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Volume 36- Issue 23- Friday, April 20, 2001

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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspaper at Rose-Hulman Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rose Thorn Archive by an authorized administrator of Rose-Hulman Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE ROSE TittIORN VOLUME 36, ISSUE 23 ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2001 Prickel named as new Registrar Travis Holler The Registrar has to under- ties in being registrar, namely stand all of the academic rules Editor Emeritus complaints from disgruntled stu- and procedures, like grade re- dents about their schedules, placements There are few positions at a and adding or drop- Prickel was sympathetic. "Obvi- ping a university more important and class," Prickel continued. ously, not many students or "I've been more demanding than that of the on the committee of teachers want to have to be here admissions school registrar. With the im- and standing for eigh- first hour, but someone has to teen pending retirement of current years, so I'm familiar with spread [the classes] out so that the process." registrar Louis Harmening this it's even," he said. "As far as stu- Prickel's summer. Rose-Hulman recently vision for the future dents not getting into all of the of named Tim Prickel, associate di- the registrar's office is tech- classes that they want, well, nology-based. rector of Admissions, to be his "I want to 'tech that's just a fact of life. replacement. up' the registrar's office," he "Our staff will be open to sug- Prickel started at Rose-Hulman said. "Obviously online registra- gestions at all times though," he tions is a in August of 1980 and has spent top priority, but I'm emphasized, "not just when also his .entire career in the Admis- looking at having faculty someone has a problem." submit grades sions Office. Although it was online, as well as Since April is traditionally one having students never his "ultimate goal" to be- be able to look at of the busiest times in the Admis- their grades come registrar, he said, "When online within hours sions Office, Prickel will contin- of their posting. the opportunity arose, the en- ue to focus on that department for "I also want couragement of his friends and to make sure that the time being. Ho.wever, he does the office colleagues piqued his interest in maintains it's human "anticipate being involved" to side," he continued. trying to take on the new chal- "I want the some degree in the upcoming, lenge." registrar's office to be more pro- registration for next fall, he is not active Prickel believes his experience to incoming freshman, sure to what extent he will be in- since most students at Rose-Hulman will be key to his don't know volved. who and where success as Registrar. "There's an we are until it is Ultimately, Prickel's main absolutely inherent link between the Regis- necessary. goal is to continue to improve "I'm trar and Admissions that a lot of hoping to become in- the Registrar's office. "I want volved in people don't think about," he College and Life Skills to continue the `World's classes, that said. "Especially with regards to so freshman know Friendliest Registrar's Office' who we are Phtoto Courtesy of Rose-Hulman incoming students, transfer cred- and that we're here to attitude," he said, "and make it serve the students." more so." its, AP classes, and transfer stu- After over twenty years at rose Tim Prickel will now serve as the dents. As far as the inherent difficul- school's registrar. Solar Phantom VI cruises Historic Route 66 Travis Holler Don Harrington, junior, Chris Nicholson, junior, and Patrick Editor Emeritus Duffy, senior. "The car performed even better After more than a year in devel- than we expected," Harrington opment, the Rose-Hulman Solar said. "We are the de- fending champions Phantom team finally got to sec>, of the Formula Sun Competition, the Solar Phantom VI in action, and we're up to the when they performed road testing challenge of defending our ti- on the car last week. tle." The Solar "After a year and a half of gruel- Phantom VI now has accumulated ing design work and modeling, it's over 1000 miles since its unveiling an awesome experience to finally during a special tampus ceremony be out on the road," said Jake Mc- ,on April 5. Thirty-seven Keegan, Chief Operations Officer television networks across of the team. "As the upcoming the country covered the un- veiling._ race draws near, Solar car fever is The team's first competition rapidly spreading throughout the this team." year will be when they defend their Formula The team treated the test run like Sun Grand Prix Ti- tle at Heartland a mock race, setting the car up in Park Raceway in Topeka, racing conditions. The test run be- Kansas this May. Later that month, gan in Chicago and traveled along they will participate in Indianapolis Historic Route 66 through Spring- 500 ceremonies, where they field, Illinois, St. Louis, and Tulsa, will circle the India- napolis Motor Speedway. Oklahoma, before ending in Okla- The American homa City, a distance of nearly Solar Challenge is scheduled for 900 miles. The route the team trav- July 15-25 from Chicago to Los Angeles, eled is the same that they will fol- Calif., along Historic Route Photo Courtesy Solar Phantom Team low during this year's American 66. An esti- Solar Challenge. mated 40 cars are expected to en- The Solar Phantom VI will compete in the American Solar Challenge mid-July this summer traveling from ter the competition Chicago, IL to Claremont, CA. The team The car was driven primarily by this year. will also defend its title in the Formula Sun Gran Prix ninth week of Spring quarter. OPINIONS ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS FLIPSIDE WEATHER WATCH Golf at the Old Course FRIDAY Scattered McVeigh's death, does it, Another Hot CD Softball clinches division Nothing funny, as usual Showers./Hi 68- really help? Big Baseball Weekend . Lo 62 Page 5 Pages 6 &7 Page 8 SATURDAY Page 4 Showers/Hi 75-Lo 56 inforrnathin cnurtes The Weather Channel -71

