Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Fall 9-24-2010 Volume 46 - Issue 03 - Friday, September 24, 2010 Rose Thorn Staff Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn Recommended Citation Rose Thorn Staff, "Volume 46 - Issue 03 - Friday, September 24, 2010" (2010). The Rose Thorn Archive. 78. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/78 THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS ROSE-HULMAN REPOSITORY IS TO BE USED FOR PRIVATE STUDY, SCHOLARSHIP, OR RESEARCH AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. SOME CONTENT IN THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY MAY BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. ANYONE HAVING ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL SHOULD NOT REPRODUCE OR DISTRIBUTE BY ANY MEANS COPIES OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL OR USE THE MATERIAL FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE WITHOUT DETERMINING THAT SUCH ACT OR ACTS WILL NOT INFRINGE THE COPYRIGHT RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY. ANY REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY IS AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE PARTY THAT DOES SO. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspaper at Rose-Hulman Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rose Thorn Archive by an authorized administrator of Rose-Hulman Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE Rose-HRulman InstItute OSEof tecHnology • terre Haute, In • HttpT://tHoRn.Rose-HulmanHO.edu • friday, sep 24, 2010R • VolumeN 46 • Issue 3 Rose enters modern era with new website Above, the website that all users see when first accessing rose-hulman.edu. The site was released Wednesday, September 23 at noon. Rose-Hulman Alex Mullans • editor-in-chief the most relevant change for many users an ASP.NET-based content manage- new templates. Groups and clubs will will be the omission of a ‘Quick Links’ ment system (Umbraco). This change also be offered templates but will also As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, visitors to menu. “For external people, quicklinks allows authorized users to make chang- be permitted to maintain their existing www.rose-hulman.edu were greeted were a bother,” Taylor said. However, es to the website much in the way they designs. Taylor noted that even small by a familiar, but modernized, website. he noted that the new ‘current students’ would edit a Word document, rather changes like matching color and font That modernized look and feel was de- page contains many of the same links. than having to work in an HTML editor schemes could link existing group sites signed by Williams Randall Marketing “Work on the redesign was not done like Adobe’s Dreamweaver or a plain- into the overall Rose-Hulman brand. – a web design firm with offices in Terre in a vacuum,” said Taylor. “Input was text editor. Within the CMS, users cre- Wednesday’s changes do not repre- Haute and Indianapolis – with the in- taken from all campus constituencies… ating pages on the site will also have the sent the final result of the new website; tent of bringing the site into compliance The site was vetted with representative ability to select from several look-and- rather, those changes affected mainly with modern standards and improving groups throughout the process.” Those feel templates that fit within the master the top-level components of the site, as users’ experiences with the site. representative groups included SGA redesign. well as an overhaul of the Admissions & “We started with an open slate: our members, focus groups, and other in- When asked how the new design and Financial Aid section of the site. “Work research found that we have a lot of in- dividuals across campus: “we felt confi- software would affect existing user, will continue to develop our top com- formation on our site, but it was hard to dent that we had good input [about the group, and department sites, Taylor munication port as we strive to move get through as an outsider,” said Bryan new design.” In addition to on-campus said that “We’re not looking to ram [the Rose-Hulman from being the best to Taylor, Executive Director of Com- groups, Taylor’s office also conducted new design] down people’s throats,” but being great,” Taylor said. The full site munications and Marketing. The site an online survey to collect feedback that options would be available to inte- is scheduled to be complete in Febru- modifies previous iterations’ naviga- from people outside the Rose commu- grate existing sites into the new look- ary. tion scheme: now, users can find what nity. and-feel. Academic departments with Community members with feedback they’re looking for either by who they On a more technical note, the new their own websites will not be required (positive