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Volume 91, Issue 4 September 27, 2010

Beyond scholarship support

Developing the entire student
Courtesy CSM Foundation
The SPIRIT Scholars Program
was initiated in 1998 by Phillips Pe-
troleum Company, and has provided
talented Mines students with invalu-
able hands-on exposure to the com-
pany and to the energy business ever
since. ConocoPhillips partners with
Mines through the program to offer
students a unique set of enrichment
and professional development op-
portunities. Mines is one of only eight
universities in the country at which
ConocoPhillips has established this
program, which provides students
with $5,000 scholarships, along with
hands-on industry experience, men-
toring and professional development,
and valuable leadership and service
opportunities. Past SPIRIT Scholars
Program activities have included
community service projects with
the Susan G. Komen Race for the
Cure, Habitat for Humanity and the
Golden Gallop charity run, exclusive
dinners with company representa-
tives, cooking classes, professional
development lunches and sporting
and performing arts events. Student
recipients have exemplary academic
records, demonstrated leadership
abilities and a strong interest in be-
coming the future leaders of the en-
ergy industry. During the 2010-2011
school year, 21 SPIRIT Scholars will
participate in the program at Mines
in the areas of Chemical Engineering,
Petroleum Engineering, Mechani-
cal Engineering, Geophysics and
Geology. A top campus recruiter,
ConocoPhillips currently employs
more than 150 Mines graduates and
continues to invest in the school with
funding for Marquez Hall, depart-
ments and student organizations.
Bryan Martinez-Rahoe, third year
SPIRIT Scholar, comments “To me,
being a SPIRIT Scholar  brings me
the hope that someday I WILL make
it through Mines!”
SPIRIT Scholars Program ap-
plications are being accepted until
October 31, 2010 for the 2011-
2012 academic year – visit http://
copspiritscholars.avature.net/ssp to
apply. Please contact Christie Sava
at christie.save@is.mines.edu or 303-
273-3523 for additional information.
Current Spirit Scholars receive their awards. PHOTO COURTESY CSM FOUNDATION

ASCSM reapproves fee, responds

to actions on campus and off
Zachary Boerner
Copy Editor
Prior review of opinions printed
in the school newspaper, a re-
sponse to a comparison of Mines
to 1930’s Germany made by a city
council member, and a clarifica-
tion on fee hikes were all part of
the exciting discussions at last
Thursday’s ASCSM Meeting in
Ballrooms A & B.
The Associated Students of
the Colorado School of Mines
(ASCSM) began their third meeting
of the semester with a presentation
by Derek Morgan, Director of Stu-
dent Activities and Associate Dean
of Students. Morgan addressed
a resolution brought forward that
evening regarding student fees. “At
the last ASCSM meeting in April...
ASCSM approved a schedule for
charges and fees,” Morgan said.
The Academic Construction Build-
ing fee was raised by $100, which
was part of the original resolution,
and the Health Services Fee was
raised by $10. “I, in my ignorance,
said this was for a bond payment.
This was a bad on my part, and
I apologize. It’s a new bond pay-
ment,” said Morgan.
The increase would help to
pay for a new bond to construct a by the Graduate Student Associa- a similar message.
Wellness Center, meant to replace tion. Both letters are in response The final piece of new business
the current Student Health Center. to a comment made by Fisher before the ASCSM Senate was
Debra Roberge, Director of the during the September 9, 2010, city voting on the approval of a letter
Student Health Center, said of council meeting where Fisher said, to the editor in response to last
the new build- “[This action] week’s editorial entitled “What’s
i n g , “ G o i n g “Going forward, our concept r e m i n d s i n the difference?” Approved in a 15-
forward, our [sic] the late 7-3 vote, the letter, available in this
c o n c e p t i s is that we’re going to broad- 1930s there week’s issue of “The Oredigger,”
that we’re go- was a country attempts to address many of the is-
ing to broad- en [our care]. We’re going that would go sues raised in the original editorial.
en [our care]. and take little During discussion on the issue,
We’re going to bring counseling into our bits of other Nicole Kostelecky, a Junior Class
to bring coun-
seling into our
building. This will allow us to countries.”
few moments
A representative, raised the idea of
having “The Oredigger” seek coun-
building. This coordinate your care instead later the com- sel from ASCSM before printing
will allow us ment was other such articles. Kostelecky’s
to coordinate of fragmenting it” concluded sentiments were seconded by
your care in- with, “I think Student Body Vice President Lisa
stead of frag- we all know Truong. Zach Aman, GSA Presi-
menting it.” The fee was originally what happened.” The action re- dent and former Editor-in-Chief for
charged to students this semester, ferred to by Fisher was Mines’ “The Oredigger” responded, “Talk-
but after the issues with the bond attempt to convert 16th Street into ing about having [Ryan Browne,
were realized, it was refunded. The a pedestrian corridor. “The Oredigger” Editor-in-Chief]
resolution, which was approved Aman’s letter requests a letter interface with the council... is
with one vote against, will take of apology from Fisher “addressed actually unconstitutional as it is.”
effect this spring. to the students, staff, and faculty Ann Lott, Treasurer of ASCSM, re-
ASCSM also discussed sending of Colorado School of Mines.” The sponded, “Fact checking is a com-
a letter to the Golden City Council letter also invites Fisher to GSA mon practice at every newspaper.
Ward 4 representative, William events to “share how we, as Gold- Every newspaper. You don’t have
Fisher. The letter would echo the en residents, are contributing to a to ask us about every article. You
sentiment expressed in another global scientific community.” The just have to ask us what is correct.”
letter, which was written by Zach letter from ASCSM was approved Minor notes at the meeting in-
Aman, Graduate Student Associa- unanimously with a note to talk to cluded a 15-minute discussion on
tion (GSA) President, and approved the Faculty Senate about sending a new logo for ASCSM shirts and
what color these shirts would be. It
was also noted that three separate
committees discussed the issue of
shirt colors.
Tuesday’s ASCSM Executive
Committee meeting revealed how
ASCSM intends to pay for the
shirts. ASCSM appears to have
had a larger than expected rollover
balance from last year, in addition
to the $32,150 in funding provided
by budget committee. “We nor-
mally don’t have a rollover” said
Lott. She continued, “...so we can
afford this.” It was not stated why
ASCSM had a rollover balance nor
was it mentioned at the regular
meeting on Thursday.
George Funkey, Director of
Services Consolidation and In-
tegration, Policy, and Planning,
briefly presented at the meeting,
announcing that October is Na-
tional Cyber-Security Awareness
month. He presented some of the
reasons for the month’s focus,
discussed some of the events that
would be happening, and asked
the assembled Senate to help by
promoting the event.
Discussion of the Student Hon-
or Code was postponed until the
next meeting due to the Board
of Trustees Representative being
absent.

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~world headlines ~Music Reviews ~Tech Break -Minds at mines ~greek life eliminated
~scientific discoveries ~Cooking Corner ~Athlete of the Week ~Letter to the Editor ~we require more gas
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Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Almaty, Kazakhstan - A Rus-

Pasadena, California -
Scientists at the California In-
stitute of Technology in Pasa-
dena have discovered what
appears to be a magnetic
field they suspect could be left
over from the Big Bang. While
the true origin of this magnetic
field is unclear. The distortion
and static from super-massive
black holes and supernovae
is the primary obstacle at this
point in time, but scientists
believe that the static can be
eliminated from the signal.
Norman, Oklahoma - Scien-
tists have discovered what may
cause the violent earthquakes
associated with fault movement.
Known as ‘fault gouge’, a pow-
der results from two faces of
a fault grinding together under
extremely high pressure. At a
certain temperature, the powder
becomes very slippery, essen-
tially weakening the fault enough
to allow it to slip at a meter per
second, the normal speed of fault
movement during an earthquake.
sian Soyuz rocket successfully
undocked from the International
Space Station Friday after resolv-
ing two issues that had prevented
the undocking operation Thursday.
The capsule, carrying two Russian
cosmonauts and an American as-
tronaut, is expected to land in the
plains of Kazakhstan at 11:21 AM
local time after six-months docked
Dublin, Ireland- Magnetic storms
with the ISS.
launched from the Sun can still hit
Earth, even if they leave the Sun from
the poles. Known as Coroneal Mass
Ejections, or CME’s, these highly
charged, hot gas particles flying away
from the Sun at 1,118,000 miles per
hour can cause extensive damage to
satellites, power grids on the ground,
astronauts in orbit, and TV and radio
transmissions. Scientist initially thought
that only CME’s launched from the
Sun’s equator were a danger to Earth,
but this new evidence shows that the
magnetic field of the Sun can bend
the storms ejections back down to the
equatorial plane in line with Earth.

