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News Briefs Virtual worlds, virtual lives By Kyle Kamischke Chris Casillas Peace wreath Staff Writer n Tuesday, Novem- ber 28, Engenius So- labeled satanic Olutions hosted a talk In a rural subdivision in Colorado, Lisa called “Virtual Economies Jensen has been receiving a lot of flak from and Societies in Massive Mul- her homeowners’ association for hanging tiplayer Online Role-Playing a peace-sign shaped wreath on the front Game” in the Myers Presen- of her home. The head of the association, tation Room. The lecture Bob Kearns, stated that several residents was presented by Edward complained that the wreath was satanic Castronova, an associate Christina Davis / Rose Thorn in nature. He also felt that it was an anti- professor in the department war symbol. Because of these complaints, of telecommunications and Rose-Hulman students (from left to right) Matt Pitman, Jon Bergdoll, Steve Schiavoni, Eric Jensen is now being fined $25 per day. director of graduate studies Nees, and Ian Rogers play “World of Warcraft” during a study break this past Wednesday. Her response was that, “Peace is way at Indiana University. The bigger than not being at war. It’s a spiritual talk drew around one hun- tronova when comparing saying “who would give up thing.” The head of the association asked his dred people to it; some were the game industry to the their life to play in a fantasy committee members to force her to remove there due to a professional movie industry. “It’s com- life? That’s crazy.” He then the wreath, but they objected after deciding development requirement. munal; it’s not by yourself said, “Real world sucks for a that it was purely a seasonal symbol. Kearns The basis for the talk was […] it’s a social activity […] lot of people… [it is a] rea- later fired all five committee members. from a project Castronova is no movie where five people sonable choice for a lot peo- working on, where he is doing need to go with you to see it ple,” which is to turn to the a variety of research on on- […] You don’t need a healer alternative of online games Borat causes line games. He talked most- to sit here.” This caused the such as World of Warcraft. ly about the game industry crowd to erupt with laughter. Curt Barnard, a junior break up and the economics behind After his basic introduc- computer science major, it, but also had some input tion into the gaming world, agreed with Castronova on Recently, Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson on how the online gaming he began his actual talk on this subject. “I really like filed divorce papers stating that they were industry affects people and what he calls the “Synthetic how people use it as an ending their marriage after four months society. “Some of the things World”, which is where most alternative to sad lives.” due to irreconcilable differences. Reasons you are doing will be helpful people play MMORPG’s His talk mostly covered the behind the divorce are surfacing stating for you down the road,” were (Massive Multiplayer Online aspect of virtual societies in that the divorce is due to Anderson ap- his feelings towards peo- Role-Playing Game), which MMORPGs, but he had some pearing in ‘Borat.’ The movie was screened ple playing online games. are like EverQuest, World of relevant comments on the at the couple’s house and Rock believed He included some basic Warcraft (WOW), and oth- economy of the games. In Andrew Carlson / Rose Thorn that Borat was on a quest to marry An- statistics comparing golfers ers. According to research, poor societies, people play Edward Castronova, a pro- derson. This upset Rock and they argued to gamers, where there is a there are over 10 million the game as gold farmers fessor at Indiana Universi- over her appearance in the movie. Since ratio of four gamers to one people that play MMORPGs, and make about 1 dollar and ty, speaks on the virtual so- then, their marriage cooled off and An- golfer in the United States. the average age is post col- hour. “In low wage places, cieties and economies that derson moved out with her two children. His also had statistics stat- lege, around 24 years old, you can farm gold… [You] kill have developed in MMOR- ing that the average gamer and most of them work full a [monster], loot the money, PGs like “Everquest,” or is 30 years old, and that one time. Twenty percent of and then turn it over to the “World of Warcraft.” U.S. blocks iPod in five is over fifty. This was these people feel that their guy that runs the sweatshop a general comparison so he life online is their real life. and then he sells it on eBay,” let his co-workers talk about could provide a basis of how Most people, who have commented Castronova. their aspect of the project. sales to N. Korea big an impact the gaming in- a comment about WOW or The next aspect of the For more information about The U.S. government is proposing sanc- dustry is having on society. other games think it is a talk was about Castronova’s this, visit swi.indiana.edu. tions that would the sale of items “[There is] far more demand waste of time. Castronova game project he and others such as iPods, Segways, and other luxuries for this activity,” stated Cas- summarized this attitude by were working on. He also Continued on Page 3... to North Korea. This is an attempt by the government to make Kim Jong Il’s eccen- tric life more difficult. He is well known And that’s the way the cookie crumbles... for enjoying expensive cars, alcoholic beverages, and even Harley Davidson Tiffany Parrot confidant and colleague. motorcycles. This type of trade block is Staff Writer “I’m using differential geom- the first of its kind in that it blocks non- etry to perfect the chocolate military buildups such as Rolex’s, Plasma he CBS drama chip cookie,” Eppes says. TV’s, etc. from being sold to North Korea. “NUMB3RS,” a show “The formula explains The hopes is that if one form of control Il Tabout utilizing math how the cookie spreads has is taken away, he might begin to lose in difficult crime scenes, re- once placed on the cookie control elsewhere in his government. cently featured the formulas sheet. The cookie starts of David Finn, Associate Pro- out with a ball of dough, fessor of Mathematics. The then flattens out as air re- Weather series of mathematical for- leases,” explains Finn. So mulas was displayed on a re- why would such a formula Saturday cent episode. Finn’s work was be developed? “When hired Partly Cloudy 79 Hi / 69 Lo used particularly in scene to be a professor, we give Rose-Hulman News Sunday where the mathematician [lectures] to show we can David Finn’s formula for the spreading of a cookie on a cook- Mostly Sunny 81 Hi / 69 Lo Charlie Eppes explained how teach. I was baking cook- ie sheet was recently featured on the CBS show NUMB3RS. math can be used in the bak- ies one day and I wondered, Here character Charlie Eppes (played by David Krumholtz) Provided by www.weather.com ing of cookies, justifying his uses Finn’s formula to claim that he is perfecting the cookie. Weather for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil skills as a cook to his female Continued on Page 3...

