Pasta and marshmallows are an unlikely duo, yet each February at the Whiting School of Engineering they unite young engineers in a test that defies gravity. The challenge: Construct the tallest tower ...

Jul. 12—FAIRMONT — Emily Wilson, Cass Berry and Mayor Anne Bolyard worked together on a spaghetti tower, held together by marshmallows wilting in the evening sunlight. Their task was to build the ...

Samuel Olabanji and Abigail Park came into this year's Tower of Power competition with a plan: Model their dry spaghetti and marshmallow structure after one of chemistry's most recognizable shapes—the ...