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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.

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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. next week, during which a where Rose-Hulman employee Al Morrison is campaigning Morrison’s motivations aren’t completely political, though. ‘supreme leadership body’ for a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives. Much of his campaign is based on wanting to represent the will be elected. It is believed Morrison, SRC Assistant Facility Director, Wabash Valley area accurately, something Morrison that the conference may set is a first-time candidate sponsored by the thinks Clyde Kersey, his opponent, isn’t doing. the stage for a transfer of Republican Party. Morrison kicked off his “Once I did my research on Kersey and his vot- power from Kim to his son, candidacy July 3, and is so far enjoying ing record and how he’s represented District 43, it Kim Jong-un. The highly se- a surge of local support for his party and didn’t fall in line with how I wanted to be repre- cretive leader of North Korea campaign. sented. It’s not how most folks want to be repre- has been planning his succes- “It’s been a true grassroots campaign,” sented,” Morrison said. “Timing is everything in sion for months, with rumors Morrison said. “I’ve knocked on over life. To me it seemed to be the right time to give circulating of several secure 6,000 doors myself. From my house, it a shot.” train trips to China over the we do phone banking once a week, and Even if he wins, Morrison has no intention of past several months; experts we’ve made over 8,000 calls so far.” leaving Rose-Hulman. The General Assembly, In- think that Kim Jong-il de- Morrison has received great support from diana’s state legislature, meets yearly for 30 or 60 sires approval from Chinese the Rose-Hulman community as well. days, depending on the year. Morrison’s plan is to leaders, as China is his coun- “The campus has been very good. I have a balance his state representative position with his re- try’s only ally. Plans were lot of friends on campus and they’ve been sponsibilities at the SRC. hastened after Kim suffered very supportive,” Morrison said. “A hand- “I’ll basically have two full-time jobs,” a stroke in 2008 that brought ful of people have helped out Morrison said. “Adding more his continued ability to lead with [stuffing] enve- responsibility won’t be easy into question. lopes or going door but it’ll be worth it.”

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”delayed again

Senate Democrats attempt- ed this week to repeal the U.S. military’s policy on gay ser- vicemen and women through a change in the annual defense budget authorization bill. In response, Republicans unanimously filibustered debate on the bill, essentially preventing the bill from mov- Al Morrison, Assistant Facility Director at the SRC, launched a bid in July for a seat in the Indiana General Assembly. He ing forward. The current poli- faces Clyde Kersey, a 14-year Democratic incumbent, for the District 43 seat that covers most of the Wabash Valley. cy allows gay men and women Tim Ekl • editor-in-chief to serve as long as their orientation is not revealed. The issue sparked debate about the On the Issues merits of including the change within the authorization bill The Rose Thorn spoke with both Re- Morrison is focused on the family current recession, “raising taxes is out while a Pentagon review of the publican challenger Al Morrison and aspect of schooling. He supports con- of the question.” Instead, he supports policy is pending. That review Democratic incumbent Clyde Kersey tinuing the 180-day school year and cutting funding to certain programs was agreed upon by the White to find some differences in their plat- would explore in-home tutoring for and balancing a budget with minimal House and military command- forms. Here are the highlights: students identified as “at-risk.” new tax cuts. Kersey has a mixed vot- ers but is not scheduled to oc- ing record on recent measures to im- cur until after the upcoming Education Taxes plement the property tax cap. midterm elections. Kersey’s primary concern for educa- Morrison is in support of small tion is the budget; according to him, business and is looking for tax relief Civil last year saw a $300 million reduction for Indiana citizens and businesses. Morrison is pro-life and supports in education funding and the loss of He supports capping the property tax traditional marriage. Kersey has no iPhone users lack- 5,000 teaching jobs. He is commit- and eliminating the so-called “death recent record on gay marriage or abor- ing carrier loyalty ted to “fully funding” public education tax.” tion, but has been given high ratings over the next year. Kersey believes that in light of the by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. Almost half the