V olume 89, I ssue 20 Marc h 16, 2009 News 2 Features 4 OpiNiON 9 spOrts - 10 ~world headlines ~must see movies ~Concert Review ~from the editor’s desk~tim’s two cents ~women’s basketball satire 11 ~new drinking game In response to the closing of the I-Club, Tom Warson lamented, “It’s too bad to see it all go,” adding in contrast, “[Though] I’m almost jealous, but also excited for the next group of kids coming in… The school is in a transition phase.” For years, the I-Club, which is located in the Student Center, had served Mines students and faculty in a number of capacities. These included having a food court, be- ing the Friday Afternoon Club host, and a relaxing hang-out spot for students. On March 4, this all came to an end. Due to the upcoming construc- tion of a new residence hall, the Mi- nority Engineering Program House is being displaced. As such, their ofces are being moved into the space formerly occupied by the I- Club. According to Dan Fox, “This change is an interim step in the ongoing renovation and construc- tion planned for the Student Center over the next several years. These plans will ultimately increase Stu- dent Center oor space and result in expanded food server operations and other benets.” On March 4, Aramark threw a closing party for the I-Club. They provided free soft drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and coupons for any student in attendance. The party was full of students expressing their opinions on the I-Club’ s closing. Jeffrey Tattershall, a student at Mines, expressed his fear that, “It’s going to make the food court hectic.” Other students echoed his opinions. “No! Close the food court instead,” exclaimed one unnamed student. “I’m going to miss the Mexican Burgers,” added another student, Dan Shields. Although most students were upset at the I-Club’s closing due to the change in food-options, others will miss the I-Club’s “atmosphere. ” Chelsey Parten explained this view. “I think it’s unfortunate that FAC won’t be held here anymore. It ruins the atmosphere.” Desiree Tan added, “It’s a tragedy that it’s going away and I will miss it greatly .” Some students had a decid- edly different look on the closing of the I-Club. “I’m really excited,” said Maximillian Mar- tinez. As a member of MEP, he is happy that the club’s of- fice space will still exist. He explained how it would not only be good for MEP to be centrally located, but that it would be more convenient for students. MEP fo- cuses on academic excellence through facilitating studying and mentoring and a central location will help them in that re- gard. Dan Fox ad- dressed the hole left by the absence of the I-Club in student diets saying, “It is our intention to incorporate as many of the current menu items from the I-Club into the Food Court operation as possible. The entire breakfast menu including Java City Coffee will move over to the Food Court. Many of the most popular sandwiches and burgers as well as the daily lunch special will also migrate over to the Food Court. The new Food Court hours will be 7:15 AM to 7:00 PM Monday to Thurs- day. [On] Friday the Food Court will be open 7:15 AM to 2:00 PM.” I-Club closes, bids nal farewell to students Alec Westerman Staff WriterStudents gather in the I-club for free soda, ours d’oeuvres and good- byes. IAN LITTMAN / OREDIGGER Three-term governor Richard Lamm served the state of Colo- rado from 1975 to 1987, currently teaches at DU, and visited CSM on March 2 to discuss and dissect current policy relating to economy , energy, and the environment. Lamm began with a short speech on the issues, and then proceeded to lead an open discussion for the majority of the presentation. Speaking in “parables,” Lamm began by telling a humorous anec- dote about Foreign Service ofcer in Peru who fell victim to confusion. “We live in confusing times,” said Lamm. “How do we keep our bear- ings as a society in an avalanche ofchange? We see more change in a year than we used to see in a de- cade.” Lamm proceeded to quantify this point by quoting statistics relat- ing to the job market before moving on to his second parable. The second parable was a story about a diamond. While at a party Lamm met a woman wearing a large stone. When he asked about the rock, the woman told Lamm that it was the cursed “Coffman Dia- mond.” “What’s the curse?” asked Lamm. “Dr. Coffman,” replied the woman. Moving to- ward the is- sue of growth, Lamm asked, “Is growth, both economic and population, a diamond or a curse? There are two impor- tant and op- posing lessons we can learn from the Rocky Mountain west: the triumph of the in- nite and living with the nite.” The culture ofthe innite, according to Lamm, is one where ingenuity and imagina- tion can prevail over an obstacle and limits do not exist, only a lack ofcreativity. Practically, this means irrigation canals, trans-mountain water diversions, and adaptations that allow life in Colo- rado’s arid climate. “This reects a devout belief in the limitless economic development, progress, and the perfectibility of the human condition and technology,” said Lamm. “This is a world built around unlimited people and unlimited consumption.” “The second culture is the cul- ture of the nite,” continued Lamm. “The west also teaches us that we must adapt to nature, learn about its ckleness and fragility. Nature teaches us about carrying capac- ity and we should never rely on the status-quo.” In practice, this view has manifested itself through conservation, national parks, crop rotation, Planned Parenthood, and Aldo Leopold. “Only one of these cultures can ultimately prevail,” said Lamm, “Even though