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Volume 45 - Issue 23 - Friday, April 23, 2010

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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]. T h e R o s e T h o r n R o s e -H u l m a n I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y T e rr e H a u t e , I n d i a n a Friday, April 23, 2010 rose-hulman.edu/thorn/ Volume 45, Issue 23 Rose students show openess News Briefs By Alex Mullans Ash cloud for alternative lifestyles Scott Gallmeier This year’s National Day of grounds Europe C o - E d i t o r i n C h i e f Silence had xxx particiapnts E m e r i t u s who committed themselves Air traffic over Europe and northern to silence throughout the Asia is slowly getting underway again, as A week day. Unity the European Union gradually lifts a halt ago today, Club Presi- order on travel because of an ash cloud the Rose- We gave out a total dent Will from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano. H u l m a n M r u z e k The crisis has left thousands of people U n i t y of one hundred shirts. said,”We’re stranded in airports throughout the C l u b not sure world and prevented many world leaders sponsored Seeing that much in- how many from attending the funeral of the Polish their an- participat- president. Volcanic ash has been a red nual Na- terest on campus is ed. Howev- flag for airlines since a British Airways tional Day er, we gave jet lost power to all four of its engines in of Silence. “promising. out a total 1982 after flying through an ash cloud The Na- of one hun- over Indonesia. The ash is damaging to tional Day dred shirts. airplane surfaces, especially engines, as it of Silence Seeing that can solidify in the ventilation holes that is an event held to symbolli- much interest on campus is keep an engine cool. cally honor men and women promising. This event was who are unable to be truthful observed nation-wide by the Goldman Sachs about their orientation be- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and cause of a given situation. ”Transsexual Alliance. charged with fraud The investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs was charged by the Rose-Hulman United States Securities & Exchange Co- Will Mruzek / Rose-Hulman Unity Club mission with fraud last Friday. The charge copes with centers around an investment product Rose-Hulman’s Unity Club organized Rose’s participation in the called “Abacus,” which the SEC claims National Day Of Silence event; posters like the one above were was created to fail by Goldman executives anonymous threat placed around campus to promote the event. who subsequently bet against it, and thus cashed in big when the product (a secu- Alex Mullans time, 16 students had taken rities package derived from low-quality Co-Editor in Chief advantage of the offer. Hayes mortgage bonds) crashed in 2007. Expert told the Thorn that informal Students do Sylvain R. Raynes sums up his views on Two weeks ago, Assistant estimates saw about half of “Abacus” by saying: “When you buy pro- Dean of Student Affairs Erik Percopo residents choosing to tection against an event that you have a Hayes received an anonymous live with friends elsewhere on hand in causing, you are buying fire insur- note through the campus mail campus, and slightly less than spring cleaning ance on someone else’s house and then system from an “emotionally half choosing to stay put. committing arson.” The charges have also struggling” student. Student On Wednesday, President drawn the spotlight back to Congress’ ef- Affairs subsequently began ef- Matt Branam told students in to help Red Cross forts to pass a financial-reforms package. forts to discover the identity of an all-campus email that “no the individual, including con- evidence of a bomb has been Alex Mullans ous businesses and residences tacting the mailroom and hir- found.” Yesterday, the Indi- Co-Editor in Chief in the Terre Haute area where FCC considers net- ing a handwriting expert to try ana State Police Bomb Squad they raked yards, cleaned gut- and identify the identity of the announced that no explosives Last Saturday, the Rose ters, washed windows, and neutrality options writer. The note included con- were found in Percopo Hall af- campus was an early riser’s more. But rather than collect- After the April 6 decision from the DC tent that led Student Affairs ter a thorough search. dream, as students across ing the paycheck at the end of Circuit Court of Appeals – which over- to conclude that there was a “I’m confident that it is a cry campus woke up as early as 8 the day, the collective sum of turned a 2 year old ruling by the FCC which potential threat to the Percopo for help,” Hayes said. a.m. to participate in the Red more than $1900 went to sup- prohibited internet service provider Com- residence hall. Hayes told the Thorn that Cross Service Day. port the work of Red Cross of cast from slowing access to the BitTorrent After it became clear that the most important concern The event was sponsored the Wabash Valley; Gustafson peer-to-peer protocol – both the commis- the individual was not readily is letting the student know by Student Affairs after Pete told the Thorn that he expects sion’s recent broadband plan and its regu- identifiable, Student Affairs that “we can get them help.” Gustafson, Vice-President for tomorrow’s event to bring in latory authority have come into question. brought in Rose-Hulman Ad- He also emphasized the avail- Student Affairs, was asked to an additional $1000 or so. The ruling has caused the FCC and Con- ministration, who subsequent- ability of counseling services join the “Save the Day” cam- “I think it is a great way for gress to reconsider the classification of ly brought in the Terre Haute through Student Affairs and paign committee. The was an- the [G]reek communities on broadband as an “information service”, as Police Department. At that encouraged students to seek other great example of Rose campus to come together and opposed to a “common carrier” (like the point, a decision was made help from himself or other Hulman students’ dedica- support the Red Cross,” said telephone system). A reclassification to the to offer all Percopo Hall resi- members of Student Affairs tion to service. More than 60 Melissa Galey, sophomore ap- latter division would subject internet pro- dents the opportunity to stay staff. students participated in the plied biology and biochemistry viders to a large array of regulations that in a hotel room in Terre Haute Any student with informa- event, adding up to more than major. “It also directly benefits were created to improve competition after – purchased by the Institute tion regarding the threat is 190 voluntary man-hours of the citizens of Terre Haute the breakup of AT&T. Regardless of the – Thursday and Friday nights encouraged to contact Student work done that morning. through service which, in my decision, a heated battle between lobbyists (April 22 and 23). At press Affairs at (812) 877-8210. Crews were sent out to vari- opinion, is the best part!” and activists seems sure to ensue. In this issue of the Rose Thorn... Finding the per- Springtime!

