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It took 1300 hours to build a 500 pound canoe out of concrete. Until its debut, MSU Denver’s Society of Civil Engineers didn’t know if it would float. The team headed off to Big Soda Lake in Lakewood for the national qualifying race to test out their project on April 2. The 2016 Concrete Canoe Competition is an annual, national engineering event. “The canoe was heavier than we expected,” said Torey Miller, vice president
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of the club. As if the canoe wasn’t heavy enough itself, one round of the race required four students to be in the canoe. Torey Miller, Nicole ValenciaZimmerman, Laura Mendoza and Cristobal Pinon all assisted with the design, construction and the pouring of the cement before launching the boat. Fifteen schools across the midwest came to compete in five rounds of the race.
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Of those, three schools’ canoes sank before completion. “We were just glad that it floated,” said Miller. “We assumed that it would float but it wasn’t a guarantee.” Their canoe was one of the heaviest and it stayed af loat through the duration of the competition. Because the teams were also assessed on their speed and the aesthetics of the canoe, MSU Denver didn’t qualify for the
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When Alaa Atwi went outside to the packed school grounds the Monday before spring break, she expected to eat lunch with a friend and head to class afterward. Unfortunately, the hijab she wore caught the attention of Ron
Underwood, a hostile preacher. Atwi found herself defending her faith. Then, a student and follower of the preacher approached her. “When he came up to me he was like, ‘I hate all Muslims. Muhammad is a pedophile. I spit on his grave, so I
spit on you.” Atwi said. And he spit on her. “I didn’t really think there was that much hate against Muslims,” she said. “Especially on a public campus where it’s so diverse.”
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April 6, 2016
Concrete canoe competition at Big Soda Lake
MSU Denver seniors Nicole Valencia-Zimmerman, front, and Laura Mendoza compete in the female endurance round of The Concrete Canoe Qualifiers at Big Soda lake in Lakewood.
Photo and story by Alyson McClaran
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national competition. MSU Denver’s Society of Civil Engineers hasn’t raced in The Concrete Canoe Competition since 2007. Although this year’s race didn’t get them to the national competition, the team was pleased that their canoe didn’t sink and plans to use what they learned for next year. “We felt so accomplished. I couldn’t begin to tell you how happy the entire team was,” Miller said.
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