Clarkson Integrator

On Wednesday, March 14, a handful of middle schools and high schools from the area brought some of their students to the Barben Rooms to celebrate the date-or to be more precise, the one famous number that happens to coincide with the date: pi, or 3.14.

Several on-campus groups joined the celebration and hosted an assortment of activities for the visitors to participate in. One station gave out slices of pizza as an extra incentive for approximating pi; others had valuable information that connected with the real world. Still others had a pure entertainment value, for a break from all the critical thinking.

One group offered the chance for students to recite pi to as many decimal places as they could; the winner scored a chance to throw a pie at a Clarkson student's face. The pleasure was then handed over to Professor David Wick, who happily announced his earned right to pie one of his physics students in the face.

The students explored the various stations and received a score between one and three, based on their participation at the table. Those with the highest score at the end received prizes. In turn, the students each placed a marble in a cup at their favorite table. At the close of the event, the winners were announced and prizes distributed.

All of the students involved-both Clarkson and visitors alike-were satisfied at the end of the event, whether it was walking away with a newly-awarded pie, or simply the satisfaction of participating in an academic event: it's a great break from studying.

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