Welcome Spring! The Lichtenberger Engineering Library exhibit is now highlighting the dream of flight. The idea was inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s last film The Wind Rises. The film is a look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II, and his love of flight. The fascinating exhibit items includingContinue reading “Flying into Spring”
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PI DAY CELEBRATION! March 13, 2015
Tomorrow is the Pi Day to end all Pi Days! 3.1415! We celebrated a day early with free apple pie bites, trivia and freebies from IEEE! In 2 hours, 300 pie bites were consumed and many students bravely took on the 7 trivia games that were played. ManyContinue reading “PI DAY CELEBRATION! March 13, 2015”
Waste to Water
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, and the world’s richest man, is known for changing how the world operates and functions. The mission of his non-profit, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is to give all people the chance to live a healthy and productive life. To this end, during the mid-1990s, Bill Gates gave computers to libraries and schools,Continue reading “Waste to Water”
Happy Pi Day (Eve) 3.13, 10:30!
We gather and celebrate Pi Day (Eve) on Friday, March 13 at 10:30 AM-12:30 PM in front of the Lichtenberger Engineering Library in the Student Commons. There will be free apple pie bites, lemonade, and coffee as well as trivia competitions! Pi, Greek letter, is defined as a constant — the ratio of the circumferenceContinue reading “Happy Pi Day (Eve) 3.13, 10:30!”
Ninety-nine Years of BMWs
Ninety-nine years ago on March 7, 1916, BMW was officially incorporated. Originally launched to make aircraft engines for Kaiser Wilhelm’s war machine during World War I, the company switched to making motorcycles in the 1920s and started producing cars in the 1930s. The first plant outside of Germany, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, wasn’t built until 1992. BMWContinue reading “Ninety-nine Years of BMWs”
Alkaline batteries, lithium-ion batteries, potato batteries, but frog batteries?
To celebrate National Battery Day, take a moment to think how many times a day and in how many different ways you rely on batteries … cell phones, computers and tablets, cameras, hearing aids, car batteries, children’s toys, games, smoke alarms (have you checked that battery recently?), the list goes on. Image what the worldContinue reading “Alkaline batteries, lithium-ion batteries, potato batteries, but frog batteries?”
Love and Ferris Wheels Just Go Together
Love and Ferris Wheels just go together! “…Look at our small town spinning aroundWe got our feet dangling high off the groundCan you believe, baby, how good it feelsFalling in love on a Ferris wheel? Falling in love…” Ferris Wheel, written by Michael Sarver. (C) 2010 Dream Records February 14 is not only Valentine’s Day,Continue reading “Love and Ferris Wheels Just Go Together”