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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Winter 1-11-2008 Volume 43 - Issue 13 - Friday, January 11, 2008 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 43 - Issue 13 - Friday, January 11, 2008" (2008). The Rose Thorn Archive. 169. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/169 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. 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T HE R OSE T HORN R OSE -H ULMAN I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY T ERRE H AUTE , I NDIANA FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008 ROSE-HULMAN.EDU/THORN/ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 13 students return to Rose with tales of relaxation, adventure News Briefs By Kyle Kamischke The mother of all Back from Break lawsuits A survivor of Hurricane Katrina has filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking a sum of $3 quadrillion for the victims’ suffering. The actual number is $3,014,170,389,176,410. To put the num- ber in perspective, the total gross domes- tic product for the United States was $13.2 trillion in 2007. Additionally, a stack of one quadrillion pennies would reach Saturn. The high number is seen as a tactic for ne- gotiating for a higher payout. The govern- ment has also received 247 other claims that each request over $1 billion each. Andrew Carlson / Rose Thorn Right now, federal courts are in charge of determining whether each claim is legiti- From left to right: Peter Richards, Nathan Elder, Beau Inskeep, Mike Fuson, and Tim Potmesil share their adventures and misadven- mate and whether any monetary compen- tures from this past Winter Break. Unlike schools on a semester system, Rose’s Winter Break falls in the middle of Winter quarter. sation is necessary. Scott Gallmeier spent his break in a way com- hockey games for his home of things to do in relation to Staff Writer mon to quite a few. According team, the Predators; enjoy- the event. He also was over- FBI fails to pay bills to Tim, his break was noth- able time with the family; joyed to see his favorite col- even days into the New ing out of the ordinary. He some busy days of shopping, lege football team supported on time Year, students returned spent time and got together and catching up on his sleep, so well, “…someone would Telephone companies are beginning Sto classes for the last six with friends from high school, averaging about ten hours a yell I-L-L and we would re- to pull wiretaps that the FBI has used to weeks of Winter Quarter. Most played video games, and gen- day of sleep. Mike sentiment’s spond with I-N-I. The streets monitor suspected criminals. This is due students departed on De- erally relaxed by sleeping and about break seemed to hint at were filled with orange, it to the bureau’s failure to pay its bills for cember 21, 2007 and the fol- procrastinating on home- a rather busy and enjoyable was really cool.” He also got the wiretaps on time. An audit performed lowing days. The goal of this work. One of the highlights break that left him “surprised a chance to see the Tourna- by the Justice Department found that two-week getaway was that of of his break was “doing both about how much [he] did.” ment of Roses Parade in per- wiretaps were being disconnected due to rest, relaxation, and general [sleeping and procrastinating Freshman chemical en- son which he felt was “amaz- poor oversight of money used in under- enjoyment. In the search of on homework] at the same gineering student, Nathan ing.” Even with Illinois’s loss, cover investigations. This bad bookkeep- this, many students had many time.” Elder’s break was more than he cited his joy with an an- ing even allowed one agent to steal more different ideas of what a break Another partaker of the mid- exciting with his visit to Pasa- ecdote of his friends, family, than $25,000. More than half of the 990 should consist of, varying quarter freedom was Mike Fu- dena, California for the 92nd and him running into some bills related to the eavesdropping were from the simple ideas of video son, sophomore electrical en- annual Rose Bowl. Nathan USC fans who ridiculed Illi- not paid on time. One FBI field office even games and sleep to foreign ex- gineering major. Mike’s winter said that he had an incred- nois’s loss but as he said “we had unpaid bills totaling $66,000. An im- peditions. break was wide and varied in ible time with his friends didn’t really care.” proved FBI funding system will most likely Tim Potmesil, a freshman composition. His itinerary in- and family that went. He was result from this audit. chemical engineering major, cluded going to see a few NHL overwhelmed by the number Continued on Page 3... YouTube Halo Wacky weather weirds out Rose sniper’s account Rachel Howser “I love it and wish it would hap- “The weather in Terre Staff Writer pen more often. I’m tired of my Haute has just been hacked hair freezing, not being able to drab. This wet, rainy Colin Fogle became famous on YouTube anuary has hosted unseasonably warm weather with high wear flip-flops outside everyday, weather is just depress- for showing that it’s possible to shoot and temperatures reaching the low-60s in Terre Haute. This shivering all the time, ice on my ing. On New Years, I kill himself with his own sniper rifle in week, cities all over the nation have set record highs that windshield, and the gloom that was in Michigan, and J cold, dark weather brings. Sixty it snowed all day, and it Halo 3. This feat impressed the game’s shatter their historically high temperatures for early January. makers so much that they gave him a spe- Although many people are enjoying the spring-like weather, it degrees means I can enjoy the was beautiful.” cial piece of Recon armor that he can use is causing problems across the nation. The Midwest has been outdoors and have more energy —Sami Dick, in the game. Since then, he has had his plagued with thunderstorms, tornados, floods, and blackouts and motivation. It’s easier to be senior Xbox Live account hijacked three times. over the past week. Students at Rose-Hulman have mixed happy!” biomedical The most recent account theft is still un- feelings about the unusual temperatures. While some are en- —Megan Lu, sophomore engineer resolved, and the thief openly brags about joying the spring-like temperatures, others are disappointed chemical engineer his prize on Internet forums. Fogle is very by the lack of winter weather. disappointed with Microsoft’s lax secu- rity, since his account contains credit card “I enjoy warmer “I’m disappointed. I ex- “I don’t mind the warm weather “I enjoy the warm weather, information as well as his home address. weather. I wish it pected more snow, coming because I’m definitely not used to unless it’s humid.” The company has made some changes to would stay like this.” from Florida.” the cold! And scraping ice off of —John Christie, prevent this from happening in the future, —Andrew —Colin DeClue, my car got old quickly.” freshman optical but Fogle believes they will never do any- Hubble, freshman —Sam Capone, engineer thing unless it becomes a huge public re- freshman computer freshman applied lations issue for them. mechanical engineer biology major engineer In this issue of the Rose Thorn... “Who put this Athlete of the week... Zeppelin album banana in my NEWS OPINIONS Brett Favre reviews mouth?” F 3 INVISIBLE 6 FBI $ LIPSIDE FBI no pay Minster’s BitTorrent Invisibility and battery life 8 E4NTERTAINMENT 7SPORTS 8 PAGE - NEWS - PAGE 3 ENTERTAINMENT - PAGE 4 LIVING - PAGE 5 OPINIONS - PAGE 6 SPORTS - PAGE 7 FLIPSIDE 2 PUZZLES & CLASSIFIEDS The Rose Thorn The Magic Name-that- by J.P. Number artist Verkamp • Born on the island of Jamaica in 1945, this week’s artist is most by Jim Sedoff likely the best known reggae artist ever. One of his posthu- mous albums has sold 12 million copies worldwide since its re- lease, earning the title of best-selling reggae album. During his Instructions: relatively short lifetime, this artist released 16 studio albums Using addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (x), and di- (one posthumously), four live albums, and ten compilations (only one released before his death). vision (/), solve each puzzle by using all the given numbers only once to equal the Magic Number.