Mary Kaufman spent part of her Saturday outside her residence hall bearing the cold while watching fellow residents get velcroed in large brown Sumo wrestler’s suits.

You were in this huge suit with a fake hair helmet, said Kaufman, a junior in zoology from Dongola,. You looked 900 pounds and you would smack into the other person. After you collided, you had no choice but to fall down.

Kaufman attended the Thompson Point Executive Council- sponsored Pointfest, the biggest Thompson Point event of the semester. The event featured bands, free food, prizes and Sumo wrestling. Sixty pizzas were devoured by residents.

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Although the weather was chilly, 400 people came in and out of their rooms throughout the four-hour event to take part in the activities. Sumo wrestling was one of the most popular of them.

Head residents fought other head residents, resident assistants fought other resident assistants, and students fought each other, but it was all fun and games.

Kaufman did not build up the guts to enter the Sumo ring herself, but was entertained by just watching friends and head residents fight it out.

It was so funny to see my head resident duke it out with another head resident, she said. People were making fools of themselves. They all looked so hilarious.

The Thompson Point Executive Council is a student organization that uses housing activity fees to provide programs to enhance life for Thompson Point residents.

Steve Kopp, Thompson Point Executive Council adviser, said students in the council have been working on the finer details of Pointfest for the past three months. Kopp said events like Pointfest add to the unity of the community.

It gives us a chance to build a closer community, he said. People on Thompson Point can come together in one big area and interact with each other.

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Council President Justin Whitt was upset about the weather conditions but felt the goal of the activity was achieved. Whitt said activities like Pointfest provide something to do for residents outside and together.

There isn’t a lot to do on campus on Saturdays, he said. This is an alternative to sitting in your room watching television.

This semester event provided a different experience for Kaufman than her normal Saturday afternoon.

You meet new people from different buildings that you normally don’t have the chance to meet, she said. You were able to find out more about the people that live in the same area as you.