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Co-Editor in Chief Tim Ekl CM 5037, 5500 Wabash Ave. Staff Writers Eli Baca Co-Editor in Chief Alex Mullans Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999 Annie Bullock News Editor Scott Gallmeier Phone:(812) 877-8255 Mitchell Ishmael Entertainment Editor Colin DeClue Fax: (812) 877-8166 Matt Melton Ed. Emeritus Ben Collins E-mail: [email protected] Will Mruzek Elliot Simon Living Editor Melissa Schwenk http://www.rose-hulman.edu/thorn Opinions Editor Carly Baehr Hobey Tam Ed. Emeritus Christine Price Kurtis Zimmerman Sports Editor Andrew Klusman “Working to keep the Rose-Hulman community informed Humor Editor Noël Spurgeon by providing an accurate and Ed. Emeritus James Zhou dependable source for news and information.” Copy Editor Emily Asman Ed. Emeritus Clint Thompson The Rose Thorn is published on Fridays Photo Editor Luke Woolley first through ninth week each quarter.

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Tim Ekl nance at the end of the day.” Tim Ekl the table. Co-Editor in Chief Instead of trumpeting past Co-Editor in Chief “In this country, we simply leadership positions, Goldberg have to do a better job teaching Dr. Dave Goldberg is “just a emphasized his role as a faculty Lots of kids want to be – or our students how to be good en- down-to-earth guy following his member at UIUC, having been at least work with – astronauts gineers and scientists,” Durgin passion” – or so he said Mon- there for almost two decades. when they grow up. Bill Durgin, said. He also emphasized how day in his panel, when speak- “Having not [been a dean or the final candidate for Rose- committed he was to “the role ing about his application for the department head], I connect Hulman’s Vice President of Aca- that the sciences play in the Vice President of Academic Af- with faculty concerns,” Goldberg demic Affairs (VPAA) position, well-being of our nation.” fairs (VPAA) position. said. “[I’ll] make changes with- made that dream come true. Durgin’s past experiences in- Goldberg, a professor of in- out disruptions…through the Durgin, currently a University clude the formation of the aero- dustrial and enterprise systems process of piloted change.” Executive at California Polytech- space engineering department at engineering at the University Goldberg also mentioned his nic State University (Cal Poly), Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experience in the entrepreneur- discussed his application with (WPI) and time working with (UIUC), started his talk with ial world, noting his role in In- faculty and staff Wednesday. Russian aerospace engineers on stories of his youth: a ham radio ternet company ShareThis and His experiences with aero- concepts used in the Mir 2 space operator from Detroit, Goldberg his advisory capacity in Google’s space engineering and the di- station. grew up the son of an engineer AdWords and Gmail services. versity they brought drove the Durgin didn’t ignore the hu- and has pursued the profession Examples from UIUC engineer- majority of his presentation. manities, either. Part of his be- for decades. ing organizations iFoundry and During the talk, Durgin stressed lief in diversity of thought ex- He strongly advocated the Illinois Engineering Freshman the importance of a “global ed- tended to liberal arts as well. concept of respecting the fac- Experience also made appear- ucation” and the “diversity of “[I know] how valuable it is to ulty while still exhibiting “bold ances in his talk. knowledge.” have technological students be leadership,” in the traditions In all, Goldberg’s talk offered “[I like] the notion that it’s involved/immersed in the liber- of Chauncey Rose and the Hul- a strong way forward for Rose- important for our students to al arts,” Durgin said. He claimed man family. Hulman. experience not only working or teachers should be “teaching “[Let’s] take a page out of in- “Instead of working as indi- studying, but living in another students how to learn; rather dustry’s playbook: create a pilot viduals, [we’ll] work in teams,” culture,” Durgin said. “Solv- than teaching stuff.” program or incubator,” Goldberg Goldberg said. “Bold leadership ing the kinds of problems that Durgin’s speech was the last said. “Change is allowed to take can show the way to the rest of we have to solve as scientists, in the VPAA search – within the place, but respect faculty gover- the world.” mathematicians, and engineers, next several weeks, the Rose- requires us to bring different Hulman search committee will modes of thought to bear on a review faculty feedback and try problem.” to reach a decision on which Dave Goldberg Despite the talk of diversity, candidate to hire to take over Durgin also brought a distinct part of the job currently held by in short: sense of nationalistic pride to Art Western. Recent Positions: • Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Share- This, Inc. Bill Durgin • Co-Director & Co-Founder, Illinois in short: Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Recent Positions: Education • Director for the Center of Renewable Research Experience: and Alternative Electric Transportation • Genetic algorithims in search, optimiza- Technologies at Cal-Poly State University tion, and machine learning • Provost and Vice President of Academic • Genetic algorithims with sharing for mul- Affairs at Cal-Poly State University timodal function optimization Research Experience: Education Experience: • Nonlinear Sound Propagation in • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at University Turbulent Flow of Michigan • Dynamic Characteristics of Airfoils • M.S. in Civil Engineering at University Education Experience: of Michigan • Ph.D. in Engineering at Brown University • B.S. in Civil Engineering at University • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at of Michigan University of Rhode Island • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Brown University

