Correction Appended

At 1 a.m. on Oct. 15, Commander A. Xerxes Botkin ’11 sent out ‘an official dispatch’ from the ‘silence in the night.’ “DEFENDERS OF THE GORGES,” the message read, “We have survived the first major onslaught against us by the heathen armies of the incestuous, brother-loving Penn … We must build up our strength so that we can not only defend our land, but take the offensive and expand the borders of Cornell!”

Cornell students, arm yourselves. GoCrossCampus, an online version of the board game Risk, has invaded Cornell’s campus.

Initially played between colleges in the Ivy League Championship Tournament, GoCrossCampus has established a game exclusive to Cornellians, becoming an intra-campus battle. Divided by the various possible residences on and off campus, Cornell students vie to take over the halls and libraries of this virtual battleground. At the present, the Cook/Becker/Bethe team is in the lead with Off Campus, Program Houses with the Gothics/C-Town Dorms/Co-Ops trailing close behind. The freshmen residence teams are the weakest.