Senior Jo,-;eph Austin 1t•elcomesfres/11nan .John Rich lo the Gedcrnkcn Socitly pie11ic on Sepl. .,. J\,frmbe,·s orga11i1.cc/ the pi,·nic lo meet putcnticzl nzcmhers a11d inform them uhout 11/H'ominy ci•enls, Photo by Ku1.11 h1jismL'C1 Seniu1· .Josh Donmuay c•xplores a tunnel lllltler the l'ryor-/~119lcrncl ( ('1lle1' .for Science and E11yineerin9 on Oct. 23. The GL•du11ken SoC'ieltJ hosted tunnl'l tours to ce/ehrGte Chemistry H'eek. I J>fwto by Ka1.11 Fujisawr1 The G€danken Society was a branch of the American Chemical Society created to promote chemistry on Harding's campus. The club was named after the German word meaning "thought" because the Gedanken Society was open to students of all majors who were interested in science, according to senior Sierra Hernandez, president of the club. "We chose that name because we are trying to embrace a higher level of thinking in people," Hernandez said. Hernandez said she wanted the G€danken Society to serve its community by volunteering at local schools and therefore hoped to get more education majors involved. "We like to help the community out," Hernandez said. "We're going to a couple of schools to put on science fairs and basically educate people about science. We want to pique interest in elementaryaged kids who are into sciences." The Gedanken Society hosted a tour of the tunnels under the Pryor-England Center for Science and Engineering during Chemistry Week. The unofficial holiday got its significance from Mole Day, named for the measuring unit in chemistry. This event started at 6:02 a.m. on Oct. 23 to represent scientist Avogadro's number (6.02 x 1023). Junior member Alexa Escobar said a lot of preparation went into organizing the event. The club had to obtain permission during the summer from Public Safety and other staff members to ensure everything was ready for the tours in late October. "Through the construction under the science building, there was a place left that created the tunnels," Escobar said. "We thought it would be interesting to get to know more about Harding and the tunnels to see what was happening with the materials that were not used." The group of about 15 members also traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, to hear American Chemical Society scientists from different places around the world speak. Senior Joseph Austin said he joined because he was a chemistry major but found the club offered him more opportunities than he expected. "For me, it functions as an organization where we chemically focused individuals can work together to spread chemical knowledge," Austin said. "Through the organization, I have gotten opportunities 'to get to teach others about chemistry." Hy Alex Winy,.oue I Claire Heffley 2 B 2 0 BG,\~ I Z .\TIO~ S
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