The Rose Thorn Page 2 EVENTS Friday, April 20, 2001

PUS,20 21 CA Final Date to drop a Fundamentals of class wio penalty Engineering Exam .Chi Omega Dance-a-thon , CALENDAR .

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . Campus Pike Mountain Bike SCAC Conference - Upperclass Housing Beautification Day Challange Tournament Deposits Due First race g 10am Tri Delta Teeter Swing Lessons and 3 Totter-a-thon hours of Swing in the Main Dining Room Delta Sigma Phi 7pm Basketball Marathon Fri. 6pm to Sat. 6pm 29 30 MAY 1 2 3 4 5 - Registration for Fall Family Weekend Family Day Term Drama Production Rose Show SAB Amateur Talent Skinner Fest and a Night movie in Skinner lot Honors & Awards .Banquet

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Greek Games Senior SAB Spring Carnival Commencement Spring Sports Banquet Rehearsal

AI(130's 19th annual R S' , . Basketball Marathon 6pm April 27th to 6pm April 28th 5-on-5 team ($10/team) 3-point contest ($5/contestant) 3-on-3 tournament ($5/player, 8am April 28th) Team Name: f Captain: f, 4 Phone: 3-on-3 and 3-point winners recieve cash prizes and all teams can win great prizes! All proceeds benefit the March of Dimes Please mail forms to Joel Smith, 5500 Wabash Ave., call 877-0353 !Top Prize Valued at $501 Box 872, Terre Haute, IN 47803 or WMHD90.5FM presents: HEAR NO EVIL Date: April 22 See Your RA Tourney: Best of Three,Guaranteed Two Games Friday, April 27 8pm-2am in Deming Lobby Cost:$25 Early Registration($30 after Mon 3/17) Free for RHIT students: $3 for others, $1 with canned food donation

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Id\ The Rose Thorn Friday, April 20, 2001 NEWS Page 3

A AA Delta Delta Delta MATH CORNER PROBLEM OF THE WEEK would like to announce Dr. Tom Adams as Faculty Member of the month and Problem: Mrs. Sue Dayhuff as Staff Member of the month for April. A hole is cut in a piece of wood so that a square peg justfits through the hole in Thanks for everything! every orientation. In other words, no matter how the peg is oriented (label the cor- ners ABCD ofthe square peg, no matter how the corners are rotated), allfour cor- ners of the peg nzust touch the edge of Congratulations to the softball team the hole as the peg is pushed through the hole. Must the hole be a circle? Why or why not? for being #1 in the conference!

AXA Run For Kids Sake Results The Men of Lambda Chi Alpha wish to thank the Terre Haute and Rose-Hulman communities for donation to our cause. With your help, we raised $2089 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Vigo County. I. Contest is open to all Thank you for your kind donations and support. In addition, we also students at Rose-flu/man. 2. The best solution asjudged at the next Math ran a total of 169.7 miles and would like to announce the following Contest Club meeting will be awarded two new dollar coins. winners who correctly guessed the total number of miles: (See solution criteria below) Rules: 3. In case ofa tie, each winner will be awarded a new one dollar coin. , 4. Solutions must be submitted by 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday to David Finn at G 213. Shane Caldwell $10 to Jimmy John's 5. Eligible Voters: All students at the Math Club meeting during 10th period on Wednesday in G 220. 6. Ifno correct solutions is submitted. No prize will be awarded. Matt Reddick $25 to Heinl's Flower Shop • Solution must be correct. One week pass Molly Krodel to Body HEAT. Solution • Solution must be documented or explained. Fitness Center Criteria: • Clarity of solution. Solution should be easily understood. • Elegance of solution. Number of steps should be minimized without affecting clarity. Chuck Howard $25 to Garfield's Available on the web at Connie Casey Cingular T-Shirt and Duffle Bag http://www.rose-hulman.edu/-finnimathcorner.html

