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Volume 53, Issue 26 - Monday, May 14, 2018

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William Kemp, Hailey Hoover family members alike gathered in the SRC for the festivities. This year’s Business Manager theme for the was Star Wars so the area was decorated with a number of Sports Editor fun elements from the franchise. Peo- As in past years, this year’s Rock ple in attendance were able to have Out for Ryland did not disappoint. A cotton candy, pizza, root beer floats, nice crowd of students, faculty and and popcorn. Rose students proved

This year, Rock Out for Ryland was hosted in the SRC Field house Photo courtesy of Cory Pardieck

once again that they have other pas- ranged from movie gift baskets, sun- sions besides math and science. The glasses and much more. At the end of numerous acts that performed were the day, the event raised money for a entertaining and engaging. The peo- great cause. It was fun for everyone There was food, music, and lots of photogenic people! ple in the crowd often found them- involved. That being said, if you were selves singing along to the music. unable to go this year, I highly rec- Photo courtesy of Cory Pardieck There were also a number of different ommend checking it next year. prizes to be won in the raffel. These

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NASA to Send Helicopter to Mars Marc Schmitt “A successful mission would see Staff Writer

NASA announced on May 11 flying in the Mars atmosphere, the helicopter use its two cameras that is was sending a helicopter which is one hundredth of to Mars as part of its Mars 2020 Earth’s atmosphere. to map the Martian surface.” rover mission, which is sched- The helicopter’s addition to uled to launch in July 2020. Mars 2020 mission will not im- The helicopter, named The pact the overall mission should Mars Helicopter, will be a small the helicopter fail. autonomous vehicle meant to A successful mission would show the viability of heavier - see the helicopter use its two than-air vehicles in the Mars cameras to map the Martian atmosphere, possibly paving the surface, sending valuable data way for larger vehicles in the back to Earth. Future missions future. would also serve a similar sur- A team at NASA’s Jet Propul- veying capacity. sion Laboratory has been work- Once the rover lands on Mars ing for four years to design a it will find a location to deploy light-weight compact vehicle the helicopter. The helicopter that can accompany the rover will attempt to take -off and con- travelling to Mars. duct flights entirely on its own The final design of the heli- as Earth is too far away to pilot copter weighs four pounds, has the copter in real time. Over a a fuselage the size of a softball, 30 day period, the helicopter and a set of counter -rotating will attempt five flights, each blades that spin at 3,000 rpm. lasting up to 90 minutes. Designers noted the challenge of Image Courtesy of NASA

North Korea Releases 3 US Prisoners

Marc Schmitt Staff Writer

North Korea released three on June 12. United States citizens being The three United States citi- held prisoner for over a year. zens, Kim Dong -chul, Tony Kim, The prisoners were picked up by and Kim Hak-song were de- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tained by the North Korean gov- and flown home to the states. ernment on a range of charges, President Trump and Vice including conducting espionage President Mike Pence and their for South Korea. spouses greeted the former pris- Despite being confirmed on- oners upon arriving at Joint ly two weeks ago, the release Base Andrews in Maryland at 2 marks more diplomatic progress a.m. on Thursday, May 10. for Secretary Pompeo and the The timing of the prisoner Trump administration. Pompeo release is meant to help the up- has met in person and held coming direct talks between the talks with North Korean dicta- United States and North Korea. tor Kim Jong Un. Image Courtesy of Wall Street Journal Trump called the prisoner The upcoming talks between release “a positive gesture of the United States and North Ko- goodwill” by the North Korean rea have been brokered by the regime. new Secretary of State, and will Following the prisoner re- focus on issues of nuclear dis- lease, Trump announced that armament and the regime ’s for- the direct talks will be held in eign activities.

“The release marks more diplomatic progress for Sec- retary Pompeo and the Trump administration.”

