One memorable Paideia class this year was catapult construction and demonstration. Students were divided into teams, provided with recycled home-building materials, and given a brief lecture on catapult construction. Teams were given three days to build a contraption; they then competed on the front lawn to see whose creation could propel an object the furthest. According to course instructor and Paideia signator Jamie Ford '02, there was only one rule: students had to fire something that wouldn't put holes in people, buildings, or the lawn. "I hope that students will get a functional catapult, and I also hope that they have a really good time building something from scratch," said Ford. The Chronicle of Higher Education featured the catapult class in a January 19 article.