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William Kemp In terms of enrollment from stu- are many cases where the applica- dents admitted, MIT ranks within tion fee is waved. The numbers In the grand scheme of things, Rose News Editor the top 10 taking the number 5 mentioned earlier were calculated college application fees are mar- spot with 73% of students accept- by taking that number of applica- ginal compared to the enormous Have you ever wondered why you ed choosing to attend, followed by tions (depending on which cate- mountain of cash colleges like have to pay to apply to college and Purdue ranking 47 with 49% en- gory) and multiplying by the re- Rose Hulman ask for in tuition. where that money goes? Michael rollment, and Rose Hulman rank- spective college application fee. Taking into account the same en- Brown, a Research Analyst shines ing 478 with 21% enrollment. This data does not take into ac- rollment data, and assuming that the light on what colleges actually count special cases or waved fees. each student pays $60,000 per do with your money. After analyz- To specify further, yes colleges do The only truly accurate data in year, Rose Hulman makes about ing data from LendEDU and the make revenue from applications, this study is the total applications, $130 million every year. This does Integrated Postsecondary Educa- whether the prospective student total accepted, and total students not take into account scholarships tion Data System for which colleg- decides to enroll or not, but there enrolled. or other cases. es make the most revenue from declined applications, total appli- All in all college is expensive, and cations, and admissions yeild, the there are many great people who results were stunning. provide you the education you need to succeed when you gradu- For revenue of declined applica- ate. These great people need tions only, Rose-Hulman ranks some sort of income in order to 462 making more than $66,000 continue serving the student off of 4,241 applications. Surpris- body. Especially at a school like ingly, this isn’t all that high com- Rose Hulman, who’s students pared to some other schools. MIT have an average starting salary of and Purdue ranked 42 and 44 $71,080, (rose-hulman.edu) you respectively each making about get what you pay for. If Rose Hul- $1.3 million for declined applica- man wasn’t worth every penny tions alone. Rose Hulman did not they asked for, it certainly would- make the top 500 list for revenue Rose Hulman is on the Common App! Visit https://www.commonapp.org/ n't be one of the top ranked col- of total applications, however MIT school/rose-hulman-institute-technology for more info leges for 20 years in a row. was ranked 88 with $1.4 million and Purdue 24 with $2.9 million. Photo from commonapp.org Page 3: Notre Dame Cathedral Fire The Rose Thorn Page 4: Captain Marvel/Shazam Review Page 5: Beer Review Meet Tuesdays Page 6: Pro/Cons of Living on Campus Page 7: Sports! O259 5:00pm
Aidan Moulder will open every day at 4 o’clock, there is no effect on your institute Members of the eSports Club will and will close at midnight on week- data usage. be granted additional free hours Opinions Editor days and 2 on weekends. Students for practice, meetings, and events. will be allowed 8 free hours per What about consoles? This past Wednesday, April 17th, I week, but they may pay a few extra Consoles are, as of right now, a sec- What if my floor wants a con- attended an open forum regarding dollars for additional time. If need- ondary goal for the lounge. While venient place to play some- the institute’s plans for a gaming ed, the above structure can be al- titles like Super Smash Bros. Ulti- thing together? and eSports lounge. The forum, tered based on actual usage statis- mate are immensely popular on Good news: the lounge will be hosted by Kyle Rhodes and Jordan tics. campus, that popularity is the ex- available for reservation, and will Barrett, allowed students the op- act reason why Kyle and Jordan serve as another campus event portunity to weigh in on the cur- What games can we play in are not currently considering pur- space. rent plan for the lounge, as well as the lounge? chasing consoles for the lounge. get their questions answered. Not The lounge will provide a collection They have noticed that many stu- Will there be student worker many students were able to attend of PC games popular in eSports dents already have consoles, espe- positions? the event due to the career fair, but competitions and on Twitch. The cially the Nintendo Switch. Since Yes, and there may be summer Kyle was able to answer some gen- initial offerings provided in Kyle’s so many people play games like jobs that allow for running test eral questions and provide a rough presentation include: Smash on their floors or elsewhere drives of the PC hardware once it is outline for the attendees. Call of Duty: Black Ops around campus frequently, Kyle installed. Battlefield V