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Jared Gibson on top of each other to save space. News Editor The economy is in rough shape. Yet, everyone looks to the Oasis as Video games are entertaining, their escape from this dystopia. It is but what happens when they be- their utopia. come more entertaining than reali- Earlier this week I was reading ty? This novel is a very cool explo- some other readers’ comments on ration into the answer to this ques- Ready Player One, and I found that tion, and I would gladly like to take most people fell into one of two cat- the opportunity to probe Ernest egories. Category 1), They loved it. Cline’s mind, the author of Ready It triggered some part of their inner- Player One, further on this topic. nerd, and they 5-starred the book Whether or not it was Ernest quicker than the Ginger Ale ma- Cline's intention, I think this book chine goes out of order at brings up many questions about the Chauncey’s. Most of the time they future of entertainment and our con- admitted this in their review. The sumption of it, and this discussion words ‘nerd,’ ‘nerdy,’ and/or does not need to be restricted to the ‘World of Warcraft’ showed up realm of video games. For example, many times in their reviews. Of what happens when the movies we course, not all who enjoyed the watch contain characters more inter- book were quite this eager to reveal esting to us than anyone whom we their inner-nerd, but regardless, if have interacted with in reality? you enjoyed this book, you have a What happens when the experiences little bit of that nerdy obsession go- we have through some form of en- What is even VR nowadays… ing on. Category 2), They hated it. tertainment become more meaning- It was odd to see so many negative Photo courtesy of ThePlaylist.net ful and more rewarding than those reviews for a book that received so that we find in real life? What hap- much praise, but there were some pens when, instead of using enter- stantly reminded you will "rot your ty, saying "this is bad, this is bad, people who seemed to have an aver- tainment as a supplement, we find brain," except way, way better. It's this is bad," over and over again in sion for 80’s pop culture. Many of ourselves using it as our principal the kind of entertainment that goes the reader’s ear. Yes, the United these people, whether it was coinci- source of sustenance? Is Cline way beyond any of our parents’ ide- States is practically in ruins in this dence or not, claimed to have lived warning us about the dangers of as of cerebral decay. It's the kind of story, but we aren't under the im- through this era, and it bothered overconsumption of entertainment entertainment that Cline describes. pression that there is some power- them even more to see other genera- here? It's the Oasis. What about that? hungry political party controlling tions still trying to live in that era. I must admit that it was very Would that be a good thing for hu- people and their thoughts, and even Other criticisms claimed that Ready clever of Ernest Cline to create a manity? Would it be bad? if that were the case, who cares? Player One never brought anything whole universe in which his creative Besides bringing up some There's the Oasis. You can literally new to the table, so to speak. It mind could run amok, and I can say thought-provoking questions about be anything you want in the Oasis. seemed that it never took the time to with certainty that I enjoyed the re- entertainment, Ready Player One You don't even have to be human. expand upon the ideas or issues sult. But I don't think Cline puts walks a very fine line between dys- The Oasis is essentially a utopia in dealt with in 80’s pop-culture and much of his view on entertainment topia and utopia with this novel. which most of our story takes place. science-fiction. Regardless of one’s in his book. If anything, it's left up With the exception of this book, I However, it is also the case that al- view on the book, it still remains to the reader to decide. Will there have never read a novel that could most no one cares about political that this book brings up some inter- come a time where entertainment be labeled both utopian and dystopi- elections, the government has lost esting questions about entertainment has gone too far? Or is there no an at the same time. Unlike the dys- control of rural areas, and now and our consumption of it two such thing as "too-high-quality" en- topian novels Fahrenheit 451 and crime runs rampant. Most people things that should be very important tertainment? You know the kind I'm 1984, there is no Ray Bradbury or live in big cities, and to prevent to every American. talking about. Imagine the kind of George Orwell painting this terrify- overcrowding, they set up trailer entertainment that your parents con- ing picture of the future of humani- parks, where the trailers are stacked