respondents to a recent Deloitte study claimed that they would be “very interested” in switching providers from AT&T to Veri- Sweden, meet CSSE department zon if the latter were to offer an iPhone compatible with its Scott Gallmeier • news editor a Global Society Class. The ernment has an oversight between Rose-Hulman network. AT&T downplayed four members of the class committee to audit the and Uppsala. the number, noting that many Ed. note: This article is went to Sweden to work on access of these files. Cur- The trip was not just of its customers were cur- a correction to last issue’s a medical records project rently, they randomly se- work: the students also rently in long-term contracts article on the CSSE depart- with students at Uppsala. lect a small population to spent time becoming fa- or family plans where it’s dif- ment’s trip to Sweden. The student project is audit the system’s securi- miliar with the nation they ficult to drop without paying What do the Nobel Prize designed to develop a sys- ty. The goal of the project were visiting, a course ob- early termination fees. The Committee, the Vasa war- tem for Swedish medical is to develop an automatic jective. While in Sweden, study also found that while ship, and Uppsala Univer- records. Currently, the auditing system. A final the students visited mu- 55% of respondents were not sity all have in common? Swedish government al- report and potentially a seums and tourist sites in very interested in purchasing They are all in Sweden and lows all people to access prototype program will Stockholm, ate at a nation - Apple’s iPad, those consum- Uppsala was the home to their medical records via be presented in December a meeting place for people ers that had done so were the Computer Science and the internet. As a result when the students return of a given region including increasingly using the device Software Engineering De- of this, security is a con- to Sweden. This is the sev- restaurants and pubs, and to replace a laptop or smart- partment’s Computing in cern and the Swedish gov- enth year of collaboration relaxed with the locals. phone while on the go. 4 Entertainment Issue 3 Float Out tantalizes, but ultimately feels empty Eli Baca • staff writer ZOMG! Fans just need to see the story—artist Patric Reynolds and final pages of the comic because, colorist Dave Stewart do well “I’m a leaf on the wind, watch well, they’re the only good parts with the characters and emotions how I”… Hoban “Wash” Wash- of the comic. Yup, the comic is portrayed. Reynolds captures the burne uttered those famous last pretty lame, nothing new until real-life essence of the men, and words as he brought his ship the end when Oswalt throws a the minute details of the faces re- through a war zone to give his zinger to top all zingers. ally bring out the feelings of the crew the opportunity to take The writing is fine, but the comic. The only sad part of the art down the Alliance. Browncoats story is a bit rushed. Maybe no is that it doesn’t capture how epic everywhere watched still as one one told Oswalt that this was a some of the scenes could be if of the most beloved characters in one-shot, because it consists of they were seen on the big screen, The cover art, by Jo Chen, is fictional history was taken from three independent stories shoved or even the small one. The comic the best part of the comic his world, never to make another into 24 pages, and there’s noth- medium does wonders for some http://darkhose.com witty remark or wear another Ha- ing new about Wash that gets stories, but this time it greatly waiian shirt. Years after that fate- revealed. The strangers don’t get limits what could’ve been a great to taunt fans with almost stories, ful departure, actor Patton Os- much credit, or personality for one-shot episode of Firefly. then fans should turn around and walt decided to tell some stories that matter, and the stories only Overall, the comic tried to do start publishing their own sto- about his favorite pilot, and give serve to bring some three-dimen- too much in too little time. It was ries—oh wait, that’s exactly what fans something to hold on to dur- sionality to the Serenity ‘verse. a letdown—plain and simple. The this was, a fan’s turn to take the ing those long winter nights. Oswalt had hinted that it could’ve reveal at the end kept fans talk- reins of the story and he drove it This one-shot published by been the beginning of a new ad- ing. It’s still a pretty huge deal, into a wall. Hey thanks Oswalt, Dark Horse follows three new venture, but he did nothing (mi- but without continuing the story I’ll just go back to waiting for characters in the universe as they nus the end) to build a story; all the comic is just a good way to kill Shephard’s Tale to come out in christen a new ship by telling he did was insert some fan-fiction 15 minutes of one’s time. It was the winter, because, really, that’s stories