Rube Goldberg Contest in the News

The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest has had excellent coverage by the news media over the years -- in Milwaukee, Madison and Eau Claire. Both broadcast media and newspapers have picked up the story. This year, out-of-state media are welcomed to attend (look under Press Release 2004).

Main West earns second in contraption contest Chicago Daily Herald 5/4/04 Election Contraption Wisconsin Catholic Herald 5/3/04 Not So Simple Milwaukee Journal Sentinal 5/1/04 Students compete in smash-mouth engineering contest Eau Claire Leader-Telegram 5/8/03 Amazing Inventions: Machine raises the American flag WITI TV 4/26/02 Where's Homer WISN TV 4/27/01 Peel an apple in 20 steps or more Milwuakee Journal Sentinel 4/27/01 The Gizmo Game Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 4/14/00 Fine Finagling: Teen Machines Try to Squeeze - Part Milwaukee Journal Sentines 4/24/99 A lot of work to turn off alarm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 4/1/98

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