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Brandi L. Ball in this case, I still don't think I allow those people to witness mind. Somehow, they will find a won't turn over, the time will Daily O'Collegian could do it. McVeigh's execution, via calm and serene release watch- not turn back. By being a part of (Oklahoma State U.) Murderers will have to answer closed-circuit television. Hun- ing the lethal chemicals invade this act of punishment, it will (U-WIRE) Stillwater, Okla. - for their actions. Whether they dreds of people are choosing to his body as every vein shrinks, not dry the tears, nor will it take On April 19, 1995, our great rot to their death after 60 years look death in the eyes. every muscle shrivels and as he away the hurtful words said by state was the target of a terrible in prison or perch on the ledge I knew no one involved in the gasps for his last breath. McVeigh. The vengeance that is act of terrorism. The convicted of death row soon after the death toll. My mother wasn't They want to watch the man present in his evil acts is fooling "brains of the operation," Timo- crime, they will have to pay. there. My father wasn't there. responsible for their pain cower people to believe that turning on thy McVeigh, is currently on Their real sentence won't come My siblings -weren't there. My at death's door. With these the tube will soften the heart- death row. from federal court, or have FBI cousin had an office in the Mur- wishes, those people show their ache. I am not going to sit back, witnesses, but they will stand rah Building, but he was not lust for death and they become If you step on a grape, what open up a Coke and say effort- before the real judge of charac- there either. equally as hardened as the man happens? Grape juice, right? If lessly that the death penalty is ter, the creator of life. I do not know the pain felt by they damn. There is a public, you proceed to put pressure on correct. You will also not catch Most of me feels as though those who lost loved ones. I do outcry for McVeigh's blood and something, it emits whatever is me marching in a protest against McVeigh should suffer the con- not know what it is like to hurt an even louder voice yelling, inside. If McVeigh is full of it either. This is a subject in sequences of his actions. The the way they are hurting. "We want to witness him fall!" hatred and evil, why do some which I will probably never be man knowingly, ruthlessly and I can only hope that I will Some say it will provide the wish to watch as he is being completely comfortable. Lean- heartlessly murdered people he never directly experience any- last piece of the puzzle they so crushed, only to soak up what ing in one direction makes me didn't even know. thing of that capacity in my life. desperately need. But those of comes out? feel guilty, while taking the For McVeigh, death may be I also pray that I am never filled us who stand at the outside look- Knowing that he will die for opposite side leaves me feeling the answer, but again, I am not with the same vengeance and ing in can see that the hate and his actions should be comfort to somewhat barbaric. I suppose the one to decide. spite like those who will be sit- corruption from within Timothy those who weep. I suppose he there will never be a right I do believe God will take the ting in front of the television on McVeigh is seeping into the does deserve to die -- he took answer in this argument, so for reins one day and decide the fate May 16. cracks of the broken hearts in precious souls from the earth now I -choose to straddle the of those such as Timothy Vengeance? Spite? You read Oklahoma. and in doing so, likened himself fence. McVeigh. Still, there are a few my words correctly. The conso- An eye for an eye, isn't that to God. I just don't understand When approached with the other things that bother me lation for those who believe what it says? Wait a minute! why those who condemn him subject of crime and punish- about the buzz from Oklahoma McVeigh should die for his Whatever happened to, "two also mimic him. ment, I choose to take a differ- City. crimes should be consoled. He wrongs don't make a right?" Hateful actions are easily ent road. I know that if the sole As we all know, U.S. Attorney will die. Watching McVeigh as he is counteracted with more hateful decision were up to me, I could General John Ashcroft recently However, 250 people are poisoned to death will not make actions. But it takes real people, not push the button, flip the visited and met with many sur- fighting for 10 seats in the death the pain go away. The little boys the kind of people that are ram- switch, or prepare the toxins. viving victims and family mem- chamber itself. They want to and girls will not come back. pant in this state, to say a prayer Even with overwhelming evi- bers of those lost. On watch the killer pay. They want The wives and husbands will for the victims -- and for the dence and a confession, such as Wednesday, Ashcroft agreed to closure. They want peace of still be gone. The hourglass sbul of the enemy who will die.

