THE OREDIGGER
Volume 86, Issue 5
THE VOICE OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, A SUPERIOR EDUCATION IN APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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Student Death Spurs Lawsuit against CSM
Parents sue Public Safety,
Dean C, Francisco over
death of son in 2001
Denver attorney Dan Mahoney
announced today that the parents of
Colorado School of Mines freshman
student Rio Nicholas, who died in
the Weaver Towers dormitory on
the School of Mines campus in the
early morning hours of December 6,
2001, have filed a civil rights lawsuit
in federal court in Denver against
School of Mines officials Richard M.
Boyd, the school’s Chief of Police
and Director of Public Safety; Robert
Allen, a sergeant in the school’s police
department; Harold Cheuvront, Vice
President and Dean of Students; and
Robert “Bob” Francisco, Director of
Student Life for the school.
Rio Nicholas, a student that died
in Weaver Towers in December
of 2001
The federal court complaint, which
seeks unspecified damages against
the four defendants, alleges that when
Boyd and Allen, experienced police
officers, arrived at the death scene in
Weaver Towers they were presented
with sufficient reason to believe that
a homicide had likely occurred, but
that after conferring with Cheuvront
and Francisco they undertook to
conceal any evidence that a homicide
had occurred in order to protect the
school from the adverse publicity of
an on-campus homicide.
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The complaint alleges that the
defendants entered into a conspiracy
to conceal the homicide which they
carried out through a succession of
intentional activities including, but
not limited to, directing the Golden
Police to leave the campus; issuing a
campus-wide announcement, before
conducting an autopsy or any labo-
ratory tests, that Rio died of a drug
overdose; intentionally not interview-
ing dormitory residents; not securing
Rio’s dormitory room and searching it
for possible evidence; not directing the
Jefferson County coroner to perform
an autopsy to determine the cause of
death; destroying evidence that could
have lead to the identity of possible
killers, and deliberately lying to Rio’s
Nicholas’s parents about the results of
tests that had never been performed in
order to prevent them from finding out
how their son died and the identity of
the killers.
The lawsuit alleges that in spite of
the defendants’ four-year effort to con-
ceal the facts of Rio’s death, Nicholas’s
parents pursued a dedicated personal
investigation of their son’s death, until
in 2005 they obtained scientific evi-
dence that established that Rio’s body
had been moved post-mortem and that
the death scene had been staged by his
killers to look as though his death was
unattended.
John Nicholas, Rio’s father, said in
Fredericksburg, Texas, that the family
was relieved to finally have the lawsuit
Richard Boyd, Director of Public
Safety and Cheif of Police
filed. “We have anguished for years
over the false and manipulative infor-
mation given to us by these defendants.
We are confident that the results of this
lawsuit will vindicate Rio’s reputation
of exemplary campus leadership and
bring to an end the reign of oppression
and unimaginable suffering inflicted
on the Nicholas family by Chief Boyd
and the other defendants.”
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Hussien Under Radar
Some current events in Iraq, in-
cluding the beginning of its former
leader’s trial, seem to be going largely
unnoticed across the United States.
The finding of former Iraqi Presi-
dent Saddam Hussein on Dec. 13,
2003 was hailed as the story of the
year by some, but nearly two years
later, details of the trial that will ul-
timately determine his fate are hard
to come by.
“I don’t know if the media is pub-
licizing it as much as they should be. I
think people might be more interested
if they showed it more,” sophomore
criminal justice major Pete Tomczyk
said.
Associate political science profes-
sor Ali Riaz said there are several
reasons why Hussein’s trial has not
been in the limelight.
The first is because of the deci-
sion to not allow cameras into the
courtroom.
“Without the dramatic visuals,
people don’t take notice...and this
trial is very complicated. The general
impression was that the trial would be
Students Dip Deep for Katrina
After destruction hit the city of
New Orleans by way of Hurricane
Katrina, many CSM students were left
asking, “What can we do”? ASCSM
immediately went to work to find a
way for CSM students, faculty and
neighbors to help the victims of Ka-
trina. The CSM Hurricane Katrina
Relief Fundraiser provided a way for
the entire campus to donate to the
American Red Cross.
a spectacle, but it’s not moving at that
pace,” Riaz said.
Hussein’s defense team was given
until Nov. 28 to study the charges
against their client after meeting for
three hours on Oct. 19 to begin the
trial.
Riaz also said Hussein’s trial has
not been publicized because of recent
events in the United States.
“There has been so much stuff go-
ing on domestically. Right now, it’s
the FBI indictment and the Supreme
Court vacancy. Before that, there was
Katrina and Wilma.
In the U.S., there’s a general reluc-
tance to know about other countries.
It’s not just [the Hussein trial]. Look
at the earthquake in Pakistan. The
death toll is at 20,000 but we aren’t
seeing it on the news... The media is
to be blamed, because they’ve failed
to communicate,” Riaz said.
Both Riaz and Tomczyk said the
fact that Hussein was not an American
figure has played a role in the apparent
lack of exposure.
“Look how much coverage the
Alicia Jessop
The fundraiser began with mon-
etary donations collected at Celebra-
tion of Mines. Clubs and organizations
were then invited to collect donations
and several departments also partici-
pated.
In the end, the three organizations
that raised or donated the greatest
amount were: Pi Beta Phi, Mines
Cheerleading and Circle K.
Thanks to everyone who partici-
November 2, 2005
Michael Jackson trial received...the
Kobe Bryant trial was the same way.
We have a fascination with celebri-
ties,” Riaz explained.
Hussein’s lawyers are currently
trying to get another delay as well as
change the trial venue.
Saadoun al-Janabi, one of Husse-
in’s defense lawyers, was murdered
after the trial began on Oct. 19 and
his team is requesting time to fully
investigate the situation.
They also said they want to see
the trial moved from Baghdad to The
International Court at the Hague.
During the initial session, Hus-
sein pleaded not guilty to charges of
murder, torture and unlawful impris-
onment.
The most serious charge for Hus-
sein and his seven Baath Party co-de-
fendants is the murder of 140 Shiite
Muslims after a failed attempt to take
Hussein’s life in 1982.
If Hussein is convicted, he could
face the death penalty.
pated, the original fundraising goal of
$2500 was surpassed. Participants
of the CSM efforts were able to raise
$4,844. Timothy Marquez, a Mines
graduate and the company that he is
C.E.O. of, Venoco, Inc, then matched
this amount.
ASCSM would like to thank every-
one who participated in this effort for
their generosity and support.
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Page 2 November 2, 2005

Copper’s First
Annual ‘Lift-Off’
Festival
Copper Mountain announces Lift-
Off, the resort’s first-ever early-season
festival, where Copper will give-away
heli-skiing and riding trips. Lift-Off
will also feature live music, après
ski parties and an early season demo
center. The Lift-Off Boarding Pass*,
available for $19 at Pass Wagon
events or at Copper Mountain Guest
Services Desks will be an add-on to
the lift product and will track teams
through the Heli-Days competition
and provide unlimited access to all
Lift-Off events.
During Lift-Off’s Heli-Days com-
petition**, teams of four will compete
to see how many days their team can
ski or ride at Copper Mountain from
first chair on Nov. 4 to Noon on Nov.
A view of Beatiful Rocky Mountain National Park 12. For each day that a team member
in British Columbia. Heli-Days win-
ners will be announced at the Lift-Off
movie event on Nov. 12.
Anticipate those soon-to-come
powder days with other ski and ride
“addicts” while watching the videos,
enjoying drink specials and Lift-Off
parties at several of Copper’s bars.
Look for a major nighttime movie
event on Nov. 12; Copper is partner-
ing with BIAS media to show movies
from Level 1, Mack Dawg and TGR.
Copper will live up to its reputa-
tion as a notable live music venue,
brining in bands to rock in Copper’s
Burning Stones Plaza on Nov. 5, 6,
12 and 13. A major act will perform
in the evening on Nov. 5 in the Cop-
per Conference Center, details to be
announced. Lift-Off’s Early Season

Rewrite of Park Policies

gets the Boarding Pass scanned, the Demo Center will let skiers and riders
team will earn another chance to win leave the early-season skis and boards
the grand prize trip with Canadian at home and kick off the season on the
Mountain Holidays - a world-class latest and greatest ski and snowboard

May Cause Damage

helicopter skiing and riding operation equipment.

The Department of Interior has
rewritten the policies that govern
protection of America’s national
parks, diminishing park protection and
boosting commercialism as priorities
for the National Park Service.
Contrary to statements by the
Department of Interior last week,
the proposed policies redefine the
overarching duty of the Park Service,
weakening references to longstanding,
legal mandates that clearly emphasize
preserving the country’s heritage.
Additional changes steer the national
parks toward greater commercializa-
tion and exploitation. The proposed
policies ease the way for increased
air and noise pollution and increased
high-impact uses previously barred
from most national parks, such as Jet
Skiing, snowmobiling, and livestock
grazing. Additionally, the draft poli-
cies dismantle protections for existing
and potential wilderness.
Eroding the existing Management
Policies further, the proposed polices
also include an explicit statement bar-
ring the public from holding the Park
Service accountable for actions taken
under the revised policies.
Longtime national park profes-
sionals and watchdog organizations
have reviewed the 277-page document
and have identified specific words,
whole paragraphs, and entire chapters
in the draft 2006 Management Policies
that retain key elements of an earlier,
damaging draft rewrite. This earlier
draft sparked nationwide controversy
when it was leaked and the author
identified as Department of Interior
political appointee Paul Hoffman, a
former head of the Cody, Wyoming,
Chamber of Commerce and aide to
then-Wyoming Congressman Dick
Cheney. (An enclosed preliminary
analysis cites specific edits made in
the proposed new policies.)
A statement by the above-men-
tioned groups is as follows:
“Several key proposals in this
current draft weaken protections for
our national parklands. The changes
significantly reduce clarity provided to
park managers in the current Manage-
ment Policies about their overarching
duty to conserve park resources. The
revisions could lead to increased use
of snowmobiles, Jet Skis, off-road
vehicles, commercialization, and
grazing while weakening protections
for wilderness and air quality.”
“We are concerned that these
changes do not reflect what Americans
consistently tell the National Park
Service they want in their national
parks and we question the impetus
for this rewrite. We renew our call
for the Department to explain why
these changes are necessary and who
is demanding this rewrite. We believe
it was a fundamental mistake to issue
this proposal and urge the Department
of Interior to withdraw it.”

