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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 93, Issue 15 February 4, 2013

The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines

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Sports 10

Opinion 12

Features 5

News 2

SASE celebrates

the Chinese

New Year

New brewery

opens its doorsin Golden

Hockey, hardly

an American

sport

Mines B-Ball

misses win

against Mesa

Originally begun as an ASCSM

student-led project with faculty

support ve years ago, the Lead-

ership Summit has beneted hun-

dreds of students with the series

of guest speakers, team building

exercises and breakout sessions.

Ac co rd in g to CS M Pr es id en tBill Scoggins, Our campus has

felt the positive impact of these

student leaders through their in-

volvement in clubs, activities, and

academics.

Th e day began wi th a fe w

comments by Kelli Bell of the

Student Activities ofce. Compa-

nies who sponsor this conference

are here for a specic reason...

because they see great value in

leadership education, said Bell.

After an introduction from student

body president Matthew McNew,

President Bill Scoggins gave a few

opening words.

A leader, he argued, must nd

the right pathway for the team.

He also commented that there willalways be followers, but people

will only follow when given a com-

pelling reason to do so. This con-

nected back to the theme of this

years summit, Think Different and

Act Bold, which keynote speaker

Dave Zanetell has exemplified

throughout his career.

Zanetell graduated from CSM

in the late eighties with a degree

in Engineering and later obtained

a degree in Engineering and Con-

struction Management from the

University of Colorado.

Awarded the Colorado School

of Mines Distinguished Alumni

Medal, Zanetell has served as

Director of Engineering for the

Central Federal Lands Highway

Division of the FHWA where hewas the signatory engineer on over

250 engineering projects valued at

one and a half billi on dollars. Cur-

rently he is a Senior Vice President

of Operations for Edward Kraemer

& Sons, Inc., a national civil and

highway contractor. One of his

more distinguished projects was

when he served as project man-

ager for a multi-agency coalition

responsible for the Hoover Dam

Bypass. He used his experience

on the project to exemplify the

themes of the summit.

Zanetell argues that a good

leader knows when to follow, when

to ask for help and how to recog-

nize and develop the potential of

his or her team. Before taking onthe project manager position, he

sought out the advice of previous

mentors. Although it is important

to get input, Zanetell says its

also important to recognize noth-

ing great started out with a great

amount of support. He was told

taking the project on would be the

equivalent of a career suicide but

he took the job anyway, recog -

nizing how important the project

would be to all parties involved.

Zanetells rst step was to form

a team. He sought out people that

were not only at the top of their

technical fields but who could

also work well within the team.

If they were only there for their

own benet, they didnt make the

cut, he said. A great leadermust recognize the way

their team will interact and

make sure the project is the

top priority in his team. A

great leader also acts as a

coach rather than a techni-

cal expert. They must be

able to coach their team,

whose members in turn

coach their teams and so

on and so on. The key with

this approach is to make

sure the team is on the

same page when it comes

to communication and the

decision making process.

After a team is formed,

Zanetell argues the next

important step is to transferall relevant knowledge and

develop a strategic plan of

attack for the agreed upon

milestones. This way every

member of the team knows

that their concerns will be

addressed at the appropri-

ate time. The problem with

some projects, without a

Leadership Summit inspires CSMstudents to achieve greatnessNicole Johnson

Staff Writer

Continued atinspires on page 4

well-developed plan or timeline

is engineers come into a meet-

ing wanting to discuss bridge

materials when you dont know

the geography yet, said Zanetell.

By laying out the strategy ahead

of time, the project can develop

momentum.

The theme of this years Leadership Summit was Think Different, Act Bold. The decor and food represented the theme

of the day with bold avors and colors. Students dined while listening to keynote speaker Dave Zanetell.

JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER

Zach Mercurio presents on

engineering with authentic purpose.

JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER


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Headlines from around the worldLocal News

Josh Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Josh Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Saitama, Japan - Brain activity holds many secrets and neurologistsare continually looking for easier and faster ways of monitoring how the

brain reacts to certain environmental stimuli. Neurologists like studying ze-

brash larvae for brain activity, because the larvae are translucent and allowfor easy views into the inner workings of the brain. Many of the observations

made with zebrash transfer over to new techniques in observing brainactivity in humans. The latest development in neural imaging allows neu-

rologists to watch brain activity in zebrash while they are swimming freely,without restraining them. The process involves inserting a modied geneinto the sh genome, which causes actively ring neurons to uoresce, al-lowing the researchers to track brain activity without dyes or restraints. To

test the system, they released a group of zebrash larvae into a tank andfollowed them as they hunted for food. When a sh caught sight of food, itwould turn its head, then dart over and eat the food. Every time it did so,the researchers could see the critical neurons ring in the shs brain.

Pasadena, California - Neurobiologists have been working with genetically engineeredmice to determine what makes petting enjoyable for both parties by identifying specic skincells that respond to gentle stroking, but not pinching or poking. These special nerve cells

trigger a pleasant sensation when they are stimulated properly, primarily by gentle touch.The group of researchers inserted a gene into the mice that would cause neurons to light

up when certain skin cells were activated,and by opening a tiny hole on the spine of themouse, they could see the nerve cells light up when the cells were working. Through furtherbehavioral research, the group found that petting and gentle stroking actually produced acalming, soothing effect when the mice were under duress of some kind.

Salt Lake City, Utah - Evolutionary biologist Michael Shapiro of the Univer-sity of Utah in Salt Lake city began studying the head crests of pigeons in 2006,originally in an effort to understand the process by which these came to exist the

many species of pigeons that exist today. Shapiro worked with Chinese scientiststo sequence the pigeon genome, then began studying genes to nd specic areasthat differ between pigeons with head crests and those without. They found that all

crested and uncrested birds had the same gene for the way the feathers grow up

at the back of their heads, but in the uncrested birds there was a protein that de-veloped a special amino acid that prevented the protein from becoming active. This

research provides insight into how very minute changes in DNA can cause very

signicant results far down the line. In the case of pigeons, the change resulted in acrest, whereas in other animals, small changes may be far more drastic.

Last Saturday two skiers sur-vived two separate avalanches

on Cameron Pass in LarimerCounty. The rst skier, a womanskiing with friends on Berthoud

Pass, had gone off by herselfwhen she triggered a slide. The

snow was only three to four feet

deep but the it still took rescue

crews hours to reach her. The

woman was an experienced ski-

er and suffered no major injuries.

The second skier, in an unrelatedavalanche, was caught in a slidebut managed to swim on top of

the snow. The skier survived with

an injured knee.

A re broke out in a strip malllast Sunday morning. The recame from a recently opened

Vietnamese supermarket lo-

cated off of Alameda and Sheri-dan. When reghters arrivedthey saw smoke and called in a

back-up because of the size of

the building. The source of the

re was a small cooler inside thebuilding. No injuries were report-

ed and the re was contained tothe cooler.

In Denver, Colorado, policeare investigating a nightclub

ght that ended with six peoplestabbed. The ght broke outin the parking lot of the Monte

Carlo bar and grill near Sheridanboulevard last Saturday morning.One of the victims was badly hurt

but is in a stable condition. The

other ve victims are stable and

one has been released from thehospital. No gang activity is sus-

pected.

In Aspen, Colorado, policeare trying to nd ATM banditsusing skimming devices to steal

money from bank accounts. Sev-eral people have reported money

being taken from their accounts,hundreds of dollars in some

cases. Anyone with information

is asked to call the Aspen police.

University endowment invest-ment has taken a small hit over

the last few months due to the

poor performance of international

equities, a new study shows. Theannual rate of return for theseinvestments dropped 0.3 per-cent, which is signicant whencompared with a rate of return of

0.8 percent at most large univer-sities. Medium-sized schools took

the biggest hit, suffering negativereturns.

Fourteen people were killedin the large explosion at a Mex-

ico City oil companys ofce head-quarters last week. Law enforce-ment ofcials in Mexico City havenot issued a statement about why

the explosion occurred, but areinvestigating the cause and will

make a full report when the source

has been identied. At least 100people are known to have been

injured as a result of the blast.

Local sheriffs from across thecountry are denouncing pro-posed federal gun laws,saying that they will not en-

force any law which coun-

ters the second amend-

ment. Many ofcialshave written letters to

President Obama, ex-plaining in detail theiropposition to the laws

and why they will not

enforce them.Israeli fghter

jets bombed amilitary target lastweek with differing

accounts as to the

result coming from

the United States andSyria. Syrian ofcials

claim that the jets bombed a mili-

tary research center northwest of

Damascus, but U.S. ofcials saythat the target was a convoy of

trucks carrying surface-to-air mis-

siles bound for Lebanon. Syriahas submitted a formal complaint

to the United Nations, denounc-ing the attack and restating its

right to defend itself.

