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News Briefs Housing process gears up Angela Smiley be renamed Percopo Hall College students Staff Writer by the time they occupy it), though some plan to reapply rescue Haitians s we approach the to their present dorms or re- end of this academic quest single rooms. Still oth- College students aboard a research year, Rose students ers are undecided. Elizabeth vessel in the Carribean Sea rescued begin to make prepa- White, a freshman mechanical 49 Haitians from a tiny sailboat with rationsA for the next one. Part of engineering major currently no food or water. The Haitians were this process is making housing housed in Blumberg Hall, sug- turned over to Jamaican authorities arrangements for the following gested that transportation was early Thursday. year. a major impediment to moving For returning students, the off campus. “Living on-cam- By Lissa Avery housing process is a two-month pus, I don’t need a car to get event which began March 7th to class,” she remarked. “I still (the fi rst day of the quarter) want a car, but...” with the campus-wide distribu- A full group cannot guaran- EPA sets new limits for tion of the Housing Information tee you a place in your chosen Sheet. The process was high- residence hall - in past years, air pollution lighted this week by a pair of New Res applicants have been informational sessions, one for subject to a lottery to remove The Bush administration set new freshmen and one for upper- groups from the pool because Alexander J. Clerc / Staff Writer limits on smog and soot pollution classmen. The sessions were there were not enough rooms Freshmen gather to hear Tom Miller and Erik Hayes explain held the evening of March 10 to house all of them, and any Thursday that affects 28 states mostly sophomore housing options. east of the Mississippi River. and were hosted by Tom Miller, other over-requested hall will The EPA’s new “Clean Air Interstate the Associate Dean of Students, time in several years. It has Student opinion seems to undergo the same procedure. Rule” enforces stricter regulations on and Eric Hayes, the Director of also allowed the school to offer bear this out. Some Apartment However, for those who wish Residence Life. Their stated single rooms in Blumberg and residents are seniors, most of to live in apartment or New Res the volume of air pollution that states purpose was to answer student Skinner halls, a pattern which whom will not be returning especially, all authorities stress can allow. If these new regulations questions about housing and will likely be continued in the next year. However, of those the importance of forming a are kept, the nation’s pollution from lay the ground rules for the re- 2005-2006 academic year. who remain, many apartment full suite of four and ensuring nitrogen oxides will be reduced by 61% mainder of the process. According to Miller, the residents plan to continue liv- that each member requests the below 2003 levels and sulfur dioxide Currently, about 900 (or 50%) most-requested halls are the ing there. These current resi- other three. In the event that will be reduced by 73%. of Rose’s undergraduates live in apartments and its sopho- dents will have priority in be- you desire to live in one of these The EPA estimates the rule will also one of its nine residence halls. more counterpart, the New ing placed in apartment, but halls but do not have a group of prevent 17,000 premature deaths, This relatively high number re- Residence Hall. “It’s the new many sophomores also hope four, you may visit the Offi ce of 22,000 nonfatal heart attacks and fl ects the opening of the Apart- ones,” he quipped, citing the to move into newly vacated Student Affairs to view the list ment Residence Hall, new this results of the Intent to Live on apartments. of suites seeking one, two or 700,000 cases of bronchitis and asthma year; the new hall has allowed Campus survey, which he and Among freshmen, the ma- three additional members. each year. The new standard will also Rose to satisfy on-campus Hayes use as a barometer of jority plan to apply to New reduce smog, soot, and haze. housing demand for the fi rst housing pressure. Residence Hall (which will Continued on Page 3... By Alexander J. Clerc Seniors to the fore: Applied biology
Demonstration stifl ed Bridget Mayer ports that are comparable to in Syria Staff Writer a thesis for a master’s degree. Biomedical engineers must A demonstration by about 100 Syrian While many students are design and revise their proj- activists in Damascus was broken up gearing up for spring quarter, ects multiple times to demon- by hundreds of government supporters seniors in the Applied Biology strate knowledge of engineer- on Thursday. The halting of this protest and Biomedical Engineering ing processes. department are breathing a Rita Strack, a senior applied is the latest sign of Syria’s rejection of sigh of relief because their biology major, built her thesis Western calls for Syria to allow more research around the civil liberties and to end its control and design accuracy of over neighboring Lebanon. The projects You roll with the DNA transla- government says drastic measures in were fi n- punches and keep tion in mu- civil procedures are necessary as long ished up tant strains of as Syria remains formally at war with last quar- accumulating Saccharomy- Israel (they have been since 1967). ter. ces cerevisiae, Bridget Mayer / Staff Writer The se- data and going more com- Rita Strack, senior Applied Biology major, running a gel elec- nior proj- monly known By Alexander J. Clerc towards your trophoresis. ect is a re- as baker’s quirement goals. yeast. Strack has put in “too many [hours] Junior applied biology ma- for gradua- began the to count, but I’d say an aver- jor