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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 93, Issue 17 February 25, 2012
The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines
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Sports 6
Opinion 8
Features 3
News 2
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injures at least
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Learn about
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COURTESY COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
Starting this spring, the Colorado School of Mines will begin construction on a new dining hall and residence hall.
Th is sp ri ng , th e Co lo ra doSchool of Mines wil l start 15months of construction on a newdining hall for at least 500 peopleas well as a new residence hallfor roughly 200 students. Theconstruction, currently dubbedElm Hall, is part of the campusmaster plan which aims to createa residential campus. This includesproviding housing and facilities forthe entire freshman and sopho-
more class on campus some yearsdown the road.The new building will be built
in the current B parking lot, be-tween Elm, 18th and Maple Street,across the street from the newhealth center. Parking in this lotwill be closed starting April 15.
The rst steps of the project will
require removing pavement andrelocating communications ber
for the school.Slate Caf is designed currently
for roughly 320 people, although itroutinely serves over 600 peopleper meal. The new dining hall isexpected to seat 500 people. Theconcept for the new dining hall ismicro-restaurant. The goal is to
have a greater variety of foodsand to have food prepared moreopenly. Having food stations tocook food in front of students al-lows for fresher food and requiresless kitchen space, therefore formore seating. Some ideas cur-rently include a brick red oven
for a pizza and pasta station.Additiona lly, there would be an in-
ternational station, salad bar, deli,classics, a grille, and desserts.
The new space would also likelyhave a patio for outside seats anda private room that groups wouldbe able to reserve.
An important goal of the newresidence hall is to house amongother students about 85 freshmenwho typically live in Mines park, aswell as help relieve the overow of
students in the traditionals. Whenthe new residence hall comesonline, Mines Park will go backto being available to upperclass-
men only.Student rooms will be locatedin the top three levels of the build-ing. The new hall is being builtwith the opinions of students inmind. Surveys have shown thatstudents prefer the community ofthe traditionals, and the amenitiesof Weaver. As such, the new hallwill have a layout similar to thetraditionals, but will have moreamenit ies. These include twocommon rooms, laundry, kitchenand multiple small bathrooms, peroor. The designs are attempting
to create a neighborhood com-munity feel by placing communityrooms in locations that most stu-dents will have to pass in order to
reach exits, so that students canhave more interaction. Addition-ally, each level will have two RAswho will each lead their individualcommunities. The floor layoutcould allow for coed or single sexlevels, although that decision hasyet to be made.
Welcome Elm HallAaron Pfeifer
Staff Writer
Electr ical Engineering andComputer Science students willbe relieved to know that, courtesyof Tracy Gardner along with otherfaculty, they will be able to obtaina minor for other disciplines withintheir major department. Due to a
reorganization, EE and CS stu-dents have had their departmentsmerge. As a result, EEs workingtowards a minor in CS and CSstudents looking for a minor in EE
would not be able to obtain theminors, as they fall within the samedepartment. The Faculty Sen-ate has now decided that thosestudents will be able to obtain theminors they have already started,and are looking for alternative so-lutions for future students.
Golden Bowl may shortly be amemory for Mines students. Thelease for Golden Bowl and the lo-cal bike shop will be expiring thisfall, and the landowner most likelywill sell his property. Additionally, itis expected that Vitamin Cottage,which was founded in Golden in1955, will buy the property andbuild a local natural grocery store.
Thi s cou ld prov ide job s for 20
people and increase tax revenuefor Golden.Graduating Seniors this spring
may have less time on stage toreceive their degree. At the lastFaculty Senate meeting, Provost
Terence Parker announced thatwith the current expected gradu-ating class size, the graduationceremony would take between 30
and 45 minutes longer than usual.In an effort to offset the largestgraduating class in Mines history, ithas been proposed to change stu-dents time to walk across stagefrom 8 seconds to 5 seconds. TheUSG faculty senate representa-tive shared that the faculty is notin favor of this proposal, and arelooking into other options. It waspreviously proposed that gradu-ation be split into three separateceremonies for the three separatecolleges of the School of Mines.
This may happen in the future, but
will not occur this year.Only 200 parking spots will bereserved next year for incomingfreshmen. The latest decision onfreshman parking is to allow 450students to apply for a lottery, ofwhich 200 spots will be awarded.
These spots w ill be located off ofthe main campus allowing upper-classmen who use their cars dailyto have the best spots on campus.
These new freshman passes arealso expected to be roughly $500to further discourage freshmanfrom having cars on campus.
In new business, USG votedon fee increases, by ination of
1.9%, for the Academic Construc-tion Building Fee, the Associated
Students Fee, and the IntermodalTransportation Fee. These feescan only be increased by theschool after recommendationsfrom USG. After deliberation, USGdecided to leave the three fees attheir current rates, and not ac-count for ination next year.
