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T HE R OSE T HORN R OSE -H ULMAN I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY T ERRE H AUTE , I NDIANA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009 ROSE-HULMAN.EDU/THORN/ VOLUME 45, ISSUE 6 China’s challenges News Briefs Tim Ekl By Alex Mullans P h o t o E d i t o r or decades, the United International pressure States has been viewed Fas the world’s most in- on Iran effective fluential nation. A combina- Iran has agreed to a deal drafted by the tion of economic, political, and United Nations whereby Iran will be re- military strength has made the quired to send slightly enriched uranium U.S. a dominant country on to France and Russia to be converted to fuel the world stage. Now another for a nuclear facility in Tehran. Both sides player may be challenging that have characterized the deal as a victory; supremacy– China. Iran’s Hamid Reza Taraghi claims that “the “China is going to matter,” purchase of uranium for Iran means the Michael Chambers, profes- acceptance of a nuclear Iran.” Secretary of sor and chair of the Depart- State Hillary Clinton continues to pressure ment of Political Science Iran, noting that “if Iran is serious about tak- at Indiana State University, ing practical steps to address the interna- said. “It’s grown very rap- tional community’s deep concerns about its idly in the last couple of de- nuclear program… prompt action is need- cades.” ed.” ABC News notes that if this agreement Chambers came to Rose- is successful, “it would set a level of public Hulman on Tuesday to de- Kabir Sodhi / Rose Thorn cooperation between the U.S. and Iran un- liver a speech on U.S.-China Michael Chamberes, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Indiana State seen since the 1979 revolution.” relationships, entitled “Chi- University, gives a presentation on China’s rapid growth in recent years. Chambers has given vari- na Rising: Implication to the ous versions of the talk to groups such as the Rotary Club and the U.S. State Department. United States.” The speech Steep pay cuts for discussed the economic, dip- lomatic, and military growth Chambers, who has given said. “They can’t take us on into a few books, with Cham- bailed-out executives in China over the past several versions of Tuesday’s talk to yet, but they’re starting to get bers authoring chapters for It would seem that the public’s outrage years and how those changes groups ranging from the Ro- there where they could con- inclusion in larger works. over continued announcement of huge affected foreign relations tary Club to the U.S. State De- test with us.” Whether in person or in a taxpayer-funded bonuses has provoked with a burgeoning nation. partment, says that relations The speech was well re- book, though, Chambers’ goal the Obama White House into action “As we talk about who the between the two nations are ceived by Rose-Hulman stu- is always the same: to aid U.S. once again. The New York Times noted dominant countries are in likely to remain peaceful – for dents, with several asking citizens in understanding a Wednesday that the administration is set the world, we’ve gone from a now. questions about the lecture foreign country. to order a 90% decrease in annual sala- G7 or G8 to a G20, but really “The primary possibility for afterwards. “I give these talks…to help ries for the 25 best-paid executives at the what we’re talking about is a war for China and the U.S. is Chambers has been giving whoever the members of the seven companies that received the most ‘G2’ – United States and Chi- over Taiwan. We could fight versions of Tuesday’s speech group are, whether the stu- government aid. However, Goldman na,” Chambers said. “Those each other, and that’s a very to groups around the country dents at Rose or Rotary [Club], Sachs will once again pay record bonus- countries are just so much scary possibility. They’re tell- for more than 13 years, and is get a sense of what’s going on es to its executives. Goldman Sachs is larger than the others, they’re ing the diplomats, ‘do your continually revising the infor- in China and what it means not subject to government control over the ones that can have some darndest to make sure that mation he presents. The ma- for the United States,” Cham- compensation because it has already re- impact economically.” doesn’t happen,’” Chambers terial has also made its way bers said. paid the $10 billion it was loaned by the federal government. Bloomberg reports that a Goldman Sachs advisor, Brian Freshman helps the homeless Griffiths, believes that increasing bo- nuses to bank executives is justified as Alex Mullans go above and beyond. ski about his long as bankers increase their charitable S t a f f W r i t e r He noted that the homeless project. “You giving. who came to the center to work have to show reshman Dale Pedzin- on résumés or other tasks up when Family of ‘Balloon ski is not your average were using floppy disks to save you said you Fcomputer engineering their files, and decided that would, ev- Boy’ under scrutiny major. Nor was he your aver- flash drives would be a far bet- ery week, or age high school senior when he ter alternative to the outdated they’ll just Falcon Heene, 6-year-old son from Fort went above and beyond to help floppy disks. stop com- Collins, Colorado, used to be just some the homeless. Pedzinski’s favorite part of ing.” kid who had appeared on the ABC reality Pedzinski, a graduate of Ca- his project was its success. And, in- show Wife Swap. However, after the events thedral High School in Arcadia, “There was one man who came deed, Dale of October 16, the Heene family is practi- Indiana, started a program at in during January of my senior was regular; cally a household name in America; on the Horizon House, a homeless year who was simply overjoyed, he started that day, father Richard Heene started an shelter his school works with. because he’d gotten a job be- the flash hours-long search and rescue operation Horizon House is a United Way cause of the résumé we wrote drive pro- Tim Ekl/ Rose Thorn by claiming that his son went up alone in agency in Indianapolis that for him,” he said. gram around a hot-air balloon. It would seem, however, helps individuals and fami- Dale’s project was so success- September of his senior year As a result of his service, that the desire to be on a reality T.V. show lies to end their homelessness ful that United Way has made of high school and continued Dale was featured in an online may lead Richard and Mayumi Heene to through services and referrals him a finalist in the competi- until he graduated. So, for story search as an example of lose their children to Child Protective Ser- to other local agencies. tion to find the best person to Dale, what began as a simple someone who “LIVES UNIT- vices. In addition to the CPS investigation, While many seniors at Ca- represent United Way and what senior year requirement blos- ED” through volunteer work. the FAA and the Larimer County Sheriff thedral choose to work at Hori- its grants can do. somed into a project that The winner will be featured have both announced investigations into zon House as part of their com- “You have to be regular with touched the lives of many in in the 2010 advertising cam- the happenings of October 16. munity service, Dale chose to the homeless,” said Pedzin- his community. paign for United Way. In this issue of the Rose Thorn... How I spent the Athlete of the weekend NEWS Entertaining Dad OPINIONS Week: Sam Danesis F 4 LIVING LIPSIDE ENTERTAINMENT 6 3 Halloween show Death to the 8 Zombies! 5 penalty 7SPORTS 8 PAGE - NEWS - PAGE 3 ENTERTAINMENT - PAGE 4 LIVING - PAGE 5 OPINIONS - PAGE 6 SPORTS - PAGE 7 FLIPSIDE 2 Puzzles & Classifieds The Rose Thorn Movie Quote of the Week By Andrew Klusman The Magic Number Instructions: By Andrew Klusman Solve the puzzle by deciphering the following quote and fig- Instructions: ure out from which song the quote is.