about Wash—the hero, into a universe filled with better a nice glimpse into the coulda, all anyone has been waiting for. the pilot, the really cool dude. writers. woulda, shoulda’s of Serenity, Review rating: 2 elephants Then there’s a reveal at the end. The art keeps the tone somber but it left fans wanting more. If No spoilers on this one, but it’s… and reminiscent throughout the Dark Horse is going to continue Scott Pilgrim utilizes nostalgia to great effect Andrew Foltz • guest writer have state of the art technology those gamers, Ubisoft has created and the sudden upheaval of his ment purchased are used to raise and hours upon hours of movies “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: the life after he meets the mysterious character stats, making them To listen to many gamers talk of the heroes discussing the fate Game.” Ramona Flowers and immedi- stronger, faster, and tougher. today, they “just don’t make ‘em of the world. Games were better For those who still are una- ately falls in love with her. The Each character has a slightly dif- like they used to.” Video games back when all that mattered was ware of the Scott Pilgrim phe- comics and the movie based on ferent move set, and new moves have become massive block- a princess that needs saving, they nomenon, it began as a series of them are all about Scott’s attempt are learned by leveling up from buster productions costing hun- say. Run right, jump over pits, indie comic books by Bryan Lee to win her heart and defeat her defeating enemies. dreds of millions of dollars and save princess, end of story. For O’Malley about the title character League of Evil Exes – the group There are other nostalgic refer- of Ramona’s former flames that ences as well. The character selec- have made it their mission to pre- tion screen is ripped straight from vent Ramona from ever dating “Super Mario Bros. 2, “and the again. Scott has to defeat them graphics are all done using fan- all to win the girl. tastic sprite work by Paul Robert- If that sounds like the setup for son, famous for his “Pirate Baby a video game to you, you’re not Cabana Battle” animation online. alone. Ubisoft released Scott Pil- The sprites are large and expres- grim to coincide with the movie’s sive, and they manage to evoke a release, and the plot remains feeling of nostalgia for 8-bit days more or less the same. You can while still being far better than play as Scott or Ramona, along anything actually from that era. with Stills and Kim, the other The game is plenty of fun two members of Scott’s band, Sex alone, but like most, it’s even bet- Bob-Omb. ter when you play with friends. As for the game itself, it’s clear It supports up to 4-player co-op, that the developers share the although only locally. In fact, the same love of old gaming as Scott lack of PSN/X-Box Live support and his creator. The game is is probably my only complaint full of little references to classics about the game. Although, play- from the 8-bit era. The biggest ing with friends locally is just like influence is clearly “River City it used to be; maybe that’s the Ransom,” so much so in fact that only way it should be done with Scott Pilgrim might as well be an intentionally nostalgic game “RCR2.” In true old-school beat- like this one. em-up style, characters punch, In the end, Scott Pilgrim vs. the kick, and body slam countless World: The Game is a fantastic enemies into submission. Plenty time and even better considering of random objects can be picked the bargain price it’s being sold up and used as weapons, includ- for. Everyone who misses old- ing the enemies themselves. school games even a little should The random goons drop pocket give it a try immediately. change after being defeated, and the characters can spend their ill- Review rating: 4 elephants gotten goods in stores throughout the stages. The food and equip-

It’s 8-bit cutesyness like this image that make “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game” as nostalgic and fun as it is. http:/thebuzzmedia.com 24 Sep 2010 Living 5 Learning to learn at Rose Kurtis Zimmerman key is to not feel locked in. not all, employers have no er goal than to get by with ability to learn will truly be webmaster Especially early on in the interest in your grade but a high grade. Comprehen- tested. You will be tested game so many of the classes care instead about what you sion was not a priority and not only based on how many When applying for col- are similar across majors know and what skills you being able to apply what I days you showed up to class lege, so much of the focus that you can easily switch can offer their company. learned didn’t matter to me; and how much of the home- is based on your academic departments should you So if you come out with a after studying and working work you looked at but also transcript and GPA. Certain find you hate what you’re steep GPA and a limited skill hard