and Jordan do not see a need to Why is Rose-Hulman looking PUBG buy additional consoles for the Lastly, I would like to thank Kyle into eSports? lounge. However, in the future, and Jordan for their time. I, for Gaming is becoming significantly Overwatch they would still like to cater to the one, am very excited to see where more popular with gamers and non Rocket League console crowd, especially because the eSports Lounge will go, and -gamers with the rise of streaming Madden 19 the consoles maintained by Rec where they can take it! If you have websites like Twitch. With this rise FIFA 19 Sports see frequent use during any suggestions for the institute to in popularity, Kyle sees an oppor- NBA 2K19 large events in the SRC. consider for the lounge, you can tunity to attract prospective stu- Tekken leave feedback on a Google Form dents to the institute. Street Fighter What if I’m a member of the located on My Rose-Hulman. eSports Club? What’s the plan for the Dragon Ball FighterZ lounge? Minecraft The lounge will most likely be put in the old C Store space. The cur- One student present at the event rent floor plan for the lounge has made a case for racing simulators room for about 20-30 computer (and I personally advocated for stations, and there is a possibility Halo when it becomes available for of having separate rooms for con- PC). I asked Kyle and Jordan if stu- sole gaming as well as Twitch dents could bring their own games, streaming. Each PC will be a high- as I have several on an external end pre-built gaming PC, such as hard drive, and they informed me an HP Omen or a Dell Alienware. that a Steam app could be added to Kyle and Jordan are working with the eBash client, which would ena- eBash Terre Haute to come up with ble the user to install their own a final design, as well as for the fi- games to play. This brought up an- nal hardware decision, as eBash other question, however. software will be installed on the Will downloading my own computers to manage videogame Rose Hulman’s eSports club official logo. Already popular among the licenses and provide a host of other games count against my 30 useful features. GB data cap? gaming society at Rose, the new eSports lounge may pull in more partici- Thankfully, no. The eBash account pants for future tournaments. you will use in the lounge isn’t The lounge will be open late in the Photo From RH eSports Facebook Page afternoon and into the evening. It linked to your Rose-Hulman ID, so Classifieds 2
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Lauren Wiseman Staff Writer
After surviving two World Wars, the Notre -Dame Cathe- dral seemed invincible. Much to the horror of the world, that was proven false as the timber frame and spire went up in flames last Monday. The fire, which investigators determined started at the center of the roof of the cathedral, interrupted ongoing renovations; these ren- ovations fell under scrutiny af- ter the fire caused substantial damage. According to an article by The New York Times, Benjamin Mouton, the architect in charge of the fire safety system at the Cathedral said that officials “misjudged how quickly a flame would ignite and spread. ” As a result, the fire was much more destructive than officials had planned for. Most had assumed the oak timbers that make up the frame of the Cathedral would burn slowly, providing time to put them out quickly. The 856-year-old place of worship caught fire on April 15th, sustaining damage to the roof and spire. In addition to this, there was not a sufficient fire alarm Photo Courtesy of Vox system, meaning guards at Notre-Dame had to climb a the blaze. The organ, while the extra help in some unorthodox push to restore the building as strenuous flight of stairs in or- roughly 8000 pipes are mostly ways. The lukewarm install- a ploy to rebuild the Cathedral der to notify fire dispatchers. unharmed, the water from hos- ment in the Assassin’s Creed ahead of the 2024 Olympic As a consequence, the fire de- es may have irreparably affect- franchise—Unity—includes ex- Games. For the most part, how partment was at least 20 ed the wind chest and the elec- tremely detailed imagery of the is the bigger question, and Ré- minutes late to the scene due to trical system. Repairing the or- Notre-Dame Cathedral, as artist publicain candidate François - the nature of the Cathedral and gan requires a pulley normally Caroline Miousse meticulously Xavier Bellamy believes the an- the lack of proper notification. attached to the roof —which is studied the Cathedral for years. swer is “only…to restore her, The 850-year-old building no longer there —so staff at the So Ubisoft is negotiating to use with the patience that an abso- burned for nine hours until the Cathedral are unsure how to Assassin’s Creed: Unity as a po- lute masterpiece requires, to flames were finally extin- proceed. tential aid in restoration ef- pass it on the way we received guished by firefighting person- In the unfolding days, dona- forts. it.” nel. Countless artifacts were tions poured in from all over The question of restoration The debate is still ongoing, taken to the Louvre for safe- the world to help with rebuild- is a tricky one to answer, how- with France’s culture minister keeping; CNN reports the bees ing including a cool € 500,000 ever, as debate ensues about Franck Reister contemplating a living on the roof of the Cathe- from video game developer how to balance modernity and number of options going for- dral were safe; the bell tower Ubisoft, who is providing some antiquity. Some have criticized ward. was also left undamaged after President Emmanuel Macron ’s Easter Sunday Bombings Sri Lanka Rocked by Targeted Explosions
