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PACT 4-THE CLUSTER, APRIL 14, »M/F«aues
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Archou Clark Newton explained
the purpose of the project. "It pro
vide* severely h*ndic*pped peopk
with alternative means of learning.
With these units, they can push a
button and see a light flash or smell
scented air. It creates a new life for
them by opening doors outside of
the traditional methods.”
Project P.U.S.H., begun by
Thomas Sayre of the University of
North Carolina in 1977, is unique
to the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. It
operates under a board of directors
and an administrator who allocate
the funds raised by chapters
throughout the nation. This year's
tournament brought in more than
$500 in entry fees alone.
Fourteen teams participated in
the event, which began Friday
afternoon. Most were Mercer
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By LEE ANN FISCH
Under the bright lights of the in-
tramuial field Saturday night, the
softball teams of Pi Kappa Phi and
Sigma Alpha Epsilon battled for
ZVt hours in an intense struggle for
the P.U.S.H. tournament cham
pionship. ft was a competition of
strength and speed, of reflexes and
endurance. No matter who scored
more runs or could hit further or
run faster, the true winner in this
game was neither of the teqms on
the field. The true winners were the
children helped by Project
P.U.S.H. \
The Pi Kapps sponsored the two-
day tournament to raise money for
Project P.U.S.H. — Play Units for
the Severely Handicapped, the
fraternity's national philarthropy.
rmrSeiai but the police department
and admission's office fielded
teams as well. The former was
nosed for its tremendous batting
ability, the latter for its excellent
sportsmanship.
BSU came out on top in the four
team women's division after nar-
rowly defeating ADPi by a single
run in the championship game
Saturday morning. When later
ashed about the bandage around her
knee, BSU pitcher Wendy
McFarland was overheard to quip,
"We'll do anything to winl" With
a dramatic pout, she looked at her
knee and added, "I think I would
have settled for second."'
While McFarland's commentary
on her injury may not have been
altogether serious, many agreed
that the competition at the tourna
ment was fierce. Ron Owens,
conch for ADPi, noted that five
games were decided by one run.
The finals in both divisions were
also taken into two games, the
men’s lasting until 11:30 Saturday
night.
The final outcome of the men's
championship game favored the Pi
Kapps with a 14-6 victory over the
SAEs. Doug Matheson. the Most
Valuable Player in the men's divi
sion, said, "1 was encouraged by
the participation because I think it’s
not only a worthy cause but also a
great opportunity for the intramural
department to increase competi
tion." v
BSU infieldcr Heather Cornell
was selected as the women's Most
Valuable Player.
Other teams participating in the
event included Sigma Nu, Lamb
da Chi Alpha, Kappa Alpha, Kap
pa Sigma, BSU Men, Alpha Gam-
ma Delta and the Lady Bluze.
Although Mark Melnikoff, coor
dinator of the tournament, was
unavailable for comment, Newton
credited him with much of the suc
cess, explaining that Melnikoff wav
involved in all phases of the event:
planning, playing, coaching and
officiating.
The lights at the intramural field
were dimmed by midnight Satur
day. The crowds of spectators had
cleared the fields, and the players
had vacated their positions. The
championship games of the
P.U.S.H. tournament were over,
but its cause remained. Somewhere
in the night, as a button was push
ed, a light flashed in the darkness
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r off their winning zipmobile
Engineering students design ‘zip-mobiles’
By RUBY FOWLER
Four students enrolled in the
freshman design sequence at the
engineering school recently won a
“rip-mobile'' design contest.
Charles Andrews. Joseph
Bndham Jr., Richard Weekly, and
Todd Young walked away with a
$25 prise for crewing the best folly-
operational wheeled vehicle
powered only by an on-board rub
ber band “engine. "
According to Dr. John Palmour,
professor of industrial and systems
engineering, the coolest is a "lit
tle design project that explores the
design process—a fun one-nighter
to get people started.”
Teams of four contestants were
given one day to design, construct,
and test a "zqjmobde." using only
the following materials: one shut
of legal sized paper, thjee standard
paper clips, one butterfly paper
dip, one plastic soda straw, two in
dex cards, six rubber bands, and
one envelope. Unlimited amounts
of glue and scotch tape were
"legal."
Students enrolled in the third
design class (EGR 103) will spend
the rest of the quarter working on
a major project. Designed to aid
handicapped persons in the Macon
area, each project will be a per
sonalized device to help with ac
tivities such as opening doors or
handling a foci).
Palmour said. "These projects
are exciting in that they are real-
dealing with real people, meeting
real needs."
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