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.=•11.111 The Rose Thorn Friday, April 20, 2001 ENTERTAINMENT Page 5 Music that's hot blends Jason Caron bits and pieces of punk, folk, Most of her music is not on the air- jazz, blues, and pop, quite Staff Writer an inter- waves. or music television sta- esting mix if I might add. Each tions. One has to marvel at the fact song bridges the gap between per- that she can sell so many albums What's Hot sonal emotions and politics. merely through word of mouth. Ani is quite the gunner in the If I were to listen to her without Ani Difranco music industry. Forming her own knowing her name, I would say Revelling label in 1990, she proceeded to that her voice reminds me of a Reckoning release eight albums Sin seven years, cross of Fiona Apple and Sarah the first merely in-cassette form out McLachlan. She is a definite hit Sell-outs. You all know the term of the trunk of her car. Her seventh among young women (no, not the and can probably name a few major album, Not a Pretty Girl, finally boy-band ones) with her powerful bands that have "sold out" to major caught the attention of the general words in her songs. Some of the record labels, television stations, public in 1995, with hits like "Hour songs that peaked my interest were soda companies, or whatever. In a Follows Hour," "The Million You "Marrow," "Fierce Flawless," world where most • new artists Never Made," and the title track to "Rock Paper Scissors." "Your remain "independent" as long as the album. Next Bold Move,""So What," and they can until the right price is Her eighth album, Dilate, "School Night." offered, Ani Difranco sells her plat- released in 1996, debuted at 87 on Difranco fans will find most of form of being truly "independent" the Billboard Hot 200 chart. the types of songs that they have with each of her albums. Although she still has yet to take an been used to. Ani once again does Last Tuesday, April 10th, her album to the platinum level, her six- most of the guitar and vocals in her own Buffalo-based record label, member label has sold over music and those that like acoustic Righteous Babe Records released 400,000 copies of her work and songs will not be disappointed. Ani Difranco and her double CD apeal to a wide variety of listners her latest album, a 2 disc set called continues to sellout many concerts. Fans should be sure to invest their and blends a wide range of sounds. Revelling/Reckoning. Her music Truthfully, I have never really money in this double-set, as they listened to Ani Difranco before. will not be disappointed. Amazon.com

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1111Lak Jan Clevenger .233 BA .353 OBP .934 Fielding

Lynsey Hart .273 BA .27308P IIP• 4 Games

Nikki Rosenow Jen Phelps .517 BA .190 BA .767 SLG .433 OBP 9 2B,18 RBI 19 Asst. Tabatha Doughty 2.75 ERA,6 Wins 2.45 ERA 6 Wins .354 BA • Amy Stutler .188 BA Christine Trossman .350 OBP .426 BA .950 Fielding .521 OBP 15 RBI

Jan Shafer Sarah Sanborn 2.51 ERA 8 Innings 3 Wins 2 K's 13K's I1.