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Sri Lanka suffered 7 explo- Dutch foreigners. There were sions on Sunday, April 21st, no immediate claims of respon- targeting churches and luxury sibility for the attacks. The hotels. These attacks were the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, first attacks since the end of Ranil Wickremesighe responded the civil war ten years ago. to the attacks, saying “I strong- More than 450 people were ly condemn the cowardly at- wounded, according to hospi- tacks on our people today. I tals and police officers. In one call upon all Sri Lankans dur- church, north of the Sri Lankan ing this tragic time to remain capital of Colombo, in Katu- united and strong. ” The US wapitiya, more than 50 people State Department, in its 2018 had been killed. In another report on human rights in Sri church in the Eastern Province Lanka, said that Christian of the country, another 25 peo- groups and churches had been ple were killed. The hotels hit pressured to end worship activ- by the explosions were the ities after authorities had clas- Shangri-La Colombo, Kingsbury sified them as “unauthorized Hotel, and Cinnamon Grand gatherings.” The report also Colombo. The number of casu- mentioned that Christian and alties in the hotels The seventh Muslim places of worship had explosion hit the capital of Co- been threatened by Buddhist lombo, killing at least two peo- Monks, according to unidenti- ple. The death toll was 207 at fied sources. the time of writing, including 35 American, British, and Photo Courtesy of The New York Times
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Colin Beach internet. Overall, Captain Marvel Staff Writer is a well -rounded movie, with the right amounts of intensity, The debate between drama, and humor. which comic franchise is better, Though it does not great- Marvel or DC, never seems to ly change the Marvel timeline of end. The companies are always movies, Captain Marvel does in a rivalry, and it continues provide the background to the “Overall, Captain Marvel is a well-rounded movie, with the right amounts of intensity, dra- ma, and humor.” with the releases of the DC future role of Captain Marvel in movie Shazam! and Marvel the upcoming Avengers: End- movie Captain Marvel. The two game. films, released within a month Meanwhile, Shazam! tells of each other, showcase the sto- the story of Billy Batson, a boy Marvel and DC release a pair of superhero movies to add yet another ries of heroes often not in the given the power of gods to de- character to their respective universes. spotlight. fend the world. He is soon at- Captain Marvel follows tacked by Dr. Sivana, a man Images Courtesy of IMDb.com the story of an interstellar war- who was once denied the same rior with little memory of her power given to Billy. throughout and gives a new Both provide interesting stories past, only to discover her iden- By transforming in to take to the classic, and often and are major accomplishments tity when she returns to Earth. Shazam (played by Zachary Le- Played by Brie Larson, vi), Billy (played by Asher An- Captain Marvel goes on a jour- gel) aims to defeat Dr. Sivana ney of exploration, discovering and the Seven Deadly Sins. “… a sequel [to Shazam!] is al- her true self and her place in Though the movie has a conflicts across the universe. strange opening and takes some The story is filled with time to get into the main story, ready in the works...” 80’s and 90’s nostalgia, with Shazam! is a very enjoyable references to long -gone things movie. With a primarily young- darker, DC movie. for the franchises. like Radio Shack and dial -up er cast, Shazam! is humorous As a bonus, it is said that Though centered on char- a sequel is already in the works acters less popular than their – a key advancement for such a counterparts, the new movies “…both movies are a must-see new release. have shown great success. In my opinion, I think Whichever you like more, Mar- Captain Marvel was a better vel or DC, a new age of superhe- for superhero fans.” movie than Shazam!. However, I ro movies is emerging. And believe that both movies are a Captain Marvel a nd Shazam! must-see for superhero fans. are excellent examples.