Last week the Senate ap-proved suspending the debt ceil-

ing until May of this year in an ef-

fort to maintain the good will and

credit rating of the U.S. Treasury.

Now the full attention of Congresswill be on the proposed $1 tril-lion in cuts to the military anddomestic spending.

The U.S. Navy may be out a

massive sum of money following

the accidental grounding of the

USS Guardian last month. The$277 million vessel was used asa minesweeper, and ran agroundlast month on the Tubbataha reef

in the Philippines. The Navy in-tends to dismantle the ship to

remove it from the reef. Philippineofcials are investigating the to-tal damage done to the reef, andmay fne the United States a

considerable sum.The Iranian government has

announced its plans to install

sophisticated uranium enrich-ment equipment in its plants,enabling it to develop weapons-

grade plutonium in the near fu-

ture.


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As up and coming engineers

and scientists, it is valuable for

CSM students to have a basic un-

derstanding of patent law. In ad-

dition, most CSM graduates are

qualied to work as patent agents

since they hold or will hold a B.S.degree in a science or engineering

eld. Ian Schick, a CSM alum with

a B.S. in Engineering Physics and a

Ph.D. in Materials Science assert-

ed that there are options for CSM

students interested in the business

side of STEM aside from industry

employment.

Schick could have pursued a

career in research or with a pleth-

ora of other jobs with his degrees

from Mines. Instead, his passion

for business led him to his current

work as a patent agent and law

school student. Schick explained

that patent law careers offer a lot

of diversity. Aside from the oppor-

tunities to open a solo practice,

work in large global law rms withhundreds of lawyers, work in small

law rms with ve or fewer ofces,

and work in a business or univer-

sitys in-house legal department,

there are special advantages for

scientists and engineers. The pat-

ent law careers offer consistent

opportunities to apply technical

backgrounds and expertise, while

providing the inside advantage to

work with and be aware of cutting

edge technology and acquire a

great deal of legal knowledge.

Specically, there are three main

careers in the patent law eld: First,

prosecution, which deals with the

process of obtaining patent rights

for clients. To work in prosecution,

one must be admitted to the US

Patent Bar and have a science de-

gree but is not necessarily required

to have a Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

The second is litigation, which is

the eld for those who enforce pat-

ent rights. To work as an enforcer in

litigation, one must have a JD and

be a member of the state bar. The

third, licensing, deals with the for-mulation and granting of licensing

agreements between the patent

holder and the licensee. To work

in the licensing eld, it is necessary

to be an attorney - have a JD and

admission to a state bar.

Of most immediate relevance

for Mines graduates would be the

eld of prosecution, because it

does not require a JD or admis-

sion in the state bar. Interestingly

enough, one requirement for ad-

mission to the US Patent Bar is

good moral character, the next re-

quirement being the scientic and

technical qualications necessary

to render service. This gives hard-

working Mines grads with good

character an unusual opportunity.Patents and copyrights have

their legal basis in the Constitution

of the United States of America,

Article 1, Section 8:

The Congress shall have pow-

er to lay and collect taxes, duties,

imposts and excises, to pay the

debts and provide for the com-

mon defense and general welfare

of the United States; but all duties,

imposts and excises shall be uni-

form throughout the United States;

To promote the progress of sci-

ence and useful arts, by securing

for limited times to authors and in-

ventors the exclusive right to their

respective writings and discover-

ies;...

Patents are government grants

that deny the right of others to

make, use, offer for sale, sell, and/

or impart an invention for a lim-

ited time. Patents provide nega-

tive rights. In exchange for patent

protection from the government,

inventors provide public disclosure

of technical advancements.

Almost anything can be patent-ed. Abstract ideas, laws of nature,

and natural phenomena are the

only categories not valid for pat-

ents. Patents are granted to new

(novel) and nonobvious applicants.

Novelty is classied by rstness

and promptness - one must be the

rst inventor and protection of the

invention must be sought within a

year of the invention going public.

If an inventor mentions the inven-

tion to someone, publishes the in-

vention somewhere like a journal,

offers the invention for sale, pub-

licly displays the invention, and/

or offers the invention in public or

commercial use regardless of how

much detail is revealed, the one

year period is considered to havebeen initiated by that action.

Aside from the eventual acqui-

sition of patent, going through the

long and costly application pro-

cess legally allows applicants to in-

dicate that their invention is patent

pending (and therefore protected

against people claiming originality

of the invention and ling for a pat-

ent application) from the moment

the application is submitted.

The process of obtaining a pat-

ent is twofold. First, preparing and

ling a patent application, and sec-

ond, prosecuting the application.

The rst step involves invention

disclosure, documentation, and a

meeting with a patent law attorney.

After the initial meeting, attorneys

have the proposed invention evalu-

ated against pre-existing patents

for similar inventions and then

they prepare a draft of the speci-

cation, drawings, and claims. The

inventor reviews and comments

on the draft. Once a nalized ver-

sion is made, the attorney les the

document to the US Patent Ofce(USPO) and is required to disclose

known prior art throughout the

prosecuting process and to con-

tinue informing the patent ofce of

all closely related pre-existing pat-

ents.

Once the specication, draw-

ings, and claims have been sub-

mitted and the prosecuting has be-

gun, each applicant is assigned an

examiner in the USPO, who 99%

of the time will give the prosecutor

an initial rejection of the patent ap-

plication. At this point, inventor and

patent prosecutor then formulate a

response to the statement of rejec-

tion (usually based on an interview

conducted with the USPO exam-

iner off the record) and carve outthe invention to make it unique. Af-

ter the response is submitted, the

examiner will either give allowance

or another rejection. This process

continues until the inventor runs

out of funds to pursue the patent

or the examiner provides an allow-

ance and the patent is granted.

Anyone who has the conception

and reduction to practice (RTP) is

considered an inventor. Reduc-

tion to practice is the creation of

an actual, a working example

to demonstrate the invention, or

a constructive, a description of

the invention such that a layman

in the relevant eld could practice

the invention. In the application

for a patent, intentionally adding

inventors or disincluding correct

inventors can invalidate the patent.

Due to the unique language of the

US Constitution regarding inven-

tors and the governments need to

provide them security, patents are

granted differently in foreign coun-

tries. In other countries, there is no

one year grace period, the scopeof patentability is narrower, and

patents are granted to the rst ap-

plicant rather than the rst inventor.

Recognizing the difference be-

tween inventorship and ownership

is also of great importance here.

Although all inventors are entitled

to be granted joint inventorship,

ownership rights can be forgone.

When working for a company, em-

ployees are frequently asked to

sign contracts giving over their pat-

ent rights to the company.

Several students and profes-

sors were interested in the validity,

usefulness, and relevance of pat-

ents in this day and age. In todays

world, open source projects are

gaining prominence and in certainelds such as computer and soft-

ware development, granting pat-

ents is a tricky business.

Schick admitted: Its a one-

size-ts-all solution and it doesnt

always work. Like patent trolls,

who actively investigate infringe-

ment of patents and sue the viola-

tors for their own scal gain, there

are people in every profession and

eld who abuse the system. Hav-

ing made this concession, Schick

said, [patents] promote disclosure

of inventions and the primary

purpose is to drive innovation.

There are always people gaming

the system, but that is a minority

of cases.

Protect your work, understanding patent lawEsther Lowe

Staff Writer

Noticed any odd sun-spots

lately or have a weird looking

mole? It is always a safe bet to

get those skin anomalies checked

by a professional.

Dr. Stan Hill, a local dermatol-

ogist, gave an informative lecture

to the campus community aboutwhat all types of skin cancer can

look like and how dangerous they

can be.

There are two main types of

skin cancer: melanoma and non-

melanoma cancer. The latter is

far more common and accounts

for 95% of all skin cancer cases

in the United States. Non-mela-

noma cancers also come in two

types called squamous and basal

cell cancers.

Squamous cell cancer is the

rarer of these two forms of skin

cancer. With around 200,000

cases reported each year in the

United States, only 2,300 of

these are fatal. Basal cell can-

cer is much more common, andwith over 1 million cases reported

each year in the U.S. alone.

Even though basal cell cancer

is the most common form of skin

cancer, it is rarely fatal. Another

thing to keep in mind is that ones

risk for both squamous and basal

cell cancer increases greatly with

sun exposure.

Both are rarely fatal, and can

take years to become dangerous.

They also happen to be relative ly

easy to treat, and usually require

no hospitalization.

Melanoma cancers are much

less common than their coun-

terparts, accounting for only 5%

of skin cancer cases, but are far

more serious.