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November 2, 2005
Nightmare Successful
Event for CSM Greeks
As the evening was fast approach-
ing and children all over Golden
were frantically running around their
houses trying to put their costumes
together, the fraternities of Greek row
at the Colorado School of Mines were
setting up for their annual Nightmare
on Greek Street event.
Pumpkins were lit and candles
were placed throughout as the seven
houses put together everything from
fishing for candy to haunted houses
that proved to be scary enough to
frighten adults and children alike.
Nightmare on Greek Street is an
annual event that provides a safe outlet
for parents to bring their children for
the Halloween holiday.
One participant stated that Night-
mare on Greek Street has been a tradi-
tion for her since she was fourteen and
she now brings her young children.
Parents all over the Golden com-
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AIM Networks
DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE
via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--
Oct. 6, 2005--Top blogging, media and
social networking services are teaming
up with AOL to bring the AIM service
directly into their communities, inte-
grating users` online status and giving
them one-click access to real time com-
munications whenever they like.
AOL`s new partners, including
Facebook, Inc., LinkedIn Corporation,
Six Apart, Inc. and Glam.com, Inc. join
a growing list of sites and services that
are integrating AIM `presence` and the
massive reach of the AOL network
to let users see when friends, family
members, colleagues and contacts are
available for text, live voice and/or
streaming video chat ( http://www.
aim.com ).
Today AOL also announced that it
is giving bloggers, podcasters, consum-
ers and small businesses the ability to
add AIM presence and one-click access
to the AIM(R) service to their Web sites
free of charge.
Called AIM(R) Presence ( http://
www.aim.com/presence ), the new
program offers a free distribution li-
cense and lets sites and services publish
AIM presence by simply cutting and
pasting a line of HTML code into their
Web pages.
The program uses the familiar Run-
ning Man icon to indicate presence so
that visitors can see when others are
online and available to communicate.
‘’The AIM service should be ev-
erywhere our users are and want to
be, from blogs and shopping sites to
professional and social networking
services,’’ said Chamath Palihapitiya,
vice president and general manager,
AIM and ICQ, America Online, Inc.
‘’With the new AIM Presence pro-
gram, we are taking this commitment
to a deeper level, enabling everyone
from bloggers and podcasters to small
businesses to tap our network`s reach
and connect with key audiences in
real time.’’
Tanner Tools at
UPenn
Participants to Go from Con-
cept to Chip in Three Days
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESS-
WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2005--Participants
at a workshop sponsored by the
University of Pennsylvania`s Neu-
roengineering Research Lab will use
Tanner EDA`s tools to help design in
three days chips for intricate neural
networks.
It is hoped that future versions
of these kinds of chips will simulate
the brain to help solve problems the
biological brain does routinely.
Workshop attendees will use Chip-
Gen, a silicon compiler for neuromor-
phic chips developed at Penn using
Tanner`s L-Comp macros, part of a
standard tool suite, which includes
L-Edit(R) Layout, DRC, LVS, Place
and Route and T-Spice Pro(R).
Tanner`s standard tool suite has
been used successfully to create a
number of highly innovative and com-
mercially successful products, includ-
ing Bluetooth products, imaging chips
used in the cameras on NASA Mars
Rovers, advanced polymer displays,
sensors and MEMS devices.
‘’Flexible and easy-to-use soft-
ware tools, such as Tanner`s tools, are
critical enablers to creating entirely
new types of circuitry, such as the
Facebook, LinkedIn, Six Apart,
Glam.com Join Growing List of AIM-
Enabled Communities.
Effective today, Facebook ( http://
www.facebook.com ), an online direc-
tory that connects people through social
networks at high schools, universities
and colleges, has selected AOL to be its
exclusive provider of instant messag-
ing and presence technologies.
Facebook will build AIM presence
and the AIM service into users` profile
pages on Facebook.com, enabling them
to share online status and initiate IM
sessions from within the service.
In addition, AOL has selected
LinkedIn, a network that enables
professionals to find jobs, people and
opportunities through their existing
network of business relationships, as its
preferred provider of business profiles
for the AIM service.
In turn, AOL will be the sole pro-
vider of instant messaging services
for LinkedIn ( http://www.linkedin.
com ), which will integrate AIM pres-
ence to enable its 3.8 million users to
communicate with their connections
in real time.
AIM users will be able to add their
LinkedIn connections to their AIM(R)
Buddy List(R) feature with one click,
and to instantly invite contacts from
their AIM Buddy List feature to con-
nect on LinkedIn.
Also announced today, Six Apart (
http://www.sixapart.com ), a leading
provider of weblogging (blogging)
software and services best known for
its Movable Type publishing platform,
TypePad service and LiveJournal com-
munity, has formalized its integration
of the AIM service within its growing
community.
Under the agreement, Six Apart will
empower its over 11 million bloggers
to share their AIM presence informa-
tion on their blogs so that readers,
fellow bloggers and media can easily
be in touch.
neural networks that we are working
on,’’ noted Kwabena Boahen, associ-
ate professor in the Bioengineering
Department at the University of
Pennsylvania.
‘’We anticipate that the results of
this workshop will help advance the
important work in linking electronic
circuitry and neurobiology and its
applications in science and comput-
ing.’’
Co-sponsored with Institute for
Neuromorphic Engineering at the
University of Maryland, Boahen`s
lab at Penn is hosting the workshop
Dec. 3-5 with 10 participants selected
based on proposals of the chip design
and its test plan.
Participants will leave the work-
shop with a completed design that
supports efficient connectivity among
silicon neuron chips, which will en-
able larger neural networks to be built,
making it possible for neuromorphic
engineers to move beyond sensory
systems such as the retina to cognitive
systems such as the visual cortex.
More information on the workshop
is available at http://www.neuroen-
gineering.upenn.edu/boahen/meth/
fs_tools.htm.
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PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS
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WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2005--After four
years of research, and with guidance
from the graduate education com-
munity, ETS is completing the most
significant overhaul of the Graduate
Record Examinations (GRE(R)) Gen-
eral Test in the test`s 55-year history.
The revamped GRE General Test will
be offered for the first time in October
2006.
Each of the GRE General Test`s
three sections -- Verbal Reasoning,
Quantitative Reasoning and Analyti-
cal Writing -- will have different types
of questions and new formats. ETS
expects the changes to increase the va-
lidity of the test. The changes will also
provide graduate schools with better
information on an applicant`s perfor-
mance, address security concerns, and
maximize technology to make better
use of computer-enabled questions.
‘’The changes to the GRE Gen-
eral Test are significant,’’ says David
Payne, Executive Director of the GRE
Program in ETS`s Higher Education
Division. ‘’The new test will empha-
size complex reasoning skills that are
closely aligned to graduate work. We`ll
include more real-life scenarios and
data interpretation questions, and new,
more focused writing questions. In ad-
dition, the Verbal and Quantitative sec-
tions will have new score scales. This
will improve the GRE test`s usefulness
to students and graduate schools.’’
The new GRE General Test will
be slightly over four hours long, an
increase from the current two-and-a-
Attention: Students, Faculty, and Friends of…
School of Mines
Friday, November 11, 2005
6:45p.m., Dancers starts at 7:00pm
Bunker Auditorium (Greencenter)
Polynesian dancers/floor show, refreshments to follow.
half-hour exam. It will also no longer
be offered in a computer-adaptive
format, where the difficulty of the test
is determined by the test taker`s right
or wrong answers. Instead, it will be of-
fered in a linear format, in which every
student takes the same exam.
Changes to the Verbal Reasoning
measure include:
-- two 40-minute sections rather
than one 30-minute section
-- greater emphasis on higher
cognitive skills and less dependence
on vocabulary
-- a broader selection of reading
passages including sentence-equiva-
lence questions
-- expansion of computer-enabled
tasks
Changes to the Quantitative Rea-
soning measure include:
-- two 40-minute sections rather
than one 45-minute section
-- fewer geometry questions
-- more real-life scenarios and data
interpretation questions
-- on-screen, four-function calcula-
tor with square-root feature
Changes to the Analytical Writing
measure include:
-- 15 minutes shorter
-- more focused questions to ensure
original analytical writing
-- 30-minute argument and issue
tasks
Each test will also contain a vari-
able section that will not count toward
a test taker`s score but will be used to
select questions for future versions of
the exam.
‘’These changes are intended to
November 2, 2005
make the GRE General Test a more ac-
curate gauge of how qualified prospec-
tive students are to do graduate-level
work,’’ Payne explains. ‘’We`ll also
offer more interpretive information to
graduate deans and faculty, including
providing access to test takers` essay
responses on the Analytical Writing
section.’’
Because the number and type of
questions on the Verbal and Quantita-
tive sections of the revised General Test
will be different, the traditional point
scale of 200 to 800 on these sections
will be replaced. The new scale will
have 40 to 50 scale points and will be
centered somewhere between 120 and
179. The final range may vary slightly,
depending on the results of field testing
that will conclude in November.
Also, unlike the current exam, each
version of the revised GRE General
Test will be used only once, and no
test takers will encounter the same
questions on different dates. Instead
of continuous testing, the exam will be
given 29 times a year worldwide. The
number of administrations in any given
region will depend on the test volumes
in that region.
The revised GRE General Test will
be administered in the ETS global
network of Internet-based test centers
and through Thomson Prometric, the
world`s largest computer-based test-
ing network.
For the latest information about the
revised GRE General Test, visit www.
ets.org/gre. Test takers can e-mail ques-
tions to gre-info@ets.org or call (609)
771-7670.
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Faculty of the CANstruction Competition