Thaddeus Hughes phor for the healing we need in our spiritual lives as well. Staff Writer Motion, too, and illusion of it, is another central theme. Laurus is an exquisite This could have been a story novel from Eugene Vodolazkin, about a healer who stays in his translated into English by Lisa house and atones for his sins in C. Hayden. The novel does an this fashion, but this would not excellent job at recreating the be right. He must overcome his religious fervor of medieval self-reliance; he must be chal- Russia- a painting of gripping lenged and rise. words. Similarly, we must be, as Although, this is not for warned many a time in the grand usage of complicated book, wary of ‘horizontal mo- words, but for simple and terse tion’; that which does not draw prose. us closer to the divine. The lack of quotation ‘Mystic’ is an under- marks is a strange quirk once statement. The sheer size of you realize it - but you may not the book is necessary in order even realize it, for it is done to give a modicum of respect fluidly and elegantly. towards the orthodox tradition. It is fifteenth -century While this may at first seem to Russia. Plague races across the indicate that this is a book land, and Arseny is orphaned, with much to say about noth- to be raised by his herbalist ing, as a complete package, it grandfather Christopher who builds upon itself as a grand teaches him the trade as well. unifying narrative, and is ulti- His prowess —and renown— mately able to say more than grow, and Arseny must as well. other books of its size. He takes on many names But even with this in his journeys, at times reject- boundless wisdom, there is hu- ing his past entirely —venturing mility in this wisdom: off, becoming a holy fool, trek- king to Jerusalem, and return- A: “You have already been in ing home. His journey is split our land for a year and eight into four as well: Cognition, months, but have not under- Renunciation, Journeys, and stood a thing about it. ” Repose. B: “And do you yourselves un- The depiction of medi- derstand it? ” cine is a central theme —one A: “Do we? Of course we, too, where the physical remedy is do not understand.” important, but only insofar as the corresponding spiritual healing and comfort are. The confrontation of death is A thick Russian novel about a man and his journey across space and dreaded and welcomed. time to find redemption. Healing is not an isolat- ed action, but one requiring Image courtesy of humanityfaithhopecharity.com community and others —a meta-
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their own endeavors at the event. And don’t forget there In case you haven’t are two whole weekends of this checked any source of social fun! media you might not be aware at the fact that just about the But in all seriousness most important season for eve- there are some really talented ry basic semi important Cali- people that perform at this fes- fornia native has occurred. tival every year and I am sure a That’s right I’m talking about lot of work goes into all of the Coachella season ladies and performances. However, an gents. It is finally that time of event in which the focus should year where you can wear your be about the music is most of- flower crowns proudly and cov- ten overshadowed by the num- er yourself in every kind of ber of different celebrities, A body glitter. (But if that is a list and B list alike and what casual Tuesday for you that’s they wore and who they went cool too. Save yourself the hun- with. People try to outdo each dred of dollars on the cost of other with who has the trendi- admission) Let’s not forget the est ensemble and spend large charming atmosphere of ex- sums to do so. treme west coast heat, the sand and dirt getting on the outfit But average people get you spent months planning, to take part in the fun too. and the immense amount of Head on down to Claire’s, people jam packed covering the Pacsun and Urban to starting vast area of desert. Coachella is gaining #inspo. The more un- the time when you can walk comfortable the outfit is the around all day and listen to better. In fact if a piece seems snippets of different acts -- see- completely unnecessary and ing as they are spread out all odd then you’ve hit the jackpot. over the premises while wear- So start saving now for next ing the most uncomfortable ab- year kids! stract outfit you could ever pos- sibly conduct -- all for the equivalence of the down pay- ment on a car. But don’t worry you can maybe see a celebrity roaming around and attempt to meet them when they aren’t actually interested and are ac- tually more concerned with Sources: All pictures taken from Google Images
again, also in small batches, until they are gold- en brown and crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside. Most of the people who know me know my uncon- ditional love for french fries. I enjoy every single kind, 3. Remove from the oil, drain well, and toss with whether they are mashed, fried, baked, shredded, etc. sea salt and malt vinegar, or any other season- Although there are plenty of condiments that can be used ing you prefer. You can also fry fresh herbs such to enhance that experience, I personally enjoy the sim- as rosemary, sage, and thyme with the potatoes. plest form there is. Fresh, thinly cut, crispy, and lightly Serve hot. salted house-cut fries.