at Rose for over a year, on how many days you re- schools weed out applicants studying or just had a sud- set, what I know for ally paid attention and how based on less-than-impres- den change of heart. In good was sure that much time you took to so- sive grades throughout high fact, switching majors or at four years this is the lidify your understanding. school, so if you plan on go- least keeping your studies of hard As we take on place to So approach your exams ing to a highly-accredited generic for a quarter or two work and become a with a ferocious confidence school, the pressure mounts is common. Many people prepara- the dreaded great sci- in your ability because if come junior and senior know they love and are good tion? When entist and you aren’t sure about your year. at math and science, but a teacher mathema- competence, it will show. So when you make it to exactly where they want to gives three third and fourth tician. Not And if your first test doesn’t college and start adapting take their lives is uncertain. quizzes in a because go so well, don’t get caught to university life, the is- Don’t be afraid to explore row or col- weeks (aka First the grade up in the grade. Note your sue presents itself: how do for a little while. lects home- distribu- mistakes and practice fixing I learn here? For the past At some point you will find work every Exam Weeks), tion points what you did wrong. Talk few years you’ve been focus- your place among the engi- day, don’t ” toward A to your professors or fel- ing on earning exceptional neers, scientists, and math- think of it as or because low classmates if something grades and sometimes put- ematicians here on campus. a hit to your your ability to the aver- simply doesn’t make sense, ting “getting the grade” be- Once you find that cozy spot, grade but age GPA and correct your misunder- fore actual comprehension remember why you are here. rather a test learn will truly trumps that standings. and understanding. I want The official mission state- of your abil- of school When weeks six and seven to say first and foremost ment of Rose-Hulman says ity. Prac- across the roll around, you will cer- that that is the wrong way to that the faculty and staff ticing what be tested. state. It’s tainly be more ready for ex- approach learning at Rose- are here “to provide our stu- you learn is because the ams and if you truly learn to Hulman. If you’re in it for dents with the world’s best the best way students learn, there is no reason to the grade, you won’t make it undergraduate education in to expand your skills and here truly learn and go on to fret. You can plow through very far. engineering, mathematics also point out what you reproduce incredible results problems like a beast and So how do I focus my aca- and science in an environ- ally don’t know. Ten-point that change the world, be- leave the room knowing demic life at Rose? The most ment of individual attention quizzes aren’t meant to be a cause learning matters and you truly applied what you important idea is to have a and support.” That’s right. constant burden but a con- you won’t get by without learned over the past few desire to learn. Pick a major There isn’t a word in there stant opportunity to im- learning exactly what learn- weeks. That’s the way of you have a genuine interest about producing 4.0’s, and prove. ing means at Rose. life at Rose, and simply un- in and start taking classes. in fact, your grade has so I used to trudge through As we take on the dreaded derstanding that is a major At this point, of course, you little to do with your success some miscellaneous high third and fourth weeks (aka first step on the path to suc- already are, but the second after Rose anyway. Most, if school classes with no great- First Exam Weeks), your cess.

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Bonfire on Saturday, Septem- Rush will be closed for the ber 25. 7pizza Meet your Greeks 1234 Wabash Avenue Name: Tyler Kimbrell the biggest benefit you re- Fraternity: Alpha Tau ceived from going Greek Omega here at Rose-Hulman?”: Year: Senior I have benefited from going Major: Mechanical engi- Greek in a lot of ways, but Store Hours neering major if I had to pick one thing I Monday - Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. Hometown: Seymour, IN would have to say leadership Future: Will work for Cum- capabilities. Greek life here Thursday - Saturday: 9.a.m. - 2 a.m. mins, Inc. in Seymour. at Rose has taught me how Sunday: 12 p.m. - 12 a.m. Accomplishments while to be a true leader. I will take at Rose: ATO President, all the leadership skills I have ATO House Manager, Secre- learned as a Greek on campus tary for Materials Advantage and apply it at my job. It will Club, Member of Academic help me greatly when making and Standings Committee decisions and showing lead- When asked “What was ership in industry. (812) 232-7272 6 Opinions Issue 3 Staff