Month
Panhellenic Council
Each month, the Panhellenic
Council chooses a faculty member
who exhibits a sincere passion for
their student. The sororities provide
their nominations and justification
and then a vote is taken during the
biweekly Panhellenic meeting.
This month, the council elected
Mrs. Shannon Mann of the Mining de-
partment. Michi Whitall, a senior in
the Mining Department says, “Shan-
non is the secretary in the mining
department, but that’s just her title.
She is the heart, soul and mind of
the intire department. She keepd the
head of the department’s head on, she
takes time to meet with students and
discuss their classes and help them
graduate.”
Mann’s, whose family was estab-
lishe in Colorado since the 1890’s,
family moved around frequently until
she was in high school when they
finally settled in Black Hawk.
“This is where I really grew to
love mining history, as back then it
Becca Hubis
student, so clearly Mining is a pas-
sion very dear to Mann’s heart. Right
now, her husband and her are working
on building a house in Buena Vista,
which they plan to move to in a few
years.
Mann is taking woodworking
classes right now in hopes that she
may be able to play a part in the finish-
ing of their new house.
Mann’s ultimate goal is to eventu-
ally have a commercial greenhouse,
“although this may very well take me
some extra time as I have a big learn-
ing curve to drive,” says Mann.
Mann went on to say, “I have en-
joyed 12+ years working here in the
mining department and the greatest
enjoyment of my job are the wonder-
ful young men and women that have
come through here to get their edu-
cation. I have made some life-long
friends of some pretty special young
professionals.”
Clearly, Mann has had a tre-
mendous impact on many of her
Fierce for Castle of Cans
With only three weeks left to col-
lect nonperishable food, Colorado
School of Mines Castle of Cans teams
are gearing up for the largest food
drive in CSM’s history.
On November 18, 2005, student
groups, resident hall floors, adminis-
trative departments and community
organizations will build amzing struc-
tures using only canned food and other
nonperishable foods in one day.
Only prepackaged cans and
food items may be used. Any sized
can (big or small) can be used in
the structure.
The structure must be self-
supporting. Only cardboard or
foam board (for leveling), rubber
bands, and tape may be used, NO
METAL. The cans/boxes cannot
be harmed and their labels must
remain intact and not be covered!!
The structure must
be built in a 7’x7’x7’
area. The teams will Castle of Cans will be held on Fri-
have from 7:00 am to day, Nov. 18, on Kafadar Commons
2:00 pm to construct (or Ballrooms D & E if inclement
them. No pre-assembly weather). Teams must submit a reg-
is allowed. istration form to Student Activities
The top five struc- by Nov.4, to participate. Space is
tures, decided by a panel limited for teams wanting to build
of judges, will receive structures.
bonus pounds towards Castle of Cans is sponsored by
their total poundage col- Order of Omega, Student Activities,
lected. Other prizes will CSM Community and Food Bank
be given for the most cre- for the Rockies. For more infor-
ative structure and most mation, call Student Activities at
technical structure. 303.273.3970.

Plea to Local Businesses

still looked much like an old mining
town. It was a wonderful time when
there were still quite a few characters
from the past still living and you had a
chance to hear first hand about some of
the glory of the past,” says Mann.
Shannon’s husband, an active
mining engineer, is currently a PhD
students.
“She will be retiring at the end
of this school year and I feel that
she deserves this honor before she
leaves. I don’t know what the mining Dear Local Golden Business,
department would be without her,”
say Whitall. On behalf of the Associated Stu-
dents of the Colorado School of Mines
(ASCSM), I would like to invite
members of your business to attend
the first annual “Day at the Game”
tailgate party, which will be held on
November 5 at Brooks Field, when
the Colorado School of Mines Oredig-
gers take on Adams State in the last
regular-season game. The festivities,
including free food, spirit activities led
by the CSM Cheerleaders and various
give-aways, will begin at 11 a.m. and
will continue throughout the game.
ASCSM, the Student Government
at Mines, is greatly anticipating this
event as it will serve as an opportunity
for Mines students to interact with
various members, including business
representatives, of the Golden com-
munity.
In order to make this event a
success in its inaugural year, we are
asking for donations of various items
including: food items, beverages, pa-
per products, items that can be raffled
or monetary donations to the event.
Anything that your business is willing
and able to donate would be greatly
appreciated and definitely enjoyed
by the numerous people attending the
“Day at the Game” tailgate party.
If you have any questions or con-
cerns, please do not hesitate to contact
me at the telephone number or email
address listed below. It is the goal of
ASCSM to make this event a success
and ultimately a tradition that both
CSM students and Golden community
members alike anticipate and enjoy
every year. We look forward to enjoy-
ing it with you!
Thank you for your time,
Alicia Jessop
ASCSM President
(303) 324-1676

Learn Your Leadership Potential

Attention: Up and Coming CSM Leaders….

Don’t forget to register for

Leadership In Action

Spring Leadership Course - MSGN 497

F I N AL LY , A PA I D I N T E R N SH I P W I T H
Special Studies in Leadership and Small
L E SS “ G O F E T C H M E A C U P O F C O F F E E ” A N D
Group Dynamics
M O R E “ P L E A SE PA SS M E T H E SU P E R C O M PU T E R ”
DESCRIPTION OF CLASS:
The course is for up and coming leaders (sophomores and juniors currently involved in a student
organization) that will combine readings, discussions and hands-on experiences as means of
learning and understanding the dynamics of leadership. Students will discover their own
leadership potential as well as learn how to exercise leadership with little or no authority. The
material of the class is relevant for those seeking to have a positive impact in small groups,
student clubs and organizations or even campus wide. This class will be primarily discussion
oriented. Various experiential exercises and/or case studies may be employed to illustrate certain
principles and concepts. Students will also participate in a service project and leadership project
to further apply leadership concepts learned in class.

AFROTC is offering a rewarding 10-week summer internship in engineering that includes

round-trip airfare, room and board, rental car and up to $4,500 in salary. Students who
Class Time and Location: complete this internship may also be offered a two-year follow-up scholarship that
Thursdays includes $15,000 a year for tuition, $600 for textbooks, plus a $400 tax-free monthly
stipend. A bit more rewarding than the usual internship, no? For more information,
4:00 – 6:00 pm visit your school’s engineering department or U.S. Air Force ROTC detachment.
For more information contact Student
Activities at 303.273.3970
Student Center, Ballroom D

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Arriving Shortly Featured Trailer