Erin Phelps Sarah Bireley .174 BA .421 BA .441 OBP 6 2B Megan Switzer 1.00 Fielding 1.00 Fielding Team Manager The Rose Thorn '1 Friday, April 20, 2001 SPORTS Page 7 Scoreboard Golf team takes vacation to birthplace of golf Baseball Dan Gallagher fewer trees, and the wind (24-12, 5-7 SCAC) Sports Editor requires a bump and run style of DePauw 11 play. Rose-Hulman (Friday) 7 While many of us chose to The team played nine courses relax stateside in eight days, and also took DePauw 22 18 last week, the time Rose-Hulman for sightseeing, including Rose-Hulman (Saturday) 14 10 golf team had a three different courses in St. Andrews. The *HR: Miller, Fox, Tochterman, King, idea. Coach Jon Prevo lead Old Course is the site Moore, Chandler a thirteen man expedition for the to the home of golf, Scotland. British Open, and holds special DePauw 15 "Our expectations were meaning in the hallows of the Rose-Hulman (Sunday) 13 exceeded and everything golf world. While in St. *HR: Moore, King worked out extremely well," Andrew, the team caught up commented Prevo. with Bill Brown, a 1962 alum- Wabash 3 3 Golf in Scotland is different nus living in Scotland. Rose-Hulman 6 7 than in the The golf team returns to U.S. For instance, Photo Courtesy RHIT Golf Team the grass on the fairways is kept action this Friday and Saturday Oglethorpe 1 9 Rose-Hulman golf team members and supporters gather out- shorter, and the ground is at Millikin before traveling to Rose-Hulman (Friday) 4 7 side the Dunvegan Hotel in St. Andrews. 1962 alumnus Bill harder. Courses also feature Franklin College for a Sunday- *HR: Lewis Beaver joined Monday match. the team for dinner.(Far Right) Oglethorpe 0 8 Rose-Hulman (Saturday) 10 7 Softball claims share of SCAC East, prepares for postseason *HR: Keefer, DeMarco, Severns (2), Dan Gallagher The ladies squared off with After dropping both games of In the third game of the set, Fox (2) Goshen College on April 7th. the doubleheader Sports Editor on the 10th, the Rosenow, Freshman Janae Senior Christine Trossman lead Engineers Softball traveled to Sewanee, Chaney, and Gonya each slapped the offense going 5-8 from the Tennessee (21-16, 15-3 SCAC) A weekend sweep of Sewanee for a three game set key hits to power the engineers to plate with a double, three runs, with the Tigers. A Goshen 10 9 and wins over Goshen College sweep would a 4-3 win over the Tigers. and three RBI's. Freshman Nikki ensure a share of the Rose-Hulman 11 3 and Manchester have lead the SCAC East- Doughty picked up her ninth win Rose-Hulman softball team into Rosenow picked up the win on em division title. on the season, and the team's Manchester 1 7 uncharted waters. The ladies the day, 11-10. The ladies Freshman Jennifer Shafer and 21st. The wins on the weekend 51 Rose-Hulman 2 2 wrapped up the first conference dropped the second game of the Rosenow each picked up wins on solidified the program's first win- title in program history, and are set by a score of 3-9. the mound, and Doughty picked ning season. DePauw 6 4 the first women's team to post a Freshman Tabatha Doughty up the first save in program his- In order to break the tie with 51 Rose-Hulman 1 2 winning record in Rose-Hulman and Sophomore Jen Clevenger tory, relieving Shafer in the sec- DePauw for the division's top each provided key hits in the ond game. Clevenger scored the seed, a coin 92 Sewanee 4 1 history. was tossed Monday Engineers 2-1 win over Manches- game-winning run in the Rose-Hulman (Friday) 6 4 "I'm very proud of them. They ninth to afternoon. The Engineers won the ter College. Rosenow picked up help with *Game 1 Goes 9 Innings worked hard for this. I can't say the game one win by a toss, and will square off against that this isn't expected, the ladies the win, scattering three hits over score of 6-4. Freshman Stacy Rhodes College on Friday April Sewanee 3 all wanted this, and played hard eight innings. Manchester rallied Gonya went 2-3 from the plate in 27th at 2:30pm. The game will be Rose-Hulman (Saturday) 4 for the wins," commented coach to beat the women in game two game two with two RBI's to help played at DePauw University in Jody Prete. by a score of 7-2. the ladies to a 4-1 win, complet- the Spring Sports Festival. ing the sweep. Upcoming Events Thorn Athlete of the week: Cort Severns Friday Baseball set for key games this weekend 3,EI Baseball vs. Sewanee-- 6pm the season by a 7-3 count. Travis Holler Tennis vs. Transylvania -- 6pm Balmes, making his first start in two Editor Emeritus Golf ri-e, Millikin TBA seasons, hurled a complete game four-hit- Saturday The Rose-Hulman baseball team had an ter as the Engineers pulled out a 6-3 vic- Baseball vs. Sewanee -- 6pm up-and-down week over spring break tory to complete the sweep. Senior Andy leaving them at 22-14 heading Tennis vs. Earlham -- 3pm into this Tochterman led the Rose-Hulman attack weekend's four-game set with the Univer- with five hits, including two doubles, and Track @ Millikin -- 1 I am sity of the South. The Engineers head into three RBI's. Golf@ Millikin TBA this weekend's games needing three wins The Engineers ended their spring break Sunday over the Tigers to assure themselves a spot activity by traveling to Atlanta, Georgia, Baseball vs. Sewanee -- Noon in next week's Southern Collegiate Ath- where they split a four game set with host Golf @ Franklin -- TBA letic Conference (SCAC) tournament, Oglethorpe. Senior Travis Soyer pitched a Monday which will be co-hosted by Rose-Hulman complete game three-hitter as the Engi- Golf @ Franklin -- TBA and DePauw starting next Thursday. neers took the opening game of the series Thursday The University of the South comes into 4-1, but the Stormy Petrels took advantage Baseball @ SCAC Tournament - TBA* this weekend's action with an 11-19 of a 6-run fifth inning to win the second record and is currently last in SCAC Mike Lanke/RHIT SID Office the contest 9-7 despite the Engineer's Jason Eastern Division. The two teams will open Fox's 4-5 performance at the plate. *Pending outcome of weekend contests Freshman Cort Severns holds up at third. the series tonight at 6 p.m. in a game that Junior Robert Chandler hurled a com- will be broadcast on WSJX-AM 1300, and plete game, two-hit shutout in the third Class Highlights Freshman Cort Severns has had quite a first year will play again tomorrow night, before contest, while Thorn Athlete of the Week with the Rose-Hulman Baseball team. His determi- Senior Jason Fox batted .500 with 10 completing the series with a doubleheader Cort Stevens launched two homeruns, nation on and off the field has illuminated him as a hits, 10 RBI's, and 2 home runs to lead on Sunday afternoon. including stellar Rose-Hulman athlete. a grand slam, to lead the Engi- to power Rose-Hulman's baseball team The Engineers opened break by drop- neers to a 10-0 shellacking over the Number 14, Cort Severns, is starting shortstop for in wins over Wabash College and ping four straight home games to DePauw Stormy Petrels. However, Oglethorpe the Engineers. He has started in 34 of the team's 36 Oglethorpe this past week. Fox's efforts including the first night game in the his- raced out to a 6-1 lead before holding off a total games played this season. Although his batting earned him SCAC offensive player of tory of Art Nehf field. In games where the desperate Rose-Hulman rally to notch a 9- average is not out of this world at 305, Cort holds the week honors. scoring resembled that of a football game, 7 win in the final game of the series to sal- the number 4 spot on the team in RBIs. The fresh- Junior Robert Chandler pitched a the Tigers notched victories.Freshman vage the split. man responds to his batting average by saying, two-hit shutout against Oglethorpe last outfielder Matt Moore and junior catcher "We played well at Oglethorpe," Jeff "When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look Saturday. Chandler struck out eight in Matt King led the Rose Hulman offensive Jenkins, baseball coach, said. "Travis out at the field and it's one big glove. I keep hitting 1; the complete game win to improve to 5- attack, notching three and two home runs Soyer and Robert Chandler both pitched lines drives and they keep catching them." 0 on the season. His efforts earned him respectively. Moore now holds the great games. We hit well, but our defense SCAC pitcher of the week honors. school's single season home run record for did not do so well." Sophomore Andrew Schipper The Rose-Hulman Baseball Team freshman. DePauw now stands at 22-14 Off the strength of their late week hero- defended his Little State pole vault Would Like To Congratulate on the season and has clinched the SCAC ics, the Engineers swept this week's championship last week clearing a The Softball Team on their Eastern Division title. SCAC awards, as Fox was named player )1 height of 15' 5 1/2." Schipper has SCAC-Eastern Division Wabash traveled to Terre Haute for a of the week, while Chandler took pitcher 1; already qualified for the NCAA division midweek doubleheader with the Engi- of the week honors. Fox led the Engineers 11 III outdoor championships. Co-Championship neers, and strong pitching from freshman with 10 hits, 10 RBI's, and 2 home runs Freshman Cort Severns blasted two • 4, Scott Otto in the opener and senior Nick over their last six games, while Chandler 1 home runs including a grand slam and 6 Balmes in the nightcap led the Engineers notched eight strikeouts in a two-hit shut- RBI's in Rose-Hulman's 10-0 win over to victories in both halves of the double out over Oglethorpe, his fifth win of the ' Oglethorpe last Friday. Severns also Otto and the season. 2001 dip. came on in relief held Fox currently ranks second in the drew three walks and scored three runs Little Giants to no runs on four hits the rest SCAC in batting average at .449- for the io on the weekend series. Gael hick Tbe Post Sasso! of the way to notch his second victory of season. ru...m.m..mmm..m•mp•Nm.