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USG shares newsAaron Pfeifer
Staff Writer
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Headlines from around the worldLocal News
Arnaud Filliat,Asst. Copy Editor
Arnaud Filliat,Asst. Copy Editor
Mothers went topless inSpain to raise money and savea school bus. The ten mothersfrom Montserrat, Spain, showedsome skin in a calendar sold toraise money to restore a reductionin bus service for 600 elementarystudents. So far the calendar hasraised enough money to pay forthe monthly service charge for thebus. The mothers hope to sell all3,000 copies for this year and startanew next year.
North Korea warned the top
American commander in SouthKorea that there would be de-struction if the US military
went ahead with military drillswith South Korea. South Koreaand the US regularly conduct jointdrills but North Korea calls the drillsproof of hostility and accuses theUS of practicing for an invasion.
Thousands ofSpaniards wenton strike Saturday to protestdeep austerity, the privatization ofpublic services, and political cor-ruption. The students, doctors,unionists, young families, andpensioners staged non-violentdemonstrations as there areno signs of recovery for themass unemployment and
no end in sight for the cur-rent ve-year slump in the
economy. According toprotesters the governmentis cutting budget items itshould not cut such ashealth, education, and ba-sic services.
Two bombs explodedin a crowded shoppingarea in Hyderabad, Indiakilling at least 11 people
and wounding 50 more in theworst bombing in the country inmore than a year. The blasts oc-curred two minutes apart outsidea movie theater and a bus station.
The bombs were attached to twobicycles about 150 meters apart inthe district of Dilsukh Nagar. Eightpeople died in one of the explo-sions and three at the other. Theexplosions were the frst majorbomb attack to hit India sinceSeptember 2011 when 13 peoplewere killed.
Aalaya Walker, an 18 year oldwoman from Florida, was injuredlast week when she was shot byher friends oven. Craving somewafes, Walker preheated the oven
unaware that her friend was stor-ing a magazine from his 45-caliber
Glock 21 in the oven. The maga-zine exploded sending fragmentsying at high speeds and striking
Walker. She took some pieces outof her leg and chest and then tookthe bus to the hospital where shewas treated and released.
At least 28 NASCAR fanswere injured last week in a
crash that sent debris ying into
the grandstands. The nal lap ac-cident began as the racers closedin on the nish line and sent rookie
Kyle Larsons car ying into the
fence separating the track fromthe stands. Pieces of the car end-ed up in the stands, whereas thecar itself had the entire front endsheared off, while the burning en-gine was wedged through a hole inthe fence.
Emory University- Biologists at EmoryUniversity found that when fruit ies sense
parasitic wasps in their environment, they laytheir eggs in an alcohol-soaked environment,
essentially forcing their larvae to consume al-cohol as a drug to combat the wasps.
Johns Hopkins- Researchers at Johns Hopkins Universityfound that a protein known for turning on genes to help themsurvive low oxygen conditions also slows down the copying ofDNA strands. This effectively shuts down the growth of new cells.
University of Pennsylvania- The reprogramming of al-pha cells into beta cells could offer a novel approach for treat-ing type 2 diabetes. Researchers at University of Pennsylvania
found a way to modify cell nuclear material called chromatinto induce the expression of beta cell genes in alpha cells.
During one of LifeLine Puppy
Rescues , Brighton, CO, adop-tion events last Saturday a9-week-old Australian Sheparddisappeared representing a lossto the non-prot organization of
$250.Winter Storm Rocky expect-
ed to blanket the foothills with12-20 of new snow, especiallysouth of I-70, by 11:00pm Sun-day evening. In metro Denver,blanketed streets lead to an in-crease of trafc accidents and
a slough ight closures at DIA.
Luckily, DIA has over 250 piecesof snow removal equipment andapproximately more than 500trained snow removal employ-ees ready to battle the biggest
Denver storms and keep pas-sengers moving.Professor Jan Leach of Colo-
rado State University appointedto a national advisory board ofbiosecurity. Leach has workedfor decades with bacterium toimprove rice plants, when shewas notied by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture that thestrain has been declared a se-lective agent, meaning it couldbe used as biological weaponto threaten public, animals, orplants.
The Colorado House passedbill HB 1224 after more than 6hours of debate last week. Thebill bans standard capacity am-
munition magazines that holdmore than 15 rounds. The law isaimed to limit the potential of fu-ture gun tragedies, without limit-ing the long-standing history ofhunting and shooting sports ofColorado. The law strives to nd
a balance between both theo-ries of gun control, according toHouse Democrats
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An additional goal of the newbuilding is to create more com-mon areas and ofce spaces.
These areas would encouragesocialization and studying. This
would also be the new home tothe blaster card, housing, anddining ofce. Housing these of-
Welcome Elm Hall
The Academic ConstructionBuilding Fee pays for bonds used
for academic construction oncampus. The Associated Stu-dents Fee funds student organi-zations such as MAC. The Inter-modal Transportation Fee funds
RTD, which has recently said thatthey will not increase their fee forthe next school year.
Election packets for next
school years Undergraduate Stu-dent Government Council will beavailable the Monday after spring
break. Students interested in run-ning for a position will have to
obtain a petition and receive sig-natures from students in order torun. Voting will occur the week
of E-days, and the new councilmembers will be announced dur-ing E-days.