the west is no longer young and unsettled, we’re still act- ing as though it were.” After ushing out the details of both sides, Lamm asked, “What if the culture of the in- nite was only a temporary victory? The lessons that I’ve learned in my love affair with the west certainly support the second [nite] culture. Though I recognize that it is an important and open question. No growth can be exponential for very long.” Lamm’s third parable was the story of football team owner JackKent Cooke and coach George Al- len. Cooke, when he red Allen, famously said, “I gave him an unlimited budget, and he exceeded it.” “I believe there is no such thing as a free lunch, an unlim- ited budget, or end- less growth,” said Lamm. “One of the real challenges of our society is to l imit the popula- tion and stabilize the population ofthe United States.” Lamm nished his speech by discussing immigration, the eco- system, and the idea of earth as a runaway train. Following the speech Lamm entertained about a dozen questions from the audience. Top- ics ranged from quality of life and innovative leadership to technology and practical workings of his view. Former Governor Richard Lamm visits CSM A tale of two Colorados: striking a balance between the innite and the nite Tim Weilert Content Manager“What if the culture of the innite was only a temporary victory? The lessons that I’ve learned in my love aair with the west certainly support the second [nite] culture. Though I recognize that it is an important and open question. No growth can be exponential for very long.”Former Governor Lamm speaks at CSM about the contradictions between the infnite and the fnite in the American West. PATRICK BESEDA / OREDIGGER Geek of the Week Doubleheader page 6 Check out the new Oredigger website! www.oredigger.net Campus Benefactors: Victor C. Alderson pg. 8 ASCE bridge building competition pg. 7
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We’re all familiar with the lm noir style. Even i f you don’t know what the lm noir style is, you’re familiar with
its basic themes. Detectives in hats, smoked glass windowed doors, cigarette smoke, and the distressed dame:
all parts of the whole that is lm noir. It is an intriguing genre, as it relies on twists and a lot of drama. The Must
See Movies for this week look into a few lms that have different takes on this genre.
1. Chinatown (1974)
If someone were to give a synopsis of Chinatown by saying that it is a movie about Jack Nicholson investigat-ing the privatization of water in California, no one would ever want to see this lm. However, if you add in murder
and incest, Chinatown becomes much more intriguing. In this lm, Nicholson portrays Jake Gittes, a Private
Investigator who is charged with following the chief engineer for Los Angeles’ water department. The woman
who has hired Gittes, Evelyn Cross Mulwray (Faye Dunaway), hired him under the false guise of the engineer’s
wife. As Gittes investigates the matter, he nds much more is going on than the standard extra-marital affair. In
the end, he can’t really do anything to change the situation: “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” The American Film
Institute (AFI) has placed Chinatown at #21 on its top 100 list.
2. Dirty Harry (1971)
Most everyone is familiar with this lm in some form. Be it Clint Eastwood as the gritty Inspector Harry Cal-
lahan, the 44-magnum he uses throughout the lm, or the use of the word “Punk,” there is some aspect of Dirty
Harry that has been ingrained into popular culture. Yet another lm set in California (this time it’s San Fran -
sisco), Dirty Harry examines the tactics of a cop who doesn’t play by the regular rules. A serial sniper has been
killing innocent people, and Harry has been assigned to the case. The sniper (who goes by the name “Scorpio”),
toys with Harry in a cat and mouse game that would make any normal cop quit. However, since Harry didn’t get
his nickname from not bathing, Scorpio is eventually taken care of by a simple counting game. Possibly Clint
Eastwood’s dening role, Dirty Harry is a must see for anyone who loves his directing and/or acting, including
his recent lm, Gran Torino (2009).
3. The Third Man (1949)
At #57 of AFI’s rst top 100 list made in 1998, The Third Man is a staple for any fan of Orson Welles. The only
strange aspect of this lm is the fact that the score is highly zither-centric. This tends to make the situation much
lighter than it should be, and makes murder sound like a walk in the park. Still, this movie has some great twists
and ambiance. Set in Vienna after the war, The Third Man follows Holly Martins, who has been invited to Vienna
by an old school friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), who has a job for Martins. When Martins gets to Vienna, he
nds out that his friend is no longer there. In fact, he’s dead. This makes for some interesting twists, as Martins
tries to gure out what happened, eventually coming upon the mystery of a third man that was seen at the scene
of the crime. With romance, drama and mystery, The Third Man is a must see movie.
For Homework – See The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Must See MoviesBenjamin M. Weilert, Staff Writer Detective
Denver doesn’t love very many
squads from the state of Arizona.
The Phoenix Suns get no love
from Nuggets fans and we won’t
even mention the grumblings in the
Rock Pile when the hated Arizona
Diamondbacks come to town.But Monday night was a different
story as two bands hailing from the
Grand Canyon State, Jimmy Eat
World and Reubens Accomplice,
were welcomed to the Mile High
City by a sold out Ogden Theater
crowd.
