Happy Star Wars© Day! May the 4th Be With You! While you are having your Star Wars© movie marathon you might want to create your own Star Wars© Universe. After all, who doesn’t need their own Han Solo in soaponite? An Ewok flower vase, or a Space Slug draft blocker? The Star Wars Craft Book will help youContinue reading “May The 4th Be With You!!”
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I Hear the Train a Comin’
For more than two centuries, trains have traversed the American landscape altering how and where people live and work. This is why, in 2008, Amtrak created National Train Day to be celebrated on the Saturday closet to May 10th, the anniversary of the pounding of the Golden Spike in Promontory, Utah which marked the completion of the First TranscontinentalContinue reading “I Hear the Train a Comin’”
Finals Week – Extended Hours and Free Coffee!!
According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, summer officially begins at 12:38 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2015. But, even though it isn’t officially summer, the UI Summer Sessions begin the week of May 18. Which mean that FINALS for the spring semester are May 11th through 15th. In order to help you find that extraContinue reading “Finals Week – Extended Hours and Free Coffee!!”
Get the Lead Out
“Eeyore was saying to himself, “This writing business. Pencils and what-not. Over-rated, if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in it.” — Winnie the Pooh. A long time ago, in a far away place, before apps and texts and even typewriters, pencils were used to convey the written word. As you purchase a new box of TiconderogasContinue reading “Get the Lead Out”
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!”
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”
Celebrating Weatherpeople!
Because the weather has a significant impact on our daily lives, National Weatherperson’s Day recognizes the scientists who track our major storms and atmospheric climate changes. The day commemorates the birth of John Jeffries who was born in Boston in 1745. He was a Harvard graduate and surgeon who became fascinated with observing the weather. Beginning in 1774, he daily measured and recorded theContinue reading “Celebrating Weatherpeople!”
Paper Engineering
Come and see the exhibit on Paper Engineering at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library. Paper Engineering, closely allied with chemical engineering, deals with application of math, chemistry, physics, and engineering to the pulp and paper industry; design and analysis of equipment and processes used in the manufacture of paper.1 The fascinating part of paper engineering is paperContinue reading “Paper Engineering”