A parking garage could soon
be a reality, if students are willingto tax themselves for a $11 millionstructure. While more information
USG shares news
John Hopkins. Their discov-ery has wide-ranging implication
due to DNA replication and new
cell growth being key factors in
diseases such as cancer. The
protein HIF-1 can switch hun-dreds of genes on or off in re-sponse to low oxygen conditions.
HIF-1 can also stop new cells
from forming.
The researchers looked at how
the protein affects DNA replica-tion by comparing cells in low-
oxygen conditions to cells kept
under normal conditions. The
cells in the low oxygen condi-tions stopped dividing, but had
as much DNA replication systems
as the normal cells. The differ-ence was that the nondividingcells were being affected by HIF-
1 which was binding to a proteinand preventing the replication
process from occurring.
University of Pennsylvania.
This method could lead to a wayto treat diabetics by reactivatingtheir insulin-producing beta cells.
According to lead author Klaus H.
Kastner, This would be a win-winsituation for diabetics they wouldhave more insulin-producing beta
cells and there would be fewerglucagon-producing alpha cells.
Type 2 and type 1 diabetics both
lack insulin production, but type
2 diabetics also produces too
much glucagon.
Alpha cells are responsible for
synthesizing and secreting glu-cagon, which elevates glucoselevels in the blood. The team
discovered that many genes in
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students to solve their problems
all in one place.
Once the new residence anddining hall is complete, renova-tions will occur in the Student
Center. These changes include
updating Slate Caf, and ex-
panding the bookstore, as well aschanging the overall oor plan.
is being gathered, it is expected
that in the near future a studentsurvey hosted by USG will be
presented to obtain student opin-ion on the idea. This will be dis-cussed in the next USG meeting,
which will be a joint meeting withthe Graduate Student Govern-ment .
Students interested in voic-ing their opinion are welcome to
attend in the Ballrooms at 5 pm
next Thursday. Additionally, a
guest speaker will be presentingon the Campus Master Plan.
Students with questions
or concerns about the schoolshould contact their class sena-tors or visit them in ofce hours.
Freshman and sophomore class-es meet Wednesdays from 4 to 5
pm in the USG ofce, located in
the student activities ofce. Ju-niors meet from 5 to 6 pm in the
Digger Den on Wednesdays. The
senior class meets from 11:10am to 12:10 pm Thursdays at
Coors Lab.
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many genes important in beta-
cell function. They found that in
one state, when a certain gene isturned off, the gene can be acti-vated by removing a modication
that represses the histone. They
then determined that they mightuse this method to reprogram
alpha cells towards the beta cell
phenotype to produce the neces-sary cells.
Emory University. The adulties anticipate an infection risk
and thus lay their eggs in alcohol.
This discovery adds to the evi-dence that using toxins in the en-vironment to medicate offspring
may be common across the ani-mal kingdom. The biologists also
determined that adult fruit ies
detect wasps by sight and have
better vision than was previously
thought.
The larvae, Drosophila mela-nogaster, eats the rot, or fungiand bacteria, that grows on over-ripe, fermenting fruit. The larvae
have evolved resistance to toxicalcohol levels which can range to15 percent. Small endoparasitoid
wasps are major killers of fruities as they inject their eggs in-side the larvae along with venomthat suppresses their hosts cel-lular immune response. If the y
fails to kill the wasp egg, a wasp
larvae hatches inside the fruit y
larvae and eats its host. The alco-hol improves the survival rate of
fruit ies due to their high toler-ance of the toxic effects of alco-hol compared to the wasps low
tolerance.
Its that time again. Rumors of
the next cycle of console upgrades
have been swirling around forsome time and Sony has nally an-nounced their specs. This marks
the beginning of a new iteration inthe game development cycle and,
if these specs are any indication, it
should be a good one.
There is a seemingly unendingcycle in video games. And no, I do
not mean the Reapers. Over time,
the usual incremental improve-ments that come with the newmodels of computer hardware add
up. Every few hardware genera-tions, PC gamers decide the im-provements are enough to justify
some new hardware on their stu-dent loans. However, our console
brethren are not so lucky and haveto go six or seven years betweengenerations. At the start of a con-sole cycle, their performance tends
to be similar to a budget gamingcomputer. By the end, about any
$100 video card thrown in an oldDell will put the consoles to shame.
Thanks to cross platform de-velopment for most big titles, the
rather lethargic upgrade cycle of
the consoles has come to dene
game development for everyone.
When the cycle has just started,
the consoles are close enoughto a high end GPU that it is rela -tively easy to make games scale
nicely and utilize both platforms
well enough. As progress marches
past the static consoles, this per-formance gap approaches an or-der of magnitude or more and theconsoles are missing new tech-nologies and standards. Therefore,
many cross platform games do not
fully take advantage of PC hard-ware in the later part of the cycle.
This is where we are at present.