Reubens Accomplice, a band
relatively new to the indie scene,
opened with a very short set that
adequately warmed up those in
the crowd who chose to actually
show up on time. Accomplice has
a sound that oozes with Jimmy Eat
World inuence, and they pleasantly
surprised with their performance—
despite spending considerably less
time on the stage than the roadies
who followed to set up for the head-liners. But their set was long enough
to see the potential for Reubens Ac-
complice to become a household
name in the near future—at least for
indie fans.
When Jimmy took the stage,
they wasted no time getting Denver
behind their cause, appropriately
performing “Lucky Denver Mint” as
their second song. Then the boys
from Mesa turned back the clock
with classics from the nineties, in-
cluding several tunes that were re-
leased as rare singles. Their current
tour has been called the “Clarity x
10 Tour” as a tribute to the ten-year
anniversary of the album Clarity that
was released in 1999. As part of the
Erik Lord
Staff Writer
Jimmy Eat World rocks Denver special tour, Jimmy played the entire
album as part of the show.
While Jimmy is an amazing live
act, and it was great to hear some of
their older work, it was noticeable that
they had a complete disregard for
their latest album, Chase This Light.
While not their highest grossing effort,
Chase This Light debuted at a band-
best fth spot on the Billboard 200 just two years ago. Yet Jimmy played
nothing from this record—not one
song. A few of their fan favorites were
also missing from the set when they
made the less-than-convincing exit
from the stage before the “encore.”
The encore set ended up including
just as many songs as the rst act—
so essentially Jimmy performed Act
1, an intermission, and Act 2.
Act 2 denitely did not disap-
point. They naturally played the most
popular Jimmy Eat World song, “In
the Middle,” a catchy tune that has
garnered considerable radio play
through the years and is prominently
featured in the MTV video game
Rock Band. But the highlight of the
show was “23,” an underrated
song that seems to have ten guitar
solos - each better than the preced-
ing. And I wasn’t the only fan who
knew all of the words and played
my own (air) guitar along with tal-
ented frontman Jim Adkins.
Fans eagerly sang along with
“Sweetness,” a track that was
cleverly written for just such ashow, featuring a simple chorus of,
“Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh,” that’s even
cued by the band saying, “sing it
back!” The fans of the Ogden can
sing quite well; Jimmy Eat World
was noticeably impressed.
Mondays generally aren’t the
highlight of the week, but Jimmy
Eat World gave Denver a reason
to be excited about the start of a
new week. Rumor has it the band
is also working on a new album—
perhaps next time they come to
Denver they’ll actually play some-
thing from their latest arsenal. Even
if they don’t, it will always be worth
the price of a ticket—even if they
are from Arizona.
ERIK LORD / OREDIGGER
Many people like to say music
is their life. Typically, this involves
listening to their favorite artists
on their iPod, learning the gui-
tar, scribbling down lyrics rattling
through their head, and dream-
ing of making it big someday.
Perhaps they even have a music
blog. However, few people have
more right to say that music is
their life than Michael Zapruder.
His job for Pandora as Curator
involves looking for every piece
of music they don’t already have
in their collection. Naturally, he
listens to a lot of music. With
this incredible intake of music of every kind, the influences on his
musical style when composing
blend and impact each other un-
til the product music is as unique
as it is varied.
His latest re-
lease, Drag-
on Chinese
C o c k t a i l
Horoscope ,
perfectly il-
lustrates this
one-of-a-kind
artist’s abilities. His folk style is
preferential to fans of Andrew
Bird and Arcade Fire.
Musically: There are few mu-
sicians that can be described
as eclectic and organized at thesame time. Michael Zapruder is
one of those musicians. Quite
often, melodies seem to be go-
ing off into nowhere. It’s as if the
song was over and he is going
on some tangent, playing what-
ever comes to mind before the
end of the track. However, that’s
just the beginning of the song
on Dragon Chinese Cocktail
Horoscope. Everything always
seems to come together. The
typical song structures have no
home in this album. A good ex-
ample is the progressive song
“South Kenosha.” It remains un-
predictable from start to finish.
Granted, a considerable amount
of the song does repeat itself, itstill feels like the first time due to
slight variations throughout.
A remarkable aspect to Za-
pruder’s work is the wide range
Music
ReviewDragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope, Michael Zapruder
Spencer NelsonContent Manager
of instruments that appear inthe album. It is often difficult
to differentiate between them
all because of how many there
are. Everything from the guitar
to synthesizers to members of
the orchestra. Despite the vari-
ety, everything blends together
perfectly to form an indistinct
melody, rooting the album with a
solid background for Zapruder’s
guiding vocals.
Lyrics: Poetry is more the
point of Zapruder’s lyrics than
anything else. The songs typi-
cally portray a scene or situa-
tion. The first track, “Happy New
Year,” paints a picture of a time
when the Chinese New Year fell
at the same time as the Grego-rian New Year and the general
chaos that goes on. Small por-
traits are typically raised and re-
placed quickly. “South Kenosha”
starts with
a picture of
Vietnam being
bombed and
t r a n s i t i o n s
into lovers
enjoying the
beautiful sum-
mer. Although
most songs don’t have a read-
ily apparent message, the lyrics
still effectively create images that
float along with the wandering
melody.
