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Jared Gibson activities.” It is a comprehensive sur- vey that includes questions about in- News Editor class activities as well as extracurric- ulars, plans for study abroad, intern- When I was a student in high ships, etc. Yes, comprehensive does school, email was nowhere close to a mean it’s not the shortest survey principal form of communication for you’ve ever seen, but there are some me. That all changed drastically upon people working very hard to make my arrival as a Rose student. Paying sure that your time will not be wast- attention to your inbox, and investing ed. a little time into organizing its con- This group of people includes the tents will have some huge benefits. aforementioned Dr. Tony Ribera. Dr. However, time is a most precious Ribera works to compile the survey’s resource. Every second of it is valua- results and construct reports about ble, especially for students to whom it the quality of Rose students’ experi- often feels as if there is more home- ences on both the departmental and work to do than there is time to com- institutional levels. plete it. So, when you see an email So, for example, the Department about the National Survey of Student of Mechanical Engineering will re- Engagement appear in your inbox, ceive a report about how their stu- Here’s some eye-candy for you. Maybe you’ll get some after you your initial response may be to trash dents invest their time and energy it along with all of the other emails fill out the survey and compare it to the same results about club meetings that you never received from other institutions who attend but you’re too lazy to unsub- Photo Courtesy of linkedin.com participated in the survey. scribe from their bounce and the The NSSE is administered annual- quarterly email for the online hybrid Perhaps it is difficult to see the It will open March 20 and remain ly, but Rose typically participates eve- PH112 course. But you might want to benefit of filling out an extensive sur- that way for most of spring quarter. ry three years and only offers it to reconsider putting that email in the vey when you could be investing time What’s more, all of it can be done freshmen and seniors. The hope is trash; here’s why. into other things that seem more use- online from the comfort of your dor- that the class of 2018 seniors who The National Survey of Student ful, like your freshman year classes mitory or apartment. participate in this survey also took Engagement (NSSE) is a nation-wide or…well… seniors, let’s be honest: In the long run, the results from the survey in 2015. This way, not only survey administered to upwards of you have nothing better to do. NSSE will help to improve the experi- can people like Dr. Ribera get valua- 600 institutions, and according to Indeed, aside from rumors of a ence of the young minds who inherit ble feedback about Rose students’ Director of Assessment Dr. Tony Ri- king-size candy bar, there seems to this place after you, and I encourage experiences, but also how it has bera, “What it looks at is the time and be no instant gratification from filling you to take this opportunity to help changed over the course of their un- energy students devote to educational out NSSE. However, there is no rush. them. dergraduate career.
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AJ Henderson Cadets Fourth Class Rebecca Kramer Staff Writer and Meaghan Matus During the summer after your sophomore year in the
Guest Writers program, you’ll have the oppor- On the morning of February “Emilie Hobbs was tunity to train at Maxwell Air 23, 2018 the Rose-Hulman 2017 Our mission as Airmen is to Force Base, Alabama, and alumna Emilie Hobbs passed a Biochemistry ma- fly, fight, and win in air, space, showcase all you’ve learned in away from complications due to and cyberspace. At Detach- the program. cardiac arrest during a training ment 218 we don’t just meet This evaluation encampment run. jor at Rose and for the standard; we exceed it, and will test your understanding of Emilie Hobbs was a Biochem- in doing so develop premier military life, physical fitness, istry major at Rose and for all 4 all 4 years of her leaders of character for the and most importantly, your ca- years of her time at Rose, a spec- United States Air Force. pacity to lead. tacular cross-country and track time at Rose, a spec- AFROTC offers a variety of Upon graduation from sum- star. At the time of passing Emi- enrollment opportunities for mer training, you’ll finish out Freshmen and Sophomore stu- the remainder of your academic lie was a first year PhD student at tacular cross-country dents with the goal to commis- plan as part of the Professional Purdue University. sion as a Second Lieutenant to- Officer Corps, where you ’ll ex- Emilie was also known on wards the end of their senior pand your leadership skills fur- campus for her involvement in and track star.” year. ther as you prepare for active clubs and organizations like Al- For those high performers, duty. pha Lambda Delta honor society, the program also offers In - As many college students American Chemical Society, the In honor of Emilie Hobbs, a College Scholarships, which wrap up their degree, they ’ll American Chemical Society, Net- scholarship fund in Emilie’s provide: tuition assistance, struggle to compete across the work Against Malaria, Premed, hometown of Peru, Indiana has Science Fiction, Scuba and Paint- been started called the Emilie ball Club. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship. “AFROTC offers a variety of enrollment The Scholarship is through the Northern Indiana Community opportunities for Freshmen and Sopho- Foundation and will go to a fe- male Peru High Schools (Emilie more students with the goal to commis- graduated from Peru High School) student who plans to ma- jor in a STEM field. sion as a Second Lieutenant towards the Preferential treatment will be given to those students who have end of their senior year.” participated in Science Olympiad and/or Science Academic Super Bowl, two clubs Emilie participat- book allowance, and a personal nation for openings in the job stipend! You too can partici- market, meanwhile, you ’ll enter ed in during her time at Peru pate in the hands -on and dis- into active duty as a Second High School. tinctive training opportunities Lieutenant. Our deepest condolences are as you development into a lead- This career includes the sent to the Hobbs family, includ- er for tomorrow’s military comfort of a competitive full - ing her brother Erik, a sopho- force. time salary, and many benefits more at Rose and her many Here’s an easy breakdown of most can only dream of receiv- friends and acquaintances on- your weekly commitment in the ing. campus and off. program, as a member of the The United States Air Force General Military Corps: may sound like something quite foreign to a lot of us here at Rose-Hulman 2017 alumna Emilie Hobbs Aerospace Studies class: RHIT, but similarities between 1 hour per week the two are undeniable. passed away February 23, 2018. We strive for integrity first, Physical Training: 2 hours service before self, and excel- Photo courtesy of riverviewfhperu.com per week lence in all we do. Leadership Laboratory: Have you got what it takes to 2.5 hours per week serve? Classifieds 2 Events of the Week Mon, March 12
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Day Zero: Cape Town Faces Disaster
Dara Nafiu News Editor The latest episode in recent lowed only 15 liters (13 gallons) of natural disasters and climatic water usage per day. To put this in anomalies comes from the South perspective, the average American African city of Cape Town. With a uses 10.5 gallons for a five-minute bustling population of over 4 mil- shower. lion, it has become the first devel- As horrific and real as this ca- oped city in modern history to run lamity is, it is important to realize dry. that it did not come out of no- Dams that individually sup- where. In fact, the Water Research plied thousands of citizens have Commission predicted this dooms- dwindled over the past several day event in 1990, nearly thirty months, leaving nothing but years ago. As was often the case parched earth in the place of rush- with climate change revelations in ing water. As their access to the the 90s, however, the evidence and The desiccation of Cape Town’s most treasured bodies of water is as world’s most necessary commodity the proposed solutions were disre- tangible as it is fatal. Theewaterskloof Dam, which powered roughly continues to dematerialize, Cape- garded by the general public and tonians are forced to face the government. 50% of Cape Town, in 2011 (left) vs. 2018 (right) haunting and rapidly approaching This brings us to the critical reality they are calling “Day Zero.” takeaway here: climate change is Photo Courtesy of CNN The situation is just as cata- an uncomfortable reality, but a clysmic as this name suggests. The reality nonetheless. CNN reporter city’s once-vibrant culture has David McKenzie warns that “this been uprooted and replaced with a could be the future...climate mixture of desperation and deter- change, as the population grows in mination. Residents have been pic- cities, will continue to hammer tured standing in seemingly end- human beings.” We must under- less lines that lead to the local stand that climate change is not springs, each family bracing them- just climbing temperatures or selves for a potentially devastating melting glaciers—it’s a blanket dry season. Desalination centers term for weather irregularities along the coast have begun to filter across the globe that are becoming water from False Bay, which opens all too common and hitting closer into the Atlantic Ocean to the and closer to home. Perhaps it is west. The government has started time to stop politicizing an issue imposing extreme measures in an that could very well mean life or attempt to curtail the impending death for coming generations. disaster. Each household is al-
“Climate change is an unfortunate Resourceful Capetonians have fashioned water-extraction devices to make the most out of local springs. reality, but a reality nonetheless.” Photo Courtesy of NBC
Trump’s Tariffs
Marc Schmitt Staff Writer
