University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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 Oil prices arc a bargain these days.but students here found a way to do those those oil prices one better. They invented gasless vehicles that can lake to the highway as well as the high seas - or at least the students hope they do. The human-powered amphibious vehicles were test-driven in competition May 3 by 21 student designers from the department of Mech- anical Lngincering Technology A cross-mall nin to test off-road capabilities began the senes of races followed by an endur- ance race to test speed, endurance, braking and maneuvering over a two-and -a-quartcr-mile course. And finally, in what was truly a sink or swin test, the water race tested for speed and stability on the water course. Strange vehicles invade the mall i A V I 30

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Three students cook for Betas Cooking for a crowd can sometimes be a head- ache. But imagine volunteering to do it every day. live days a week, for an entire school year just because you WANT to. In this case, the crowd was not just any crowd. It happened to be the 20-25 members of the Beta Theta 1 1 fraternity house. And the cooks, well, there was something different about them too. They also happened to be three students - three female students who were also roommates, roommates to each other, that was - better known by the Beta brothers as the food wenches. The scenario made for a full-course adventure in cooking complete with all the anecdotal trimmings. But Laurie Jones of Woolwich, Susan McNamara of West Peru and Ann Reardon of Marblehead. Mass., wouldn't have had it any other way. Besides, the job did have its benefits - like the fact that, when the cooking was done the cleaning was left to the fraternity brothers. Sometimes we think about them being the ones scrubbing the pots and pans and we sort of feel bad - but not that bad. smiles Jones, 22. a senior majoring in nutrition. The cooking is all in the fun of doing it. she said. There are always guys in the kitchen ask- ing. ‘What's for dinner tonight?' Just like home. There are moments when we get frustrated, when something's not quite right, but it’s a nice atmosphere. You would hear few complaints from the young fraternity men. affirmed Beta President Mark Spurling. And as far as he was concerned, the cooking of Jonc’s. Reardon and McNamara came second only to one person’s - his Mom's. Their cooking is always good. Spurling said. “Besides, if we made our own meals we wouldn't have vegtablcs. They’re also a lot better to look at than some of the other cooks we had. he said. We've had some pretty ugly looking male cooks. We’ve nicknamed (Jones. Reardon and MeNamaratthe food wenches. Three young women cooking for a houseful of fraternity brothers did raise some eyebrows from Protesters want divestment now