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Rose-HRulman Institute oseof Technology • Terre Haute, IN • httpT://thorn.rose-hulmanho.edu • Friday, Nov 4, 2011r • Volumen 47 • Issue 8 Siemens donates software Keeps students exposed to the cutting edge of technology

Katie Dial • staff writer pabilities students have with the use of Siemens Rose-Hulman received the PLM Software’s SolidEdge largest in-kind donation in ® software, currently used history, a $27.8 million soft- in many classes in the en- ware package, from Siemens gineering curriculums, and PLM software. Bill Boswell, also provides an advantage director of partner strategy in that it is the same soft- for Siemens PLM Software, ware used by manufactur- spoke at the announcement ing companies around the of the gift and introduced world today. the features of the software. One of the main reasons for The gift includes Siemens the gift is for use by the team PLM Software’s new NX TM of students participating in the software, which is intended U.S. Department of Energy’s to increase the ease and EcoCAR2 competition. Rose- speed with which engineers Hulman is one of 15 universi- can model and modify tech- ties selected to have a team nology. This intent is driven participate in this competition. by the concept of lifecycle Each team is granted a 2013 management of products, Chevy Malibu, and expected or the fact that there is very to modify the vehicle to in- quick turnover for technol- crease sustainability. The soft- The NX TM software donated by Siemens will allow students access to high-end ogy in the market. As such, ware isn’t exclusively for use engineering software largely used in industry. the software gift also in- by the EcoCAR2 team, and all Rose-Hulman News cludes Teamcenter ® soft- students campus-wide are en- ware. couraged to experiment with announcement, President Matt our students the hands-on ed- are going to be able to hit our This new software aug- it, and integrate it into their Branam said through video ucation that makes Rose-Hul- industry with capabilities they ments the options and ca- classes. Unable to attend the “This software is going to allow man what it is. Our students can’t get anywhere else. “ Rose-Hulman goes green with new lab Greenhouse expands hands-on research in biology department Katie Dial • staff writer department, said “I think that the number of students that Rose-Hulman received a want to take biology has cer- $500,000 gift from Carl Cook, tainly been growing. The green- on behalf of his father, William house is a tool. It’s like any Alfred Cook. William Alfred other laboratory instrument or Cook supported the growth of device. One of the things that the biosciences at Rose-Hul- really makes a Rose education man, and is contributing post- great is that so much of what we humously towards the William do is hands-on. And what is it Alfred Cook Laboratory for that we expect to come from it Bioscience Research: a 1,350 being hands-on? We don’t re- square feet greenhouse that ally expect everyone to master will be nestled between Crapo, every skill they come in contact Logan Library and the Root with, but they sort of grow an Quandrangle appreciation for what’s involved A majority of Rose students in different processes. It’s im- end up taking a biology class portant for Rose students to un- before they leave, and every- derstand what it takes to grow one who takes a biology lab will things--what it takes to isolate The biosciences laboratory will allow students unique opportunity to benefit from the addition of the living substances. examine living and isolated specimens. Cook Laboratory. Dr. Michael Rose-Hulman News Mueller, head of the Chemistry Continued on page 3.

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Cain denies accusations of sexual harassment

Republican Presidential Candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza Herman, Cain, recently denied a resurgence of allegations from the 1990s that he sexually-harassed women. “In all my over 40 years of business experience... I have never sexually harassed anyone,” Cain said. His campaign chief of staff, Mark Block, accused Texas governor Rick Perry’s campaign for bringing up the claims in the midst of the heated battle for the Re- publican presidential nomination. “Rick Perry and his campaign owe Herman Cain and his family an apology,” Block said. Cain’s campaign suggests that Curt Anderson, who Students will have more room to grow and handle live speci- worked for Cain in his 2004 run for the Senate and now works for Perry, leaked the story. mens, such as algae, in the Biosciences Laboratory The Perry campaign denies having any involvement with the story. Katie Dial • The Rose Thorn

