Mining Competition Brings Rock Drilling to Old Main
March 29, 2011
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Mining engineering competition explains origin of holes in giant rocks outside Old Main on the UA campus.
Students from the department of mining and geological engineering held their annual rock-drilling competition March 25. Students bored into a 20-ton rock outside Old Main for 3 minutes to see how deep they could get.
In keeping with tradition, winners from the men's and women's competitions were tossed into the fountain outside Old Main.
Math and mining engineering student Bree McMaster won the women's rock-drilling competion, and was dunked in the Old Main fountain for her prowess. Such was her confidence, she wore a swimsuit under her rock-drilling clothes.
Mining engineering student Nick Carouso won the men's rock-drilling competition, which earned him a soaking in the Old Main fountain. His victory was witnessed by his mom, who competed in the same competition about 20 years ago. Both she and Nick's dad are UA mining engineering graduates.