Stefani Vande Lune is just Friday tion, begin- project the age of eight hours a week for beginning the process of de- Few snow showers/wind ning in the — Rita Strack summer af- three quarters.” As with all signing her thesis, which will 35 Hi / 21 Lo student’s ter her fresh- biological research, Strack cover regional deformation Saturday junior year man year at encountered frustrations and of the anterior cruciate liga- with topic research and a Rose-Hulman, and picked it disappointments in her work. ment in human knee joints Flurries 35 Hi / 19 Lo proposal write up. Students up again as her thesis proj- However, she said, “You roll (commonly known as the must complete twelve credits ect under AB/BE professor with the punches and keep ACL). Provided by www.weather.com of research, and by comple- Dr. Anthony. The thesis and accumulating data and going tion, many have produced re- lab work is diffi cult; Strack toward your goals.” Continued on Page 3... News Entertainment Opinions Sports Flipside
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All letters must contain the writer’s signature (electronic form is acceptable) and contact information (e-mail address and/or phone number). The views expressed in the Rose Thorn are those of the original author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Rose Thorn staff or Rose-Hulman community. Friday, March 11, 2005 NEWS 3 ABBE, Two students participate Housing, from Page 1... in Indiana 2016 summit from Page 1... Collagen, an elastic connec- “I want you to know that hous- Rose Hulman News Hulman’s residence halls and is also key issue to Indiana’s fu- ing is sort of a work in progress,” tive tissue that helps hold joints is a member of the Army ROTC ture, according to Grady. “Public together, is non-uniformly ar- Miller stressed. However, he Rose-Hulman juniors Richard unit. “My key idea was to bring schools are poorly funded, have also expressed optimism that all ranged throughout the ligament Franko and Gilbert Grady con- businesses into colleges around the lowest test scores in the state, students requesting on-campus and affects its stretching capa- tributed to discussions about Indiana and show what college and are housed in buildings that housing would be able to re- bilities. Although she has not the state’s future during the In- students are capable of in the need a lot of repair . . . The big- ceive it. “If you want to live on done any actual research yet, diana 2016 Leadership Summit workplace. By doing this, bonds gest thing that public schools in campus,” he stated, “it looks as Vande Lune has put in about last Monday, Feb. 28, at the In- will form between companies Indianapolis need are a culture though you’re going to be able thirty hours with her advisor, diana History Center in India- and colleges.” change.” to live on campus.” Dr. Livesay. This is not her fi rst napolis. The education group’s No. 1 experience with research; last At least two traditional stu- idea was to promote students CLOSE TO CAMPUS APARTMENTS summer, she worked at Cincin- dents from every Indiana college doing well in school, beginning nati Children’s Hospital studying or university met to interact with as early as kindergarten, by cre- Quality Apartments at Rates Students Can Afford cellular signaling. “I am sure my Indiana leaders in a program ating incentives for attendance, experience will help me when I designed to promote bonds be- hard work, and ultimately good Call 235-9353 Today work with tissues here at Rose, tween outstanding students and grades. and it increased my overall com- the Hoosier state. “Our group would like Indiana Apartments to Match Your Budgets fort at being in a lab setting and Franko, a civil engineering ma- communities to recognize that following lab protocol.” jor from Knox, participated in the being a good student, from an Effi ciencis/Studios $275 1 Bedroom $300 & up Chad Zarse, a senior applied education planning group, dis- early age, will lead to a positive 2 Bedrooms $400 & up 3&4 Bedrooms $500 & up biology major who was recently cussing what Indiana can do to future for us all,” Franko stated. named to the All-USA Academic keep quality college graduates in Grady, a mathematics major Some Include: Team, just finished a project the state. from Indianapolis, is a member of Laundry Facilities - Off Street Parking - Utilities under Dr. Weiner designed to “I felt that I was able to bring a Rose-Hulman’s student chapter determine whether light inten- true reference to the group since of the National Society of Black Now Leasing for Summer/Fall sity or the time of year was more I grew up in a small town, but Engineers, was a Reader’s Digest important in regulating struc- was still able to strive to attend a Scholar, and is a starting player Robinson Rental Properties tural adaptations in the lateral top university,” said Franko, who on the varsity football team. eye of the horseshoe crab. He is a Sophomore Adviser in Rose- Improving public education 674 Oak Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807 found that light intensity shows a much larger effect than the time of year. Zarse has worked on this project since the fall term of his freshman year. He, too, recognizes the frustrations involved in biological research. “Every project has its limita- tions, caveats, and shortfalls. My biggest problem is my small Mom’s Day sample size. When you do whole animal studies, it can take a very at Rose-Hulman long time to collect and analyze the data.” Students interested in doing March 19, 2005 research should not be hesitant to talk to professors and advi- sors. Said Zarse, “You will get an idea real fast about who you can work with and which profs are Don’t waste your Name: doing projects you would like to work on.” Strack knew