Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Fall 10-25-2002 Volume 38 - Issue 06 - Friday, October 25, 2002 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 38 - Issue 06 - Friday, October 25, 2002" (2002). The Rose Thorn Archive. 284. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/284 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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Staff Writer temporary academic politics and With a standard stage, wide and Tonight will be opening night even discusses landscape archi- deep with a thrust that comes out for the Rose Drama Club’s (RDC) tecture. “Arcadia” is the only play past the curtain when the pit is presentation of “Arcadia” in the to have been reviewed in “Scien- covered, the new Hatfield hall is new Hatfield Hall at 8 p.m. The tific American” magazine. definitely something see. The performance will be held again While reservations are not proscenium is adorned with tomorrow at 8 p.m. and next required, they are highly encour- cherry-wood acoustical tiles that weekend. The $14 million Hat- aged because it is the first perfor- distribute sound to every inch of field Hall houses a 600-seat audi- mance in the building. Tickets for the house. There are no bad seats torium, rehearsal and dressing adults are $7, RHIT students’ are in the house; each nook of the rooms for student performing arts free with their IDs, and it is dis- stage can be viewed from the organizations, a green room for couraged that people bring chil- highest seat in the corner of the visiting speakers and fine arts per- dren under 12 because of the balcony to the side-most seats in formers, an orchestra pit, and academic nature of the show. the front row. Everyone has a state-of-the-art lighting and sound Tickets can be reserved by plac- great view from a comfortably systems. The building also has an ing a reservation online at http:// cushioned chair. alumni center and offices for the tickets.zapto.org/ or by calling the Before the show this Saturday, development, external affairs and RDC Ticket Hotline at 877-6080. there will be a short panel discus- alumni affairs departments. The RDC has faced a variety of sion led by professors Caroline Hatfield Hall will be dedicated challenges moving into the new Carvill and Julia Williams. It will on Nov. 9. It is named for Larry space in Hatfield. As it was being run from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and will Photo courtesy Dale Long and Pat Hatfield, parents of 1984 finished, they had to find a way to highlight some of the literary and Ralph Rodkey, Alicia Gehlhauser, Justing Jennings rehearse for Rose-Hulman alumnus Mike Hat- use the facilities without disturb- scientific aspects of “Arcadia” upcoming RDC presentation of “Arcadia.” field, who made the financial ing construction. Also, it was dif- that might help an audience mem- donation for the building. ficult to get enough rehearsal ber with some of the themes. The Rose-Hulman Drama Club Guys, a juggling comedy duo of “Arcadia” is a play by Tom time, especially to learn to use all There is no extra cost for this is planning to perform “Guys and Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker, Stoppard who also wrote the the bells and whistles of the new event. Dolls, In Concert” on Feb. 1 as on Dec. 14; the Ames Piano Quar- Academy Award-winning movie auditorium. The staff and contrac- The cast includes Adelle May- part of the special Hatfield Hall tet, on Jan. 18; the Indiana Uni- “Shakespeare In Love.” It is a tors have assisted the RDC, but nard, Mercedes Reeder, Tim Bir- opening week festivities; the versity Broadway Cabaret, on ravishing comedy of wit, intelli- like any group adjusting to a new kel, Cara Dant, Alicia musical “Damn Yankees,” on Feb. 3; Award-winning classical gence and emotion. Set in an ele- home--there’s never enough time Gehlhausen, Tim Hunt, Brandon Mar. 28-29 and Apr. 4-5; and stu- violinist Corey Cerovsek, on Feb. gant English estate, the play to play. Javella, Justin Jennings, David dent-directed one-act plays on 5; Rose-Hulman’s Engineers In follows a powerful love story and The RDC is excited about the Kaiser, Sid Stamm and Ralph May 2-3. The Hatfield Hall Audi- Concert, on Feb. 8; and the Indi- an astounding mystery from 1809 possibilities the new auditorium Rodkey. Bunny Nash is the direc- torium will also host Fine Arts ana University Baroque Orches- to the present day. Stoppard offers. The acoustics are phenom- tor. Series shows by the Guizmo tra, on Apr. 12. Humanities Conference Where technology ends and nature begins Ted Chan made by Steven Vogel from Duke University. Vogel's, Ph. D. presenta- Staff Writer tion was entitled “When Muscle Mat- From yesterday until tomorrow, the tered Most: The Biomechanics of Humanities and Social Sciences Ancient Tasks.” Tonight, Maureen Department at Rose-Hulman Institute McHugh, an award- winning science of Technology will be hosting the fiction author, will be presenting the Humanities and Technology Associa- other keynote address. Her presenta- tion Conference. This is an annual tion is entitled “The Dao of Design: conference that was held from 1978 Dachshunds and CAD Systems.” until 1999 at Southern Polytechnic Many papers will be presented State University in Alabama. It was throughout the conference, followed held at the University of Virginia in by discussions of the papers. Interna- Charlottesville in 2000 and 2001. tional scholars presenting conference This is the first time that the confer- sessions include Per Sandin of the ence will be held in Terre Haute, Indi- Royal Institute of Technology in Swe- ana. This year's conference is entitled den, Louise Green of the University of “Permeable Boundaries: Technology Cape Town in South Africa, Andrew and the Natural World.” The confer- Utterson of the Canterbury Christ ence will be discussing the blurring of Church University College in the Photo courtesey Habitat House the boundary between technology and United Kingdom, and Robert Hudson Rose house ready for roof nature, basically it is more difficult to of the University of Saskatchewan in faculty members worked hard this The new two-day work schedule say where technology ends and nature Canada. Other presenters will include Briar Colwell past Saturday to finish the prepara- will be utilized in order to finish begins and vice versa. faculty members or graduate students Staff Writer tion work for applying a roof on the house this winter and the opti- The Humanities and Technology from the University of California-Ber- After two days of work to pre- the Rose House. Their work mistic completion date of Christ- Association's central concern is to keley, Indiana University, University pare the house for a roof, members included the application of particle mas. Plenty of work still needs to investigate the question of where of Kansas, Purdue University, Univer- of Alpha Chi Sigma and the Resi- board, internal supports, and gutter be done after the roof. If any cam- nature ends and technology begins sity of Virginia, Seattle University and dence Hall Association will begin boards. pus groups are interested in volun- from a variety of philosophical, tech- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. work on the roof. While most Plans are underway to begin teering, please contact Briar nical, political and aesthetic perspec- Rose-Hulman faculty and students Rose students were relaxing and working on the house twice a Colwell at colwelba@rose-hul- tives. There will be two Keynote are invited to attend any sessions that enjoying time away from campus, week, Wednesdays and Satudays. man.edu. Addresses. The one yesterday was may pique their interest. ENTERTAINMENT OPINIONS SPORTS FLIPSIDE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY Trio of new movie Commercialism in the Rifle team shoots com- Why you’re not good Rain / Hi 55 - Lo 44 releases entertainment industry petition at Jacksonville enough to get a job SATURDAY Page 4 & 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Partly Cloudy / Hi 59 - Lo 44 Information courtesy The Weather Channel The Rose Thorn Page 2 EVENTS Friday, October 25, 2002 25 26 Particle - Bluebird Eddie Cotton - Buddy COMMUNITY Nightclub - Guys Legends Bloomington, IN - CHI CALENDAR 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 SR-71 - Park West Vanessa Carlton - Halloween Sixwire - Eight Sec- DJ Justin Long - - CHI Park West ond Saloon - Metro Smart Bar - CHI IND - CHI 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sevendust - Oasis One Creed - Roberts Sixty Stadium - - CHI Evansville, IN CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS We’re going BOWLING! United Campus Ministries, 321 N.