Associate Professor Lewis Baumstark and three computer science teams fielded robots for this year's Dragon*Con in Atlanta. The doorstop-shaped bot in the foreground is Team Turtle Alliance's Cheez-It. Team Shrewsbekistan's bot Twisty, the one with the orange wheels is to the immediate right of the LEGOs. Team Phoenix Rising had Lanmaster, partially hidden in the upper left hand corner. (Photo by Cody Stamps)

Battling Bots, More than Just Fun

UWG’s computer science folks were in the thick of combat during Dragon*Con’s Robot Battles in Atlanta this year.

The robots built by three student teams and one professor didn’t do so badly.

“Everyone lost the first round,” said Dr. Lewis B. Baumstark, an associate professor, who fielded his own bot, Upchuck, in the competition.

Things improved after that. MORE

Building Bonds and Helping Retention

Dressed in a short, pink pajama tunic and with her hair wrapped in a pink bandana, Tanisha, of the Oxygen network’s Bad Girls Club, banged cake pans together. It was a loud and foul-mouthed protest against castmates who disturbed her sleep. MORE

 

Katrina General: Be Ready, then Help

During his recent visit to UWG retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré brought wisdom, inspiration and straight talk about the challenges facing the country and the world. He also came armed with practical tips on how to be ready for emergencies. MORE

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