This 5% of skin cancer cases

accounts for 75% of skin cancer

fatalities. Unlike non-melanomacancers, melanoma is not as

driven by the suns harmful ultra-

violet rays. There are many other

factors that increase the risk of

melanoma manifesting, such as

family history and the skin prod-

ucts used.

If a mole has all of a sudden

started to change shape or color

or it is distinctly different from any

other spot on your body, then it

may be a melanoma cancer and

should get checked out by a pro-

fessional as soon as possible.

As with most cancers the key

to survival is early detection. The

ugly duckling mole or spot is the

one that will get you! Dr. Hill

mentioned repeatedly, empha-sizing that early detection saves

lives.

If a spot or mole on your

skin is cause for concern, there

are many opportunities to get it

checked out right away.

Dr. Hill spends one day a

month in the Student Health Cen-

ter here on campus, and is ex-

cited to help anyone who comes

to see him.

Skin Cancer: Knowwhat to look for!Bradley Wood

Staff Writer

The Society of Asian Scien-

tists and Engineers (SASE) cel-

ebrated Chinese New Year in

style during the Colorado School

of Mines Asian Culture Festival.

2013 is the Year of the Snake,

and the new year was receivedquite well by the students and

faculty in attendance.

The event was coordinated

and planned by SASE, with door

prizes, games, and authentic

decorations all contributing to

a festive and authentic atmo-

sphere Friday night in Freidhoff

Hall.

Masters of ceremonies Julie

Thao and Sam Scoop Cooper

directed the event with enthu-

siasm and precise timing. The

director of the nights event was

Quoc Tran, the festival chairman

of SASE. Tonight took months

to plan, but our hard work has

paid offincredible, said Tran.

SASE has meetings on Mon-days at 10:00, and there is al-

ways food. The society is open

to all members on campusyou

dont have to be Asian.

The audience was treated to

delicious Chinese food at a great

deal: one-dollar scoops for rice,

lo-mein, egg rolls, and more.

Even better, an ongoing rafe

throughout the night offered a

grand prize of a Kindle Fire.

The rst performance of the

night came from the Wu Ln

Dance Team, who perform at

weddings, birthdays, and parties.

Their dance featured live drum-

ming and percussion, accented

by energetic dancing and colorful

costumes.

Dancers were dressed as two

lionsone red and one greenaslions are bringers of good luck,

and they ward off evil spirits,

said Tran. The lions were tamed

in the dance, and acrobatic stunts

wowed the audience. At one

point, the lions were in the crowd,

playfully eating at some of the

food on the table.

After the lion dance, a brief in-

termission allowed for those in at-

tendance to nish their meals and

engage in one of the many games

and gam-

bling activ-

ities. Real

m o n e y

was not

used, as

SASE pro-vided cur-

rency for

the event

and tickets

c r e a t e d

specically

for the oc-

casion.

T h e

next spec-

tacle was

a break dancing show, complete

with impressive moves and elec-

trifying music. This presentation

was a great complement to the

lion dance, as the juxtaposition

of the dances from very different

two time periods served to dem-

onstrate the dynamics of cultural

evolution. Both the traditional

and modern exhibitions wereappreciated equally. The night

served to celebrate and expose

the beauty and sanctity of one of

the many diverse cultures at the

Colorado School of Mines.

Food, friends, and fun all

converged on this special night.

The Year of the Snake had quite

a spectacular and unforgettable

beginning thanks to CSMs very

own Society of Asian Scientists

and Engineers.

SASE celebrates theChinese New YearEvan Ford

Staff Writer

The audience watched a variety of traditional

dance performances.

EVAN FORD / OREDIGGER


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Nathan Johnson, a seasoned

veteran of the eld, advised engi-neers working in foreign countriesand small villages and towns tohave hard cash on you. In ad-

dition, he warned, failure is com-mon. When attempting to gain in-formation and study others lives,participating in the daily activitiesis extremely important. Participa-tion enables you [the engineer] tocross the social barrier and havereal conversations.

Johnson attempted to con-vey the necessity of engineeringin the developing world by add-ing a sense of urgency and moralimportance to the work. Johnsonbegan by iterating a few statisticson energy poverty, such as theestimated 1.4 billion people livingwithout electricity, the 2.7 billionwithout advanced cooking devic-es, and the increase from 2.7 to

2.8 billion people who use woodas a primary source of energy. Hisstatistics suggest the question,Why would cooking without elec-

tricity or advanced technologypresent a potential problem?

In most situations where fami-lies would prepare meals withwood, the wood based re is inthe house. When wood smokells the house, it has been prov-en to cause lung problems for

the inhabitants equivalent to theproblems observed in those whosmoke two packs of cigarettesa day. In addition, open pit reswhen left unsupervised for as littleas 15 minutes present a hazardto little children who have notlearned to walk well yet, as therehave been a large number of in-stances where children fell intothe re.

The UN has taken on the ini-tiative to provide advanced cook-ware to prevent such hazards,but in most cases where thereis new technology it has rarelybeen used as a full replacementfor previous cooking methods,explained Johnson. For example,

the advanced stoves provided foruse in the Nana Kenieba Village ofMali were only used to cook sauc-es when the sauce was cooked

as a separate component of themeal, and for short grain porridge,which was not used as the prima-ry porridge.

Failure to truly understand orfully investigate the unique culturalcooking needs of the Nana Kenie-ba Village meant that the stoves

provided were insufcient for theintended use. This gap betweenneed investigation and provid-ing technological advances hasbecome an area where Johnsoncould be called a revolutionary,after the publication of his EnergyJournal article: Energy Supplyand Use In a Rural West African

Village.In his presentation, Johnson

advocated the use of qualitativeas well as quantitative data col-lection methods, based on fourmain levels or phases of consum-er understanding: action, choice,

judgement, and viewpoint. By ac-tion, Johnson referred to the con-sumer performing a specic activ-

ity or using a specic resource.For this level of consumer under-standing/use, the best methodof data collection is quantitative

observations and surveys. Choicewas dened as the consumerchoosing a specic option froma set of potential activities or re -sources. Choice based data wasalso depicted as most effectivelyobtained through qualitative anal-ysis, but not to the same degree

as action based data. The de-nition of judgement based datawas: the consumer uses metricx to preference x over y in this ap -plication. Collecting data from

judgement was depicted as moreeffective in the form of qualitativeinterviews and discussions. View-point data was dened as theconsumer believes x is importantto life and uses x to guide deci-sions. Viewpoint was depictedas best collected through qualita-tive methods. Without a variety ofdata from these categories, analy-sis will be lacking.

In the community analysisphase of his project in Nana Ke-nieba, Johnson performed a

multifactorial analysis of cooking(with 17 factors) and developedadditional methods by which tostandardize data collection in his

collaborative community analysis.By his process, Johnson believedhe was able to identify and explainwhat factors consumed the mostenergy for villagers and what so-lutions to these demands the vil-lagers would be most likely to in-tegrate.

For example, Johnson focusedon energy as his primary concernin Nana Kenieba. Energy use wasdivided into four main categories:domestic, artisan, public service,and transportation. Each catego-rys energy use was mapped fromenergy supply to energy use bytracking the ow from acquisitionto transportation, to storage, andnally, use of the energy.

Although most of the importantdetails of his revolutionary meth-ods were left out of the lecturedue to the lack of time, Johnsonseemed quite open to having con-versation over coffee and to pro-viding interested parties with histhesis and additional lecture slides

to further explain his work. Inter-ested parties can nd him in Boul-der by contacting Homer Energy,where he is a postdoctoral fellow.

Mapping energy in the developing worldEsther Lowe

Staff Writer

LeadershipSummit inspiresCSM students to

achieve greatnessContinued from page 1

In July 2011 the ColoradoSchool of Mines and its academicpartners Stanford University, Uni-

versity of California, Berkley, andNew Mexico State University re-ceived a $20 million grant fromthe National Science Foundationto establish a new EngineeringResearch Center (ERC) focusingon solving a big problem: decay-ing and outdated water infrastruc-ture in the US. The ERC for Rein-venting the Nations Urban WaterInfrastructure (ReNUWIt) collabo-rates internally and also workswith a variety of industry partners,including the Los Angeles Depart-ment of Water and Power, AuroraWater, and the National WaterResearch Institute. The ERCadds to the already extensive wa-ter research being conducted at

the school, including AQWATEC,the Advanced Water TechnologyCenter.

Now, almost two years later,the ERC has taken off, accord-ing to Dr. Tzahi Cath, who is theleader for the Engineered Systems

Thrust of the ERC. The Schoolof Mines, in addition to the NSFgrant, receives $400,000 a yearfrom the state of Colorado. Thefunding goes towards, studentsupport, infrastructure develop-ment, new research facilities.