Dalal Bima Entertainment Editor

Although I am not a big fan of graphic novels, Persepolis was defi- nitely an exception and made it to the top of my “Recommended” list. “Persepolis: The Story of a Child- hood” is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi, where she tells her own personal memoir of growing up during the Islamic revolution in Iran. Satrapi excellently portrays her childhood, family, and the country’s regime and history through her eyes, which adds a youthful, yet brilliant, perspective. A Snippet of Satrapi’s thoughts fr0m the book Persepolis is the first book of a se- ries called “The Complete Persepo- Photo courtesy of TheIranian.com lis.” In this book we get to meet young Satrapi and watch her grow Through family members being ed to send her abroad for her stud- trapi, whom we also get to know on to the age of 14. persecuted, arrested, and even mur- ies. a deeply personal level. We get to Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian dered for not following the new re- Persepolis is a memoir filled see Satrapi’s thoughts, her imagi- novelist and author who was born gime, we can see young Satrapi de- with funny, thought provoking, and nary conversations with god, and in Rasht, Iran in 1969. She has pub- velop her strong and persistent heartbreaking experiences. One of much more. We see Satrapi grow- lished several graphic novels about character. She starts to rebel against my favorite aspects of the book was ing up with a variety of emotions: sadness, frustration, confusion, and helplessness. “No scream in the world could have relieved my suf- “[It] is a memoir filled with funny, thought fering and anger.” Satrapi says in one of the dark images in the book. provoking, and heartbreaking experiences. “ It was a powerful, simple, yet brilliant book to read. I would put her childhood in Iran. Growing up this book on the same shelf as the with a modern family in a con- the regime, not necessarily in a the childlike perspective in which classic, “The Diary of a Young servative society, she was always physical matter, but with her own the reader is put. The novel touched Girl” by Anne Frank. Both pieces challenged with the community’s thoughts and ideology, although she upon sensitive and serious topics, share stories of how children go restrictions that seemed unreasona- did rebel physically for a part of her but remained powerful and did not through horrific experiences during ble to her and her family. childhood. As she refused to follow feel as heavy as reading a history wars and how it affects their ideolo- the new laws and restrictions, espe- book. The history of Iran was bro- As the reader, you notice the gies and behaviors. A must read. effects of war and politics on Sa- cially on women, her family were ken down to small black and white trapi’s development and character. concerned for her safety and decid- illustrations narrated by young Sa-

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shadowing his worldwide success in the near future. ’s next Tame Impala is a Psychedelic went platinum in Aus- band led by artist . tralia and was nominated for a This Band is based out of, a Grammy in Best Alternative mu- town in Western . sic album in 2012. Kevin Parker is responsible Tame Impala’s success had for all of the music, vocals, and reached even further heights with production effects in much of their most recent album Current’s Tame Impala’s earlier music as he released in July 2015. This album began this group as a personal won an ARIA award for best Rock project in 2007. Album and Album of the Year. Kevin Parker began by releas- As much of Tame Impalas ing a few singles until he released success can be pinned on its only his first studio album, Inner- official member and the curator speaker in 2010. of most of their work Kevin Par- This album went gold in his ker, their success is also due to home country of Australia, fore-

Kevin Parker onstage at one of his concerts Photos Courtesy of billnboard.com

the members of the Australian Every song truly is a look into rock band Pond (, the mind of Kevin Parker and he , Dominic Simper, and beautifully articulates these ide- Cam Avery) for their participa- as through Tame Impala’s music. tion in Tame Impala’s live perfor- His music can be described in mances. my opinion as a mellow acid trip As for the sound of Tame im- through an 80’s movie ... by pala I feel they really have a someone who has never done acid unique sound that not many rock or even watched an 80’s movie. bands have produced. They have I feel that this sound is so a very synth and effect heavy feel unique that I cant really provide to their music while every instru- any parallels of similar artists ment is still evident throughout although if you are into mellow their music. music or even looking for an art- I feel that the fact that Kevin ist that you can truly respect t for Parker writes all parts of most if their musical talent then Tame not all of Tame Impala’s music Impala and Kevin Parker are your really gives a different energy to new best friends. what they are trying to do. Every As always I definitely think song is exactly how he envisions that you should give Tame Impala it to be and for that reason I feel a listen even if you think that you that all of the parts of his music aren't into or are in perfect sync. anything like that. This effect can be seen easily Alright then This is Seun Lad- in some of his more popular ipo signing out don’t forget to tracks such as “The Less I know like, subscribe and leave a com- Tame Impala’s newest album Currents The Better” and “Feels Like We ment below. Photos Courtesy of Only Go Backwards”.