As most gamers now know
from continuing rumors of thePlayStation 4 and Sonys recent
press conference, the PlayStation
4 will be starting the next cycle
with respectable specs. According
to Engadget, it will be powered by
an AMD APU with eight AMD Jag-uar cores and 18 GPU compute
units putting out a respectable
1.84 TFLOPS [1 & 2]. Additionally,it will sport eight gigs of ram [1].
The exotic Cell architecture of thePlayStation 3 is gone. In its place,
there is a fairly traditional CPU and
GPU. In other words, this is a basic
gaming PC with a different operat-
ing system and case.
This will not break the slow con-sole upgrade cycle, but it will likely
make cross platform develop-
ment easier than last time, espe-cially since the rumor mill indicatesthat the new Xbox will be similarlyspeced. The Cell architecture was
signicantly different from both
PCs and the Xbox 360, reportedly
making cross platform develop-ment more difcult. Additionally,
developing a custom architecture
like Cell is harder and riskier than
adapting existing hardware. Last
time, Sony was not particularly well
rewarded for the extra efforts andrisks. This may have been a factor
in Sony playing it safe in terms of
system architecture.
With regard to the hardware
specs, the eight Jaguar cores are
not going to be anything special. It
is a new version of AMDs low volt-age chips and is rumored to havea clockspeed around 1.6 GHz [3].
This is wonderful news. Game
developers have been dragging
their feet on multithreaded sup-port since the rst dual core CPUs.
Having to develop games for a
couple platforms (provided that
rumors of similarly speced Xboxes
turn out to be true) with poor single
threaded performance will hope-fully force them to get better at it.
Better multithreaded performance
would let PC gamers make better
use of all those overclocked i7s out
there.
The slightly modied desktop
GPU and extra ram are going to
make things easier for developers.The extremely limited RAM in pre-vious consoles was reported to be
a nuisance to work with, so eight
gigs should let developers spend
time on things besides memorymanagement (not that comput-ing purists would call this a good
thing). The video card is rumored to
be similar to AMDs HD 7850. This
is likely correct because the quot-ed performance of 1.84 TFLOPS is
a little faster than the 1.76 TFLOPS
of the stock 7850 and we would
expect them to use the latest GPU
line [4]. The HD 7850 is an upper
midrange gaming card that willprobably outperform a lot of the
hardware PC gamers are using at
present. This similarity in hardwarewill make cross platform develop-ment much easier for developers in
the near future.
In the long run, we should ex-pect the PlayStation 4 to age more
gracefully than comparable PC
hardware. This is because Play-Station games can be optimized
for the specics of one particu-lar set of hardware. PC games
will never be as efcient becausethey have to run on a wide vari-ety of hardware, not to mentionthe inefciencies associated with
running a bloated operating sys-tem like Windows. It is commonly
observed that all of the patches
and updates for Windows and its
associated software like anti-virus
programs will slow down a com-puter compared to a fresh install.
A dedicated console can minimizethis bloat and will probably see a
perceived performance gain as
developers get better at optimizing
for that architecture.
The overall pattern of console
development shows no signs of
changing with this iteration. How-
ever, Sonys (and presumably Mi-crosofts) decision to conform tothe norms of computer hardware
should have a positive impact on
developers and game quality. A
generation of consoles that are es-sentially specialized computers will
likely benet all involved. Develop-ers should have an easier time anda few generations of games will notbe technologically limited by crossdevelopment.
Citations:
[1] Engadget R Lawler. (2013,
Feb 20th). Sony details PlaySta-
tion 4 specs: 8-core AMD Jag-
uar CPU, 6X Blu-ray [Online].
Available: http://www.engadget.
com/2013/02/20/sony-details-
playsta tion-4-specs-8-core-amd-jaguar-cpu-8x-bl/
[2] Toms Hardware Dave
James. (2013, Feb 21st). PC Gam-
er vs. PlayStation 4: How much
does a comparable rig cost right
now? [Online]. Available: http://
www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/21/
pc-gamer-vs-playstation-4-theres-
only-ever-going-to-be-one-winner-
right/
[3] PC Gamer Dave James.
(2013, Feb 21st). PC Gamer vs.
PlayStation 4: How much does a
comparable rig cost right now?
[Online]. Available: http://www.
pcgamer.co m/2 013/02/21/pc-
gam er-vs-p layst ati on- 4-t heres-
only-ever-going-to-be-one-winner-
right/[4] AMD. (2013). AMD Rad-
eon HD 7850 Graphics [Online].
Available: http://www.amd.com/
us/products/desktop/graph-
i cs /700 0/ 785 0/P ag es/r ade-
on-7850.aspx
Figuring out what yourPS4 specs really meanErik Charrier
Staff Writer
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Geeks tend to be a different breedfrom the rest of society; many choseto not embrace popular culture andmarch to the beat of their own drum.Whether hes rapidly switching con-versation topics from Magic to videogames or planning out his next in-sane scheme in an RPG, FreshmanMalachi McDonald is conned to his
own realm of geekiness.[Oredigger]: Why did you go
for that major?
[McDonald]: I actually met thehead of the department and he soldme on it.
Whats been your favorite
class?
Probably NHV. I actually had areally good group where when we
held a debate, we could hold it in anintellectual and interesting mannerthey actually knew what they weretalking about!
Are you a geek and why?