view: Quality and Boring research quantity of student input might still yield From time to time, mentioned it to, no one oncurring changes are needed. Up- knew this was going on. It C : 12 dates are required. Tools was a process that occurred Dissenting: 0 interesting results need to be modified to ad- behind closed doors. Only Carly Baehr • opinions editor parently) obvious? What if the just to changing technolo- when it was reported by Abstentions: 0 study had found that sleep- gy. The Rose-Hulman web- The Rose Thorn on 3 Oc- So I was wasting time on ing in on the weekends cures site was many years old, tober 2008 did the major- not done in a vacuum.” Mr. CNN reading an article about tapeworms? Or that it causes out of date and it was time ity of the student popula- Taylor, if this work was a study that showed that sleep- your eyeballs to spontane- for an update. tion find out that the idea truly not done in a vacuum, ing more than eight hours on ously combust? Or improves However, of changing would you have needed to weekends can help you recover your love life? Or gives you for those the logo write that sentence? from “sleep debt” incurred by Ebola? who remem- The change was was being Not every decision needs sleeping for only four hours a I hope the researchers in- ber the de- considered, to be run by students. We, night during the week. When volved didn’t expect any of bacle that unnecessary and let alone as a student body, need not I was done I made the mistake those to happen (“I know! was the Of- in the final be consulted on landscap- of scrolling down and reading Let’s give a bunch of people fice of Com- stages of ing changes or artwork the comments. A lot of com- Ebola and then make them munication the process was design. put on the walls. But there ments were along these lines: go to sleep, that should be and Market- Once are situations when it’s “Ha! I could have told you that, a good thesis project!”), but ing’s attempt done in a vacu- again, warranted. For example, without wasting some arbitrar- you don’t really know the re- to change change when the civil engineering ily large amount of taxpayer sults of a study until you do it. the very logo has been department was looking money to research this junk.” Unexpected things happen in of Rose-Hul- um. sprung for a new faculty member As someone who will prob- science all the time, and even man in the ” upon the last year, a key part of the ably end up with some kind when the results are exactly fall of 2008, students of process was the candidate of career in research, I sup- what you would expect, that there were two key issues: Rose-Hulman; only ear- meeting with the students. pose that I am biased in favor doesn’t make them meaning- the change was unneces- lier this week did a count- Because that decision di- of wasting taxpayer money to less or useless. sary and the process was down to the change ap- rectly affects the students fund scientific research, but As another cliché goes, the done in a vacuum. The for- pear on the main page of and their experience at that doesn’t invalidate my be- thing you’re searching for is mer has already been con- the website. Less than 24 Rose-Hulman. lief that research, all research, always in the last place you ceded as a non-issue in the hours before the launch The website is a tool that is important—even if the re- look. I’m not saying that I case of the new website. Executive Director of Com- is widely used by the stu- sults are mundane and turn think we should feed rats dan- The latter is a recurring munications and Market- dent body; we are easily out to be ultimately almost delions to see if it can cure nightmare. ing Bryan Taylor sent out the largest percentage of worthless. their hearing loss and give For the logo change at- an email explaining what users of the site. Polling a As the cliché goes, hind- them super-speed. But don’t tempt, a panel of 40 stu- was going on. Considering smattering of students is sight is always 20/20. It may discount the possibility that a dents was polled along his involvement with the not enough for the quantity seem obvious now that if dumb-sounding project might with various other panels logo controversy, it almost and quality of information you’re sleep deprived, sleep yield some interesting results. representing other constit- seemed purposeful that needed to redesign such an will make you feel better, but Even if it turns out to yield no uencies. Outside of those he included the sentence important tool for the Rose- psychologists have been say- useful results whatsoever, that 40 people and anyone they “Work on the redesign was Hulman community. ing for years that lost sleep doesn’t mean a study should is really “lost,” and there’s no not have been conducted: you way to recover from lost sleep don’t know it’s not going to Katy Perry on Sesame Street? in a single night. And what if work unless you try it. A