News release Public Information Office  SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Spring 2004 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 6/23/04   APPLICATIONS STILL AVAILABLE FOR TWO SOUTHEASTERN SCIENCE CAMPS      HAMMOND --  Applications are still being accepted for two “Science Adventure” summer camps sponsored by Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Arts and Sciences.       “The Great Dinosaur Mystery” camp is scheduled July 5-9, while “Space and Rocketry” will be held July 19-23.      The camps are open to children in grades 1?7. Cost is $180 each, and hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Before and after care is available for an extra $15 per day. Camp applications and additional information are available from Linda Munchausen at 985-549-3935, 985-549-5126 (fax), or lmunchausen@selu.edu.      Students participating in “The Great Dinosaur Mystery” will become “dinosaur detectives,” unearthing clues in a search for a fossil treasure. The “wild chase through the natural sciences” will include squid dissection, Sea?Monkeys, and a real meteorite.      In “Space and Rocketry” participants will build and launch a solid?fueled Screamer model rocket and investigate the mysteries of the solar system from the sands of Mars to the icy rings of Saturn. Participants will explore the far reaches of space as they design a Mars Rover, build a telescope and discover the dark secret of black holes.