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Volume 36, Issue 23 -Ever since the cue ball, he checks everything for size" Oh Yeah!, OR Friday, April 20, 2001 Top Ten Spring Break Memories We'd Like to Forget Join IVAF: Intervarsity CD The speeding ticket from Tennessee Atheist CI Being packed into a Winnebago with 56 other guys Fellowship o Getting drunk and beating up Mickey Mouse O Eating the worm Regular dinner O Going directly to jail meetings held on 43 Cleaning vomit off of your bedspread after your roommate drank a bit too Tues and Thurs at much, and ate the worm First Wok O The horrible touch of the yellow face, it burned us!(CS only) 4i) Memories? What memories? I slept for 14+ hours a day, fool! •Explaining your nudity to all the identical officers melting in front of you Mutterings from the Dark Lord Silence! O Driving back to campus Would you blithering fools keep your voices down? Some of us are still recovering from spring break. I've had to kill two score of my humor slaves for scream- ing in anguish too loudly. My head throbs. All I can clearly Rose to offer new Economics degree: remember from the past week is wrapping a beach towel around my head and running around screaming "I am Convenience Store Economics uncountable infinity!" The humor monkeys will never let me live this down. Rose Hulman course more affordable to the average CSE Turning back to the point ... be quiet! If you must laugh The Rose-Hulman humanities department major. Any CSE major who buys a full tank of this week, I strongly suggest you keep your laughter quiet. proudly announced the creation of a second gas at Bigfoot automatically gets a 4 credit That is, if you ever want to see your pets again. degree program: Convenience Store Econom- hour enrollment for free! (Students who wish to Slaves! Fetch the asprin! ics. The new degree will give graduates the graduate with honors should buy more pre- -Dark Lord of Humor skillset neccessary to succeed in the fast mium gas). paced world of convenience store clerkery. Co-op opportunities will also be made avail- Students of the program will be instructed in able through Bigfoot stores across Indiana. ct the following topics. How to say, "I don't know Ham Sulbert commented on the situation, f„ f. the combination to the ;11!" safe," in 14 different Ian- "It's just another day in the history of the institu- 286 guages. bulletproof vest placement, vest main- tion. It's just another da-ayyyy! Watchin' girls .1 09:Liz a ° tenance, lavatorial sciences, care and upkeep on the street, well that's all right with me, cause of the "Hot Dogs of Purgatory," and basic cus- it's just another day." o o .§. _ tomer hatred 101. He then broke into a furious series of air gui- 7oP,.6371 : The business office and Bigfoot have teamed tar riffs, and ignored all subsequent questions. Ea" up to offer a discount program to make the -a; T.612-6 321q 8-"ai Freshman ME's agree: World news CS100 really does suck TERRE HAUTE, Ind.