Cath says that most of theresearch projects come fromfaculty, or grow out of previousresearch. The nice thing aboutresearch is that while answering

one question and start diggingdeeper, new questions start pop-ping up which are the foundationfor more research.

Students from various back-grounds are heavily involved.Graduate students conduct themajority of the research, thoughundergraduate students still havean opportunity to participate. Weare starting to incorporate moreundergraduates into the projects

as research support. They arehelping graduate students to con-duct experiments, data analysis,and data compilation, said Cath.

One of the exciting develop-ments unique to the School of

Mines has been the establishmentof seed projects. Using some ofthe money from the state of Colo-rado, the school has been able tofund small, innovative research,which has the potential for highreturns. So far, two groups haveproposed research ideas. Eachhas been given $25,000 and 6-7months to come up with results.

This pilo t program is currently be-ing extended to the other univer-sities.

As an example of the researchbeing done, the rst of the twoseed projects is looking at howto benecially use the solid wastegenerated during wastewatertreatment. The solid waste in

some places is already used togenerate energy, but there is stillleft over waste. So we ask our-selves, can we burn it? Or gasifyit? Or nd some way to generatemore energy from the leftover sol-ids?

The second seed project alsoaddresses a challenging problem.Another seed project is look-ing at the interaction betweenmicroorganisms in biologicalwastewater treatment processesand the degradation of emergingcontaminants of concern such aspharmaceuticals, personal careproducts, ame retardants, etc.Most wastewater plants werenot designed to handle these

contaminants, but if we can ndout more about the mechanismof how these bugs degrade thecontaminants, we can changethe engineering, and design bet-ter treatment plants. These twoprojects, along with many otherpilot test programs, are able toutilize the unique Mines Park TestFacility. The test facility lies behindthe fences near the Mines Park

Apartments, and is a function-

ing water treatment plant. Overthe last four years the plant hasprocessed 7,000 to 9,000 gal-lons of wastewater a day. The testfacility has a number of differentpilot programs, or experiments,

which test the feasibility of severalwastewater treatment processeson a larger scale. Projects run awide gamut, from a greenhouse,which tests the impact of usingefuent water for crop irrigation,to algae ponds that use nutrientsfrom the wastewater to grow al-gae for biofuels.

Cath explains that this uniquefacility benets the school and theERC, and is attracting growingvisibility. Cath said, Almost everymonth there is something new.

The fact that you have this facil-ity, and the land, and everything inplace, including the ability to con-duct water analysis on-site, allowseverything to suddenly work, and

then everyone wants to work withyou. I think the important thing toknow is that this is very unique,how many universities have theirown wastewater treatment facilitythat lets you do any experimentyou want?

Projects supported by the En-gineering Research Center requirethat at least two ERC universitiesand an Industrial Partner collabo-rate in each project. This kind ofcollaboration is atypical of univer-sity research, and Cath explainedthat it is not simple or easy...People that have not worked col-laboratively in the past have todevelop new relationships andtrust. On the other hand, Cath

explained that there are manybenets to this collaboration, in-cluding the opportunity for gradu-ate students to be co-advised byprofessors from the different uni-versities.

The Engineering ResearchCenter is looking forward to con-tinuing growth, and it is an excit -ing time as the School of Mineshelps fulll the goal of changingthe way we manage urban water.

Mines sits at the forefrontof water researchSean Lopp

Staff Writer

It is also imperative to get in-put from not only the team, butof everyone involved. The truthof the matter, Zanetell argues, isthe project is run by political andnancial support so getting theinput from those parties allowsthem to feel ownership of theproject and can help you later onwhen support is needed.

Zanetell also suggests a goodleader will have their team deter-mine a decision process before adecision needs to be made, when

people are already emotionallyinvested in the project and lessable to think rationally. By struc-turing the project team and deci -sion making processes througha strategic plan, the project cangain momentum and efciency ofeveryone involved increases.

When the project ran into amajor setback, Zanetell said theywere going to follow one of tworoutes. Either the project wouldlose momentum entirely or hecould pull everyone together byconstructing another plan. As aleader, he acted boldly by select-ing the people who needed tostay and letting go those he didnot need at the moment.

While one team cleaned themess and another investigatedthe cause of the incident, Zanetellled the team that would continuethe work on the project becausehe recognized any delay wouldresult in a huge loss of momen-tum and likely unrecoverable de-lays.

Zanetell said the most im-portant strategy he implementedin terms of leading his team was

making sure accountability wasbuilt into the job. Shortly after theincident that caused a major set-back he saw his team becomingmore and more run down, so hebrought in everyone for a meetingand told them they would standwith him when the bridge wasopened so the nation would knowwho was responsible for thebridge. By building accountabil-ity into the job, it gives the teama sense of purpose and keeps asense of focus and urgency in ev-eryones minds.

When asked for advice for

summit attendees on becomingbetter leaders in industry, Zanetellstressed to not take the rst jobthat is offered.

He travelled around for twoyears after college doing odd

jobs, even though he had lucra-tive job offers, until he found theoffer with which he could starta career. By spending time out-side of college on worthwhile so-cial causes such as Bridges toProsperity, Zanetell reasons youbecome a way better job candi-date because of varied life experi-ences.

After the keynote address andlunch, summit attendees weresplit into groups for one of six

breakout sessions. These ses-sions ranged from conict man-agement to discussion of person-al branding and communicatingwith individuals across differentcultures or beliefs.

Following a few closing re-marks, participants were invitedto network with corporate spon-sor representatives and rehashsome of the lessons learnedthroughout the day.


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The question, What is sci-

ence? in addition to beingphilosophically interesting, hasimportant practical and social im-plications. For example, the Na-tional Science Foundation reportsthat, in 2003, at least 25% of

Americans believe that astrologyis a true theory.[1] A 2012 GallupPoll reports that 46% of Ameri-cans believe that creationism is atrue theory.[2]

Given that one acts based onwhat one believes, it is reasonableto assume that some Americansact in accordance with astrologyor creationism. The consequenc-es of these actions range from sil-ly (only associating with Virgos)to serious (devaluing scientic ex-

ploration in the name of religiousdogmatism).

Astrology and creationism arewidely regarded as non-scientic(or, pseudo-sci-ence) by the sci-entically literate.

So, how do sci-entically literateindividuals make

judgments aboutwhat is, and whatis not, a science?

What rationalcriteria can be pro-posed that woulddemarcate, say,physics, astrono-my, biology, etc.

the disciplinesthat we agree aresc iencesfrompseudo-sciences like astrologyand creationism?

It turns out that the task ofderiving demarcation criteria isdifcult: under a bit of rationalscrutiny, seemingly satisfactorydemarcation criteria turn out tobe unsatisfactory. Let us look atsome plausible candidates:

One proposed criterion for de-marcating science from pseudo-science is verication. Verica-tionismthe theory that holdsverication as the demarcatingcriterionclaims that only empiri-cally veriable theories are mean-ingful (i.e., only theories contain-ing statements that we can goout into the world and test).

Further, all theories containingstatements that cannot be veri-ed are meaningless. Of course,scientic theories are taken to bemeaningful, and thus, in order fora theory to be scientic, its state-ments must be veriable. Butvericationism is not a suitabletheory for demarcation because itis self-defeating.

To see how it is sel f-defeating,notice that the main claim of veri-cationismthat only empiricallyveriable statements are mean-ingfulis itself not empiricallyveriable. Thus, it is not meaning-ful and cannot be used as a de-marcation criterion.

Another very popular crite-rion for scientic demarcationendorsed by philosopher KarlPopper is falsiability. Popperholds that a theory is scientic ifit can, in principle, be falsied bycoming into conict with contraryevidence.

So, on the one hand, Einsteins

theory of gravitation is a falsiabletheory because the theory makesclaims that could be contrary tofacts (e.g., if light does not bend

around the moon, the theorywould be falsied).

On the other hand, astrologyis not falsiable because it makesclaims so vague that they can-not be falsied (Something badwill happen to you in the future.What will? How bad? When?)

The major problem with fal-sication as a demarcation cri-terion is that scientic theoriesare underdetermined: that is, nohypothesis is ever tested in iso-lation, and, what might be inter-preted as a falsication of theclaim being tested may really bethe falsication of some auxiliaryclaim(s).

The following example illus-

trates this point: suppose I hy-pothesize that my glasses arecrooked, and I develop the fol-lowing method to decide whether

my hypothesisis true: place myglasses down onmy desk. If theywobble, they arecrooked (hypoth-esis conrmed);if they do notwobble, they arestraight (hypoth-esis denied).

