Rusty Smith
October 21, 2007 at 7:20 am
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The College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) will hold its annual Pumpkin Carve on Oct. 26 in the courtyard of Dudley Hall. The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) sponsors the event, which is in its 19th year and is featured in the October issue of Southern Living magazine.
“The pumpkin carve has grown from a small student competition to a community event that attracts hundreds of people,†noted Dan Bennett, dean of AU’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction. “Each year visitors are amazed at the traditional Halloween and current event themes that are used by our students in their designs for the pumpkin carve.â€
This year, more than 400 pumpkins, many with intricate designs and current-event themes, will be judged on creativity, appearance and craftsmanship. Festivities begin at 9 a.m., with pumpkins going on sale for $4 and the carving begins. At noon, hot dogs, burgers, chili and drinks will be on sale and the student costume contest will begin. At 5 p.m., pumpkin carving ends and the pumpkins will be lighted. Face painting will be available for kids and food will be on sale. The children’s costume contest and pictures with Aubie will begin at 6 p.m., with the judging of pumpkins carved by CADC students only beginning at 6:30 p.m. and awards presented at 7 p.m. Pumpkins will be available for viewing until 8 p.m. A live video stream of all the day’s activities will be provided on the Internet at www.cadc.auburn.edu/pumpkincarve/. The college encourages the community and students from other curricula to come out from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to participate in carving; the competition is open to all members of the university. The Dudley Courtyard is located between Dudley Hall and Dudley Commons, which is adjacent to Graves Amphitheater.
Schedule
9 am: Pumpkins and t-shirts go on sale
Noon: Dog Days and Chili available; Student Costume Contest
5 pm: Carving ends, lighting begins, Dog Days Dinner, and face painting
6 pm: Kids Costume Contest
6:30 pm: Judging and announcement of winner follows
The AU Sustainability Initiative is hosting a presentation, Climate Myths and Misconceptions, on Jan. 23 at noon that addresses many of the myths and misconceptions about global climate change. Actor and educator Jens Rasmussen (www.jensrasmussen.info) is one of nearly 1,000 citizens who has been trained by The Climate Project to deliver this science-based presentation that was seen by more than a million audience members in 2007. Learn what is known about this important topic based on data from: U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. DoD, NOAA, NASA, Goddard Space Institute, Scripps Institute for Oceanography, MIT, Princeton University and many others. The presentation will be held in the architecture auditorium in B-6 Dudley. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.auburn.edu/sustainability or call 844-7777.
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