Diverting from their usual agenda, the Pre-Law Club held a laughter-filled “Jeopardy!” night competition to calm the nerves of its members and guests following midterms.

On the third floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences building this past Thursday , members divided themselves into three teams to compete in a recreation of “Jeopardy!” based on the different focuses of law majors. Six categories of questions, ranging from what lies in the Constitution to pop culture lawyers, challenged the knowledge of the three competing teams.

The night acted as a relief for the pre-law students who recently finished their midterms exams, taking a break from the usual agenda of educational lectures offered by the club.

Business chair Sakshi Kaura, a senior economics major with an emphasis in pre-law from Jackson, Mississippi, said they planned the “Jeopardy!” night with this energy in mind. 

“The reason why I wanted to have a game night was for everybody to come in together and relax,” Kaura said. “Pre-law students especially are so competitive and it was so much fun to see everybody’s competitive side because we usually in most of our meetings don’t talk.” 

Competition became tense between the three teams as the early part of the game stayed close in score, but one team stood above the rest in the end with a sizable lead, earning themselves Amazon gift cards. Still, many laughs and jokes were shared between the teams amidst their competitive spirits.

Kaura said “Jeopardy!” was the best way to slow down the pace of the semester for its members.

“If we think we need a break from the seriousness, we do something fun like this,” Kaura said. “The first idea everybody came up with was ‘Jeopardy!’ I think it’s the easiest way for students to compete and answer questions.”

Pre-Law Club Vice President Cian Deevers, a senior political science major from Jonesboro and member of the winning “Jeopardy!” team, said he wanted the event to show attendees the pre-law major is not always as boring people make it out to be.

“I hope they learned that law is not always as scary, boring and serious as it may seem,” Deevers said.

Lilly Courtright, a first-year criminology major from Union City, Tennessee, and Ahtziry Zuñiga, a first-year political science and global studies major from Jonesboro, were a part of the winning team along with Deevers.

Courtright was one of the members who showed evidence of the success of the executives’ planning, who said she enjoyed her night competing in “Jeopardy!”. While she said most of the questions were a review for her, she still found plenty to learn about.

“It was really competitive, and I had a lot of fun,” Courtright said. “The questions were pretty substantive. I’m in a civil rights and liberties class and that’s mainly what we talk about, but I didn’t know most of the questions about contracts.”

While most meetings feature guest speakers and focus more on being educational, the club executives hope to hold more laid-back events like this in the future. 

The pre-law club meets next at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the Humanities and Social Sciences building, Room 3026. The next meeting will feature an LSAT examination review.

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