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And, speaking a railing is surprisingly sim- idol for justice across all of villains, there is a crazy ple and easy to do and no mediums. Arkham Asylum amount of them, each given less satisfying than afore- was the first out of many enough time to be deemed mentioned God-like fight- to properly show how it felt worthy adversaries like Sol- ing skills. to be the Dark Knight, with omon Grundy, Ra’s al Ghul, Even if you are an abnor- combat that was beauti- Catwoman, The Riddler, mality within the human fully animated and easily- Mr. Freeze, Bane, and even race so that the combat and directed in combination Robin. No character is miss- stealth both bore, you are with stealth portions that ing or misinterpreted; they given a story that is filled gave you a very realistic are all just that amazing! with all the intensity of a sense of power over the But what people really Christopher Nolan film and henchmen you were facing. care about is the gameplay, with plot twists that are right Arkham City promises that and when you play as Bat- on up there with the ending everything will not only be man, you have to ask, “Do of The Dark Knight. the same, but improved in I feel like the bat?” No. You Batman: Arkham City is quality and lengthened for feel like God. Taking on over not just a good game. It is experience leaving but one thirty henchmen with your an adrenaline-pumping, question to answer: does bare fists—the fight ending rollercoaster ride of flaw- Arkham City deliver every- with all of them at your feet less combat flow, immense thing it promised? with broken arms and legs depth, brilliant characteri- Yes. Yes it does. as you casually walk off— zation and plot details that Right off the bat, Arkham never loses its feel for just not even the most dedicated City has some of the most how powerful you are. Per- of comic fans can guess. If impressive dialogue driven forming a double takedown this isn’t game of the year: elements that I have ever on one guard just to turn it’s the game of the dec- heard. Next to the shear ge- around and batclaw one ade. nius of bringing back voice closer to you for an instant actors from the animated takedown is as satisfying Review rating: 4.5 elephants imdb.com series, Rock Steady was and powerful the first time Katie Dial • staff writer dissatisfied and perplexed. very careful about choosing as it is the last. Then when Danny’s love interest is in- voice actors that would re- you get bored of picking on Killer Elite is among the troduced through a flash- ally portray the very worst the little guys, you go to the elite in the action category back prompted by a plane but composed of a highly flight, and while it is made convoluted and unresolved clear that they have known Indie game of the week: Viriax plot. each other since childhood, Based on a novel by Sir the viewer is never provid- Peter Savkovich • staff writer In the spirit of old arcade games, Viriax is Ranulph Fiennes called The ed with more information. very easy to pick up and play for short pe- Feather Men, which caused Danny also has several as- Drawing inspiration from the Spanish riods of time and is highly score-oriented. a lot of controversy upon sassin friends who help him Developer’s (Locomalito) struggle with an New stages are not unlocked by beating the its release due to Fiennes’ with the job requested by the unknown illness, Viriax—an arcade-style previous ones as is the norm but rather by claim that the book was sheikh; their backgrounds action game—puts the player in control of a achieving a set total score across all stages. based on true events, Killer are never touched upon. super-virus on a mission to completely take Making it through one of the (considerably Elite is a fairly typical Jason The movie tries to help the over its host’s body. long) stages in its entirety, however, does Statham film. Starring Rob- viewer assume monumen- In each of six stages, the Viriax unit’s ert De Niro and Clive Owen, tal amounts of background goal is simple: make it to the top of the this film has some excellent information that is never organ it currently inhabits and infect effects-driven scenes, while provided. Also whether the the core cell, beginning a cellular break- the plot sometimes tries to— viewers are aware of it or down chain reaction that will complete- unsuccessfully—go in sever- not, the screenwriter threw ly convert the organ into a production al different directions. in a huge twist of irony, factory for more viruses. On your way, The basic plot concerns which will fling their expec- however, the host’s immune system assassin Danny Bryce tations completely off bal- and a network of defensive nanobots (Statham) and his partner, ance, leaving them expecting will bar your progress, doing their best locomalito.com Hunter (De Niro). Danny something out of nothing. to obliterate the infection that is slowly gets out of the business after Despite the confused plot- destroying the body any way they can. And not go unrewarded. As you complete each a bad job in Mexico, and one lines, the film showcases if fending off an army of hostile nanobots stage, your Viriax unit is granted various year later a sheikh who is some creative visual treats isn’t enough, every action you take