Every day, students walk hurriedly in and out of buildings, sometimes carelessly swinging the doors open and shut. Others lazily smack the automatic open button so they won’t have to pull that oh-so-heavy door in Mass Media and Technology Hall.

HonorsToppers, the student ambassadors of the Honors College, were made aware by a disabled student that buildings like the Downing University Center, Garrett Conference Center and Helm-Cravens Library lack accessibility for students who truly need it, Covington, junior Brittany Kittleman said.

“This problem is in no way justifiable,” said Tyler Clark, a junior from Raywick and the HonorsToppers’ public relations coordinator. This Saturday at 10 a.m. in DUC, the group will host the first Big Red’s Trivia Bowl.

“The whole thing is based around academic and pop culture questions,” said Lindsey Westerfield, Honors College admissions counselor and HonorsToppers’ adviser.

The tournament is similar to a regular academic team competition. Each game will have two rounds lasting 15 minutes or 50 questions, whichever comes first. When the rounds are completed, winning teams will advance to the next level until the Big Red’s Trivia Bowl champion is crowned.

“We have about 19 teams total competing in the trivia bowl,” Kittleman said.

The teams include faculty, staff, students and even high school teams from Adair and Logan counties, Westerfield said.

If the fundraiser is deemed successful, the HonorsToppers will make it an annual event.

“The idea for the trivia bowl came up at the retreat,” Westerfield said.

At the time, they weren’t sure what cause they would raise money for, but this opportunity presented itself because of a student having accessibility needs.

Westerfield said initial expectations had been for there to be eight teams involved in the trivia bowl.

“We were probably hoping that we were going to raise about $250,” she said. “But by now we have raised about $400 or $450.”

Each team has four to six people at a cost of $5 per person.

“Our expectations have been blown away,” Westerfield said.

Clark said the money raised at Big Red’s Trivia Bowl will go to installing handicap-accessible doors for the library.

This is the third year of the HonorsToppers organization, Westerfield said.

“They wanted to show the campus that they are involved in student life,” Clark said.