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More than 160 students signed up to design and throw paper planes on Chamberlain Field.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some zipped like bullets.<\/p>\n

Some floated like butterflies on the breeze.<\/p>\n

Some corkscrewed promptly into the ground.<\/p>\n

It’s not easy to make a paper airplane that actually flies\u2014and achieves some distance, too.<\/p>\n

Number of feet in flight was the ambition in the contest held on Chamberlain Field. Build a paper plane, throw it the farthest and win $100. More than 160 students signed up for the chance to make some cash. Jerome Foster won the money with a throw that glided about 75 feet.<\/p>\n

The prize was raised from the pockets of the Rocket Mocs team and other students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science, who organized the contest.<\/p>\n

For them, the ultimate goal was to build interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), said Tommy Sluss, Rocket Mocs team leader.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully, it will get people not familiar with STEM to get engaged,” he said.<\/p>\n

Max Mikhaylishin, another Rocket Mocs member, described it as “a fun way to engage students.”<\/p>\n

Fun was a common theme for the non-engineering students who signed up to try their paper-plane skills. Some said they did it for the money, but most were looking for a few chuckles.<\/p>\n

“I thought it would be fun,” said sophomore Abigail Ashway.<\/p>\n

If laughter is an indication, it was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n

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