con- permanent power-ups which, while not as holding Hunter hostage co- like a car chase, that ends sumes energy, making tactical strikes and powerful as those collected in-game, can erces him into killing again. where it began, followed by agile maneuvers more of a necessity than greatly increase your chances of survival. The sheikh wants the mem- a close combat scene in a flourish. Viriax has big appeal for people who like bers of the British Special hospital ward. The climax of Control of the Viriax entity is fairly short, intense gameplay and interesting, Air Service (SAS) who had the action involves Statham straightforward. Navigating your way up well-constructed level design. It’s a great murdered three of his sons fighting Owen while he’s tied the organ can be accomplished with only game to pick up for short bursts. Although to be murdered, in order to to a chair. And eventually the arrow keys, making for a swift learning completely beating the game presents a sig- clear the way for his remain- flinging himself out of the curve (which is good because the difficul- nificant challenge, the game is in no way ing son to take over the valu- window; chair and all. ty ramps up even faster). As you progress forbidding of more casual play. Taken all able oil business after his Overall, it’s a movie worth through each stage: the heart, lungs, intes- together with its unique visual style, ap- death. seeing, not for the plot, but tine, stomach, brain, and nanobot control propriately sinister soundtrack, and crea- This appears to be the for the creativity and effort center, respectively, you will encounter not tive enemy design, Viriax delivers a thor- main plot, until an almost put into the action scenes. only increasingly hostile enemies and com- oughly satisfying experience that’s fun to entirely new cast of charac- plex level structure, but also a variety of play again and again. As always, you can ters is introduced with im- Review rating: 2.5 elephants power-ups and free-floating blood cells to find Viriax in my shared folder in the DFS plications of meaningful, replenish your energy and aid you on your root at \\rose-hulman.edu\dfs\Users\S\ complicated motivations way. 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Melissa Schwenk • living editor spent studying. Rather than class and the final. Victor Goben • staff writer constantly being tested in one This period of time had Ninth week is already over class or another, students have no structure outside the Playing the role of the broke college student and hankering for and I’m hardy ready for my time to digest what they have weekend, which meant time cookies? Wanting to do something nice for your floor? Look no birthday. Or should I say fi learned and to take time off passed more like at a resort further. nals week, which is when my from studying to enjoy life. and less like at a place of Dirt Cheap Peanut Butter Cookies birthday always falls. Even When comparing the Rose higher learning. I watched more surprising is the fact that Hulman schedule with that more TV in Germany than Ingredients this year will be one third of of my German university, it’s during my two previous • 1 cup crunchy or creamy Peanut Butter the way over in two weeks. easy to see why some people years at Rose, simply be • 1 cup White Sugar It feels strange to cut our might like the German style cause I didn’t have assigned • 1 egg lives into ten week incre better. No homework or homework. Which meant ments, with campus’s stress tests and each class meets that once it was time to Directions levels waxing and waning as one or two days a week? study for the exam, I had • Preheat oven to 350 F. the weeks divisible by three Sign me up. Of course, this no idea how to solve the • Mix the ingredients in a mediumsized mixing bowl. approach. The schedule means that your grade in problems. Needless to stay, • Roll into balls and place on sheet, crosshatching with a is so regimented that one a class is based entirely on those twelve weeks of coast fork as desired. hardly feels the passing of your final exam, which may ing caused more stress than • Bake for 1012 minutes and enjoy. the quarter, with finals ar take place two months after an entire quarter of Thermo riving out of the blue and the last lecture. dynamics with Dr. Sauer. surprising me each time. This lack of structure was So here’s to the ten week Rainy day activities This regimentation isn’t nec great when travel plans were schedule we have here at Rose. essarily a bad thing. It should being made; however, it was May it ever cause us stress at from the editors be recognized for what it is – a less than ideal when it came weeks three, six, and nine, fol I enjoy drinking tea and watching Iron Chef – Japan scheduling necessity. Three time for the final. All the con lowed by celebrations of our reruns. weeks’ worth of material is a cepts I thought I’d learned choice for the following two –Nol Spurgeon, flipside editor reasonable amount and keep during the semester had left weeks. And remember, only ing exams all in one week cuts me during the “study time” two thirds of the year are left I spent my rainy day making Google do a barrell roll. down on the number of weeks the university put between the until summer break. –Kurtis Zimmerman, sports editor

