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Paper Airplane Contest

Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. A fourth throw in unison filled the atrium with planes. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Winning pilot Luke Doughty, a software engineering student, is photographed with his creation. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Abaigeal Aydt, a junior chemical engineering student, gives her plane a toss from the staircase toward the first-floor bullseye. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Students retrieve their planes in between rounds. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Blake Anderson, Research Project Manager with the college, carries the entries back up the staircase for the final round. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Matt Honke, top, Phillip Carter, right, and Blake Anderson collect and score the paper airplanes. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Blake Anderson explains the rules to the pilots. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Paper airplanes from the contest. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Paper airplanes from the contest. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Paper airplanes from the contest. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Paper airplanes from the contest. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Keilani Mielke, a computer engineering student, added a graceful paper swan pilot to her plane. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Manas Moondra, a mechanical engineering student, flies a huge paper airplane made by a group of students. The students had 30 minutes to use supplied paper to make their airplanes. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Manas Moondra, a mechanical engineering student, gives his airplane a critical eye. The students had 30 minutes to use supplied paper to make their airplanes. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Oscar Thomas, a mechanical engineering student, gives his airplane a trial throw. The students had 30 minutes to use supplied paper to make their airplanes. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Carl Nelson, Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, gives his airplane a trial throw. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Carl Nelson, Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, gives his airplane a trial throw. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Vince Orsi folds his airplane before the contest. Engineering students, staff and faculty finished out the first week of classes in the new Kiewit Hall by having a paper airplane contest in the atrium. Contestants flew three rounds of flights aiming at a bullseye on the first floor. January 26, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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