In gangland-style violence of a nature that is unprecedented here on the RHIT campus, the entire population of Freshman ME's banded together to raid the CS department in anger over the nature of the mandatory CS100 curriculum. Astounded by the department's lack of size, they were forced to stand outside while lining up for their chance to take down the Wollowski spawn, which proved difficult due to his Physics hench- man West. In related news, Thorn editing staff has made drastic attempts at lowering the offensive content of The Flipside, as such, the Naked Hugging Snowmen screenshot to the left has been censored. Arr their spyprane are berong to us!

Image was mercilessly lifted of the Image courtesy of the "Look, were being topical" department RHIT CS department webpage I -I Ted Turner to revamp classic This Week In History: My prof can beat up your prof movie titles as part of evil plan -1774, New England Student demand causes institute to recind ban "Gone With the Wind" to be retitled "Gone Ben Franklin invents the "Beer Bong." The on prof vs. prof steel cage matches. Student With the Fish." Mr. Turner is still laughing. invention factors heavily in the revolution, body rejoyces. See "Gone with the fish"- Page 9 See "We hold these beers to ..." - P , Page 10 See "So there!" - Page 11 — , 4 fact, it probably doesn't represent anybody's opinions, 'cause it's all just a joke. Can you handle that?! All material is copyright of it's respective owner, void where prohibited, and may cause birth defects.