This week, President Donald House Speaker Paul Ryan. Trump announced new unilateral Senator Dick Durbin of Illi- tariffs on imported steel and alu- nois accused the President of minum of 25 and 10 percent, re- “launching an all-out trade war" spectively. The tariffs, set to take on American allies. effect within 15 days of the an- The European Union an- nouncement, exempt NAFTA nounced that it would challenge trade-partners Canada and Mexi- the tariffs before the World Trade co, while the administration con- Organization, which adjudicates tinues renegotiating the free trade disputes between its 164 trade agreement. The administra- member nations. The challenge tion is also considering exemp- may not yield much as the WTO tions for other allies in exchange has wide latitude to grant excep- Machine, recreation, and construction services can expect major job for changes in their trade policy tions on the basis of national se- losses across the board as a result of the president’s new tariffs. towards the United States. curity, or the Trump administra- Trump justified the new tar- tion may reject the WTO’s ruling Graph Courtesy of Atlas iffs in a tweet saying, “Our Steel should it go against the United and Aluminum industries (and States. many others) have been decimat- China has also decried the A Shift of Power in Italy ed by decades of unfair trade and new tariffs, saying it is bad policy with countries from “resolutely opposed.” Hailey Hoover around the world.” The new tariffs could have a Sports Editor The president’s ability to levy chilling effect on employment in the tariffs comes from the Trade the United States, with steel de- In recent times, the Italian lusconi may have been a part of Expansion Act of 1962, which al- pendent industries suffering people have found themselves at the largest coalition, but he was lows the Commerce Secretary to most. The Trade Partnership, a a loss. The current job market is still “barred from office.” The investigate the impacts of imports Washington D.C. economic con- lacking and the economy is still Five Star Movement found itself on national security. Wilbur Ross, sulting group, estimates that up smaller than it was in the year gaining in support in the Islands Trump’s Commerce Secretary, to 146,000 jobs could be lost in 2004. Just about 32% of people along with a vast majority of the concluded that steel and alumi- the United States as a conse- under the age of twenty-five are south. Going forward, some sort num imports were harmful, de- quence of the tariffs. unemployed. The people are of coalition will have to be spite the vast majority of imports Perhaps most alarmingly the ready for change but were not formed to ensure that there is a coming from longtime allies. tariffs are expected to increase optimistic when heading to the majority in the parliament that Announcement of the tariffs the price of beer in the United polls. The future appeared to be holds 630 seats. If no obvious immediately sparked outcry from States. The Beer Institute esti- bleak and the idea of possible majority comes about, Sergio across the political spectrum, as mates that the tariffs will cost the positive change did not seem Mattarella, the current presi- well as the international commu- industry $347 million and up to likely. Even with the rising econ- dent, has the ability to leave cur- nity. 20,000 jobs, although these fig- omy Italy was not seeing an in- rent center-left government. This “We are extremely worried ures may not take into account crease of jobs. So on March 4, would allow a bit of time to set about the consequences of a trade the exemption for Canada, which 2018 the Italian people took up some sort of temporary gov- war and are urging the White accounts for two-thirds of im- their anxiety and fear to the ernment for further elections. House to not advance with this ported aluminum used for can- polls. In the end the now ex- This would only start after the plan,” said a spokeswoman for ning in the United States. Prime Ministers Silvio Berlusco- first meeting of parliament on ni and Matteo Renzi were given March 23rd. the boot. Here’s to seeing what the fu- “Announcement of the tariffs imme- It was assumed that the Dem- ture has in store and if the peo- ocratic Party would see some ple would get the results that losses, but the actual results ex- they are looking for from their diately sparked outcry from across ceeded those expectations. Ber- government. the political spectrum.” Be a Part of the Rose Thorn. Tuesdays, O259 @ 5:15 p.m. Entertainment 4 The Oscars! My Prediction Results Lauren Wiseman Staff Writer I predicted the Oscars for the first time us- ing Guild Awards and Golden Globes to determine who had the best chance of winning. While I ended up predicting winners in every category the night of the Oscars, I only wrote about 19 of those awards. Overall, I got 15/24. Of the ones I actually wrote about, I still got 15 right, it was just 15/19. In my initial piece, I did not predict the Os- cars for Best Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Foreign Language Film, Live-Action Short and Animated Short. To some degree, it