Puzzles are the best for rainy days. DO YOU LIKE COOKIES ? –Marcus Willerscheidt, entertainment editor I lounge on my couch, knitting scarves and watching as much WRITE AN ARTICLE OVER QUARTER BREAK AND SEND IT TO Comedy Central as possible. –Melissa Schwenk, living editor

THORN LIVING @ROSE HULMAN .EDU I like to curl up in my snuggie and watch Disney movies. –Sean Gorsky, news editor 6 Opinions Issue 8 Some OWS protestors find Is eRecruiting all it’s the root of the problem cracked up to be? Andrew Roth “go-getter,” and that’ll he’d be makes it harder to pull custom- Alec Manke staff writer a go-getter no matter the eco- ers away from inferior products staff writer nomic conditions, implying that and towards the better, competi- Occupy Wall Street has been they aren’t willing to work re- tive products. This potential loss Another career fair has come and gone. I look forward to the occupying New York City’s Zu- gardless of conditions. Then the of profit base encourages com- career fair, as it is, in my experience, the best place to get a job. cotti Park since September 17. cooks responsible for feeding the panies to reinvest as little money However, there has been another method often touted by career Most of the people that have masses say that they aren’t going as possible into expansion since services through which I could find employment: eRecruiting. been garnered media attention to continue working for free to there is great risk that the invest- eRecruiting is a tool that allows Rose-Hulman students to are people carrying signs call- feed people not supporting the ment won’t pay for itself in time. search and apply for jobs and it is a pretty easy tool to use. How- ing for the end of capitalism. The cause. Furthermore, cronyism prevents ever, I have never used it as my primary tool for finding a job for hypocrisy of their claims is hi- The overall message of the companies from expanding into several reasons. One, going down to the career fair was enough to larious when one considers that people currently occupying the emerging markets for the same get me an interview. Occasionally, I would have to use the tool for they willingly purchased every- soon-to-be frozen tundra of New reasons. Why should a com- scheduling the interview or applying for the job, but I only ever thing they brought with them, York City seems to be one of ram- pany move into the geo-thermal did so after talking with a company representative and being in- including non-staple goods like pant hypocrisy. But one group of electricity business if their solar- vited to apply. Two, companies would prefer that I used their job iPods and laptops. It then gets them has stumbled upon the real powered competitors are going application system. As a result, my resumes would get stale sitting even funnier when they call for source of outrage. One group is to get government assistance? in the belly of eRecruiting. There was no reason for me to keep punitive, redistributive taxes for protesting outside the home Third, cronyism actively hurts a brand new one up there if productive citizens, something of General Electric CEO and the productive members of soci- these other ways were working tantamount to theft of a portion Obama Administration Jobs ety and uses the punitive fees to for me. I know there are others We have an alum- of a person’s life, and then they Czar, Jeffrey Immelt. Immelt’s reward their competitors. While for whom a new resume landed complain that thieves have sto- position in the administration is the government owns the print- them some interviews, so the ni base that can len some of their possessions. a perfect analogue for the crony- ing presses, they cannot simply system works. However, my Protestors call Peter Schiff, fi- ism that has stagnated the econ- print more money or every dollar point is centered on the actions vouch for our valid- nancial advisor to Ron Paul, a omy and built this font of anger. would be worth less than the one of Career Services this year. When a company is able to affect before it. For confirmation, just I was sitting in the first meet- ity as a recruitment Cronyism was the government policy in a way that look to Zimbabwe where a loaf of ing of my senior project class benefits them and punishes their bread routinely costs more than when I was told of the impor- source. driving force be- competitors, R&D is no longer one quadrillion dollars. As such, tance of getting my resume on pushed towards creating a bet- any money awarded to flawed to eRecruiting so that Rose-Hulman” remains to be attractive to hind TARP, behind ter product at a lower cost, but is business practices must instead companies looking for new employees. This is my first objection. instead funneled to fighting back come from tax revenue. Since Rose-Hulman has a legacy of producing excellent engineers. I the GM/Chrysler in the halls of Congress. Crony- income taxes can only be collect- don’t buy that the number of resumes on eRecruiting determines ism was the driving force behind ed from people making profits, whether companies will want to come recruit on campus. We have bailouts, Solyndra, TARP, behind the GM/Chrysler something the recipients of this an alumni base that can vouch for our validity as a recruitment bailouts, Solyndra, and every blood-money can’t do, it is in- source. My second objection, and the main motivator of this ar- and every other fi- other financial boondoggle for stead taken from their competi- ticle, was an email sent out to the seniors on September 19. We ” which the last two administra- tors by force and given wrongly were told that companies would start canceling on-campus inter- nancial boondog- tions have become famous. to them. views if they didn’t get more applicants. This would be inconven- Cronyism is hurting the econ- The protestors on Wall Street ient, but not fatal. If a student still wanted to work for a company, gle for which the omy and the future of the coun- calling for the end of capital- they could still apply on their website or talk to them at the career try in three ways. Firstly, when ism because companies took fair. last two administra- one group is able to retrieve the bailout money have it back- I’ll give Career Services the benefit of the doubt. I’ve posted my life-saving money from the gov- wards. They should, like their new resume on the system, albeit five weeks after they asked me tions have become ernment despite making cata- compatriots in front of Immelt’s to do it in the first place. Perhaps I’ll eat these words as a company strophic business decisions, it house, be protesting the govern- with which I’ve had no prior contact will call me up for an inter- famous. prevents bad products from be- ment’s ability to award bailout view or generous job offer. Until then I will continue to do what ing pulled from the market and money. has always worked for me: shake a lot of hands at the career fair. The other side of the desk There’s more to music than just the sound you hear