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Fred Webber Supreme Court hears testimony on CO Staff Writer 2 Matthew Gross University, said. “It’s the one that The case marks the first time The Daily Vidette (Illinois State we are influencing the most.” the Supreme Court has weighed in U.) Carbon dioxide is formed on global warming. Its decision is when fossil fuels, such as oil due early next year and is expect- he Supreme Court is hear- and natural gas, are burned. ed to be one of the most important I am not looking forward to the deep dark ing testimony this week “When we burn, we’re convert- environmental decisions ever. as to whether or not the ing carbon from a form that’s “There are fewer critics saying, depths of Winter Quarter.Peter Lonjers, I can’t junior wait CS to see T the light at the end of the tunnel, but if that Environmental Protection Agen- sequestered in the ground, like ‘Is global warming happening light turns out to be a train, you’re screwed. cy must regulate car- or not?’ because bon dioxide emissions. we’re seeing all Over a dozen states, these changes, Mitch Yates, freshman ME including Illinois, are things like melting cited as plaintiffs in the glaciers and record Should be a tough quarter. suit, but have met with high tempera- opposition from the tures,” Byrns said. Bush administration. “There are still Plaintiffs in the case, led those that say ‘it’s by Massachusetts, argue a natural phe- It’s too bad that my bed is so much more comfortable the EPA must regulate the nomenon, we’re Sophia Percival, sophomore BE than chairs. I wish I could learn from my room. Spring and amount of carbon dioxide not doing it,’ but fall, you don’t mind leaving your room, but winter, no. emitted from vehicles as there’s a lot of a matter of public health. evidence that we However, the Bush are. That’s the de- administration argues bate right now.” that the EPA lacks the Kelley said It already feels like it’s the middle of power under the Clean that contrary to the quarter, which is a good thing. Pat Ferro, Assistant Professor of ME Air Act to regulate car- many opinions, bon dioxide emissions. it is actually in Zac Blankenbaker, Junior SE “The EPA is in a posi- businesses best Winter quarter sucks. I hate winter tion to make a judgment interest to pro- quarter. I still want to do stuff outside. about this sort of thing,” Tim with fossil fuels,” Kelley said. tect the environment. Kelley, a professor of health sci- “When we burn those we con- “In the long term, it makes - ences, said. “They can collect as vert it into carbon dioxide, businesses more sustainable,” he much information as possible which creates the greenhouse said. “I think a surprising number Alex Lamont, Senior ChE and deal with the public and effect when in the atmosphere.” of major corporations are starting This quarter promises to be much private sector to come to some The U.S. accounts for about to realize what’s good for the envi- less stressful once job hunting is over. sort of a reasonable conclusion. one-quarter of the world’s to- ronment and what’s good for busi- They’re as good of an entity as tal greenhouse gas emissions. ness are actually the same thing.” any to regulate these emissions.” “We’re convinced that we’re “Sometimes we Americans “Carbon dioxide is one of sev- adding too much carbon dioxide, need a kick in the butt to move in Second quarter of sophomore year is like tak eral greenhouse gases, but as far which is forming an insulating the right direction,” Byrns said. ing Con Aps twice.Nathan The three Ingersoll, credit Sophomore hours of EE as the EPA is concerned, it’s the blanket that’s slowing the release “If all the scientists’ predictions a class are quite deceiving because it’s the most important,” George Byrns, of heat out into the atmosphere,” come true, and the sea is rising What do you think of winter quarter? equivalent of six or seven hours [of work]. an associate professor of envi- Byrns said. “As a result, we’re and we’re flooding the coastal re- ronmental health at Illinois State experiencing global warming.” gions, it may already be too late.” #s from Page 1 ‘Why do they form that way? ing effects on cookies after remov- MONEY FOR COLLEGE Why do they take on that par- ing them are being researched ticular shape?’,” says Finn. as an undergraduate project. The mathematical model was Finn regularly watches the derived from the manipulation show, but says he does not relate of parametric equations that much to the character Charlie model the surface of the cookie Eppes, “There are your math- and its curvature ematical geniuses shape. Partial dif- who work at MIT ferentiation and and Caltech to re- analysis of wetting search new [meth- energy also brought ods], and then there Finn to the model. are those who just However, the like to teach, like model is not com- me.” The show dem- pletely accurate, onstrates the con- “Everything is still nection of compli- NOW being researched, but if the cated mathematical concepts dough is stiff, such as a vanilla and the real world, even in the wafer, then it is a pretty good ap- simple process of cookie baking. proximation,” Finn states. The At the same time, math can be formula is mostly accurate while equally or more fulfilling in the cookies are baking, but the cool- humble occupation of teaching. 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In there are no people playing.” Rights Reserved. Equal Opportunity Lender. 4 ENTERTAINMENT The Rose Thorn Sweet potato “The Fountain” flows casserole Lissa Avery with compelling beauty Editor-in-Chief Chris Casillas The way Aronofsky directs this ing the story from Spain is im- Kitchen materials needed: Staff Writer movie and creates the two inter- pressive. For example, Tommy is 9x9 or 8x8 baking pan acting stories simultaneously is walking down a hallway to the 1 mixing bowl After six years of not releasing a moving, but also requires a bit of Queen’s throne and all the lan- Measuring spoons movie, Darren Aronofsky, the di- thought from the audience. The terns appear to be floating in rector of “Pi” and “Requiem for a third parallel of Tommy floating mid-air. Even though there was Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dream”, released “The Fountain”. in space towards a nebula is part a small budget for this film, it did This movie was amazing, regard- of both stories at the same time, not show at all. There might be Topping: http://www.supanet.com 1/2 cup (packed) brown sugar Daniel Craig’s new Bond is less of its small budget. The mov- and the viewer must wait until a small criticism about some of 1/2 stick butter considerably less suave and ie starred Hugh Jackman as Ra- the end to understand the entire the repeating clips, but they had 1/2 cup crushed pecans more violent than Brosnan’s. chel Weisz in both relevance into the sixteenth century overall story. Spain and present The film great- Mix the pecans and brown sug- Odd Bond- day Canada. Jack- ly reminds me ar in the mixing bowl. Melt the man is a captain of of works by Da- butter and add to the dry mix- age well done the Spanish Con- vid Lynch, such ture. Set aside. quistadors and is as “Blue Velvet” brought to see the and “Mulholland Sweet potato mix: Gregory Weir Queen Isabella, Drive”, and the 2 40-oz cans of sweet potatoes/ Humor Editor played by Weisz story telling is sim- yams who requested ilar to the way the 1/4 cup brown sugar Real spies don’t use secret him to seek out the ending