nega- the results hadn’t been so (ap- Andrew Klusman “Ur So Gay,” not to mention sion of controversy around tive result is still a result. business manager the recent song “Califor- the clip). nia Gurls.” So, really, what So, while yes, the produc- Katy Perry and Elmo made the producers of Ses- ers should have exercised were slated to broadcast ame Street think that Perry some actual thought over Have Opinions? a duet on Sesame Street’s would be a good fit for the what Perry was wearing, 41st season premiere on show, and that it would be people all across the board September 27 with a more even remotely-appropriate should have been asking Send your articles to child-friendly version of (by the way, the lyrics for themselves, why are we Perry’s hit single “Hot n’ the re-done “Hot n’ Cold” having Perry on this show? thorn-opinions Cold” from 2008. are worse than the original, What happened to it being However, in the past few surprise surprise!). Next, educational? @rose-hulman.edu days the clip of the song hit how did the producers video sharing website You- agree to letting Perry wear Tube and caused quite a the costume she had on stir. On the show, Perry is for the entirety of the clip wearing a thinly-strapped in the first place? Surely yellow gown with a sheer she went through make-up top. While pop stars will and dressing, and no one routinely show up on the noticed? I’m no prude my- famous children-oriented self, but if I had children, street, Perry brought along I’d rather not have them something else—a large be watching a show where amount of cleavage. some lady’s cleavage is just This, however, shouldn’t ... hanging there. be a big surprise, as a cur- Yes, people can make ar- sory glance through the guments that there is an first couple pages of a over-reaction, that chil- Google search (moderate dren wouldn’t have no- SafeSearch setting, too!) ticed the cleavage (Perry shows that Perry isn’t ex- wants to play dress-up, actly the one to conceal her that’s all!), and that Ameri- bosoms. Perry’s appear- cans are too prudish (well, ance on the Street raises a they are, but still...); how- few questions (if not a few ever, there should be some eyebrows). concept of limits on some First, what is a contempo- things. A blouse or some- rary Christian singer turned thing that isn’t sheer would pop tart doing singing any work equally well (had the song on Sesame Street? top been not-sheer, there This singer has made pop- would likely have been no ular songs like “I Kissed issue with the dress of Per- a Girl,” “Hot n’ Cold,” and ry or the subsequent explo- Carly Baehr • The Rose Thorn 24 Sep 2010 Sports 7 A win and fallen Engineer Scoreboard Women’s Tennis Men’s Soccer 7 - 1 (6 - 0 HCAC) 2 - 5 - 2 (0 - 0 - 0 HCAC) Sep 18 Sep 18 record for football Transylvania Univ. 3 Rose-Hulman 2 Rose-Hulman 6 Denison Univ. 3 Kurtis Zimmerman kick through Sep 18 Sep 22 • overtime staff writer the uprights Mt. St. Joseph 3 Rose-Hulman 2 brought them Rose-Hulman 6 Illinois Wesleyan U. 1 The first home football within ten game of the season for the points and Sep 21 Oakland City Univ. 1 Women’s Soccer Fightin’ Engineers ended with ended their 2 - 5 - 0 (0 - 0 - 0 HCAC) a much-desired win for the scoring for Rose-Hulman 8 Rose-Hulman football team. the second Sept 18 A 41–17 victory over the Kala- half. Rose- Football Rose-Hulman 0 mazoo Hornets brought the Hulman con- 1 - 1 (0 - 0 HCAC) Webster Univ. 1 team’s record up to 1–1 after tinued to fight Sep 11 Sept 18 • overtime suffering a loss on the road on to extend Rose-Hulman 41 Rose-Hulman 2 to DePauw University in their their lead to Kalamazoo Univ. 17 Marian Univ. 1 season opener. 34–17 and The Engineers came out then 41–17 to Volleyball fighting with a touchdown secure a victo- just three possessions into the ry that would 10 - 3 (0 - 0 HCAC) game. A quick 75-yard drive be the first for Sep 17 ended in a 57-yard touchdown interim head (2) Juniata College 25 25 25 off an exciting double reverse, coach Jayson Rose-Hulman 17 12 12 flea-flicker pass play that Martin’s first Sep 17 ended in a six point gain from game in Cook (1) Washinton Univ. 25 25 25 junior Sutton Coleman’s shuf- Stadium. Rose-Hulman 23 17 12 fle into the end zone. Kalama- The defense zoo retaliated with an 80 yard was also re- Sep 18 Reed Eason, senior mechanical engineering ma- drive to take a 7–6 lead. sponsible for Haverford College 25 25 25 jor, holds the football that was used for his school But the men in red wouldn’t several key Rose-Hulman 19 15 16 record-setting 170th career reception. let them keep the lead for plays that set Rose-Hulman News Sep 18 long. the offense Marietta College 18 19 10 Twenty-one straight points up for scoring Rose-Hulman 25 25 25 for Rose-Hulman brought opportunities. Junior line- bring his total to 170, topping them to a 27–7 lead as half- backer Matt Green recorded the record of Athletic Hall of time approached. Reed