Alex Mullans / Rose Thorn Alex Mullans / Rose Thorn Dr. Dave Goldberg, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist for ShareThis, Inc, Dr. Bill Durgin, Director for the Center of for Renewable and Alter- and candidate for the Vice President of Academic Affairs position native Electric Transportation Technologies at Cal-Poly State Univer- poses after his presentation. Goldberg’s scientific merits have earned sity, poses before his presentation for the Vice President of Academic hm the honor of being the man who placed gene therapy on the map. Affairs position. Durgin was the final candidate to appear at Rose. 4 Entertainment The Rose Thorn “The Last Temptaion” is saved by great art

Eli Baca all within the first couple of pages. adventure, but the story doesn’t Staff Writer Enter the Showman, aka Alice WOW. It’s got some high points, Cooper, who convinces Steven to like the twist at the end, but flows Most people think of comics as enter into his theatre and watch too quickly and wraps up easily. an escape from reality—superhe- the show. If this were a movie, the On the other hand, the art of roes, zombies, magic—but inde- entire crowd would be screaming Michael Zulli (“The Sandman”) pendent comic publishers, as well at Steven to walk away, but being and the black-and-white style as major publishing companies, the epitome of lost boy he ven- of the comic give it an entirely have been trying to get into more tures farther into the rabbit hole. new dimension. The eeriness of genres of storytelling. Yes, there The rest of the comic revolves the scenes is increased ten-fold are still superheroes, but now around the Showman trying to with the artistry; even the fall- there are detective comics, and make a deal with Steven along ing leaves in the street feel ab- novels that bring a little more re- with that ‘ole coming of age story. solutely evil. Zulli is able to take ality into the plotlines. The Last Add in a bit of detective work and each and every panel to another Temptation is one of these inde- The Last Temptation is a nice way level with the detail of his pen pendent comics. to kill a half hour, and maybe Ste- and the movements of the lines. Originally published in 1994 by ven’s soul. The detail of each movement Marvel Music, a short lived sub- Alice Cooper, the rocker, and and background is downright sidiary of Marvel Comics, The Last Neil Gaiman (“The Sandman”), amazing. The dark, emotive Temptation is a three-part “show” a writer, came up with the story lines of Zulli’s illustrations re- that tries to reach out from the behind The Last Temptation. The veal this man to be an extraordi- grips of super-powers and talk to first act of the comic accompanies nary artist, and The Last Temp- the younger child in every reader. Cooper’s The Last Temptation tation a creep-tastic novel. With a bit of an indie comic revolu- concept album, and the Show- Indie fantasy comics have tion underway, the re-birth of The man is depicted as Cooper him- the bar set high with The Last Last Temptation came in 2006 by self. The main theme of the story Temptation. The story is good Dark Horse Books, published as a is growing up and the natural fear enough to keep the reader in- hardcover, along with renewed in- of doing just that. The story itself is terested, but the art makes the terest in the ghastly tale. handled well by Gaiman who man- comic a delectable treat. Steven, the main character, a ages to weave a decent tale out of scaredy-cat sort of young boy— Cooper’s pretty bland original plot. Review rating: 4 elephants he gets called a “wuss”—accepts The main characters show some a dare to enter a creepy building, depth and the action has some http://www.darkhorse.com “How to Train Your Dragon” delights

Luke Woolley and during one at- tures” mold, and some Staff Writer tack manages to in- wickedly awesome jure the notorious new dragon species. From the animation studio that and mysterious Night To make a long story brought you “Madagascar” and Fury dragon. Finding short, it was a blast. “Over the Hedge” comes an amaz- it later in the forest, A few times during ing and imaginative film about a he feels sympathy for the show my friends Music: Movies: young boy and a powerful dragon. the wounded beast and I could pick out The Losers “How to Train Your Dragon,” the and befriends it, em- animation, a character, Cypress Hill best film DreamWorks Animation barking on a journey or a line in the script Rise Up has put out since “Shrek,” is show- that not only changes that embodied the Oceans ing in 3D and has been called, “the his life but also dis- “old DreamWorks”— best reviewed movie of the year,” by proves many things mediocre, rehashed, Willie Nelson http://whynotcoconut.com The Cartel the website Rotten Tomatoes. Roll- the Vikings thought not-as-good-as-Pix- Country Music ing Stones says it is “funny, touch- they knew about the dragons. Con- ar—that we’ve seen in many of their ing,” and that “it works miracles in stantly in the shadow of Pixar Stu- movies. However, I am glad to say