exactly CM: Phone: who she wanted as her research money on the advisor: “I chose to work for Recipient’s Name: Dr. Anthony because I knew he was a good mentor and that he same old gift... would be able to give me a lot of advice on how to choose gradu- Specialty $5.00 Graphic: 50¢ ate schools.” Colloquium classes offered junior year also provide an opportunity for students to Surprise your mom learn about ongoing research. Picture “I listened to different AB and BE professors talk about their (or grandmother) research…I chose Dr. Livesay Font because he is an upbeat guy and his research interest sounded in- with a Mom’s teresting. Then I honed in on a specifi c project I could do with Border him,” explained Vande Lune. Day message in Work on her senior project has allowed Strack to have her the Rose Thorn! pick of graduate schools. She Size ++ will be attending the Univer- sity of Chicago, an institute she says likes to see strong research backgrounds in their applicants. Special for “They were really impressed that all the bio majors at Rose get to/ Message: $3.00 Order Totals have to do a senior project and STUDENTS write a thesis!” Messages Don’t spend all ONLY __ x $3.00 = $_____ your free time starting at $3.00!! playing Halo. Graphics Write for the __ x $0.50 = $_____ Thorn. Please send completed forms and payment Specialty Meetings are held __ x $5.00 = $_____ on Wednesdays in to CM5037 by O157 at 5:15 p.m. Monday, March 13 Total $______4 ENTERTAINMENT The Rose Thorn Out This Week New Travolta fi lm way cool In Theaters
The Passion Recut Jacob P. Silvia of impossible Directed by Mel Gibson Entertainment Editor Mumo n. former crime boss situations while Starring Jim Caviezel (deceased c. Get Shorty). he tries to give ev- Rated R There are rules one must fol- eryone what they low if one wishes to survive the Secondly, here’s a quick biogra- want (money). Hostage watching of a movie. One such phy of Chili Palmer (Travolta): Directed by Florent Emilio Siri rule is this: if said movie is a se- Be Cool focuses Starring Bruce Willis quel, see the original fi lm fi rst. A former loan shark who, while on Palmer and Rated R Unfortunately, when I went to picking up some lost cash in LA, company as they see Be Cool, most of the other discovers the joy of fi lmmaking try to revive a re- Robots people in the theater did not and decides to become a produc- cord label while Directed by Chris Wedge & follow this vital and important er, leaving his mob connections being beset on imdb Carlos Saldanha rule. Some people went to see it behind. However, the mob con- all sides by ag- Chili (Travolta) and Linda (Milian) discuss concert plans Starring Ewan McGregor because it had {Vince Vaughn, nections, having been left behind, gressors (an an- Rated PG Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, begin to pursue him. Having had gry urban music Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Ce- guns pointed at him several times promoter/remixer and his pet making them the kind of criminal Millions dric the Entertainer, André 3000}+ in his life, he is perfectly comfort- rap group as well as some Rus- we’d want to be if they’re “good.” Directed by Danny Boyle in it. Personally, I went to see it able when it happens while he’s sian gangsters and rival record There were some aspects of the Starring Alexander Nathan Etel because I enjoy Elmore Leonard, in movies. His fi rst major picture label execs). They get a very tal- movie, however, that I did not en- Rated PG who wrote the book upon which is a quasi biographical fi lm called ented singer and want to record joy. Firstly, though they did make Limited Release the movie is based. Get Leo, starring Martin Weir (De- her hits. The only problem is that a funny joke regarding the PG-13 In defense of the people who Vito). After an acquaintance dies the label does not have enough rating of the fi lm, the movie may The Boys & Girl did not “get it,” the movie was not of natural causes (shot to death money to mass produce this al- have benefi ted from an R rating. From County Clare blatantly advertised as “The Se- in front of a restaurant), Chili bum, and thus has to fi nd ways Not necessarily because I want Director John Irvin quel to Get Shorty,” so I suppose takes it upon himself to help his of getting their new artist out in more violence and language, but Starring Colm Meany they are mostly blameless for not widow (Thurman) cope with his the open and her name on the more so because I think the R Limited Release understanding what was going death. During this time, he dis- streets, all while owing monies to rating allows the ambience to be on in the fi lm. For those of you covers that the record label she several angry and armed parties. more fi tting than that of a PG-13 Dot the I who saw it and didn’t get it, here’s now solely owns is in serious fi - There’s something about the world. Of course, that is just my Directed by Matthew Parkhill a quick crash course. nancial trouble. Who better to comedic crime movie that ap- lowly opinion. Starring Gael Garcia Bernal First off, some vocabulary: sort out fi nances than good old peals to me. Maybe it’s the fact If you want to see a particu- Rated R Chili Palmer, former “shylock.” that organized crime is a real and larly funny organized crime fl ick, Limited Release shylock n. a loan shark. From The only problem is that the mu- dangerous thing, but movies like and have seen Get Shorty, or can The Merchant of Venice. sic industry is a whole lot closer that draw caricatures of these promise me that you will see Get to his former mob life than were dangerous individuals, magnify- Shorty before seeing its sequel, vig n. the interest on a loan. movies. He must make the best ing their fl aws if they’re “bad” and you should see Be Cool.
