Competitive Edge
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Image 1: Incoming UCI doctoral students traverse a 360-foot-long rope course 50 feet in the air as part of the Competitive Edge Summer Program.
Image 2: Doctoral students Laura Pena (center) and Michelle Ontiveros (right) participate in a team-building exercise in which two nonparallel cables must be connected via human contact.
Image 3: The students move in a group along one section of the rope course, which presents different challenges between platforms.
Image 4: Jessica Kizer (right) and Rosa Padilla struggle to hang on. The Competitive Edge program draws students from populations traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math.
Image 5: Students David Montelongo, Carlos Hernandez, Laura Pena and Michelle Ontiveros (from left) practice just a foot or so off the ground before braving the real course, which is on the fields of the Anteater Recreation Center.
Image 6: Traversing the high-ropes course requires teamwork and fosters communication and a sense of camaraderie among participants.
Image 7: Students try to get the hang of walking on low cables prior to tackling the course's high ones.
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Learning the ropes
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