Chase Hoffman Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The next two weeks is sort of like a buired treasure in a mine field. We’ve got
Eli Martin
one of the greatest potentials of the fall coming from the mind of Sam Mendes.
But also be on the lookout for ripoffs with Zathura and Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Also Derailed is like a gold plated, defective claymore. It could be really worth Fire, to be released on November
it, or you could get your head blown off. As for Chicken Little, Disney is losing 18th, shows our young wizards (and
steam. I’m beginning to suspect a downfall. Whatever your mood, follow my witch) growing into young adult-
advice and you shouldn’t go wrong hood and facing new and graver
situations.
November 4th Summary: A business man (Owen) Having read the book (many
meets a nice business woman on times), the trailer includes many
Chicken Little their commuter train. Their friendly of the parts I loved. From dragons
Disney Pictures meetings become flirtatious and then and mermaids, to the second com-
Family, Rated G sexual. Their fling takes a nasty turn ing of Lord Voldemort and the dark
Starring: Zach Braff, Joan Cu- when a criminal starts flipping the mark, to a touch of romance for our
sack whole situation on its ear and puts heroes, Warner Brothers’ new trailer
Directed by Mark Dindal (also di- both lovers individual families in has it all.
rected The Emperor’s New Groove) jeopardy. In tune with the last three movies,
Summary: The sky is falling and Impression: This is an interest- it appears that there will be plenty of
it’s up to chicken little to save the ing drama. The bane of this affair is computer effects in some scenes to
day. both its intrinsic trouble and outside bring the magic to life, but they don’t
Impression: This is a simple re- trouble. I recommend seeing this if overwhelm the scenes or film.
make of the 1943 classic. This will be you want to see something a little out The fourth film is also the fourth
a simple animated family movie. You of the ordinary. year at Hogwarts for Harry and
can’t expect much here. Take the kids, friends, and it marks the revival of
but you won’t Get Rich or Die Tryin’ the Triwizard Tournament, where one
find anything interesting. Paramount Pictures student from each of the three major
Drama, Rated R schools of magic compete for a prize
Jarhead Starring: Curtis “50 Cent” Jack- in gold and glory.
Universal Pictures son *Spoilers to follow.*
War/Drama, Rated R Directed by Jim Sheridan The Triwizard Tournament was
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Summary: Fiddy Cent’s life story, called off many years ago due to the
Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, Jamie dog. Simple az dat. high number of student deaths.
Foxx Impression: Call me pyschic or Professor Dumbledore, Head-
Directed by Sam Mendes (also crazy or whatever, but I’m pretty sure master of Hogwarts, and the Head-
directed American Beauty) I know how this ends. I’ll give you a masters of the other schools believe
Summary: Young impression- clue, he doesn’t die trying. Do me a that magical control has improved in
able recruit is sent off to Iraq during favor, and recent years and the tournament can
Operation don’t see this 8 Mile ripoff. be designed and held safely.
Desert Storm. The major twist in the trailer is
Impression: For those who have Zathura when Harry Potter, played by Daniel
seen American Beauty, you might Sony Pictures Radcliffe, is chosen as the fourth
understand how excited I am to see Fantasy/Adventure, Rated PG contender, even though he didn’t put
this film. This will be insightful, Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah his name in to be selected.
funny, dramatic, and and all around Bobo Also shown are the other three
great movie. This is one that people Directed by Jon Favreau contenders in the Triwizard Tourna- such as classes, cruel professors, ione for details on their so-called
will remember for a long time. Summary: Two brothers start play- ment, Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts, and evil looming ever closer on the relationship.
ing a dusty old space theme board played by Robert Pattinson. Fleur horizon. The new trailer for Harry Potter
November 11th game. The twist is that this game is Delacour is played by Clèmence If broom riding is your thing, don’t and the Goblet of Fire is quite exten-
magical and the occurrences happen Poèsy, and comes from Beauxbatons fret, you will get plenty of it even sive, just as the movie will be, coming
Derailed literally. school of magic. Lastly is Viktor without the House teams competing. in at 154 minutes.
Weinstein Company Impression: This is another simple Krum, played by Stanislav Ianevski Some might be more interested Check it out on Nov. 18th, but be
Drama/Romance, Rated R ripoff like Get Rich or Die Tryin’. If hails from Durmstrang. in the social elements featured in warned, its not for the little ones. Its
Starring: Clive Owen, Jennifer you liked Jumanji, then go see this. Unfortunately, due to the tourna- the trailer, including Ron learning rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy
Aniston Otherwise, hold out. ment, Quidditch is called off for the to dance, Harry finding a date, and violence and frightening images.
Directed by Mikael Håfström season, but Harry and his friends still reporters hounding Harry and Herm- And yes, I am a huge dork.
have other challenges at Hogwarts,

Over to You, Ed
Chris Light
There was a time, just after him and the station. The new con- fought against ignorance, intoler-
the Golden Era, but before the flict becomes testing the boundaries ance and indifference. This weapon
Counterculture movement, when of conservative journalism, as Mur- of television could be useful.” He
the Cold War forced America row and his colleagues draw flak was on to something there.
into the warm comforts of a jazz from proponents
lounge for a cigarette. But the Red of the status-quo.
Scare, amplified by the tirade of David Strath-
a Wisconsin senator, let a draft airn gives an ef-
of paranoia into creep into the fective perfor-
homes of the American people. mance. Murrow
But Warner Independent’s new film is enigmatic and
Good Night, and Good Luck is not intelligent. He is
actually about Joseph McCarthy, driven not by his
or McCarthyism. Its focus is the ratings but by val-
need to speak out against what is ues of right and
wrong. The protagonist is Edward wrong, something
R. Murrow, real life former CBS the movie hopes
journalist and host of the popular to communicate
news program “See It Now,” who to the audience.
took the fight to McCarthy. Murrow The film closes
believes in the right thing, even with Murrow giv-
though it may be unpopular. ing his address at
The film includes several well- the 1958 Radio
established actors, and the urgency Television News
of the Red Scare is presented Directors Asso-
in soft black and white. Shown ciation conven-
only through archival footage, tion, challenging
McCarthy’s presence is heightened people to step
by his realism, not altered by an forward and stop
actor’s take on the man. Instead, being afraid.
you see him as he was in his natu- “There is a great
ral state, volatile and threatening. and perhaps de-
Meanwhile, Murrow’s attacks on cisive battle to be
McCarthy start to draw attention to
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November 2, 2005 Page 7

Doomed From Reel Geek

the Start?
Adam Eng
Can you smell what the Rock
is cookin? Sorry but this movie is
an adrenaline junkie’s movie, all
about the action. Doom is about a
sergeant played by the Rock, justifi-
ably called Sarge, whose team has
been selected to go to mars to lock
down the base and recover data.
Tempers flare as Sarge’s right hand
man John Grimm, played by Karl
Urban, is forced to deal with his
sister, played by the blonde Bond
girl in Die Another Day, Rosamund
Pike, whom Grimm has not spoken
to in ten years. It all goes down
hill as various members of the
team are taken out one by one. The
movie takes a huge shift as Sarge
reveals his true colors and only
John Grimm can save the day, with
a little help from an extra pair of
chromosomes which bring out the
Chase Hoffman
Somehow, someone fooled me
into seeing this against my better
judgment. Let me tell you, I have
not seen an action movie this bad in
a long, long time. It had everything
wrong with it. The acting sucked,
the action bombed, the plot blows,
the scenery was miserable. It’s like
someone copied a formula from
another movie, but messed up in the
transcription.
Remember how the trailers
feature a first person perspective of
a guy shooting stuff and walking
around reloading every five minutes.
The movie hardly features this scene
when the story starts wrapping up.
And that scene goes on for about
five minutes and makes these weird
jumps ahead in time which defeats
best and worst of people.
This is a very cheesy action
movie but it does keep you enter-
tained throughout. The plot is de-
cent, explaining character motives
pretty well, with the exception of
the Rock whose character seems to
have a role reversal all of a sudden.
In my opinion the whole first per-
son view sequence was the worst
part of the movie. It does get you to
jump though, due to lack of periph-
eral vision. But if you like action
movies with a dash of thriller, you
might actually like this one.
The best way to describe it is
entertaining, not good. But since
the plot is surprisingly good for this
caliber of movie, a gamer might be
in heaven. So you will just have to
go see this one and make the call
yourself.
person perspective. Needless to say,
very unsatisfying.
Maybe you’re thinking, “It can’t
be this bad. What about hot chicks or
the BFG from the original game?”
My friend, there isn’t much of ei-
ther. There is one hot scientist who
doesn’t get the same amount of
screen time as the monsters, and the
BFG was shot only a couple times
during the movie. Maybe you like
seeing The Rock with his shirt off?
I don’t, but whatever floats your
boat. Well, he wears a full uniform
with about five assault rifles, a heavy
machines gun, and the BFG almost
the entire movie except when he
uses his computer with his shirt off.
Trust me when I tell you this. You
should never see this film. Please, oh
A film geek writes about geeks on film.
Jen Schneider
In my class “The Engineer and
Scientist in American Film,” I ask
my students to see some good old
movies, and they encourage me to
see films I might never see otherwise.
Below are reviews of their recent pick,
The Boondock Saints and of mine,
Overnight.
Students’ Picks: The Boondock
Saints (1999)
As usual, I had never heard of this
film when my students first suggested
it, but this time it was not because I am
a social reject, completely sequestered
in the cocoon of motherhood and un-
able to manage a foray into a movie
theater. Nope, this time, it was because
this movie never even really made it
into theaters in the first place.
Saints received its most prominent
showing at the Cannes Film Festival,
and for complicated reasons, only
received a very limited distribution
in the United States (very limited,
as in five theaters). And yet, like so
many excellent movies before it, it has
become what’s known in the biz as a
“sleeper,” and has had terrific home
video distribution numbers. A cursory
internet search suggests that the film
is particularly popular among the high
school set. I can’t confirm this, though
I can see why it might appeal to that
age group.
The film follows two Irish brothers
who, via a series of strange events,
decide to become vigilante avengers
of justice, brutalizing, executing, and simplistic when it suggests that the mended I see Overnight, and oh, am I
otherwise kicking the crap out of answer to violence is more violence. I glad I did. Overnight is the documen-
“bad guys”—despicable mobsters and know, I know, it’s just the movies, but tary telling of the making (and unmak-
twisted criminals. In doing so, they one hopes for more these days. ing) of The Boondock Saints, and it’s
become society’s new anti-heroes, A final note: the very, very best like the juiciest reality television you
men on the lam who refuse to accept