Be Cool is not too hot Do old albums still Bill Waite she already has dozens of pro- thinks he’s black. Vaughn usu- sparkle or fade? Copy Editor fessional-quality songs written, ally plays stronger characters, Mike Jones use and despite her untimely and is just waiting for someone but in Be Cool, he shows us that Staff Writier death, illustrated in the powerful Be Cool is supposed to be the to record them. About halfway he can be vulnerable. In fact, the bridge. The list of lyrically intrigu- sequel to Get Shorty, but the two through the movie, Steven Tyler funniest moments come when Over the years my musical ing songs on this album is nearly movies have little in common; of Aerosmith agrees to sing a duet we see Raji’s weaknesses. The tastes have developed in a way as long as the track list, while the the only person involved in both with Linda, and we already know black white guy is a common ar- that forces me to explore the rela- number of musically excellent is John Travolta. Get Shorty’s di- how the movie will end. Linda chetype, and Vaughn’s version is tively obscure and unknown for songs matches it. rector, Barry Sonnenfeld, was will have no trouble becoming a nothing special, but when Raji is tunes that excite me. But in my Back in 1995, Everclear had an replaced by F. Gary Gray, and star, but we still have to watch her threatened or insulted, Vaughn’s younger days, my preferences absorbing mix of Nirvana and screenwriter Scott Frank (Mi- go through the motions. We end reactions are priceless. The Rock leaned more toward some of the The Pixies in their music. Their nority Report, Out of Sight) was up sitting through 2 live perfor- also shows his range as Elliot very popular bands of the time usage of the crescendo rock song replaced by Peter Steinfeld mances and 3 scenes where Chili Wilhelm, a bodyguard/aspiring (Green Day, Weezer, etc.) De- is notable, as is the obvious grun- (Drowning Mona, Analyze That). and company just sit around lis- actor who might be gay. Vaughn spite the shift in partiality, many ge infl uence. The songs remain MGM hired second-rate talent tening to recorded music. These and The Rock have some funny of these older albums still hold a musically exciting even today, behind the scenes, and we got scenes are painfully boring, and moments, but they can’t make unique place for me personally. with a mix of hard hitting tracks stuck with a second-rate movie. all we can do is sit there and wait up for 90 minutes of tedium. The Case in point: Everclear’s 1995 re- (Nehalem, Chemical Smile) and Most sequels don’t live up to fans’ for them to end. bottom line: Be Cool is really re- lease Sparkle and Fade. softer melodies (Pale Green Stars, expectations, but Be Cool is the Even when Chili is being hunt- ally boring. Don’t watch it. I was fi rst exposed to Sparkle My Sexual Life.) “The Twistinside” most disappointing sequel since ed down by three and Fade when I was only twelve builds up into a nearly gratuitous, Weekend at Bernie’s 2. gangs, it’s hard to stay years old. Given that the songs but still good, climax with Aleksa- Be Cool stars John Travolta as interested. When the deal with issues ranging from kis proclaiming “I don’t wanna do Chili Palmer, a movie producer Russian mafi a puts drugs, divorce, promiscuity, and this anymore!” In “Summerland” who gets tired of the movie in- a hit on Chili, he de- abandonment, it’s not an easy al- the guitar demands attention, dustry and wants to break into cides to confront the bum to relate to at such a young while the drum tracks fi t surpris- the music business. When Chili Russians in their own age. Even so, I was drawn to the ingly well despite the simplicity. sees Linda Moon (Christina Mil- headquarters. He grungy and zealous riffs, the But Art’s lyrical style remains ian) performing in a nightclub, fi nds himself star- passionate vocals, and the over- the achievement of this album. he offers to be Linda’s manager, ing down the barrels all catchiness of the album as a He moves again and again upon and teams up with Edie Athens of three guns, but whole. Through the years, the every listen. (Uma Thurman), owner of NTL Chili doesn’t panic. album has come to mean com- So what’s the point of review- records, to produce Linda’s debut He simply tells the pletely different things to me, ing an album that came out ten album. Linda wants Chili as her Russians, “I wouldn’t lending new reasons to continue years ago? If you’re like me, you’re manager, but her current manag- shoot me if I were listening as I grow older. What looking for new music constantly ers, Nick Carr (Harvey Keitel) and you,” and the Rus- remains the most important as- (maybe when you should be do- Raji (Vince Vaughn), won’t let her sians put their guns pect of the album is Art Aleksakis, ing other things). In the middle of go. When Chili tries to get Linda’s away. In about a third whose factual nar- all the looking and contract, Nick tries to kill Chili. of the scenes, Travol- ratives tell stories drooling over the Chili also has to contend with ta has several guns about his experience new bands coming two gangs demanding money in his face, but he growing up, and his up, it’s very easy to from NTL Records. NTL owes never seems to be in very long addiction forget the albums $300,000 to producer Sin LaSalle danger; the guns feel to drugs. These aren’t that allowed your (Cedric the Entertainer), and Sin more like fashion ac- the usual moaning, interest in music wants to collect. The Russian ma- cessories than deadly metaphorical sto- to fl ourish. It’s not fi a wants protection money, and weapons. Without ries, though. Aleksa- necessarily about when Chili refuses to pay up, they the pretense of dan- kis gives vivid inter- this album in par- put a hit out on him. With three ger, even the action pretations of drug ticular, but you gangs out to kill him, Chili has to scenes are tedious. use in “Strawberry”, probably have your fi ght for his life while working to Be Cool’s only sav- an ethereal melody with stream- own Sparkle and Fade packed in produce a hit album. ing grace is the sup- ing vocals. In “Heroin Girl”, he your old CD case. If you do, take It sounds like an exciting plot, porting cast. Vince imdb describes his relationship with a some time out of listening to The but Steinfeld somehow manages Vaughn is great as Raji, girl. He is still resentful of others Arcade Fire and Iron & Wine to re- to strip the screenplay of any ex- aka Roger Lowenthal, Dwayne Johnson plays an atypically who judge their union, despite member