FSC’s Champion Esports Club Finds a Home in Conklin Hall
January 13, 2020
Conklin Hall will be buzzing this semester, as FSC’s Esports club officially takes over space in the building’s lower level. And not only will the team practice and compete there; it will be open to the campus community too. In fact, there will be a student contest to name the space.
A ribbon cutting is scheduled for 3 p.m., Tuesday, 1/21.
The space contains 12 gaming PCs outfitted with top-tier hardware, and six gaming consoles comprised of Nintendo switches, Playstation 4’s and Xbox Ones. The championship-caliber team consists of 100+ members, compromising 12 teams playing five different games.
“You can feel the intensity when you walk in the room, trust me,” says Brian Wu, a.k.a “Best TeemoNA.”
Adds Mike “Abssolute” Mallozi: “When we come here, we realize it’s time to bear down and go to work.”
The team competes against college teams throughout the northeast, and last fall won the ECAC conference’s FIFA championship. Coming soon is the ECAC Grand Finals, in which the Super Smash Brothers team is competing.
“Esports has grown into an integral program and way of life for today’s college student,” says Jason Gant, Director of Campus Recreation. “Through the new Esports room, Farmingdale State College is proving its commitment to developing a robust and cutting-edge student experience. The Esports room has already paid significant dividends in the success of the Esports club, and Campus Recreation is thrilled to open the facility for the entire Farmingdale student body.”