Dr. Corey Taylor Compact Discs, located on Main but evidence about the current or as revelatory. And what about faculty writer Street in Downtown Newark state of music—especially how liner notes and explanatory es- since 1973. we conceive of and consume it— says? I fear that those genres are In my home office, I have a I remember applying that suggests that it wasn’t just the disappearing, too. two-drawer, black-metal file sticker a couple of months be- Bert’s sticker. Previously, I’ve held forth cabinet. I bought it from the K- fore moving from Delaware to Independent record stores are about the superiority of books Mart in Newark, Delaware when Indiana in 2007. I also remem- dying. Ear X-tacy, on Bardstown to e-readers. The same goes for I was in graduate school, prob- ber when Bert’s was open. Road in Louisville, Kentucky, CDs versus iPods, individual ably in 2002. Before first reach- For three years of graduate has just closed after 26 years. mp3 downloads, Spotify, and the ing capacity, it held about three school I rented a duplex house Back in 2009, I visited Ear X- like. I admit to owning a Zune years’ worth of graduate semi- with two good friends in a neigh- tacy. It was like Bert’s, but big- and using, with some frequency, nar and teaching materials, bills borhood just off the east end of every employee was friendly, ger and better-lit—in a phrase, Grooveshark and Pandora. I’ve and household paperwork, and Main Street. Most days, I would helpful, and knowledgeable. way cool. I went to Blooming- backed up many of my CDs to various items of differing impor- walk the mile to campus down Since moving, I’ve made a ton at the end of September and an external hard drive and have tance. Over the years, I’ve recy- Main Street, and if I had a little handful of trips back to Newark. Tracks, an independent music a good number of them on my cled a lot of unnecessary paper, extra time I would visit Bert’s I don’t know exactly when Bert’s store there, now sells mainly IU Zune. This doesn’t mean, how- but I still use the file cabinet. (conveniently located near my closed, but I was stunned and gear. That’s less cool. ever, that I necessarily favor Not long after I bought the bank). Whether I bought or momentarily sad when I saw it The pervasiveness of online these things to CDs: More per- file cabinet I started adorning browsed, I always enjoyed go- was gone. An Italian restaurant music has speeded the demise of tinently, the experiences of con- its monochrome surface with ing to the record store. The space has since expanded into the the local record store. Nor does suming and enjoying music have stickers that I got for free at struck a nice balance between space that the record store used the great, long-form genre of the changed, and I’m still puzzled by concerts, that I bought on im- dingy and welcoming, with mu- to occupy. album—conceptual or general, the ramifications. pulse while traveling, and that sic constantly playing, and peo- You might be wondering what CD or vinyl—serve as the default It’s not just about having I received packaged with CDs. ple chatting or silently combing the big deal is. Small businesses definition of music. Purchasing an artifact, although playing a Last week, while storing retire- the stacks. Thousands of old and close all the time, even after thir- and listening to music has be- physical CD, enjoying the ac- ment fund paperwork—how new discs in all kinds of genres— ty-plus years of service. And in come increasingly fragmented, companying artwork, and scru- about that stock market?—I was I marveled at their amount and Newark, about a half-block from which is not inherently better. tinizing the lyrics are, I think, hit unexpectedly by nostalgia. range, aware that I could never where Bert’s used to be, the in- Browsing the stacks of a local more genuine experiences than On the left-hand side of the top absorb everything. Bert’s also dependent Rainbow Music and record (or book) store and find- having them filtered through a drawer is a small, round, black sold vinyl albums, turntables, Books (founded in 1977) still op- ing something rare or wonderful tiny device, or a laptop. As is— sticker with curvy, white font. It speakers, apparel, instruments, erates. I’m not sure exactly what is so twentieth century. “Brows- sorry, was—visiting Bert’s Com- advertises a store called Bert’s and related equipment. Nearly triggered all of that nostalgia, ing” Amazon just isn’t the same, pact Discs. 