October 18, 1999

Middlebury College to Hold Halloween

Open House at Bicentennial Hall on Oct. 31

Middlebury College will hold a Halloween

open house at Bicentennial Hall, the College’s new science facility,

from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31. The event will include guided

tours of the building by science students and faculty. Free and

open to the public, cider, doughnuts, and cookies will be served.

Trick-or-treat bags for children of all ages will also be available.

During the open house, visitors may

view a student research poster display in the Great Hall. Students

majoring in the sciences created the posters, which describe research

projects they undertook this past summer. These students will

be present during the display to discuss their research topics,

which range from mobile robot navigation to the genetic structure

of microorganisms that create dental cavities. Most of the projects

are funded by a major institutional grant from the Howard Hughes

Medical Institute.

Bicentennial Hall is on Bicentennial

Way, off College Street (Route 125). Contact

the public affairs office at 802-443-5198 for more information.