The Department of History and Geography is hosting Punkin’ Chunkin’ With Trebuchet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the intramural field. Watch as pumpkins are launched into the air during a live model trebuchet demonstration.
Stephanie Cole, chair of the Department of History and Geography, said the event came about from two students who had an assignment to create miniature trebuchets and had the idea to make a larger one.
Trebuchets were siege engines used until the 15th century. The model built for the event is based on a 14th century trebuchet used by King Edward to take over Edinburgh, Cole said…