was with good reason, because I missed every single one of them. Bryan Fogel was awarded the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for his 2017 documentary Icarus, in which Fogel explores using performance enhancing drugs for a bicycle race, but uncovers an international doping scandal along the way. Along with Fogel, this was a big win for Netflix, who distributed the film. Frank Stiefel’s documentary Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for the adept way it portrayed artist Mindy Alper, who takes her anxiety, depression, and trauma and Director Guillermo del Toro and his movie, The Shape of Water, had a big night. transforms them into exquisite art—drawings, pa- pier-mâché sculptures. Photo by Chris Pizzello A Fantastic Woman, or Una mujer fantá- stica, directed by Sebastián Lelio won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. The Chilean film follows Mari- Ski for shortest speech, a prize promised by host Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original na, a transgender waitress and singer, trying to Jimmy Kimmel at the beginning of the night. Screenplay for a debut film, behind Warren Beatty clear her name after her lover suddenly dies of an The Academy gave the Award for Best Ani- and James L. Brooks. aneurysm. Daniela Vega, who stars as Marina, mated Feature Film to Coco, to the surprise of no Two things fundamentally screwed up my became the first transgender person to ever pre- one. For Best Original Song, this is a little wonky, ballot. The first was Dunkirk. Freaking Dunkirk. sent at the Academy Awards. because in my piece, I said, “the Best Original Song Oh, Christopher Nolan, you and your sneaky, well- Dear Basketball won for Best Animated will probably go to ‘Remember Me’ from Coco, but edited movies. I was correct in giving Dunkirk the Short Film; John Williams’s score accompanied Oscar for Sound Edit- Glen Keane’s art and direction portraying an ode ing, but I thought to basketball. The Silent Child, just twenty minutes Edgar Wright’s Baby long, won for Best Live-Action Short Film. The sto- “Oh, Christopher Nolan, you and Driver would win for ry tells of a deaf four-year-old girl whose world Sound Mixing and opens up upon meeting a social worker who teach- Film Editing. Nope. ers her sign language. Writer and star Rachel your sneaky, well-edited movies.” Dunkirk. Both times. Shenton signed her acceptance speech for the star, The second was the Maisie Sly, a first time actress and profoundly fact the Academy gave Best Picture to The Shape of deaf. I am picking ‘Mystery of Love’ from Call Me by Water. I incorrectly assumed that while the Acade- On to the good stuff. Categories like Best Your Name to sneak in at the last minute and take my would find The Shape of Water a technically Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Lead the Oscar”. Does that mean I got it wrong? Well, marvelous film, but not the best film. Turns out, Actor, and Lead Actress went exactly as I predicted. yes and no. On the ballot I filled out for Oscar they did think it was the best film. Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, Gary Oldman, and night, I circled “Remember Me”. Since the “final” For my first foray into Oscars predicting, Frances McDormand won for their performances. prediction was before broadcast began, I’m calling this was a lot of fun. I think I will try it again next In winning the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyl- that a correct prediction. year, but I am unsure if I will try to see any of the ing, Darkest Hour proves that the Academy loves I correctly predicted the Academy Awards movies nominated for Best Picture. To me, knowing watching actors get dressed up like Prime Minis- for Production Design, Visual Effects, and Original nothing and using what other people think— ters. Roger Deakins won a well-deserved Oscar for Score; the awards went to The Shape of Water, especially these Guilds and Globes folks—ends up his work on Blade Runner 2049. James Ivory’s Blade Runner 2049, and The Shape of Water, re- being a better indicator of what will win than what I adaptation of Call Me by Your Name earned the spectively. could have thought. So, if you want to predict your Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. I did not correctly predict Best Original own Oscars ballot—but don’t have time to watch Guillermo del Toro was given the award for Best Screenplay, and I am happy of that. Jordan Peele anything—don’t worry: just watch what awards Director, and I had no doubt of it. In a way, cos- won for Get Out, making Peele the first black begin to roll in, and vote accordingly. tume designer Mark Bridges won two awards: the screenwriter to win in the history of the Oscars. He Academy Award for Costume Design and the Jet was also the third person to get nominations for