Ea- two interceptions, and Rose- Fame inductee Ed Huonder. Women’s Golf son, Terrae Hall, and Calvin Hulman forced a total of five In his second career start, Sep 18-19 Bueltel were responsible for turnovers. Senior Robby sophomore Mitch Snyder Illinois Wesleyan Invitational 19th bringing the pigskin into the Alumbaugh forced one fumble completed three touchdown Normal, Ill. of 20 end zone for six points. Nick out of his eleven tackles and passes with a total of 253 Schneider brought in three brought down one intercep- yards. points for Rose-Hulman with tion to stop the defense in the Rose-Hulman will travel to Men’s Cross Country Sep 17 three successful extra point red zone. Senior Scott Eaton Hanover College this weekend Indiana Intercollegiate Meet 7th attempts. was responsible for 10 tackles, to open their Heartland Col- West Lafayette, Ind. of 15 Kalamazoo’s Sam Landry and senior Patrick Duncan legiate Athletic Conference and Cory McCain connect- and sophomore Jordan Mar- schedule before returning to ed for a second touchdown tin had eight stops each. Rose to take on Manchester Women’s Cross Country pass to bring Kalamazoo Senior Reed Eason brought College at the Homecoming Sep 17 seven points closer, and a down seven receptions to game on October 2. Indiana Intercollegiate Meet Creasy Clauser West Lafayette, Ind. 7th overall

By Kurtis Zimmerman CAREERS AT THE N ATIONAL S ECURITY A GENCY Sports Briefs NSA is Coming to Your Campus Colts clinch Manning Bowl II Peyton Manning is 2-0 in the Peyton spoke to the press after You already know that intelligence is vital to national appropriately named “Manning the game, claiming it was the run Get to know NSA. security. But here’s something you may not know. Bowl” series that showcased game and a focus on solid defense Manning brothers Peyton and Eli that brought the Indy team a Information Session: The National Security Agency (NSA) is the only agency in a Sunday night rematch for the win. Dwight Freeney and Robert Tuesday, October 5 charged with generating intelligence from foreign signals and protecting U.S. systems from prying eyes. two. Four years ago the Indianap- Mathis each claimed two sacks. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. olis Colts took on the New York The Colts were looking for a big Hulman Union Bldg., Performing Arts Room Make a critical difference with what you know at NSA. Giants, Peyton coming out on top win just a week after suffering a KNOWINGMATTERS just months before becoming a lopsided loss to the Houston Tex- Super Bowl champion. This past ans in their regular season open- Sunday the 1 – 1 Colts brought er. This Sunday they are hop- the Giants to a 1 – 1 record with a ing for another win as they take 38 – 14 win at Lucas Oil Stadium. on Denver on their home turf.

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NSA10CF-01_6x6.indd 1 9/13/10 4:40:46 PM 8 Flipside Issue 3 Wacky prof quotes The Dorm Room Dispatch “AH! A-hah! You’re both Bruce Coston in case someone catches me knowing upperclassman so sive. right and wrong.” Arboretum ascender hunting for that illusive rain- full of that brown, stinky stuff What’s with the snickering? — Dr. Allen Holder, bow-winged Groovictamis La- known as wisdom, treat us I mean, I can understand it master of the defini- Woo-Hoo! Finally I can dycantus, but that’s beside the weak, widdle, naive freshman from the ladies. Their emo- tively hazy. write a response without hav- point. Y’all took a simple, hu- with some respect. Heck! I’m tions run high and manifest ing to go talk to some higher- morous email with a flattering 20! I’m GROWN! themselves as joyous guffaws “There are a couple of up afterwards! Let me just picture attachment and blew If my SharePoint message is of endless happiness and ado- things you just have to start off by saying that these it out of proportion, which considered creepy, then, fol- ration in my presence, but the poke in there.” first three weeks here at Rose resulted in a half-laking (I’m lowing that same detrimental reaction from the dudes? You —Dr. Weatherman. have been… interesting. I still emphasizing the fact that path of judgment paved out guys crumble into fits of gig- Whatever these things think we can all agree that my head never went under) of by the Schwenkster and ap- gles, shy glances, and whis- are, the end result things got a bit out of hand poor ol’, innocent me. plying it to others’ actions and pers like a bunch of 10-year- sounds painful. a couple weeks ago, through Now, in reference to Miss persona on campus, a num- old school girls. Men, pull no fault of my own. I don’t Schwenk’s ever so eloquent ber of the people here should yourselves together! “Feels like make-up sex think anyone could have fore- penmanship in her article fol- be arrested. You know who Now I’m hoping we can all with Papa John’s.” seen the shenanigans that en- lowing the incident, I must they are. They