Malice in Wonderland 3D.” dios, DreamWorks has definitely that, much like “Kung Fu Panda,” Kate Nash The boy, named Hiccup and managed to hold its own this time. the movie as a whole represented My Best Friend is played by Jay Baruchel (“Knocked “Dragon” is a unique film that pres- a massive leap forward in every as- Paper Man Up,” “She’s Out of My League”), ents stunning and engaging 3D pect of DreamWorks Animation’s You lives in a Viking village on an island animation (the water, the hair, the ability to create a beautiful and The Good, The Bad, that is continuously terrorized by eyes… even blond teen stubble on entertaining animated film. It was The Apples in Stereo swarms of dragons. Feeling unap- Hiccup’s chin), a marvelous the- funny, exciting, and endearing, and The Weird preciated by his father and village atrical score composed by John it thrilled me to the core. Travellers in Space leader, Stoick, voiced by Gerard Powell (“Shrek,” the “Bourne” tril- Review rating: 4.5 elephants and Time Butler (“300,” “Gamer”), Hiccup ogy), characters that break the “oh- Boogie Woogie tries hard to be a dragon warrior look-at-my-zany-animated-adven- Lou Rhodes One Good Thing Games: Monster Hunter Tri Caribou (Wii) Swim Command and Rufus Wainwright Conquer 4: Tiberian The Bird and the Bee: “Interpreting the Masters” All Days are Nights: Twilight Songs for Lulu (PC) Ben Smith Inara George’s along and ruining the lis- Monkey Writer “Bird”), seems tening experience. Major Stars GTA IV: The Ballad of mostly to The album isn’t a com- Return To Form Gay Tony Between a prominent placement blame. The plete misstep, though. in the “(500) Days of Summer” soaring blend of The opening track, (PC, 360, PS3) soundtrack, multiple parodies on soft synths, 60’s “Heard It On The Ra- SNL, and the webseries “Live From tropicalia, and dio,” feels like a lost Hall Daryl’s House,” Daryl Hall and jazz that popu- and Oates B-Side; I ac-

John Oates are having a resurgence lates their two http://trendypencil.com tually had to check that of popularity. The Bird and the Bee previous al- they hadn’t recorded the continue this trend with their new bums is nowhere to be found here. song originally. It’s a fantastic eye album “Interpreting the Masters Each track carries the same half- into how closely The Bird and The Volume I: A Tribute to Daryl Hall 60s/half-80s blend of semi-dis- Bee studied the music of Hall and and John Oates,” covering eight of torted bleeps and boops, which gets Oates; it’s also a shame the rest of the duo’s classic hits along with one tired after only a few tracks. The re- the album doesn’t have the energy original homage. interpretations of “Maneater” and of this single track. It’s a bit disappointing then, “Private Eyes” make the most of Reviewer rating: 2 elephants that the album seems so one-note. the production choices, but slower The album’s production, provid- songs (“Sara Smile” and “One on ed by Greg Kurstin (the “Bee” to One,” in particular) suffer, dragging Friday, April 23, 2010 Living 5 Spring into change Kurtis Zimmerman much better time to start a major mandatory reading assignments job, lose some weight, or man- amounts of money to go out is eas- Webmaster (or not so major) change in your and those classic novels that, age your finances better, April ier than ever. None of this would life. Who says you have to start on though they have their timeless and May have just what it takes have worked in winter, but resolv- Beginning another revolution the first of January? There are cer- themes and striking motifs, just to make these visions possible. ing to overcome some bad habits around the sun is an exciting time: tainly no formal mandates requir- are not choices I would make while The economy is picking up and all or pick up some positive routines is time to hang up your new calen- ing that you decide your life’s goals perusing the library. Now, while kinds of jobs are available on and completely feasible now that Jack dar, start dating your checks with (or that year’s commitments) be- I may not have as much free time off campus, though they may not Frost has said his goodbyes. a brand new set of digits, and push fore the ball drops and the confetti as I did in high school, I have more be your dream job. Businesses I have said before that March is toward your New Year’s resolution. flies; starting a new plan of change freedom to pick up a good book (or around town (and your hometown a magical month, and for the way However, the dreary gray skies and at a time in the year when nature a terrible one) and just enjoy read- too) are picking up and will surely it completely changes campus and depressing winter chill can be a de- is waking up from its cold slumber ing again. And with the sun out for need some summer help. There is everyone’s attitude, I maintain terrent from your goal. Through- seems much more positive and re- longer periods of time, it wouldn’t no better time than when the sun that. However, to keep your spring out January and February, spirits alistic. be absurd to sit outside every now is shining and the weather is fair to resolution, it will take more than are down, the weather is awful, and This is why, as the color green and then and enjoy all the perks of take a jog around campus or enjoy magic; hard work and a positive maintaining a positive attitude is is returning to the landscape and spring at once. a pick-up game of basketball or vol- disposition are a must. This beau- difficult. By the time March rolls temperatures