the albums that birthed citement, uncertainty, or confl ict. an insecure small- fl amboyant character Be Cool. her encouragement of their drug you. When Chili meets Linda Moon, time gangster who Friday, March 11, 2005 ENTERTAINMENT 5 Another round of sarcasm Jacob P. Silvia paragraph or so introducing each Entertainment Editor section, complete with anecdotes from his life, then fi lls in the rest Steve Hofstetter is not funny. of the chapter with a series of one He is either very, very honest, or liners and other humorously bit- very, very witty. In his book, Stu- ing writings, with an occasional dent Body Shots: Another Round, top-ten list thrown in for good we get a fi rst hand taste of how he measure. There is even a humor- Whew, fi rst week saw college. ous table of contents at the end Steve Hofstetter is not funny. that tells the page number of all He is more than funny. the funny lists and such. If you are a college student who Having prior read only his enjoys humor, and use the Inter- columns on College Humor oc- of classes over! Why not net regularly, you may recognize casionally, I must say this about Hofstetter from one of two inter- his sense of humor: it’s always net venues. more than funny, but not always The fi rst is College Humor (col- in a laugh-out-loud sort of way. legehumor.com), for which he is a So, there are some good lines in celebrate with some regular columnist and head writ- the book about college life, some er. The second is The Face Book funny because they’re true, some (thefacebook.com), a friend- funny because of the way that connecting service for college Hofstetter puts it. students (similar to Friendster Had this book (and its precur- delicious Papa John’s Pizza!? [friendster.com] or Orkut [orkut. sor) existed when I fi rst arrived at com]) in which Hofstetter has de- college or was even considering cided to try to get 100,000 friends colleges, I would have found it an Extra Large One Large from colleges all over the nation. amazing resource for adapting to 1234 WABASH AVE. 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it would allow the school to iden- bell, for instance, was conceived tify children in case of an emer- as a way to make children more At least gency. accustomed to an environment However, safety wasn’t the punctuated with a bell or whistle I have original reason for the system. It according to a certain schedule, opinions was conceived to simplify atten- which happened to be the way dance taking and potentially re- in which factories operated at duce vandalism. To take atten- the time. dance, the badge signals would I must say, then, that I’m trou- John Kropf be processed by readers around bled more by the implications Opinions Editor each classroom door when a stu- of where it seems this directive dent entered or left a classroom. is heading than I am about the A few days ago, I saw a post on The principal, Earnie Graham, loss of civil liberties it will cause arstechnica.com describing the has stated that he would like to right now. I don’t want to live in brand new policy of Brittan El- add barcodes to allow the stu- a world where I’m tracked every ementary School in Sutter, Cali- dents to use the badges to check moment of the day, yet this pro- fornia. The policy requires that out library books, and pay for gram seems to be leading us in all students wear a badge while meals in the cafeteria. that direction. on school grounds, each con- Not surprisingly, many parents This move seems especially taining a unique Radio Frequen- and civil libertarians are worried shady precisely because the cy Identifi cation chip that stores about the privacy implications school didn’t contact parents be- the child’s name, photo, grade this policy would have, but Gra- fore deciding to go ahead with it, and school ID number. ham doesn’t seem to care. The especially since the people that Radio Frequency Identifi cation system was imposed with no pa- would be affected by the mea- chips are microchips that can be rental input. Graham stated that sure are minors. When I was in programmed to hold any sort children could be disciplined for Jr. High, I had to have my parents of information. They are very boycotting the badges, whatever sign a permission slip allowing small, and need no power source the reasons for doing so. me to use the internet. of their own, because the energy What I fi nd most disturbing What makes this seem even of the radio waves from a reader about this initiative is that a gov- more asinine, though, is the provides enough electricity for ernment institution is imple- way in which the principal dis- them to broadcast their signal. menting a policy which affects misses the concerns of students Wal-Mart uses them to track in- minors, who aren’t educated or and parents. Graham maintains ventory, and many companies mature enough to understand that he has the power to set rules are looking into using them as the basic civil liberties they will promoting a positive school en- a cheap and easy way to store be giving up. Public schools are vironment, and if he decides Jacob P. Silvia electronic metadata on the items where a child receives the ma- that badges will make for a bet- Just what it looks like which that data is about. jority of his or her socialization ter school, then badges will be The school’s stated rationale in society. Elementary school used, whether anyone wanted it students want to be stylish. This As a fi nal note, the school for the new rule is to keep the is the beginning of a person’s or not. Not only does he dismiss is not stylish.” has been forced to drop its pro- students safe while at school. contact with peers and with legitimate concerns, but he sug- Some parents don’t have a gram because the company that The new system was supposed to societal norms. Whatever en- gests that some older students’ problem with the measure be- was to provide the technology allow the school’s staff to deter- vironment exists for a child at objections are only the whin- cause of the extra safety they feel pulled out of the agreement. mine when a non-student was in school, will have profound af- ing of fashion-conscious teens, it offers. But I’ve already made But the implications coming the school (because the intruder fects on the kind of adult he or stating “You know what it comes my feelings about the tradeoff of from the plan’s existence are too wouldn’t have a badge), and that she will become. The school down to? I believe junior high safety for civil liberties known. ominous to ignore.