Dalal Bima and language to cross boundaries, handle situ- ations, and navigate the world.” He Entertainment Editor writes. Like mother like son, Trevor learned to As a comedian and the host of The Dai- maneuver society’s classes without getting in- ly Show on Comedy Central, Trevor Noah has to too much trouble by using the power of lan- always delivered information in a humorous guage. He grew up speaking four languages: manner even when it was serious. In his come- English, Xhosa, Tswana, and Zulu. In this dy shows, he authentically touches upon sen- book, Trevor tells many stories about how be- sitive topics such as race, hate speech, and ing able to speak more than one language has prejudice without pushing it too hard to be saved his life whenever he encountered people funny. As beautiful as his comedy shows are, who saw him as a threat because of his differ- his book “Born a Crime” is no exception. ent skin color. “If you spoke to me in Zulu, I
replied in Zulu. If you spoke to me in Tswana, Published in 2016, Trevor’s memoir I replied to you in Tswana. Maybe I didn’t delivers his story in short essays, each tells a look like you, but if I spoke like you, I was significant experience in his lifetime and how you.” This was one of my favorite topics that he managed to conquer them. Being under the was discussed in his book. Apartheid system in South Africa, where the “Born a Crime” is a perfect mixture of community was divided into three classes: an informative memoir and a social commen- Black, Colored, and White, Trevor’s birth has tary, describing what it was like to live in already violated a number of laws. Having a South Africa under the Apartheid system. This Xhosa mother from the Black class and a was an astonishing listening (or reading) ex- Swiss-German father from the White class, he perience, especially with Trevor Noah’s nar- was born as a colored child in a black family. “[This] is a perfect mixture of an informa- tive memoir and a social commentary”
rating that was truly engaging. Although he “It was dangerous, as a light-skinned child, to does not follow a chronological order, Trevor The book even makes a cool mural! be seen with his black mother.” He mentions transports you flawlessly between stories in in his book. his life so as to not leave you lost. The expo- Photo courtesy of Goodreads.com
sure to the culture, the personal family strug- Trevor recalls that every time he and gles, and social structure of the society left me his mother went outside, she would hold his with a heavy heart, but Trevor always man- hand or carry him but if they saw a police she aged to include some of his brilliant humor to would have to drop him as if he were not her ease the tension. child. Being part of a mixed family, Trevor’s mother made sure that he learns multiple lan- guages like she did. “She used her knowledge Lifestyle 5 Diary Of a Vegan - Chapter 1 A lifestyle change that I cannot keep a secret
Seun Ladipo Lifestyle Editor It was about three days into break when it first happened. I had nothing to do and as Rose-Hulman breaks are all of my friends were at their respective schools as their break would begin as ours ended. I de- cided to go onto Netflix and find something to watch. Little did I know that this was the decision that would spiral into what has molded my life for the past two weeks. While looking for something to watch I scrolled into the section of movies that I had began but hadn't finished. In this section I found the controversial documentary “What The Health”. I decided to watch it and what the second half because I had nothing better to do. WFrom watching the first half I thought that this was essentially a “Food inc.”or “Supersize Me” clone talking about the dangers of pro- cessed foods and how everything we eat is essentially poison. I was cor- rect about this assumption although there was definitely a second half to this argument of which I had not seen. This solution was revealed to me in the second half of the movie. Long story short, I watched the movie and it was slowly revealed to me that If I switched to a plant based or Vegan diet I would be able to not only decrease my chance of heart disease, but increase the strength of my joints and lose fat on my body. Skeptical and bored I de- People who eat meat be like: Mmmmm….. bacon cided to do some research about these matters For those who do not know a plant based Vegan diet consists of only plant based foods so Photos Courtesy of cuteoverload.com that restricts any form of meat, fish, dairy, or egg from consumption. Little to my surprise I found that the assumptions and claims hate themselves for contributing to the institutionalized slaughter or that were made in the movie were made in a form to satisfy movie goers innocent animals. and exaggerate the benefits of becoming a vegan although I decided to After a week passed by I realized quite a few things some more use my self as a test subject and take on the challenge for a few weeks. important than others. I did realize that I began to wake up much easier I began my new diet and after a few days the only change I felt and I had no need or want to nap throughout the day. I could survive was to tell everyone about my new lifestyle choice and how they should and function efficiently off of much less sleep than usually needed. I also found the ability to talk to plants and animals as plants respected me and animals