Oredigger Staff Local News

Ryan Browne
Editor-in-Chief
Ian Littman
Interim Managing Editor
Abdullah Ahmed
Business Manager
Steven Wooldridge
Webmaster
Barbara Anderson
Design Editor
Zach Boerner
Copy Editor
Neelha Mudigonda
Asst. Design Editor
Robert Gill
Asst. Business Manager,
Sales and Marketing
Trevor Crane
Content Manager
Katie Huckfeldt
Headlines from around the world
Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer
The Republican party is asking
many Hispanics to step up to
take office this year, as an effort
to draw more Hispanic voters in
2012. In the past, Hispanics have
largely voted Democratic due pri-
marily to immigration policies.
However this paradigm is chang-
ing for 2010, with the Hispanics
on the GOP ballot taking tough
stances on immigration, support-
ing Arizona’s decision on illegal
immigration.
According to the FBI, a Bank
of America teller in Coral Gables,
FL had a bomb strapped to his
body and was forced to steal
money from the bank. The bank
teller, who did not wish to reveal
his identity, was taken from his
web. If convicted, he could face
10 years in prison.
Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad stated that much
of the world believes that the US
orchestrated the September 11,
2001, attacks.
Aafia Siddiqui, a 38 year old
Pakistani woman, was sen-
tenced to 86 years in prison
after being convicted of trying to
kill U.S. soldiers and FBI agents
two years ago in Afghanistan.
She has been diagnosed with a
mental illness.
Japanese officials have re-
leased the Chinese boat cap-
tain whose boat collided with a
Japanese coast guard ship.
Verizon is planning to of-
fer tiered data services giving
users the option to buy only as
much as they expect to use. This
option will also allow Verizon to
balance usage with the capacity
of current wireless technology.
Fashion trends are coming
back to old-style, rugged cloth-
ing with L.L. Bean’s return to the
runway. The fashion-conscious
no longer have to wear skinny
men’s suits and can now go for
the rugged, well-worn look of a
lumberjack instead.
The Mines Men’s Soccer
team played Metro State on
Sunday afternoon. The game
ended in a 0-0 tie, after a double
overtime. Manville Strand made
4 saves during the course of the
game, with 12 shots attempted.
Burke Fort, a Colorado
School of Mines faculty mem-
ber, was named to a 21 person
venture capital investment advi-
sory committee. This commit-
tee, created by Governor Ritter
is intended to provide advise on
how to bring more venture capi-
tal investment to the state.

B E M B E M
Content Manager home in an apartment complex
Shira Richman early Friday. The robbers es-
Faculty Advisor caped in a stolen red Ford The 15th annual Colorado
Mustang with an unde- School of Mines Athletics Hall of
termined amount of Fame class will be inducted on

A D Z A D Z
cash. Friday October 8th. This class
$1.4 million in included two former student
services over 4 athletes, Chad Freihauf and
years were al- Hannah Davey-Briggs as well
legedly stolen as the 2004 football team.

M C Q M C Q
by Mr. Edwin
Andres Pena,
a 27 year
old computer
hacker, posing

P U Y P U Y
as a legitimate
wholesaler of
the service.
Police report
that over 10
million min-

B E M T N O
utes of tele-
phone calls
were trans-
mitted over the

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This week in Making the leap from

Colorado history college to career
Deborah Good
Staff Writer
Revolutionary Mining Tech-
nology
Technology is not the exclusive
domain of the 21st century, as the
article “Clear Creek County: Silver
Plume Concentration Works” il-
lustrates. This week in 1877, The
Colorado Miner spotlighted the Sil-
ver Plume Concentration Works,
a mill run by a man known as E.
Eddy, Esq. This then-revolutionary
mill was able to process 25 tons of
rock per day while employing only
5 workers. The rocks, containing
only very small amounts of the de-
sired minerals, were first thorough-
ly crushed, and then sifted down
to the slime tables. Eventually, the
rock was removed and the desired
mineral emerged.
The original article concluded
the discussion of the mills with,
“The machinery of the mill com-
bines simplicity with perfection in a
remarkable degree; and the entire
separation of the different miner-
als, the clean work done, and the
present reputation of the mill and
Erik Charrier and abilities. As such, it serves as any special awards .
its management, coupled with the
Staff Writer a gateway to and a background for When writing a résumé, it is
valuable dump-piles which dot our
the second round, the interview. important to understand how
mountain slopes…will secure it a
Typically, we come to Mines Employers use résumés to filter the it will be read. Boyle notes that
steady and permanent business;
primarily to become engineers. list of applicants down to a man- recruiters will often scan through
and we feel reasonably certain
We spend thousands of hours ageable sized list of the best candi- résumés quickly in order to find
that any mineral which cannot be
learning everything from calculus dates for interviews. ones that match certain criteria,
successfully treated at the Silver
to fluid mechanics, expecting our According to Boyle, the pur- such as GPA. The top of the ré-
Plume Concentration Works may
merit to be judged by our abil- pose of a résumé is to commu- sumé will get the most atten-
be considered worthless”
ity to solve technical problems. nicate your relevant knowledge, tion, so critical sections should
In other news…
Unfortunately for many, this illu- experience, skills, and activities to be closer to the top. Within the
Speaking in the opera house
sion is shattered before we even a prospective employer. However, sections of your résumé, items
is a good way to promote a po-
graduate. No amount of calculus not all jobs are the same and, as should be in approximate chron-
litical campaign, but the citizens of
can prepare us to make that criti- numerous recruiters have told this ological order with the most re-
Georgetown found a more exciting
cal leap into a job where we can reporter, different companies are cent items at the top. Education
one in September of 1877. The
use our technical abilities. Fully looking for different abilities. For generally should be placed at the
town woke one morning shortly
communicating your abilities and example, while sharing some of top. A good GPA, generally a 3.0
before Election Day to discover
qualifications are simply not pos- the basic engineering skills, a field or above at Mines, should be
the message, “Women’s Suffrage
sible using calculus. This is why engineer working for an oilfield placed prominently where it will
Approved” affixed to the door of
Mines has the Career Center. services company is not going catch the eye. A less impressive
the home of “a noted bachelor.”
As part of its ongoing efforts to need the same set of skills as GPA, usually below 3.0 at Mines,
Whether this particular campaign
to prepare students for taking a consultant. As such, customiz- should be placed in a less promi-
met with any success is unknown.
the leap into employment, the ing a résumé to highlight different nent position in the education
It would be 43 more year before
Career Center has been hosting aspects for different companies is section. Key information such
the message was true nationally.
workshops ranging from résumé important. Boyle suggests that you as job titles, should be bold or
workshops to the hiring process. keep what she calls a ‘grandparent otherwise distinguished in order
From the pages of The Colora-
Last Thursday, CSM hosted Julie résumé’ that contains all of your to attract the eye of the person
do Miner (Georgetown, CO) Sep-
Doyle of CDM for a workshop en- possibly relevant information and reviewing the résumé. For exam-
tember 29, 1877 accessed from
titled “Strong résumés and Great trim it down to suit the particular ple, if a recruiter is looking for a
coloradohistoricnewspapers.org

