Students showcase innovative reality at Imprints

''Work hard and talk little. Have an aim, a goal and a dream. Visualise your dream,'' advised Nitte University Vice Chancellor Dr Shantaram Shetty after inaugurating ‘Imprints 2011,’ the science fest of St Aloysius College at the college auditorium on Wednesday.

“Have a motivation from within, instead of having reward and fear as motivators. Today’s youth are tomorrow’s future,” he said.

Presiding over the programme, St Aloysius Institutions Rector Rev Fr Joseph Rodrigues SJ said that the events are conceived, planned and conceptualised by the students.

“In every field of human endeavour, there is a need for a constant upgardation.
Today we live in a global world, where science plays a major role. There is a need to question on who benefits from the scientific knowledge produced by us. While seeking development, we should also keep the less fortunate in our mind,” he said.

Imprints is organised on the theme, ‘Science fiction.... The innovative reality.’ The two-day fiesta will have different events such as ‘The Meltdown’ (Ice Breaker), ‘Wall-E’ (Newsletter), ‘The Matrix’ (Physical science event), ‘Sci-Fantasy’ (Awareness competition), ‘Pirates of the Arabian’ (Treasure hunt), ‘Techyyz Showdown VZO’ (Computer science event), ‘Survivor’ (Life science event), ‘The knowledge bowl’ (Quiz), ‘The Star Wars’ (Imprints personality), ‘War of Words’ (Debate), ‘Trasnformers’ (Exhibition).

Science expo

The science expo put up by the students was the key highlight of the fest. Students from different science streams put up a show, explaining their respective subjects.

The Biological Science section had presented the DNA double Helix Model and information on penicillin, mitosis, bio-pollutants, blood typing, allergies and other diseases. Different models depicting the human anatomy were also displayed.

The computer science section, showed the wonders of networking, the work that goes behind programming and also showed how a calculator works. Different softwares created by students such as hospital managemnet, quiz were also demonstrated.

The net method and line method used in seaweed culture, was showed by the Botany students.