The Circuit

A forward on the Benedictine men’s basketball team is now at the forefront of openly gay athlete discussions. Jallen Messersmith is believed to be the first openly gay active college basketball player, according to outsports.com.

“I think it’s just becoming normal,” Messersmith told the Circuit by phone. “It’s not going to be a big deal anymore.”

Most people don’t have a baseball field across the street. Buck Snowden might.

Benedictine College administration approved the new location of the baseball and softball fields, but the college is waiting on funding before beginning the project.

Athletic Director Charlie Gartenmayer said the project would realistically be completed in 2015.

Nearly 40 BC students gathered in the Legacy Hall classroom, Friday April 19, to play video games together. BC’s first fragfest is part of a growing trend among video gamers.

“People don’t sit down together anymore to play video games,” said Jono Casino, Technology Club president. “Our goal is to bring guys together to play while still interacting with each other.”

They got exactly that, from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.