At the CoRE of
Interviews.”
After deciding that you are in-
terested in a company, the first
item in the hiring process is typi-
cally your résumé. Your résumé is
company for which you are apply-
ing. This focused résumé is called
your working résumé. Information
for the grandparent résumé would
include academics, organizations,
specific type of information, bold
headings will help them find the
relevant category, increasing the
odds that they notice the infor-
mation you were trying to com-

Mines Research Mines students support

used to give a potential employer extracurricular activities, political municate.
an overview of your strengths and government involvement, and Continued on oredigger.net

John Bristow achieved. By increasing this con-

St. Jude’s Hospital

Staff Writer nection, CoRE looks to inspire other
partnerships to increase the world’s
In terms of research at Mines, knowledge of oil and gas-based
the Chevron Center of Research processes.
Excellence (CoRE) is arguably one Along with this transfer of knowl-
of the most prized institutions. Lo- edge and skills, the center also acts
cated in the basement of Berthoud as a forefront in the world of reser-
Nicholas Matthews vember 3 and is an evening of let- So, don’t forget to save the date,
Staff Writer ter writing, raffles, and fun activities. November 3. If you would like more
Hall, CoRE was formed in 2003 as voir modeling, which is important
Some of last year’s prizes included a information about Up ‘Til Dawn or if
a long-term agreement between for the exploration, drilling, and ef-
Last week St. Jude’s Children’s Nintendo Wii and a $250 Best Buy you would like to participate, contact
Chevron’s Energy Technology Com- ficient extraction of hydrocarbon
Research Hospital’s held its annual gift card, among Sarah Spangler
pany and CSM, meant to bring resources.
experts together in petroleum and The primary team of the CoRE
Up ‘Til Dawn Awareness Week. At other things. At campuses across the at sspangle@
campuses across the country, con- This year, the mines.edu. If
geological engineering. As it cur- center is a combination of research-
rently stands, this goal is being met ers both from CSM and industry
cerned students attracted the atten- Mario Brothers- country, concerned stu- you would like
tion of their peers to raise aware- themed Up ‘Til to help raise
by the amazing staff at this facility. professionals and is bolstered by
ness for the St. Jude’s Children’s Dawn, entitled dents attracted the atten- money but want
Most of the geologi- a dedicated group
Hospital. “Game Over, to get started
cally inclined faculty The impressive ele- of students. With
Up ‘Til Dawn is a letter writing Cancer,” is look- tion of their peers to raise before No-
on campus have focuses on stratig-
event to bring recognition for every- ing to be even vember, there
nothing but respect ment of research at raphy, sedimentary awareness for the St. Jude’s will be a fac-
thing that St. Jude’s does and raise more lightheart-
and admiration for studies, and reservoir
money to contribute to its operation. ed. ulty wing-eating
CoRE and the work Mines is the desire modeling, the center Children’s Hospital.
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hos- To participate contest at the
they are performing. will likely be a power-
The abstract post- for the school and house and an asset
pital, located in Memphis, Tennes- this year, regis- homecoming
see, is entirely donations operated, tration is free. All that is needed is a football game. For every $5 dollars
ers on the walls near to the Mines commu-
the Center display the industry to work nity for many years to
and at an operating cost of $1.5 mil- list of addresses and a desire to give that is raised, a regular wing will be
lion a day, this is no small feat. De- a little bit of your time (and sleep) taken out and replaced with a blaz-
sheer volume of re- come.
together. The impressive el-
spite the fact that the average cost to help brighten, and possibly save ing wing. Come and help support a
search that has been
of treating a patient is $570,000, some children’s lives. hospital that is changing kids lives.
done and is currently ement of research at
anything that is not covered by the
being pursued. On top of this vast Mines is the desire for the school
patient’s insurance is covered by the
amount of knowledge, the CoRE and industry to work together. Just
hospital. This allows children who
functions all around the world as recently the school adopted a policy
would have no other way of afford-
most of its members are out across that allowed certain researchers the
ing treatment to get a chance at life.
the globe. In fact, a main area of fo- ability to serve as a bridge between
The question certainly on some
cus is the Ainsa Basin in the Spanish Mines and the National Renewable
minds is how the hospital is sup-
Pyrenees, where they are research- Energy Laboratory. Another facet of
ported. As St. Jude’s receives a
ing trends of basin-fill succession. combined research is the possible
majority of its support through public
Closer to home, CoRE is studying joint venture into the world of rare-
donations, it comes as no surprise
the Uinta Basin in Utah and its use earth element mining and recycling
that there must be major fundraising
of hydrocarbon fuels. It is likely in the as these are becoming more and
involved to keep the hospital in op-
future, even more places throughout more crucial to modern technology.
eration. Up ‘Til Dawn, just one of the
the world of hydrocarbons will come Even now, more research grants are
hospital’s many fundraising events,
under the scrutiny of the CoRE. being given to Mines for such ven-
is a letter writing event in which
Not all of the focus of the institu- tures as the CoRE and the NREL
teams of five each address pre-
tion is directed at the world’s geol- connection. Hopefully with more
written letters to friends, family, and
ogy. There is an ambitious effort to recognition we will be able to form
acquaintances, giving them the op-
begin a knowledge transfer to bet- more bonds. It is through combina-
portunity to help support St. Jude’s.
ter both Chevron and CSM. More tions like this that Mines will become
Last year, despite being snowed
recently these endeavors have in- even more of a beacon in the world NICHOLAS MATTHEWS / OREDIGGER
out, the event still raised $11,000.
creased and a better understanding of resource recovery and explora-
As the name implies, Up ‘Til Volunteers for Up ‘Til Dawn raise awareness near Kafadar.
of geological interpretations is being tion.
Dawn occurs overnight on No-

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No need to forgive Not your parents’ Hall & Oates

