FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The passage of spring in Northwest Arkansas wouldn’t be complete without the beauty of flowering trees and the spectacle of engineering students—and an occasional faculty member—taped on a wall! It will happen during Engine Week, a tradition that began at the University of Arkansas in 1909. The 2002 Engine Week events will kick off at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, April 8.

Engine week is filled with events pitting engineering departments against each other. There will be fierce competitions in the old favorites: building bridges, flying paper airplanes, tug-o-war and golf in two different varieties. Teams will also compete in new events such as a relay race where drivers maneuver remote controlled cars over a challenging course that winds through the U of A campus.

No Engine Week would be complete without the lively "Stick 'Em Up" competition. Students must use all their engineering knowledge to literally tape a team member to the wall—24 inches off the floor. Teams have two minutes to use no more than one full roll of duct tape to accomplish the task. The last person still "standing" thanks to a creative tape job is declared the winner. Last year’s champ was living wall art for more than 15 minutes.

Not all competitions are strictly for engineering students: a week-long treasure hunt open to the campus community is also on tap. Participants will search for a special medallion hidden somewhere on campus. Clues to the medallion’s location will appear throughout the week in the Traveler. The lucky hunter who returns the medallion to its rightful owners will receive a treasure trove of money and prizes.

A total of 17 fun events will be held at different venues throughout the week. You can view the complete schedule on the College of Engineering web site at www.engr.uark.edu/news.

 

U of A Engine Week 2002

April 8-12

. The first clue for the week-long Engine Week Medallion Hunt will appear in Monday’s issue of the Traveler.

Monday

1:45 Dominos Tournament Engineering Hall 214

2:45 Ping Pong Tournament Hyper Building 320

3:45 Basketball Tournament Hyper Building Gym

Tuesday

12:45 Tug-O-War Old Main Front Lawn

2:10 Stick 'Em Up Bell Engineering Center Atrium

3:45 Volleyball Tournament Old Main Front Lawn

Wednesday

1:45 Egg Drop Industrial Engineering Lounge

2:00 Golf Tournament Valley View Golf Course

2:45 Paper Airplanes Bell Engineering Center Atrium

3:45 Frisbee Golf Gulley Park

Thursday

12:45 Spades Tournament Electrical Engineering Lounge

2:10 Bridgeneering Bell Engineering Center 282

3:45 Wallyball Hyper Building

8:00 Quake Tournament Acxiom Computer Lounge-Engineering Hall

Friday

2:45 Remote Control Car Race Across Campus

3:45 Dodge Ball TBA