to be as effective as he can be. To follow his dream, he is majoring in Marketing to later in life find his passion. Getting through college is all apart of the path that is leading him to the life he wants.

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News Comment Number 1

Serena Williams’s Magical Run at the U.S. Open Isn’t Over Yet

The U.S. Open had did their best to give Serena a legendary send off as she officially retires from the sport that she loves. Serena could have thrown herself a retirement party but instead she wanted to go out with a bang by competing in the U.S. open. Serena is not only a huge role model throughout the world but for female athletes and black tennis stars. She came out swinging in the first two rounds dominating the competition while having a high classed audience, including a former president, Tiger Woods, and also Zendaya. Serena still has a lot of fight in her, battling against her talented opponents, saying this is what she came for.

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