U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley and John Koskinen, chair of the President s Council on Year 2000 Conversion, will reveal how schools and colleges across the country are meeting the Y2K computer challenge. Superintendents, business officers, principals, financial aid administrators and others who are working to assure that the education community s computers are ready for the 21st century will share their experiences. For further information, contact Lori Henderson, x2130. The student competition, a friendly rivalry between Colleges, has been scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999. The challenge is to build a spaghetti bridge in one hour.
Deans enter teams that are from recognized student organizations housed within their Colleges.
Prizes and cash awards are given to teams who build the strongest, ugliest, most beautiful, gaudiest and weakest bridges. Student participants are provided boxes of spaghetti, glue, and glue guns to build their bridges. Each bridge must span a 24-inch open area as well as meet a number of other requirements. Finalists build a second bridge in a two-hour contest to determine the winners of the Challenge Cup. Last year, the cup was awarded to the College of Technology.