of “Donnie 1/4 cup sugar spy surfboards, X-ray glasses, mysterious Tree of Darko” explains 1 stick butter or crocodile mini-subs. Now, Life, which is lo- the movie. “The 1 tsp cinnamon apparently, neither does James cated deep within Fountain” has a 1/2 tsp nutmeg Bond. the Mayan jungle deep feeling of life, The newest Bond film, Casi- in Guatemala. death, and rebirth Mix all ingredients in the baking no Royale, is a move away from Aronofsky also to it. The com- pan. Add the pecan mixture on campy spy-movie wackiness delves into the cur- plexity of the story top of the potatoes in an even and toward gritty “realistic” ac- rent life of Tommy will definitely keep layer. Bake at 350 degrees until tion. It’s the darkest and most and Izzi, who are you engaged. If the topping turns brown and brutal Bond film I’ve seen, and married. Izzi has http://www.filmfodder.com/reviews/achives/2006/11/review_the_fountain.shtml you are expecting crispy. Let cool for at least five that isn’t the only departure cancer and Tommy, Rachel Weisz as Queen isabella in the Darren Aronefsky film. a sci-fi movie like minutes before serving. from the usual. Daniel Craig now a scientist, is “The Matrix”, you is the new James Bond, and movie completely. busy researching a cure for his will definitely be disappointed, Pepper Steak he’s not a pretty boy like Pierce The detail that went into this wife. Tommy conducts experi- but this movie is one to see and Brosnan. The best way I can movie was amazing. The details ments in his lab to try to find will keep you thinking even after and Rice describe him is that he looks and imagery he uses while tell- a cure to reverse brain tumors. the movie has finished. like a man who kills people for Andrea Brown the British government. Layout Manager Casino Royale is a reboot Tenacious D rocks in of the series; at its beginning, You will need: Bond isn’t even a double-oh Skillet with lid agent. It doesn’t take him Mixing Bowl long to earn his license to kill, ‘Pick of Destiny’ 1 Beef Round Steak though. Of course, in this film, 1 Can of stewed tomatoes Ally Melling popularity among listeners of “Mystic River”) who desires the Bond takes almost as much 1 Onion Daily Kent Stater (Kent State U.) various ages. pick for himself. abuse as he dishes out. He gets 1 Green pepper Like the HBO special episodes Lovers of movies such as beaten up more often than he 1 tbsp Soy Sauce The self-proclaimed “greatest featured on their DVD “Tena- “Harold and Kumar Go to White gets laid, which should send 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce band ever” has finally made it to cious D: The Complete Master- Castle” and “Anchorman” will Bond fans into shocked sei- 1 cup Rice, uncooked the big screen. works,” “The Pick of Destiny” is appreciate the air of intentional zures. 1/2 tsp Seasoned salt “Nacho Libre” star Jack Black a fictional, but funny account ridiculousness that accompanies The only gadgets in the film 1/2 tsp Garlic powder is back with partner Kyle Gass to of the band’s formation. In this the Tenacious D persona from are tracking devices and a bet- 1/2 tsp Black pepper form the musical alliance known film, Black and Gass discover album to film. The film’s open- ter-than-usual-stocked glove as Tenacious D, this time rocking the existence of a supernatural ing features Black and stifling compartment. There aren’t any First, cut steak into cubes. your socks off in “Tenacious D: guitar pick that has the power to father in an obscenity-riddled Pussy Galores or busty nuclear Place into skillet and begin to The Pick of Destiny.” turn them into instant Eddie Van musical number. In a later scene, scientists named Christmas; brown until meat is tender. Black displayed talent that Halens. The dubious duo venture Black mistakenly eats many wild the closest the movie comes Season steak with seasoned transcended media when he and out to the pick in their quest mushrooms and winds up flying is a femme fatale named “Ves- salt, garlic powder, and black Gass released Tenacious D’s self- to be rock-gods and pay their through a Technicolor world with per.” pepper. titled debut in 2001. The band’s rent, but not before encountering the Sasquatch. With all this, you might While the steak is browning, comedic and melodic rock ‘n’ roll a mysterious, if somewhat handi- Despite its clever juggling act think that the movie’s lost the drain the juice off of the toma- style soon procured a widespread capped, stranger (Tim Robbins of between absurdity and smarts, essential nature of the Bond toes into a bowl. Save the toma- “Tenacious D: The Pick of Des- film, but somehow it’s still got toes for later use. Add soy sauce tiny” has an obvious potential it. Even without the exploding and Worcestershire sauce. to be funnier at times. The film’s ballpoints and nudge-wink mi- Slice onion in half then slice ending is very abrupt and leaves sogyny, the movie does James into strips. Do the same with the audience wanting more. Bond, and it does it well. The the green pepper. You should Either way, Black and Gass put film’s brutal, dark, and body- now have strips of onions and forth the signature intensity that filled, and it’s pretty awesome. pepper. defines the D with Black especial- Once the meat has browned ly giving the 100 percent effort. and is beginning to tender, Garlic Parmesan It’s easy to see the love of rock ‘n’ add the sauces that have been Bread roll that inspires these two, and mixed and continue to cook, the film is a kind of homage to the allowing the meat to fully ten- Andrea Brown artists who shaped their lives. derize. When meat is tender, Layout Manager “The Pick of Destiny” also add onions and green peppers. rocks with a little help from Meat Cover and allow these vegeta- Lissa Avery Loaf as Black’s religious, anti- bles to cook. Editor-in-Chief rock father. Rock legend Ronnie While this is cooking, cut to- James Dio makes a cameo as matoes to a size similar to the You will need: himself, and Black and Gass face steak. Once the onions and Bread (Italian, French, etc.) off against Foo Fighters’ Dave green peppers have cooked 1 tsp Garlic powder Grohl as Satan, armed only with down, add the tomatoes. Cover 1/2 stick Butter (or margerine) their guitars. and allow to simmer on low. 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese While it’s certain Tenacious (grated) D fans will have the most fun For Rice: throughout the movie, that’s not Bring 2 cups of water to a To Prepare: to say the film is not great for boil. Once it starts to boil, add newcomers. the cup of uncooked rice. Bring Melt butter. Mix in garlic pow- When watching “Tenacious D: the water back to a boil. Turn der and cheese. Spread on The Pick of Destiny,” just keep heat down to a simmer, cover, one thing in mind: This isn’t the bread. Bake until brown. http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=interviews&id=3753 and let rice cook until it is ten- This is not the greatest pick in the world, but it’s pretty great. greatest movie in the world. No, der (about 13 minutes). this is just a tribute. Friday, December 1, 2006 ENTERTAINMENT 5 The Warlock Gamer charities gear up for Christmas who wanted Keli Goodson charity has expanded to include to be one The Crimson White (U. Alabama) 41 hospitals across the United Want to get involved? States. Lissa Avery The Christmas season is a time Ryan Sharpe, the president of Get Well Gamers Foundation: Editor-in-Chief when many people do their bit of Get