Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Fall 9-26-2008 Volume 44 - Issue 03 - Friday, September 26, 2008 Rose Thorn Staff Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn Recommended Citation Rose Thorn Staff, "Volume 44 - Issue 03 - Friday, September 26, 2008" (2008). The Rose Thorn Archive. 132. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/132 THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS ROSE-HULMAN REPOSITORY IS TO BE USED FOR PRIVATE STUDY, SCHOLARSHIP, OR RESEARCH AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. SOME CONTENT IN THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY MAY BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. ANYONE HAVING ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL SHOULD NOT REPRODUCE OR DISTRIBUTE BY ANY MEANS COPIES OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL OR USE THE MATERIAL FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE WITHOUT DETERMINING THAT SUCH ACT OR ACTS WILL NOT INFRINGE THE COPYRIGHT RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY. ANY REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY IS AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE PARTY THAT DOES SO. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspaper at Rose-Hulman Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rose Thorn Archive by an authorized administrator of Rose-Hulman Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. T HE R OSE T HORN R OSE -H ULMAN I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY T ERRE H AUTE , I NDIANA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 ROSE-HULMAN.EDU/THORN/ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 3 First Webmaster visits Rose News Briefs Scott Gallmeier a personal By Andrew Klusman News Editor c o m p u t e r. This can be n Thursday Septem- compared to European Union bans ber 25, 2008, Rose- the view Mr. OHulman hosted White holds baby food imports “America’s first webmaster,” of what the Following a tainted milk scandal in Bebo White. Mr. White came to future of China that has killed four babies and Rose to give a lecture entitled the Internet sickened over 12,000 Chinese children, “The Once and Future Web,” a will be, one the European Union has banned the im- catalogue of the development which will portation of baby food containing Chi- of the early Internet and the more closely nese milk. The European Union’s execu- development of the Internet in r e s e m b l e tive arm, the European Commission, said the coming years. This was the the human that they would ban all Chinese milk- conclusion of a multi-day visit experience. containing baby food. The Chinese milk on Mr. White’s part, consisting By this, Mr. problem was discovered two weeks ago, of a meeting with the Web & So- White means when milk powder from the Sanlu Group ciety Interest Group on the eve- that the ex- was found to contain melamine, an in- ning of Wednesday, September periences of dustrial chemical, and is used in making 24, 2008, and speaking at a lun- the Internet plastics. The EU will now be testing any cheon in the afternoon of the will begin to imported product that contains more 28th. Mr. White’s visit was spon- develop into than 15 percent of milk powder. sored by the Computer Science a form sim- BeboWhite.com & Software Engineering De- liar to that of Bebo White, America’s first webmaster, visited Rose-Hulman Wednesday, Septem- partment, the Humanities and “Second Life,” ber 24 through Thursday, September 25 for a series of town-hall style meetings Russia offers help Social Sciences Department, a popular on- with various groups on campus leading up to his “The Once & Future Web.” and the Web & Society Interest line commu- to Venezuela Group. nity in which On Thursday, Russian Prime Minister The lecture offered by Mr. people have ing to outside pressures and ity.” Mr. White had originally Vladimir Putin said that Russia is looking at White, was designed to relate characters that interact with adjusting appropriately. worked with the Stanford Lin- the possibility of helping Venezuela to de- the progress of the Internet up others in a virtual reality, cre- Mr. White is referred to as ear Accelerator Center and velop a nuclear energy program. In addition to the point where it is today ating another life for people to the “First Webmaster,” even while there had worked on a to the nuclear energy program, Venezuela and help to develop a concept explore in. A big issue that Mr. though in his own words “I file transfer program between has in recent years shown great cooperation of what the Internet is