Conclusion: Michael Za-
pruder has compiled a heap of
music over his career. Once, he
wrote a new song every week for
an entire year, posting them on-
line weekly. This ability to com-
pose is clearly seen from start
to finish on Dragon Chinese
Cocktail Horoscope. From the
opening piano of “Happy New
Year” to the epic, 9-minute long
“Black Wine” to electronic finish
of “Experimental Film,” Zapruder
brings a depth to every corner of
the album. With his poetic lyrics,
varied instrumentation, and pro-
found sound quality, Michael Za-
pruder has produced an album
that can be listened to many
times without becoming old. Dragon Chinese Cocktail
men has stood as a pillar of thegraphic novel world, and for 20years, it has gone without a movieadaptation. Until now, that is. Themasterpiece of literature createdby Alan Mooreand Dave Gib-bons has goneun-producedfor so longdue to manyissues. Partlydue to Moore’sideologies inregards to hiswork and partly due to the in-surmountable task of being ableto represent Watchmen on lm,
2009 marks the arrival of perhapsthe best literary adaptation everseen on lm. Those unfamiliar
with Watchmen would best becaught up by thinking of a moviethat is equal parts The Incredi-
bles and Forrest Gump.Set in a 1985 where Richard
Nixon is still president, Americawon the Vietnam War and super-heroes are real, Watchmen readslike an entire semester of Natureand Human Values crammed intoa three hour movie. In an agewhere the superheroes from thepast have been in retirement forsome time, it takes the death of one of their own, the Comedian,to set events into motion.
Rorschach is one of these su-perheroes who is trying to gure
out why the Comedian was killed.
Benjamin M. Weilert
Staff Writer
Movie Review: WatchmenIn his quest to learn the truth, hevisits some of his old comradesto warn them of a “mask killer”conspiracy of his. From the gad-get-oriented Nite Owl to the irre-futable superman Dr. Manhattan,Rorschach meets up and tellsthem of the death of one of theirown.
As themovie unrav-els, the audi-ence gets aglimpse intothe pasts of each of thesuperheroes,most of whomare just nor-
mal people with aws and moral
imperfections that make themreal and more relatable thanother, more famous comic book heroes. More of these heroes areremoved from duty, which pushesthe USSR to act.
While the plot of the movietends to drift from the graphicnovel towards the end of the lm,
the audience ultimately ends up atthe same place, questioning thesalvation of many over the sac-rice of the few. This is just one
of the moral dilemmas broughtup in Watchmen, others of whichinclude the use of intelligence tobetter society (read: “With greatpower comes great responsibil-ity”), ends justifying the means,and standing up for what is right,even if doing so is wrong.
From the aspect of someonewho has actually read the nov-el, Watchmen is almost a spot on
representation on lm. The job of
the movie producers was essen-tially done for them when Mooreand Gibbons wrote the book, asall of the dialogue, storyboarding,and color schemes were donewith such thought and precisionthat one could almost see themovie in their head while readingthe book.
As is the problem with mostbook to movie adaptations, thereare things that need to be cut,but some of the best adaptations(which many said could never betranslated into lm (i.e. Lord of
the Rings)) know what to cut inorder to t the idea in a reason-able time frame. Watchmen cutsvery little from the plot, with theexception of a side-story comicbook that drastically changes theending. That being said, the end-ing is one of the few changes thatmake any signicant difference.
The lm is masterfully shot to
be as close to a frame-for-framerepresentation as possible, butsome changes like less smokingand non-canon violence that be-comes much too graphic mightbe too much for purists to bear.Still, the pacing of Watchmen isexcellent, leaving an audiencethree hours later with somethingto think about. Watchmen is 2hours, 43 minutes long and ratedR for intense sequences of vio-lence, sexuality, nudity, and lan-guage.
Spring Break! As you read,it’s over. As I write, I am furiouslypacking for my expedition. Opt-ing to avoid the consummatecollegiate playground of Mexico,I thought a small sampling fromsouth of the border was in order.
Negra Modelo, only $7.29 atGolden Town Liquors, comes giftwrapped in annoying gold foil. Av-eraging a decent 5.4%ABV, thisdark beer of the Dunkel lager va-riety is good but not exceptional.Brewed in Mexico City by thesame conglomerate which pumpsout Coronas, the Negra is a lling
beer for its price. With its sizablealcohol content, the Negra packsnearly 170 calories in each gold-sealed bottle.
Do not be fooled: the gold foilis no indication of quality brewmaking. Yet, the unmistakablydrinkable lager is perfect for vaca-tions to warmer climes.
The rst pour yielded a beauti-ful amber hued lager with the typi-cal lager odor of deep malts anda hint of bitterness. After a fewswigs and more snifng, I hate to
admit, but the odor is unmistak-ably similar to that of latex prod-ucts.
The beer has moderate car-bonation and weak to nonexistentlacing. The lack of visible car-bonation is surprising given thelocality of brewing. However, likea typical warm-weather brew (orcheap beer), the Negra nishes
with a bite of carbonation offeringthe “ahh” feeling of refreshment.
