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February 2005 Happenings
MTU Winter Carnival snow sculptures ... more photos
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| The First Year Experience sculpture entry, "As Mario Enters
World 3 he plunges into the deep blue sea," based on a video-game
character, took first place in the Residence Hall statue
competition. (Photo ©
2005 Michele Anderson) |
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| Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority took third place in
the Women's Division for their statue depicting the giant squid
attacking the Nautilus, a scene from 20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea, titled "20,000 Leagues Below, an Icy Attack in the
Snow." (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) |
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| Tau Kappa Epsilon's resurrected Atlantis,
"A City Once Lost, Now Found in Frost," won second place
in the Fraternities Division. (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) |
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| "Mama's Boys" won second place in the
Residence Halls competition for their version of the Nautilus
breaking through the ice in its attempt to escape the giant squid,
"Wrapped in Distress the Nautless [sic] Surfaced a
Mess." (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) |
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| In this snowy version of the Old Testament
story, Moses, right, calls on God's power to bring the Red Sea
crashing down on Pharaoh's 400 chariots. The Campus Interfaith
Varsity took second place in Student Organizations for this
sculpture, titled, "God Opened the Sea, Set His People
Free." (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) |
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| Sigma Phi Epsilon's version of a giant squid is
28 feet tall, with an eye of ice and tentacles capturing invading
divers (Note ice dagger in the hand of the diver in the
foreground). This sculpture, with several details in ice, took
fourth place in the Fraternities Division. (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) |
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| "Mac Gyver the Diver, " by Petoria
residence hall, was a first-place winner in the One-Nighter Class
3 contest. (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) |
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| Teeter-tottering to raise funds for cystic
fybrosis are Andrea Schmidt, left, of Waterford, Mich., and Laura
Erb of Marquette, members of Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority. In this
annual fundraiser, the volunteers, putting in one or two hours
each of teeter-tottering, hope to raise $1,500. As of Thursday
afternoon, they had already raised more than $1,000 in pledges for
36 hours of teeter-tottering in front of their sculpture,
"One Fish Two Fish, Starfish, Blowfish." (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) |
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Editor's Note: Visit the Michigan
Tech Winter Carnival Web site for the complete results of
statue competitions, photos
of the all-nighter and more!
Visit the Keweenaw Now discussion forums to comment
on this article.
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