Newspeak Wins Ice Sculpture Contest

Newspeak Staff Photo by Justin Greenough

The Newspeak '98 Staff in front of their Winning Sculpture

Just before term break and before final exams, WPI students were invited to spend some time outside in the surprisingly warm winter weather at the annual Winter Carnival. Among the many activities associated with the event was an ice sculpture contest on the Quad. Groups of students and student organizations were invited to try their hand at chipping blocks of ice down into some sort of identifiable shape. Although most of the participants were far from Michelangelo's and Van Gogh's, some other talents showed through. Seth Popinchalk sculpted a marvelous replica of the Arm and Hammer wind-sock, perched high upon Washburn. The Newspeak sculptures took home the prize however, with their flaming rendition of the weekend theme "Fire and Ice," a masterpiece that was set ablaze before the judge panel (a.k.a. Joe of DAKA).