are holding at re- Though my resolution is a small leyball, so losing weight shouldn’t tiful season provides its advantages around, however, the sun starts spectable heights, I am making one, now is a great time to step into be a problem; with so many ac- for making a change, but you ulti- making more frequent visits and my own spring resolution. Since your own resolutions. Whether tivities to enjoy just outside your mately have to take responsibility the general mood of everyone on elementary school I have enjoyed your goal for the year is to find a room, avoiding spending gross for the actions you want to take. campus seems to rise. reading for pleasure, but once I hit Melissa Schwenk / Rose Thorn It sounds to me like spring is a high school I was bombarded with Deming students take advantage of the nice weather by taking a break from homework to play Frisbee.

The faster side of parks Do you have Melissa Schwenk Terre Haute over the summer I rode my bike along Living Editor the circuit two or three times every couple of days. I only made the mistake of running that circuit I’m not a fan of running. The mile run during once over the summer since I was out of shape gym class was a source of embarrassment for me and not ready for that much of a workout. Dem- something since the four foot tall kid managed to lap me ev- ing has great hills but lacks Hawthorne’s scenery; ery time. I’d pretty much given up running until head over to Deming if you want to play Frisbee I realized what my problem was: I suck at run- golf instead. ning in circles! I can’t stand the futility of funning Another good park for running is Dobbs Park. to around a track, of running solely for the sake of The trails are a little more dangerous; there are running. Once I got off the track I didn’t find run- more exposed roots on this trail than on the oth- ning nearly so difficult or boring. Here are a few of ers and the trails are smaller than at Hawthorne. my favorite places to pretend to run. However, if you are looking for great scenery and For those who live on campus, check out Haw- a challenging run, Dobbs park is a great place to advertise? thorne Park. I spent almost six quarters at Rose run. Another plus to the trails at Dobbs Park is before I realized how great the park is. Hawthorne that you can’t just give up on them. Once you are is a popular spot for the cross country runners for in there, you are committed to running that trail good reason. The gravel path took a little while for unless you want to attempt getting lost in the for- me to get used to but the shimmering green water est. This is great for people like me who will wuss and the aquatic wildlife make it worth it. Since it out after two laps around a track. Want to sell is just across the Heritage Trail, there’s no excuse Whether you are a new runner or a veteran, not to go. these parks can add a little interest to your run- If you’re looking for a hillier running experi- ning routine. Good luck with keeping your run- something? ence, head over to Deming Park. When I was in ning resolution; I know I need it. Enjoying the weather

Mitchell Ishmael and lakes behind the school. I’ve talked to people Staff Writer who don’t know what either side of Heritage Trail Contact the leads to and people who haven’t even been on the Everyone jokes (or are they serious?) about entirety of the Rose-Hulman campus. how awful Terre Haute is (ugly, smelly, etc.), but Take some time and go on a run where you have with the wonderful weather recently I can’t help never been before. If you don’t run, take a nice Thorn but find its beauty. These past few weeks the skies bike ride or just walk. I promise what you find will have been blue and the temperature and humidity be worth your time. If you are looking for a park, have been just about perfect. The trees are green, Deming and Dobbs Parks are both gorgeous places flowers blossoming, and the pollen is turning all that are within biking and running distance. What Business of our cars a terrible shade of yellow. Okay, may- I commonly will do is go on Google Maps and be that last one isn’t the greatest thing, but it’s a look for a route that I have never run before. The price we have to pay for the nice weather. With the scenery that I have found on these runs has been weather like it is, I have tried to take it upon my- priceless, and whenever I have found myself over- Manager at self to spend as much time outside as possible, and stressed at Rose I go to these places to relax. I encourage everyone else to do the same. I encourage you to go and find the beauty of Now is a great time to get out and explore a little Terre Haute. I know that that sounds like a bit of bit of the nicer parts of Terre Haute and the imme- an oxymoron, but I promise you that it is out there [email protected] diate area around Rose. I have talked to a few peo- in the most surprising places if you are just willing ple recently who didn’t know that we had a park to look for it. 6 Opinions The Rose Thorn Staff view: Use off-peak bandwidth to Don’t expect privacy in text messages circumvent quota issue Steven Stark dent wants to download an 8 GB I propose that IAIT should It seems as though every other G u e s t W r i t e r game, and let’s assume that the change the quota system to al- week there’s some controversy oncurring C : 8 Why does IAIT’s website student also averages 0.4 GB of low for something similar. If that arises from texting. Whether show that we have a lot of spare downloading per day