Politics should not play role in study abroad
Jacqueline Deelstra to send students of our colleges terrorist situation is all the more works best. It allows students to and over to Asia, China prob- Daily Trojan to Spain at this moment in his- prevalent and obvious today.” deepen their understanding of ably would not be a good op- (U. Southern California) tory.” According to the L.A. Times, culture and the world. How are tion -- you would not want your Fuentes is the former head of trustee Marcia Milchiker, who we, as a young people in a global- students potentially coming in (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - the Republican Party in Orange voted to keep the program, also ized society, supposed to under- contact with communists. The Sometimes I look around and County. So is it simply a coinci- was a little confused by Fuentes’s stand the world around us if we Middle East I suppose does not wonder what college students are dence he made a highly political decision to bring up this concern are only able to travel to coun- exactly fi t in the category of being being taught. Are we being taught decision to alter educational op- now. tries that supposedly like us? sympathetic to American activity to be more tolerant and more portunities available to students “Obviously the bombing in Ma- As a service to the trustees, who, abroad. culturally aware than previous in support of Bush administra- drid was be- perhaps might So what about something in generations, or are we receiving tion policies? My guess is prob- fore last sum- be in search of our own hemisphere? Brazil prob- only a narrow view of the world ably not. mer’s trip,” she How are we another option, ably would not be a good choice. that does not challenge us to do Professor Carmenmara Her- said. “No one I will put some Current leader Luiz Inacio “Lula” better? nandez-Bravo, who is in charge stopped them, supposed to of USC’s over- da Silva has done everything but My latest disenchantment with of the colleges’ study abroad pro- and so bring- understand the seas offerings praise Bush’s policies. education came from the South gram, said she is baffl ed by the ing this up now through their I could go on, but I am sure by Orange County Community Col- trustees’ decision. is strange.” world around us test of desirable now that you get the point. Not lege District’s decision to can- “I’m still in shock,” she said. “I Strange or political ideolo- every government is going to cel its study abroad program in cannot believe a community col- just inappro- if we are only gy and see what agree with U.S. policies, and poli- Spain. District trustees explained lege can put this much politics priately politi- able to travel we are left with. tics are not a good reason to limit that their decision to cancel the into academics.” cal? Of course, the the educational and cultural op- 14-year-old program was be- My thoughts exactly. The other to countries that extremely popu- portunities for students. cause the country is now dan- The district, which includes reasoning lar USC Madrid In regard to the district’s safe- gerous and because Spain’s new Irvine Valley College and Saddle- given was the supposedly like Center and Bil- ty concerns, I certainly am not Socialist government decided back College, and serves nearly large cost of us? bao programs for sending students to study to remove its 1,300 troops from 35,000 students, attempted to the program, would be out of abroad in war zones or extremely Iraq. This move fulfi lled the new give some reasons other than though the the question. unstable countries, but the pos- government’s election promise politics for ending the program, Florence, Italy, program chosen With the French and Germans sibility of a terrorist attack has to undo the unpopular decision though the reasons have rather by the trustees as an alternative obviously not being political al- not caused Americans to fl ee our to send troops to Iraq made by sizeable holes. has a higher per-day cost. The lies of the United States, you own cities, so why should it scare the former conservative govern- Fuentes cited the Madrid train Santander, Spain, program was could also scratch all programs us away from foreign cities? ment. bombings in March 2004 as a 37 days, costing $119 per day. The from those countries for the Of course the students of the According to the Los Angeles reason to be concerned for stu- Italy program is 14 days at a cost same reason. If you are consider- South Orange County colleges Times, trustee Tom Fuentes, who dent safety. The problem with us- of $204 per day. ing a program in Poland, I know have the option of going to Spain spearheaded the move to end the ing that situation as an excuse is Study abroad allows students while Bush did praise it once in or any country through an out- program, gave this explanation: that the district allowed students go to countries with different his State of the Union address as side study abroad program, but “Spain has abandoned our fi ght- to go to Spain last summer, just cultures and ideologies, thus get- a great ally, sadly they, too, have that does not undo the closed- ing men and women, withdraw- three months after the bombings. ting the chance to test their be- pulled their troops out of Iraq. mindedness that has been ex- ing their support. I see no reason Fuentes said in rebuttal that “the liefs and decide what they think If you move away from Europe posed these trustees. Have an opinion? Send a letter to the editor. E-mail [email protected] Friday, March 11, 2005 SPORTS 7
