Lock Haven University
Official Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Mary White
Phone: 570-848-2253
E-mail: mwhite4@lhup.edu
Release Date: 03/18/2009




LHU Pi celebration features pies

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - On March 13, the Lock Haven University Math Club celebrated Pi Day—with pies. In the middle of campus, faculty members volunteered to be pied in the face by students to raise money for the Math Club. Those who threw the pies also helped the Math Club try to simulate an approximation of pi by dropping a pencil on a sheet of paper. Their approximation was 3.33 which is fairly close to pi’s approximation of 3.14. Math Club President Brian Randall stated, “Pi Day was a great success which was a lot of fun. Students enjoyed a little get-back at their professors. Randall thanked Pi Day coordinator Christina Vidumsky, for a great job. “We plan on celebrating Pi Day next year with more pies,” he added.


Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.

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