Well Gamers, in an interview http://www.get-well-gamers.org/ giving back for the year, whether on Oct. 18 with Gamasutra, a vid- Founded in 2001 with the goal of bringing video game systems You know how when you it is by donating to the cold Sal- eo game-developer Web site, said and games to children’s hospitals across the United States. read a book, you wonder about vation Army bell ringers with red the idea was born from his many the motivations of the writer? buckets or by donating through trips to the hospital with pneu- Child’s Play: How did they get that idea, and the Internet. monia. He said when the hospital http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ why did they run with it? Bet- Fortunately, there are a few got video games, it helped him Founded in 2003 by gamers, for gamers. Child’s Play donates ter yet, how in the world did special options for those who’d forget everything that was caus- game systems, games, toys, books, and videos to children’s hospi- that publisher know that idea like to donate things other than ing him to be sick. tals around North America and the world. would sell? cash, such as video games. Donations for Get Well Gamers Honestly, the less easily I can There are a few charities are sent off from donors to the Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis is on the Child’s Play answer those questions, the through which the controller- charity’s address in Huntington Network. better. When I read authors like bound group can give gifts of Beach, CA, where they send what Lois McMaster Bujold, the mo- consoles and games to needy they get to hospitals in their net- tivations for the stories aren’t kids in hospitals around the work. one of the most popular Web story to write about gamers.” immediately clear, yet the world, namely Get Well Gamers According to their Web site, comics, “Penny Arcade,” written That first year there was only stories speak to me by reveal- and Child’s Play. get-well-gamers.org, the orga- and drawn by Mike Krahulik and one hospital, located in Seattle, ing something about human Both charities were started nization accepts any console Jerry Holkins, better known by and by the time the drive was nature. I find myself wanting by everyday gamers instead of games or systems made after readers as Gabe and Tycho. over, more than $250,000 worth more when I finish the story. corporations, so there are no 1989, which means anything Child’s Play was created in re- in games, toys and money had When I read Christopher “administrative fees,” and both made later than the Sega Gen- gards to negative press toward been donated. Stasheff’s “The Warlock in Spite have grown rapidly since their esis. Controllers, wires and other gamers in 2003. One editorial Each year after that, they’ve of Himself” (Ace Books, 1986), starts. extras are welcome donations as spurned the guys at Penny Ar- expanded to include hospitals which launched a lengthy war- Get Well Gamers is the charity well. They also accept monetary cade to set up a charity for gam- across the United States, as well lock series, I find these ques- to donate to if you have a few old donations. ers, in order to “give these kids as in Britain, Australia, Egypt and tions too easily answered. consoles or games lying around. The more recent gamer charity what they deserve and give the Canada, and have raised more The book felt simplistic. The In operation since 2001, the in the United States comes from newspapers a different kind of than $1,000,000 for their cause. characters were slightly better — after all, a computer/robot that has seisures is pretty new New “Call of Duty” tanks the competition to me — but not much. Most of the women used sex and J.M. Friedman emotional manipulation to get Massachusetts Daily Collegian what they wanted. Most of the (U. Massachusetts) men were equally stereotypical in their own ways. According to the television, it’s I wanted more when I fin- time for the holidays. While na- ished “The Warlock,” that’s for ture disagrees, we get 60-degree sure. I wanted more expla- freebies after Thanksgiving, along nation and for more to make with the constant reminder that sense. There’s a difference be- video game season has entered tween incorporating fantasti- full swing. The sight of that tiny cal elements into a well-woven man with the futuristic machine plot and just throwing in crazy gun unloading into the giant ro- stuff that isn’t connected. bot-alien has been commonplace Don’t get me wrong: I laughed recently. They’re out there, and if a decent amount while reading you know about Wiis and PS3s, this book. The jokes were often not to mention something about pretty bad, but they were occa- an Xbox 360, then that image is sionally funny. It all felt rather probably ingrained in your skull. dated, and not in a charmingly This December, next generation nostalgia-inducing way. (Not consoles, meet Generation X. that I remember much from Last year, the definitive suc- 1986, myself...) cessor to the first-person WWII Luckily, the book was a pret- shooter legacy was Activisions’ ty quick read. The incessant “Call of Duty 2.” This season harping on the need for democ- brings the third installment to racy and insertion of political the series, complete with marked theory everywhere smacked of improvements in aesthetics and Poli-sci 101 reasoning. What minor alterations to the game- romance was in the book was play. If you liked killing scores of boring and inexplicable. Nazis last year, chances are “Call People often tell me that of Duty 3” will once again satisfy. they don’t expect “best-sell- ers” to be for more than en- Graphics tertainment; they don’t expect Infinity Ward, the original de- http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/717/717769p1.html them to reveal much insightful velopers of the franchise, passed Call of Duty 3 is schedualed for eventual release on Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox, and PS2. No about the “human condition,” the reigns to Treyarch, in order word yet on PC release. Gameplay will be identical for all systems, only the graphics will differ. so to speak. I beg to differ. My to get a head start on the fourth sound bytes get repetitive, hear- problematic. Fellow computer paign to campaign. Furthermore, favorite authors are those who, “Call of Duty.” Visually speak- ing frantic German voices around soldiers will endlessly fire at the all fighting takes place in France with a nice turn of phrase or ing, Treyarch produced nothing the bend never gets old. enemy through a ceiling or wall, and culminates in the libera- well-established scene can short of a masterpiece. The first and dead bodies at times myste- tion of Paris, so there is no major make me go, “Oh, that feels game in the series to be entirely Gameplay riously float in space. change in scenery as there was in right.” It’s as though the author designed for the Xbox 360’s capa- Adding more vehicles to the previous installments. has succeeded in emulating bilities, cutting-edge eye candy single player campaign mode al- Multiplayer The overriding feel of “Call of humans in written form. is abundant. Particle effects and lows for a nice change of pace. Ad- CD2 was the most played game Duty 3” is the same as its prede- Stasheff didn’t do that for dynamic lighting allow rising ditionally, Treyarch implemented on Xbox live last year, and this cessors. The controls are identi- me. I often found myself cring- smoke to mingle with