Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Spring 5-13-2005 Volume 40 - Issue 27 - Friday, May 13, 2005 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 40 - Issue 27 - Friday, May 13, 2005" (2005). The Rose Thorn Archive. 247. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/247 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]. ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY T ERRE HAUTE, INDIANA Friday, May 13, 2005 Volume 40, Issue 27 News Briefs Lissa Avery Rose honors students, alumni, and educators Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy honored outstanding students, alumni and high school educators during this year’s Honors & Awards Banquet, May 7, in the Vonderschmitt Dining Room of the Hulman Union. More than 300 persons attended the event. Academic departments presented honors and scholarships to its out- standing students based on scho- lastic achievement, character and potential for future success. Medals were awarded to the top-ranked stu- dent, based on grade point average and number of graded hours com- pleted, following last year’s fresh- man, sophomore and junior years. Congratulations, Seniors! Virtual reality as stroke Angela Smiley Council and invited the se- against using the event as an According to Morgan Reed- therapy Assistant News Editor niors to become involved opportunity to express their er, a graduating Electrical as graduates. Other young feelings towards President Engineering major, the pur- A recent small study has shown that On May 12, about three alumni also took the oppor- Midgley. pose of the slips was to allow there may be a benefi t to stroke pa- hundred sixty Rose-Hulman tunity to speak to the seniors, “I know there’s been some future alumni to express their tients playing virtual reality games. seniors fi led into Hulbert congratulating them on their talk of protests and other feelings without withholding The study contained only 10 pa- Arena to attend the formal accomplishments and en- things,” he remarked at the the contribution from Rose. tients, but those that experienced Commencement rehearsal. couraging them to give back beginning of the rehearsal. “People were talking about walking, swimming, and snowboard The event, which ran ap- to Rose-Hulman. “I would like to advise you not donating their dollar, and ing in the virtual reality simulation proximately two hours and Leo Morand, a member of against that. This is for you because the money came was followed by a celebration the YAC and civil engineer- and your parents, not for from an alumni to be given to for an hour a day for a month showed outside Cook Stadium, was ing graduate in the class of anyone else... In my opinion, the school, that didn’t seem noticable improvement in walking held to prepare seniors for ‘02, told the class, “When I re- you’ve worked too hard to appropriate.” and standing in real life. the graduation ceremony and ceived my diploma, it was the mess this up.” Most seniors were simply life as Rose alumni. proudest day of my life.” Strong emotions on both eager for graduation. “I’m The rehearsal featured He went on to implore them sides of the issue were in evi- looking forward to having my Google purchases several brief speeches and to help maintain the value of dence at the rehearsal. No- parents here to watch me walk announcements by distin- their diploma by contribut- where were they more visible across the stage,” comment- social networking fi rm guished staff members, in- ing to the strength of Rose- than in the Senior Giveback ed Ariane Levy, a graduating cluding many representa- Hulman. “The one question Challenge, an event in which Electrical Engineering major. Dodgeball.com, a site designed to tives of the alumni affairs I want to leave you with,” he seniors are presented with “Also to making money in- help users chat using text messages offi ce. Topics included grad- concluded, “is, ‘What is it that a dollar and encouraged to stead of spending money.” sent to cell phones, has been pur- uation etiquette (hats may you love about Rose-Hulman, contribute it back to Rose- Similar sentiments came chased by Google. be thrown in the air, but only and what would you do to Hulman. During the distribu- from other seniors; Richard The two creators of the service, after the ceremony’s conclu- make it better?’” tion of the dollar envelopes, Graham, a graduating Me- Dennis Crowley and Alex Rainert, sion) and fi nal ceremony Pete Gustafson, Dean of a student group passed out chanical Engineering major, will continue to work for the compa- preparation. Students and Vice President small pink slips which could summed it up with, “I had a ny and extend the services available. Eric Hayes, Director of for Student Affairs, offered his be placed inside the envelope great time here, but I’m hap- In addition to this acquisition, Residence Life, spoke on well wishes to the class. How- to register displeasure with py to be leaving... so much behalf of the Young Alumni ever, he also cautioned them Midgley. work.” Google has expanded its available services beyond searching to include e-mail, blogging, and photo manage- Senior employment Average salaries by major: Top 9 hiring companies: ment. statistics: Average accepted salary: $52,300 1. Rockwell Collins (10 seniors) $56,300 – Chemical engineers 2. Caterpillar Friday Seniors going to medical school: 5 $55,200 – Computer engineers 3. Raytheon Scattered strong storms ...to graduate school: 18.5% $53,450 – Electrical Engineers 4. Frito-Lay 83 Hi / 62 Lo $52,470 – Mechanical Engineers 5. Marathon-Ashland Saturday 225 companies recruited on campus. $51,900 – Computer Science 6. General Electric AM T-storms 69 Hi / 44 Lo $44,000 – Civil Engineers 7. Archer Daniels Midland 380 companies posted to the 8. Kinley-Horn Provided by www.weather.com campus recruiting website. Estimated placement rate: 90% 9. 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