The building with the best-decorated hall wins. Penny Race Penny Race is a spring competition among residence halls. The purpose of the race is to raise money for Circle K, which distributes the money to charities. During the race, each residence hall has a bucket in the dining hall. Everyone is welcome to put as many pennies as they want in the buckets.
Pennies are a plus.
If any other form of currency is put in the bucket, it is considered a deduction. The winner is the residence hall whose penny total is higher than other currency within the bucket. It's a way for residence halls to compete against each other and still raise money for charity.