4 Nov 2011 Sports 7 Fall sports teams dominate HCAC Volleyball and men’s soccer pursue conference championships Kurtis Zimmerman • sports editor gan Williams, and Leah Pelzel were Saturday marks the team’s next In the past month, the men’s honored before the games. Follow- match, where they will hope to re- soccer team went on a run of nine Nine consecutive wins for men’s ing the matchup against Defiance, peat their victory from earlier this consecutive wins, capping that at a soccer, and a single-season record Rose-Hulman went on to come back fall. The match starts at 2 p.m., and school record ten straight victories 21 wins for the volleyball team. after losing the first set to Illinois if Rose-Hulman wins, they will ad- after defeating College of Mount St. The teams’ impressive performance College to wrap up the weekend vance to the championship game Joseph in the semifinal round of the throughout the fall season put HCAC championship. The victory them in contention for a confer- also marked the tenth shutout of ence championship. the season for the Engineers. Rose-Hulman’s volleyball With three assists in the match, squad and four other schools end- sophomore John Munson tied ed the regular season tied for a a school record shared by nine share of the conference title, and other players. He also claimed the Hanover College Panthers a new school record with ten as- ended up with the top seed in sists throughout the season. Sen- the conference tournament after ior Clint Vatterrodt established a the tiebreaking process, earning new single-season school record exemption from the first round with 48 points. of play. This Saturday Mount St. Top-seeded Transylvania Uni- Joseph, the #2 seed, will take on The volleyball team will travel to Hanover this Saturday, while the men’s versity fell to Earlham in penalty Bluffton University, who bested kicks after their Tuesday night soccer team will challenge Earlham at home at 1 p.m. Defiance College. Preceding that game ended in a 0 - 0 tie. game will be the Engineer-Pan- Rose-Hulman News Earlham will travel to Terre ther matchup, and the victors of the with their 21st win of the season, which is set to take place on Sunday Haute to take on the Engineers in two matches will square off in the establishing a new school record at 1 p.m. The Lady Engineers would the HCAC tournament champion- championship match. which they bested on Tuesday dur- face off against the winner of the ship. The winner will receive an Their regular season culminated ing the opening round of the HCAC Bluffton-Mount St. Joseph game. automatic bid to the NCAA Division in a straight-set victory against De- Conference when they rallied after The conference champions will earn III tournament which is set to start fiance College this past Saturday losing the first two sets to pick up an automatic bid in the NCAA Divi- on November 10, culminating in the during Senior Day, where graduat- the next three sets with a balance sion III tournament that will begin championship game which is tenta- ing members Karah Hickman, Mor- team effort. next Thursday, November 10. tively scheduled for December 3. Volleyball squad discusses monumental season Having been with the Lady Engineer As always, there have been some injuries Can you describe the emotions/at- volleyball team since its inception, and some illnesses. We’ve had a change in mosphere before and after Saturday’s how has the program changed? venue. Life is full of obstacles that must be games? It has changed tremendously. We play overcome. The parents, faculty, and student It was Senior Day on Saturday so of course much more competitive opponents, in con- body have pushed us to new levels. They have many of the girls and their parents had a lot of ference and out. We have respect for the been incredible. The backing from campus is extra special things planned for our 3 seniors! teams, whether at top of conference or bot- greater than it has ever been. We truly have I just wanted our team to come out strong tom. We’ve been at the bottom as well, so we the best fans in the world. for the Defiance match. After the win I let understand their struggles. We now have the What do you enjoy most about them know they were HCAC regular season athletes and the volleyball experience to com- coaching the volleyball team here at champs and there would be a championship pete. Rose? banner hanging in Hulbert arena in the near What do you attribute your success I love my team. Since I have no children future. A couple of the girls screamed and over the last several years to? myself, I kind of treat the girls as my children. others got teary eyed. Collectively, we are more unselfish and I love the effort they give, knowing and seeing It was an exciting day and the most memo- Coach have more respect for each other. There is a how worn out they are from school. The sup- rable Senior Day I can remember. As far as belief that we can beat anybody. Given any port we have is awesome. Dr. Artigue is a big preparation for the HCAC tournament we Brenda Goble opponent, we feel we can beat them. supporter of our program. He never misses a have been focusing on taking one opponent Are there any obstacles your team match and shows unconditional support re- at a time. We can beat anyone in the HCAC if has had to overcome this year? gardless. we stick together.

