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Postech-KAIST Rivalry Heats Up at the 16th Science War The 16th Postech-KAIST Science War wrapped up its two-day rivals’ duel at the KAIST campus in Daejeon on September 23. The event was established in 2002 to build a close tie between the two renowned universities for science and technology, and to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate their talents and abilities. On September 21, a convoy of red Postech buses carrying more than 650 athletes, students, and supporters arrived at the KAIST campus in Daejeon. The two teams competed in eight events including both online and sports event. The night before the actual games started, cheerleading teams from both Postech Cheero and KAIST ELKA kicked off the event. 1st Day (September 22) The hacking tournament marked the beginning of the Science War. The event started at nine in the morning. Both teams had to solve four problems within 12 hours. While the fierce hacking competition was underway, school music bands, including Twenties Dreams, opened up the event with beautiful voices. The soccer game took place in the university stadium. The KAIST soccer team brought the first win to KAIST, and was their second straight victory in soccer. At the outdoor theatre, the evening games, including Artificial Intelligence and E-sports (League of Legend) began. After the E-sports, both KAIST’s and Postech’s music and dance clubs showed amazing performances adding more excitement to the event. Another fun aspect of the event was the ‘evening street food market’. Food trucks and food booths were lined up to satisfy students’ hunger. Talso here were various game booths such as can bowling, balloon darts, and lamp DIY. 2nd Day (September 23) The baseball team marked the second day of the Science War in the Undergraduate Field. The KAIST team won the game by six runs. Science quizzes sealed the Postech-KAIST Science War. Although the KAIST team led at the beginning, the Postech team overtook them by getting bonus point answers correct. This game decided Postech winning this year’s Science War. As a spin-off, a badminton game was held in the Sports Complex and the KAIST team beat the Postech team with ease. Last but not least, a basketball game was held in the Sports Complex. In the last game of the Science War, the KAIST team wiped away the stain of last year’s defeat. At the closing ceremony, famous rappers and school music clubs celebrated the last moments of the Science War. (Jiwon Hwang, Public Relations of the 16th Science War Committee) (The 16th Science War Committee) Cheers to the students committees, participants, and supporters who put every ounce of their effort into successfully running the 16th Postech-KAIST Science War. Day Category Winner Day 1 Hacking Postech Soccer KAIST Artificial Intelligence Postech E-Sports (LoL) Postech Day 2 Baseball KAIST Science Quizzes Postech Badminton (spin-off) KAIST Basketball KAIST (The final tally for KAIST in the Science Wars was eight wins and six losses)
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