Between the three academic majors represented on the team and diverse faculty expertise within and beyond EKU's Department of Technology, no issue went unresolved. Dr. Mitch Lifland , also of the Technology faculty, was particularly helpful, the students said. Another plus for the Eastern team, they added, was the hands-on emphasis they've enjoyed in their classes. Most of it is just tinkering with what you have. You have to have that mindset to play with it to get it to work.
Attitude is so much more important than aptitude in any one area.
They have to have an attitude that they can do this, and they had that attitude. Just as was the case two years ago, Eastern's entry was notable for its simplicity and reliability. We didn't have to pull all-nighters in Albuquerque. Instead, the Eastern students, some of whom had never been west of the Mississippi, had plenty of time for sight-seeing. The winner also was determined on the basis of a written report and oral presentation.