Taste is nothing to brag about.Hints of the usual dark beer a-vors of caramel and bready roasti-ness are there but watered down.Some claim fruity notes can befound which seems like a stretchto my palate. Hops are mild if youcan nd them, as well.
Overriding any rm assess-ment of the avor is the sweet-ness of the brew. The sweetnesssubdues any bitterness and re-minds me why it is a solid choicefor non-beer enthusiasts whowant something “darker” than aCorona.
Overall mouthfeel is slipperyand unremarkable. No avors are
left on the tongue. This makes thisa very drinkable beer.
“It’s pretty bland. I dunno, it’sdenitely drinkable, but I would
buy something else for sure,”remarked fellow sampler AlexBrown.
I imagine this is a good “tropi-cal” version of a true Dunkel.
The Warsteiner Premium DunkelI sampled a few weeks ago wasmuch more avorful and rich with
the boldness and sweet drinkabili-ty expected from the style. I guessif you are on the beach enjoyingthe scenery, a bland beer is goode n o u g hcomparedwith thehumid bit-terness of n o r t h e r nE u r o p e .Cheers to agood SpringBreak!
SAME, founded in 1919, aimsto combine the experience gainedin the military and the knowledgeattained from engineering into anorganization that develops the re-lationship between the public andprivate sectors. The worldwideorganization is a networking toolthat helps active military memberstransition to life in the civilian arena.
There are also many opportuni-ties provided to students throughinternships, scholarships, and theability to get connected with themilitary.
The student chapter at Mines
meets about once a month ona Tuesday or Wednesday night.Each meeting usually consists of a speaker who is in the military orwas in the military and has some af-liation with the engineering profes-sion; soda and pizza are also pro-vided. The CSM chapter hosts anevent oncea semes-ter whereinp e o p l efrom theentire postattend tohear a spe-cial speaker and enjoy a cateredmeal. Adam Smiley and Joe Gei-ger are the presidents of the Mines
chapter and Robert Versaw acts asthe vice president.On March 11, Derek Ulehla,
senior engineer and project man-ager for Camp Dresser and McKee(CDM), a rm that focuses on con-sulting, engineering, and construc-tion, spoke to students about hisbackground as a part of SAMEand his role at CDM. Ulehla alsohas been in the Army Reserve for17 years and is currently an ArmyReserve Major. He shared some of his experiences with the audiencecomposed of people from ArmyROTC, Air Force ROTC, and some
Campus Benefactors:Victor C. AldersonAndrew Ferguson
Staff Writer
Dr. Victor C. Alderson wasPresident of the Colorado Schoolof Mines from 1903 to 1913 andagain from 1917 to 1925. Aldersonwas the only president of Mines toserve non-consecutive terms, afeat made even rarer since he wasred from both his presidencies.
A descendant of Elder WilliamBrewster, a member of the May-ower, Victor Clifton Alderson was
born in Plymouth, Massachusettson June 4, 1862 to Andrew andSarah. Alderson started his aca-demic career after graduating fromHarvard College in 1885. Right af-ter graduation, Alderson secureda job as Superintendent of PublicSchools in Dublin, Indiana. He re-mained there for two years until
he became an instructor at Engle-wood High School in Chicago, Il-linois in 1887. On July 3, 1888, Al-derson married Harriet E. Thomas,with whom he had at least onedaughter. Alderson left EnglewoodHigh School to become a Profes-sor of Mathematics at the ArmourInstitute of Technology (now calledthe Illinois Institute of Technology)in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, in1898, Alderson became Dean of the Armour Institute of Technology.He also served as acting presidentof AIT between 1900 and 1901,before returning to his duties asDean.
It was as Dean at the ArmourInstitute of Technology in Chicago
that the Colorado School of MinesBoard of Trustees hired Alderson, just after he completed his Doctor-ate of Science at AIT.
Alderson visited Golden and the
Colorado School of Mines campusin the early summer of 1903 andwas appointed as president by Julyof that same year.
During his tenures, he “wouldbecome one of the most contro-versial presidents of the schooland would eventually face personallawsuits from disgruntled alumniand others.”[1] Part of Alderson’scontroversy stemmed from his re-search in oil shale. Many people,students and faculty alike, felt that
Alderson spent too much of histime researching shale and notenough of his time tending to hisduties as president. Furthermore,several professors complained that
Alderson was interfering in their“sphere of responsibility.”[2]
During his second round aspresident, Alderson establishedthe Petroleum Engineering cur-
riculum at Mines in 1919. The nextyear, he published “The Oil ShaleIndustry,” the rst book on the oil
shale industry published in theUnited States. During Alderson’stenure, “CSM became the rst in-stitution to establish a formal cur-riculum in geological engineeringand to offer the degree of geologi-cal Engineer.”[3]
Dr. Alderson received an honor-ary Doctorate of Engineering fromthe Colorado School of Mines in1938.
Alderson died in 1946 in La Jol-la, California.
