As four dozen contestants put their pens to the massive checkered grids before them, the clock began to tick down. The room was nearly silent — not a word spoken. The only thing heard across the large cafeteria was the scribbling of lead onto clean paper, with players writing and erasing combinations and patterns of letters until the winners found their matches.

Students from the Give Back Committee within the Senior Class Cabinet have established a goal for the Class of 2014 to complete 2,014 hours of community service by the end of the academic year as a way to give back to Ithaca College and the Ithaca community.