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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Wednesday, April 18, 2012 NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS ROBOTS 2012 Guggenheim Fellowships LANCE OLSEN KATHARINE COLES Olsen and Coles are both professors in the Creative Writing Program in the English Department. Olsen, who teaches experimental narrative theory and has been a faculty member since 2007, is widely published and is also a Fulbright Scholar. Coles, who teaches creative writing and has been on staff since 1997, is a Utah Poet Laureate. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Five students have each been awarded more than $126,000 to be used for graduate studies over three years. Justin Jenson, graduating in chemistry and bioengineering, will be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Melinda Gurr, graduating in anthropology, will be attending Syracuse University. Eric Kenneth Gibbons, graduating in bioengineering, will be attending Stanford University. Both Nicholas Spiropulos, graduating in chemistry, and Katie Joyce Sciuto, majoring in bioengineering, will be attending the U. Compiled by Emily T. Andrews GUV RACE continued from Page 1 "I think most of the leadership we have today looks at the problems we're facing and thinks we're doing OK and doesn't look to the future," he said. "We need to be able to resolve some of the critical issues facing not only you but all future generations ... [this is] going to be established in a way that we do not have fear but we have the courage to have [open] discussions." continued from Page 1 each target hit, along with a point for each zombie headshot (up to five points) with a bonus five points for finishing first. The competition consisted of 33 teams with four students to a team, each with its own name and robot. Seventeen rounds determined which team won, with the top two teams being excused from taking the class final. Ben O'Harra, Peter Creling, Clay Audd and Eric Green, all freshmen in mechanical engineering, made up the group called "Nacht der Untoten," German for "Night of the Undead." SIMULATION continued from Page 1 calmly evacuate now Go to Assembly Points outside for more information. Tell others around you." There were also intercom announcements in some buildings. Students were milling around just outside of the Marriott Library, sheltering themselves He plans to bring decisiveness and courage to his office and said he doesn't know all the answers to fixing our government. "In history when you have a government that doesn't have a balance, it falls," he said. "I don't know how more visual it can be that we do not have a balanced government in this state ... my biggest fear is that we don't have open discussion ... balance in a democracy is critical." Cooke served in the army for almost four decades, in- 3 Creling and O'Harra their robot differed from several others because it was adjustable, rather than stationary on its board. Nacht der Untoten ended up making it into the semi-final round, however, its robot did not make the final round. The team "PWS Butterworth" consisted of Scott Downard, Daniel Nguyen, Robert Hilliard and Marvel Zhang, all freshmen in mechanical engineering. The teammates said their robot, Peter, was unique in that it only had one switch rather than the several switches most teams employed. "We're confident it'll start. If we can make it around that curve, we'll do well," Downard said. Downard's doubts were correct, as Peter didn't make it around the curve during the first round. However, with some adjustments, Peter was able to make it along in the next round. In first place, "12 Gauge Glory," a team made up of Chris Dayley, Derek Lund, Parker Vance and David Alveno, all freshmen in mechanical engineering. Second place went to "The Initial Y-nots," and "Zombie Busting Mechanical Crew" took third place and "Team for Disease Control" took fourth. Along with the zombie competition, several of the senior engineering students showcased their projects. Mechanical engineering seniors David Hardward, Jeff Naylor, James Thompson, Joe Evans and Devin Dixon built a hybrid mobility robot that can walk and roll. The group said the walking components do not work as well as they'd hoped. Another project, the "Continuously Intake Variable Manifold," is a manifold that changes lengths in a car engine in real time to optimize power throughout the RPM range. It was constructed by Sumner Norman, Chris Fogarty, Stephen Hodgman and Eric Smith, all of them mechanical engineering seniors. The group said it was incredibly happy about the results of the project. "This is the fourth design iteration. I just thought I'd add that in there. It took a lot of time, but we got it to where we wanted it to be," Norman said. from the pouring rain. "We actually got our stuff up and left the building," said Dayna Ruiz, a freshman in speech and hearing science as she huddled on the Library Plaza. Alexa Burbank, a sophomore in medical lab science, said she was comforted by being prepared. "I think it would be terrifying," Burbank said. "It will make people more aware of what's going on, and maybe they'll be thinking about it more." Brad Crete, a senior in business and Spanish, said the drill was useful. "I got a text and everything," he said. "Everyone evacuated." He said no one in his class took the drill completely seriously, but everyone evacuated. Medical technicians from the College of Health handed out personal hygiene kits at evacuation points. The students who decided to brave the wind and rain to reach the evacuation points were rewarded with water bottles and mini toothbrushes. Taylor Bjerk, an undeclared freshman, said the drill was ineffective. "It would be [effective] if everyone did it," she said. "I don't think everyone will. My class isn't getting postponed or anything." cluding as a general, and is also a retired small-business owner of low-cost housing developments, and holds a master's in political science from Utah State University. "I would hope you would say that there is hope, this is a great state," he said. "[It's] past being a Democrat, a Republican, or a moderate ... time to the face the issues of our state ... bring your vigor and desire to improve and start today." m.gessel@ chronicle.utah.edu a.cook@chronicle.utah.edu g.koperak@ chronicle.utah.edu leard on the tweettrr WISH LIST twalke rMen eed more tweets?t continued from Page 1 project evoked some ideas, including more support for ESL teaching, more ADA access and a grocery store. 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