Blade Runners
the tension element of using a first
Adam Eng
Halloween can mean only one
thing, time for a scary movie, and
Saw II is this years’ answer. If you
liked the first one, drop this news-
paper and go see this movie. Saw II
centers around a dirty cop, played
by Donnie Wahlberg (don’t worry, I
have no idea who this guy is either),
whose son has been forced to play
“the game.” “The game,” developed
by a terminal cancer patient dubbed
“Jigsaw,” is a devilish test of your
will to survive. Players are selected
to play the game, push themselves
to their limits, conquering pain,
unraveling clues, overcoming their
deepest fears, and even facing the
daunting task of murder. Jigsaw’s
motive hopes to teach you to value
life by making it disappear right
Chase Hoffman
I’ve had people tell me over and
over how much they enjoyed Saw.
After about 30 minutes of convinc-
ing, a tequila, 3 beers, and a shot of
151, I finally gave up and went to go
see Saw II. The only good thing was
that I still had my buzz at the end.
You would think an “intense”
horror flick might sober you up, but
instead I found myself drifting in
thought, thinking more interesting
things like my mechanics home-
Playing in the Student Center Ballroom Nov. 03
please, see something else.
before your eyes, and by placing
you in an ironic death trap based on
how you are mistreating others and
yourself.
This movie, like the first, gets to
you by inventing horrific ways to die.
As an added bonus, there are more
contestants, more traps, and better
twists. This intense movie will put
you on the edge of your seat, and
keep you guessing throughout the
movie. Even if you didn’t see the
first one, don’t fret. This one stands
on its own. However, viewing the
first does give the sequel an extra
kick. This eerie, unsettling thriller
will shock you. If you can stomach
some gruesome parts, be sure to see
this one while you still have the Hal-
loween spirit.
work. In every scene, each character
is reading a children’s book rated
R. Everything is predictable. Ev-
erything is so simple. Everything
is so boring. The characters only
show one emotion. There was the
forceful drug dealer, the “screw-
it-all” junkie/whore, the scared
teenager, the shifty criminal, the
angry detective, and so on and so
forth. Whatever you do, don’t see
this flop.
the status quo of corruption and evil
men spreading, er, evilness across
American society.
The Boondock Saints is an exciting
film to watch: the plotline develops in
a manner only slightly simpler than
that of Pulp Fiction, the actors are
not too hard on the eyes (how-dee),
and the writing is quick and clever.
But this film doesn’t ask too many
hard questions, and may be overly
part about this film is Willem Dafoe’s
performance as Agent Paul Smecker.
I usually hate Dafoe: he seems to al-
ways play the same smirking bad guy,
except when he’s playing Jesus. But as
Smecker, the brilliant, gay, obsessive
lawman out to catch the Saints, Dafoe
is pure, twisted genius.
My Pick: Overnight (2003)
Actually, a student who lent me a
copy of The Boondock Saints recom-
could imagine. As a former reality T.V.
junkie gone straight, let me tell you
that this shot of the sweet stuff was
like a long, lovely walk down memory
lane. And it felt good, so good.
Specifically, Overnight follows
the director and scriptwriter of Saints,
Troy Duffy, as he completely self-
destructs over the course of the film’s
making and beyond. Duffy was a
bartender in Boston when his script
for the film was purchased by Harvey
Weinstein, one of Hollywood’s most
important behind-the-scenes players,
and a producer for Miramax. Wein-
stein agreed to give Duffy a huge
budget to make the film, and agreed
to become a co-owner of Duffy’s
bar. Furthermore, Duffy would have
complete creative control over the
film, would have final cut (rare in
Hollywood for a new director), and
his band “The Brood” would get to
perform the film’s soundtrack.
As you might guess, deals like
this rarely happen to no-name home-
boys from bean-town. But instead of
being grateful, Duffy’s head grows
to the size of Massachusetts and he
manages to alienate Weinstein and
everyone around him before the film
is even shot. The film does eventually
get made—though not by Miramax.
But for some reason, nobody in Hol-
lywood will agree to distribute it
(Overnight suggests that Weinstein
and other Miramax execs blackballed
Duffy). And so an otherwise very
good film gets shelved.
All of this is interesting commen-
tary on the often invisible politics of
filmmaking, but what is most fasci-
nating is Duffy’s utter self-destruc-
tion—the documentary ends with him
poor, bald, and unemployed, ranting to
himself on a street corner. It’s the sad-
dest of endings, and a train wreck you
won’t be able to turn away from.
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Feudal State?
The changing of a president at
a university can be a time of great
uncertainty. It can also be an uncom-
mon opportunity for the university,
that is, the faculty, students, staff
and alumni, and, yes, the Trustees, to
come together in a shared vision of the
university’s future. According to the
American Association of University
Professors, over 90% of universities
and colleges in the U.S. search for a
president with a committee composed
of the university ‘stakeholders’ listed
above. The last two searches at SCM
followed standard practice. This time,
however, the Board of Trustees at
CSM decided to be the search com-
mittee in its entirety. Dr. Nyikos, the
Board President, has argued that they
need to change the rule for reasons of
expediency and confidentiality. The
reality is that the Board, seven politi-
cal appointees, wants to pick the next
CSM President.
What has transpired thus far? At
the end of last academic year, Dr. John
Trefny told the CSM community that
he would be retiring in May 2006. On
August 26th, 2005, the CSM Board of
Trustees announced that they would
act as the search committee, contrary
to standard practice throughout the
U.S. On September 6th, Trustees Ter-
rance G. Tschatschula and L. Roger
Hutson met with the CSM Faculty
Senate so that the Senate could better
understand the details of the search.
As a result of that meeting, the Sen-
ate sent the Board a Memorandum
on September 28 ; Trustees Coors,
th
Tschatschula and DeFilippo addressed
faculty questions. Student Trustee
Laurie Cornell was also in attendance
as were several past Board members
and about 150 faculty members.
Why was the vast majority of
faculty at the September 28th Faculty
Forum angered at the Board? Funda-
mentally, Board members were un-
able to provide a consistent, rational
explanation for structuring the search
committee as they propose. More im-
portantly, however, the argument over
the way in which the next President
will be hired is not simply a question
of procedure. Make no mistake: at its
heart is the question of the essential
nature of the University: are we a
community working for a common
future or merely employees in some
sort of university corporation, or a
modern-day feudal state?
The Senate sent the Board a second
letter, on September 29th, asking that
the Board reconstitute the search com-
mittee so that it has representation ‘re-
flecting the richness and diversity of
the entire Colorado School of Mines
community. The restructuring of the
committee needs to be substantial,
not token.’
The Board has so far ignored us.
For over 90 years, the AAUP
‘Redbook’ has served as a guide to
university governance. In 1966, the
AAUP summarized the ideas in its
Statement on Government of Colleges
and Universities. At its core is the
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adopted the ‘Redbook’ in full. CU’s cies about the future of the univer- ment? The essence of a fiduciary duty
current search to replace Elizabeth sity; an efficient process regulated by is trust and openness. To the Board it
Hoffmann is following standard groupthink focusing on an artificial means that they need to be in control.
practice with a search committee timeline. It flies in the face of reason However, Section 5 of Article VIII
composed of trustees, faculty, stu- that the Board, with limited experi- (“State Institutions”) of the Colorado
dents and classified staff. In fact, ence in higher education and with Constitution provides as follows:
Duke, Rice, Cornell, Ohio, Indiana remarkably similar backgrounds and ‘…The governing boards of the state
and Texas are all looking for new perspectives, all political appointees institutions of higher education,
presidents, with a search committees by the Colorado Governor, is best able whether established by this constitu-
reflecting the diversity and richness to select the next president. To quote tion or by law, shall have the general
of their universities (e.g., http://www. Winston Churchill, ‘Democracy’s the supervision of their respective insti-
duke.edu/president_search/commit- worst form of government, except for tutions [italics ours]…’. In fact, the
tee.html). What universities has the all others’. State contributes only 9% of CSM’s
Board stated are their models for The main argument that the Board annual operating budget. The Board,
presidential searches? Metro State has against an orthodox search is however, is demanding total control
University and Mesa State University. fear of loss of confidentiality. This of the university’s immediate future.
What are the Board’s main arguments argument is a red herring. Ninety What of the fiduciary duty, and voice,
against an orthodox search? Expedi- percent of universities searching for of the other stakeholders in CSM: the
ency and confidentiality mixed in new presidents face the same confi- faculty that provide over $30 million
with the Board’s self-stated ‘fiduciary’ dentiality issues; all believe that the in research each year; the parents
responsibility. benefits of an open search outweigh and students who provide tuition; the
The search for a new university the risks. The Trustees’ confidentiality staff that work so hard to make CSM
president is about the future. We need argument is made simply because they function; the alumni who generously
a president with the vision and skills want to control the search process to support the university?
to lead the university for the next their desired outcome. Unfortunately, There is a saying in Chinese that,
decade, or more. Finding the right the Board has never articulated its vi- ‘If you wish to hang a man there is
person is a serious, time-consuming sion of the Presidency or the future. no lack of evidence’. ‘The man’ the
job. If you look at the search web Dr. Nyikos did comment to the Golden Board wants to hang is the commonly
pages for Tier 1 universities that are Transcript, however, that they would accepted idea of shared governance.
looking for presidents, their time lines hire ‘someone from the energy indus- The Board’s only answer, when their
reflect the importance of the search. try’. So much for the Board’s promise logic fails, is that they believe they
By ‘expediency’ the Board means to the CSM community to look for the have the power to do what they want.
a search executed without serious best candidates without bias. In a Connected Learning Community
debate from university constituen- And what of the ‘fiduciary’ argu- continued on page 9

