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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Winter 1-18-2008 Volume 43 - Issue 14 - Friday, January 18, 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 14 - Friday, January 18, 2008" (2008). The Rose Thorn Archive. 170. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/170 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. ANYONE HAVING ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL SHOULD NOT REPRODUCE OR DISTRIBUTE BY ANY MEANS COPIES OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL OR USE THE MATERIAL FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE WITHOUT DETERMINING THAT SUCH ACT OR ACTS WILL NOT INFRINGE THE COPYRIGHT RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY. ANY REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY IS AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE PARTY THAT DOES SO. 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]. T HE R OSE T HORN R OSE -H ULMAN I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY T ERRE H AUTE , I NDIANA FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008 ROSE-HULMAN.EDU/THORN/ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 14 Winter FunFest is fun and festive Scott Gallmeier 6:30 p.m. According to Bran- ter Fun Fest. Staff Writer don Finnan, a junior electrical The chance News Briefs engineer, “This is a great way to to win many By Kyle Kamischke un, festivities and the broaden your chili horizons.” prizes ap- smell of chili was in the Students fl ocked out to peared to Amazon can’t give Fair Wednesday night. try the Rose-Hulman spe- draw in a January 16 marked the 2008 cialty, “Snowstorms.” With a crowd, just edition of the Annual Win- line that wound through the as the rest of free shipping ter Fun Fest at Rose-Hulman, lobby during the hour serv- the event had Amazon, a popular online book retailer, hosted in the Union Lobby by ing time, droves of students been able recently began offering free shipping for the Hulman Union Offi ce. fl ocked in for a chance at a to do. Bingo its customers in France. Unfortunately, The event was multi-fac- new dessert. From 6:00 p.m. took place French law forbids booksellers from giv- eted, with activities to inter- to 7:00 p.m., the ARA staff in the Kahn ing discounts of more than fi ve percent off est most of the campus. These took part in this event by cre- Room from the listed price. This caused a bookseller’s events included the chili cook- ating a Blizzard-or-McFlurry- 6:30 p.m. to union to sue the online retailer and subse- off, craft making, bingo, Snow- like dessert, offering M&M’s 7:30 p.m. quently win in court. Now Amazon must storms, and cookies with milk. and Oreo pieces as additions J u n i o r stop giving free shipping or face a 1,000 The chili cook-off was a heated to their ice cream treat. Stu- electrical en- Euro fi ne for every day they continue to race, between thirteen teams dents were also able to sati- gineer Kevin give the offer. The company has decided of four cooks each. The teams ate their palates throughout Beals put the to pay the fi ne and ignore the court or- were required to pre-make the entire evening with the night in per- der. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, has begun their given chili and then bring warm cookies and cool milk spective by attempting to gain support of the French it to the Union Lobby, in hopes being offered from 5:00 p.m. saying “The public for the company’s free shipping. of stunning and impressing the to 8:00 p.m. Winter Fun Isaac Sachs / Rose Thorn After 30 days of paying the fi ne, the French entire campus with their fl avor Bingo was a hot item of the Fest is a spec- Students gather around one of the many crocks court has the option of raising the fi ne to of chili. Those who came to the night, bringing in dozens of tacular way of chili during this year’s Winter funfest chili comply. event were given the chance to students who gathered around to spend an cook-off. Representatives from all corners of the sample the chili and then vote to win various prizes ranging evening with Rose community participated in the cook-off. on which chili impressed them from food to the iconic pen- free food and Spider-Man and the most, from 4:30 p.m. to guin used to advertise the Win- friends.” MJ are no more Marvel comics has decided to break up the famous comic book couple as a way of Registration woes shaking things up. The initial response to the split from many fans was, “How could Rachel Howser you do this?” However, many fans are Staff Writer now happy with the result because Spi- der-Man is more free to do what he wants. tudents at Rose-Hul- The break up is exciting a lot of fans and man registered for attracting new ones according to a comic Stheir spring quarter book store owner in Los Angeles. When classes from Monday, Janu- Stan Lee, who isn’t involved with the sto- ary 14 to Thursday, January ry, was asked what his thoughts were on 17. Registration is always a the idea, he said that it is “a very creative chaotic time for students as idea.” The writers of the book now have they try to juggle required several new paths to pursue for Spider- classes, technical electives, Matt Vargo / Rose Thorn Matt Vargo / Rose Thorn Matt Vargo / Rose Thorn Man, which may include getting the cou- labs, and humanities. Since I love being a senior and get- I hate when I register for a I think rules of registration ple back together. Rose-Hulman is a small ting fi rst pick of classes! class and forget to register for (like how they determine school, registration is of- —Alex Joyce, senior mechani- the lab. when people register) should Colbert painting ap- ten difficult. Many classes cal engineering major —Karen Kirchman, senior be made clear. are only offered during one chemistry major —Sarah Erhart, sophomore pears in Smithsonian or two class periods, and it applied biology often ironically turns out Steven Colbert, the host of a popular that the classes the students news spoof show on Comedy Central, has want to take and the class- recently had a portrait of himself hung es they have to take occur in the Smithsonian Institution’s National at the same time. Another Portrait Gallery in Washington. The picture challenge that often occurs is currently hung between two bathrooms is that the upperclassmen near the “America’s Presidents” exhibit. fill the popular humanities The portrait features Colbert standing in classes. The underclass- front of a fi replace with a similar portrait men who had decided to of himself posing in front of the same fi re- take these classes must now place with a third picture of himself. Col- choose other classes that bert bragged that his picture is “hanging in they may not be interested Matt Vargo / Rose Thorn Matt Vargo / Rose Thorn Matt Vargo / Rose Thorn the hall of presidents, just a few yards from in taking. The good news is the father of our country—exactly where I that since graduate students It’s that no matter what, reg- It’s hard to get into humanities It’s aggravating when you can’t believe it belongs.” The museum wants to and seniors get to register istration is a race you always or fun classes you want as a take interesting courses be- stress that the portrait is not coming into first, registration gets easier lose. freshman. cause they’re at the same time the collection, and it will not be a perma- as the years go by. —Kyle Overmyer, senior me- —Emma Carroll, freshmen as required courses. nent addition to the gallery. chanical engineering major mechanical engineering —Corey Kump, junior soft- major ware engineering major In this issue of the Rose Thorn... “I don’t under- stand why it “Call of Duty 4” and “Va” OPINIONS Lady Engineers stomp St. Mary’s does that.” F 6 HUGE LIPSIDE Should “Cosmo Girl” re- 8 ally be on the front page? 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