Last week’s Women’s basketball team completes Upcoming sports record-setting season athletic Andrew Twarek fi rst team and scores Staff Writer Suzy Carlson on events the second team Baseball Baseball The Rose-Hulman women’s bas- All-SCAC. Saturday, March 12 ketball team fi nished the 2004-05 Forsyth broke (7-5, 4-0 SCAC) Rose-Hulman March 5 season with a historic performance. three single-sea- The squad earned a 13-13 record to son records with vs. Rose-Hulman 9 Concordia - 11 a.m. vs. Oglethorpe 6 fi nish at a team-best .500 and beat her efforts this fi ve opponents for the fi rst time year. She tops Manchester - 4 p.m. ever. Two members of the young the leaderboard March 5 team were All-Southern Collegiate in rebounds Sunday, March 13 Rose-Hulman 13 Athletic Conference Team selec- (312), fi eld goals Rose-Hulman vs. Oglethorpe 0 tions and records fell all over the (169), and points vs. scorebook. (451) in a sea- Concordia - 11 a.m. March 6 Fightin’ Engineer head coach son. Forsyth re- Hanover - 4 p.m. Rose-Hulman 12 Tony Hill led the team to its best corded double- vs. Oglethorpe 8 mark ever, marking a two-game im- doubles in 16 provement over last year’s record. games this sea- Softball Hill has tallied 24 wins in his fi rst son, averaging Saturday, March 12 Softball two years with the team, making 17.3 points and Rose-Hulman (2-6, 0-0 SCAC) him the winningest coach in the 12.0 rebounds vs. Manchester March 3 history of the program. per game. 1 p.m. Rose-Hulman 0 This season, fi ve teams fell to Carlson paced vs. Loras College 2 the Engineers for the fi rst time in the Engineers Sunday, March 13 the team’s history. Rose-Hulman and the nation Rose-Hulman defeated long-time foes Anderson, in three-point March 4 vs. Franklin Hanover, and Mt. St. Joseph—who shooting. She Rose-Hulman 3 1 p.m. had combined for a 24-0 record hit 63-113 from Photo Courtesy Andrew Twarek vs. Univ. of Dubuque 4 against the Engineers—and claimed behind the arc, Sophomore Rebekah Forsyth. the Clabber Girl Trophy for the fi rst for an amazing Tennis March 4 time in 11 meetings with St. Mary- season average Friday, March 11 Rose-Hulman 4 of-the-Woods College with a con- 55.8% three-point shooting. This this season was four strong and Rose-Hulman vs. Augustana College 3 vincing 78-65 victory. percentage is good for the fourth brought a lot of talent to the team. vs. Franklin In conference play, Rose-Hulman best the NCAA Division III has ever “We’ve made great improvements 5:30 p.m. faced Trinity University in the fi nal seen, and makes her the best three- since last season and have brought (Wabash Valley Tennis Center) Men’s Tennis (1-4) matchup of the regular season, de- point shooter since 1993. Carlson in freshmen who were impact kids,” March 4 feating the No. 5 team in the nation leads NCAA players of both genders said coach Hill. He continues, “Our Rose-Hulman 2 91-88 in overtime. The Tigers fell in any division in the statistic and team chemistry was good, everyone Tuesday, March 15 vs. Lake Superior 7 for the fi rst time in 11 meetings be- will likely be the national three- enjoyed being around each other Women’s Tennis tween the teams. point shooting champion. on and off court.” vs. DePauw Women’s Tennis Hill wasn’t content with the team’s Carlson said of her effort, “I tried Carlson agrees with this assess- 4:30 p.m. 6-8 fi nish in the SCAC, but was very not to watch the statistics during ment. “The best part about this (4-4) pleased with the conclusion. “We season, but I guess I was aware of year’s team was the chemistry. We Thursday, March 17 March 4 let some conference games get away it. My 3 point percentage is a credit all became such good friends and Men’s Tennis Rose-Hulman 2 this season, but the Trinity game to the team, because they were the that is really important to a team’s vs. Greenville was the biggest in school history.” ones creating opportunities for me success,” she said. vs. Lake Superior 7 5 p.m. Two sophomores for the Engi- to get excellent looks at the hoop.” What about next year’s success? Teams in bold denote neers earned spots on the All-SCAC The young Engineer team has Hill is confi dent that “next year will teams for their outstanding perfor- only three juniors and a pair of be fi rst winning season in school Games in bold denote winners. mances: Rebekah Forsyth on the sophomores. The freshman class history.” home games Winter intramural results Josh Annin Independent leagues received independent. The scoring fol- Sports Editor no points for their teams. The lowed the same scheme as for RESTAURANT winners of the level C leagues in basketball. 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They re- pended on the type of league. leagues, with only one being ceived 30 points. 