know who they laugh at ourselves and put —Dr. House. No word sued. commend her bold but futile are. this whole thing behind us. on how Domino’s or Reports of my creepiness attempt to give me a nick- There’s also been a shock- This will be the last time I Pizza Hut felt about emphasize the incident, for I have been greatly exagger- name. In return, she shall ingly large amount of as- this. think the whole thing has got- ated. Sure I’ve got all the from henceforth be known as sumptions that I was looking ten its justifiable amount of equipment: wire taps, night Sergeant Stinky Pants. We’re for romance. Did any of you attention. But alas, it’s over, “There’s a lot of funky vision goggles, binoculars, x- all young adults here at Rose, actually read the message? I so it’s time to focus back on stuff going on under ray glasses (there’s a surpris- and there should be no name was specifically opposing ro- our studies and let Rose re- the covers.” ingly large number of Rose calling. So I think I can speak mance. This may or may not sume its roughing up of our —Dr. Clifton. Unfor- students that lack undergar- for the majority of the fresh be because the only romance rear-ends with its gratuitous tunately, it’s too funky ments), face-paint, assorted meat when I say that her nu- I’ve experienced I had to pay quantities of work. for us to talk about on Stay in school, brush your camouflage clothing, and Ida merous referrals to us funky for. And there was an occa- the Flipside, but... C. Reeper’s Guide to Bird teeth, don’t do drugs, no push- freshman as “kids” was just sional lawsuit with court fees ing, but most importantly, Watching in the Haute, which a smidge belittling. I must and hearings and what not. “Dammit, who ate all the I keep on me at all times just ask that the big, strong, all- Therefore, I find it expen- climb tree ride bike carbons?” — Dr. Mottel. This A retraction is why we can’t have Top “10” Ten nice things. In Shakespearean sonnet form “Quit twittering away Matt Melton • Penitent poet Ways to forget about third week your lives. We used to just say that, but now It was a fortnight ago when I went for a walk it means something.” Matt Melton • Circling the res halls as I came upon Speed enough said — Dr. Luegenbiehl, Where upon the ground there layeth some chalk 5. Drink concerned that we’ve 10. Drink. And some ten item list for which I could not read become a nation of As I slipped inside for a cool, cool drink 4. Drink 9. Drink tweeting... twits. I felt a light breeze come upon my back 3. Drink There was no time for me to move or to think 8. Drink Rose Profs say crazy For I was about to be the victim of a terrible ransack 2. Drink things. E-mail them “Matthew Melton!” he screamed, as he pointed his sword 7. Sleep to the Flipside at “You have failed me greatly in your page last week!” 1. Wait for it... wait for it... Shaking in my shoes whilst my fear soared, 6. Drink drink. thorn-flipside@ I asked him my failure, sounding quite meek. rose-hulman.edu What’s wrong with you man? Were you born yesterday? Yes my name is Ronan, but it’s spelled with an “a!”

Rose Men of Genius Celebrating the unsung heroes of Rose-Hulman Noël Spurgeon • humor editor

Today, we salute you, Mr. Rolly Backpack Backpack-Roller. Not content with the titanic Targis supplied by Rose, you take your book-carrying to a higher plane. Unable to support the massive weight of your belongings, you tow them behind you like a tugboat maneuvering an oil barge into port. Do you really need to take your binders, your textbooks, your laptop, your iPad, a four-course dinner, and your roommate around campus? Is the fifteen minute journey from your dorm to your classes so fraught with peril that your only chance of survival is by packing for a three-month journey across the Sahara desert? We may never know, but you and your behemoth backpack are a fixture of campus life. Pulling your ponderous pack, you plow over squirrels, road signs, and unfortunate freshmen in your quest to be in your seat at least three minutes early, bouncing along the hallways like an exceptionally destructive super ball on amphetamines. So here’s to you, Mr. Rolly Backpack Backpack-Roller. May your de- votion to punctuality remain boundless... just like the contents of your backpack. Fail of the week

Apparently the new website was so exciting that the old one forgot how to count.

This is the Flipside disclaimer, where I pretend to have nothing to do with any of this nonsense. All unattributed conted was written by Noël Spurgeon, so you know where to send your cookies/praises (hate mail goes to Tim Ekl). So, who loves exam week? Don’t everyone raise your hands at once.... but hey, at least it’s over now! Also, we have Homecoming to look forward to, which is pretty much the best excuse to network and party like a (nerdy) rockstar since the invention of the Internet. Drunk, plaid-coated alumni schmoozing, here I come!