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T h e R o s e T h o R n R o s e -H u l m a n I n s t I t u t e o f t e c H n o l o g y t e rr e H a u t e , I n d I a n a friday, maRcH 12, 2010 Rose-Hulman.edu/tHoRn/ Volume 45, Issue 18 Students looking for a home News Briefs Scott Gallmeier By Alex Mullans News Editor Congressman de- onely freshman looking for a person to share a parts, but not quietly Lhumble abode in Per- copo. Does this look familiar for Rep. Eric J. Massa (D-NY) is the most you? If so, you are probably go- recent Democratic congressman to join in ing through the annual housing the spate of Dem. resignations. Mr. Mas- rush that began last night across sa’s resignation was announced unexpect- campus. Erik Hayes, Director of edly on Monday, after allegations of sexual Residence Life, & Tom Miller, harassment were levied against him by a Dean of Students, ran an in- male aide. Mr. Massa, who is 50 years old, formation session last night for claims that the staff member never com- freshman and for upperclass- plained directly to him. In addition, he men for the 2010-2011 year. Alex Mullans / The Rose Thorn says that his resignation is the end result of Students flocked from across Above, freshmen students gather in the Vonderschmitt Dining Room for the 2010-2011 on-cam- a campaign by Democratic leadership that campus to join in the Vonder- pus housing meeting. Below, Erik Hayes and Tom Miller open the floor for questions during the he thinks “will stop at nothing to pass this schmitt Dining Room to learn 2010-2011 on-campus housing meeting. health care bill.” Mr. Massa’s loudest criti- on the procedure required to cisms were aimed at White House chief of become a on-campus student staff Rahm Emanuel, who he went so far as next year. The meeting began to call the “son of the devil’s spawn.” House with general information ses- Democratic leaders and White House offi- sion, followed by group ques- cials have dismissed his claims. tions and answers, and lastly individual question and answer sessions. “I believe that they’re Chile’s ground- managing [the process] as effi- ciently as anyone could expect breaking them to. The process isn’t per- fect, but it’s certainly the best anyone could expect,” said Rob- earthquake ert Murphy, freshman software engineering student. Preliminary numbers from insurance companies show last month’s earth- quake, originating in Chile, costing somewhere between $4bn and $7bn. But, Rose-Hulman suffers a loss the financial cost seemed almost trivial when Ohio State University released a Tim Ekl speed in circuits. His advisor, report claiming that the earthquake ac- Co-Editor-in-Chief physics and optical engineer- tually shifted landmasses. Researchers ing professor Azad Siahmak- have claimed that this quake might be oun, said Habeeb was a quiet the fifth-most powerful quake since the he Rose-Hulman cam- individual who was very driv- wide implementation of seismic sensors. pus community was en and passionate about his Using GPS, scientists think that cities Tshaken upon return work. near the epicenter, like Concepcion, have from spring break by the “[Habeeb] came on board moved as much as 10 feet to the west. death of one of its members. with a good amount of en- Even cities outside of Chile, like Buenos Mohammad Habeeb, grad- thusiasm for the field and the Aires (capital of Argentina), are believed uate physics and optical engi- hard work to learn optics and to have moved about 1 inch westward. neering student, died March photonics,” Siahmakoun said. 3 due to a health complica- Habeeb received his un- tion. No further information dergraduate degree at the Study: men are was available about Habeeb’s University of Wisconsin at condition. Habeeb, a Muslim, Milwaukee, where he was an sexually active was buried the day after his electrical engineering major. death. He switched into the phys- longer Friends and classmates re- ics and optical engineering membered Habeeb as a kind department for his masters’ Researchers at the University of Chicago individual thoroughly dedi- work at Rose-Hulman. have published a new paper describing cated to his studies. Habeeb is remembered what they call “SALE”, or the “sexually ac- “He always had a smile for the impact he had on the tive life expectancy” scale. Research done on his face,” Jessica Wittig, people he worked with for the to establish the scale found that most men graduate physics and optical last several quarters at Rose- are likely to remain sexually active for lon- engineering major, said. “He Hulman. The Student Affairs ger than their female counterparts. In par- spent most of time in the lab. office is considering a me- ticular, the study found that 62% of 65 to He was a very good student morial tree-planting event in 74 year old males in the study group were and very interested.” Habeeb’s honor. sexually active, compared to only 36% of Mohammad Habeeb / Facebook.com Habeeb, who passed away a “He always had something women in that age group. Various reasons week after his 24th birthday, positive to say, and was very Mohammad Habeeb, graduate physics and optical engineering were cited for the difference, from Viagra had been working on a simu- devoted as a student,” Wittig student, passed away March 3, 2010. Habeeb finished his under- to differing body perceptions. lation of electrical switching said. graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. In this issue of the Rose Thorn... 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