My methoddoes not testmy hypothesis inisolation. It also

tests, for ex-ample, the at-ness of my desk,

the keenness of my sense per-ception, etc. In the same way,scientic experiments also testauxiliary assumptions (e.g., thatthe instruments are calibratedcorrectly, that events are uncorre-lated). Thus, it is not obvious thatfalsication is possible in science,let alone a viable option for a de-marcation criterion.

So, at least for now, we areat an impasse: we believe thatphysics, astronomy, biology, etc.,are different from astrology andcreationism, but we lack the pre-cise justication for why this is so.Much more can be said aboutthis topic.

In fact, there is an entire sub-discipline of the philosophy of sci-ence that deals with demarcation.Given the potential negative con-sequences of believing in pseu-do-sciences, it is worth knowingabout this topic (and other impor-tant topics!) in the philosophy ofscience.

The Division of Liberal Artsand International Studies (LAIS)has courses that address someof these issues, and, with somestudent support, may be willingto develop a philosophy of sci-ence course. Feel free to contactme, or write a letter to the editor,if you are interested in, or havecomments about the philosophyof science.

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[2]http://www.hufngtonpost.com/2012/06/05/americans-be -lieve-in-creationism_n_1571127.html

What is science?

Brian Zaharatos

Guest WriterStar Wars purists might be in-

terested to hear that in 2013, Lego

released an expansion set for the2012 Jabbas Palace set. The his-tory of Legos development of Jab-bas Palace provides insight intothe release of the 2012 revised setand the 2013 Rancor Pit expansionset.

Legos rst attempt at recreat-ing Jabbas Palace was released in2003. The main set contained 234pieces and sold for $30. Notably,this version of Jabbas Palace wasthe rst Lego set to be releasedwith Jabba the Hutt, Princess Leiain her slave outt, the Gonk Droid,and Bomarr Monk. Two expansionsets were available: Jabbas Prize,a 39 piece set sold for $6.99, in-cluding a carbonite Han Solo (no

minigure), Boba Fett, and theGamorrean Guard. Also availablewas Jabbas Message, a 44 pieceset sold for $6.99, including BibFortuna, R2-D2, and C-3PO.

A few notable gures weremissing from Legos original Jab-bas palace. First, the Rancor. It isbefuddling that Lego saw t to re-lease obscure characters such asthe Gonk Droid and Bomarr Monk,but not to release an important plotcharacter such as the Rancor. Also,Han Solo frozen in carbonite is in-cluded but Princess Leia dressedas a bounty hunter to rescue Hanis not included.

In June of 2012, Lego modiedand re-released the set of Jabbas

Palace. The palace set contained717 pieces and cost $200. Themodied set included Han Solo incarbonite and minigure, Chew-bacca, Bib Fortuna, Princess

Leia dressed in Boushh disguise,Gamorrean Guard, Oola, BomarrMonk, Jabba, and Salacious B.Crumb. Like the original JabbasPalace, the set did not include the

Rancor. In addition, the set did notinclude R2-D2 or C-3PO. The ab-sence of R2-D2 and C-3PO wasa controversial move because tosome, the original sets had greatervalue than the re-release withoutthe droids, given their key role inthe plot.

The addition of miniguresfor Han Solo, Oola, Chewbacca,and Leia in disguise were im-provements, but considering theprice and piece count, the set stillseemed devoid of the signicantStar Wars scene content and rath-er like a childs playset rather thana collectors piece. Apparently thissentiment was held by enough crit-ics. After the new year Lego also

released a Rancor Pit set, whichcost $60, and contained 380 piec-es. This set was spot on with theminor inaccuracy that the Rancorshead couldnt touch the groundwith the gate piercing its skull. Forease of use, the gate Luke uses tocrush the rancor was hinged to therest of the set and the gate had ared pull bar, which enabled users torelease the gate.

The Rancor Pit set added achamber that connected underJabbas trap door from the 2012Jabbas Palace set, making thecombination a more true reectionof the movie. A combination of thetwo sets was an improvement overthe 2003 Jabbas Palace, if for no

other reason than that the Rancorhad never been released previ-ously. Collectors had R2-D2 andC-3PO from other sets and couldbring them into the 2012 Jabbas

Palace for effect, but not the Ran-cor.

Selling the Rancor Pit sepa-rately from the Palace was certainlya smart economic move because

Star Wars enthusiasts who boughtthe 2012 palace probably found theRancor Pit a necessary expansion.In terms of the quality of the Jab-bas Palace set, however, it seemsunfortunate that Lego made theinitial set less complete and less in-teresting. Another 2013 re-releasewas the mini set including R2-D2and C-3PO with their escape podfrom the Tantive IV. Were enthusi-asts surprised? Not in the least.

The re-release of the R2-D2 andC-3PO mini set seemed to havebeen Legos attempt to providebuyers with the droids they failed toinclude in the 2012 Jabbas Palace.What does Legos carefully timedrelease of so many aspects of

Jabbas Palace and related scenesin 2012 and 2013 indicate? Poten-tially, it means the development ofthe desert scenes from Star Wars.

If Lego intends to turn the Jab-bas Palace scenes from Star Warsinto a new series of Star Wars Legosets, one hopes that the companywill release a set of the jail cell inJabbas Palace where Chew-bacca and Han Solo were held inthe movie, a set of the front doorto Jabbas Palace including a cor-ridor into Jabbas chamber, andthe dungeon of holding cells whereR2-D2 and C-3PO are taken. Itwould also make sense for Lego torelease a mini gure expansion setincluding all the characters in Jab-

bas chamber room that were notincluded in the Jabbas Palace set.With re-releases and expansionsto previous sets, the future seemsbright for Lego Star Wars.

Esther Lowe

Staff Writer

Lego Star Wars still holdsprestige for college students

So, at least for now, we

are at an impasse: we

believe that physics,

astronomy, biology,

etc., are dierent from

astrology and creation-

ism, but we lack the

precise justication for

why this is so.

The complications with creationismin the science community


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Lauren Cooper, Mechanics of

Materials course coordinator and

professor at Mines, has quite the

medley of industry experience

she has worked as a surveyor, en-

ergy auditor, teacher of grades be-

tween 3-12, and even worked fora hospital in Nicaragua. Currently,

she works to positively advance the

way engineering classes are taught

at Mines.

Born in Reno, Nevada, Lauren

grew up with plenty of positive rein-

forcement from her parents. Reno

is surprisingly similar to the show

Reno 911, she said. After Reno,

she moved around, all while trying

out all sorts of activities like piano,

singing, sports, and pretty much

everything else. My parents were

extremely supportive. After stay-

ing in Denver for four years, Lauren

decided she wanted to come back

to Colorado at some point in the fu-

ture. I loved the sunshine, people,

and variety of Colorado. Until then,she stayed busy with high school

and athletics; she played soccer,

ran track, and taught skiing and

snowboarding lessons.

Finding herself as an engineer

was neither intentional nor ordi-

nary for Lauren. As a kid, I actu-

ally wanted to be an English major.

When I was a junior and applying for

college online, I clicked Engineering

instead of English on the website.

Later, she found out she was ac-

cepted into the engineering school,

but at Cal-Poly, you cant change

your major until after a year of class-

es. It turned out that I enjoyed the

engineering track, so I stuck with

it, said Lauren. After she nishedher Mechanical Specialty at Mines,

Lauren obtained her Masters De-

gree at CU Boulder, where she is

currently working on acquiring her

PhD in Engineering Education.

One thing immediately notice-

able about Lauren is her unique

teaching style. Unlike traditional en-

gineering courses, her classroom is

infused with hands-on learning and

specialized group collaboration. I

strive to nd the right balance be-

tween lecture and hands-on activi-

ties, because I nd when a student

can see and feel something, it

forms a connection, and the topic

becomes easier to remember and

understand, she said. I work to

create a welcoming environment,to foster peer to peer interactions,

and I try not to be dismissive. To

do this, I pay attention to the spe-

cic class climate. Also, I tend to be

strict about respect for everyone in

the classroom.

While she is not teaching, Lau-

ren loves yoga, the outdoors, pia-

Evan Ford

Staff Writer

Lauren Cooper offers a welcoming environment for studentsno, and guitar. I am an avid aerial

dancer, which takes up a lot of my

time. In order to balance all of the

different aspects of her life, Lauren

follows some rules, and offers this

advice, Start things early, assign-

ments will take the same amount of

time regardless of when you start.

Make sure to treat everyone with re-

spect; you will never know when he

or she can offer you help of some

kind. Most importantly, take time to

pursue other, non-engineering ac-

tivities. Stay passionate, and stay

well-rounded.