and negative) concerning are (e.g. prospective students, current website is no longer a collection static to switch to the Umbraco software the new site are encouraged to contact students) or by who they’re looking for files hosted through the Andrew File framework, but will be encouraged to Brian Taylor at brian.taylor@rose-hul- (e.g. admissions, student life). Perhaps System (AFS); rather, it is powered by adopt their existing websites to the man.edu or extension 8258. InsIde tHIs Issue The new addition to the Se- Get some tips on learning Explore proposed tax The Rose football The Flipside tries to make renity ‘verse has effectively at Rose-Hulman measures with this friendly team celebrates sense of the Rose website a big ending, elephant guide. Reed Eason’s countdown’s peculiar number- but overall will record-setting ing system. disappoint fans 170th career of the series. reception and a 41-17 home win. page 4: enteRtaInment page 5: lIVIng page 6: opInIons page 7: spoRts page 8: flIpsIde 2 PUZZLES ISSUE 3 Maze Klump Alex Mullans • editor-in-chief Rose Brewer • staff puzzler To solve this puzzle you must link numbers into groups of one, two, or three so there is one group that corresponds to a number at the bottom. No two groups will correspond to the same number at the bottom of the puzzle. Groups are to be separated by shading in a number that doesn’t correspond to a group. No two shaded spaces may touch each other. CLASSIFIEDS Sharp Flats East Behind Rollie's Pizza 1st light east of Rose-Hulman Call for availability Ed. Note: The classifieds section will be discontinued after this week. Studios, efficiencies, and one bedrooms (812) 877-1146 Furnished and unfurnished available or [email protected] THE ROSE THORN “Working to keep the Rose-Hulman community informed by providing an accurate and dependable source for news and information.” Tim Ekl • editor-in-chief Eli Baca • writer CM 5037, 5500 Wabash Ave. Alex Mullans • editor-in-chief Michael Ishmael • writer Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999 Scott Gallmeier • news Matt Melton • writer Phone:(812) 877-8255 Colin DeClue • entertainment Hobey Tam • writer Fax: (812) 877-8166 Melissa Schwenk • living Bennie Waters • writer [email protected] Carly Baehr • opinions Kurtis Zimmerman • writer http://thorn.rose-hulman.edu Andrew Klusman • sports Rose Brewer • puzzles Noël Spurgeon • flipside Emily Asman • copy Luke Woolley • photo Andrew Klusman • business Kurtis Zimmerman • web Matt Vargo • photographer Richard House • adviser Carly Baehr • cartoonist The Rose Thorn is a weekly publication pro- toons, and letters to the editor for publication. accept content changes submitted after deadline. Material submitted for use in the print edi- duced by the members of the community of All submissions must contain the writer’s signa- tion may also be included in the online edi- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology pub- We request that all letters to the editor be less ture (electronic form is acceptable) and contact tion located at http://thorn.rose-hulman.edu. lished on Fridays first through ninth week than 600 words in length, and the deadline for information. The editors reserve the right to re- each quarter. All students, faculty, and staff content submission is 5:00 p.m. two days prior to ject submissions deemed inappropriate for print. The views expressed in The Rose Thorn are those are welcome to attend weekly meetings, held publication. The editors reserve the right to edit of their respective authors and, with the exception at 5:15pm on Wednesdays in Olin Hall. We submissions for clarity, grammar, length, and fac- All content should be submitted to thorn@ of the weekly Staff View published in the Opin- also welcome and encourage all community tual errors, while preserving the original intent of rose-hulman.edu or to the office of The Rose ions section, do not necessarily represent the views members to submit articles, photographs, car- the submission. The editors reserve the right to Thorn in Hulman Memorial Union room 249. of the staff or the Rose-Hulman community. 23 SEP 2010 NEWS 3 NEWS BRIEFS Campaigning for change By Alex Mullans Al Morrison runs for state senate A Successor to Kim Tim Ekl • editor-in-chief to door.” Jong-Il Politically, Morrison has an edge – numerous polls are Tensions are running high this election season, and even predicting the Republican party to make a comeback this Kim Jong-Il has announced months before Election Day, politicians are fighting hard for election, riding on widespread dissatisfaction over health a conference of the ruling seats in national and state government. For Rose students, care and the economy, as well as momentum generated by Worker’s Party planned for nowhere is that more apparent than in local District 43, the Tea Party movement.