2005 Volleyball Intramural Playoff Champions SONKA IRISH League Champion Pts. Residence Hall C Sammy (Appts) 10 2005 Basketball Intramural Playoff Champions PUB & CAFE Independent C Tankstars 0 League Champion Pts. Residence Hall B div. I Toolbox (New Res) 20 Independent B div. I Beisball 0 14th & Wabash Residence Hall B div. II New Res 1 20 Independent B div. II Superior Generals 0 Greek B div. 1 F.I. Gas (Sigma Nu) 20 Independent C Gators 0 Thurs: Sat: Greek B div. II Alpha Chi Sigma 20 Co-ed The Beavers 0 Greek A Seal Team 6 0 Greek C Dingers (Triangle) 10 25¢ Beer Bash St. Pat’s Kickoff Greek B Fiji Sophomores 20 No Cover 9pm No Cover 2005 Raquetball Intramural Playoff Champions Greek A Triple Teamers (Fiji) 30 Level Name(s) Pts. Residence Hall C BSB 2 10 Fri: A (Singles) John Paz (Blumberg) 15 Residence Hall B div. I S.W.A.T. 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Ⱁ㨫⇯厌⮮床扨᧨⇯⮶㰑㢾₼⦌䤓 Wacky Prof Quotes Alexander J. Clerc “Get out your pillows so you can put your heads down without hitting the hard surface of the table.” Good news – Virus magazine has named my body the number --Prof. Eccles, who is boring one vacation spot in America! I’m the perfect vacation getaway for pathogens from all walks of life. “Werner von Siemens be damned; he made enough money Because it’s viral tourist season in my bloodstream I haven’t anyway.” --Prof. Eccles, on rich people in hell been feeling like my usual vibrant self this week. I don’t have the energy to do anything! This week I missed my outing with the “I don’t remember what I do. Hell, I’m lucky to still be ornithology club, I skipped yoga at the Y, and I even slept through awake at my age.” the monthly PETA (that’s People for Eating Tasty Animals) meeting. --Prof. Graves, who is really old All I did for the last four days is eat, sleep, and do homework for all “...wobble, wobble, wobble, twing!” my wonderful engineering classes. --Prof. Graves, imitating a Fourier series And I discovered that when I stopped doing everything else, I had a lot more time to spend on my studies. No more doing “I was lobotomizing the ferret, and my mom walked in.” --Prof. Minster, who tortures animals everything sloppily and at the last minute; I was actually getting things done early. I thought to myself, “Maybe I should only do “If I were going to a conference on theoretical computer homework from now on…” science, well, I would be wearing basically what I am And then, in another Nyquil-induced hallucination, I was wearing now except I would have washed them more visited by my guardian engineering angel (just like in the movie recently.” --Prof. Mutchler, who wears dirty clothes It’s a Wonderful Mechanical Pencil). My G.E.A. said that he had noticed my ultra-studious habits this week and showed what my “Number 3 has too many words. We will skip it.” life would be like if the trend continued. Truly terrifying. As it --Prof. Martensen, being wordy turns out, you can only write “Find”, “Given”, and “Analysis” so “Nothing’s better than a six pack of beer and some many consecutive times before you begin to lose your soul. Do AutoCAD on a Friday night.” yourself a favor today – drop that mechanical pencil, close that --Prof. Sutterer, who has no life laptop, call up some friends, and go play outside. “Aldehydes - if you look at them, they will oxidize. If you Top Ten Things Rose Students Did During Break don’t look at them, they still oxidize.” 10. Invented a device to end world hunger, then promptly forgot it all --Prof. Lewis, covering all the bases in a wine-cooler-induced blackout 9. Broke into your dorm room when everyone else was away and hid “Why would you want to leave Scheme? It’s like leaving a dead hamster in your underwear drawer paradise!” --Prof.Wollowski, on his recursive Eden 8. Finally told their mom that the haircut she got in 1996 makes her look like a poodle “Does this add up to 100? Thank God.” 7. Replaced their arm with a life-sized animatronic Dr. Midgley --Prof. Lewis, having trouble with addition 6. Discovered that there is something called “culture” that one can get at city-funded institutions “We need to be smart engineers.” 5. Burned their professors in effi gy, if by “effi gy” you mean “a 1976 --Prof. Artigue, on not breathing sulfuric acid vapors AMC Gremlin” “No, but I have stock in the company, so I think you should 4. Cried when they discovered their childhood bedroom had been have it.” turned into a “rumpus room” --Prof. Herniter, telling us to buy MathCAD 3. Slept 2. Were videotaped for two different editions of LARPers Gone Wild “According to my records, I’m Sherman. If you have 1. Defended a defenseless town of farmers from the invading horde anything to the contrary, let me know.” of raiders come to steal one of each set of twins --Prof. Sherman, having an identity crisis
This Day In History In Addition “The hardest part about this class will be staying awake, because I am very dull.” In 1818, Frankenstein; or, The Why do you torment me so? --Prof. Sanders, who is very dull Modern Prometheus, by Mary Our forbidden love can burn Shelley, is published. For the last brighter than the light of a “That’s progress, and we don’t allow progress.” time, it’s the scientist, not the thousand Zippos, if you only --Prof. McKinney, on civil engineering monster. let it. Send your prof quotes or other humor material to The Absolute Sum of All Evil will return. fl [email protected] There was a minor incident involving the White Chapel and what Cthulhu called “a science experiment.” Herbig’s Pun of the Week The administration called it “several hundred pounds of high Doctors should bone up on their anatomy. explosives and a rather incensed civil servant.” It could decide whether someone liver dies.
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