Designed for use in the edu-cation of petroleum and chemicalengineering, construction of Alder-
son Hall was completed in 1953 ata cost of $1.2M and named afterDr. Alderson, a rather tting tribute,
considering its purpose.Renovation and additions to the
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“This is the place for men to work, and not for boys to
play.”-Victor Alderson
BREE WALTMAN / OREDIGGER
Club SpotlightSociety of American Military
EngineersBenjamin JohnsonStaff Writer
who were interested in joining themilitary upon graduating college.“The best job in the army, in myopinion, is company commander,”he reected. One of Ulehla’s favor-ite parts of being in the reservesis that “there are so many oppor-tunities that my compadres in theprivate sector do not have.” An-other benet of the reserves, he ex-plained, was that there are always“fascinating experiences that youcan pick up that most people don’tknow about.”
Ulehla, a long time member of SAME, considered the organizationa tremendous opportunity for peo-ple in the military interested in engi-neering and said it was a “complete
career enhancer.” His personallife was a reection of the benets
available through the society be-cause “through SAME I got the jobI have now,” a job that he might nothave received if he did not havethe connection with SAME. Mem-ber Bobby Strain commented that
the society“is a greatne t wo r k -ing organi-zation forfuture engi-neers in allb ranches
of the military.” Versaw said that,because of SAME, he had the “op-portunity to y out to Los Angeles,
California for the national SAMEconference” where they offeredhim “good and practical tips” onhow to be a leader. Ulehla encour-aged anyone in the military or con-sidering being in the military to jointhe organization. He concluded bysaying, “SAME will make the tran-sition easier [between active dutymilitary and the private sector].”
On March 24, SAME will hostJoseph “Bud” Ahearn, senior vicepresident of CH2MHILL and Ma-
jor General in the United States Air Force. The presentation will beopen to the public.
should have written rst. In myshort time at Mines, I’ve beenblessed to be part of an organi-zation that reports on pertinent
news and events in a way that isaccessible and necessary for thecontinued exchange of ideas.
Recently I’ve been thinking alot about the idea of community.What is community? Why is it soimportant at CSM and how dothe lessons learned outside the
classroom play into the granderscheme of things? I believe, rstand foremost, that within thepublic realm (of newspapers spe-
cically), we have a civic duty tostir discussion, always leadingtoward a more improved state of community.
For this reason, I have decidedto take it upon myself to provide
commentary on current events,
philosophies, and standards withthe hope of bringing out a spiritof debate and growth on cam-
pus. Furthermore, I limit myself to300 words or less (to keep thingsaccessible and on-par with The
Oredigger’s letters to the editor
policy; plus if an opinion can’t beexpressed in 300 words, it needssome work before sharing). Youmay not agree with everything Ihave to say, and I may not agreewith your thoughts, but at leastwe’re presenting both sides in away that is constructive and re-
spectful.We are the educated. Our
time at Mines is short, so why notprepare for more “real-worldy”scenarios by discussing the oneswe see in our microcosm. In theweeks to come I hope to coverissues ranging from “commenterculture” to the fundamental ideasbehind what we call community.
From the Editor’s DeskChanges in the BSO and what they mean for clubs
At the CSM Board of StudentOrganizations (BSO) meetingMarch 3, a new method was pro-
posed for budget allocations andthe classication of clubs. This
system involves at least 3 tiers of clubs, all of which would be re-
quired to submit goals for the or-ganization and progress reports onthose goals.
While the concept of report-ing to the BSO might sound like agood one, there are several prob-
lems with it. The biggest issue is the initial
classication of the clubs into tiers.BSO’s executive board proposesto do this by meeting with eachclub’s leadership team. This leavesthe classication of each organiza-
tion to the subjective values of thegiven members of BSO’s exec.
What BSO must have, instead,is a rigorous set of standards that
a club must meet to be placed ina given tier. These standards mustbe published and widely available,not to mention approved by boththe organizations BSO claims torepresent and ASCSM.
A transition like the one pro-posed could not possibly happenin the time frame set forth - by nextsemester. Vigorous debate, livelydiscussion, and the accounting of various clubs’ opinions are requiredbefore something of this scope canbegin to take shape.
Second is the matter of the bud-
get ceilings. There are four organi-zations on campus that all ask formore than $20,000. They are theMines Activity Council, The Oredig-
ger Newspaper , Rec Sports, and
the Winter Carnival. These groupscannot easily be restricted to bud-
get ceilings, one of the proposedrestrictions in the new tier systemdue to the fact that the budgets
of these organizations vary greatlydepending on the projections forthe next year.
A proposed compromise tothe tier system in a bid to placatethe larger organizations is to placethem in a “fourth tier.” This tierwould be excused from the budgetceilings but would still be requiredto submit reports and goals at vari-ous times throughout the semes-
ters. This budget oversight is almost
entirely unnecessary. The budget-ing committee, which determinesat the end of the year how muchmoney organizations are to receive,already looks over budget propos-
als and determines whether they
should receive the amount askedfor or whether they don’t deservethe amount requested.