for general gridlock occurs during off-peak it’s some celebrity affair or a mis- Dissenting: 1 bandwidth capacity every night, browsing, light use of internet hours, IAIT should simply ad- placed status update to Facebook even while some students want radio, and YouTube. This stu- just the ratio instead of scrap- or Twitter, texting seems to be Abstentions: 6 to download more? Last week’s dent would have to spread the ping the new system entirely. causing more and more trouble editorial on bandwidth limits download throughout an entire Maybe a ratio of one-half would among the digitally literate. there’s not an official policy put focused on how to change the week to stay within today’s quota be needed to maintain order This week, the Supreme Court in place by your employer that quota system so that overages system. Even with higher quo- overnight. Or maybe unlimited got involved. In City of Ontario says your texts aren’t private. are less frequent, but there are tas, the student couldn’t make off-peak downloads would work v. Quon, the Court is set to de- In Quon’s specific case, even other ways to make better use of use of spare off-peak bandwidth, well (ratio of 0). When they cide whether or not a SWAT team putting aside the cell company existing bandwidth. and it would still take days to decided to remove bandwidth member has an expectation of employees that theoretically have Most of the time, I and many download 8 GB. Yet on any quotas in 2008, the Academic privacy in messages he sent and access to the texts, he should’ve other students are well under given night, that 8 GB file could Technology Committee and received using a government- known there were potentially the bandwidth quotas and have be downloaded without signifi- IAIT correctly determined that issued pager. The department dozens of his coworkers and su- no desire to download more. cantly impacting anybody else residence life would improve if he works for has an official pol- periors—this is a department But occasionally there is a need on campus. students are able to more eas- icy that all such messages are pager, after all—that would have to download large files that may Why not implement a quota ily download large files without public; on the other hand, his been able to read every single be anything from movies, to new system that counts off-peak us- fighting against quotas, and lieutenant—a non-policymaker— message that went through his games, to academic software. age as a fraction of normal us- there is a way to do so by making assured him that certain things device. In addition, since he’s a The editorial proposed increas- age? One-fifth seems like a good use of off-peak bandwidth. could be kept private. civil servant, communiqués he ing the 24-hour student quotas, starting point, but the ratio Another observation that the Of course certain indiscreet sends on government devices can but that wouldn’t help much with would be easy to adjust. So per- editorial ignored last week is that messages were exchanged, cer- become public relatively easily large downloads (as I discuss in haps downloading the 8 GB file we will soon need to increase the tain people found out, Quon anyway, through Freedom of In- the next paragraph), and runs overnight would only count as campus bandwidth again, re- sued, and the case has been formation Act requests or other the risk of increasing congestion 1.6 GB of normal usage. Then gardless of whether or not off- steadily working its way up the legal means. during peak hours. A problem the student could download the peak hours are implemented. legal chain for months. It’s just People need to start realizing with the current quota system is game overnight and still remain Off-peak hours encourage spare one more variation on the same that texts they send are a lot less that there is no incentive for stu- inside bandwidth quotas. As a bandwidth to be used, but peak sordid story. private than they like to believe. dents to wait for campus band- starting point of discussion, I usage will still continue to grow But regardless of how the Court And amid the bevy of other, width usage to diminish before would suggest that the hours due to richer web content, higher decides, it should be mentioned more secure options – encrypted starting a large download. Last between 2 AM and 8 AM are quality videos, and so on. So why that there’s a much easier way email and even a simple phone week’s editorial ignored some off-peak, but those hours could wait for our internet connection to avoid all these problems: stop call with Caller ID blocked possible ways to improve the be adjusted. There may be ad- to slow to a crawl like it did last sending inappropriate text mes- spring to mind – no one should bandwidth quota policy without ditional off-peak hours during year before the bandwidth up- sages! People should have it fig- be relying on the secrecy of a text disturbing other people’s access weekends, but any reasonable grade? With a gigabit campus ured out by now that texting is message, much less making a to the internet. implementation of off-peak internet connection, no quota an inherently insecure medium fuss when that secrecy gets bro- Let’s consider the case in last hours is likely to be beneficial to system would be needed at all... of communication, even when ken wide open. week’s editorial where a stu- everyone. for a few years anyway. Better ways than abortion

