Students take a stab at fencing
May 18, 2009 by Kamari Stevens · 1 Comment
Sinclair students learn the art of fencing in PED 297. "It's great mental exercise, as well as physical. They call it 'chess at 200 miles an hour,' " said William DeVan. DeVan teachs the fencing class. photo by Kamari Stevens
This quarter, Sinclair Community College students are participating in a sport that has been around since the 12th century—fencing.
“It’s great mental exercise, as well as physical. They call it ‘chess at 200 miles an hour,’ ” said William DeVan, who teaches fencing at Sinclair. “You have to probe their defenses, you have to attack from different angles and try different moves. And if they don’t work, you have to be able to adjust your movements to compensate for it.” Read more
Building guitars at Sinclair
March 17, 2009 by Joseph Stueve · Leave a Comment
Electronic Engineer major Grant Wilmot works on his electric guitar. To personalize his guitar, Wilmot put his bands logo and name "Catnip" on the body.
Being a college student, it’s expected to finish a class with a grain of knowledge gained. After finishing this class, students leave with a self-built electric guitar, too.
Its official title is Manufacturing and Production Management-guitar design. The objective of the course is to walk away with a sense of production and manufacturing skills, according to Mechanical Engineering professor Tom Singer.
“The concept of the class came from Purdue University,” Singer said. “What we did was we took the concepts off of the senior class and brought them down to a production and development class.” Read more