Ingredients:
3 large Russet potatoes, well scrubbed
24 ounces vegetable, canola, or peanut oil
Sea salt and malt vinegar
Directions: 1. Leaving the skin on, cut the potatoes into long thin strips and put in a large bowl of clean water to remove some starch, prevent them from stick- ing together, and stop the oxidizing process. 2. In a cast iron skillet fitted with a thermometer, or a small fryer, heat the oil until it reaches 275 to 300 degrees F. Remove the potatoes from the water and pat dry. Working in small batches, fry the potatoes until they go from shiny to matte, 3 Photo credit: Tripadvisor to 5 minutes (this is also called blanching). Drain well on paper towels. Re-heat the oil until it reaches 350 degrees F and fry the potatoes Opinions 6
er benefits such as laundry machines and housekeepers. However, the ben- Wherever we go, we always tend efits still do not add up to the total to look for groups we can associate monthly payment that the student has ourselves with and create a sense of to pay. community. Personally, this was one Another substantial reason was of the aspects I love about Rose- privacy. This obviously could differ Hulman. This sense of community is from one person to another, but I per- very encouraged and flourished in the sonally needed to have my own room, residence halls during the first year of bathroom, and kitchen in order to feel being a student, since all freshmen completely comfortable in the space. are required to live on-campus, espe- Having your own room and bathroom cially with hall/floor activities, late meant that you have full responsibil- night homework help, RA/SA assis- ity with keeping them clean and orga- tance, and much more. However, the nized at the level you want, which advantages that came with living on- helps with preparation for real life campus did not outweigh the sacrific- adultness. Moreover, one great aspect es that I had to make. of having your own kitchen is the abil- One of the main reasons why I ity to control your own diet and have moved off-campus after freshman experience with cooking for yourself year is the cost. I was on a monthly rather than purchase a mandatory Heritage Trail Apartments near the Rose-Hulman campus payment plan when I lived on campus meal plan every quarter. and paid around $1500, which includ- Nevertheless, with each situation Image via heritagetrailapartments.com ed the meal plan. But now, I share a comes advantages and disadvantages. two bedroom apartment and have One of the disadvantages that I have ing freshman year, especially that campus, but this is usually not a prob- been paying around $800 less than noticed is that the experience of living most students choose to stay on- lem for US-citizen students since the cost of on-campus housing, which on-campus and then moving off- campus. Another disadvantage is the most of them have a car in the first includes utilities. I am aware that liv- campus created a feeling of separa- necessity of having some form of year they come to college. ing on-campus comes with many oth- tion from the friendships I built dur- transportation from the apartment to It’s your opinion. PRO? Share it! Email Us: CON? [email protected]
mediately try to fit them into this else. We don’t hear of people terpart is wrong before the argu- mold of an irritable personality, making generalizations about ment is even started. In this situ- I remember hearing this as if they’re ready to break out ketchup before the ketchup has a ation, being labeled a phrase from one of my friends. “I into a fit of rage at any minute. chance to explain why it is ketch- “conservative” or a “liberal” don’t use labels,” she said. I had We may even use this word to dis- up. means you’ve lost the argument. heard it before, and like the other credit what they say, hindering If the previous argument It means your contributions to communication between us. about veganism seems of little the discussion are no longer rele- times I’ve heard it, I remember This is what she meant by “I importance to you, consider the vant; your words will fall of deaf rolling my eyes and preparing don’t use labels.” When “vegan” use of labels in a political context. ears. myself for whatever nonsense stops meaning “someone who The words “conservative” and In this way, these labels make would come next. She said that does not consume meat or dairy “liberal” are often employed to having conversations more diffi- she was tired of being labeled as a products,” and instead means describe people or a group of peo- cult. Instead of making it easier “vegan,” and from now on pre- to exchange ideas, they make it ferred to say “I’m on a plant- easier for us to be intolerant of based diet.” Depending on your She said that she was tired of ideas that challenge our own. audience, the word “vegan” car- They start as useful devices of ries with it negative connotations, communication and become tools she claimed. When some