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News
release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-826-2642, kmayes@salina.k-state.edu
Thursday,
April 5, 2007
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A TASTE OF PURPLE PRIDE AT K-STATE AT SALINA'S OPEN HOUSE
SALINA
-- Discover a campus of fun at Kansas State University at Salina's
Open House, where you can see what it's like to fly K-State's jet
or try out technology built by engineering technology students.
Open
House activities will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14, on
the K-State at Salina campus, 2310 Centennial Road. Information
on majors and admissions, as well as details on what it's like to
live, work and go to school at K-State at Salina, also will be available.
Campus tours can be scheduled in advance, if desired.
At
K-State at Salina's Open House you also can:
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Fly high above Salina using the college's top-of-the-line simulators.
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Check out K-State's fleet of more than 30 planes.
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Use the Cat Cannon to launch water balloons at targets shaped suspiciously
like collegiate mascots.
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Shoot some hoops and beat the top score on Pop-A-Shot.
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Grab a hammer and take your technological frustrations out on donated
computers.
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See how many fraternity members can fit into the smallest plane
in the K-State fleet.
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Miraculously "hop" a go-cart and get a video to prove
you did it.
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Be a catalyst in explosive chemistry demonstrations.
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See the power of physics in motion with the mini-catapult and other
games.
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Set sail with a canoe made of concrete or a solar-powered boat.
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Check out a Chinook helicopter from the Army Reserve or the Lifestar
Air Ambulance, flown by a K-State at Salina faculty member, that
will be on display.
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And don't leave without a free taste of K-State's own Purple Pride
ice cream.
The
Wildcat Fly-In, which is associated with open house, starts at 8
a.m. April 14. While enjoying breakfast, participants will have
a chance to chat with pilots and aircraft mechanics of the past,
present and future. Donations will be accepted for the breakfast,
which is sponsored by K-State's Flight Team. Fuel discounts also
will be available. A Federal Aviation Administration "Wings"
safety seminar for pilots will be at 10 a.m.
A
full listing of events and directions is available online at: http://www.salina.k-state.edu/openhouse
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