Lauren Cooper works to positively advance the way engineering classes are taught at Mines.

EVAN FORD / OREDIGGER

The Oredigger caught up with

Mazzotta to learn a little moreabout one of Mines newest em-

ployees. From the time she was

young to the middle of her high

school career Jenn Mazzotta lived

in Connecticut. Then, she moved

to Aurora, Colorado and gradu-

ated from Gateway High School.

While she was in High School,

one of her teachers suggested

that she look at Western State

College where she majored in or-

ganizational communication and

business and English. It was there

that she realized she could pretty

much major in student activitiesfor the rest of her life. She found

student activities amazing and so

from there she went to Washing-

ton state university and was paid

to get her masters degree. She

worked in Residential Life for two

years and then in Student Activi-

ties for two years. After that she

moved on to Stockton, California

and loved it. It was great being

Jenn Mazzotta enjoying life at MinesTyrel Jacobsen

Staff Writer

only 90 minutes away from San

Francisco and 2 hours from Yo-

semite National Park. She worked

at the University of the Pacic and

there she met her husband Chrisand they now have a two and a

half year old named Cooper.

Coming to Colorado was a

wonderful opportunity because all

her of her family is here and Colo-

rado is a great state!

As the new director of student

activities she hangs out with all the

great people in the student ac-

tivities ofce, meaning she works

with the two associate directors

here at Mines who oversee Greek

life, clubs and organizations, MAC.

She directly gets to work with the

student government and orienta-tion, which is a lot of fun for her.

What she likes most about a

small campus is that she gets

to be a generalist, which means

she is involved with a lot of differ-

ent responsibilities. Usually small

campuses need that because

they are generally understaffed

and need help in a lot of different

ways, and that is what she likes.

Even though she has only been

here for about four weeks, she has

a lot of plans. She is focused on

making sure we have a good stu-

dent orientation program for both

summer and new student orienta-

tion. She is looking at revamping

orientation so our new students

will have a slightly different expe-rience than everybody else. She

wants to implement more of the

student experience, so each stu-

dent knows what it is like to live

the Mines experience. The job of

student activities is to liven up stu-

dents lives. Jenns big goal is to

make sure that everyone knows

they are here, what they can bring,

and how to get involved and get

the most out of each students ex-

perience. The craziest thing she

has ever done in this position,

was at her last university during

their WAM type event, which she

originated, they covered an entire

room with bubble wrap and the

students got to jump around in it.

There were both small andlarge bubbles so you got both

experiences. It was on the walls,

oors, little pieces you could play

with. She has a completely open

door policy and is working on a

way for students not to have to

come to her directly, so they can

denitely hit her up on the Internet.

She is good at email; her email ad-

dress is [email protected] and

she wishes to hear from students!

Anytime is a good time to cel-

ebrate with cake. This recipe for

chocolate chip banana cake will

make your taste buds tingle.

Ingredients:

1 cup of all purpose our

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar1 egg

1 mashed banana

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/3 cup of buttermilk

1/3 cup semisweet chocolate

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Fahrenheit and grease an 8x8x2

inch cake pan. In a small bowl

combine the our, baking pow-

der, baking soda and salt. Then

put the butter in a small bowl and

whip if for 30 seconds using an

electric mixer. Beat the sugar in

until it is mixed thoroughly. Then

repeat the same process for the

egg and vanilla. Add the butter-

milk and our mixture, beat until

mixed. Pour the batter into theprepared cake pan and bake

for 25-30 minutes. When fully

cooked, a toothpick inserted into

the center of the cake should

come out clean. After baking is

complete, allow the cake to cool

before enjoying. The original rec-

ipe recommends that it be eaten

with hot fudge and banana slices,

however ice cream is also a tasty

option.

Evan Ford

Staff Writer

Bananacakebake

TYREL JACOBSEN / OREDIGGER

Jenn Mazzotta is focused on making sure Mines has a good student orientation program.


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Zombie movies seem to always

be hit or miss. Warm Bodies al-

though it includes the classical

apocalyptic zombie world where

there are a few human survivors

and numerous zombies, is one of

the most unique movies ever. Anal-

ogies to Romeo and Juliet abound

between R and Julie and their

forbidden love.

The movie looks at the world

from Rs (Nicholas Hoult) view-

point, a young zombie whose

outside slack-jawed appearance

is at odds with his chatty inner

monologue. He is a zombie that

does not remember his own name

and spends his days grunting andstaring at things. He is bored with

his life as a zombie that involves

shufing around an abandoned

airport, occasionally experienc-

ing a humans memories by eating

their brains, and having grunting

conversations with his best friend

M (Rob Corddry). It is a sad place

they live in with no genuine expe-

rience, no sleeping, no dreaming,

and no feeling. Zombies eat hu-

mans to live and the closest they

come to experiencing life again is

when they eat a humans brain be-

cause it lets them experience the

humans memories.

That is how the story startsR

and a few of his zombie buddies

living at the airport get hungry anddecide to go to the city. There they

nd a pack of humans which they

devour. The pack of humans in-

cludes Nora (Analeigh Tipton), Julie

(Teresa Palmer), and her boyfriend

Perry (Dave Franco). R soon unex-

pectedly falls for Julie, saves her

and keeps her as a pet.

The story moves on and one

of the most interesting love sce-

narios develops. It borrows a bit

from Shakespeares Romeo and

Juliet, but apart from one balconyscene does not do so excessively.

R is a hoarder and appreciates

some small things as he tries to

emulate humans. With its social

commentary the movie reminds

us to live our experiences and not

squander our life as zombies that

experience nothing. It also has lots

of funny observations such as one

about technology turning us into

zombies and gives us an interest-ing insight into zombies lives with

Rs inner dialogue. It balances hor-

ror, love, and comedy perfectly to

create an atmosphere that one

doesnt know what to expect from.

It makes a great date night perfect

and deserves a nine out of ten as

one of the best romantic comedies

ever made.

Warm Bodies a unique thrillArnaud Filliat

Asst. Copy Editor

Many Mines students feel as

if they are walking into Mordor

as they trudge on in their stud-

ies. Unlike some students, Kevyn

Young enjoys the engineering life

and motivates himself by being

involved on campus. He keeps a

balance by enjoying his life outside

of school while still maintaining his

studies in an efcient manner. To

nd out his secrets, The Oredig-

ger sat down with Young for this

weeks Geek of the Week.

[Oredigger]: What do you

do in your spare time?

[Young]: Play too many video

games. Im playing Skyrim, FIFA,

and Minecraft now. I surf the web

too much, Skype with my girl-friend, and play music.

What did you think of The

Hobbit?

Oh my goodness! It was fan-

tastic! I mean it wasnt exactly in

line with the book at all parts, but

it was really well done and I think it

was a really good movie. Im really

excited for the music to come out

so I can add to my collection of

Lord of the Rings extended movie

scores.

Would you say you are a

geek and is there a difference

between a geek and a nerd?Yes. I dont rea lly think theres

a difference. People can fall into

either category.Why did you decide to come

to Mines?

Its a good school, and I was

at the point where I was deciding

between CU and Mines. Mines is

a little bit farther from home and I

also liked the atmosphere better.

Whats your favorite thing

about Mines?

Pretty much all of it, surpris-

ingly. Well, the people are really

awesome. There are a lot of cool

people and they all are focused

on the same thing which is unique

and nice because you know a lot

more people as a result. Talkingto normal people is not fun. Ive

really had fun with different pro-

fessors. The different classes Ive

had with some of them have been

really good.Who would be your favorite

professor? Favorite class?

Knecht is pretty awesome, and

I love Dr. Steele. Robotics has

probably been my favorite class

so far.If you could change one

thing about Mines, what would

it be?

The hills.Why mechanical and what

do you want to do with it?

I like mechanical engineering

because you get to work with

things that actually move. As a

computer science minor, I want

to do robotics. Post-graduation I

want to go to grad school, poten-

tially getting my doctorate. I dont

know where yet.

What is your greatest ac-

complishment so far?

We made a working heart rate

monitor in EPICS II. That was fun,

and its still kind of going on.Who is better, Batman or

Iron Man?

Im going to say Iron Man, be-

cause he can actually y.Do you have advice for

Mines students?

Find people to study with. It

makes it less painful and more

fun. And also dont procrastinate

because long nights are never a

good thing the day after.Do you have a favorite

quote?

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Geek Week...Kevyn Young, Junior: Mechanical Engineer

ofthe

Katerina Gonzales

Content Manager

KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER

Geek of the Week, Kevyn Young advises Mines students

not to procrastinate and to nd friends to study with.