no longer saw me as a threat. Along with this I also found that I would eat much more food as meat is very dense in energy and would fill me up much faster than a typical vegan meal although this wasn't too much of a problem as I was consuming much less calories on average allowing me to still effectively maintain or lose weight. With this I also gained the power to levitate as oxygen flowed through my body at 6000% the rate of the normal hu- man body letting my body whisk away thorough the wind. You may make fun of vegans but they are quite powerful people. When I was exercising for the first time after a week of eating no meat I will admit I was definitely not expecting to be as strong or be able to run as fast as my body had run off at least 20-40% meat for the past 20 years butt I did not see a significant change in this aspect of my life. I was able to lift as before although instead of drinking a typical protein shake I had to eat grass as my main source of protein. Every day I graze on the Intermural fields for four to six hours after I workout and then I eat a can of beans, my real source of protein, because eating grass is gross. In all I have learned many things about this new change in my life. In this first week I learned that I must focus on the food as the main aspect of the food rather than the meat and that even though I may be a vegan I can definitely still eat an entire bag of chips and hate myself for it. I have also learned about the limits of the human body and what can be accomplished without meat as I have also as of writing this paper reached my second week of being a Vegan and can now see 5 primary colors. As I have not decided whether this is a permanent change or not I will continue to document my journey In the Thorn, from time to time, so return to the lifestyle page for some knowledge and insight into the mind of an anointed Vegan. Kip Andersen the man behind the What the health documentary Photos Courtesy of vox.com
Queer Eye The Makeover Show You Didn’t Know You Needed
Thomas Hall guys still have quite a bit of prejudice at first, but Queer Eye shows how Staff Writer the most important thing we can do to change people's minds is to be real and create an interpersonal bond with people of all types. Netflix’s new reboot of the show Queer Eye has been an out- Overall I totally recommend this show. Not only will you learn some standing success. The original show that ran from 2003-2007 on Bravo style and lifestyle tips, you will also see people grow as men and be featured five openly gay men known as the “Fab Five.” Each episode the overwhelmed with emotion. This show is the new and better What Not Fab Five do a complete makeover of a straight man in need of some sort To Wear that I didn’t even know I was missing. of help, typically in every area of self-care. Although the five members of the Fab Five have changed with this new Netflix reboot, the concept stays exactly the same. Each member of the new fab five focuses on im- proving the straight guy's life in their own unique way. In the new cast Bobby Berk is the design expert and leads the charge in renovating the straight man’s living situation with nice deco- ration and great functionality. You can basically think of Bobby’s role as one of the HGTV renovation shows. Antoni Porowski is the food expert that works with the straight guy to help him find dishes that he can easily make both to impress po- tential dates as well as to just improve their overall health. Tan France might have the most impact on the way most people view the straight guy because he is the one that comes in and helps them understand clothing. Tan France is all about getting guys to wear clothes that actually fit them and work with their body type. A majority of our student body could definitely use help in this area particularly. Jonathan Van Ness quickly became my favorite of the fab five as the member of the team dedicated to grooming and self-care. Johnathan is by far the most bubbly and outgoing member of the team. This is the man that convinced me that I should buy a male romper because of the way he was rocking them in a couple episodes. Jonathan stresses to the guys that we have to actually take care of our bodies and do things for our overall well being, another great piece of advice we Rose students could use. Of course, this is all great but if the guy still behaves the same way he did before the makeover, nothing will have really changed. Enter Karamo Brown, the team’s culture expert. Karamo works with the guy throughout the entire episode making sure they feel comfortable with their new lifestyle and inspired them to be more confident in their lives. Some of the show’s most touching moments come in the conver- Aren’t they fabulous? sations the straight men have with Karamo where barriers start to break away. The show’s episodes this season all take place in Georgia, a place Photo Courtesy of Study Breaks Magazine where not everyone is already okay with gay men. Often these straight Opinions 6
“The awards need to decide what they are for: cele- brating the positive, or reflecting on the negative.”
