Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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They've got GAME

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, October 10, 2008

Inside the Davenport Cottage’s infamous two-story party suite, stacks of chocolate bars, San Pellegrino, Bounty paper towel rolls and cereal boxes clutter the bar. An empty cooler from the past weekend lies in the other corner, the tap dried out. In the entryway door, beer bottles and other remnants of Saturday night’s party clutter the entrance.

But another kind of party takes over the common room on Tuesday afternoon — one of bloodshed, guns, aliens, and, of course, video game controllers. Just two feet away from two television sets, Taylor Giffen ’09 and Sharifa Love ’09 are...

#1 By Max S. 12:02p.m. on October 10, 2008

I'm sorry it did not get into more games that go on at Yale besides video games, like the various board game events and tabletop games.

Also, Nexus probably has about 30-40 regulars, right?

#2 By Reuben B. 2:10p.m. on October 10, 2008

Oh gosh...uh...this was a great article, but I'm extremely self conscious, so a few small corrections:

-I'm no guru, I just like to being aware

-Although the language may imply it, I don't play D&D

-I don't get my jollies performing fatalities, I just tried to describe the game feature

-I don't know about the signs, but the slides certainly had pee on them

Again, great article, just...you know...yeah.

#3 By (Anonymous) 5:16p.m. on October 10, 2008

video gamers are more interesting and personable so it was easier to get interviews with them

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