The Editor’s Corner

of Serious Concern. The Resolution
of the Senate is given below. The
complete text can be received by send-
ing a request to the Senate President
(honeyman@mines.edu):
The CSM Faculty request through
this MEMORANDUM OF SERI-
OUS CONCERN that the Colorado
School of Mines Board of Trustees
change direction and constitute a
bona fide search committee for the
open Presidential position that is
consistent with current practice. Spe-
cifically, we request that the Board of
Trustees immediately reconstitute the
search committee to include voting
representatives from all major CSM
constituencies, announce details of
a search process that will include
public forums that will allow the top
candidates the opportunity to meet
with the major CSM constituencies
and affirm that the search process be
executed without prejudice, with the
sole goal of attracting the most quali-
fied individual for the position.
We asked the Board to reply by
September 22. Dr. Nyikos responded
with:
Thank you for the thoughtful and
informative memorandum. Please
convey the sense of the BOT that
while we are eager for faculty ad-
vice, we are completely cognizant
of our fiduciary responsibility to the
taxpayers of Colorado to manage the
school. The BOT will select the next
president. You can provide support
and participate through nomination of
worthy persons. In the meantime, all
members of the BOT will continue our
work process as set out in our initial
public announcement.
The Senate hosted a Faculty forum
concept of shared governance:
Joint effort of a most critical kind
must be taken when an institution
chooses a new president. The selection
of a chief administrative officer should
follow upon a cooperative search by
the governing board and the faculty,
taking into consideration the opin-
ions of others who are appropriately
interested.
The AAUP’s 1981 Faculty Par-
ticipation in the Selection, Evalua-
tion and Retention of Administrators
provides further detail on the role of
faculty in the search process:
The Statement on Government
emphasizes the primary role of faculty
and board in the search for a president.
The search may be initiated either by
separate committees of the faculty and
board or by a joint committee of the
faculty and board or of faculty, board,
students, and others; and separate com-
mittees may subsequently be joined.
In a joint committee, the numbers
from each constituency should reflect
both the primacy of faculty concern
and range of other groups, including
students that have legitimate claim to
some involvement. Each group should
select its own members to serve on the
committee, and the rules governing
the search should be arrived at jointly.
A joint committee should determine
the size of the majority, which will
be controlling in making the appoint-
ment. When separate committees are
used, the board, with which the legal
authority rests, should either select a
name from among those submitted by
the faculty committee or should agree
that no person will be chosen over the
objections of the faculty committee.
The University of Colorado has
Driving Westbound on I-70 last
week, I could barely help but notice
the billboard blaring the slogan, “If
it’s illegal in 62 countries, it’s got to
be fun.” One should probably partake
in the chuckle and return to worries
about the real world, but maybe that’s
just it. As arrogant and quasi-delusion-
al Americans, we have miraculously
been able to somehow separate the
universe of self-indulgence from the
burden of reality. Hey, what happens
in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? It’s an
outlet for the hard-working, up-right,
midlife-crisis-repressing sheep that
bury their head in the sand while
keeping the goal of a distant “Vegas
trip” in the background. It’s more than
a trip – it’s survivable hope.
It is certainly unwise to deal in ste-
reotypes, as anomalies exist in every
situation – money certainly can get
one’s son into Yale University. How-
ever, if a conclusion may be arrived
at, the stereotypes of the respective
situations must be considered and
evaluated.
The stereotypical American is
positively entranced by the luxuries
and amenities that they see throughout
the media. The American media has
adopted and subsequently extorted
the utopian notion that every person
deserves the good life. While this
concept is beautifully imagined, it
remains fundamentally flawed. If
the rose-colored glasses fall momen-
tarily, such flaws in this notion can
be seen.
For the Baby Boomers, hard work,
sacrifice, and commitment to family
are, and have always been, non-ne-
gotiable. The background of growing
up in a post-war milieu, however, has
intrinsically installed an belief on their
children that “you deserve the good
life.” While this certainly should not
be criticized in retrospect, subsequent
generations must realize that they have
been lead by false hope and unrealistic
expectations. As the X-Generation
matures and the fruitfulness of the
Baby Boomers accordingly declines,
the dependence of the former turns to
the Millennium generation.
Adversely, the Millennium genera-
tion is not yet well equipped to lead
the free world. Their childhood has
resulted in a laissez-faire mentality
regarding political involvement and
social progress. While belief and
conviction are ever-present, this
generation’s ability to voice such is in
scarcity seems strangely vacant.
One certainly cannot deny the no-
tion that America has developed into a
modern day Rome. One of the greatest
civilizations in recorded history was
brought down by a single flaw. To any
great republic, self-indulgence on part
of its citizens is an Achille’s Heel.
Rome formerly was dominated by
a polytheistic adoption of the Grecian
Gods and, thus, each individual’s spir-
itual chalice was filled via community
involvement. Christianity, however,
supplied Romans with individuality
and identity. To truly evaluate this
replacement, it must be judged from
a wholly objective standpoint. Ideal-
istically, a purely democratic society
is incredibly reliant on individualism,
but neither America nor Rome can be
classified as such.
America is, Constitutionally, a
democratic republic. While the former
term carries the aforementioned im-
plications and expectations, the latter
term relies wholly on the intrinsic illa-
tion that community is more important
than any one individual. Within the
last thirty years, American society
has changed into the antithesis of such
a culture. Today, many Americans
feel that their personal convictions
and spiritual beliefs are supreme
to the survivability and success of
American culture as a whole. What
classifies this change as problematic
is that, due to the nature of religious
fundamentalism, Americans who hold
these priorities are unwilling to com-
promise or even listen to an alternative
perspective.
Given that the current American
generation is, arguably, one of the
most intelligent generations in his-
tory, the fact that roughly half of all
Americans voted in the last presiden-
tial election is abysmal. The citizens
of America need a serious wake-up
call.
America was built on idealism and
elbow-grease – it’s sustenance relies
on the same.
Zach Aman
oredig@mines.edu