Brandon Shavers tion is in taking the side of the child. I G u e s t W r i t e r believe firmly in the fundamental right I just had to say something that has to live. Once a fertilized egg has attached been on my heart. And yes, I realize not to the uterine wall, the new life has made everyone will agree, but hey, this is the the statement that he or she (sex chro- opinions page, right? So a few days ago, I mosomes are established) deserves this was talking with a few of my good friends right. At that point, it’s not about the and the topic drifted to abortion. I casu- mother anymore; the child’s day has ally stated that I was pro-life, just before come. Within three weeks, the child will one of my buddies got in my face and have a brain; within five, a beating heart. more or less accused me of “wanting to Size or shape does not undermine the sig- force women to have babies.” As a strong nificance of a life. And more generally, if advocate for equality of the sexes, the we can define when a life begins, is it also words weighed heavily on me, so I started within our ethical space to decide when a evaluating the objectivity of my views on life should end? the issue, to get to the core of why I be- Certainly, there would be no point to lieve what I believe, and even t0 modify this discussion if nothing could come of my stance if necessary. it. So as far as the legality of abortion, So I have come to a conclusion. No one on a per case basis, ideally each involved Roses go out to... Thorns go out to... should ever be forced to do something would have his or her say. If the ques- that he or she doesn’t want to do, espe- tion were whether to abort the child, the It’s not hot and humid anymore! Finally. I can’t wear my shorts outside because cially if that something is in regard to said child should first be born, then be nur- * * * it’s too cold. person’s body. But I must make it clear tured and allowed to grow to the point at * * * that people are to be held accountable for which he or she has developed speaking The Little 5 bike race is this week. Get what they bring into their lives. You earn skills, then be asked whether or not he excited! Darklord Day is also this weekend... Why it, you eat it; blame and excuse will only or she approves of the decision to abort. * * * do I have to choose? bite back. This relates to the abortion However, because an unborn child can- * * * issue in that if a woman becomes preg- not speak for him or herself, the decision Hooray for naps! nant – there’s no easy way to say this – must be left to a third party, to defend * * * Thorns to whoever apparently “bor- the chances are pretty good that she had rowed” my bike, rode it through the mud, the child’s right to live. (Also under this I’m excited that Pike has its fire truck deflated the tires and then put it back. You something to do with it. Whew. thinking, if the mother’s life were at risk, pull this weekend. know who you are. Possibly. I know where your mind might be go- she gets to call it, as she would be the only * * * * * * ing, and yes, exceptional cases are impor- endangered party who is able to speak.) tant to the debate, but today there are so Defense of the voiceless is reason enough I’m going to see Kickass, that’s pretty I have to pull two consecutive all-night- many options, the pro-choice moniker for me to keep a largely pro-life stance. exciting. Roses to that! ers this week. Darn you, ADES... could apply to either side. Obviously, I’m not thoroughly comfortable with * * * * * * one could eliminate the possibility of un- the idea of obligating a woman to give wanted pregnancy by abstaining, and if birth to a child she doesn’t want, yet in Only five weeks of school left! There’s still five weeks of school left... that just won’t do, there are still several the vast majority of cases, the mother * * * * * * types of protection, inserts, the pill, and in question has already made a series of now even oral emergency contraception, choices which led to the situation. Say This weekend, I’m going to Milwaukee to Thorns to the coffee cart closing before I which is effective up to 72 hours after what you want of me, but I’d consider the see my uncle be ordained a deacon, and get get out of lab. I still need coffee at 4:30! the fact. There is the choice! I believe in outcome of such cases to be an example my car. Heck yeah! empowerment, and nothing is more em- of life’s justice, thus no one should be * * * [Editor’s Note: This week the Rose Thorn powering than acknowledging one’s own equally obligated to provide an escape; is introducing a new feature, Roses & influence over life events and circum- but if that were the only issue, I’d be in- Since I’ve done so poorly on all my tests, Thorns. If something annoys you or makes stances, taking action, and accepting re- different. The seeking of a way out should getting that B this week isn’t going to seem you happy, send it to thorn-opinions@ sponsibility and consequence. only be legally prohibited if it comes at so bad anymore. rose-hulman.edu in 50 words or less.] The second component of my posi- the expense of a blossoming life. Friday, April 23, 2010 Sports 7 Rose-Hulman tops Anderson in HCAC showdown Rose-Hulman News four singles with two RBIs. Ohio) added his seventh home with a home run, Rose-Hulman The contest was also Bingo Junior Michael Kovacs (Cincin- run of the season to the effort answered with six runs on seven Night at Rose-Hulman, as the Rose-Hulman Institute of nati, Ohio/Moeller) added three with a solo blast. hits in the bottom of the first. largest crowd of the season