rays of sun- an entirely new physics engine time around they have made im- cal, as is the tactic and style of the ing at the responses characters shine through holes in a bombed that allows for destructible envi- provements. Class-based game single player mode. While there gave and the thoughts evinced. out ceiling. Changing focus be- ronments, so that box you’re hid- play and larger maximums on were next-generation steps in I feel like I may have learned tween short and long distances in ing behind may not be there in team size mean more fun for on- aesthetics and minor additions more about the author’s frame succession produces an uncanny another 30 seconds. “Branching line players. in the gameplay, the fun factor of mind than anything more blurring effect, while long blades mission paths” allow for a sense “Call of Duty 3” takes place in may have taken a step back. With widely applicable in reading of grass move independently in of freedom as the player decides the weeks following the allied the genre getting flat and over- the book. the wind. The level of detail in ev- which route is most appropriate invasion of Normandy, as you done, there seems to be a lot of “The Warlock in Spite of ery object is truly remarkable. Himself” seems to be well-re- to accomplish the task at hand. participate in American, British, “going through the motions” for Despite looking and sounding Canadian, and Polish campaigns. the player, while bugs and hic- ceived by science fiction read- Sound fantastic, CD3 had more notice- The Canadian and Polish cam- cups offset the brilliance of the ers, but it paled in comparison Explosions, ricochets, echoes able flaws than CD2. While you paigns are a nice change of pace, graphics and sound. At the end of to works by David Weber, Bu- — they all do the graphics jus- can survive grenade blasts mere but there is really little emotional the day, if you liked “Call of Duty jold, Elizabeth Moon, and Julie tice. Outstanding digital audio feet away, jumping over a chair investment in the characters as 2,” the third one will occupy too Czerneda. definitely adds to the intensity of or short wall can be frustratingly you bounce around from cam- much of your time. war. While verbal commands and 6 OPINIONS The Rose Thorn The greatest spy saga of our time polonium-210, an themselves are on. isotope usually only What’s more, these Here’s found in specialized two are chatting nuclear facilities. about this over lunch. your new In a heart-wrench- When most people ing plot twist, on his are talking about opinion deathbed Litvinenko yesterday’s game or accused Russian offi ce politics, peo- President Vladimir ple like Litvinenko Aaron Meles Putin of ordering and Scaramella are Opinions Editor his death: “You may discussing their im- succeed in silencing minent deaths. You I’m going to warn you up front me but that silence can’t make this stuff that this is not one of my usual comes at a price. You up. editorials about heavy-hitting have shown your- Well, you can. I political issues or pressing so- self to be as barbaric guess spy novelists cial problems. Nor is it about and ruthless as your do it all the time. something that has been irking most hostile critics But the fact that me lately that I just need to vent have claimed… the this story is actu- about. Instead, I want to tell howl of protest from ally true and unfold- you about how you can turn the around the world ing as you read this simple act of perusing a news- will reverberate, Mr. makes it that much paper into an emotional roller Putin, in your ears more exciting. Each coaster ride that will keep you for the rest of your day I read the news, turning page after suspenseful life.” www.npr.org www.cbc.ca some questions are page until the story’s exciting Because poloni- Alexander Litvinenko before being poisoned with polonium-210 (left) and in the hospital short- answered and new conclusion. In fact, I give it two um-210 isn’t some- ly before his death, where he blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for his death (right). questions arise. Will thumbs up. thing the average list of organizations that could with an old friend, Italian securi- the British investi- If you haven’t been following person encounters every day, get their hands on it. If that’s the ty expert Mario Scaramella, who gators fi nd Litvinenko’s killer? what is probably the most outra- it’s safe to say that Litvinenko case, why would the Russians showed Litvinenko confi dential Or will they themselves suffer geous news story I’ve ever read, was poisoned intentionally – es- use it to assassinate Litvinenko e-mails naming possible killers untimely deaths just as they are here’s a brief update: Last week, pecially when he had ingested when it would be so easily trace- of Anna Politkovskaya and dis- about to uncover the truth? Were Alexander Litvinenko, a former enough to make airplanes and able to them? Maybe someone cussing other assassination tar- the Russians framed? Is Scara- Soviet KGB agent turned Kremlin restaurants he had visited ra- else is trying to frame the Rus- gets – including Litvinenko and mella really the “trusted friend” critic, died in a London hospital dioactive enough to be detected sians! Whoa! Another twist! What Scaramella themselves! These of Litvinenko or is he a double while investigating the untimely weeks later. a wild ride! guys are hardcore! agent? Has Putin set a chain of death of Russian investigative Furthermore, polonium-210 To further thicken the plot, I mean, they are not only dis- events in motion that will de- journalist Anna Politkovskaya. can only be obtained from spe- later investigation by British au- cussing suspected assassins, stroy the Earth? The cause of Litvinenko’s death? cial nuclear processing facilities, thorities revealed that on the day but the uncompleted hit lists of We will all have to read on to Exposure (likely ingestion) of meaning that there is a very short of his poisoning, Litvinenko met those assassins of which they fi nd out. Constantinople, not Istanbul Security scholar- Andrew Klusman Staff Writer ships may be danger- Some Muslims in Turkey ap- parently are not a very modest people, and they seem to think ous for colleges that the world revolves around them. Pope Benedict XVI is in Staff Editorial The intelligence commu- Turkey this week to meet with The Oracle (U. South Florida) nity has certainly thought this the Orthodox Church’s Patriarch through. Urdu, Farsi and Korean Bartholomew I (the Orthodox If you’re interested in “Middle are spoken in Pakistan, Iran and Church split from the Catholic Eastern and South Asian lan- North Korea, respectively, so it’s Church in 1054, yet remains close guage studies, engineering, com- a safe bet they will be relevant in to Catholicism, and in recent his- puter science, analytical think- future national security issues. tory, steps have been furthered to ing, Islamic studies and other The fact that the funds are going reunite the two Churches). specialties,” you might want to to minorities and women is even His trip to Turkey, however, has go to the CIA for school money better and will more fully inte- www.cnn.com an added component, something Pope Benedict XVI is greeted outside of the ruins of a house near instead of a bank. grate those groups in a profes- that was added after his Septem- Ephesus, Turkey where the Virgin Mary is believed to have lived. According to USA Today, col- sion historically considered to be