Archives for December 2011

Courtside lifesavers

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Athletic trainers Samantha Welter (left) and Elizabeth Sisemore with the automated external defibrillator. Photo by B.A. Rupert

When athletic trainers go through certification to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or use an automated external defibrillator (AED), they rarely think they will actually have to use that training in real life.

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To infinity and beyond…

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From left to right: S&T alumni Sandy Magnus, Janet Kavandi and Tom Akers speak during a recent visit to campus. Photo by B.A. Rupert

Three NASA astronauts and S&T grads visited campus on Nov. 12, to discuss their careers and the future of space exploration. In the following videos, the trio share their spaceflight memories, why they became astronauts and their experiences here in Rolla.

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Students get medieval

Loud echoes of “thud” and “whap” reverberate across the lawn in the shadow of the oldest building on Missouri S&T’s campus. A dozen members of the Boffer Club don medieval costumes and swing foam-padded weapons at each other during meetings.

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