Leah Karah Morgan Pelzel Hickman (BE) Williams (BE) (BE)

What has made this year special? What is the team’s confidence level like What has made this year special? This year we have gelled more as a team and leading up to the HCAC tournament? Everyone came in with confidence and a are all on the same page. We all are working The confidence level is definitely high know- positive attitude. Also, our team has also our butts off every day so we can win the con- ing that we have beaten the top two seeded grown really close because our successes ference. teams in the conference. We know that we have have brought us together. What is the team’s confidence level the potential to beat every team in the confer- Describe the emotions and atmos- like leading up to the HCAC tourna- ence. phere following Saturday’s games. ment? As a senior, how has the program We were kind of in shock. Especially for the I think we are confident but not cocky. We changed in your time playing? seniors to finish our last game at home with know we have the potential to win it all but The caliber of recruits that we receive has in- a win to tie for first in conference was amaz- have to work extremely hard to get there. creased over the years. This bumps up the level ing. Describe the emotions and atmos- of play that we can have each day at practice, When looking back on this season, phere following Saturday’s games. which makes the team get better each day. what do you think you will remember Everyone was just so happy and excited. When looking back on this season, what most? We were jumping up and down and when we do you think you will remember most? How we never gave up. We had a lot of found out we got a banner for coming in first This is the most talented team that I have matches that went to five games and we won everyone just went crazy. Emotions ranged played on, and it is sweet to think that we could almost all of them. We never went down from crying to screaming and jumping. be a part of Rose’s women’s athletic history. without a fight. ∞ Flipside 4 Nov 2011 Are you tired of that guy in the Wacky prof quotes “See, now we have parti- front row asking all the ques- tioned this space into a more useful configu- tions? ration... I’m using the good words today.” — Dr. Downing, on the re you one of the that s importancy of using A 99% ’ vocabulary goodly. sick of the 1% of students who “This is like officially know what’s going on making you sanctioned DR room- mate abuse. Let me look bad? know how it goes.” —Dr. Langley, on how to keep your roomies in line. No more late- Fight back! Occupy the front night television for them. row, and show those know-it-alls “Grad school is so much that we won’t take it any longer! better. You’ll sleep more, have hobbies, and know what’s hap- pening in the world! #occupythefrontrow You’ll still eat ramen Andy Chen• That guy in the-- no not him, the other guy in the mask though.” — Dr. Livesay, prov- ing that you can’t always get *everything* Nasty Rumor of the Week you want. This round of finals are going to be ac- “Spelling is commuta- tive.” companied by a ‘physical’ portion. 3 — Dr. Holder. Now if minute rounds of boxing will be sched- only my editors saw it that way... uled between each exam question, and the winner will be awarded bonus points “If you stand on the neutral wire and touch to offset any head injuries. live, you will guaran- tee that you will kill yourself.” — Dr. Song. I’m not Top “10” Ten sure why I’d do that, but... thanks? Horrible things to have happen Rose Profs say crazy things. E-mail them during your finals to the Flipside at Noël Spurgeon • Battle scars abound thorn-flipside@ rose-hulman.edu 10. Power outage. Think that Meatballs final is difficult? Try taking it when you can’t even see the questions...