The BSO argues that the tiersystem would make the budget-ing process easier. However, theplan contradicts this because allclubs will want more benets thanthe tier they are in allows. To moveup a tier, a club must expand, toexpand, a club is going to requirea larger budget, so all clubs will ef -fectively be asking for more moneyeach year. This makes the budget-ing committee’s task even moredifcult, because the committeemust determine which budgetsare actually worthy of an increaseand which are just trying to move
up a tier. In short, the plan compli-
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cates the process for the budget-ting committee, whose meetingsalready extend over several days.
The budget oversight is also re-
dundant. The issue that the BSO
is trying to x - insufcient repre-sentation of smaller clubs on thebudgeting committee - has beenaddressed by the budgeting com-
mittee this year. The tiered system also creates
an unfair hierarchy. Tier 3 clubs -currently the largest in the plan -have the most power and benetsof any club in the system.
Possibly the most important toclubs is the process of reserving aroom. Under the current system,it’s rst come, rst serve. The waythe new system is set up, if a tier 1club were to reserve a room, say,Ballroom A, and a week later, a tier3 club wanted to reserve Ballroom
A for the same date, then the tier
3 club would get priority, no mat-ter how early the tier 1 club hadreserved the room.
Another limitation of the sys-tem is that smaller clubs would berequired to reserve rooms up toa year in advance, something forwhich many clubs could not pos-
sibly be expected to plan.Further limitations that would
be imposed upon tier 1 and 2clubs is the serving of alcohol atclub events. Tier 3 clubs wouldbe allowed to serve alcohol at anyevent, whereas tier 1 and 2 clubswould not be able to serve alcoholunder any circumstances, regard-
less of age. And yet, despite all the advan-
tages for tier 3 clubs already, they
have perks, too. The best tier 3 club would be
given a prize at a party that wouldbe held at the end of the year - butonly tier 3 clubs would be able toattend.
The best tier 2 club would alsoget a prize, but it would be givenseparately and tier 1 clubs wouldnot get anything, no matter howmuch of a difference they made oncampus.
Although this is surely an at-
tempt by BSO to help the studentorganizations it was designed toserve, it has clearly not been verywell thought out.
BSO needs to carefully con-
sider the opinions and concerns of member organizations. Since theplan would directly affect the op-
erations of every organization oncampus. Because of this, the planmust have ASCSM’s approval.
No one likes to be the weak-est swimmer in the pool. There isnothing quite like being in shapeand feeling healthy. The Minesphysical activities program offers
a great opportunity to get in shapeand become procient in the waterthrough Beginning and Intermedi-ate Swimming courses: PAGN 211and PAGN 212, respectively.
Unlike what many people mightthink, “It’s not about speed. It’sabout learning the mechanics per-fectly,” explained class coordinator,coach Kevin Sage. “The basis of the grade for the class is just partic-ipation. I think some people worryabout signing up for the class justbecause they are worried they willbe slow in the water and get an F.It’s not about who can get acrossthe pool the fastest.” As is the casefor other PA classes, the grade isbased mostly on attendance. If a
student goes to all the classes and
David Underwood
Staff Writer
PA makes swimming an optionparticipates, he get an A. Missing afew will result in a B or a C.
The average day, dependingon the level of class, starts with awarm up of between 300 to 600yards using different swim methods,followed by a drill set to work oncertain mechanics. Next will gener-
ally be a mini-swim set. “Some dayswe will drill more than others, otherdays we will swim more… and geta pretty good workout,” Sage ex-plained. Although he challenges hisstudents, he never pushes thempast their limits.
The class is pretty open as far aswho should join: anyone who lovesbeing in the water and wants to im-prove their skills. Sage made a pointthat everyone considering the classshould denitely “be very water safe.People shouldn’t join the class ex-pecting to go from being petried of water to being procient swimmers.
A college course just can’t offer thatkind of one on one attention.” Aslong as one knows how to swim
and doesn’t have a bad case of hy-
drophobia, the class has a goodchance of working out.
General assessment for theclass occurs during three skillstest, one at the beginning, onemidterm, and a nal skills test. Thegoal for each of these is to showimprovement.
Sage expects,“People shouldnd themselves getting faster orthe swimming should be getting awhole lot easier as time goes on.If [the students] are in the water 2days a week, they should becomea lot more efcient at movingthrough the water.”
Students wanting to take theclass should sign up as soon aspossible, as there is limited roomin the pool and class expansioncan only go so far. The class is agreat opportunity to ll up the re-quired PA credit, or just for fun.Healthy habits can also help coun-teract all that stress that builds upfrom CAPA and Calculus, or helpyou catch the eye of that special
someone.
The Oredigger Women’s Basket-ball Team’s season ended last Satur-day in a 62-42 loss to CSU-Pueblo.
The loss was in the championshipgame of the RMAC Shootout, inwhich the team nished second.
Along with a stellar performance inthe tournament, the team nishedwith a Mines all-time best record of 19 wins and 11 losses. They wereRMAC East Division regular seasonco-champions and nished 14-5 inRMAC regular season play – anotherMines record. Furthermore, headcoach Paula Krueger became thewinning-est coach in CSM Women’sBasketball history.
