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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, JANUARY 25, 2008 ROSE-HULMAN.EDU/THORN/ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Week News Briefs A celebration of diversity By Kyle Kamischke Rachel Howser The 2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Staff Writer Celebration began with an art and Asteroid passing poetry competition. The theme of onday, January 21 marked the competition was “Different Voic- Earth January 29 2008’s Martin Luther King es, Many Faces, One Nation.” Senior Scientists at NASA are reporting that an MJr. Day. In response to this chemical engineering major Mariah asteroid several football fields in length holiday, the Rose-Hulman Diversity Walton won the art competition with will pass by Earth at 3:33 a.m. on Janu- Council sponsored several events, in- her piece titled “Looking Backwards ary 29. The closest distance it will be is cluding an art and poetry contest, two to the Future.” The piece depicts an one-and-a-half times the distance to the speakers, and a showing of the docu- Aztec dancer. Walton stated, “She’s moon. It should be easily visible to mod- mentary “Eyes on the Prize.” looking over her shoulder into the est-sized telescopes. “This will be the Up until 2007, the Rose-Hulman past, and into the future—because closest approach by a known asteroid of community had done little to honor they’re intimately connected. From this size or larger until 2027,” according this holiday, which is very important to the steady decline of our biodiversity to Don Yeomans, the manager of the Near many people. However, this changed to the inability of many to see past Earth Object Program Office in California. last year with the combined commit- simple prejudices, we clearly have yet There is no chance of it impacting Earth ment of President Gerald Jakubowski to learn from history’s mistakes. While in the near future. If an asteroid of this and the Diversity Council to celebrate I don’t expect anyone to really get all size did hit Earth (most likely the ocean), diversity and Dr. King’s message. This that from my drawing, I do hope it it would cause a devastating tsunami. If year, for the first time, Rose-Hulman maybe conjures images from our his- it hit the ground, it would create a crater held a convocation schedule on Janu- tory.” Walton’s piece along with other that is approximately three miles in diam- ary 21 in honor of Dr. King. submitted pieces can be viewed in eter, but would not be devastating to the In response to Rose-Hulman’s in- the Hulman Memorial Union. entire planet. creased efforts to honor Dr. King The first event of the Martin Lu- and promote diversity George Evans, ther King, Jr. Celebration was a pre- National Society of Black Engineers sentation by Robert Wilkins during New spaceship president, a member of the Diversity the convocation on Monday, January Council, and senior chemical engi- 21. Wilkins is a 1986 Rose-Hulman unveiled by Virgin neering major, stated, “I am really ex- chemical engineering graduate, and cited that this year our school is going he later earned a law degree from Galactic out of its way so to speak to honor Dr. Harvard Law School. Wilkins spoke The billionaire Richard Branson and an Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. This about both advances that society aerospace designer revealed their model small effort that the school has taken has made towards equality since the for SpaceShipTwo on Thursday. They is a large step for this institute in the 1960s as well as issues that still ex- hope that it will be able to take rich tour- right direction. It is hard as a black ist. He stated, “Many of the problems ists on joyrides through suborbital space. student on this campus to see how that Dr. King confronted in the 1960s The ship is currently under construction unimportant things like this seem to still confront us today.” During his in the Mojave Desert. They also revealed Isaac Sachs / Rose Thorn be for some people on campus espe- speech, he gave examples from his the plane that will carry the spaceship into Robert Wilkins, Class of ‘86, speaks at the open- cially from some of the people closest own life that concerned both equality the sky and release it to continue the rest ing event of this week’s Martin Luther King Jr. to us on campus. I have friends that I and racial discrimination. of its flight. SpaceShipTwo can carry up Celebration. Wilkins is now a partner with the realize can’t and won’t be able to un- to six passengers and two crew members. Venable LLP law firm in Washington D.C. derstand what this day means.” Continued on Page 3... Passengers would get the chance to have almost five minutes of zero-gravity time before returning to the ground. To date, almost 200 passengers from 30 countries have already made reservations by spend- SADD teaches life lessons for ing $200,000 per person. Google could make waves at FCC auction Wabash Valley children Scott Gallmeier ration, with representatives will affect them,” as stated by grade children. The students An auction for the federal airwaves that Staff Writer from each of the area’s six mid- project lead Andrew Steward. then continued their day with are being freed up by televisions moving dle schools. To begin the day, The students also had the more fun games, followed to high definition signals began Thurs- he Fourth Annual Stu- the children were set to play pleasure of hosting Eric Gard- rapidly by a meal provided for day. It’s expected to bring people better dents Against Destruc- various games designed to ner, a motivational speaker them by Triangle. wireless broadband services. The Federal Ttive Decisions Games have fun and build teamwork. on drug and alcohol abuse. The Triangle participants Communications Commission is auction- were hosted Saturday, January They played games includ- His message was about a por- appeared to greatly enjoy the ing the last airwave rights for the foresee- 19 by Triangle Fraternity. This ing dodgeball, balloon pop, tion of his life under which opportunity to enlighten the able future. Google, AT&T, and Verizon are event is designed to educate and relay races. Throughout he went through the trials young while also entertain- all major contenders for the spectrum, and young children on the results this time, raffles took place and tribulations of becoming ing them. One member of Google has already managed to convince of poor choices in their life, in which the middle school addicted, living an addicted Triangle, freshman mechani- the FCC to put stipulations on the way the one of the principles of the students won various prizes life, and then breaking the cal engineer Kreigh Williams, airwaves can be used. The company has nation-wide organization including gift cards and dis- addiction. In a way of elabo- thought that “the kids had also formed a coalition with Sprint and T- SADD. counts to various area stores. rating the dangers of his for- a good time and got a good Mobile so that they will not have to worry Saturday’s festivities were All of this in effort to “help the mer lifestyle, Gardner said, “I message at the same time,” about building their own network. The targeted at the numerous kids at a young age learn the went through my first day of which was the goal of Trian- auction will last six to eight weeks and all middle schools in the local differences from wrong and rehab when I was your age,” gle’s SADD games. bidding will be anonymous. Vigo County School Corpo- right, and how those decisions to the sixth through eighth In this issue of the Rose Thorn... “This is the Age of Knowledge NEWS “Cloverfield” OPINIONS Athlete of the week and Enturbula- tion” F 3 6 XENU LIPSIDE MLK celebration Tom Cruise strikes Minster 8 E4NTERTAINMENT 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 Cryptogram by Jim Sedoff Hint: B = A, that is replace the B’s with A’s.