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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Spring 4-23-2010 Volume 45 - Issue 23 - Friday, April 23, 2010 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 45 - Issue 23 - Friday, April 23, 2010" (2010). The Rose Thorn Archive. 125. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/125 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. 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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! news OpiniOns fect desktop F living lipside entertainment4 6 3 The Last Tempta- 5 Textual Privacy 8 VPAA Search Continued tion NEWS - PAGE 3 ENTERTAINMENT - PAGE 4 LIVING - PAGE 5 OPINIONS - PAGE 6 SPORTS - PAGE 7 8 PAGE - FLIPSIDE 2 Puzzles & Classifieds The Rose Thorn Code Breaker By Rose Brewer Instructions: A code breaker is a crossword puzzle with no words. Each letter of the alphabet is associated with a number. Replace each num- ber with a letter to solve this puzzle. Classifieds Now Leasing Now renting 3 bedroom houses, spacious, EXTRA NICE Now renting 1 & 2 & 3 bedroom apts MUST SEE! 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