SENIOR MARIANA FIGUEROA, AmericanMarketing Associationpresident, leads ameeting Nov. 16. The group discussedan upcom ing case-study competition for whichAMA produced amarketing plan for Goodyear and SulilVan Tire. ,A. INGRAM GRADUATE BOBBY EVANS and \enioe Ilex Poundec and Astnd Ferez gatheratthe home of Lori Sloan, assistant professor of Marketing, for anAmerican Marketing Association officers'meeting Sept 12. Qffic" spentthe evening planning fo rthe years event, Induding acasestudy competition that would take them to aconfere nce in New Odeans in ApriL ,(OURTESYOF A. FEREZ PIZZA WARS WAS ABOlJ.T MORE than students' getting a chance to eat inexpensive pizza. The event gave marketing students a chance to practice skills needed for future careers. The American Marketing Association has sponsored Pizza Wars for four years, according to Lori Sloan, AMA sponsor and assistant professor of marketing. "Pizza Wars is the yearly fund-raiser for AMA," Sloan said. "We use the money to send students to the national convention, and the rest of the money goes to the [Muscular Dystrophy Association]. We usually send them a check for $500 to $1,000 each year." While most people saw Pizza Wars as a way to get cheap pizza, the AMA members saw it as a way to help prepare students for careers. "The most important aspect of Pizza Wars is the fact we get everyone involved, and it provides the students with real-world experience in event planning and coordinating," Sloan said. "The students are in charge of all of it, from calling local pizza places to setting up tables." Senior Mariana Figueroa, AMA president, said Pizza Wars was an economical way to get some pizza. "We sell tickets for about $3 or $4, and you get all the pizza you want," Figueroa said. "It is a really great deal for students and the pizza places in Searcy. It's also really fun for [members ofAMA]. We setup tables in the student center to sell tickets, and one person dresses like a slice of pizza every year./I Charley's Pizza has supported Pizza Wars for the last three years. Charley's almost missed out on its first Pizza Wars until a twist of fate put them into the competition. "We got the call to enter Pizza Wars three years ago," Charley Farrell, owner of the restaurant, said. "It was our first year open, and we had tried to get in but they said it was fulL Someone dropped out the night before, and we got the call at 9:30 the morning of the event." Farrell looked at Pizza Wars as a way to connect to Harding not only for profit, but also for fellowship. "It is fun to talk to the students, faculty and even the people from the other pizza places," Farrell said. AMA members said they also looked forward to Pizza Wars for the fun and education the event provided. "It's fun to do Pizza Wars because it gives you experience in an actual situation," senior Darcy Flachs, an AMAmember, said. "It's one thing to learn about things in the classroom but it's another to see what we've learned in real life." -MATT BLANSm 219 - BUSINESS
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