The Magic of Astronomy, Magical Murder Mystery, and Magical Legos took place throughout the duration of the 2023 MU Honors Geek Week
Lydia Williams faces off against Arya Kalathil in a game of “Scrabble” at the Magical Board Game Night on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 at Tate Hall in Columbia, Mo. ”Villainous,” “Codenames” and “Life” were among the most played games of the night.Signe Cohen, the associate professor of Religious Studies, presents a PowerPoint on alchemy during the Harry Potter, Religion and Magic event at Lowry Hall on Sept. 19. This event provided interested students with the deeper meanings behind subject matter within the world of the Harry Potter book series such as the philosopher’s stone from the first novel.Sam Day builds a Lego turtle during Magical Legos on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Lowry Hall. A tub of Legos were provided to the students in attendance of the event along with a booklet to give participants inspiration for sets attendees could attempt to build.A script and microphone lays on a table during Magical Murder Mystery at Memorial Student Union. Lydia Williams, the announcer for the event, used the script to lead participants through the many stages of the event. Macy Monical talks with another attendee of the Magical Murder Mystery event at Memorial Student Union. Monical, also known as “Reese Rich” during the event, was later revealed to be the event’s murder victim. Afterwards, Monical listened in as other attendees tried to uncover who was the cause of the murder.Sophomore Madison Miederhoff (left) works with friends to make glitter snow globes during the Magical Crafternoon event on Sept. 21, at Mark Twain Hall. Light hits a diffraction lens at the Physics building on Sept. 21. At the Magic of Astronomy event during Geek Week, students were given special glasses to showcase the properties of light.An MU student looks into a telescope aimed at the moon. When not using the telescope, students were taught about constellations and the behavior of light. Dr. Steven Keller showcases the creation of slime as part of a chemistry demonstration on Sept. 22 at Schlundt Hall. Other experiments included freezing a banana with liquid nitrogen and creating a small explosion with guncotton. Students rush to write down their answers at the Magical Trivia event on Sept. 22 at the Student Center. Teams of 1-6 students competed in categories like “Harry Potter,” “Mythology” and “Spelling.”
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