Students engineer amazing bridge

A bridge made of popsicle sticks and glue held nearly the equivalent weight of a Smart Car to win Ryerson's annual Civil Engineering Society Bridge Building Competition. Student teams had 50 hours to build a bridge out of dental floss, toothpicks, glue and popsicle sticks. The winning entry weighed just over 1 kg and held an astounding 687 kg. The team now heads to the national championships in Montreal. From left, faculty advisor Anwar Hossain, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science Dean Mohamed Lachemi, Sy Steppacher, Provost and Vice President Academic Alan Shepard, Lara Yousif, Elizabeth Ramlochan, Michael Ragheb, Michael Corrado and Ahmad Jawabri. All of the students are in fourth-year civil engineering.