Armie Hammer and hotdog cannon, since the Oscars are serious. Photo courtesy of The Daily Dot Sports 7 Five Students Named All-Region RHIT SPORTS BOX SCORES
Hailey Hoover Sports Editor RHIT Baseball In track and field five Rose Hulman event. At the HCAC Indoor Champion- Hailey Hoover athletes have been recently named all– ship, Palmer was able to achieve a 15’ Sports Editor regions. There are three women ath- 7’’. letes and two males. The all-region Representing the lady Engineers, is The Rose Hulman Baseball Team started their season team consists of students from over 40 Jaclyn Setina, Lauren London, and Ga- with a doubleheader against Neumann and Capital the team colleges and universities that are Di- bi Razma. Setina recorded a high jump found themselves at loss after both games ending in 14-7 vision III within the Great Lakes Re- of 5’ 5 3/4. She is also ranked 16th at (Neumann), and then 9-8(Capital). gion. the national level. London earned a In the first game the Engineers put up a solid effort at the start to make the score close. But it was ultimately not The first of the men is Josh Himes. 9.21 competing in the 60– meter hur- enough for the win in the end. His performance at Anderson in shot dles at the HCAC Indoor Champion- The second game was much closer and turned a 6-1 loss put has given him the title of all- ship. Also at the HCAC indoor Cham- into an 8-6 lead. However in the end Capital was able to get region. The second male is Nick pionship was Razma competing in the the win with the 9—8 score. Palmer competing in the pole vault triple jump. There she achieved a 36’ 1 The home opening tournament is currently scheduled 1/4”. for March 17-18.
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NEUMANN 0 1 3 4 0 2 3 1 0 14 ROSE-HULMAN 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 2 7 Standout Performers Davis Robeson – double and triple, scored twice one RBI David Burnside– one double one RBI Conner Helbing– Two scores All of the Seniors on their hard work and dedication
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CAPITAL 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 X 9 ROSE-HULMAN 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 8 Photo by Rose Hulman Athletics Standout Performers Jaclyn Setina Ranked Logan Cody – one run , one RBI, a pair of hits Davis Robeson– two singles All American Harris Camp — a throw from left field denying a Capital run All of the Seniors on their hard work and dedication Hailey Hoover Sports Editor During the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championship this past Saturday history was made. The compe- tition was held in Birmingham. Jaclyn Setina was able to place 5th for her high jump of 5’6”. She is now the 53rd person to be ranked All–American at Rose Hulman for Track and Field. She is also only the second female to accomplish this after her cur- rent couch, Liz Evans. Photo by Rose-Hulman Athletics RHIT Softball Hailey Hoover Sports Editor
The Engineers are back from Florida with a loss to Johnson & Wales. The two teams were stuck in a scoreless game until Johnson & Wales were able to get three runs in the eighth inning to capture the win over- all. The Rose Hulman Softball team returns with a cur- rent record of 5-5.
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Standout Performers Combined RHIT Tennis Gabbi Markison, Jenny Miller, and Bryly Shipmean all had two hits each. Hailey Hoover All of the Seniors on their hard work and dedication
Sports Editor After a very close loss, Rose Hulman came close to earning its first victory over a Division I program. With a final score of 5—4, the engi- neers battled Eastern Illinois. We were able to have victories at the No. 1 singles, No. 2 sin- gles, No. 3 singles . Ian Landwehr,
Cam Metzger, and Combined B Andre Adam were victorious in their respective matches. Adam and Metzger were able to pull off
an 8-5 win. Overall Rose Hulman has dropped to 4-6.
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