people being labeled as a “vegan,” and of bigotry. hear, “I’m vegan,” they have a So, what do we do when words tendency to make up their minds become “labels?” What happens when what was originally intend- about the kind of person you are, from now on preferred to say ed to ease communication im- or the quality of your culinary pedes it? Do we get rid of the advice before you say anything “I’m on a plant-based diet.” words entirely? else. It’s been several months That is one option. Take the since she made this statement, “stuck-up and attention-seeking,” ple. Both words provide a way to phrase “global warming,” for in- and although it sounds stuck up, I it becomes a “label.” It almost easily identify the political beliefs stance. In recent years this have come to the conclusion that becomes a way for us to identify of the person or group of people phrase was changed in favor of there is something of value at its what is right and what is wrong. being described without having to “climate change” since “global core. If we can label someone as list them. These words facilitate warming” began to carry the kind She claimed the word “vegan” “vegan,” it isn’t that much further communication by cutting down of negative connotations that the generates a negative reaction. of a step to be able to disregard the amount of words needed to previously discussed labels began This much I knew to be true. Ve- their advice on what is healthy express the same idea. to carry. Many people took it to gans are the kind of people who, and what is not healthy as incor- On the other hand, they have mean that temperatures in every due to their lack of protein in rect. a tendency to be made labels de- place on earth would rise, so their diet, are always a little hun- At the same time, labels are pending on the group that uses when harsh winters hit the U.S., gry. Poor things, for some reason useful things. We need them to them. In some groups the phrase became somewhat ri- they have doomed themselves to communicate more easily. Instead “conservative” has come to mean diculous. It was used as if “global eat flavorless greens for every of saying, “Hey, can you pass me close-minded, ignorant, unedu- warming” was a kind of hoax cre- meal. It’s no wonder they are so the red stuff in the container in cated, and even racist while, in ated by some delusional group of easily provoked into screaming the middle of the table?” we say other groups, “liberal” has come scientists. As this was not its matches about how “meat is mur- “Hey, can you pass the ketchup?” to mean snobbish, prone to make original purpose, the phrase der.” They must be constantly This is less cumbersome than de- decisions solely on emotional rea- “climate change” replaced it, just grumpy from never having a sat- scribing everything out in full, soning, and delusional. like my friend replaced “vegan” isfying meal. Of course, these are avoiding any word that might be Suppose, for instance, a dem- with “plant-based diet.” all sweeping generalizations, seen as a “label.” ocrat and a republican are about But I’m not convinced that holding very little truth when one “Label,” in the context of this to have a conversation, and the this will fix every label scenario. considers most vegans or the food article, does not mean “noun.” democrat has this idea of Perhaps we have to go deeper into they eat. The kind of labels I’m talking “conservative” mentioned previ- how these words come to take on Yet, many people perceive ve- about are those which allow peo- ously. Once, in the mind of the these misleading meanings in the gans this way. They see them as ple to settle on conclusions about democrat, the republican has first place. Nevertheless, the next the subject being described by the been labeled a “conservative,” it condescending or attention- time you hear someone say that seeking. It’s commonplace to talk label before there is even a means the republican has lost the chance to explain what the sub- argument before even having the they don’t like/use “labels,” make about vegans like they are a group sure that you, unlike me, take the of stuck-up people whose lifestyle ject really is. For instance, in chance to explain herself. If they time to think about what they re- choices, despite their claims, ap- some cases, vegan is used as a get into a discussion about poli- pear unhealthy, or even maso- label. Ketchup, however, is not. tics, there is now very little hope ally mean before you roll your chistic. This stereotype is what Ketchup means crushed tomato of any progress being made on eyes. many of us go to when we hear paste that I eat with fries, and either side since the democrat has that someone is a vegan. We im- there’s not any room for anything made up her mind that her coun- Sports 7
RHIT Baseball RHIT SPORTS BOX SCORES
Caleigh Kintner RHIT Softball Sports Editor Caleigh Kintner Sports Editor Rose-Hulman stands at 7-1 in conference play.
