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Lorrie Straka, a senior physics major at Westminster College, recently presented her research, "The Physics of the Matrix," at the Western Pennsylvania American Association of Physics Teachers meeting.
"In an effort to broaden physics awareness, we have looked for ways to make learning physics fun," Straka said. "By taking The Matrix,' an extremely popular film with many physics-defying scenes in it, we have created an interactive movie physics project. Through careful observation of select scenes, we can use simple kinematics to decode these matrix feats and how they stack up to some simple models of the real world."
Straka is a daughter of Wendy and William Straka, West Leechburg, and a graduate of Leechburg Area High School.
For more information, contact Dr. Craig Caylor, assistant professor of physics, at (724) 946-7202 or e-mail caylorcl@westminster.edu.
The Westminster College Dance Theatre's spring production, "Carry the Flame," is scheduled Thursday-Saturday, March 2-4 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 5, at 2 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"Dance Theatre's theme this year is rhythm nation," said Regina Sharbaugh, associate director of admissions and advisor to the group. "We are representing all genres of dance and dances that are indigenous to several countries. Dance Theatre will have our usual tap, hip-hop, and lyrical numbers, but we also have a dance representing movement and music from Barbados and a dance from an Irish ethnicity showing clogging.
"'Carry the Flame,' was the theme song for the 2002 Olympic games. It was written by Karin Hendrickson, the daughter of Eileen Hendrickson, who is an instructor of theatre at Westminster," Sharbaugh continued. "Aretha Franklin sang it at the Olympics and junior Nikky Douglas will sing it for this production."
Tickets for the show are available at the door. Contact Sharbaugh at (724) 946-7104 or e-mail sharbarm@westminster.edu for more information.
Dr. Virginia Tomlinson, associate professor of sociology at Westminster College, recently presented a workshop at the 12th annual Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Adoption Conference.
Dr. Albert Borroni, a member of the Neuroscience Department of Oberlin College, will speak at Westminster College Tuesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in room 166 of the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- More than 355 Westminster College students earned Dean's List recognition for the 2006 spring semester.
The Westminster College Celebrity Series opens with Linda Eder and Michael Feinstein, Saturday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College is hosting the Second Northern Regional Tri-State Research and Development Project Network Meeting, sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council, Tuesday, April 10, at 4 p.m. at the McKelvey Campus Center.
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has awarded grants to six students to continue their undergraduate research.
Westminster College invites members of the community to help plant 150 shrubs along the banks of McClure Run Saturday, Sept. 6, beginning at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at Westminster's softball field.
Three Westminster College neuroscience students will present their senior thesis research and three additional students will attend the Northeast Undergraduate Research Organization for Neuroscience (NEURON) conference April 3-5 at Hunter College in New York.
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