Today was a day full of activities. The morning started off slow with molecular docking on MOE. After a productive morning we had lunch which was followed by a lecture by our very own “nobel peace prize winner”: Dr. Mary Keithly as Ryan stated.
Following, the lecture we had the pleasure of listening to the guest speaker, Dr. Milie Georgidas. Dr. Georgidas provided valuable insight on her research regarding synthetic DNA. Her whole idea of “alien DNA” was fascinating and eye-opening as it offered a glimpse into the advancing technology in genetic engineering.
The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the baseball game in the evening. The Lafayette Aviators have never seen a crowd as hype as Purdue 2. The game was filled with different cheers not only of the players and the team, but also a battle between Purdue 1 on who could cheer louder. We definitely came out on top and were the most hype group at that stadium. The dancing was also on par with the cheers. Eventually the game ended with the aviators winning 4-2. Although we left with most of our voices gone everyone had so much fun.
The bus ride back was the perfect ending to our day. More fun happened as everyone was vibing to the music that our bus driver played. A special shoutout to our bus driver, Rick, who was on aux. Make sure to support his son who is #40 on the Purdue football team.
Overall, the day was fun and will definitely be a long lasting memory.
Signing out,
-Elbert