this rock record
John Bristow
Staff Writer
Broken Social Scene has done
it again, and while it is not on the
same level as their smash hit “You
Forgot It In People,” Forgiveness
Rock Record is worth the invest-
ment. Like most albums in the
genre, this album starts of ramping
up into a slower but calming intro
with the languid but calm “World
Sick.” The following few change
the pace, with “Chase Scene” be-
ing my preferred choice as it has
the feel of a futuristic chase scene,
as the title implies.
The meat of the album returns
to an upbeat calming nature that
is fairly common for Broken Social
Scene. Songs like “All To All” carry
a distinct element of happiness
and almost a coy excitement. It is
this part of the album that I could
put on repeat and listen to all day.
This section ends with “Sentimen-
tal X’s,” which in itself would be a
spectacular end to the album, but
luckily for the listener, this is not the
end.
The final element of the album
begins with the emotionally sad
sounding “Sweetest Kill.” This
leads into a much more upbeat and
tranquil “Romance To The Grave.”
This tranquility leads into the heavi-
er rock based “Water In Hell.” Of all
the songs on the album, this par-
ticular one is, in my opinion, one
of the most fun since it has slight
echoes of David Bowie and other
artists from that era. Finally, we are
left with “Me And My Hand.” A part
of me wishes this album would end
slightly more upbeat, but this song
is nonetheless good, albeit solemn.
Overall, this album is much bet-
ter than most of the other music
produced these days, and while it
holds true to the overall varied and
jumbled sound of Broken Social
Scene, it is not their best work.
Would I recommend getting it
though? Highly, just as long as you
have some of their other albums
such as You Forgot It In People.
Tim Weilert modern listener. ing drum machine heard on the
Something Like Sound The record starts out with an Hall & Oates version.
Music Blogger original Bird & Bee song: “Heard Overall, I would not be sur-
It On The Radio,” a tune that is prised to hear any cuts from this
The Bird & The Bee are unde- incredibly reminiscent of good record at a wedding or dance
niably hip. Singer/bassist Inara 1980’s pop music. “Kiss On My party. The songs could manage
George (the bird) has a smooth- List,” “Private Eyes,” and “Rich to draw young and old to the
yet-powerful delivery, the likes Girl” take on more upbeat dance dance-floor; something that can’t
of which reminds me of Feist or grooves while maintaining the be said for many new releases.
Astrud Gilberto. Matching her vo- soulful feel of the original ver- Final verdict: The Bird & The Bee
cals with the modern synth-pop sions. Slow jam “One On One” have managed to do Hall & Oates
styling of Greg Kurstin (the bee) outdoes the original by smooth- their proper justice while still
has already resulted in a pair of ing out the overall feel of the song maintaining a distinct and creative
excellent records on jazz-label and getting rid of the odd-sound- atmosphere.
Blue Note Records. At a first
glance, their newest record In-
terpreting the Masters Vol. 1: A
Tribute to Daryl Hall and John
Oates sticks out from the crowd.
I was first exposed to this
record listening to Radio 1190
while driving to dinner a few
weeks ago. A bubbly, dance-
beat-infused rendition of “Rich
Girl” had me dancing along in the
seat of my car. At that point I had
to ask, “Did I really just get groovy
to a Hall & Oates song?” which
lead to the subsequent question,
“What would my parents think?”
While I have always found the
mustachioed album sleeves of
the 1980’s pop-soul duo to be
a delightful reminder of regret-
table fashion trends gone by, it’s
hard to dismiss the songwriting
genius that was Hall & Oates
in their prime. Reinvented for a
new generation, The Bird & The
Bee’s cover album updates sev-
eral classic songs which might
otherwise get overlooked by the PHOTO COURTESY THE BIRD AND THE BEE

The Town ranks high in new movies

Stephen Hejducek
Staff Writer
Bank robberies are taken to a
new extreme in “The Town.” “The
Town”, directed by Ben Affleck,
sports an amazing cast including
Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, and Jer-
emy Renner. Set in Georgetown,
a project near Boston, Massa-
chusetts, Doug Macray, played by
Ben Affleck, is a bank robber who
that he holds up. This complicates
events as she is the only person
who can identify the people who
robbed her bank.
Jon Hamm, as Special Agent
Adam Frawley, boasts a tremen-
dous performance while he chases
down the ultimate fugitive team.
The bank robbers come from a line
of bank robbing ancestors. As the
saying goes, “like father, like son.”
In “The Town”, this expression
Doug also has to deal with his long
time friend, James Coughlin, who
persuades Doug to complete this
one last job. When all is said and
done, the pulse pounding action
and realistic effects of “The Town”
will leave the viewer speechless as
the events of Doug’s life unfold.
The movie is a decent length at
about two hours, so it will not eat
up your entire weekend. It also has
great acting, an amazing story with

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wants to get out of the business.
But as any movie-goer knows, it
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in love with a manager at a bank not complicate emotions enough, in “The Town.”

Charlotte Adams great time.

Staff Writer
October is almost here and
that means it is nearly haunted
house season. A pastime enjoyed
by everyone from tweens to se-
niors, haunted houses create the
spooky environment needed for
Halloween. Whether you go for the
adrenaline rush or just to watch
your friends freak out, haunted
houses are a great way to spend a
weekend night in the month of Oc-
tober. This month, weekly haunted
house reviews will be searching for
the most frightening Friday night.
News for this haunted house
season includes Thirteenth Floor’s
move to a new location. Now
closer to downtown at I-70 and
Brighton Boulevard, Thirteenth
Floor promises a much larger and
scarier venue. Also new is a spe-
cial event known as blackout night
where you navigate the haunted
house with only a glow-stick to
guide you. The Thirteenth Floor
looks promising for a guaranteed
Nicholas Matthews evenly coat the pitas with the garlic stitute cinnamon and sugar for the
Here are some tips for your
salt and pepper. Cut the pitas into garlic salt and black pepper.
haunted house adventures: Staff Writer
eighths, and place them in an alu- Other Variations--
1. Bring a Coat! - Most haunted
Everyone loves a good guaca- minum casserole dish (jelly-roll pan) Other simple spices can be sub-
house lines are outside and will be
mole. However, guacamole just is that has been lightly coated with stituted to create your own favorite
long! It is important to stay warm
not the same without something to cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes. variety of pita dish. For example,
and comfortable prior to your
scoop it with, and that is where this Enjoy. along with the original ingredients,
haunted house experience.
week’s recipe comes in. Pita chips Dessert Variation-- simply dust a package of Hidden
2. Wear Comfortable Shoes -
are delicious and come in a variety To make an excellent, albeit Valley ranch dressing mix over the
Make sure shoes are comfortable
of flavors, but buying bag after bag simple, dessert you can simply sub- pitas.
enough to stand in. Generally the
of them can quickly bust a student’s
security guards patrolling the line
budget. So instead, this simple
don’t like it when those waiting
recipe will allow you to make your
sit down. Also the lines may be
own pita chips at home. These
muddy, don’t where brand new
chips, or their variations, are excel-
designer loafers, they might not
lent when paired with your favorite
survive the journey.
dip or even as a standalone snack.
3. Bring Your Friends - Haunt-
ed houses are much more excit-
Ingredients
ing when you can throw your big
6 Six-inch Pitas
friend between you and a frighten-
1/2 tsp Garlic Salt
ing ghoul. More laughs are guar-
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
anteed with friends versus a date
Cooking Spray
or going solo. However don’t bring
too many friends to avoid being
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
split up. Usually haunted houses
Fahrenheit. Spray one side of
have a limit of 6 people per group.
each pita with cooking spray and
Remember to join in next week
for the first Haunted House review! NICHOLAS MATTHEWS / OREDIGGER

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september 27, 2010 s p o r t s
Mines clobbers WNMU, 43-0 Trevor Crane
Content Manager
The Mines football team has
turned into an offensive machine
over their past few games. Led
by quarterback Clay Garcia and
wideouts Cody Renken and Jarrod
Doucet, the Orediggers steamrolled
the Western New Mexico University
Mustangs 43-0 Saturday at Camp-
bell Field in Golden.
In recent years, CSM has had no
trouble capitalizing when they have
had the ball, and this season is no
exception. In the past three games,
the CSM offense has tallied a to-
tal of 1570 yards (523.3 yards per
game) and 20 touchdowns (6.7 TD
per game). Saturday’s total of 578
total yards was enough to dominate
the Mustangs and lead Mines to its
third straight victory.
Mines did not take its time in
Jerrod Doucet (#3) stylistically scores a touchdown in the first half of Saturday’s game. lighting up the scoreboard. On their
second possession of the game,
the Orediggers drove 56 yards in
two plays, eating up only 32 sec-
onds as Garcia’s 14 yard strike to
Doucet gave Mines the 7-0 lead.
CSM then proceeded to score on
three of their next four possessions,
only one of which settled for a field
goal.
Garcia has been a surgeon as
of late, dissecting defenses and
crippling the opponents. To put it
into perspective, at the conclusion
of the first half, CSM had already
garnered 368 yards through the
air. Most teams would consider a
368 passing yard performance a
good total for an entire game. The
dominance in passing rendered the
rushing attack nearly obsolete. The
leading rusher for Mines at halftime
was Dan Palmer with only 7 yards,
and as a team, CSM ended up with
Cody Renken (#1) dodges a tackle for an Oredigger first down. -2 yards at the break. Do the math,
and that means that the passing at-
MaRquez Hall
tack gained more than 100% of the
total offensive production, a hard
feat to accomplish.
Whoever has been keeping stats
for Mines in the past few days prob-
ably needs to get a raise. Garcia fin-
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Despite heavy pressure, Cody Renken (#1) makes a re-
ception to put Mines within the red zone.
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ished with another monster game
as he went 33/53 for 444 yards and
5 touchdowns. Renken caught 10
of those passes for 112 yards and
a score, and Doucet ended with 10
receptions for 123 yards and two
scores.
But as the Arizona Cardinals
could attest to last year, a good of-
fense means absolutely nothing un-
less the defense is strong enough
to back them up, and the defense
was up to the task. Junior lineback-
er Josh Ruff led the Orediggers with
10 tackles and helped to anchor a
defense that forced three-and-outs
on the first three drives for the Mus-
tangs.
It never got easier for the Mus-
tangs. The defense put constant
pressure on Western New Mexico
quarterback, Antoine Young, all
game long. Young was sacked a
total of 10 times, twice by senior
Marc Schiechl, and never really had
a chance to create any offense.
Mines picked up four more turn-
overs as sophomore Ryan Wood
grabbed an inception for the sec-
ond game in a row and teammate
Alex Laudenslager earned the first
interception of his career.
In the second half, CSM run-
ning back Dan Palmer picked up
the running game by finishing with
8 rushes for 89 yards and a touch-
down. Palmer was carrying the bulk
of the rushing attack while team-
mate Trevor Florendo saw limited
action. Florendo, who left Satur-
day’s game early, recently under-
went off-season back surgery and
hopes to be back to full strength in
the next few weeks.
The shutout pitched by the de-
fense was the first for the Oredig-
gers since October 18, 2008,
against Adams State College.
For Western New Mexico, the
struggles continue. The loss drops
the Mustangs to 1-3 overall, 0-2
RMAC. Their offense is averaging a
mere 11.0 points per game. CSM
(3-1 overall, 2-0 RMAC) heads to
Fort Lewis next week to take on the
Skyhawks.
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A few weeks ago, Apple re-
leased the update to their smallest
digital media player ever to have
a screen, the iPod nano. The de-
vice stands as a radical departure
from the previous members of the
iPod nano family (and the iPod mini
before it), substituting a tiny touch
screen for Apple’s hallmark “click
wheel” as a navigation method.
The Mines Bookstore was gra-
cious enough to loan me one last
week, so I could find out for myself
whether Apple’s newest form fac-
tor is a workable one.
First off, the positives of the
device. It is small almost beyond
belief. Second, its capacitive touch
screen, slightly more than an inch
square, is responsive. Third, the
build quality of the device is top-
notch. Apple is marketing the new
nano to people wanting an exer-
cise-friendly music player with a
screen and, from a size and build
quality perspective, this device
works for that role. That said, the
nano is small enough that a watch-
style form factor would be quite
interesting. In fact, one vendor has
already created a watch band into
which the nano can clip.
Compared to the previous gen-
eration, the new iPod nano drops
voice recording, video playback,
gaming, and video camera fea-
tures. However, the pedometer
and FM radio stick around. Oth-
erwise, the system is standard
iPod fare including music, photos,
“Genius Mixes,” and a shake-to-
shuffle feature that works... some-
times. Syncing with Apple’s iTunes
software is simple enough, though
you will need the new iTunes 10
to do anything with the new nano,
and songs transferred to the player
very quickly over the iPod USB
sync cable.
The negatives of this device
come from putting form over func-
tion. Honestly, the device feels like
Apple user experience engineers
were given the device in its cur-
rent form and told, “Make a user
interface that works well on this
device. You cannot change the
hardware you were given.” As a
Athlete
Trevor Crane
Content Manager
The Colorado School of Mines
Athletics is witnessing unprec-
edented and widespread success
throughout its varsity athletics.
The Men’s Cross Country is domi-
nating their competition and is
chasing a national championship.
The Men’s Soccer team opened
their season with a bang by top-
ping then #1 ranked Fort Lewis
and is currently ranked #3 in all
of Division II. The Football team is
demoralizing defenses and eyeing
an RMAC title. And meanwhile,
the Women’s Volleyball team has
quietly risen to a 9-2 record overall
and are leading the RMAC stand-
ings. They are currently 6-1 at
Lockridge Arena and undefeated
in RMAC play and have the mak-
ings of a solid postseason team.
f e a t u r e s
iPod nano
Ian Littman, Tech Break Collumnist
result, the nano suffers greatly on
the user experience front. The UI
feels somewhat like that of the
iPod touch or iPhone, with multiple
pages of icons arranged in a 2x2
grid for access to the player’s func-
tions. However, the “Home” button
of the iPhone, iPad, and iTouch is
replaced with the left-swipe, one of
the few gestures that works well
on such a small screen. When it
comes to actually tapping items
onscreen, the whole situation gets
even more iffy. Despite being prob-
ably the finest-grained capacitive
touch screen in existence, the
iPod nano’s UI elements
are simply too small to
navigate with-
out giving the
device your
full atten-
tion. The
d e -
vice
may
b e
f i n e
for using
while run-
ning, but forget
about trying to
change tracks while
keeping pace; it simply
cannot be done.
To Apple’s credit, volume
buttons and a sleep/wake button
are still very much in hardware,
lining the top edge of the device.
However, these buttons are slightly
harder to press than they should
be, and the volume control does
not allow for the quick volume
changes that were easy on a click
wheel based device.
Going back to Apple’s feature
omissions for a minute, the iPod
nano feels like a deliberate upsell
for the iPod touch at this point,
whereas the previous generation
of the player actually included fea-
tures that the iTouch did not, most
notably the FM radio (still included
on the new nano) and the video
camera (now available on the iPod
touch). I would go so far as to say
that the new nano is angling for
a companion position to the iPod
of
the
Leading the charge defensively
Week It makes it almost like a high
for the Lady Orediggers is middle
blocker Holly Hutchison. Hutchi-
son, a sophomore from Colorado
Springs, is playing in her first sea-
son as a starter and leads Mines
in blocks (15) and blocks per set
(1.5). Last week, Hutchison was
named RMAC/Baden Defensive
Player of the Week. For her per-
formance this season, Hutchison
is this week’s Athlete of the Week.
[Oredigger] What is it like to
go from the bench to a starting
role?
[Hutchison] It’s definitely a privi-
lege; to have that first year of tak-
ing it all in, and then to now to feel
like you are a contributor.
What is your favorite part
about being a student athlete?
Just the whole support from
the city of Golden and the school.
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touch, albeit a $149-$179 com-
panion position depending on the
capacity (8GB or 16GB) that you
decide to buy. If you want to watch
videos, the nano can no longer do
that; its square screen would be a
poor viewing area anyway. If you
want to quickly navigate a larger
music collection, the nano’s touch
optimization means that you will
get frustrated rather quickly; only
four artists are viewable onscreen
at any given time, compared with
over a dozen on the previous gen-
eration nano. Video recording on
the previous-generation device
was a bit of a gimmick, but
the feature did exist and
quality was sur-
prisingly good.
Audio recording
was less of a
gimmick,
yet
too is
gone
with
this it-
eration,
despite the
fact that its
presence was
ER
G useful and its qual-
D IG
RE ity high.
/O
M
A N I will make an unso-
TT licited prediction about the
LI
N went and taught the
IA current-generation iPod nano:
it will be phased out in favor of
something similar to, but slightly
more compact than, the previous
version of the product line the next
time an iPod revision is in order.
Apple did it with the flop that was
the third-generation, button-less
iPod shuffle and they will do the
same thing with their latest ex-
ample of function-follows-form de-
sign by developing a music player
that eschews features and ease of
use in favor of having the smallest
widely-used multi-touch screen in
the world.
As always, comments, critiques
and discussions are welcomed.
Drop me an e-mail at ilittman@my-
mail.mines.edu or comment on the
online version of this article if you
have something to say.
school atmosphere.
What is your least favorite
part about being a student ath-
lete?
I mean, the academics are
hard, but that’s why I’m here. I
love being here
What is your least favorite
class?
[Almost before I finished the
question.] Physics. It’s definitely
not my thing. (smiles)
How is college play different
from high school?
The team spirit is very similar,
but the game is a lot faster and
a lot more technical. A lot more
strategy goes into each play.
How did you transition?
That is basically what freshman
year was for, for me. I got to learn
under two seniors last year. It was
a great opportunity.
september 27, 2010
SPS: Outreach,
Inreach and
Physics fun!
Jessica Ho takes place every year on Hallow-
Staff Writer een in the Student Center Ball-
rooms. “We take as many fun,
Contrary to popular belief, phys- cool, interactive physics demos
ics can be fun, especially with the as we can come up with that are
Society of Physics Students (SPS). sort of Halloween-related… and
SPS is a national organization that we let kids come play with the
works to develop student interest demos,” said Otzenberger. “If any-
in physics through numerous out- body has any ideas that they think
reach and inreach events. Revital- would be awesome for it….we’re
ized in 2007, the Mines chapter of always open to suggestions.” In
SPS is extremely active, and they past years, over 300 people have
have received national recognition shown up to see the demos. This
on a number of occasions. year, SPS is hoping for an even big-
Since its revival, SPS has been ger turnout by collaborating with
“really involved in the community. some of the Greek houses.
Every semester we try to have at As if SPS did not have enough
least two outreach to do, “The last thing
Every semester we do is try to get
events where we’re
working with high physics majors out
school to elementary we try to have at of Meyer Hall. It’s a
age kids introducing lot harder than you
them to physics and least two outreach might think,” Ot-
it
letting them see the
fun side of it,” Amy
events where we’re zenberger laughed.
“This year, we’re
Garland, Secretary working with high doing movie nights
of SPS, explained. once a month where
Shirley Moore, Presi- school to elemen- anybody can come
dent of SPS, talked in and hang out,”
a little more about tary age kids in- Garland added.
the outreach events Knowledge bowls,
they do. Partners in troducing them to ice skating nights,
Physics was a new and bowling nights
event where “we physics and letting are also on the SPS
social agenda.
Mitchell Elementary them see the fun
SPS member-
School kids about ship is open to ev-
waves. We did a little
side of it.
eryone, regardless
science show, and of major. Last year,
we built space phones, wave ma- Levi Miller started showing up to
chines, and little straw kazoos.” SPS meetings with only a slight
In addition to outreach events interest in physics. Now he is the
with local schools, SPS tries to do Vice President of Outreach for SPS
a lot of events on campus. “Our and a declared physics major. “It is
most notable event on campus just a great way to meet a bunch
is probably Celebration of Mines. of physics students and really get
Everybody knows that we’re the a feel for what the department is
liquid nitrogen ice cream people,” like,” Miller said. “The first part of
said Marty Oztenberger, Demon- meetings we have official busi-
strations Librarian. Despite the two ness and then it’s just mingling and
ice cream trucks giving away free food.” SPS meetings are held ev-
ice cream during the Celebration of ery Tuesday at noon in Meyer 357,
Mines, SPS gave out over six gal- so don’t hesitate to stop by and
lons of their homemade ice cream. see how much fun physics can be.
Another big on-campus event For more information, visit the SPS
is the Haunted Physics Lab, which website at www.csmsps.org
What is your schedule like?
... Holly Hutchison,
Sophomore: Volleyball
STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER
In season, we go until 7:00
[PM] and homework is after that.
You learn how to manage your
time.
Where does the team hope
to be at the end of the season?
Definitely to get a good seeding
in the tournament. Last year we
were seeded pretty low and had
to play [Concordia-St. Paul].
What are some of the big-
gest games this season?
Nebraska-Kearney. That is al-
ways a big game and definitely a
rivalry. We also have tough games
against Metro State and Regis,
but the entire RMAC is getting a
lot stronger.
Did you have a sports hero
you looked up to?
Mia Hamm, actually. I played
soccer when I was little and she Above, Holly starts against
was my favorite. Western State.
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ACS demos turn out a blast Coffee lover?

Stephen Hejducek
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, September 21,
the American Chemical Society
held their second meeting to per-
form some fun demonstrations.
Nine demonstrations were chosen
which included liquid nitrogen, a
luminol reaction, and an oscillat-
ing clock reaction. President of the
Mines chapter of ACS Matt Hartle
stated, “We chose these experi-
ments out of past experience and
with a little help from [Dr. Mark]
Seger.”
The first demonstration per-
formed was called the blue bottle.
This experiment consisted of po-
tassium hydroxide dextrose, a form
of sugar, and methyl-blue solution.
This experiment demonstrated an
oxidation and reduction reaction.
When the solution had plenty of
oxygen, the liquid appeared blue,
while when oxygen was not pres-
ent in the solution, it became clear.
The next demonstration performed
was called the money burn. It be-
gan with a member of the audi-
ence donating a large bill, such
as a twenty. After the money was
acquired, it was dipped in an iso-
propyl alcohol and water solution.
Once the money was thoroughly
soaked in this solution, it was ig-
nited by a match and, by the won-
ders of chemistry, the money did
not burn. This occurred because
the water cooled the burning of the
alcohol at the same rate at which
the alcohol burned. Unfortunately,
by the end of the experiment, the
twenty dollar bill had been burned
nesium. The question behind this
demonstration is, “How would
magnesium burn in a non-oxygen
environment?” The answer to this
question is, not very well, at first.
After many attempts to make the
magnesium burn, a substance
called potassium chlorate was
added to the reaction as a cata-
lyst. Potassium chlorate is a very
powerful oxidizing agent. Once
the magnesium was lit, a block of
dry ice was placed on top of the
burning magnesium and it created
a beautiful glowing, much like a
lantern.
Following the magnesium lan-
tern was fun with liquid nitrogen.
Many objects were dipped in the
liquid nitrogen such as racquet
balls, bananas, oranges, toma-
toes, latex gloves, flowers and
even gummy bears. Any food
dipped in liquid nitrogen can be
eaten. Flash frozen gummy bears
and bananas taste amazing. The
frozen gummy bears taste like a
lollipop that quickly becomes goo-
ey in your mouth, while the frozen
bananas taste like banana flavored
ice cream. After the liquid nitrogen
came the oscillating clock reaction.
This reaction went through three
phases: clear, orange, and purple.
The chemicals used were variants
of hydrogen peroxide, deionized
water, and magnesium sulfate.
Something fun and familiar for
any student who was in Seger’s
Chemistry I and II classes last year
was the oxygen and hydrogen
balloon demonstration. For those
were not in Seger’s class, this
demonstration consists of two bal-
balloon does have to wait to mix
with air before it can burn.
The cannon demonstration,
done after the balloons, is a sim-
ple contraption that consists of
a reservoir for acetylene gas and
an ignition source such as flint. A
simple reaction of calcium carbide
and water produces the acetylene
gas that burns rapidly and makes
a loud boom, a sound that is very
similar to the exploding hydrogen
and oxygen filled balloon.
The luminol reaction, which had
never been tested before by ACS,
was first attempted at the event.
Fortunately, it worked, glowing a
neon blue. Unfortunately, it only
lasted for a split second. Maybe
with more practice, ACS will be
able to make the demonstration
last longer.
The final demonstration for
the night was called the howling
gummy bear. This simple reaction
required only potassium chlorate
and gummy bears. The reaction
proceeded by dissolving the po-
tassium chlorate in water and then
dropping the gummy bear into the
solution. A large flame erupted
from the solution and the gummy
bear dissolved, or was shot out of
the test tube and converted into a
black tar-like substance.
When asked why the ACS per-
formed such as show, Seger re-
sponded, “We want to attract new
members for ACS. It is just sup-
posed to be a fun night.” Students
and other ACS members who at-
tended the demonstrations had a
good time. “I mostly came to get
away from the long hours of study-
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a pound.

The stars shine

ever so slightly at the tip, yet anoth- loons. One is filled with hydrogen ing and to experience the magical
er object is sacrificed for the good and the other filled with an oxygen adventures of chemistry,” explains
of science. and hydrogen mixture. The idea sophomore Kyle Tivnan, “Plus,
The third demonstration was behind this demonstration is to the experiments were very astute

the called the magnesium lantern.
This experiment, while simple, is
also very difficult to achieve suc-
cessfully. It required dry ice, which
is solid carbon dioxide, and mag-
show which balloon burns faster.
The answer is the oxygen and hy-
drogen mix because that reaction
does not have to wait to mix before
igniting, while the pure hydrogen
brightly above
and they included the audience.” If
you want to become involved with
ACS, come to their next meeting
on October 6 in the Coolbaugh
Atrium at 6 p.m.

Mines: Sagittarius
John Bristow ter of the Milky Way galaxy. While
Staff Writer we cannot see it, a super-massive
black hole lies in Sagittarius, around
As the nights get longer here in which we rotate to form the beauti-
the northern hemisphere, the stars ful spiral arms of the galaxy.
seem to shine brighter and with Personally, Sagittarius is a favor-
a more ethereal glow. These fall ite constellation of mine. It is easily
nights feature the start of new win- recognizable, and when you spot
ter constellations while still retaining it, you will have found the Milky
many of the most beautiful summer Way’s most dense and visible sec-
constellations. If you find yourself tion. The constellation also has La-
out just after twilight and you have goon Nebula, which if you have a
a clear view of the telescope, should
southern skies, These fall nights feature be one of your
be sure to look for first targets since
the teapot shaped the start of new winter it is both easy to
set of stars. If you find and colorful.
can find the slight- constellations while still If you are having
ly illuminated strip a hard time find-
of stars that forms
retaining many of the ing this stunning
the Milky Way and most beautiful summer set of stars, look
follow it to the ho- to the south-west
rizon, you will find constellations. up about 10 de-
Sagittarius. grees (remember
When the ancient Greeks to use one fist at arm’s length to find
looked up to this set of stars, they this angle). In Golden, this is entirely
identified them as the centaur Chi- worth a night-time hike up South or
ron firing his bow into the heart of North Table Mountain or a trip up
Scorpio, an equally beautiful con- to a higher elevation in the moun-
stellation. For modern astronomy, tains with a view in that direction. If
this constellation has tremendous this does not work, you can use the
significance. At current count, 16 of tools on the internet, especially that
ACS put on a series of demos to show the the main stars of the constellation of http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/
more interesting aspects of chemistry. have planetary systems, the most Yoursky.
of any constellation. Additionally, Peace, and may the stars shine
within the constellation lies the cen- brightly in your skies.
ALL PHOTOS STEPHEN HEJDUCEK / OREDIGGER

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Letter to the Editor organizations. Budget committee Committee. In fact, BSO is more
Alec Westerman, Mike consistently funded the entire cost than willing to help any Club or Or-
Ashwood of retreats and covered half of the ganization with any issue they have
Student Body President, overall cost of conferences, unless encountered, no matter how small

Minds at Mines
those expenses were already more
Parliamentarian
than half covered. This decision
was made on the basis that retreats
Dear Editor, are geared towards organizational
Given last week’s editorial, growth, whereas conferences are
or big the problem.
ASCSM wants to be transpar-
ent when it comes to policies and
decisions, so don’t hesitate to find
us in the hallways or join us at our

Campus beef
Alec Westerman
Staff Writer
Campus is home to most students, many of whom wish that it could
be better in some way or another. Contrary to popular opinion, the cam-
pus can be made better, but sometimes the problems people have are
not properly communicated and therefore the potential for fixing them
remains limited. As Mines begins to transform into a home for more and
more students with the addition of new residence halls, it is important
to make sure that our college is a happy home. This week, the Oredig-
ger wanted to give students a platform to voice their concerns. Minds at
Mines wanted to know the top three things that should be changed at
Mines.
1. The cycle of disrespect for one. I think
a lot of it is passive aggression be-
cause we are so shy... It results in
an unpleasant atmosphere. peo-
ple are shocked when you just
talk to them. You have people who
are terrified of being different and you
have people who don’t care.
2. People walk around like automaton’s.
I had this realization the other day. You think
Mines guys are creepy... Mines guys don’t
even have enough confidence to be creepy,
they’re just respectful.
3. People never say bless you... It’s the
“What is the Difference,” we feel it is
important to clarify and expand on
some of the statements made and
to make clear what the difference
really is.
The majority of funding cuts from
requested budget amounts actu-
ally came from larger organizations,
namely MAC, Sports Club Council,
The ORC, IM Sports, the Oredigger,
GSA, and even ASCSM.
The funding cuts on food, im-
posed even on budget committee’s
four hour meetings, were made be-
cause funding is always short and
having food at regular meeting was
viewed as an unnecessary luxury.
However, the committee funded
other food costs for events and
special meetings, no matter how
closed or publicized the event.
There was also an agreement
upon the distinction between re-
treats and conferences. Retreats
are defined as internal events at-
tended by almost the entire club
membership and are intended to
give clubs a direction for the next
two semesters. Conferences usually
consist of no more than six or seven
Club members attending an event
at which thoughts and ideas are
discussed with others from similar
typically more for personal growth.
Perhaps the most confusing
policy of all is the one concerning
T-Shirts. They cannot be bought
with the intention of giving them
away to just the members of the
Club for free. They can, however, be
used in fundraisers, sold to anyone
at a subsidized rate, or even given
away to anyone on campus, which
is what ASCSM intends to do as
part of our new campaign to foster
school spirit. Other than the T-Shirt
restriction, once a Club or Organi-
zation has received their funds from
ASCSM, they are free to purchase
any items that benefit the club or
campus. Examples of this would be
the purchase of folding tables and
chairs for club use, Senior Stetsons,
or stickers to be given away as ad-
vertising, whereas a plasma screen
TV for a Club Officer would not be
funded.
We don’t claim that the budget
allocation process is perfect, but we
have endeavored to be as consis-
tent as possible with our metric and
we will always listen to suggestions.
The most straightforward chan-
nel for communicating concerns
regarding club funding would be
through BSO or through the Budget
meetings. Regular ASCSM Senate
meetings occur every other Thurs-
day night in the Ballrooms, with the
next meeting being held on Octo-
ber 7th at 7 p.m., and all present
are welcome to participate in the
Public Forum. Feel free to ask us
questions and bring us your con-
cerns. We are here to help the Stu-
dent Body and nothing else. That is
the difference.
Having only just begun, we
have already done four appreciable
things for students: set aside half
of the ASCSM Presidential Pay
to support school spirit, enabled
returning students bearing large
water guns to participate in the M-
Climb without preregistration, held
a public forum on parking (the bulk
of concerns have been met or are
being met), and just recently put our
support behind a letter demanding
an apology from our district repre-
sentative after he made insensitive
remarks about Mines.
Looking forward, there is a lot
in store. Several highlights include
revitalizing old traditions, creating
new ones to make the Mines expe-
rience more enjoyable, encouraging
school spirit, and making Thanks-
giving break a whole week.

Exams unfairly unrepre-

most cold, isolating, and empty feeling when
there are fifty people around and they say noth-
ing when you sneeze.
“Bless You” Man

1. The food.
2. Mines guys need some social skills.
sentative of classwork
3. The waffle maker is the wrong POed Mines Student you, they are not. our knowledge of the principles
temperature. It seems odd to me to say this, taught and was ‘geared’ to a much
Malinda Miller So last week I took the first but there is one glimmer of hope. higher common denominator than
Statics exam of my career here at The PHGN 200 exam I took last actually existed.
Mines, and I’m sorry to say that I week was surprisingly easy. I scored Is it too much to ask that exams
wasn’t surprised at how it went. I higher than any exam in PHGN 100, be at least similar to the practice
have become jaded towards exams and Dr. Kohl affirmed that the aver- problems and homework? That
at this school because our faculty age was higher than in previous doesn’t seem like an unreasonable
seems to enjoy giving us exams that years. One can only wonder: what request, even when I say it out loud
are much more is going on here? to myself. No, no, it really isn’t an
1. More computers in CTLM. You go in at peak difficult than any- I have become jaded I’m guessing that unreasonable request. Sure, we’re
hours and you can’t find a computer to save your thing we’ve done professors must Mines students, we’re the smart-
life... I guess more areas to just study and group before; whether it towards exams at this constantly as- est of the smart, we set records,
up and stuff. be in-class prob- sess how much we define the upper echelon. While
2. Berthoud hall basement should never have lems or practice
school because our facul- ‘smarter’ this it sounds nice to hear these things
a test there. The tables are way to small... you exams from the
shouldn’t have a test where you have such ty seems to enjoy giving years’ students shouted at us every day, it doesn’t
previous year. are in compari- help that we’re getting humiliated
a tiny desk you can’t even fit a piece of Sadly, this exam us exams that are much son to previous and stressed out by an exam that is
paper on it. only served to years, but you obviously beyond our ability. It’s bad
3. They got rid of their ability to reinforce that bad more difficult than any- would think that enough that we have all these ex-
give clubs rooms that are needed... attitude I’ve de- when they give pectations without the added pain
I’d like to see them do it on a need veloped because thing we’ve done before. you a practice of an exam we know we can’t beat.
basis rather than by rank. it was far more set, that’s what If it’s all the same to you, I’d like
Ryan Miller difficult than the practice exam pro- you need to know how to do. Alas, an exam that’s actually similar in
vided. such is not the case for those of us difficulty to problems I’ve already
Silly me, I should have learned that have the misfortune of being in done. I mean, it’s not like I have any
1. Parking garages need to be the first prior- from PHGN 100 last semester, but Statics this semester. other classes that I have to study
ity for campus! They need places for people no. When a professor gives you a It would be unjust for me to harp for or anything. This is your friendly
to park before building dorms for more people practice exam, telling you that this on our professors and say that they neighborhood POed Mines Stu-
to stay in. level of difficulty is what you should intentionally try to fail us, but I must dent, signing off.
2. Since there’s no parking spots, everyone expect on the actual exam, you admit, at times it seems as though
is riding their bikes. Lets see if we can actually need to take that with a 55-gallon that were the case. I recognize the
Editorials Policy
The Oredigger is a designated public forum. Edi-
have enough bike racks to park our bikes on to drum of salt and study your back- difficult job they must have, and I tors have the authority to make all content deci-
fulfill the rule that we’re not supposed to lock side off. As much as I hate to say acknowledge the effort they put into
sions without censorship or advance approval
and may edit submitted pieces for length so long
our bikes to anything else. this, and I really do, I don’t think our teaching us. My beef is more with as the original meaning of the piece is unchanged.
3. Meyer hall is slowly becoming professors really understand how what seems like a simple act of mis-
Opinions contained within the Opinion Section do
not necessarily reflect those of Colorado School
more and more broken and decrep- hard this material is for us lowly stu- interpreting data. I don’t think the of Mines or The Oredigger. The Oredigger does
it. We need to build a new physics dents. Just because the concepts Statics professors and the PHGN
not accept submissions without identification and
will consider all requests for anonymity in publica-
building, right after the parking ga- are the same and not necessar- 100 professors really know how tion on a case-by-case basis. Submissions less
rages. ily that difficult, doesn’t mean the much their students can do. The
than 300 words will receive preference.
Jason Buster problems are the same. I assure exam that was supposed to assess
ALL PHOTOS ALEC WESTERMAN / OREDIGGER

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Course websites reach

critical mass
Janeen Neri
Something Clever
The Mines campus is on high
alert after Friday’s report that the
number of course websites used
at CSM reached critical mass.
Officials are unsure how this situ-
ation will unfold, but they say that
the results could be dire and far-
reaching. “It’s exactly as bad as
it sounds,” said CCIT representa-
tive Lisa Meitner, “the number of
course websites has reached the
point where new websites begin
forming spontaneously.”
Meitner said that professors
“have been warned” about the po-
tential consequences of coming up
with their own special course web-
off age for computer fluency”. Hav-
ing grown up in an era when tech-
nology was used only by a few, this
generation tends not to understand
that at this point, the tools allow-
ing them to do what they want to
do already exist, and do not need
to be reinvented. Also, the older
generation uses the internet in a
fundamentally different way. Unlike
their students, they approach the
World Wide Web only with a spe-
cific task in mind. It makes sense to
them to partition each class into its
own site, even though aggregators
like Blackboard exist specifically to
prevent this.
Unfortunately, the students as
well as the faculty are now paying
the price. Students went to their
assignments are spread out over
multiple websites.
Top ten things to do instead of at-
Students are advised to attend
class only as long as their profes- tending an ASCSM meeting
sor appears normal. “We’ve had
Steven Wooldridge
scattered reports that the affliction
might be spreading to students,
Dissociated Student
too,” Meitner warned. CCIT is cur- 10) Sleep
rently working on a network barrier 9) Coors Lab
to protect unaffected individuals, 8) Play frisbee
and contaminated people are be- 7) Find free food
ing found and isolated. “The prob- 6) Go to a sports game
lem really blew up in the teacher’s 5) Cruise Safeway
lounges,” Meitner said, “because 4) Play foosball
too many excited URLs started 3) Go to class
bumping into each other. We hope 2) Do homework (Seriously, it is a better use of your time)
if we separate the teachers or at 1) Just about anything imaginable
least keep them from talking about
course websites for a while, the
chain reaction will die down.” In the

site for every single course rather
than using the sites that already
exist. Besides the likely meltdown
that will happen on campus some-
time today, “it’s kind of a jerk thing
to do to the students,” Meitner
said.
However, many professors are
above what Meitner calls “the cut-
classes on Friday only to find that
a few of their instructors had been
turned into helpless automatons,
spewing URLs and updated syl-
labi with barely a pause for breath.
The problem has since spread to
afflict most of the faculty, blocking
all attempts at teaching. Most stu-
dents will now find that even single
Sudoku
meantime, CCIT is also working
on a more aggressive campaign
explaining the benefits of aggrega-
tors. “Once we get this hopefully
cleaned up,” Meitner said, “we’ll
actually be asking the instructors
to use plain old email for a while
until we can scrub out all the fall-
out.”

Golden Trivia Crossword

Solution

ACROSS CLUES DOWN CLUES

1 Freshman’s orientation trek
4 Historic Golden restaurant (2 wrds)
5 Location of the Mines mine (2 wrds)
7 School Color
9 Geologic concert venue (2 wrds)
10 Guggenheim has one of the largest in Colorado
(2 wrds)
11 Miner’s headgear
13 Name of downtown mainstreet
14 Popular computer game (abr.)
16 Honors minor program
18 Freshman eatery (2 wrds)
19 Popular pizza place
2 “Testing Lab” beer brand
3 Library’s coffee brand (2 wrds)
6 Mine’s girls are often compared to
(2 wrds)
7 Mine’s animal mascot
8 River through Golden (2 wrds)
12 Petroleum Engineering building
15 Campus spring celebration
17 Group that runs Thrusday movie night
(abr.)

Katie Huckfeldt / oredigger

See oredigger.net for solution.

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