The Rose-Hulman Baseball team kept the lead in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball standings with a doubleheader split against Franklin Tuesday evening. Franklin won the first game of the night by scoring 13 runs in the seventh inning with a final score of 19- 8. Rose-Hulman recovered in the second game to win with a score of 6 -4. Dan Connolly picked up the win in relief pitching, after a solid pitching outing from Trever Bruno and Matthew Rouse. Bruno allowed just one earned run in five innings with two strikeouts, while Rouse al- lowed no earned runs with two strikeouts in two innings. Brian Per- Photo by Rose-Hulman Athletics shing came on to pitch a scoreless ninth with one strikeout to earn his team-high fourth save of the season. First Conference Win of the Season Rose-Hulman Softball had a rough time over break going 1-9. They won their first game of a doublehead- Luke Buehler has been named er at Hanover 2-0. The game proved to be a pitching Heartland Collegiate Athletic battle for the majority of the game. Neither team had Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the third time this scored well into the fifth inning. Emily Struble, the season. pitcher, got the win after four strikeouts in seven in- nings, while only allowing four hits.
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RHIT Track & Field Caleigh Kintner Sports Editor Caleigh Kintner Sports Editor Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology won its 44th Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology won 10 events to take home first consecutive men's tennis match against Heartland place in the men's competition and second in the women's team scoring at Collegiate Athletic Conference competition, shutting the DePauw University Invitational over break. The men's squad scored out Manchester University 9-0 on Saturday after- 192 points while the women’s team placed second with 104.5 points. noon. The Fightin' Engineers lead the HCAC at 5-0 The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's and women's track and in league play. field teams combined to win 10 events in a strong performance at the Indi- ana Division III Championships. The men's squad came home second overall, led by two Athlete of the Meet performances by Eric Fiacable and Noah Thomas. On the women's side, the Fightin' Engineers came home fourth as a team. Mary-Helen Shomba won with the second fastest time in school history of fifteen seconds in the 100-meter hurdles.
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Photo by Rose-Hulman Athletics Standout Student-Athletes Luke Buehler Eric Fiacable Noah Thomas Mary-Helen Shomba RHIT SPORTS SCHEDULES
Baseball Softball Men’s Tennis Track & Field April 27: Bluffton April 24 : Manchester April 23: Principia April 26: HCAC Outdoor Championship
April 27: Bluffton April 24: Manchester April 24: @ Franklin April 27: HCAC Outdoor Championship
April 28: @ Wittenberg April 25: Webster April 27: @ Hanover May 3: Billy Hayes Invitational
April 28: @ Wittenberg April 25: Webster May 10: Harrison Dillard Twilight
April 30: Greenville April 27: Anderson May 23: NCAA Outdoor Championship
May 1: Hanover April 27: Anderson May 24: NCAA Outdoor Championship
May 1: Hanover May 25: NCAA Outdoor Championship
May 4: @ Anderson
May 4: @ Anderson
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National National National National National National National Earth Day 22 Picnic Day 23 Pigs in a 24 Telephone 25 South 26 Tell a Story 27 Blueberry 28 Blanket Day Day Dakota Day Day Pie Day National Jelly Bean National Lost Dogs Day Awareness Day National National Zucchini National Richter National Sense of National Administrative Bread Day - Lets get Scale Day Smell Day Superhero Day National Girl Scout National Talk Like Professionals Day this bread Leaders’ Day Shakespeare Day - National Arbor National Babe National Great “I’ll beat thee, but I National DNA Day Day Ruth Day Poetry Reading would infect my Day hands.” National Hug a National Hairball National Pool Plumber Day Awareness Day Opening Day Venus and Lucifer
Venus is the brightest planet and was respectively named after the goddess of love and beauty. While current science denies WACKY PROF QUOTES the fact, early astronomers discovered that the “planet” of Ve- nus is actually two separate planets, the morning star "I sold out real fast: the moment I got here.” (nicknamed Lucifer) and the evening star. Starting in the mid -Dr. Zak Estrada 1500’s the “Deep State”, aka Lizard People, began the process of suppressing this “common knowledge”, using “brilliant minds” such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton to propagate “You know the lecture’s good if we use the man pages as our lies created by the Lizard People to better suppress our minds. slides.” The lies propagated include that the world is round, that gold -Dr. Zak Estrada cannot be created from lead, Calculus, Earth is not the center of the universe, and that Venus is only one planet. While these “This esam is going to be surprisingly easy, these are very easy facts may offend you initially, when you open your mind you can still be saved and see the light. problems. Say that to yourself in your head.”