Yes, Im a geek. I go to Mines, Iplay League of Legends, I play Sky-rim, I play Dwarf Fortress, I play allthe geek games, I play geek cardgames, Im in all the geek clubsIdont see how I could not be a geek.
How do you occupy your
spare moments?
Games. Lots and lots of games.What have been your greatest
accomplishments thus far?
The Pyramids, the tower of Babel
(they cut me out before it collapsed),the Hanging Gardens, and survivingtwo years in Dwarf Fortress.
What would you do if yousuddenly found yourself face-to-
face with Batman?
[I would be] half-tempted to askhow his parents are doing and theother half wants to ask if he has gotany catnip in his utility belt.
If you could be dropped into
any fctional setting, what would
it be and why?
Pokmon would be fun. I mean,[you are a] ten year old with moneytold to go off and if you beat peo-pleyou get their money. Its essen-tially free money. Plus, it is Pokmon.I could have a team of muggersImean companions.
Whats your favorite thing
about Mines?
The fellow geeks. I mean, I have atable where I sit every day and wereall geeking out. What more is thereto love than people who actuallyclick with and understand you?
Assuming there was a semi-
silent protagonist tournament,
who would win in a fght: Link or
Gordon Freeman?
Considering he can summonfour giants that can stop the moonfrom crashing on Earth, I would haveto say Link. If he brings Navi, Gor-don Freeman will be too distractedtrying to kill her to notice Link stab-bing him.
Whats your best nerd story?
Oakley is a revered brandwhen it comes to optics suchas sunglasses and goggles,and offers many different mod-els, styles, and options for theirproducts. Although the brand istypically quite expensive, theirproducts hold a high standardof quality. This is the case withOakleys Splice snow goggle.
This high tech goggle is durableand comfortable, and the inter-changeable lenses allow use in avariety of conditions.
Innovation is exemplied in the
structure and features of thesegoggles. Unique construction al-lows the goggle to maintain su-preme comfort throughout thenasal area. Addition-ally, O Matter framematerial is specically
designed to allow thegoggle to remain exi-ble in the coldest con-ditions. To eliminatefogging, the gogglesfeature vented lensesand breathable mate-rial on the tops andbottoms of the frame.Outriggers, which aredesigned to allow theinterchangeability ofdifferent straps, areoriented on the endsof the goggle to elimi-nate peripheral viewinterference. Evenbetter, the lens isnearly ush with the
frame, which maxi-mizes downward visi-bility. Moisture wicking
Geek Week...Malachi McDonald, Freshman: Mining Engineer
ofthe
I was playing a crazy doctor ina Firey RPG and I had spent the
whole adventure with my lab coat
on backwards. We got to the nalencounter with the mayor and thesheriff of the town, the sheriff had agun pointed at me, and I whippedoff my lab coat. My character hadtwo bandoliers with all these poisonand gas grenades strapped to hischest. My character was immuneto the grenade poisons and effects,but no one else was. The rest of myparty was freaking out and I lookedat the sheriff and tried to scare himinto putting the gun down. The GMrolled to see what the sheriff woulddo and started laughing. Apparently,the sheriff had crit-ed his will check,so he kept the gun pointed at me.So, I pulled the pins on the grenadesand things went insane. Two of our
party members bolted out the door,the rest ran upstairs and jumped outthe windows, the mayor and thesheriff start choking, and Im justcalmly walking around in the chaos.It was awesome!
Do you have any plans for the
future?
I would like to see Australia.Do you have a favorite quote?
Losing is fun. Dwarf FortressDo you have any advice for
fellow geeks and Mines stu-
dents?
Dont play Dwarf Fortress. Itsjust a great way to lose your soul, sodont.
Jordan Francis
Staff Writer
JORDAN FRANCIS / OREDIGGER
Geek of the week, Malachi McDonald, enjoys all varieties
of geeky games.
Denver is having its annual Res-taurant Week. Through March 3,there will be more than 350 restau-rants in the Denver and surroundingareas participating. Each restauranthas prepared a special menu for atwo week pe-riod in order to
showcase theircuisine speci-alities. All of therestaurants willprovide at leasta three coursemeal at the ex-clusive priceof $52.80 fortwo people or$26.40 for one.
With such agreat deal andso many restau-rants to choosefrom, the ques-tion is which restaurants have thebest food, best deal, and best at-mosphere arise. Two promising res-
taurants were visited and rated onthe food, service, atmosphere, andquality of event deal.
The rst outing featured Italian
cuisine. The best option was Car-rabbas Italian Grill in Westminster.
The menu for the event consistsof an appetizer to share, a salad orsoup for each person, an entree foreach person, and a dessert for eachperson. The price of the deal alsoincludes a glass of house wine for
each person over 21.The second outing featured one
Denvers famous Brazilian steak-houses, Rodizio Grill, The BrazilianSteakhouse. The exclusive Restau-rant Week menu is one to be seen.It includes plenty of appetizers, anunlimited salad bar, unlimited skew-ered meats served to the table viathe Gauchos of the Grill, and an ar-
ray of desserts tochoose from.