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For the perfect compliment to

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spice up anyordinary saladWhitney Welch

Staff Writer1/8 teaspoon of garlic salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

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4. Cut bread into one inch

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Homemade croutons transform stale bread into the perfect

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WHITNEY WELCH / OREDIGGER


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Like any Mines student, you

are probably in the market for a

new rock hammer. Fortunately,

your search can be complete af-

ter you acquire the Estwing Point-

ed Tip Rock Hammer. This rock

hammer is extremely gneiss as

it boasts spectacular one-pieceforgingjust one of the reasons

why Estwing sets the industry

standard for rock hammers. Most

importantly, all Estwings are made

in Merica.

Because the hammer is

forged as one

piece, it

o f f e r s

s u p e - rior strength and

durability. There is often varia-

tion in the design and function

of a rock hammer, but thisson

right here comes with a whacking

end and a prying end. Warnings

strongly advise the sharper end of

the head to be used exclusively for

prying. However, the juicy centers

of rocks can be exposed by thebrute force of the blunt, square

end of the hammer. Responsibil-

ity and safety is key when wield-

ing a rock hammer, and it is also

advised to always wear eye pro-

tection when using the hammer.

Fragments of rock may chip off

at high velocity. At rst sight, the

rock hammer appears menacing,

and for good reason. According

to a school-unfriendly online en-

cyclopedia, in the hands of a well-

trained geologist, the hammer has

been known to cause rocks to

begin running in hopes of escape.

Rock hammers are also com-

monly used to provide scale in a

photograph of a rock bed. When

using the classy yet stunning Es-

twing for such purposes, people

notice. You may nd yourself be-

coming the talk of Berthoud Hall

and even geology conventions

across the nation.

You may nd yourself ask-

ing, Who gives a schist about a

rock hammer? But in reality, who

doesnt love breaking things?

Now realizing that you need a

rock hammer, you might ask, But

where will I keep the hammer in

cases that call for immediate ac-

cess? Estwing answers with an

all-leather carrying sheath, whichcan be attached to a belt for style,

comfort, and accessibility. Speak-

ing of style, this rock hammer

comes complete with an exqui-

site and original

leather grip.

If you

are still not

convinced

about the neces-

sity for a rock hammer,

then you are one of the

few people that just do

not appreciate shiny

rocks or the outdoors.

However, for those peo-

ple who possess a true

yearning for a new rock

hammer, the Estwing

Pointed Tip will not

disappoint, as it offers

the construction and

craftsmanship that will

last a lifetime. Addition-

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aesthetically pleasing

design and comfort-

able weight balance,

so do not take the

hammer for granite.

After all, who knows

when you will stumble

upon a geode contain-

ing precious minerals

or a sandstone con-

taining a fossil of an

undiscovered dino-

saur species? Without

this Estwing rock hammer, you will

never be able to expose and em-

brace the glimmering bounties of

geology.

Evan Ford

Staff Writer

Estwing hammer rocks

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BUILDInG poSSIBILItIES

Lehigh Hanson companies havemore than 160 years of providingconstruction materials to erectthe buildings, roads, homes andparks that surround us.

As our company grows, wewill adhere to the world-classstandards established by ourheritage. And we continually

strive to achieve an even higherlevel of excellence.

Lehigh Hanson

Where Great FuturesTake Shape Every Day

CASA is a new department that

started up in August and moved

into their space in September.

The CASA open house event is to

show the new CASA department

and the services ofcers. CASA

offers public and private tutoring

and academic excellence work-

shops. They also handle the CSM

101 class, academic coaching,

and more. The tutors cover all the

core classes and even some higher

level classes such as thermo and

statics.

The CASA open house was

great, showing the facility and giv-

ing great free food that included

fruit and a tasty cake. Faculty, stu-

dents, and others were present to

enjoy the pleasant atmosphere and

learn more about CASAs role at

Mines.

CASA is an essential depart-

ment here at mines and is housed

in the old health center building. On

CASA opens doors to help studentsArnaud Filliat

Asst. Copy Editortheir website, CASA offers helpful

tips on how to succeed at mines.

For time management skills, CASA

recommends to create blocks of

study time with breaks and have

a dedicated study space. Further-

more, make sure to prioritize as-

signments and using a whiteboard

would be a great idea. Other tips

include various writing techniques

and tips on how to effectively write

when one is stuck on a paper.

CASA is also accepting applica-

tions for peer advisers and tutors,

so if anyone would like to apply just

visit their website.

CASA offers public and private tutoring, in addition to

academic excellence workshops.

ARNAUD FILLIAT / OREDIGGER


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Previous chapters can be

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Commander Hallon, if youthink for one second that Im justgoing to let you send over two ofyour agents to take control of mykingdom, and then on top of thatlet you use my daughter for bait,youve got another thing com-ing. The queen had on her eve-ning prayer robes with white satingloves that covered her scarredarms up to her elbows. Her armscrossed tightly over her chest, thequeen did her best to hide the out-right contempt from her face.

Garreth almost smiled. Now heknew what his father meant whenhe said the queen was feisty. Hehad to hand it to her for not simplylaying down to the orders of a man.

Commander Hallons imagewavered as a new series of ripplescrossed the surface of the EchoBasin. Weve had fty reports this

week of new shadow sightings inthe Kaitu Kingdom alone, QueenCassandra. The reports are gettingcloser to your islands.

The king placed a hand on thequeens thigh. People are gettingscared, my wife. Senators are itch-ing for the chance to blame eachother and start a war. Garreth no-ticed the queen bristle with angerwhen the king used the tone heduse with a clueless child. Yourdaughter is obviously involved. Weput her in a visible location andwe can nally have the chance to

capture one of these creatures.Our High Priestess is condent

they can use holy power to conne

them.Garreth uncrossed his arms.

That power is just a remnant fromwhen the Goddesses died. Thesepeople lie to your public. How canyou expect any different treat-ment?

Silence Garreth. CommanderHallon sighed. I know this situ-ation isnt ideal but you need tounderstand the bigger picture. Ifwe can capture one of these crea-tures, perhaps we can determine away to nd and destroy the Betray-er. I would think you of all peoplewould want that.

The queen fell silent. Com-mander Hallon smiled. Then itssettled. Miranda will appear asscheduled for the temple blessing.

Our agents will be on alert in theevent of a shadow creature sight-ing. We appreciate your coopera-tion.

The vapors holding his image

glowed bright for a moment beforecollapsing onto the surface of thewater below. The queen stared intothe blue liquid. The king smiled,See that wasnt so hard. I think Illturn in, getting a bit of a headacheI think. Maybe a neck ache too. Ill

just have Hilla work my whole bodytonight. Be a dear and have one ofthe servants send up a agon or

two of wine.The queen clasped her hands

tightly together in her lap. Gar-reth was just about to leave whenthe queen spoke. Her voice wasstrained and exhaustion sweptover her face. Sir Garreth, a mo-ment if you please. Although shewas smiling, Garreth saw worry

hiding in her eyes.He nodded. Of course, your

majesty. He turned to Vanar andthe other two guards. Excuse usfor a moment, and keep an eyeout, Vanar.

Yes, sir.Garreth waited a few moments

once the door was shut before tak-ing a seat beside the basin. The liq-uid glowed with an eerie bluish lightas pockets of gas bubbled up fromthe bottom. He pulled a chair outfor the queen but she continuedstanding. It is not often I have tokeep things from my men let alonemy superiors. I would appreciatesome answers.

Im afraid it is no longer pos-

sible to trust Commander Hallon.The last time I talked with him inWynlan I found something odd inmy chambers. It was a strangependant strung upon a leatherchord. Symbols were carved intothe black wood so that they formedconcentric circles all over the pen-dant. When I reached to grab it, asharp pain pierced my hand. AfterI dropped it, I looked at my palmsand saw this.

She removed her white satingloves, grimacing as the satintouched the wounds. Althoughseveral weeks old, they burnedafresh even now. Garreth gaspedas his eyes moved over the scarson the queens hands. These

symbols are very old, your majes-ty. Older than the three kingdomssome say.

Can you read them?

Garreth reached for the queenshands, leaning forward to examinethe symbols. His eyes widenedwhen he saw the twin crossedswords with chains dangling from

the hilts and re engulng theblade. The Betrayers symbol wasin several of the circles, increasingin frequency the closer the circlesgot to the center, and alternatedwith the cross of rebirth and theseven pointed star. In the center ofthe palm a male gure held a child

by its ankle over a patch of black,dead skin.

Garreth dropped the queenshands. How long have you hadthese?