ber remarks in Regensburg. He lege students pursuing those the domain of white males. will now be meeting with the ponent became a larger issue, should be made, however, is that skills have been awarded more There’s a problem, however, leader of Turkey, some clerics of and moderate Muslims called Christians are not exactly allowed than $16 million in funds over the even with this otherwise con- Islam, and he will be traveling for meetings with him. to freely exercise their religion, past two years. The money comes structive, mutually benefi cial to the famous Blue Mosque in This event led to a small panic especially inside of Turkey. For from a host of intelligence agen- plan: academic freedom. Istanbul, making it the second among radical Muslims, because example, they cannot run schools cies: The CIA, the Offi ce of the It wasn’t long ago that the in- time in history that a Pope sets they perceive the Pope’s trip as of theology (the Orthodox semi- Director of National Intelligence, telligence community used such foot inside a mosque (Pope John a way to “pull Turkey” out of the nary has been closed since 1971), the Department of Homeland Se- scholarships to spy on the poli- Paul II was the fi rst). Islamic world. This, of course, is they cannot have crosses on the curity and others. tics of professors on college cam- Adding to all of this, Pope Bene- not such an easy task, especially outside of their churches, and The funds have helped hun- puses. David Price, an anthro- dict XVI caused some controver- noting that only 99.8% of Turkey’s the Turkish government states dreds afford tuition costs and pology professor at St. Martin’s sy by letting it be known he was population is Muslim. Then the that it does not recognize the title have even caused some schools University in Spokane, Wash., to visit the Hagia Sophia, a for- protests began, and the lack of of Ecumenical Patriarch of Bar- to set up classes that cater di- said the intelligence community merly Christian church that was proper historical education in tholomew I. rectly to students interested in keeps the identities of its univer- violently turned into a mosque in Turkey becomes evident. One If what Muslims seek is true careers in national intelligence. sity benefi ciaries a secret in some 1453 (it has been a museum since protestor outside the Hagia So- equality and treatment in the Needless to say, the intelligence cases. 1935). phia carried a sign that said the historically Christian West, then community’s goal is to assure it Price told USA Today, “I’ve To make it more visibly known, Hagia Sophia is “Turkish and will they should see to it that Chris- will have a suffi cient number of looked at far too many old FBI Pope Benedict XVI is traveling remain Turkish.” Of course, it is tians are afforded the same treat- skilled employees in the future. documents to ever be comfort- to Turkey for one prime rea- known the Emperor Justinian I ment and equality in the Muslim “We want to hire an engineer able with the idea.” son, and that is to meet with the had it built, as a church no less, countries. The way to do this is that understands world cultures It’s a shame, really. The intel- head of the Eastern Orthodox before Islam (and even Moham- to let Pope Benedict XVI peace- and religions and speaks Urdu ligence community legitimately Church. At the start of his pon- med) existed! In the face of that, fully meet with another Chris- and Farsi or maybe Korean,” said needs workers in the future, and tificate, Pope Benedict XVI was Benedict XVI visited the former tian leader in a spiritual home Lenora Peters Gant, head of OD- their ideas are good ones. The given an invitation by the Ecu- church, and then proceeded to of Christianity for many (so far NI’s program. funds they have made available menical Patriarch Bartholomew meet again with the Patriarch they have done so, but not with- Interestingly, the intelligence are helping hundreds. But it’s still I of Constantinople to visit him Bartholomew I. out threats). They should also community is also using the a little scary, and academia’s cold in Turkey. Seeing as how Pope Upon meeting Patriarch Bar- take care to be open to criti- funds to belie the image of the feet are justifi ed. After all, class- Benedict XVI’s goal is to resolve tholomew I, the two heads of the cism, and prove that they truly stereotypical intelligent agent -- rooms can hardly be considered schisms and promote dialogue Orthodox and Catholic Churches are a religion of peace, and not usually a black-suited white man a safe haven of ideas if the CIA is among Christianity, he accept- signed a common declaration. of violence. To further show that with sunglasses and an earpiece. tuning in. ed. Among other things, they called Islam is a peaceful religion, they “Three of the 10 schools backed By doing this, he is working for a wider acceptance of Chris- should strongly condemn the by (ODNI) are historically black towards repairing the 1000-year tians in Muslim countries – a re- violent statements made against colleges. More than 90 percent Send letters! rift between the Orthodox and sponse to calls by Muslims that the Pope, and treat him (and his of students at a fourth college are email: opinions@ Catholic Churches. In Septem- the West be “more accommodat- fellow Christians) as they desire women,” according to a USA To- ber, however, the Muslim com- ing” to Muslims. One point that to be treated. day article. rose-hulman.edu Friday, December 1, 2006 SPORTS 7 Sports Briefs Bibb lifts Rose Women’s basketball by Mike Ferguson

76ers lose Randolph past Anderson off to record start to injury Rose Hulman News McCartney. Rose Hulman News and shot by the Ra- for- The Ravens gained another vens Mandy Seward gave Ander- ward Shavlik Randolph broke Senior Brian Bibb scored 16 six-point edge at 18-12 midway The women’s basketball team son a 5-2 lead. his ankle during practice on points and had 19 rebounds to through the fi rst half, but a three- continued its best start to a sea- The Engineers responded and Thursday. Chris Webber, who lead the Engineers past Ander- pointer by Bibb and a layup by son in women’s basketball his- drove hard with a pair of jump- has missed the 76ers last six son University 63-50 in Heart- junior Ron George brought Rose- tory with a 62-48 victory over ers by Carlson, bringing the games due to a back injury, land Collegiate Athletic Confer- Hulman within one point at half- Anderson University in the Engi- score to an Engineer lead, 6-5 at will play in Randolph’s stead ence men’s basketball action on time. neer home opener and fi rst ever 18:09. With 17:52 left, Raven Me- on Saturday against the New Wednesday. In the second half, a layup by Heartland Collegiate Athletic lenda Hawthorne hit a 3-point Jersey Nets. There is no indica- Bibb’s 19 rebounds were the Bibb 14 seconds into the period Conference game on Wednesday shot to give Anderson the lead tion as to how long Randolph most by a Rose-Hulman player gave the Engineers their fi rst lead night in the Hulbert Arena. back, 8-6. will be out with his injury. since D.J. Cordero grabbed 24 at 26-25. Anderson regained a Senior Suzy Carlson led the of- But this was Carlson’s night. caroms against four-point lead fense with 27 points on the night With 16:12 left, Carlson hit a 3- Pace in 1971. and held a 34-33 with four assists, point shot on a Indiana downed by Senior Jason margin at 15:44 three steals, and pass from Mo- Duke Bednarko and ju- of the second a pair of blocks. line and what Duke University beat Indi- nior Jared Moore half, but the En- Also in double would be the ana University by a fi nal score joined Bibb in gineers relied digits in scoring, game winning of 54-51 in ACC-Big Ten Chal- double fi gures on a 12-2 run to senior Rebekah shot, as the lead lenge action Tuesday night. with 13 and 11 capture a nine- Forsyth scored never left the Duke dominated early and points, respec- point edge at 12 points with 17 Engineers. held out for the win despite a tively. 