Mudbowl: Homecoming Event

Tailgate party, T-shirts, noise makers, and made for a special homecoming evening.



Matt Miller, a Junior at Cornerstone, photographs the event. He is one of many photographers who came out to document the event.



Mud bowl players attempt to catch a very muddy football. Making plays and completing them always proves to be a challenge in the deep, slippery mud.


Senior Libby Burton enjoys a good laugh with fellow friends, will watching the beginning games.



Cornerstone students, alumni, faculty and staff come to watch the festivities, and try to avoid the mud pit.



Cornerstone Freshman waits on the sidelines as the freshman teams trade places. Every year there are more freshman teams than for any other year.



Cornerstone Universities Mudbowl celebrated 16 years this homecoming week. This tradition is one of the favorite amongst students.

By: Cassie Jackson

Mudbowl 2010

Mudbowl comes to a close and ends with the Seniors and Sophomores go head to head.

The Senior class takes on the Sophomores. The Senior win sent them out in a blaze of glory and that glory happened to be covered in mud (above and below).

Onlookers brave enough to stand at the edge of the tent fuel the game and event every year.

Sophomore Luke Salik throws in his belt jokingly as someone reminds him that the sophomore class will not be going undefeated as had been hoped.

Mudbowl, though messy, is something students look forward to year after year.

Mudbowl

They might have had fun getting dirty but now come the best part, trying to get the mud out of their hair.
Thes two Freshman girls are loving the first Cornerstone Mudbowl experience.
This little girl enjoyed her self at Mudbowl. She might not have been old enough to participate but she made her own fun.
Mudbowl Has been going on for sixteen years. This year was one of the best for weather.
Keith Blair, Referies the mudbowl game. He said " I wish that was me out there playing."

This Freshman Girl trenches through the ruff mud. It was all worth it to help there teammates qualify to the next round.

Mud Bowl

Mudbowl is an annual homecoming tradition at Cornerstone University. Each class competes in flag football for the title of Mudbowl Champions. The catch - the game is in a field of pure mud.


Between football matches at Mudbowl there are extra competitions like craziest costume and a wheelbarrow race.

Erin White, Dan Chmielewski, Caleb Denman, and Adam Smallman get hyped up before the game. Many players wear a costume or crazy outfit to the game.


Sophmore, Jordan Vasicek puts on his gameface for Mudbowl - literally.


Sophomore, Joy McFadden, gets down and dirty in a pink formal gown. She may look like a girl, but she doesn't play like one.


Jen Manzer stands out from the crowd in neon colored attire as she takes the field for the junior class team.


The sophomore team huddles of for a pep talk before taking the field against the freshmen.



In the end, in a victory over the freshmen, the Mudbowl champs were the senior class.

By Meredith Laden

Mudbowl 2010

During the Cornerstone 2010 Mudbowl game two freshmen battle it out in the mud fighting for the champion title.

Water splashed and mud reached ever uncovered part of the players bodies on Wednesday, September 30.



Alumni come to support Cornerstone every year at the annual Mudbowl. An alumni daughter cheered for the players through the microphone.


After the games were finished, two friends continued to push each other into the mud this year at Mudbowl.

Juniors, Holli-Noelle Lemke, Jennifer Manzer, Meghan Reiter, Ben Kaiser and Curtis Monaghan were all in the running for best costume at mudbowl. They danced together as they waited for the results.

Kendra Brianer grabs the flag from Blake Wisz in victory at Mudbowl 2010.


As the sun sets, the juniors and seniors play for the championship at Mudbowl 2010.

Art Prize at Night

People Stand and watch as the art is built right before there eyes. This piece is made from glass that is heated up and shaped to create the shape.

Art was available for people to purchase. There was little pieces of glass that had been shaped for a necklace.


Music playing at Art Prize is not a rarity. People stopped to listen and give money to these two bango players.



The bike has never been so simplistic then ever before. People look at the most modern bike to man it is perfect for the environment and get to and from work


"That is one big card" is what an on looker said last week friday at art prize. It is hard to miss this work of art. Later on during the week they will be having people sign the card.



The Vinyard is what this work of art is intitled. It is located right next to BOB down town. This piece of art takes through tells a story not leaving out any pieces

Art Prize 2010

The JW Marriott's lobby has been transformed by the colorful looping painting displayed on its windows. The "Loop De Loop" by Tanya Vanden Bosch, can be seen from across the river, as well as from the inside of the hotel.



Mother and daughter enjoy the wonders of Art Prize entry, " Blue Chaos" by Paul Flickinger Kalamazoo, MI.



Pumping out loud music and neon lights, "Loud Art" by Loud Art Design, brings some excitement to Art Prize visitors.



Father and son look at picture taken with a camera phone on the sculpture "Dancing with Lions", by Bill Secunda.



"Filling the Void" by Roscoe Wilson, uses everyday items that many people throw away.



Created by artist Cecelia Quillian of Jenison, MI, "The Swing of Youth" is her first Art Prize entry. This Swing is composed of various beads and took about 6 months to complete.



A little boy, who will remain anonymous, plays on one of the interactive art prize sculptures. Many families can be seen interacting with various Art Prize entries.



Outside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Jack Hillman's "Celebration" stands out against a fading sunset.




Martina Hahn from Boyne, MI, paints a picture of Captain Jack Sparrow for a large crowd at The B.O.B, late Sunday evening.




By Cassie Jackson

Caitlin Cossey, a freshman at CU plays a painted piano from Luke Jerram's collection entitled "Street Pianos - Play Me, I'm Yours". There are 20 variously painted pianos sprinkled throughout downtown Grand Rapids.

This work, entitled "Look Around You" is made of tiled mirrored glass. Austin Blough's artpiece is located outside the BOB in downtown Grand Rapids.

Kathy Nimmick of Grand Rapids pauses to look at giant dragon by Lou Rodriquez on September 30, 2010. Entitled "A Dragon for Jonas", it sits in the lot outside of the BOB.

This piece by Margaret Parker, "Title: C'ood: A Democracy Experiment" is made of t-shirts, rebar, and wood and in Calder Plaza.

This group of children stand fascinated at this piece by Schemm + Buteyn. Titled "When We are Mammoths", it comprised of aluminum, steel, and wood and is located in the BOB parking lot.

Ronald G. Campbell's ArtPrize submission, titled "Salvaging the Ruins in Michigan" is located inside of Leo's Restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids. Though the pieces look like aged pottery they are actually made of wood.