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 2 ripe avocados  1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt  1 Tbsp of fresh lime juice or lemon juice  2 Tbsp to 1/4 cup of minced red onion or thinly sliced green onion  1-2 serrano chilies, stems and seeds re- moved, minced  2 tablespoons cilantro (leaves and tender stems), finely chopped  A dash of freshly grated black pepper 1/2 ripe tomato, seeds and pulp removed, Ohhhhh yea and it doesn't even cost extra Directions Photos Courtesy of mylatinstable.com 1. Cut avocado, remove flesh: Cut the avocados in half. Remove seed. Score the inside of the avocado with dd the chopped onion, cilantro, black pepper, and chil- a blunt knife and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. es. Chili peppers vary individually in their hotness. So, start Place in a bowl. with a half of one chili pepper and add to the guacamole to your desired degree of hotness. Remember that much of 2. Mash with a fork: Using a fork, roughly mash the this is done to taste because of the avocado. (Don't overdo it! The guacamole should be a little chunky.) 4. Cover with plastic and chill to store: Place plastic wrap on the surface of the guacamole cover it and to prevent air reaching it. (The oxygen in the air causes oxidation 3. Add salt, lime juice, and the rest: Sprinkle with which will turn the guacamole brown.) Refrigerate until salt and lime (or lemon) juice. The acid in the lime ready to serve. Chilling tomatoes hurts their flavor, so if you juice will provide some balance to the richness of the want to add chopped tomato to your guacamole, add it just avocado and will help the avocados from turning before serving. brown. variability in the fresh ingredients. Start with this recipe and adjust to your taste.

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BASEBALL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FINAL SOFTBALL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL

ROSE-HULMAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 7 ROSE-HULMAN 0 4 3 0 0 3 8 18 ANDERSON 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 X 11 BLUFFTON 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 Standout Performers Standout Performers Zach Witonsky: two-run single Jessica Thuer: single Luke Calabrese: a pair of singles Gabbi Markison: two-run double

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Rose-Hulman Wins Triple Crown “I lift weights only on Sat-

urday and Sunday because Hailey Hoover Monday to Friday are weak Sports Editor days” Rose-Hulman has won the 2017-2018 HCAC All-Sports Triple Crown. This is the first time in which the Com- missioner’s Cup, Men’s All-Sports Trophy, and the Women’s All-Sports Trophy was all awarded to the same school at once. For the Commissioner’s Cup in particular, Rose was above the second place Hanover, by over 15 points. This is a wonderful achievement for Rose-Hulman and congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches that worked so hard to make this happen.

Overall Highlights:

 Erica Fiacable set a school record in the hammer throw

 Tennis team finishes season with a 17-11 record

Photo from Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers Athletics Intramural Standings Ultimate Frisbee Softball

STAND- TEAM NAME W L T GB STREAK STANDING Combined B TEAM NAME W L T GB STREAK ING Chaz’s Children 2 2 0 2 L1 3rd

Legends of Speed 4 0 1 - W2 1st Sigma Nu 4 0 0 - W4 1st

Pike Gold 2 2 0 2 W1 3rd Pike A 3 2 0 1.67 L1 3rd ATO B 3 2 0 1.5 W1 2nd ATO A 1 4 0 3.67 L2 4th

FAST 3 2 0 1.5 L1 2nd Phi Gamma Hamma 3 0 1 0.5 W1 2nd Greek A A Greek Delta Sig 1 3 0 3 W1 4th

Triangle 0 5 0 4.67 L5 4th Fiji Ball Batters 1 3 0 3 W1 4th

Hurrikanes 3 1 0 1 L1 2nd

STAND- Triangle 0 4 0 4 L4 5th Isc ItTEAM NAME W L T GB STREAK

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Beasts of Weast 5 1 0 1 W3 2nd TEAM NAME W L T GB STREAK STANDING ResidenceB Becky Look at that Bunt 3 2 0 2 W2 3rd Soccer Moms 6 0 0 - W6 1st Deming Dimes 4 1 0 1 W3 2nd BSBackhand 5 1 0 2 L2 3rd The Empire 5 0 0 - W5 1st