45-36 with 10:25 rebounds, mark- The Engineers late Indiana run during which Other key left. ing her second carried a 29-26 Indiana came within one point contributors for The Ravens double-double lead into half- of Duke. Armon Bassett, who the Engineers fought back to of the season time. The three- was instrumental in Indiana’s included junior within three and the 48th of point lead was second-quarter surge, led Ron George with points at 45-42 her career. For- the closest the the Hoosiers with 16 points. nine points and with 6:49 left, syth also led the Ravens came for Duke’s DeMarcus Nelson led three rebounds; before a strong team with four the rest of the the Blue Devils to their nar- and junior Phil defensive ef- steals on the night. row victory with his 19 points. Sundling with fort propelled night. The Engineers The ACC won the ACC-Big Ten seven points, six Rose-Hulman Junior Brit- came out shoot- Challenge by a score of 8-3. rebounds and to the victory. tany Moline led ing, scoring 33 fi ve assists. The Engineers the Engineers points in the Anderson held outscored An- with fi ve assists second half and Monson resigns as a narrow 25-24 Rose Hulman News derson 14-3 and pulled down bringing the Brian Bibb snatched 19 re- Minnesota head coach advantage at over a fi ve-min- fi ve rebounds in lead to as much halftime, before bounds at Anderson. ute span late in the game. In a Rose Hulman News as 16 with less Dan Monson resigned as the Engineers the second half strong Engineer Suzy Carlson led the team with than a minute Minnesota University’s men’s outscored the hosts 39-25 in the to gain a 59-45 lead on a three- defensive effort, 27 points, moving within one left with a layup basketball coach after the second stanza to hand the Ra- pointer and two free throws by Rose-Hulman point of the 1,000 mark. and free throw Golden Gophers lost their fi fth vens their fi rst loss of the season. George. forced 21 Ander- shot by junior straight game on Wednesday Rose-Hulman shot 50% from The Engineers improved to 3- son turnovers and made them Katie Tharp. night to Clemson University. the fi eld in the second 20 minutes 1 on the season and 1-0 in HCAC pay with each turnover, massing The Engineers rose to a sea- The skid began when the Go- and outrebounded Anderson 44- play, while Anderson fell to 3-1 22 points from the turnovers. son mark of 5-1 and 1-0 in the phers lost at home to Division 34 in the victory. and 0-1 in league games. Rose- After the Ravens jumped to HCAC, the best start in school II Winona State in exhibition Anderson jumped out to an 8- Hulman is off to its best start a 2-0 lead off a jumper by An- history, as the Ravens fell to 2- play. Monson led the Gophers 2 lead in the fi rst four minutes, since the 2003-04 squad started derson’s Kayla Martin, the Engi- 4 on the season and 0-1 in the to an 118-106 overall record before a 10-4 Engineer spurt with a 6-1 mark. The Engineers neers responded with a jumper HCAC. The Engineers return to and a 44-68 record in Big Ten knotted the score at 12-12 on a return to action at Hanover Col- by Forsyth to tie the game at two action tomorrow afternoon at action. three-pointer by freshman Jeff lege tomorrow at 3 p.m. a piece. With 19:01 left, a layup Hanover College at 1 p.m. Yaw Aning named MVP as six Engineers capture All-League honors Rose Hulman News season and conference tourna- scoring this season with 13 goals son. He started all 71 of his ca- ment to established school re- and 30 points. He completes reer matches and pitched in with Senior Yaw Aning has been cords for wins (15), fewest losses his Rose-Hulman career with 30 four goals as primarily a defen- named Most Valuable Player of (4) and highest placement in the goals to rank third in school his- sive midfi elder. the Heartland Collegiate Athletic conference. tory and added 13 career assists Buck allowed just 13 goals in Conference to lead six all-league The honor was the fourth career for 73 points. McIlwaine added 17 matches to record a school men’s soccer honorees in results all-conference award for Aning, eight game winning goals for the record 0.83 goals against aver- released today. who previously earned Southern Engineers this fall. age this season. The 2005 all- Joining Aning on the fi rst team Collegiate Athletic Conference Trowbridge paced the Engi- SCAC honoree also established were senior Eric Hoiland, senior fi rst-team recognition in 2004 neers with seven assists and add- a school record with 12 victories David McIlwaine and 2005 and ed eight goals in 2006. He will on the season and holds Rose- and junior Matt third-team hon- enter his senior campaign ranked Hulman’s career goals against Trowbridge. ors in 2003. He third in school history with 15 as- average record with a mark of Second-team also becomes sists and ranks fi fth all-time with 1.01. honorees includ- just the second 24 career goals. Trowbridge pre- The men’s soccer team has ed senior Chris men’s soccer viously earned all-league honors compiled a 27-10-2 mark over Rose Hulman Newser Banner and ju- player in school in the SCAC in 2004 and 2005. the past two seasons, and this Matt Trowbridge earned fi rst- nior Trey Buck. history to earn Banner tied the career school year’s senior class tallied a re- team all-HCAC honors for his Aning becomes all-league hon- record with 19 assists, highlight- cord of 43-31-2 to set another efforts in the 2006 season. the fi rst Confer- ors for four sea- ed by a career-high six this sea- school mark. ence Player of the sons. Year in the history Hoiland of Rose-Hulman claimed fi rst- men’s soccer. team honors Jessica Farm- after scoring er was named three goals and League Player of recording six the Year in 2003 assists this sea- for the women’s Rose Hulman News son. He capped program. Yaw Aning was named the 2006 his career with Aning led a HCAC Most Valuable Player. 11 goals and Extra Large 1234 WABASH AVE. One Large Rose-Hulman eight assists in One-Topping Store Hours... One-Topping defensive effort that resulted in 75 matches, including 73 starts. Mon-Wed: 9am - 1am just 17 goals scored against the Previously, Hoiland earned third- Thurs-Sat: 9am - 2am Engineers in 20 matches this sea- team all-conference recognition 99 Sunday: 12pm - 12am 99 son. The team fi nished 15-4-1 in 2004. Campus Only Campus Only 9 232-PAPA ONLY 7 and second in the HCAC regular McIlwaine led the HCAC in Volume 42, Issue 10 Laid out to the sweet sounds of accordion and bagpipes. Friday, December 1, 2006

This Day in History Rosa Parks is jailed on this day in 1955 for violating segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, allowing our enlightened time, where the only time we care about racism is when Kramer demonstrates it.

In Addition I know I left it around here someplace. Have any of you seen a little metal thingy? About so long, with a knobby bit on the end? I wish I could remember the last time I saw it. It’s gotta be somewhere.