These sortsof deals can alsobe found in theGolden area.
The participat-ing restaurantsinclude:
1. BriarwoodInn
2. Bridgewa-ter Grill
3. CafePrague
4. GrappaBistro
5. HaciendaColorado - Lakewood6. Halu Sushi7. Indulge Bistro and Wine Bar
8. Table Mountain Grill & Cantina9. The Fort10. The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
This event is a perfect opportu-nity to try out new restaurants, newcuisines, and take a break fromstudying. Have someone special?
Take them out for an enjoyablemeal.
For a full list of restaurants par-ticipating and their menus go to:www.denver.org/denverrestaurant.
Introducing Denverrestaurant weekMelissa Ashwood
Sydney Sullinger
Staff Writers
foam on the interior of the gogglekeeps the wearer dry and ex-tremely comfortable. Maximizingcomfort even further, the strap iseasily adjusted and features grip-ping material to keep the gogglesin place over helmets.
The Splice model comes inabout 10 different color varia-tions, and this specic goggle is
colored with Slant Jewel Blue.Lenses also present even morecustomization options, andSplice is compatible with over 10different lens types. This goggledisplays the re iridium lens, one
of the more costly options, otherthan polarized. Fire iridium pres-ents certain disadvantages: lowlight levels become harder to seein, the cost is pretty steep (about$70 for a replacement), and the
Oakleys optimal optical optionEvan Ford
Staff Writer
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The price, $150, is somewhatsteep, but nding a deal at a local
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a perfect addition to their setup.
These Oakley goggles are perfect for advanced skiers and boarders.
EVAN FORD / OREDIGGER
Through March 3, there
will be more than 350
restaurants in the Denver
and surrounding areas
participating. Each restau-
rant has prepared a special
menu for a two week pe-
riod in order to showcase
their cuisine specialities.
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Hey Seniors,
Hike up your pants, turn on your hearing aids, put
in your dentures, and mosey over to join us for Senior
Bingo Night to kick off fundraising for your Senior Class
Gift! Dare to stay up past bedtime and come to Ball-
rooms D & E on Thursday, February 28th from 5-7pm
for sandwiches and BEER while you blackout* (thats a
bingo term people) and learn how you can give back to
the campus and community that has made those 65K+
starting salaries possible! Dont forget your ID; the bar-
tender will card each and every one of you in an effort to
make you feel young and spry. Stick around longer than
it takes to down a pint for a chance to win some dandy
prizes for your bingo prowess.
Round up your friends from playing Scrabble and
shufeboard for some free cold ones and a grand ole
time next Thursday!
Your Friendly Neighborhood Senior Class G ift Com-
mittee
*Disclaimer: Neither Colorado School of Mines nor
its representatives have ever, are presently, or will ever
promote or condone consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages in a manner that is dangerous to health in any way,
shape, or form. DRINK RESPONSIBLY! For answers to
any questions, please call your Senator.
Previous chapters can be found
online at oredigger.net
Mirandas legs locked as shejerked herself awake from the
cloudy dream. Rubbing away
the last remnants of sleep from
her eyes, she turned her gaze to
her bedroom window. Outside
the sun still slept somewhere be-
neath the horizon. Soft moonlight
spilled through the window, cast-
ing shadows throughout the room.
She kicked at the blankets tangled
around her legs, swung them off
the bed and sat with her face in her
hands. Sweat blanketed her brow.
She stood and walked over to the
basin of water, splashing cold wa-
ter in her face.
Three weeks of nightmares.
Each horrifying enough to make
her sick, waking with a poundingheart and shivering from the cold
sweat that broke over her body.
She took in a deep breath, staring
at her hands gripping the edge of
the vanity table. If only she could
remember what she dreamed,
then maybe she could gure out
why. Her mother said dreams were
the gateway to the spirit world.
Miranda straightened and pulled
her hair into low ponytail on her
right side. As she ran her ngers
through her hair, she felt nausea
bubble in her stomach. She placed
a hand on her stomach and anoth-
er on the table to steady herself.
Mirandachildmy child
Miranda lifted her gaze to her
reection in the mirror.Turn around
As she turned around, feel-
ing the nausea surge through
her, Miranda saw nothing but her
bedroom. She released the breath
shed been holding. Not real, she
said to herself.
Oh, child, I am very real.
Who are you? Miranda shiv-
ered when she realized the strang-
ers voice sounded like hers except
slightly deeper and hoarser.
Look harder and you will see
Miranda took several breaths
and once again searched the
room. Something caught the edge
of her vision. When she squinted
Nicole Johnson
Staff Writer
The Knight, the Seer, and the Child
Mirandaagainst the darkness, the shad-
ows seemed to form the shape of
a man.
Whowhohow
My name does not matter.
Mirandas eyes darted tothe door. All she had to do was
scream, but the sound remained
locked in her throat. Slowly she re-
alized the strange feeling of cloudi-
ness in her head preceded many
of her nightmares. What are you?
An angel, one of the rst chil-
dren.
Feeling a bit of strength com-
ing into her legs, she stumbled
towards the shape. Why are you
hiding from me? The shape dart-
ed from her vision.
