Purdue Best Bets
February 20, 1998
JOURNALISTS: Here are details about some Purdue events during the next two weeks.
These Olympians get their kicks from science
Students from 15 schools will compete Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Purdue Regional Tournament
of the Science Olympiad. Among the 43 contests during the day will be:
Naked Egg Drop. 1:30 p.m. Location yet to be determined. Students will attempt to
drop an egg to the floor without breaking it.
Bottle Rocket Contest. 11 a.m. Memorial Mall. Students will launch rockets made
of plastic liter bottles. The rocket with the most air time wins.
Bridge Building. 8:30 a.m. Room 2125 Brown Laboratory of Chemistry. Participants
will suspend as much weight as possible from their bridges.
Students will come from eight high schools -- Attica, Carmel, LaPorte, Marian Mishawaka,
McCutcheon, North Central Indianapolis, South Vermillion and Tri-County -- and seven
junior high schools -- Brownsburg, Carmel, Southwestern, Wainwright, Zionsville, Winamac and Attica. Winners advance to the state finals March 28 at Indiana University.
The awards ceremony for the Purdue contest will be from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in Room
200, Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. During the day, information about specific
contests will be available in Room 221, Wetherill. CONTACT: Isodore Julien, Department of
Biological Sciences outreach coordinator, (765) 494-4983; e-mail, ijulien@bilbo.bio.purdue.edu
Events
Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Reception and book signing. 4 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union.
The authors are Lisa Anderson and Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, assistant professors of
African-American Studies. Anderson is the author of "Mammies No More: The Changing
Image of Black Women on Stage and Screen." Sharpley-Whiting wrote "Spoils of War: Women of
Color, Cultures and Revolution" and "Franz Fannon: Conflicts and Feminisms." A Black
History Month event. CONTACT: Leonard Harris, director African-American Studies and
Research Center, (765) 494-5680.
Thursday-Friday, Feb. 26-27.
Failed States and International Security: Causes, Prospects and Consequences. 9 a.m.-5:15
p.m. both days. All sessions in Room 310, Stewart Center. A conference on the increasing
number of "failed states." These countries threaten regional security and often result in demands for U.S. and international intervention. Nine international
experts will address the issue and offer proposals for lessening the crisis. Interviews
with the participants may be conducted by phone before the conference. Participants
also may be interviewed during the conference. CONTACT: Michael Stohl, dean of international
programs, (765) 494-9399; e-mail, mstohl@ippu.purdue.edu
Friday, Feb. 27.
Where Does the Securities Industry Go From Here -- Boom or Bust? 11:30 a.m. Krannert
Auditorium, Krannert Building. Speaker: James C. Redinger, senior managing director,
McDonald & Co. Securities Inc., Cleveland. Part of the Krannert Executive Forum.
Reporters are welcome, but are asked to refrain from asking questions during the lecture.
Videotaping and taking photographs are not allowed during the formal part of the
lecture, but are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. Interviews
with Redinger can be prearranged through Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, Krannert
Graduate School of Management, (765) 494-4392; e-mail, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu
Saturday, Feb. 28.
Math Counts regional competition. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Aims
to foster interest and competency in mathematics in seventh- and eighth-grade students.
Schools attending are: Seeger High School, Roosevelt High School, Tuttle Middle School, West Lafayette High School, Klondike Middle School, East Tippecanoe Middle School
and Frankfort Middle School. The winners advance to the state contest March 14 at
Purdue. CONTACT: Jodi Enderson, (765) 494-5926; e-mail, enderson@ecn.purdue.edu
Saturday, Feb. 28.
Finals of Purdue's 11th annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition. 9 a.m.
Krannert Building auditorium. Ten teams of students will compete for a total purse
of $8,000, with a $4,000 first prize. The competition will consist of business plan
presentations and prototype demonstrations by the teams for a panel of judges. Prizes
will be awarded at an evening banquet. CONTACT: Tamyra Gibson, public relations,
School of Management, (765) 494-4392; e-mail, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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