Flickin’ Dangs 3 3 0 3 W1 4th Schoftballs 1 4 0 4 L3 5th

Residence B2 Residence Don’t Bunt 0 5 0 5 L5 6th Ultimate Flying Objects 3 3 0 3 L1 4th Flippin’ Dingers 2 3 0 3 L1 4th Bop It Pull It Disc It 2 4 0 4 L1 5th

Aggressively Average 1 5 0 5 W1 5th

Handiball Shrieks Joy 0 6 0 6 L6 6th Flipside 8

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WACKY PROF QUOTES “I’ve been receiving emails from Russian… people.” - Dr. Marc Herniter D. Adams

Book Critic “When you’ve drank as much ‘preservatives’ as I have, you never A local student claims that he has discovered the dry out!” Secrets of the Universe™. According to his Facebook - Dr. Cliff Grigg page, the discovery came about after pulling an all- nighter and drinking twenty Monster Energy drinks. “When this transistor is on, it’s hard on.” - Dr. Marc Herniter Unfortunately, he’s keeping mum about the big reveal. He would prefer that the public read about it in his new Did your prof say something hilarious or just great out of context? Did you hear something amusing on your jaunt about the fine halls of this institution? We want to book “School is for Losers, the Universe is for Quitters.” hear about it! Send your quotes with who said it to: [email protected] The book is scheduled to come out in late 2019 or as or fill out this nifty google form: https://goo.gl/forms/bB339sx6GHohggYt1 soon as he is able to drop out of school and get it writ- ten.

While the student has requested that his identity 1. In a shoebox. remain a secret, you are all encouraged to show your 2. Use the Room of Requirement. - If you can find it... support for him by leaving cans of Monster and wads of cash in the empty planters on the road by the Union. 3. In scum pond. - After excavation. He thanks you all in advance. 4. The Cloud. 5. In the 4th dimension. 6. Next year’s bonfire. - Specifically, the outhouse. 7. The President’s old residence. A. L. Ire 8. The room’s of the incoming freshmen who don’t join The Rose Thorn. Slueth 9. All the hallways in the BIC. When the devastating news that Brooklyn Nine- Nine was cancelled, fans were inconsolable. For a few 10. THE BRIDGE days, the fate of the show was up in the air. Rumors 11. Tie your stuff to rocks and throw it in the Wabash. spread that Netflix or Buzzfeed might pick it up. How- 12. Where the civils store their surveying equipment. - You know, that ever, Rose’s very own Rose Drama Club has picked it one place. up first, leading to excitement campus-wide. 13. The 4th floor of Percopo. The RDC says that they have big plans for the se- 14. The CS showers. - They totally exist. Really. ries, starting with a complete recasting. A nameless, faceless spokesperson for RDC claims that the recasting Fact of the Week will only improve the show, as well as save the budget of the club. They are also dropping hints about chang- ing the name, location, and plot of the show. For the Scientists have found that swearing can sake of it’s future, of course. actually relieve pain. “Cop shows are so boring, you know?” The spokesperson said. “We’ll really be doing the show a fa- vor. I think fans will really like what we have planned.” Unfortunately, they wouldn’t tell us exactly what “Hey man, old people get to vote and they’re they have planned, instead dropping hints like “white” going to die soon.” and “paint drying.” I guess fans will just have to wait in - Talking about seniors getting to vote for anticipation to see the new and improved Brooklyn class president. Nine-Nine. This is the last issue of the year! Thanks to everyone who has been a steadfast supporter of the page by submitting content, I’ve really appreciated it. Please send an email with questions, concerns, or content to the Thorn Flipside Editor Disclaimer: The Flipside is purely for fun! Any uncredited work above can be attributed to me, Emma Oswood.