9. The fire alarm goes off. On the bright side, if there is actually a fire, you won’t have to take the final. On the not-so bright side, there probably isn’t.

8. Any question that consists of three lines of text, a diagram, and six blank pieces of paper. Horribly enough, there’s rarely only one of these.

7. Your power supply goes bad in the middle of the computer portion. Also, since you’re *not* a freshman, your battery life is exactly 5.62 seconds. Just enough time for your life to flash before your eyes as the program that you’ve spent the last hour slaving away on vanish like smoke on the breeze.

6. Sleeping. That is, you sleeping. When you’re supposed to be finals-ing. The caffeine drip will only take you so far, friends.

5. Any question that has the word ‘derive’ in it. It’s pretty much Rose-Hulman for ‘you’re not going to finish this test. Commence praying.’

4. You calculator decides that it’s a great time to go AWOL. By the way, this is a Physics final.

3. Even though you spent hours tabbing your textbook and color-coding your tables, you arrive to your final and realize that you’ve grabbed the wrong book.

2. Run out of lead. Find lead. Finish a problem. Realize that you’ve done the problem wrong… and you’re now out of eraser.

1. Nerves get the best of the guy sharing the table with you, and he decides to lose his lunch (and breakfast, and yesterday’s din- ner) … all over your exam. Stephen Mayhew• Takes ‘sculpted’ to a new level

This is the Flipside disclaimer, where there’s some claming (and also some disclaiming). Noël Spurgeon is your humor goddess for this week, and everything without a name on it belongs to her. Hey guys, guess what? November is National Novel Writing Month! Yay! Guess what November also is? The month where 10th week and finals happen. Not so yay. On the bright side, after finals comes Thanksgiving (and turkey), and after Thanksgiving comes Black Friday and Cyber Saturday. Who needs 15 dozen gold-plated HDMI cables? This lady does.