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Clerc Angela Smiley ing the forum. “I think there Staff Writer was one, come to think of it,” Grad appointed he remarked, “but it was not The Rose-Hulman 2015 from the President.” director of state’s initiative was started in the The closing of the forum, homeland security fall of 2004 by Rose’s new which had been active for president, Jack Midgley. The 14 weeks, was mentioned at Rose-Hulman graduate Eric Dietz initiative originally consisted the March 8 faculty meeting has been selected by Gov. Mitch of four themes and six major shortly before it was carried Daniels to be the fi rst executive avenues for communication: out. The forum can no longer director of the state’s Department the latter consisted of a cam- be accessed online, but Piker of Homeland Security. This new pus mailbox, fax number and has stated that the 2015 re- had received only 14 new ments that added little to the e-mail address for receiving view team, which has begun posts, though this number discussion. department controls Indiana’s letters, a voicemail box for to discuss and summarize re- was comparable to that seen Despite the removal of emergency magement and homeland spoken responses, and an in- sponses through all media, will by the individual response the forum, members of the security efforts. dividual response form and include forum responses in its form (15). campus community can still Dietz received a bachelor’s degree in online discussion forum to report. In addition, the forum Many students suspect that contribute to the initiative 1984 and master’s degree in 1986 in allow for re- archives will be criticism of the administra- through other channels, and chemical engineering. He earned his sponses sub- made available tion found on the forum also the administration is stepping doctorate at Purdue University. He mitted via Despite the to interested played a part in its closing. up its efforts to hold discus- recently retired from the U.S. Army internet. removal of the members of the Shortly before closing the fo- sion sessions on campus. The after a 22-year career. On Tues- campus com- rum, administrators tried to Alumni Advisory Board re- day, March forum, members munity. quiet the criticism by enacting cently met with Midgley, and 8, the online of the campus Student and stricter rules about post con- the Parents’ Association has forum was faculty re- tent. Sophomore Computer plans to do so on March 19. permanently community can sponses were Science major Brant Gurga- Members of the Student Gov- Circuit breaker fails on shut down. still contribute mixed. “My re- nus, frequent forum poster, ernment Association are also A statement action is, ‘Why offered his own impression. considering holding another space station on the fo- to the initiative have they been “I don’t know the offi cial story forum for student discussion. rum’s closing taken down?’” behind why it was shut down, Current plans call for all A circuit breaker failed on was posted through other commented but I think the discussion was remaining parts of the 2015 the international space station on the Rose channels... David Mutchler, starting to degrade… Towards initiative to remain active Wednesday, shutting down one of 2015 site, but Associate Pro- the end, there was a lot of until the end of the academic the gyroscopes needed for position has since been taken down. fessor of Computer Science. bashing of the president. But year. At that time, the review control. This is the second circuit David Piker, Vice President for In response, Piker stated I think there were better ways team will release a summary breaker to fail in just under a year. Public Relations and one of that Midgley and he had de- to handle it,” he commented, of community responses and This latest failure leaves the space the coordinators of the initia- cided response volume no suggesting that technical the administration’s focus will tive, said that the statement longer warranted the forum’s changes to the forum might move to implementing some station with only two functioning did not refl ect the adminis- presence. In the sixteen days have allowed constructive of the improvements suggest- gyroscopes, which is the bare minimum tration’s reasons for remov- before its closing, the forum posters to better ignore com- ed therein. needed, NASA said. This could affect NASA’s plans to dock Discovery with the station in mid-May. Seniors to the fore: chemical engineering Bridgett Mayer reactants benzene and hydro- Staff Writer gen. Although her group is still researching the processes in- Obesity poses broad Senior chemical engineer- volved, Hay expects to spend ing majors are hard at work quite a bit of time on the proj- threat to lifespan this quarter designing their ect. “We plan on meeting two senior projects. The projects, hours every Monday, three Obesity may shorten the average required for completion of a hours every Wednesday, and life expectancy of today’s children chemical engineering degree, then a meeting with our prof by two to fi ve years, according to a involve devising a process once a week,” she said. life-expectancy analysis printed in to make a specifi c product. “As things get more hectic, Students were given a list of I’m sure we’ll have to plan on Thursday’s New England Journal of synthetic chemical processes meeting more.” Designing a Medicine. The projected increase in to choose from, and then di- chemical process and a facil- obesity-related illnesses could have a vided into groups. Although ity to contain it can be a hard major effect on Medicare. the design projects do not in- undertaking. However, Hay is Life expectancy in the USA is volve laboratory work or mak- confi dent that her experience currently 77.6 years. It has only ing the desired product, they in other classes will help her increased since the government do entail many meetings and with the project: “One experi- started keeping records in 1900. a large amount of research, ence I’ve had that I think will http://www.canadian-rx-pharmacy.com/Images/Lipitor_Pic.jpg sometimes with professionals help would be Design II. It The production of Lipitor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, is the from the chemical engineer- was similar to what we are do- focus of one chemical engineering senior project. ing industry. The projects also ing now…we were given the chemical engineer Jenny Hod- to produce a drug start to fi n- Friday involve consultation with a process and had to fi nd ways faculty advisor in the chemi- to optimize it, and then write son commented, “Any time ish.” Hodson’s design project Partly Cloudy 57 Hi / 43 Lo cal engineering department. a formal report explaining our you have industrial experience involves production of a ge- Saturday Megan Hay, a senior chemi- improvements.” it helps you understand how neric version of the choles- AM Rain 51 Hi / 34 Lo cal engineer, is currently work- Other students in the class a plant works; my internship terol-lowering drug Lipitor, ing with two other seniors to were grateful for knowledge of with Eli Lilly has helped me manufactured by Pfi zer, Inc. Provided by www.weather.com synthesize cyclohexane, an chemical processes acquired develop an idea of how all the organic molecule, using the in summer internships. 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