In record-breaking voter turnout at Winthrop University, 90% of the total student body, approximately 4,404 students, overwhelmingly voted yes on a resolution designating the Coliseum as the location for the official Professor Gladiatorial Combat Challenge.
Nicknamed “The Wingspan Gauntlet” by avid fans, it was adopted by the Board of Trustees after overwhelming support from the Student and Faculty body.
“I couldn’t believe someone didn’t come up with the idea sooner,” said Kyan Feser, a mass communications student.
“It’s time to give these professors a taste of what they put us through on the daily,” said a student only known as Mac.
The bracket for the Gauntlet is being created by the Student Government Association, set to be voted on by the wider student body before the end of the semester.
Some early names being tossed around for trial by combat were Drs. Isenhour and Manwarren in the music department, Drs. John Holder and Huffman in political science, and Drs. Hoffman and Sommers in the English department.
The Gauntlet is set to open in Fall 2025. Professors interested in volunteering for the Gauntlet should contact the President.