Wacky Prof Quotes Pain-filled Wii tragedy “Put your hands up high! I’m Gregory Weir the same price as another sleek, left me winded. Maybe it was the deaf!” “I drank a lot of beer just for Humor Editor white, sexy piece of electronics. strain of the advanced technol- -- Prof. Throne, requesting this.” The Wii. ogy, or the extreme weight of that participation -- Prof. Hoover, prepared for Part of my regular Thanksgiv- Of course, I don’t really need a remote. Regardless, my girlfriend a demonstration ing visit is the traditional laundry Wii. I can always be a bum and wasn’t all that sympathetic when “I want to just drive this pen list of reminders from the parents. use the one in my ex-roommates’ I ended up flat on my back with into your head.” “This will take great control of Do grad school applications. room. Besides, I’m not sure I have my muscles on fire. -- Prof. Williams, expressing the force, but as you prob- Make Christmas plans. Remem- the physical fitness for this new- Oh, I’m sure she was trying for her feelings ably know, I’m very strong ber to bathe. Normal stuff, really, fangled entertainment device. a look of sympathetic concern, with the Dark Side.” but there’s one that always gives I tried out the nifty Wii Sports but her expression made it clear “All that being said, Dr. Artigue -- Prof. Throne, Sith Master me trouble. game that comes with the sys- that she was holding back laugh- isn’t all that important.” “Come up with something you tem. Boxing, golf, Tai Chi... it was ter of the I-told-you-so variety. -- Prof. Carlson, sabotaging “I’m not so good at making up want for Christmas.” This was all pretty cool. But about halfway She wants me to go on walks, you the competition joints... I’m better at rolling accompanied by a subtle refer- through a rousing game of Jai- see. Outside. them.” ence to my sister’s birthday pres- Alai, I noticed that the room had Out of doors. “WTF. What does that mean? -- Prof. Evans, on joint prob- ent, a brand new iPod. They were become uncomfortably hot. I was So I’m not sure about Wii for That means something to abilities either giving me a target price breathing like an asthmatic basset Christmas. Maybe I should stick you people... Oh. I know or telling me about their empty hound in Darth Vader armor. with my backup plan of a Gas what it means now.” “They didn’t pay Microsoft their bank account. Now, I’ve always known I wasn’t Powered Party Blender, complete -- Prof. Mutchler, learning royalty fees.” Anyway, I was looking at prices in the best shape, but I didn’t think with handlebars. I’ll be able to the facts of life -- Prof. Mellor, explaining on the Interblag, and I couldn’t I was that bad. There was some- make piña coladas and daquiris, the absence of windows in a help noticing that an iPod had thing about the Wii, though, that even on those dreaded walks. “I have never sucked on a Mach computer graphics project 1 thing before.” -- Prof. Mech, on sucking “I want to find the dollar dam- Organ-filled turkey tragedy age of the Terre Haute Lissa Avery many of us like the idea of han- After a total of about 5 hours, I “A, E, I, O, U... and these are stink.” Editor-in-Chief dling cold animal carcasses. took out the bird and we cut it. called ‘vowelss.’” -- Prof. Bremmer, showing lo- Yum, carcass. It was an oddly colored bird. -- Prof. Galinaitis, using cre- cal pride This Thanksgiving was my first Anyway, I collected advice from Parts were definitely cooked. ative whiteboard spelling one away from my family. I’m not everybody on cooking turkeys. Others were less clear, with am- “I lived in Canada for awhile a freshman; it was just the first My favorite housekeeper offered biguous carcass-juice colors and “I’d like to apologize that I told and I thought it was cute...” time I didn’t spend a day of travel advice. The cashier at Kroger re- very dark dark meat. I’m dubious him he was an idiot, an infe- -- Prof. Christ, being cosmo- to get to family for two weeks of minded me to cover the entire bird about any meat that isn’t burnt rior human being, and that politan boredom and face-stuffing. in aluminum foil. Several people to a charred crisp. There was no he should get out of my of- Instead, I stayed home and told me to make sure the bird was way I was making any kind of gra- fice before I vomit.” Send your prof quotes cooked my own Thanksgiving completely thawed before cooking vy from that stuff. -- Prof. Ferguson, being gra- or other humor material dinner. My immediate family it. I got recipes for gravies and sug- Digging around looking at the cious to fl[email protected] never cooked turkey; we tend to gestions for stuffing. My friend Ty- meat revealed... the organ bag! go pretty light on meat, and not rone bought a turkey injector and Cue Link’s “I got the thing!” mu- scrounged up a butter injection sic. I was warned about that, but Dust-covered candy cane tragedy recipe. I was all set to produce a it wasn’t where it was supposed Philip Becker treat. I immediately snatched it pinched hand so that the furthest wonderfully cooked carcass. to be! It broke the laws of both Staff Writer from his hand, unwrapped it, and stretch of my fingers touched the I faithfully removed the bloody, biology and physics for that huge began creating the tastiest, point- tip of my candy. Each attempt watery bag containing the neck, bag to have fit in that tiny neck “A candy cane is a hard cane- iest, most inner-cheek-stabbing was met with cold, sticky fin- rooted around for the organs and carcass crevasse. shaped candy stick. It is tradi- device in human history. gertips. I tried harder, but only didn’t find them, and injected my After gingerly dropping the tionally white with red stripes I enjoyed the peppermint fla- managed to push the candy far- bird after smacking it playfully on steaming mess of organs in the and flavored with peppermint.” vor to my car, where, before be- ther away. A tear came to my eye the breast. My lovely, dead bird. trash, I turned around, convinced That’s Wikipedia’s (transient) ginning my journey home, I de- as I thought of the little crumbs Yum. After a few hours of sitting nothing else would go wrong. definition, which in no way cap- cided to pick a good traveling CD. and hairs the sticky tip could be in the fridge, it went in the oven, Then I heard Tyrone’s voice. tures the amazingness of the can- As I reached into the armrest to collecting, and my efforts dou- covered in foil with a thermom- “What I want to know is why that dy cane. It’s like Christmas rolled make my selection, gravity did its bled. I couldn’t bear the thought eter carefully jabbed into the leg. stuff is green!” into a stick of sugar that leaves my foul deed. of my beautiful confection being breath smelling potently fresh. I remember the event in lost! Top ten tragic freshman quotes Not to mention that its design is heartbreaking slow motion. The A hard push let me retrieve it Matthew Melton brilliant for conveniently carry- sugary cane slid from its place by reaching under the seat. All Staff Writer ing it hooked around one’s ear. pressed between my right cheek seemed lost as the point of the My friend was given a treat bag and teeth, and, pulled by the can had collected clutter and the 10.“Can you show me what laking is?” for Christmas and I asked for a weight of its crook, fell off my rest of the cane was fractured. As 9. “Let’s go to the Woods! There’s like 5000 girls there!” piece. I was eyeing his sumptu- lips. My heart pounded violently I began to throw my sweet away, 8. “I’m not worried about finals.” ous bite-sized Snickers. He said as my sweet treasure was lost. It I stopped. I looked at the candy 7. “Is Con Apps really hard?” “no” and I walked away, no hard fell perfectly vertical between my cane for a moment, broke off the 6. “Do Civils get harassed a lot?” feelings. But then he stopped me seat and armrest, into the forbid- dirty tip, and ate my candy piece 5. “All right, where are the ladies?” and said, “You can have the candy den zone of lost coins and ham- by fractured piece. The memory 4. “Why do you have 30 24-packs of Mountain Dew?” cane…” My eyes grew three sizes burger-bun crumbs. of that candy cane will not be 3. “I only got 6 hours of sleep last night. It was horrible.” that day. I was baffled by the no- I quickly squeezed my hand forgotten this December 26: Na- 2. “Rose doesn’t know how to have any fun…” tion of giving away such a sweet into the crevasse worked my tional Candy Cane Day. 1. “Why do some people around here look like zombies?”

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