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T HE R OSE T HORN R OSE -H ULMAN I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY T ERRE H AUTE , I NDIANA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007 ROSE-HULMAN.EDU/THORN/ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 5 RACE BACK TO ROSE News Briefs Homecoming 2007 By Ryan Schultz Pictures by Isaac Sachs Britney Spears loses custody of kids For Britney Spears, the blows just keep coming. In the past month, her supposed comeback flopped, her management firm dropped her, her divorce lawyer quit, and now, she’s lost primary custody of her chil- dren. Kevin Federline, her former husband and once the brunt of “Mr. Britney” jokes, has full custody of their children. Spears is limited to visiting them every other day. Spears lost custody of her children after she drove without a valid driver’s license and missed a court-ordered drug screen. But the court is not completely in Fed- erline’s favor; both Federline and Spears must attend “Parenting Without Conflict,” a class taught by the court to coach divid- ed parents. Federline appeared in court wearing an eye-patch because he had a sore eye. Asteroid Sulu? What do George Takei and space (that is, the final frontier) have in common oth- er than “Star Trek?” It would seem that the infinite and the 70-year-old actor shared little, that is, until now. On Wednesday, as- teroid 1994 GT9 was renamed 7307 Takei after the actor, famous for his role as Hi- karu Sulu on the original “Star Trek” series. The name has been approved and adopted by the International Astronomical Union’s Committee on Small Body Nomenclature, thereby changing the official astronomi- cally-correct name to 7307 Takei. “I am now a heavenly body,” said Takei. “I found out about it yesterday…I was blown away. It came out of the clear, blue sky – just like an asteroid.” Satisfying Civics Looks like there’s more to government than checks-and-balances and a good old-fashioned filibuster. Turns out naked women are also involved in politics and are a key component of making bills into laws. At least, that’s the lesson Ohio state Representative Matthew Barrett seemed to be teaching a class at Norwalk High School in Norwalk, Ohio. Barrett had just inserted a memory stick into his computer to launch his presenta- tion when a full-screen image of a topless woman splashed across the screen. Bar- rett quickly removed the drive from his computer and proceeded to deliver the lecture with handouts. Following the lecture, the drive was examined by school officials and IT per- sonnel, who determined that it had a di- rectory of pornography in addition to his presentation. “I have no idea where these came from,” claimed Barrett. In this issue of the Rose Thorn... Do you know NEWS OPINIONS Homecoming what THORN extravaganza stands for? Yes, it’s an acronym. 3 6 F HUGS, YO! Hugs from secessionists LIPSIDE Homecoming stuff galore and some 8 Career Fair action. E4NTERTAINMENT 7SPORTS 8 PAGE - NEWS - PAGE 3 ENTERTAINMENT - PAGE 4 LIVING - PAGE 5 OPINIONS - PAGE 6 SPORTS - PAGE 7 FLIPSIDE 2 PUZZLES & CLASSIFIEDS The Rose Thorn Rose-doku Name- by Jim Sedoff by J.P. that-artist Verkamp • Between raising hell and amazing grace, this week’s dynamic duo contin- ued their rich tradition of genre-bending with their third album earlier this year. Similar to their first two albums, the newest blends country music with rock, rap, and hip-hop for a unique style that attracts a broad spectrum of listeners. • Since their first album was released in 2004, this band has released 11 singles and recorded two more with other artists. The first album topped both the Billboard national chart and country music chart for best-sell- ing albums while their third, most recent album reached number one in country music and number six on the Billboard 200. • However, not all reactions to the band has been positive. Keith Davis, a country musician from Texas, even went so far as to name this band “as a trend he would eliminate from music.” • During the past several years, this duo has performed or recorded with a number of other artists including Bon Jovi, Gretchen Wilson, James Otto, and Cowboy Troy. They also formed the MusikMafia, a collection of art- ists and songwriters who performed in Nashville, Tennessee. Finally, they recorded a cover of John Lennon’s “Nobody Told Me” for a tribute CD and appeared in a music video for Nickelback’s song “Rockstar.” • Although the artists have been performing and recording together for a number of years, each had a rich solo career prior to joining together. One of the two is a former vocalist and lead guitar for the country band Instructions: Lonestar, while the other is a former rap artist. 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Please leave ph #. hood. $395 plus electric. Call 249-7295. NO pets. Gibson Apts 234-4884. (812) 201-4676. The Rose Thorn Editorial Staff Thorn Staff CM 5037, 5500 Wabash Ave. Staff Writers David Bander Christine Price Editor-in-Chief Aaron Meles Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999 News Editor Ryan Schultz Tim Boyer Jessica Rogers Phone:(812)877-8255 Opinions Editor Andrew Klusman Scott Gallmeier Jim Sedoff Entertainment Editor Phillip Meiser Fax: (812)877-8166 Kyle Kamischke Ely Spears Sports Editor Mike Ferguson E-mail: [email protected] Rachel Howser J.P. 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