develop- White feels relates to college truly dislike the term ‘Web- SLAC and other high energy with Russia. Over the past two years over ing into over the coming years. campuses across America is master.’” Mr. White said that physics research centers. He $4.4 billion worth of arms deals have been He points out that support the place that the Internet has he felt that this title was in- then, while on sabbatical at signed. Russia has also taken advantage of had originally been directed for the academic community. appropriate because, “It’s CERN, he came into further this situation, stepping up cooperation with towards various file retrieving He feels as though the Web is impossible for one person to research and the eventual Venezuela. This month Russia sent strate- structures, often designed to trying to find its place on its have all the skills to operate development of hyper-text gic bomber planes to Venezuela, their fur- be like the file structuring of own, developing and respond- a website of any complex- transfer protocol (HTTP). thest mission since the Cold War. In addi- tion to that, this week Russia also deployed two ships to Venezuela, the Northern Fleet’s Men’s soccer ranks eighth in Pyotr Veliky and the Admiral Chabanenko, a battle cruiser and an anti-submarine war- fare ship, respectively, making this show of arms the greatest deployment of Russian Great Lakes region military power to the Western Hemisphere Tim Boyer have combined for Rose-Hul- since the Cold War. Copy Editor man’s 13 goals this season. Last Saturday, junior elec- General Motors to ollowing the exciting trical engineering major Phil 2-1 overtime victory Meyer scored the goal in the build new Fover Transylvania 99th minute (less than two last Saturday, the men’s soc- minutes left in the first over- engine plant cer team has earned a region- time) to secure the win for al ranking from the National Rose, knocking off three time In a sign of good news for the state of Soccer Coaches Association Heartland Collegiate Athletic Michigan, General Motors has announced of America (NSCAA). After 16 Conference (HCAC) champi- plans to build a $370 million engine plant in straight conference wins for on, Transylvania University. the city of Flint. In a ceremony announcing the Pioneers, Rose-Hulman The Pioneers struck early, the plant, it was announced that the plant handed Transylvania its first taking the lead 16 minutes will build the 1.4-liter, four-cylinder engine conference loss in two years. into the match. Rose re- for the rechargeable Chevrolet Volt, and a Earning a win over a strong sponded quickly, with soph- turbo-charged engine that will be in the program garnered attention omore civil engineering ma- Chevrolet Cruze, a new compact car that from the NSCAA, earning jor Corbin Clow heading the will be built in Ohio. The location for the Rose a rank of eight out of ball into the goal only five plant was negotiated in last year’s contract the top ten teams in the Great minutes later. Overall, Rose between the United Auto Workers and GM, Lakes region. The Engineers outshot Transylvania by a and came in exchange for a lower wage for have won five consecutive margin of 12-8. some new hires, in addition to the transfer matches and outscored the The Engineers look to extend Rose Hulman News of GM’s retiree health care liability from GM opposition by an 11-2 margin their winning streak this week- Joe Salisbury, a sophomore software engineering student, drib- to a union-run trust fund, according to UAW during the month of Septem- end when they take on Spald- bles for the Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers men’s soccer team, Vice President Cal Rapson. ber. In addition, eight players ing and HCAC foe Hanover. ranked eighth in the region. In this issue of the Rose Thorn... Spontaneous Combustion & NEWS Heroes, Is it Heroic? OPINIONS New Coach at Rose Rocket Science? F 3 6 LIPSIDE Economy Woes... Rose Blood Drive 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 Blackout Sudoku Strt Txtn’! By Andrew Klusman By Melissa Brumbaugh Instructions: Convert each word from its keypad Use the letters: B L O D R I V E S to fill in the missing numbers. spaces. Make sure to not repeat any letter in any row, column, or 3X3 square. Do not be fooled into 2442536 assigning black spaces as letters, for a single black space could be up to 3 different letters at once. 326459 5328873 7872643 776337767 CLASSIFIEDS Two bedroom house Sharp Flats, LLC Four minutes to Rose Want your own place and still be able to walk to Rose in a few minutes? Check out Near stadium at Wabash and Brown Avenue Sharp Flats East.