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...tinge of intrigue, the taste of victory, the pain of defeat. For close to 75 members of the Math Club and their guests, Pi Day is an epic quest for mathematical, as well as digestive, domination. 3.14159 (etc...), revered for its infinite mystery and natural frequency, is the reason why Math Club revelers are celebrating “a bad approximation” of pi on a snowy Friday afternoon. Though typically celebrated on March 14 at 3:14 p.m., the Math Club decided to settle with the inaccuracy of celebrating on March 12th at 3:12 p.m. because March...
Math Club Social Co-Chair Richard L. Rivero ’04 smiles widely as he explains the rationale behind the mania. “Pi is the most frequently occurring number in higher math. The digits in the decimal expansion of pi don’t obey any patterns...
...Pi Day festivities, now in their fourth year, consist of a pie-eating contest and a highly anticipated pi recitation contest. Despite a lineup that includes four of Harvard’s most arguably voracious mathematicians, no one counts on the stunning upset from first-time competitor and eleven-year-old New Hampshire resident Ryan Heden, who dominates the recitation competition with a stern, focused rendition of 387 digits of pi. “I just memorized [the digits],” Heden boasts matter-of-factly. However, memory alone can’t carry him through the pie-eating...
Though the number pi goes on forever, unfortunately, the Pi Day festivities must come to a close. Though some may come for the pie, for others, it’s about the glory of victory and the celebration of an enigmatic numeral that literally, as well as proverbially, makes the world turn. “It’s interesting because of pure fascination,” Rivero confides. We’re in awe, alright...
...ability to stay positive is a good thing for Urquidez, “the Texan, hispanic frat machine,” as Fishman calls him. Fishman also affirms Omar’s dedication and Pi Iota Alpha pride, saying that “[Omar’s] collection of frat t-shirts accounts for a good chunk of his wardrobe...