Long enough. I suspect theshadow creatures are being drawnto it. I will not let my daughter beused as bait. If Naonets childrenget their hands on her, he is thatmuch closer to reopening the door

from his world to ours. I want youto make preparations to take Mi-randa into hiding. Until such timeas I send for the two of you, youare never to leave her side.

Your majesty, with all due re-spect you sent Sir Caldon intohiding with her when she was achild and they still found her. Mymen and I will keep vigilant watchover her. Garreth walked over tothe window. I have two of my bestagents keeping an eye on her aswe speak. I would suggest thatyou and your husband dissolvethe marriage plans to High Sena-tor Brennus. Adina and the otherseers have seen him in dreamswith the Betrayer. I dont trust

him within one hundred miles ofany innocent person. Ive also re-ceived information that the Zuka-lans army has been increasing ata higher than normal rate over thelast three years, which was whenthe shadow creatures started be-coming more frequent.

Then it appears that the God-dess Stone is our only chance.Even if going into hiding failed for SirCaldon, it might work long enoughfor a small team to nd the other

pieces of the Goddess Stone be-fore the portal weakens enough forthe Betrayer to slip through. Thequeen joined Garreth by the win-dow, pulling on her gloves. Timeis something we have little of and

I fear the Trinity Knights have less.Garreths forehead furrowed.

Excuse me?When I went to talk to my hus-

band about Commander Hallonand the pendant I found, I over-heard him and our high priestesstalking. They were using a lan-guage I did not understand, but

I saw Rolanda stash away somepapers in a secret drawer. Afterthey left I found them but they toowere written in a strange languagebut they appeared to be the samesymbols from the pendant. Theyalso had schematics of the Grand

Temple on this island with the dateof Mirandas temple blessing cer-emony stamped on them. Hallonwants Miranda clearly visible todraw these creatures out. I will notlet my daughter be in such danger.

Garreth remained silent fora moment, watching the rain. Iwill disguise one of my agents tolook like her. These shadow crea-tures are often controlled by somemaster so if we fool him and he

reveals himself, we can get closerto guring out a way to beat these

creatures. Meanwhile, myself andSir Vanar will guard Miranda untilwhatever incident occurs passesover. I will keep agents out in theeld searching for leads regarding

the Goddess Stone. Adinas vi-sions have gotten clearer over thepast few months with the approachof the New Year star shower. Shehas gotten glimpses of the othertwo pieces ever since we broughtMiranda back.

Then perhaps you and yourteam should take Miranda insearch of these pieces. Once yound them, you are to destroy them.

Without the Goddess Stone, Na-

onet cannot hope to return or ifhe does, he will be weak enoughfor the Trinity Knights to nish their

job.The raindrops thudding against

the window lled the silence.

I dont know how far the sick-ness of corruption has spread inthe knights, but it might be wiseto warn those you believe to be in-nocent. I fear the temple blessingceremony will be a curse on manyand death is sure to follow.

Before Garreth could answer,Vanar pushed into the room. SirGarreth, Queen Cassandra, Mi-randa has disappeared. Her pro-fessor was found stabbed throughthe heart.

Garreth felt a rush of dread oodinto his heart but let none of it showon his face. Take me to him andexplain all you know. Have one of

the lieutenants escort the queen toher chambers and do not leave herside until I come back. He turnedto the queen. I will nd her. I will

keep her safe.

You better.Garreth and Vanar took off

through the intricate, winding cas-tle corridors. They climbed anothertwo ights of stairs before reaching

a door that was barely ajar. Twocastle guards snapped to attentionwhen Garreth and Vanar arrived.We tried to

At ease. Garreth pushed openthe door and looked down to nd

a blood stained robe with a pile ofbooks haphazardly thrown besideit. Explain this.

After a few minutes of stumblingover words, the second guardmanaged to speak. A few min-utes after Sir Vanar left, there wasa strange sound and the shadows

seemed to start moving. There wasthis sort of pop and then childrenslaughter. A large shadow skitteredaway from the body. We tried tostab it but it moved too fast.

Garreths shoulders stiffenedwith anger but he took a deepbreath. The two guards lookedlike new recruits with their roundedeyes and shaking hands. Seal offthis room. No one goes in or outuntil I say so. Where did you lastsee Miranda? The guards pointedto a room ten feet down the hall-way and to the left. Vanar, senda message to all the guards in thecastle. She cant have gotten far. Iwant her found immediately.

Yes, sir.

Garreth looked through theroom. Nothing looked out of place,but he couldnt help but feel some-thing was just a bit off. Three morerounds around the room and stillGarreth couldnt nd what he was

looking for. He stood in front of there place, searching the dying em-bers when he noticed the emberson the right side looked far lessred than the ones on the left. Heplaced his hand on the brick walland leaned closer, almost losinghis balance when the brick underhis hand moved into the wall. Hestood and examined the hole, feel-ing the inside until his ngers found

a switch. A door to his right swungopen. Smells of damp moss waft-

ed in through the dark corridor.Garreth called in one of the guards.

Grab a torch, keep a hand onyour sword and follow me.

Nicole Johnson

Staff Writer

The Knight, the Seer, and the Child

Garreth

Lyman Hulen sat in the Goldenjail this week in 1914, charged withbigamy. The case appeared fairlyopen and shut, as Hulen confessedto having married two women atonce. However, it was complicat-

ed when Bertha Hulen came toGoldenand after a short conver-sationdenied that he is now orever has been her husband. Theother Mrs. Hulen was not feelingso gracious, and was anxious tohave the charge pressed. Goldenpolice contended Hulen was guilty,and Mrs. Hulen was making a futileattempt to clear him.

A Golden citizen, John Hockins,died this week in 1914 from injuries

received when he became entan-gled in the electrical trolley wiresin the Smuggler Mine in Telluride.Hockins had lived in Golden fortwo years prior to moving to Tel-luride around Christmas. He wassurvived by his sister in Goldenand his mother in Cornwall.

Just as todays Golden citizens

look forward to the coming of anelectric railroad, so did the Goldencitizens of a hundred years ago.

This week in 1914, The Colo-rado Transcript reported that anelectric railroad would soon be inoperation to connect Golden withthe funicular railway running tothe summit of Lookout Mountain.

An ordinance to this effect was tobe introduced to the city counciland proponents were securing

the signatures of property ownersalong the proposed line, and [were]meeting with no opposition.

The railroad was to start atWashington Avenue and ThirteenthStreet, then follow Washington Av-enue for a block until turning ontoFourteenth. It was to proceed onFourteenth to Illinois, where it was

to turn again. It was to then followIllinois to Seventeenth and Seven-teenth to Golden city limits. As amatter of interest, this route wouldhave entailed passing directly byChauvenet Hall and Guggenheim,as well as passing by the currentsite of Brown Building and MapleHall.

In addition to the proposedelectric railroad, Golden was alsoentertaining a proposal from the

Dezell Composite Constructioncompany to move factories to Den-ver. Dezell Composite Construc-tion had outgrown its Denver facil-ity, and was considering movingto Golden and putting in a plantof sufcient capacity to employ at

least 100 men to begin with. Thecompany was a manufacturer of

reproof and indestructible build-ing ornaments, shingles, roongs

and roong blocks, reconstructed

marble articles, statuary, gardenornaments, garden furniture, etc.

Two young women saved atrain from certain disaster thisweek in 1914. Dora Shafer liveda mile north of the Great HorseCreek reservoir dam, on the Ad-ams County Line, and was awak-ened by the roar of the water as

the dam broke and released a 100foot wall of water. Suspecting therailroad bridge was out, Shafercalled the nearest town and in-formed the operator, Addie Gam-mon, of the situation.

Gammon realized that it wouldbe impossible for [the railroadagent] to get men to the danger

point before...the fast Burlingtonpassenger train form Kansas Citywould arrive. She then roused lo-cal farmers and sent them to thebridge, where they agged down

the train just in time. Shafer hadbeen correct; over 100 feet oftrack were gone and a 300 footsection of the dam was out. Wa-ter and property losses were es-timated at between $175,000 and$200,000.

This week in CO history: Electricity and BigamyDeborah Good

Managing Editor


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The average height of a door-

way on campus is 68. The tallest

player on the Mines mens bas-ketball team is Clay Boatwright at

610. If you stacked 150 career

day guides, they would only reach

63 into the sky and would still

probably force you to apply for

the job you want online. Yet none

of that is any match for the leap-

ing ability of junior Seun Ogun-

modede, who recently broke a

28-year old school record clear-

ing 611 in the high jump in his

rst place nish two weeks ago

in Boulder, Colorado. Just one

inch under the seven foot barrier,

the jump rates as Ogunmodedes

personal best and gives him the

seventh-best jump in Division II in

the

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