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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 TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA Friday, May 7, 2004 Volume 39, Issue 25 News Briefs Celebrating good times by Laura Krause Jacob P. Silvia Alumni passes away Entertainment Editor after celebration No rainy weather could ruin the celebration on Sat- Russell R. Kerr, Rose Alumni of 1935, urday, May 1, 2004. Inside the was rushed to Union Hospital after the Sports & Recreation Center celebration for President Hulbert on members of the Rose-Hul- Saturday, May 1, where he passed away. man community gathered. Kerr graduated in 1912 with a bachelor’s Alumni, faculty, staff, board members, parents, and politi- degree in Architectural Engineering, and cians were all present to bid he was the last student to receive this farewell to the President, degree from Rose. He was a member of Samuel Hulbert, as well as his Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Kerr was a wife, Joy. Navy veteran and served as a lieutenant Cocktails began at fi ve during World War II. For 18 years he was o'clock in the evening, allow- the chief construction engineer at Texaco ing those present a chance to and then became co-owner of Reddington loosen up. Both friends and & Kerr Construction Firm, which he had strangers alike mingled in a casual atmosphere. for 12 years, retiring in 1972. After mingling for about an hour and taking the edge off the day, the crowd of about Vision to be the best 1600 headed into the SRC Bob Schulein / Rose Thorn fi eldhouse, which had been Dr. and Mrs. Hulbert sit back and enjoy the celebration of their legacy. On May 1, President Hulbert announced given a temporary facelift for that Rose-Hulman’s vision to be the best the event. Black curtains sur- man red wine from Terre Vin, of Hulbert began. Between was James Eifert, president campaign had exceded the $200 million rounded the festivities, giving made specially for this event, speakers, the videos provided of Rose-Hulman Ventures. He goal. The total amount raised was $252 the SRC a feeling of elegance sat on each 12-person table. insight into the life of the Hul- kept things moving smoothly million. Support from alumni rank Rose- normally unseen in a building Guests were given the option berts and the legacy they left with his interludes between Hulman among the top three percent usually crowded with weight of relaxing with their dinner behind. Those interviewed the segments of the evening. of the 960 colleges and universites that lifters. to a white wine: Pino Grigio, within the video segments Mayor Kevin Burke was the report annual alumni giving to the The guests were then al- which better complimented provided candid information fi rst to grace the microphone Council for Aid to Education. lowed to fi ll their plates with the pork. The largest item of about Hulbert, allowing those after Eifert’s moment. He ex- Early success of the fund-raising effort comestibles. This was a time interest at each table was a who did not know him well pressed gratitude to Hulbert resulted in the original $100 million goal for more formal socializing large box wrapped with a bow, an opportunity to empathize for what his presence has being increased to twice that amount as all who were gathered used as a centerpiece. with our faithful scholastic done for the community. in September, 1999, because the goal anticipated the tribute to Around 7:45, a series of vid- leader these past 30 years. was exceeded after only fi ve years Hulbert. Bottles of Rose-Hul- eos detailing the early years The emcee of the evening Continued on Page 3... of the scheduled 10-year fund drive. The campaign will continue until its scheduled completion on June 30. “I’m Stienstra named outstanding teacher Colts very proud that 70 percent of Rose- Hulman’s alumni and 95 percent of our Nicole Hartkemeyer Materials, and Mechanical En- to enhance the practical employees contributed to the campaign,” News Editor Emeritus gineering Lab, among others. professional skills (PPS) and to return emphasized Hulbert. He spent this fall and winter engineering intuition of Rose John Kropf David Stienstra’s student hu- quarter looking at teaching grads. “I plan to use the PPS Staff Writer mor, Hawaiian wardrobe, and modules at McMaster Univer- units as a useful means to that energized teaching methods sity in Hamilton, Ontario, with end,” he added. The Indianapolis Colts are re- NASA builds fl ying lab are just some of the reasons he the goal of bringing ideas to He also said that if he were turning to Rose this summer for was chosen as the 2003 Dean’s Rose. able to do anything he wanted practice in the off-season. A former Navy S-3 Viking aircraft was Outstanding Teacher Award This quarter, he has spent at Rose, he thinks “it would be The administration reached recently transferred to NASA and will for Rose-Hulman. A professor his time collecting “real- fun to have ballistic-testing a one-year agreement with the undergo modifi cations to provide a state- in the Mechanical Engineering world” engineering examples capabilities on campus. We Colts to allow them to practice of-the-art fl ying laboratory by 2006 at Department, he is currently on from alumni and other pro- could test and develop armor here. This was done so the new the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. sabbatical for the year, work- fessional engineers for the that could protect soldiers or president could decide whether The icing tunnel can generate airspeeds ing on various projects to “add new junior-level mechanical clerks at Jiffy-Mart.” to continue the agreement into from 50 to over 400 miles per hour and more professional practice engineering course, Design After graduating from Iowa his term. The Colts will be pay- temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees skills (PPS) to the curriculum” for Manufacturing. “Talking State University 1978, he ing more money this year to F. Natural icing conditions are simulated and “visiting a variety of in- with Rose grads in a variety of received his master’s degree cover the costs incurred from by subjecting the models to supercooled dustrial companies to collect industries has been very inter- at Iowa State and served as their use of the athletic facili- water droplets of varying sizes and water parts, drawings, and stories esting,” Stienstra said. a lecturer, graduate research ties. This money will go toward content. that will be useful for the ME He commented on receiv- assistant, and teaching assis- such amenities as the planting department’s new Design for ing the award, stating, “I agree tant at Texas A&M University, and upkeep of the intramural Manufacturing course,” says that any number of professors where he earned his doctorate fi elds with Bermuda grass – the Stienstra. at Rose are at least as deserv- in mechanical engineering. preferred turf for the Colts to Friday Specializing in fracture me- ing. Nonetheless, I am pleased Stienstra also has had work practice on – as well as maid Partly Cloudy 80 Hi / 59 Lo chanics and fatigue analysis, to be in the company of those experience as an associate service, the utilities required to Saturday Stienstra has been a member of who have been selected. They engineer in the future prod- host them, and the addition of Sunny 86 Hi / 62 Lo the Rose-Hulman faculty since are professors for whom I have uct design and development amenities to the rooms the play- 1990. Courses he has taught a lot of respect.” department of General Motors ers and coaches will be living in. Provided by www.weather.com include Materials, Mechanics Stienstra’s future plans in- Corporation’s Hydra-matic di- of Materials, Statics, Advanced clude continuing work on ways vision in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Continued on Page 3... News Entertainment Opinions Sports Flipside More on the Hulbert TV on DVD is an The humiliation of NCAA policy “Put something slippery celebration. addiction. America. changes. on it.” Page 3 Pages 4 & 5 Pages 6 Page 7 Page 8 The Rose Thorn Edited by Lissa Avery 2 EVVENTSENTS Friday, May 7, 2004 Classifi eds OPEN FRI, 6 Bedroom House Apartments! SAT & SUN Nice 6 bedroom house.