November 2, 2005
Presidential
Search
As a graduate of Mines in 1957
and past President of the Alumni
Association, I have developed some
thoughts about CSM President selec-
tion. I was slightly involved with the
last two processes and successful in
helping select John Treffney as our
current President. In my opinion, the
President’s roll is primarily that of a
businessman and not an academician.
The net profit for CSM is reflected in
the success of its graduates over the
next few years! The measurement
period is always moving forward
because of the ever increasing rate of
change to our environments. Faculty
and associated staff are not net-profit
oriented. Sometimes they develop
areas of high personal interest that
do not coincide with the purpose of
Alumni Letters
Professor (if that is your title)
Dorgan,
I have just finished reading your
childish, imbecilic writing in the
October 20, 2005 edition of the
Oredigger.
That any faculty member at Colo-
rado School of Mines would write
such drivel, much less have it pub-
lished, causes me great concern.
I wonder how you ever became a
member of the CSM faculty, and ap-
parently remain so.
Norman R. Zehr
Retired Executive Director
of CSM Alumni Association
Presidental
Search
continued from page 8
such as CSM, what is the Board
teaching you, the students, about the
nature of power? The Board should
pay more attention to Woodrow
Wilson, ‘Power consists in one’s
capacity to link his will with the
purpose of others, to lead by reason
and a gift of cooperation.’
What specifically do we, the Fac-
ulty Senate, want? The search should
be consistent with accepted practice
and follow the principle of shared
governance. The search should also
follow current practice at CSM with
oversight by Human Resources (HR)
(the Board’s search is not covered by
HR guidelines). A search commit-
tee should be composed of a mix of
trustees, faculty, staff, students and
the school. Obviously, John’s strong
academic background did not override
his seeking the goal of the school. He
was the exception and reached this
observation after helping redesign
the academic structure. My idea of
the school’s purpose is to develop
economic or academic excellence
in the field of earth sciences. My
observation of most of the academic
background Presidents’ performance
has been less than desirable. Thus, I
suggest stressing business background
over academic experience as being the
primary focus on future Presidential
candidates.
Jim Classen, Engineering
Geology 1957
Anybody but Guy T. McBride
(deceased).
James P. Daniel
BSc. Mining 1976
former Student Body Presi-
dent (under the regime of
Guy T. McBride)
alumni, perhaps in a ratio of 3:3:1:2,1,
respectively). This committee should
do what all other search committees
do at CSM: review the applicants,
make a short list, get references for
those on the short list, organize the in-
terviews and rank the top candidates.
The final list would then be sent to the
entire Board for their final selection,
thus preserving their statutory right to
select the next president.
A Presidential search in which
all university constituencies are en-
gaged provides an opportunity for
the university community to affirm
our common ideals and goals, and to
create a unified vision of the future.
It is a rare opportunity that should not
be squandered.
Bruce Honeyman,
Faculty Senate
EDITORIALS
An Open Letter
Open letter to the BOT, faculty,
and students of Colorado School of
Mines:
Without knowing all of the details
surrounding the issue of student par-
ticipation, I can only comment about
those aspects about which I’ve learned
from a recent newspaper article.
Whatever the extent of student partici-
pation has been in the past, the BOT
has a valid point about respecting the
privacy of potential candidates. Those
considered and not chosen do not need
their situations made public. While I
would hope that parties which have
participated in the past could be relied
upon to respect that privacy, the more
people involved the greater the risk of
leaks. And leaks, in general, do more
harm than good.
Wisdom,
the 3rd Aspect
Last week we re-capped here the
first of the three prongs of wisdom’s
triad while adding to it, the second
prong. This week, let’s bring it all
home while we look at the last of the
three aspects which describe sophic
knowledge.
The first of the three dimensions
of the concept that is wisdom was
described as the wisdom to wait to re-
spond (physically, verbally, emotion-
ally) until all reactions had coursed
through your body and passed. The
second dimension described regarded
wisdom as the act of living in spite of
conditioned perceptions.
To complete the three-dimensional
picture demarcating the concept of
wisdom, we must first describe the
lens through which life, its moments,
and components are viewed. Every-
one views these components through a
lens and there are many, many factors
and influences that combine to define
each individual lens. Most of these
do not necessarily contribute to action
that would, in hindsight deconstruc-
tion, be thought of as either wise or
unwise.
Whether your lens is colored by
being raised within the style of French
culture or within that of the Nigerian
culture, does not preclude the pres-
ence of wisdom in your actions. One
factor describing your lens which
does however, define or alternatively
prevent the presence of wisdom or its
manifestation is one’s angle of time.
If the angle on the arc of your lens is
short-term, then the environment for
wisdom is not present and like life, it
will not take hold and root. Only with
an angle focused on the long-term will
the conditions in which wisdom might
grow, be provided.
In the short-term one can for
instance, convince oneself that pro-
tecting the world’s temperature,
atmosphere, and soil and making
The speaker at the commencement
exercises of my daughter’s gradu-
ation from U. of California, Santa
Barbara, made a strong and important
point about the grave mistake made
in the 1960 when the faculty there
caved to student pressure to change
the curricula of that school. I think
that mistake must be considered in
the case of Mines’ selecting of a
new president. Students are in school
to learn, not direct. Their opinions
about organization, staffing, and
faculty should not be stiffled, but
they should not abe allowed to define
school policy, direction, staff hiring,
nor administrative selections.
Franklin P. Frederick
PRE ‘52
businesses profitable are separate,
perhaps opposed options. But, with a
long-term lens monitoring one’s angle
of reflection, one recognizes quickly
that they are not only compatible,
they are indivisible. They are the
same option, the only option. With
short-term goggles, one also sees for
instance, one’s own self-interest as in
opposition to another’s self-interest.
It is a long-term lens that spirits away
that fallacy like dust before the sun,
allowing recognition to dawn regard-
ing the inseparable interdependence
of people’s interests, indeed of the
interests of all the world’s peoples
– that there is no such thing as self-
interest.
Many native American and indig-
enous peoples refer to this as Seven
Generations Out. Good decision
making, wise decision making they
say, occurs when what is considered
is the action’s impact on people not
today, not tomorrow but seven genera-
tions from now.
Wouldn’t that be something, huh?
In America? One more alcoholic
taking his last drink because though
the road will be hard for him, the
impact on his children’s children’s
children will be profound. Or one less
young family succumbing to the peer
pressure of the status quo and living
instead, within their budget perhaps
even as minimalists because again,
the impact later has sky-high potential.
And then again how about our “regu-
lar guy” at the helm choosing instead
of one more scheme to make himself
richer in the least valuable way to be
rich, an action and a path of actions
which makes us all and our descen-
dants for generations safer, wiser, and
in this way, very wealthy indeed.
A long-term lens. This is the third
of wisdom’s aspects.
Carole Fotino
Page 9
The
House’s
Abuse
Courtesy of the
New York Times
In the national anguish after the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,
Congress rushed to enact a formidable
antiterrorism law - the Patriot Act
- that significantly crimped civil liber-
ties by expanding law enforcement’s
power to use wiretaps, search warrants
and other surveillance techniques,
often under the cloak of secrecy. There
was virtually no public debate before
these major changes to the nation’s
legal system were put into effect.
Now, with some of the act’s most
sweeping powers set to expire at the
end of the year, the two houses of
Congress face crucial negotiations,
which will also take place out of
public view, on their differences over
how to extend and amend the law.
That’s controversy enough. But the
increasingly out-of-control House of
Representatives has made the threat
to our system of justice even greater
by inserting a raft of provisions to
enlarge the scope of the federal death
penalty.
In a breathtaking afterthought at
the close of debate, the House voted to
triple the number of terrorism-related
crimes carrying the death penalty. The
House also voted to allow judges to
reduce the size of juries that decide
on executions, and even to permit
prosecutors to try repeatedly for a
death sentence when a hung jury fails
to vote for death.
The radical amendment was
slapped through by the Republican
leadership without serious debate. The
Justice Department has endorsed the
House measure, and Representative
James Sensenbrenner Jr., the Judiciary
Committee chairman, who is ever on
the side of more government power
over the individual, is promising
to fight hard for the death penalty
provisions.
There are now 20 terrorism-related
crimes eligible for capital punishment,
and the House measure would add 41
more. These would make it easier for
prosecutors to win a death sentence in
cases where a defendant had no intent
to kill - for example, if a defendant
gave financial support to an umbrella
organization without realizing that
some of its adherents might eventually
commit violence.
Any move to weaken the American
jury system in the name of fighting
terrorism is particularly egregious.
But the House voted to allow a federal
trial to have fewer than 12 jurors if
the judge finds “good cause” to do
so, even if the defense objects. Under
current law, a life sentence is auto-
matically ordered when juries become
hung on deciding the capital punish-
ment question. But the House would
have a prosecutor try again - a license
for jury-shopping for death - even
though federal juries already exclude
opponents of capital punishment.
The House’s simplistic vote for
another “crackdown” gesture can only
further sully the notion of patriotism
in a renewed Patriot Act.
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November 2, 2005
5-5 OVERALL
Justin Gallas Named Harlon Hill Regional Finalist CSM Football Falls at Mesa
Colorado School of Mines senior
wide receiver/return specialist Jus-
tin Gallas (Westminster,
Colo./Northglenn) has been
named one of 26 candidates
for the 2005 Harlon Hill
Trophy which is awarded
to the top football player in
NCAA Division II.
The 6-foot-1, 185 pound
Gallas follows in the foot-
steps of former CSM quar-
terback Chad Friehauf
(Brush, Colo./Brush) who
captured the award last
season.
Gallas leads all of NCAA
Division II in all-purpose
yards (247.3 ypg) and re-
ceptions per game (8.5 rpg)
and is among the national
leaders in receiving yards
per game (109.4 ypg) and
kickoff returns (31.0 ypr).
Through 10 games in
2005, Gallas has caught 85
passes, which is 10 shy of
tying his school record of
95 set last season, for 1,094 yards and
eight scores. He has also returned 39
kicks for 1,210 yards and a touchdown
Men’s Soccer Wins At Uccs, 4-1
The Colorado School of Mines
men’s soccer team concluded the
regular season with a 4-1 win at
UC-Colorado Springs on Sunday
afternoon in Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference action.
CSM fell behind 1-0 at the 18:32
mark as James McMonigle tallied a
goal for the Mountain Lions. However,
CSM senior midfielder Jeff Perkins
(Houston, Texas/Army) tied the score
at 1-1 as he knocked in a rebound off a
penalty kick at the 31:52 mark.
The Orediggers added three sec-
ond half tallies within the span of
Women’s Soccer Tops
Johnson And Wales, 2-0
The Colorado School of Mines
women’s soccer team concluded its