On their way to the champion-
ship game, the team defeated Regis73-59 and Nebraska-Kearney 63-56. Before the game against Kear-ney, Coach Krueger demonstratedsome of the condence she had inher team. Although they had lost toKearney just a few days earlier, sheexplained that, “We aren’t going tochange anything – we are just goingto execute better!”
After these wins, the Mines teamlost a hard-fought battle againstCSU-Pueblo. Krueger reacted to herteam’s performance after the game.“We always play hard and with heart.Could we have shot better? Sure,but played any harder or given any-
more? No way. Of course we werehappy to make the championshipgame, but none of us were satisedwith just getting there.”
For years students have beencoming in to the Outdoor Recre-ation Center (ORC) asking to rentskis and snowboards. Until thisFebruary, they were politely in-formed that the ORC’s rentalprogram did not include skisor snowboards. The frustrat-ed students then had to set-tle for a weekend of snow-shoeing or pay steep rentalfees at local outtters.
This semester the ORCexpanded its rental pro-gram to includealpine skis,s n o w -
boards,and tele-mark skis.
The orga-nization un-veiled its newlyacquired equip-ment in a dis-count rentalweekend ear-ly in February.Since then, studentshave jumped on the band-wagon and have enjoyedtaking discounted trips to theslopes.
Pat Langendorfer, the ORC in-tern, described the advantages tousing the new equipment. “Rent-ing at the ORC is much morec o n v e n i e n tthat goingo f f -campusand the rentalp a c k a g e sare cheaper than any local busi-ness. The discounts are possiblebecause your student fees arebeing put to good use. Peoplehave also been impressed with
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Content Manager Women’s basketball ends season
Cameron Frisby
Staff Writer
Winter made funby the ORC
the quality of the gear, especiallythe Black Diamond Kilowatt tele-
skis.”In addi-
tion to thenew equip-ment, the ORC
has been con-tracted by Cop-
per Mountainand Winter Park/
Mary Jane to selllift tickets. Instead
of spending $82at King Soopers, or$92 at the resorts,
tickets will be avail-able for $72 at the
ORC. Furthermore, a$5 discount is available
when purchased with a
ski or snowboard rentalpackage.
Tyler Mori, a sophomore,explained what he thoughtabout the changes at theORC, “Now it is really easy
to get beginners started onthe slopes. You can pick
up the skis and tick-ets on Friday and
be completelyready for the
weekend.” T h eb a s i c
s k i
pack-age start
at $16 andsno wb o a r dp a c k a g e sstart at $25for the week-
end. The full list of prices for day,weekend, and week-long pack-ages are available at http://rec-sports.mines.edu/morc/rentals/ snowsports.htm.
Skis and snowboards arrive
Students can now rent alpine
skis, telemark skis and snow-
boards at the ORC
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PATRICK BESEDA ? OREDIGGER
Krueger chalks up this year’s suc-cess to a special team. “Overall thisteam has been great. We have anoutstanding chemistry and are verydedicated to each other on and off the court… they are truly like sisters.”
Krueger is hopeful for next year’steam. “[We] gave a great effort toachieve all of our goals. I think get-ting a taste and just missing hasfueled the re for next year… [We]are very excited about our return-ers and the incoming class. Eachyear is different, and success is rela-tive. We plan to put our best footforward each time we step on thecourt.” Krueger is particularly exited
about their record-winning season,in terms of next year’s play, “Recordsare meant to be broken – so it givesus something to shoot for.”
ScoreboardInformation courtesy of Mines Athletics
Mar. 1, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines and the University of Nebraska – Kearney split a Rocky Moun-tain Athletic Conference (RMAC) baseball doubleheader on Sunday afternoon, March 1, Darden Field inGolden. UNK won by the count of 13-9 (10 innings) in game one before the Orediggers responded with a 4-2victory in the nightcap.
Mar. 6, 2009 – Regis University defeated Colorado School of Mines by the score of 4-1 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) baseball action on Friday evening, March 6, at Darden Field in Golden.
Mar. 8, 2009 – Regis University swept Colorado School of Mines in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Confer-ence (RMAC) baseball doubleheader on Sunday afternoon, March 8, at Darden Field in Golden. The Rangers
came back from nine runs down to win 12-11 in the opener before recording a 17-2 victory in game two.Mar. 13, 2009 – Colorado State University – Pueblo defeated Colorado School of Mines by the score of
9-5 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) baseball action on Friday afternoon, March 13, at DardenField in Golden.
Mar. 14, 2009 – Colorado State University – Pueblo swept Colorado School of Mines in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) baseball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, March 14, at Darden Field inGolden. The ThunderWolves came away with a 10-2 victory in game one and prevailed 13-3 in the nightcap.
Mar. 14, 2009 - The Colorado School of Mines men placed ninth at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championships on March 13 and 14 at the Yeoman Fieldhouse on the campus of the Universityof Houston
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