Assassins Turns Bloody
April 14, 2006
This year’s Fort Douglas Week activities turned gruesome when first year Craig Ketchum was injured during the game Assassins. Assassins is the annual campus-wide survival game in which residents try to spray their target with water, (while avoiding getting wet themselves).
While Ketchum was chasing his target, Austin Jean-Coulson, to Douglas Center, Ketchum slipped on some mud outside the entrance by the TWU Student Association office, and momentum carried his left arm through the TWUSA window, sending glass flying and deeply puncturing his bicep.
As onlookers gathered around the scene, fellow students Francisco Grajales and Chris Anquist helped slow the bleeding until the ambulance arrived 20 minutes later.
At the hospital, Ketchum received 23 stitches and multiple cuts and bruises.
“I did see a large chunk of my muscle exposed,” he said, “but no major veins or arteries were cut, so I was really lucky.”
The TWUSA window was immediately boarded up, and later replace with special tempered glass.
“It is still breakable, but it won’t go through the skin. Hopefully it won’t be a problem either way,” said Maintenance Coordinator Garry Corrigan.
In the end, it was only Ketchum’s arm, not his love for Assassins, which was scarred, as he hopes the competition will return next year.
“I don’t want what happened to affect the game in any way,” he said.
In light of the events, Austin conceded the kill.
Now you go...
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As the primary responder to Craig’s injury I feel inclined to give an update. Craig recovered quickly (I know because I became his roomate the next semester) and now sports a fantastic “jaw’s-like” scar. When asked about it, Craig may respond that he received the jaggad scar from whild boar hunting with the Massai warriors in Kenya… don’t believe a word of it, truth is he nearly died trying to kill one of his peers and for that he will be remembered.
Thanks a lot for ruining my entire reputation, Chris.
Craig,
are you an Alum of Bingham Academy in Ethiopia? I’m a much older TWU alum and ex-MK and I had the pleasue of getting back to Bingham a year ago. I thought I saw your name associated with the school.
Glad to see you survived the Ninja moment above.
Brian (TWU ‘86)
Brian,
I am indeed an Alum of Bingham Academy. It’s fascinating to encounter people everywhere I go who are associated with that school! Small world!
Craig