inaugural season with a 2-0 nonconfer-
ence win over Johnson and Wales at
Brooks Field on Saturday morning.
Junior forward Rachel Grabski
(Manitou Springs, Colo./Manitou
Springs) gave the Orediggers a 1-0
lead 13 minutes into the match on a
tally off an assist from freshman mid-
fielder Ashley Laughlin (Sevierville,
Tenn./Sevier County).
Freshman defender Caitlyn Rueg-
ger (Gainesville, Fla./PK Yonge DRS)
added a penalty kick at the 81:19 mark
for CSM’s second goal of the match.
Last week In what was a cold and
which was for 100 yards.
In his stellar career, Gallas has
totaled a school-record 260 catches, a
school-record 3,457 receiving yards
and 23 touchdowns. His career re-
Soccer
seven minutes to earn the win. Senior
forward Mike Dixon (Bakersfield,
Calif./Garces Memorial) scored at the
71:20 mark, UCCS added an own goal
less than three minutes later and junior
defender Brian Law (Englewood,
Colo./Cherry Creek) scored his first
goal of the season at the 78:24 mark
to finish the scoring.
Junior goalkeeper Kevin Gal-
loway (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air
Academy) made seven saves to earn
the win, while Chris Hovasse posted
seven for UCCS.
rainy game, the women’s soccer team
was unable to come up with a victory
this afternoon losing 1-0 to Bellevue
University (Bellevue, Neb.).
Bellevue was the only team to
get on the scoreboard this afternoon,
scoring there first and only goal of
the game 20 minutes into the first
half. The Bruins goal came off of a
shot that bounced off of Mines goalie,
Marissa Burson. Bellevue player Pri-
cillia Flores happened to be in the right
place getting the rebound and directing
into the net.
The Orediggers out shot the Bruins
10-7 but were unable to find the back
of the net.
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Football 5-2 RMAC
The Colorado School of Mines (Crete, Neb./Crete).
ceptions rank second all-time in the
football team dropped a 21-14 deci- But the Mavericks took the ensu-
RMAC and 11th in Division II and
sion at Mesa State in Rocky Mountain ing kickoff and ran out the clock to
his career receiving yards
Athletic Conference action Saturday improve to 5-5 overall and 4-3 in the
rank fourth all-time in the
afternoon at Stocker Stadium. RMAC. The loss puts CSM at 5-5
RMAC.
Mesa State running back Bobby (5-2 RMAC).
Gallas has gone over
Coy scored on touchdown runs of 62 Mehl finished 19-of-30 for 205
100 receiving yards 16
and 2 yards to give the Mavericks a yards, one touchdown and three picks
times in his career, includ-
14-0 lead just five seconds into the and also ran 11 times for 109 yards.
ing eight of the 10 games
second quarter. However, CSM junior Gallas caught a career best 13 passes
this year and has at least
running back Bryan Florendo (Crete, for 110 yards and a score, while Flo-
10 catches in eight career
Neb./Crete) found paydirt from 1-yard rendo ran 24 times for 94 yards and a
games and five games this
out with 8:40 to play in the first half to touchdown. Senior linebacker Jared
year, including a career
slice the lead to 14-7 at the half. Heath (Highlands Ranch, Colo./High-
best 13 catch performance
MSC regained a 14 point lead lands Ranch) led the defense, which
on Oct. 29 at Mesa State.
(21-7) as Drew Bohannan caught allowed just 241 yards to Mesa State,
The list includes six
a 25-yard scoring strike from Sean with nine tackles.
players from the Southeast,
McGraw six minutes into the second Coy finished with 129 yards and
Northeast and Northwest
half. CSM was able to cut the lead to two scores on 23 carries, while Mc-
regions and eight from the
21-14 with 3:28 to play in the game Graw was 9-of-13 for 91 yards and
Southwest region. Players
when senior wideout Justin Gallas a score. Bohannan caught six balls
are nominated and voted
(Westminster, Colo./Northglenn) for 69 yards and a touchdown, while
on by the Sports Informa-
caught an 18-yard touchdown pass Brandan Charles led the Maverick
tion Directors at the 150
from junior quarterback Garrett Mehl defense with a game high 10 tackles.
Division II football playing
institutions. The 26 initial
Cross Country
candidates will be placed
on regional ballots and
the top two players from
each of the four NCAA regions will
advance to the national ballot when re- Both the men’s and women’s enough to earn her All-RMAC ac-
gional voting concludes on Nov. 14. cross country teams finished third colades. The top ten on each the
last week at the Rocky Mountain men’s and women’s side earn All-
Athletic Conference Champion- RMAC.
ships. Both were third behind Adams CSM had two men in the top ten
State and Western State. also earning All -RMAC status. The
On the women’s side, Adams
State won with a score of 25 while
men were paced by Juniors Laurence
McDaris and Joel Hamilton (Colora-
Western was second with 71. Colo- do Springs, Colo./Palmer). McDaris
rado School of Mines finished third finished sixth in the 8k race with a
with 74 points just three points time of 27:30 while Hamilton was
behind Western. The women were seventh with a time of 27:40. The
led by Senior HeatherBeresford men finished behind Adams State
(Colorado SPrings, Colo./Lewis who was first with 25 points while
Pakmer) who finished the 6k course Western was second with 40, the
in tenth overall with a time of 25:07. Orediggers finished with the same
Her tenth place finish was just good score as the women, 74.
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Alpha Phi Omega
Nat’l co-ed service frat. dedicated
to leadership, friendship & ser-
vice. Sun. 7:00, SC 236. Everyone
welcome! dschneid@mines.edu
Anime Club
Need to get away from reality for
a while & see a large robot step on
a school? Showings on some Wed.
nights. adreed@mines.edu
ASA
Asian Student Association. Inter-
ested in Asian issues, culture, food?
You DON’T have to be Asian!
bnguyen@mines.edu.
Astronomy Club
Like space? Star viewing & other
fun activities. Bi-monthly Wed night.
MH parlking lot @ 9 to carpool.
bmccoy@mines.edu.
Ballroom Dance
Learn to swing dance! Lindy, Shag,
and Balboa. Beginners Welcome!
Thurs @ 8:30 pm in SC-D, E.
contact: Te r r i , t w a g n e r
@mines.edu
CCC
Campus Crusade for Christ. Thurs. @
8 in SC-D. Everyone welcome, join
for worship @ 7 before meetings.
Creative Arts Club
Get involved, display art, beautify the
campus, visit to local bands & poetry
slams, etc. cac@mines.edu
Circle K Int’l
Circle K is a volunteer org. helping
people. Got tons of projects, just
need you! 1st & 3rd Tues. 7 SC-B
gwoods@mines.edu
Dance Team
Interested in dancing? Offers both
beginning and advanced classes in:
jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and tap. Times
& directions akeller@mines.edu or
Oredigger 9/20/05 4:42 PM
anehlet@mines.edu
Earthworks
Earthworks, environmental club.
Recycling, trail clean-ups, tye-dye &
plant sale, Earth Day celebration &
more. earthworks@mines.edu.
EWB
Engineers Without Borders. Do en-
gineering projects to help struggling
people worldwide. 1st&3rd Tues.
SC-C ryamille@mines.edu
FCA
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Weds. 7:30 SC-D&E. All welcome.
jabryant@mines.edu
High Grade
Literary Mag. Accepting submissions
for 2005 edition as well as new staff.
Submissions, ?’s: highgrade@mines.
ISO
International Student Organization.
representing interests of internation-
als. International Office (1404 Maple
St.) Leslie 303-273-3210 or Kenny
303-215-0449
Karate Club
Mon. & Wed. 6:30-7:30 Wrestling
room. All welcome, beg. to adv. 303-
215-6131 epesce@mines.edu
Kayak Club
Pool sessions Mons. 8-9PM. All wel-
come, beg. to adv. mwisniew@mines.
edu
Kendo Club
Japanese swordfighting. Increase
concentration, reactions, self-
confidence & endurance. Weds.
7-9 pm Field House. cimedina@
mines.edu
Investment Club
Learn what “Pay Yourself First”
really means. Tue. 3-4PM AH 362
or 151 depending on availability.
corn_daddy@hotmail
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MINER NOTES
MSEC
Material Science Engineering
club. All majors invited to join.
jnekuda@mines.edu.
Newman Group
Catholic Newman Group. Tues. 8:30
p.m. Ted Adams room (GC). All,
regardless of beliefs or affiliation, are
welcome ccooper@ mines.edu.
ORC
Outdoor Rec. Center. Recreation,
equipment and lessons. Visit ORC
next to C3 store in Mines Park. Hours:
Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm & Sat-Sun 10
am-2 pm 303-278-6202
PHATES
Peers Helping Aid in Tough Everyday
Situations. “We are listening...” Dedi-
cated to listening to your problems.
Mel Kirk, Student Development
Center 303-273-3377.
Phi Beta Delta
Honor society dedicated to recog-
nizing the scholarly achievement of
international students on the Mines
campus and American students who
have studied abroad. Meetings 1st and
3rd Mondays in SH102 at noon. For
information contact Matt Donnelly,
madonnel@mines.edu.
Robotics Club
Every 1st & 3rd Tues BB 206.
atodd@mines.edu
Rugby
No height, weight or age require-
ments. Great social life. Excellent
way to continue a contact sport.
rugby@mines.edu
SBE
Students in Bioengineering. Use skills
to influence medicine & other bioen-
gineering realms. See opportunities,
including BELS minor & local indus-
try. biostudents@mines.edu.
Classified Ad-
vertisments &
Announcements
For Sale
For Sale
Mission to Mars movie poster. $3 a
poster. While supplies last. Contact
choffman@mines.edu
Help Wanted/ Misc
Employment
$10,000 Enlistment Bonus for speak-
ers of Middle Eastern Languages.
The Army has immediate positions
available for qualified candidates
between the ages of 17-40. For
details visit your local Army Career
Counselor or Call 303-278-3500. An
Army of One.
Found
Found iPod. Contact emartin@mines.
edu. Date lost and playlist needed to
prove ownership.
Did you know?
Students and Faculty can have
ads placed on this back page to
buy and sell, find roommates, find
employees, find employers, or
whatever other need. So go on get
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November 2, 2005
SCA The Oredigger is the
Students for Creative Anachronism. historical record for
Fencing meets Thrus. 7-9 in the Field CSM. Get involved and
House. Belly & court dance Tues. 7-9 make it your newspa-
in SC. kyrlee@mines.edu per, write your history,
SUBMIT, COMMENT,
Snowboard Club GET INVOLVED!
Open to anyone who wants to make Contact the newspaper
tracks. Great benefits, competition and staff at oredig@mines.
parties. jkopp@hotmail.com edu with photos, po-
Sigma Lambda etry, news stories, edi-
1st & 3rd Thurs. 6:30 SC 234. torials, club announce-
EVERYONE WELCOME: gay, ments, classified,
bisexual, transgendered & allies. advertisements/an-
sigmalambda@mines.edu nouncements or other
material.
SHPE Check us out @ www.
Society of Hispanic Professional
mines.edu/Stu_life/
Engineers. Guest Speakers, Heritage
pub/csmoredig/
Awareness and more. Every second
Interested in ad-
Friday at noon. esalas@mines.edu
vertising your club
Ski Bums with style? Email
Like to Ski? People to ski with, fun oredig@mines.edu to
activities & trips. Great ski deals & find out about compli-
a great time. jtebeest@mines.edu mentary space, avail-
303-877-7343 able for reserve on the
back page, for Mines
Ski Team
announcements with
Continue racing in a relaxed en-
graphics.
vironment or just an excuse to
go skiing more. Join Ski Team!
rcadenhe@mines.edu Emergency Resources
Sober Drivers All Life-Threatening
Need a ride home on Fri. or Sat. night Emergencies: 911
Public Safety
between 9 pm & 3 am? Kappa Sigma
Public safety concerns, suspicious
Sober Driver Program 303-279-9951.
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Must be within 15 min. of campus. Illinois Street (NW corner of Illinois &
SWE 19th) 303-273-3333 24/7
Student Health Center
Society of Women Engineers. Hear
Routine medical and dental issues 1225
from speakers in industry, universi- 17th Street (SE corner of Elm and 17th)
ties etc. on topics affecting women & 303-273-3381 8 am -12 pm & 1 pm
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kmutersp@mines.edu Student Development Services
SPE Personal, academic, career, and crisis
counseling. Student Center, Suite 8
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Prof. (behind the Cashier) 303-273-3377
org. Learn about the technology & M-F 8-5
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industry.magallag@mines.edu Suicide and crisis intervention hotline
& emergency shelter assistance 303-
Most club web pages can be ac-
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343-9890 24/7
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