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Brooms On The Go

Quidditch goes from Harry Potter films to
college campuses.

Erin Betman

W

jewish@edu staff

atch out, Muggles, quidditch
isn't just for wizards anymore.

When Becca Pollak, a
sophomore at Michigan State University from

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of broom is the handmade, IQA-regulated

Cincinnati, joined the Spartan Spitfires, she

Shadow Chaser ($49).

didn't really know what to expect. "I thought
it would a laid-back game, but it's really tir-
ing. We run a lot" she said.

World Cup

While this game is based on one with the

same name from the Harry Potter franchise,
it couldn't be any more different. Pollak said,

"I'd describe it as dodgeball, rugby, basket-
ball and flag-football mixed together with a

broom."

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were really basic" he said. "It's our job to
make sure there is a rule for all game-play

situations."

The IQA trains referees, calculates stand-
ings, regulates what equipment is acceptable

and, most importantly, plans the World Cup, a

tournament with the best teams from around
the world. Last year, the Spartan Spitfires

finished 16th and plan to retum this spring.
The World Cup will be in Kissimmee, Fla., on

world and first in the state of Michigan.
"Quidditch is a great addition to cam-

Currently, the Spitfires are sixth in the

pus; it's the only co-ed sport that competes

keeper attempts to stop them. There are also
two beaters on the field who can get in their

against other schools," said Michael Siegel, a
junior from Farmington Hills.

way. The beaters throw bludgers at the oppos-
ing team. Unlike in the books, there are three

Even with schoolwork and practice more
than twice a week, Hack and Pollak both

bludgers, or dodgeballs. If players are hit, then

attend MSU Hillel regularly. Pollak leads

they must stop everything and return to the

Reform services most Friday nights.

hoops, where they can then rejoin the game.
Lastly, each team has one seeker. They

"A lot of my friends are on the team," she
said. "It's good to have a support system,

chase the golden snitch and the game cannot

especially when you go to school out of

end until the snitch is caught.

state."
For more information, find the Spartan

In the books, the snitch is a small ball with
wings, but in this version, it's a person. Before

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"The first question people always ask me is
how the snitch works," Pollak said. "It's like a

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Will Hack, an MSU senior from Chesterfield,
Mo., helped create the game and holds the

Harry Potter books, there are four positions
and seven players total. The keeper and three

volleyball. The chasers try to get the quaffle
into the opposing team's goalposts while the

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Erin Betman, 20, of West Bloomfield is a

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have a small sock-like flag attached to their

junior at Michigan State University. She

clothing; this is what the seekers catch.

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