He is weak, so very weak.
Who is?
Your Uncle Caldon.
Uncle Caldon. Miranda could
hardly breathe. Where is he?
Trapped with us. So many hurt.Captured in the night.
Captured by who?
Those who call themselves the
Trinity Knights. They are respon-
sible for the death of the God-
desses. And now they seek to kill
their direct descendants. Because
the goddesses denied them power
over the temples.
The goddesses never had di-
rect descendants. They crafted life
from the elements.
If you would not listenthen
you will never learnit may already
be too late for your uncle
All around her the words too
late were whispered and echoed
within her mind. She placed her
hands over her ears just when sheremembered her uncles screams
as he was pulled into the darkness.
Look, I A sharp pain ared
in her stomach. Youre not mak-
ing sense. Where is he? She
thought about her mother and
decided she needed to get out
of there. Except where would she
go. Her mother was working with
the Trinity Knights. Could she trust
anyone?
A knock came at the door.
Princess, are you alright? Who are
you talking to?
Miranda rushed to the door be-
fore they could open it. She put on
her best smile. Its nothing. Ner-
vous for tomorrow, I guess.
The guards smiled. Do not
worry, princess. The queen knows
you will play your part well. It might
be best for you to get some sleep.
Yes, of course. Miranda triednot to roll her eyes. Im simply
practicing the words the High
Priestess would have me say.
Before the guards could say any-
thing more, she shut the door and
turned the latch so it locked.
You are wise
But not stupid. Tell me who
you are and where my uncle is.
He said you were smart. He is
safe for now but will not survive
long in this forgotten realm. Our
connectionso weakit fades
fading
What can I do?
A dim red light circled over her
bed, spreading into the shape of a
thick book. The object solidied,
sinking into the mattress.Written in the forgotten lan-
guageread and remember
Miranda touched the leather
cover, tracing the stitched symbols
with her ngertips.
Trust no one, Miranda
That time it was Uncle Caldons
voice, crystal clear in her mind.
Wait, she called out. What do I
call you? How can I nd you?
Call me Naonet. I will nd you,
child of the darkand remember,
trust no one
That last phrase sent shiv-
ers down her spine. The nausea
in her stomach vanished as soon
as it had come, making her head
spin. She splashed more water on
her face, slowing her breathing toa normal rate. She looked back at
the book, walking over to the bed
and sitting beside it. She lifted the
cover and ipped to a random
page. The writing was all in black
ink and the pages were crumply
from age. She took an uneasy
breath as she began to read.
Just as the voice had said, the
language was old. Still the letters
made sense and soon the words
formed sentences that depicted
the goddesses death. The more
she read, the more she willed her-
self to disbelieve. The rsthand
accounts were gruesome and
depicted a war between the god-
desses and an army of men. In
their last hour the goddesses sac-
riced themselves to destroy the
evil force controlling their people.
In their last moments, they left
behind a stone which containedtheir power. Split into pieces, lost
in time The writing deteriorated
to the point where Miranda could
no longer make out the symbols.
She shut the cover and hid the
tome under her bed. Shivering un-
der the cold, she pulled her robe
snug against her. Although cold,
the room felt stuffy to the point
that Miranda felt she would start
choking any minute. A walk to the
gardens would do her well. She
took in a deep breath and opened
the door to her room. The guards
outside jumped to attention.
My apologies for startling you.
Can one of you please take me to
the patron statue in the gardens?
The guards exchanged an uncer-tain look. You can stay with me if
youd like. I cant stay in this room
for another minute.
Princess, were under orders
to
That wont be necessary, gen-
tlemen. We will escort her. Please
keep watch over the princess
room.
Miranda felt herself jump when
she looked over to see the Queen
and Vanar appear from around the
corner. Mother.
A corner of Queen Cassandras
mouth turned up into a smile. It
appears sleeplessness runs in the
blood. As it happens, I was on my
way to the gardens if you would
care to accompany me.Miranda fell in beside the queen
as she started off down the hall-
way. They walked in silence with
only the sound of the torches to
break the tense silence. Occasion-
ally Miranda would steal a glance
towards the queen and the scars
on her face. Even with her scarred
appearance, and the message
from Naonet, Miranda felt she
could trust this woman. Perhaps
the Trinity Knights forced her to
act the way she did. That could
explain why the queen accepted
her as her daughter so readily.
She closed her eyes. Maybe she
shouldnt have left her room after
all. So many questions plagued
her already sleepless mind.
Queen Cassandra cleared her
throat, Tell me, why does sleep
elude you tonight, my child?
Miranda quickly looked away,deciding on a half-truth. Night-
mares, my queen.
The queens smile was sad. It
appears we share that in common.
What is troubling you?
Miranda laughed. There were
many answers to that question.
Where to even start. Im not
meant for this life. I miss my village
and the slow days. I miss sleep-
ing under the stars, even though
Uncle Caldon told me I shouldnt.
More than anything I miss him.
In my dreams he is lost or dead
and She stopped just before
she could mention the voice. Trust
no one, Miranda
And?