Technology scored six runs in the hits, including a double, with two The offense helped make a win- Senior Andrew Bilse (Munster) watched the Engineers increase first inning and poured on two runs scored. ner of junior Gannon Sadzeck slapped a double, followed by their current lead in the HCAC runs in the fourth and three in the Other Engineers with multiple (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central), who singles from Kent and Stemple. standings. seventh to earn a 13-5 victory over hits included senior Keenan Long tossed seven strong innings to Tepe reached on a fielder’s choice Rose-Hulman improved to Anderson University in college (Park Ridge, Ill./Northwestern improve to 2-0 on the season. to score one run, before Thomp- 24-6 on the season and 12-3 in baseball action on Tuesday night. University) with two singles and Sadzeck scattered seven hits and son made the score 2-1 with an HCAC action, while Anderson Senior Chandler Kent (Antioch, one RBI; senior Kirk Thompson walked two with two strikeouts in RBI single. dropped to 19-12 and 10-5 in Ill.) and junior Chris Stemple (Harrisburg, Ill.) with a double, the performance. Junior B.J. Zobrist (Eureka, league play. The Engineers travel (Mount Vernon) paced the of- single and two RBIs; and senior Jeremy Hazen led the Ander- Ill.) added an RBI single for the to Manchester College for a three- fensive attack with four hits each. Troy Eveslage (Ramsey/North son offense with three hits, high- third run, before Kovacs doubled game series on Saturday and Sun- Kent smashed a three-run home Harrison) with two singles and lighted by a solo home run. Four home Thompson to make the day. Action begins with a twinbill run and a double, along with four two RBIs. Ravens added a pair of hits each. score 4-1. Eveslage capped the on Saturday at noon and a single runs scored. Stemple slapped Senior Tim Tepe (Cincinnati, After Hazen opened the scoring rally with a two-run single. game on Sunday at 1. Sports Briefs Engineer Scoreboard By Kurtis Zimmerman All-star pitcher suspended 50 Track and Field Men’s Tennis April 16 9-7 (5-2 HCAC) games Rose-Hulman Men — 3rd April 20 Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher Edinson Volquez was suspended on Tues- at Twilight Meet Women — 4th Rose-Hulman 7 day after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The at Greenville 2 former All-Star pitcher is rehabilitating from an elbow injury for the first half of the season and will be able to start serving his suspen- Men’s Golf sion while continuing recovery off the field. As part of a treatment to start a family with his wife, Volquez received a prescription in the April 17-18 Women’s Golf April 17-18 Dominican Republic which is banned by the MLB. That drug will Rose-Hulman 6th place Rose-Hulman 17th place cost him upwards of $100,000 and postpone his start this season to at RHIT Invitational at Illinois Wesleyan at least June 15. Players are often warned to check with trainers and doctors before using any substance, prescription or not; total sus- pensions for this year already totaling sixteen. Claiming the suspen- Baseball Softball sion is disappointing, baseball’s chief operating officer Bob Dupoy 24-6 (12-3 HCAC) 12-10 (7-3 HCAC) said “it underscores the fact that the program is in fact working. And if players are cheating, they’re going to get caught.” April 20 April 18 Rose-Hulman 13 Rose-Hulman Game 1 — 4-6 vs. Anderson 5 vs. Mt. St. Joseph Game 2 — 6-4 NFL schedule set for 2010

The much-awaited 2010 NFL schedule was released earlier this week, revealing a slew of interesting early matchups and meaningful late-season games. The Super Bowl champions will get the opportunity to open the season with a rematch against the Minnesota Vikings; the New Orleans Saints will try to repeat the victory that earned them the spot in the national championship this past season. After falling to the Saints in Miami, the Indianapolis Colts will kick off the season in Houston on the first full day of the season, Sep- tember 12. Two games will be played outside of the United States, Denver facing San Francisco in London and Chicago taking on Buf- falo in Toronto. The main reason for the late release of the schedule, officials say, is the change to the season-ending games. To make the late-season games more interesting and meaningful, the last Sunday of the regular season will feature only division games. The schedule’s release comes just in time for the NFL draft, which began Thursday.

Playoffs kick off for NBA teams

As the baseball season is opening up, professional basketball is closing out as playoffs kicked off this past week. The top sixteen teams — eight from the Eastern Conference, and eight from the Western Conference — played through their second and third games in the first round on the road to the championship round. Playoff regulars fill the bracket, from Kobe Bryant and former Indiana Pacer Ron Artest with the Los Angeles Lakers to the Boston Celtics who played without Tuesday night Kevin Garnett. The team’s high scor- er was suspended after a small quarrel during the first game of the round. No clear leaders can be foreseen at this point with just a few games having been played, and the top sixteen teams will continue play through the weekend to begin narrowing down the playing field. 4+4 Flipside The Rose Thorn The Flipside: Thwarting your sense of direction since 1874 since direction of sense your Thwarting Flipside: The

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