- Dr. Igor Minevich The planet hereon referred to as Lucifer, is largely forgotten “I’m the final boss and the only thing standing between you due to lack of REAL literature and the break.” and common-core standards preventing REAL teachers - Dr. Daniel Kawano from reaching students in de- velopmental years. Lucifer "If you email me, I will shame you. Don’t test me." was put into orbit by the Liz- - Dr. Joe Eicholz ard people in 500 BC in order to surveil the Earth. Astrono- "I know that they’re doing nothing good because they’re laugh- mers of this time saw the ir- regularities on the surfaces of ing too much." Lucifer and Venus, thus de- - Dr. Joe Eicholz clared them two separate planets. However, this would "Welcome back from the break. I do not want to be here ei- compromise the Lizard Peo- ther." ple’s mission, so they set out to utilize lasers in order to smooth the surface of both planets to within 1% of round. - Dr. Amir Danesh Early space missions with the Soviet Union were in the late Did your prof say something hilarious or just great out of con- 1940’s which concerned the Lizard People that we may soon text? Did you hear something amusing on your jaunt about the discover the lies they have been propagating, so on June 14th, fine halls of this institution? We want to hear about it! Send 1947, they approached Earth and touched down in Roswell, New Mexico. The Lizard People were greeted by a litany of US your quotes with who said it to agents where they worked out an agreement to benefit both [email protected] or fill out this nifty google sides. The US was granted access to the data they gathered via form: https://goo.gl/forms/bB339sx6GHohggYt1 Lucifer to ensure US military superiority and the Lizard People received confirmation that their deepest secrets are secure in addition to being brought into politics through Richard Nixon.
Why Venus/Lucifer? Venus/Lucifer is the second closest planet to the sun, allowing 1. Hose Thron disappearance for adequate power to support the infrastructure they have in- stalled on Lucifer. They wanted a planet in our solar system in 2. The Bone menu blackout order to keep tabs on the Earth’s civilization as we are current- 3. When you have your hand up but you are sitting in the ly the biggest threat to their way of life.
corner and the professor doesn’t call on you What are they able to gather? 4. Saying the correct answer, but someone else says it Lucifer is equipped with telescopes significantly stronger than what we have available and are able to view the Earth’s surface again slightly louder clearly while recording and transmitting back to Earth via the 5. Lack of net neutrality during tests High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program located in Gakona, Alaska. Using this information they are able to view 6. EIT Bandwith cap the entire surface of the Earth, minus where there is cloud cov- er. This phenomena is why the Druids only operate on overcast 7. Removing the Subway sign from the White Chapel days, but this topic is for a different educational piece. 8. Deleting Subway Why has there been no further contact with the Lizard 9. Bon Appetit suggestions bonfire People? This is a nuanced topic that I am currently unable to fully an- 10.Not allowing me to send racist emails to all campus swer in this short of a forum, but essentially, between 1947 and 11. Forcing us to use My Rose Hulman now Lizard People have been integrating into society and infil- trating politics at an unsettling rate. The first Lizard in politics 12.Students who don’t conform to the open-door policy was Richard Nixon who was later busted for Watergate using 13.Calling the Bridge the KIC wiretapping programs provided by the Lizard people. Beyond him, notable figures include Mitch McConnell, Hillary Clinton, 14.Demolition of the Rotz Lab (What were they hiding?) and the Bush family. 15. Removing stapled bread from trees Seventh week is here! 3 weeks until finals, and then freedom for the summer (unless you got roped into the scams that are internships)! Please send an email with questions, concerns, or content to the Thorn Flipside Editor