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Staff Writer teve Letsinger, Rose- or bust Hulman’s Art Curator, Spresented the newest ad- NASA has announced that it dition to Rose’s art collection, plans to establish a base on the entitled “The Wizard of Menlo moon in order to facilitate manned Park” Friday at an unveiling at 4 trips to Mars in the future. The p.m. in Moench Hall. The piece base will be placed on the north or was painted by Mike Neary south pole due to higher levels of of Terre Haute and features sunlight exposure. The extra sun- Thomas Edison with a few of light will allow for the increased Neary’s renderings of Edison’s ability to power the base via solar inventions. The painting is lo- power. The decision to create the cated on the top level of Mo- base was determined to be better ench Hall just outside the HSS than to conduct individual mis- department, near smaller por- sions to the moon. The scientists traits of Marie Curie and other behind the project feel that the scientists whose work has been astronauts should be able to use influential in the last century. the moon’s natural resources to The 4’ x 6’ painting was com- maintain the base. A NASA ad- missioned last year by the HSS ministrator believes that there will department’s Elsie Pawley fund be a continual human presence and Administrative Services. on the moon’s surface by 2024. Neary spoke briefly at the Christina Davis / Rose Thorn unveiling about the research Left: Art Curator Steve Letsinger and Terre Haute artist Mike Neary admire Neary’s painting. involved in the painting. Over Top Right: “The Wizard of Menlo Park” as it appears in Moench. A Christmas Story the past year, Neary researched Bottom Right: The unveiling of the painting by Letsinger and Neary. various inventions of Edison’s On December 3, a 12-year-old as well as his personality. more visible than the rest of his work. Neary has been paint- the HSS department and Pro- South Carolina boy was arrested “The thing that really struck body. The painting was to be ing for around 35 – 40 years. fessor of American Literature, and charged with petty larceny. me is that he was not only a a complement to Edison and Rose-Hulman’s collection of the painting. “We thought it His crime was opening a Christ- scientist and inventor, but also his achievements, Neary said. features hundreds of works, was very important to add art mas present early. His mother, an astute business man,” ex- “I want to thank Rose-Hul- which according to Letsinger works to the collection that Brandy Ervin, called the police claimed Neary. One story he man Institute of Technol- include not only paintings, center on technology and sci- and reported that her son had told was when Edison tried ogy [for] being such a sup- but photographs, sculptures, ence. We’re hoping to add more opened a present containing a to sell his first invention, the porter of local artists,” said and ceramics. The last time such works in the future.” Ac- “Play station Game Boy” without vote counter, to the U.S. Con- Neary, who is a professor at something was added to the cording to Carvill, this paint- her permission. In an interview, gress, but they declined. Af- Indiana State University’s collection was about a year ing is the second in the series. Ervin described her son as disrup- ter that, he always researched corrections program. “It’s a ago, when a painting by Pe- The first was commissioned tive and she hoped that the arrest the market prior to inventing. great support, [a great] in- ter Bruning was unveiled jointly by the HSS depart- would teach him a lesson since The painting features the stitution for offering sup- above the southern Moench ment, the PHOE department, he was doing poorly in school. vote counter along with a talk- port.” Neary usually paints Hall exit. Bruning was also and Administrative Services. ing doll (Edison made the first figure compositions, such in attendance at the unveil- Neary took time to mention one), a phonograph, and light as the Wizard at Menlo Park, ing. “They’re both local art- a new exhibit that is opening that one assumes is coming but also paints landscapes ists; both very talented,” at the Halcyon Contemporary Got brain cancer? from an electric light. Neary and the occasional still life. complemented Letsinger, Art Gallery, at 7th and Ohio explained that he tried for the “I always try to have some- adding that Rose makes an at- this Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Chances are good that the can- baroque effect of allowing thing going on, I don’t always tempt to support local artists. Neary said that the gallery is cer wasn’t caused by a cell phone. Edison to fade into the back- have a commission first.” “We thought this was a run by local artists. According A large study conducted in Den- ground, but used color instead Neary says he usually great way to symbolize the to the Terre Haute attractions mark shows that there is no link be- of shadows. The end effect of paints first for his own needs, intersection between tech- page, the art gallery is for art- tween brain cancer and cell phone the painting is that Edison’s then tries to see if anyone nology and art,” said Caroline ists in a six county region usage. There were almost half a head and hands are much is interested in buying the Carvill, Department Head of comprising the Wabash Valley. million participants in the study whom averaged about 8.5 years of cell phone use. Some participants Second blood drive of year “pretty good” had even been using cell phones Tiffany Parrott ucational institutions that participate as long as two decades. The re- Staff Writer in the blood drive, but Rose “always sults showed that there was no in- has the largest turnout” says Mills. crease in brain cancer of any type. he second blood drive of the Over the next seventy-two hours year turned out “pretty good, the blood will be tested for diseases Tbetter than the first” says such as AIDS as well as cholesterol Weather Mike Miller, blood drive volunteer levels. Then, all of the blood will be Friday doctor. The “silent heroes” of Rose used within the next week for vari- Mostly Cloudy 37 Hi / 24 Lo blood donors steadily came through ous purposes. The primary use of Saturday this past Tuesday and Wednesday. donated blood is for victims of mo- Sunny 40 Hi / 24 Lo Over 100 units of blood were drawn, tor vehicle accidents, who need two Sunday weighing up to about 150 pounds. to four pints each. However, blood Hospitals will order the blood for used for intensive procedures, such Mostly Sunny 41 Hi / 24 Lo the needs of its patients; Rose-Hul- as heart surgery, may take over one Andrew Carlson/ Rose Thorn Provided by www.weather.com man produced enough of the life-giv- hundred pints of donated blood. A Rose student enjoys a newspaper while Weather for Beijing, People’s Republic of China ing fluid for more than two orders. Overall, Rose will provide about donating blood at the winter blood drive. Rose is amongst many other local ed- 110 people with the gift of life. News Entertainment Opinions Sports Flipside Lighting up Rose; Burger King games; Iraq study group report; Women’s basketball “You don’t walk up to coin drive Childhood’s End; no trans fat for you! team preview somebody and start Knytt honkin’ on their breasts.” Page 3 Pages 4-5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 2 EVENTS & CLASSIFIEDS The Rose Thorn Friday Saturday December 8 9 Upcoming •SWE’s Exploring En- •Women’s Basketball, vs. gineering, 8:00 a.m., Bluffton University, 1:00 Vonder.