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APARTMENT GUIDE
Jason Baker/KANSAN
Max Hire, Kansas City, Mo. junior, made his beer pong table using bottle caps he collected on his own and off of eBay. He and his roommate, John Cullen, Kansas City, Mo., junior, fashioned the table during the course of a month.
Beer pong tables bring out students' personal touch
Unique tables becoming more accessible
JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
Beer pong, the drinking game played at almost every house party. This timeless classic has made its way from house parties to local bars in Lawrence, like The Hawk, 3125 W.Sixth St. Any average person can just have their coffee table or dining room table be the beer pong table, but some KU students have designed their own table solely for the game of beer pong.
USE A COLLECTION AS A DESIGN
beer bottle caps for more than a year from random bars across the country. "We even bought some off of eBay. Some were about $50," Hire said. The guys said that it took about a month to put it together. It consisted of mortaring and routing the table, gluing the bottle caps into the table, and finally layering it with Polyurethane. polyurethane helps prevent stains if there are
If you're big on having a collection, whether it's stamps or baseball cards, you can use that as a decorative cover for your table. For Max Hire Kansan City, Mo. junior, it was beer bottle caps. His roommate John Cullen, Kansas City, Mo., junior, had started collecting
any spillage. Hire said that the table got used about two to three times a week.
SPORT YOUR FAVORITE TEAM'S LOGO
"We've played beer pong on our table more times than we can count."
If you are a die-hard sports fanatic, why not have your favorite mascot in the center of your table? Because this is Jayhawk country, the Jayhawk is not a bad touch. Jamie Halpin and his roommate, Dan Koerperich, Shawnee
DAN KOEPERICH Shawnee sophomore
sophomores, have the Jayhawk mascot in the center of their table. Halpin said that it took them roughly a day during the summer to make it while working at Koerperich stepfather's sign shop. "The graphics on the table are of vinyl which Koerperich did most of the work laying down after it was cut in a vinyl printer.
he said. "We've played beer pong on our table more times than we can count." Halpin said about its frequent usage.
Maybe you think the Jayhawk mascot is a bit cliche, how about the "KU" letters as an idea? David Cooley, Leawood junior, has the letter "K" on one of his tables. Cooley said it took between 25 to 30 hours on and off for about a week to complete each table.
APRIL 3,2008
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN