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Volume 90, Issue 21 April 5, 2010
for nuclear?
nology to complete the task, but brain they do not normally use. “All
Staff Writer
lack the knowledge; this is where creativity begins in fun, have we
Joanne Greenberg, a published the humanities tie in. According to forgotten that?” she pondered.
author most famous for her best- Greenberg, without the humanities, Greenberg suggests that, before
selling book I Never Promised You there is no reason for engineering complaining about LAIS require-
and no life in it. ments or putting a poor effort into an Katie Huckfeldt efficient the reactor. This has great
a Rose Garden, gave a lecture to
Greenberg concluded her lecture NHV paper, Mines students should Staff Writer impacts on the nuclear industry
a small group last Wednesday in
by explaining how humanities and think about why the Liberal Arts are because, as Romberger points out,
the Boettcher Room of the library.
the creative arts can bring fun to important. In a world of ever-increasing the two current reactor designs,
Greenberg is the visiting profes-
JACOB STEIN / OREDIGGER technology, research in nuclear pressurized water and boiling water
sor of the Hennebach Humanities
fuel for energy production remains reactors, are “limited in the temper-
program. She studied at American
a popular topic. Mines’ Professor atures [they[ can reach.” Another
University, as well as the University
Samuel Romberger of the Geologi- design gaining support is the “fast
of London and Colorado University.
cal Engineering department gave neutron reactor design.” These fast
She is also a distinguished Mines
a detailed look at this industry in reactors eliminate the need for a
Medal Winner. Joanne addressed
his most recent Van Tuyl lecture, moderator and actually consume
the crowd concerning the issue of
entitled, “Nuclear Power Industry nuclear waste. Nuclear waste is
humanities at an engineering school.
Past, Present, and Future.” one of the greatest drawbacks to
She first proposed the question,
Romberger began with a brief nuclear power, so the implications
“Why does the engineering student
history of nuclear power; from the of a reactor without waste are
need humanities?” The answer to
first power-generating reactor to huge. Some countries already have
this, Greenberg explained, is tied to
become operational in Hanford, Gen4 reactors in operation, but the
what kind of people come to Mines.
Washington to the 435 reactors majority still use pressurized and
A majority of Mines students come
today that produce 15% of the boiling water reactors.
from European backgrounds, es-
world’s power. Digressing to the Romberger continued by ad-
pecially Irish and German heritages,
present, Europe produces the most dressing the issue of mining the
where farming was prevalent. Be-
nuclear power with France leading Uranium for use in the reactors.
cause of this, Orediggers have the
with 78% of its total production. The He stated that “the expansion of
“handy gene” in their DNA. Mines
US trails behind with about 20% of nuclear power lies in the availability
students always seek the solution to
its energy requirements being met of uranium.” Canada currently pro-
problems and overcome obstacles.
by nuclear power. But, the future duces the most Uranium, especially
Engineering is suitable because it
is what we can affect and is where in the McArthur River mining site,
always involves solving problems.
our focus should lie. Assuming a and the US trails as the second
To answer her question fur-
conservative 2.5% annual growth largest producer. Of known Ura-
ther, Greenberg explained that
in the world’s power demand, 1200 nium reserves, the largest site, with
engineering goes beyond crunching
reactors will be needed by 2045 to 23% of the world’s total Uranium,
numbers. Without the humanities,
maintain the 15% power currently is in Australia. Reactors get their
arts, writing, and music, technical
provided. In the US alone, three Uranium supply from these mines,
work loses its soul. She cited a
new reactors would be needed government stockpiles, or recycled
Cambridge University study which
every two years, beginning in 2016, fuel rod materials.
showed engineering schools that
to maintain 20% nuclear power As mentioned, nuclear waste
teach the humanities produce
production. Romberger blatantly from the reactors is one of the
better engineers. Greenberg then
stated, “It’s not going to happen.” major issues with nuclear produc-
made the point that when engi-
But worldwide there are big plans tion. Romberger addressed the
neers embark on large, difficult
for nuclear. There are 36 reactors problem, stating, “Waste is an
under construction, 99 planned, issue, but it can be dealt with.
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A D Z A D Z
them in a nearby river. Staffers
working in the mortuary and
in several other departments MillerCoors will market a
were found to have violated new craft beer, titled Batch
hospital policy, but no foul 19, based on what appears to
play is suspected in the
deaths of the infants.
Yasar Armin, a presi-
M C Q M C Q be a pre-Prohibition recipe un-
earthed by master brewer Keith
Villa six years ago. Due to the
dential candidate in Sudan, large number of craft beers and
P U Y P U Y
has called for aboycott in microbrews in the Denver area
parts of the country. He’s the 5.5% ABV brew will not be
argued that the election offered here; the closest market
set to take place in next is Chicago.
week are rigged by the in-
cumbent, President Omar
al-Bashir, and his party, the
National Congress Party.
B E M T N O
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Russell Quick
Hometown: Portland, Texas
Current Class: Sophomore
Department: Engineering
Alec Westerman Campus Activities:
· ASCSM Sophomore Class President
· Residential Campus Committee
Hometown: Greeley, Colorado · Budget Committee
Current Class: Junior · Tech. Fee Committee
Department: Computer Science Position Running for: Student Body President
Campus Activities:
· ASCSM
Why are you running for this position?
I have been with ASCSM for the past two years and I Ian Littman
· Oredigger want to see ASCSM step up its game and cater more to the
· M-ulators students. As president, I will be able to get more students in-
Position Running for: President volved with ASCSM and make sure their concerns are heard. Hometown: Fredericksburg, Texas
Why are you running for this position? Detail any other offices or positions that you have Current Class: Junior/Senior (Junior by year, Senior
I believe that it is the true best way that I can serve my held on campus. by credit)
classmates and my school. Freshman: Department: Computer Science, minor in Economics
Detail any other offices or positions that you have · Class Representative & Business
held on campus. · RHA Treasurer Campus activities: Campus Crusade for Christ, The
On ASCSM, I have served three and a half semesters · Tech. Fee Committee Member Oredigger
as the At-Large Institutional Representative. The other half Sophomore: Candidacy Position: Student Body President
semester I served as a class representative. As the At-Large · Class President Why are you running for this position?
Representative, I am widely involved in student government. · Budget Committee Member It is my firm belief that ASCSM is not doing its job of
I am chairing the Into the Streets Committee and I am a · Residential Campus Committee Member effectively representing its constituents, communicating
board member of the Alumni Association. I am also a mem- · Tech. Fee Committee Member with them, and doing its job in an efficient and effective
ber of budget committee, parking garage committee, MLK · Student Affairs Committee Member manner. I have made my concerns clear, however I feel
Day committee, etc. What makes you a standout person for this job? that my opponents wont address these problems, and
What makes you a standout person for this job? I am very involved with the campus, and I have been in that I will.
Experience, leadership, dedication, and dreaming big. ASCSM since the start of my Mines career. After serving as Detail any other offices or positions that you
What would you like to see ASCSM accomplish in sophomore class president, I feel that I am ready to step up have held on campus.
the upcoming year? and be student body president. Offices/positions:
I would like to see ASCSM set the precedent of finding What would you like to see ASCSM accomplish in Mines Internet Radio - President (a few years ago)
the changes that students want to see in this campus and the upcoming year? The Oredigger - Assistant Business Manager, Web
using innovative approaches to make those dreams reality I want to see ASCSM take a proactive stance on re- Content
rather than waiting for problems to arise. In the case that sponding to students’ needs rather than a defensive stance ASCSM - Defeated narrowly for Freshman Class
problems come up, I would like to see the council respond in that just explains why something is done the way it is. I would President (2007-2008) and Junior Class Treasurer (2009-
a creative, united and energetic fashion. also like to see more students at ASCSM meetings. 2010)
What makes you a standout person for the
job?
Starting next semester, my course load will be low
enough to afford me plenty of time to hammer out
solutions for problems that I see, or that are brought
to my attention by the student body.
I’m not afraid of stepping on toes to get ASCSM’s
job done, yet I realize that two-way communication
is required to fulfill ASCSM’s position. I know how to
do that.
What would you like to see ASCSM accom-
plish in the upcoming year?
1. Decrease average meeting times to 45 minutes,
and increase full-meeting attendance to one percent
of the student body, not counting ASCSM members.
If I’m elected, food will be provided at ASCSM meet-
ings. Probably bagels.
2. Create a website, then keep it completely com-
prehensive and up-to-date for the entire year, prefer-
ably longer.
3. Make ASCSM a big enough part of student life
that, next year, every position is contested and voter
turnout is at least 40% of the student population.
4. Solve the Ugrad-Stu e-mail problem, probably
partially by making it a student-moderated list.
5. Move the ASCSM office to Student Center 107
(the office off Digger Den). It’s centrally located, isn’t
behind closed doors, and will further facilitate ASC-
SM communication with its constituents.
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Board of Trustees
Student Body Vice-President
Representatives
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY CANDIDATES
Lisa Truong
Hometown: Grand Junction, Colorado
Current class: Junior
Department: Engineering, Civil Specialty
Campus Activities:
Additional candidates
At-Large Institutional Representative Sophomore Class Treasuser
Tarryn Miller Matthew McNew
Andrea Switzer
At-Large Faculty Representative
Jesse Earle Senior Class Representative
--VACANT--
Senior Class President
Ben Seling Junior Class Representative
Robert Grumet
Junior Class President Nicole Kostelecky
Andrew Bosela Autumn Triesch
Hunter Dunham
Sophomore Class Representative
Sophomore Class President Tyler Cooper
AJ Lasater Aaron Pfeifer
Clifford Sanden
Senior Class Treasurer Laura Schoenfeld
--VACANT--
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Engineering days
2010
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It’s th
bee’s kn
E-Days Concert:
Less than Jake
Before the formation of Less household, so everything was “less the entire record lyrically, it’s about “When we first started out, we
Than Jake, vocalist and guitarist than Jake.” chasing something better- though built a foundation on the love of
Chris Demakes, drummer Vinnie In the sixteen years since its not necessarily better in a good or playing music, which a lot of people
Fiorello, and bassist Shaun Grief inception at the University of Flor- bad way. Take for instance ‘FLA,’ don’t,” asserts Vinnie. “Then after
led a local band named Good ida, Less Than Jake has steadily which used to be the abbreviation we started gaining momentum, we
Grief while attending high school in evolved by always sticking to its for Florida, but has since been took baby steps and always made
Port Charlotte, Florida. Good Grief musical ideals without being ham- changed. There’s an example of sure the foundation stayed very
broke up when Demakes moved pered by the influence of emerg- taking something that’s working solid. When you build a house on
north to attend the University of ing trends or record company perfectly fine and becoming some- sand, it’s going to fall f---ing fast
Florida at Gainesville. On July 13,
1992, what would become Less
pressure. After spending time in
both the indie ranks and with
thing new even if you don’t need it!
So thematically, it’s about chasing
and we took time in LTJ’s early
days to make it strong. Plus we’re
CHRIS D’ELI
Than Jake was born. While Grief many majors, the band recently that shiny penny around or the fact all good friends who are basically Chris D’Elia began standup b
moved to New York City (he would emancipated itself from label life that people find themselves chas- like brothers and there’s still a cer- comedy at the age of 16. He L
later return as the band’s roadie), all together to form Sleep It Off ing something they may not even tain chemistry between us when is east coast born and west C
Demakes and Fiorello began writ- Records, in turn hitting the studio need or want.” we play.” coast raised,
ing songs on the weekends before with producer Matt Allison (Rise starting out in
Fiorello would join Demakes at the Against, Alkaline Trio). The end re- Los Angeles
University of Florida. When united, sult is the ambitious and ultimately doing standup
the pair decided they needed a infectious GNV FLA (pronounced comedy wher-
bass player, but first, they wanted ‘Gainesville, Florida’), sure to con- ever he could.
a name. Fiorello said: “We decided nect with its extremely loyal fan He performs
before we tried to get a bass player base, while enticing new audiences regularly at Hol-
we’d zero in on a name for the thanks to a deft blend of alternative lywood clubs
‘band’ - to either (A) - make it artfulness and accessibility. using physical
seem like we had our shit together “Obviously to people who’ve humor to enter-
or (B) - make ourselves feel better. been following us for awhile, the tain hundreds. Chris D
I think it was (B) or maybe it was title is a tribute to our roots in Chris’s acting background has s
just so I could write it over and over Gainesville, but others might not allowed him to guest star on h
again on notebook paper during my have any idea, which makes it a several television shows including H
anthropology class.” little cryptic,” offers Vinnie with a Monk and Boston Legal. Chris H
The band’s name comes from laugh. “We did that on purpose to has toured with other famous T
Fiorello’s dog, Jake, who was kind of use those six letters as a comedians like Jo Koy as well as h
treated better than the rest of the metaphor, because if you look at PHOTOS COURTESY LESS THAN JAKE opened for Carlos Mencia. He can w
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wentE-Days
he
nees! Field events
Tesla coil demonstration ments, sponsored by the Residence provided after the show.
The CSM chapter of the Insti- Hall Association (RHA). There will be So show up in Bunker April 9th
tute of Electrical and Electronics a live jazz band called After Midnight following the Tesla coil demonstra-
Engineers (IEEE) is sponsoring a (check them out at www.aftermid- tion at 2 PM.
demonstration from the depths of nightjazzband.com). Thousands of Cardboard canoe race
1920’s Mad Science! Invented by dollars in prizes will be up for grabs, Do you like cardboard and run-
Serbian engineer Nikola Tesla and simply come to Friedhoff Hall, get ning water? Build a cardboard boat
refined here in Colorado, the Magni- your starting money and play at one and race it down clear creek with
fying Transmitter (better known as the of our blackjack tables, craps tables your friends! If you have any arch-
Tesla Coil) creates artificial lightning or at the roulette table, to win more enemies, convince them to do the
to transmit power wirelessly. We money which can be exchanged for same. Or, just come down to check
will have the honor of seeing two of raffle tickets. out the fun and see why this has
these coils in action, used to create Swing all night long in Freidhoff become one of the most popular
sparks over a foot long, remotely Hall April 8th at 8:30 pm after the co- events on campus and in the com-
electrify a light bulb, create a spinning medians. munity around it.
Jacob’s ladder, and more! Come join Bonk Maybe you want to know more
us on Friday, April 9th at 2:00 pm Bonk is a comedy game show about the race. The first heat has
in Metal’s Hall as an opener to the that is part general knowledge, part two or three teams taking off down
Bonk! gameshow. physical mayhem and all comedy! the creek at a time. This way the
Pi race Put on your hard hat and test your crowd gets excited about all the
Do you like Pi? Alpha Phi Ome- trivia knowledge – without the wimpy possibilities! Who is the fastest? Will
ga is hosting the second annual Pi buzzers. You get to “bonk” your hard there be any collisions? They don’t
Run Relay Race, and this year’s hats and other people’s hard hats know…yet. If you construct a qual-
event is going to be bigger and instead. Even if you’re not on the ity boat and/or win the heat, you can
better than ever. Teams of three spotlight, you’ll have front row seats participate in the second heat where
are going to race across campus to watch your peers hit each other on you will race all the other victors for
completing various tasks revolving the hard hat and have a great laugh a chance at Ultimate Glory. Later,
around the number pi all while car- for the afternoon. there will be some “just for fun” race
rying a pie. This year the race will be So, come and participate in the hi- time as well.
IA AND KYLE DUNNIGAN tournament style, where the winner
of each heat moves on to the final
larious game show and win awesome
prizes! There will be refreshments and
Judging starts at 10:00 am, April
10th and races start at 11:00 am
be seen on Showtime’s new series Vs Wild that round. The fastest three teams from drinks provided after the show. along Clear Creek.
Live Nude Comedy and Comedy boasts over the final round will receive prizes. So show up in Bunker April 9th Trebuchet contest
Central’s Live at Gotham. two mil- Team registrations start at 12:30 pm following the Tesla coil demonstra- Flying milk jug mayhem! The an-
Kyle Dun- lion hits on on the North IM field during the field tion at 2 PM. nual trebuchet contest is back! This
nigan is a multiple events on Saturday and the race will Auto Show year the CSM chapter of the Tau
standup come- p l a t f o r m s . begin at 1:30 pm. Bonk is a comedy game show Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society is
dian and actor, He is an Soap box derby race that is part general knowledge, part hosting this E-Day’s bout of catapult
best known alumnus of If you don’t like water or throw- physical mayhem and all comedy! craziness. The competition will be
for his role the Ground- ing milk jugs, build a boxcar and go Put on your hard hat and test your held on the IM fields on Saturday, April
as Craig aka The lings Sunday for speed! Races will be held during trivia knowledge – without the wimpy 10th from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. Come
Truckee River Compa- the field events on Saturday and it’s buzzers. You get to “bonk” your hard and participate or even just watch
Killer in the hit ny and holds sure to be a great time. To register hats and other people’s hard hats the medieval madness as we see
Comedy Cen- a BFA in the- or find out more information go to instead. Even if you’re not on the who can launch milk jugs the farthest.
tral series Reno atre from the The Society of Physics Student’s spotlight, you’ll have front row
D’Elia 9 1 1 ! . A s a University of Kyle Dunnigan website at http://organizations. seats to watch your peers hit
standup, he has had his own half PHOTOS COURTESY
C o n n e c t i c u t . OF mines.edu/sps/ and click on the each other on the hard hat
hour special on Comedy Central. Kyle can cur-
CHRIS D’ELIA AND
“Soap Box Derby Documentation” and have a great laugh for the
KYLE DUNNIGAN
He was a series regular on NBC’s rently be seen link. Sponsored by SPS. afternoon.
Howie Do It as well as FOX’s Cedric as a correspondent on The Jay Casino and dance night So, come and participate in
The Entertainer Presents. He also Leno Show. If you don’t enjoy Come celebrate the start of E- the hilarious game show and
has a significant online presence Kyle live, there might be something Days with an amazing night of danc- win awesome prizes! There
which includes his viral video Craig wrong with you. ing, gambling (for free), and refresh- will be refreshments and drinks
PATRICK BESEDA / OREDIGGER
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SCHEDULE OF
STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER
EVENTS
Thursday, April 8
7:00 - 8:30 pm Comedians Bunker Auditorium
Friday, April 9
8:00 - 1:00 pm Ore-cart Pull Meet at IM Field
Saturday, April 10
10:00 am Cardboard Boat Race Clear Creek
Judging starts at 10:00 am,
race starts at 11:00 am
If you have used computer lab or SeaMonkey) to image editing Apps works on any reasonably large
PCs at Mines, you know that there (The GIMP)… and, yes, PDF read- flash drive (a gigabyte is a good idea
are some applications that are not ing (Foxit Reader or Sumatra), in a if you want to load on lots of appli-
quite up-to-date on them, or that just format that will not freak out when cations and still have room for some
are not there. It is not such a big deal you transfer program files from one data), which U3 doesn’t do. It also
if you have a laptop computer that computer to another, usually on a has a wider selection of applications
you take to class anyway, but if you flash drive. If you want to run a web available, and from what I have seen,
do not have that luxury and are trying server on your host system, you is a less intrusive system.
to open an Acrobat file in your web can do that too; XAMPP comes in a One thing to note about any por-
browser on a CCIT-administered PortableApps flavor and, as the ac- table application system is that you
machine, be prepared for things not ronym suggests, supports the same want a reasonably fast flash drive to
to work. The big issue here is that, MySQL, PHP, and Python applica- use it with, both in access time and
without administrative access to tions that you can find on a typical raw speed. Though PortableApps
your system (granted, for very good web host. If you just want to play versions of Firefox (and anything
reasons), you cannot fix the problem games, twelve are available in Por- else) steer clear of registry changes
by updating Adobe Acrobat to a ver- tableApps format. and on-host temporary files, they are
sion that is not a few releases out of PortableApps also offers a gold still essentially the same programs
date. mine of utilities, including encryption you would find on a system after
Of course, you could try work- (Toucan), compression (7-zip), antivi- installing them the normal way. This
arounds like loading the PDF into rus (ClamWin), screenshot creation means that, to get running, an ap-
Google Documents, or saving the (Lightscreen), and even a portable plication must first load a fair amount
PDF and opening it from within version of Java. of smallish library and support files
Adobe Reader, hoping that it will not One rather useful portable appli- (DLLs and the like), which take time if
crash, too. However, there is an eas- cation is VLC Media Player Portable; your storage medium is not quick on
ier solution, which makes even more it will play exotic video and audio the draw. That said, if your flash drive
sense if you are carrying files around formats that QuickTime, iTunes, and has a name brand on it, chances are
on a flash drive: PortableApps. Windows Media Player combined it will work fine with PortableApps.
Found at PortableApps.com, still will not touch, including DVDs. So the next time you sit down at
the PortableApps suite gets you Other “portable application” in- an ADIT machine, do not fall victim
everything from IM (Miranda, Pid- frastructures exist for flash drives; to a crashy Acrobat reader or an out-
gin, aMSN, and even Skype) to Sandisk uses a technology called of-date version of Firefox. Bring your
web browsing (Firefox, Chrome, U3, for example. However, Portable- own alternative.
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Athlete Week
... Libby Balogh, Junior: Softball Team
of
the
Trevor Crane to Mines? in it. It was the only sport they knew
Staff Writer This is actually my first year at the rules to, and I’ve been playing
Mines. I went to Metro before and since I was twelve.
Elizabeth “Libby” Balogh is rela- I didn’t really enjoy it. It lacked the Most embarrassing softball
tively new to the Colorado School typical college feel and I wanted to moment?
of Mines, this being the junior’s push myself academically. One time in high school, I
second semester at the school. And Mines is more of a typi- thought the catcher was throwing
Nevertheless, she has wasted no cal college? out to second base, like to catch
time in making her mark. Balogh Well, yeah actually. I like how someone stealing, so I ducked to
transferred from Metro State Uni- small it is. I like that I notice and rec- get out of the way. But she was
versity in the fall to earn a degree ognize people on campus, which is actually throwing it back to me and
in economics, but her talents soar not what I had at Metro. the ball ended up hitting me right in
past the classroom. A pitcher for In your view, what is the hard- the face.
the women’s softball team at Mines, est part about being a student- Wow. What’s your best soft-
Balogh has become a solid veteran athlete at Mines? ball memory so far?
on a young team and is helping the It’s hard balancing things, like I’ve had a lot of good memories.
Orediggers’ in their pursuit of the getting homework done, going I would have to say the two UCCS
RMAC championship crown. Dur- to practice, and having a difficult games. Those were probably the
ing a three-game span, she regis- schedule. You have to be flexible. best games we’ve had. And it’s par-
tered one earned run along with What is your schedule like? ticularly fun to beat that team.
25 strikeouts all while holding op- My weekends are full. Two days What games are you looking
ponents to a .171 batting average.
Her dominating performances have
the Orediggers riding a six-game
winning streak and earned Balogh
a week we lift in addition to practic-
ing Tuesday through Friday. But we
get Mondays off, which is nice.
If you could change one thing
forward to playing in this year?
Well, I’m excited for all the
games, but I guess I’m definitely
looking forward to playing against
Recapping madness
the RMAC/Rawlings pitcher of the at Mines, what would it be? Metro. Trevor Crane 0 – times a number 5 seed has
week honors for the week of March I don’t know. I’m not exactly in What do you enjoy about be- Staff Writer won the NCAA championship.
23. For her success this week and love with physics. I guess I would ing a part of the Mines softball With Butler defeating Michigan
throughout the year, Balogh is this get rid of it for economics majors. team? This year, the NCAA men’s State on Saturday, the bulldogs
week’s Oredigger Athlete of the How did you get started in I love playing with the girls. It’s basketball tournament has shown have a chance to break that trend
Week. softball? nice have a team around you and its madness in March once again. 5 – Total combined champion-
How did you end up coming It was my parents who put me having that interaction with them. So mad, in fact, that Buffalo Wild ships won by this year’s final four.
Wings shows fans how to create Duke (3), Michigan State (2), West
a bottle opener by folding a bust- Virginia (0) and Butler (0).
ed bracket. It was a year where 20 - Total combined cham-
UCLA and North Carolina did not pionships by 2008’s final four
even crack into the tournament, teams.
the number 1 seed overall did not 6 – Number of miles Butler will
reach the Sweet 16, and some- travel from their campus to Lucas
one named Ali Farokhmanesh Oil Stadium, site of the Final Four.
became a household name. But 600 – Comparatively, Duke
do not be disheartened if most will travel over 600 miles from
of your bracket is crossed out. Durham, North Carolina to India-
The odds of correctly guessing napolis.
the entire tournament are 1 in 0 - combined final four appear-
35,360,000,000. And since here ances for Butler and West Virginia
at Mines, we are slightly obsessed in 72 years of tournament history.
with math like this, here is a look They now have 2 after one day of
at the rest of the 2010 Final Four basketball.
by the numbers: 7’1” – The height of Duke’s
13 – Unlucky? Not this time, for Brian Zoubek, the tallest player in
the underdogs. 13 is the sum of the Final Four.
the four seeds (1 (Duke) + 2(West 14 – At 14 inches shorter than
Virginia) + 5(Michigan State) + Zoubek, Korie Lucious of Michi-
5(Butler)). Other than 2006’s total gan State is the smallest player,
of 20 when number 11 George at 5’11”.
Mason cracked the top four, you 4.78 million – Brackets filled
have to go back to 1986 for a out on ESPN’s bracket challenge.
greater combined ranking. 0 - Brackets that were correct.
STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER
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Softball starts
season strong
Trevor Crane and a 10-0 handling of 4th-ranked
Staff Writer Dixie State.
Mines is a relatively young team
Here, at an academically-rig- this year, with multiple freshmen
orous school, athletics at Mines playing large roles. But Balogh ex-
often get overlooked. But strong plains that, “[This] hasn’t held us
performances all around this year back. We’re still able to compete
are beginning to change that, and with the best in the RMAC.” But a
the women’s softball team is no ex- young team needs to rely on expe-
ception. For most students, spring rienced players. Balogh is joined
usually means a week-long tanning by standout senior Kaleigh Starr.
vacation with summer crawling up Starr leads the hitting for Mines
just around the corner. But spring and has been unanimously named
means hard work and practice for to the preseason All-RMAC team.
the softball team. They are in the In the 2009 season, Starr broke
midst of a six-game winning streak the school record in runs scored
with a bright future. (67) and stolen bases (19). She
Above, Allysia Cisneros (#5) barely beats the throw to first. Allysia singled early in the
The Orediggers are currently has also been a solid contributor
in nearly every other hitting cat-
first inning during Saturday’s game versus Metro State.
11-10 (7-5 RMAC) and are looking
for more success. “Our goal is defi- egory, earning Honorable Mention
nitely to compete to win the RMAC All-American honors. This season
and make it to post-season,” said she already has 8 stolen bases
pitcher Libby Balogh. “But we look and four home runs, and the team
at the little goals, little goals to get is not even halfway through their
the big ones.” schedule.
This mentality has given them The team headed down to
victories as of late. Mines was Pueblo over the weekend for a se-
picked to finish fifth overall in the ries with Adams State and returns
RMAC and third in the east divi- to host Metro State in four key
sion in the preseason poll. Their games in the RMAC east division
current record, aided by the recent starting Tuesday. With involved
spurt, has them sitting in second in coaches and a blend of youth and
the east, behind 8th ranked Metro experience, it will be interesting to
State. But the Orediggers have see how far the team can advance
proven that these ranking do not this year. And with only one se-
bother them, evident in solid vic- nior (Starr) graduating, the coming
tories that included a 7-5 win over years look to be even more prom-
12th-ranked Nebraska-Omaha ising.
Above, Sarah Van Lingen (#3) waits for the throw when Metro State attempted to steal
second during the fourth inning.
Above, Allysia Cisneros (#5) sprints to home during the first inning with 2 outs. Metro
state made the out at first base to end the inning.
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i m ’ s two ¢ ents
Minds at Mines T
Waiting for E-days to arrive Consider the candidates
Roby Brost Tim Weilert What does representing a the best fit for the job. Of all the
Staff Writer Content Manager CSM student look like? I be- people who are currently a part of
lieve that any person who seeks ASCSM, Westerman embodies
E-days is right around the corner. That means that the orecart pull, ASCSM elections are upon us to represent me should have a most of the leadership principles I
trebuchet contest, cardboard boat race, carnivals, concerts, comedians, once again. If you’ve read through strong sense of duty, both social- outlined above.
and, of course, the fireworks, are just around the corner. With so much to this issue of the newspaper you ly and academically. Furthermore, Over the course of the last
look forward to, it is going to take a heroic amount of effort to remember have undoubtedly seen the can- should it be required, a leader two years he has served as At
that there is still class time between now and the much-vaunted event. It didate profiles and campaign should go above the call of duty Large Institutional Representa-
is like the week before Christmas. Lets face it: Choosing events to take promises. First and foremost, pay to get the job done. tive. During this time he has been
part in over E-days is far more fun than studying for exams, attending attention to what each person is As a technical aside, the Ex- notably dutiful, even taking on
class, and completing homework assignments. It will be hard. But who promising and don’t forget those ecutive Council should be famil- extra work (outside of his own
better to undertake this herculean task than super heroes? Did Daredevil’s promises after the thrill of voting iar with proper procedure and be job description) when it was nec-
blindness stop him from defeating King Pin? Did Wolverine let the fact that has ended. able to effectively work with feed- essary. When I wrote that criti-
he was smaller than Sabertooth slow him down? How about Hal Jordan, In one of my recent editorials I back (both positive and negative). cism of ASCSM a couple months
unmasking his mentor and having to deal with imperfections within his criticized the student government Hopefully this will lead to better ago, Westerman was one of the
own organization previously believed to be perfect, while trying to suc- for not following through on their ASCSM meetings that people will few people in the group to actu-
ceed in banishing the man that began to teach him? For that matter how own publicly-stated goals and actually want to attend. ally seek input on how to improve
about Sinestro? Trying to advocate for what he believed to be right, while promises. This week we’re being To close this article I would meetings. For these reasons (and
betrayed by his own student? Even Hercules, not a superhero but a demi- given an opportunity to choose like to make a public endorse- many more) I officially endorse
god, had to do stuff that was hard, like win over a three headed dog. The new leaders, a fresh take on poli- ment. Alec Westerman is running Alec Westerman for the position
point is, all these superheroes accomplished terrific feats while hampered cy and representation. for President and I believe he is of President of ASCSM.
by obstacles. Here on the Mines campus, it’s good to know that there are
“My favorite superhero is Batman because Dear Editor, Another issue is parking. Because years.
he actually doesn’t have any superpowers. This week we have the opportu- of the new parking restrictions in the From the battle over plus-minus
He has a lot of money, but he has to do it nity to vote for the president of ASC- neighborhoods around campus and grading to the irreverent assault on
all on his own, through his own abilities. He SM for 2010-2011. It is frequently a larger group of incoming students, parking by Golden residents, our
doesn’t have any crazy, off the wall powers. a matter of choosing between two changes are in the works. Over the student body has faced constrict-
More a regular guy.” or three people that are willing and summer, the parking capacity of the ing forces that will continue to shape
Michael Vadman able to do a lot of talking, but haven’t campus will be expanded. Presently, the fabric of our academic and social
had much practice doing. This is not a restructuring of the parking permit lives.
malicious – the nature of ASCSM’s system is being considered. Next In both the aforementioned situ-
position on campus confines the year, ASCSM will need to convey the ations, the collective voice of the
president to a narrow role unless he concerns of students that result. student body was subdued and
is willing to actively move outside of The new parking restrictions in our interests were left unprotected.
this role and into a wider arena. the neighborhoods around campus While our representatives attempted
In the years that I have been at have also exposed another issue. to fulfill their duties, most lacked the
Mines, we have had presidents We as students need to forge a leadership and experience to work
that have done this and we have stronger relationship with our com- through the bureaucratic labyrinths
“Wonder Woman. She’s the best super hero. had presidents that have not. This munity. The present direction of of our institution and city.
Who else can pull off that outfit? Plus, she has year we have the chance to vote for ASCSM involves pushing for more Unfortunately, there is little reason
a lasso.” someone who will, I believe, work to students to register to vote in Jeffer- to believe the most difficult decisions
Cam make ASCSM more efficient, more son county so that our interests are are behind us.
productive, and more representa- not underrepresented by our lack of The leadership of our student
tive. votes. It also involves a conscious body is a position in which we must
Ian Littman has, in the years I had effort to maintain good lines of com- rest our confidence, as it is the last
the distinct pleasure of working with munication with the local govern- line of defense against these attacks
him, never been afraid to volunteer ment through which we can express on student life. As we examine this
for something outside of his job de- our concerns on future matters. year’s crop of candidates, I believe
scription or expertise if it meant that As the campus engages in a we must pay critical attention to
it would get done. He shows more large construction push, ASCSM will the skills required of the President:
initiative on a daily basis than any- be responsible for ensuring student professionalism, leadership, and a
“My favorite hero is probably the one I have ever met and cares more opinion is expressed on relevant passion to protect the interests of
Pirate Hunter Zorro from Onepiece. about efficiency and openness than committees. students.
One, he can drink a lot and two, ASCSM possibly ever has. As the effects of changes to the Each of the three candidates for
he has three swords. Not Zorro There is no doubt in my mind that core curriculum and to the grading President is extraordinary, but I am
from the mask of Zorro, but Ian is capable of working with both policy are felt, it will fall to student convinced that Mr. Westerman is
from Manga.” the details of making ASCSM more government to convey whatever the individual that can both fulfill the
Nate Schmidt accessible and accountable to the concerns there may be to the Fac- duties of the position and effectively
student body and with the larger is- ulty Senate. protect the interests of our student
sues of ASCSM’s relationship with There are also the typical annual body.
the administration and the Golden matters. There will undoubtedly be As we prepare to break for E-
community. concerns expressed about Aramark. Days, I would encourage my fellow
Please join me in voting for Ian Some matter at the registrars office students to take a few moments,
Littman for ASCSM President. will likely occur and again draw com- visit the Trailhead portal, and cast
Sara Post plaints. If RTD increases their rates their vote for an individual with the
above inflation, the council will have both the capacity to lead and the
Dear Editor, to draft the wording of a vote that will capability to succeed as our 2010-
As student government elections go before students as to whether 2011 Student Body President.
are going on, I thought it might help, they want the fee increase. Respectfully,
“My favorite hero? Catwoman. Be- when making that decision, to have It should be a busy year, a year Zach Aman
cause Halle Berry is hot.” an idea of some of the more impor- in which ASCSM has a chance to
Dave B. tant issues that ASCSM will likely make a difference. Editorials Policy
face next year. Sincerely, The Oredigger is a designated public forum. Edi-
tors have the authority to make all content deci-
What may be the largest, is the Alec Westerman sions without censorship or advance approval
number of students on campus. In and may edit submitted pieces for length so long
as the original meaning of the piece is unchanged.
order to bring in the necessary rev- Dear Editor, Opinions contained within the Opinion Section do
enue, the size of the incoming class With elections for the student not necessarily reflect those of Colorado School
of Mines or The Oredigger. The Oredigger does
has again been increased despite government looming over the week, not accept submissions without identification and
well known and wide spread con- I believe it is worthwhile to reflect will consider all requests for anonymity in publica-
tion on a case-by-case basis. Submissions less
cerns that the campus is overcrowd- upon the challenges our student than 300 words will receive preference.
ed already. body has faced over the past few
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duplicating key
Erik Lord gave Mr. Jensen that key in good
Keymaster faith that he would respect our
great city. His actions are absolutely
A Lakewood business owner, unacceptable.” Sayer reassured lo-
Stanley Jensen, was taken into cus- cal businesses that the security of
tody Thursday afternoon outside their buildings had not been com-
Meyer Hardware in Golden. Jensen promised and the key has been
was apprehended after Meyer em- returned into the custody of city of- The Yard House is an upscale, casual eatery known for great food,
ployees notified the police that he ficials. classic rock music and the world’s largest selection of draft beer.
was attempting to have the key to “We’ve discussed bestowing fu-
the City of Lakewood duplicated. ture keys that wouldn’t unlock city
“I knew something wasn’t right buildings,” the major added. “But it
when he came in here,” said Meyer doesn’t show much faith in the re- H A P P Y H O U R featuring
employee and key duplication spe-
cialist Jim Rooney. “He was carrying
this huge gold key, about the size of
cipient if we can’t trust them with an
authentic key. Why would we hand
out a giant key that doesn’t unlock
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a pair of garden shears and he was anything?”
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looking around the place with kind
of shifty eyes.”
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Jensen approached Rooney,
requesting two duplicate copies of and all buildings on the Red Rocks SELECT HALF-pRICED pIZZAS & AppETIZERS
the large key. “My first thought was Community College campus. Nei-
‘there’s no way I could duplicate ther location announced any in- 3.50 pINTS • 6.00 MARTINIS
something that size’...our key-mak- creased security actions Friday.
ing machine is just too small. Then The attempted duplication was
I saw the inscription for the City of not the first of its kind. Seattle grun-
Lakewood on the key. I knew I had ge rocker J.C. Arnette was arrested
to call the cops.” in 2003 for making multiple copies
Jensen was awarded the hon- of the city’s key for his fellow band
orary key in November, 2008, for members. The key to the City of Los
his philanthropic efforts as owner Angeles has been copied countless
of Jensen Automotive, a company times, some reportedly selling on
renowned for donating to chari- the black market for thousands of
table causes. He was unavailable dollars. Yard House supports designated driver programs. We card anyone who looks under 35.
for comment and it is unclear at Stanley Jensen will be held in
this point what he intended to do Jefferson County Jail awaiting trial.
He is being charged with a misde- COLORADO MILLS • 14500 WEST COLFAX AVE • 303.278.9273 • yardhouse.com
with the duplicate keys. Lakewood
Mayor John Sayer expressed his meanor offense for the intent to pro-
concerns about the incident. “We duce counterfeit artifacts.
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ARRIVING OCTOBER 2
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