They had reached the gardens,nding a seat in front of Solacias
statue. Miranda remembered as
a child going to the temples in
Aldana. The statues were always
the most beautiful. Zurlas statues
were commonly made from wood
but Solacias clothing was formed
from owing water that collected
in a natural hot spring. The steam
brought a calming warmth to the
cool night air.
Theyre just nightmares.
The queen shif ted her gaze to
Miranda. She opened her mouth
to say something but stopped and
looked at the fountain instead.
I dreamt about Sir Caldon a lot
after I sent him away with you. If
you care for it, there is a tea thatmakes it easier to forget.
Miranda stood, feeling a surge
of anger in her blood. I dont want
to forget. You dont understand. I
want him back.
Do not make the mistake of
assuming I do not wish the same.
However, there are wishes that can
never be. Sir Caldons fate cannot
be changed no matter how hard
we wish or how long we wait. You
would be wise to accept that. A
tense silence enveloped the two
women. There is to be a change
for the ceremonies today.
Miranda furrowed her brow.
What kind of change?
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Senior night for the Mines
wrestling team did not go quite
as planned as the visiting team,
Chadron State, played the villain
taking seven of the ten bouts enroute to a 23-9 victory.
Chadron ran off three straight
decisions at 125, 133, and 141
pounds to take a 9-0 lead to start
the dual off. At 125 pounds Luis
Gurule lost a tough 7-6 decision
followed by close losses at 133
and 141 pounds.
Down 9-0, Austin Cordova
gave the Orediggers a quick
spark defeating his opponent
7-4 at 149 pounds to capture 3
points for Mines. Team leader in
wins, John Crowley defeated his
opponent 10-3 at 157 poundsto bring the dual to 9-6. Chad-
ron however, proved too much
to handle by capturing four of
the last ve bouts on the night,
only losing the 197 pound weight
class where Mines Paul Wilson
scored a 10-4 victory.
Jared Riemer
Staff Writer
Jared Riemer
Staff WriterJared Riemer
Staff Writer
Mines takes on Chadron State for Senior NightALL PHOTOS MICHAEL RODGERS / OREDIGGER
One of the largest crowds at
Steinhauer Field house cheered
on the home team as they nished
the Joe Davies Open with a great
showing. The Colorado School
of Mines Indoor Track and Field
teams did well in their nal com-
petition before the Rocky Mountain
Athletic Conference meet.
In Friday nights distance med-
ley relays, the mens and womensteams nished second. The mens
team of junior Frank Socha, fresh-
man Austin Shaffer, sophomore
Garrett Hoch, and senior Russell
Drummond earned a provisional
with a time of 9:49.37, the third
fastest time in D-II this year. The
womens team of redshirt-fresh-
man Chloe Gustafson, and seniors
Erin Beach, Hannah Cooling, and
Hannah Schuster ran a provisional
time of 11:54.09.
Saturdays track events were
highlighted by provisional times by
Drummond and Hoch in the mile
and 800m, respectively. Drum-
mond nished rst with a time of
4:08.55 and Hoch nished with a
time of 1:51.63. On the womens
side, freshman Margarita Schvach-
ko and McKenzie Zeman nished
third and fourth, respectively, in the
400m with times of 1:01.63 and
1:01.77. In the womens mile, Gus-
tafson and Cooling nished withtimes of 5:21.19 and 5:23.18 to
nish third and fourth, respectively.
The Mens 4x400 team of Derek
Alcorn, Neal Anderson, Adam
Bodnar, and Marty Andrie nished
rst with a time of 3:36.42 to beat
Colorado Mesa by almost 13 sec-
onds. Rick Davey nished fth in
the 3k with a time of 8:58.13 and
Josef Bourgeois nished seventh
in 8:58.54. Ann Miller nished sixth
in the womens 3k with a time of
10:58.60.
In the eld events, Seun Ogun-
modede was the star of the show
winning the triple jump and high
jump events. In the triple jump
Ogunmodede recorded a provi-
sional with a jump of 14.91m (48-
11.00) and in high jump, he cleared
2.07m (6-9.50) on his second try
in thrilling fashion in what was the
nal event of the day. In pole-vault,
sophomore Ben Timmer and senior
Cody Walega provisionaled wheneach cleared 4.63m (15-2.25) to
nish tied for fth in the event.
In the womens weight throw,
juniors Casie Ratzlaff, Kristina Gall-
meyer, and Bailey Hoover nished
fth through seventh, respectively
and in the shot put nished 12th.
For the men, Austin Roup and
Ryan Ewen nished fth and sixth
with respective throws of 17.33m
and 16.56m.
Joe Davies Open drawslarge crowd at Steinhauer
After making 11 threes on Friday
night, the Lady Orediggers made
eight on Saturday, but simply could
not nd their groove against Chad-
ron State losing 76-62 to fall to 13-
12 overall and 10-9 in the RMAC.
Neither team could take control
of the game in the opening minutes,
as missed shots and turnovers
plagued both squads. Five minutesin the score was 7-7 and with 12:30
to go, Mines led 13-12. That would
be the last time the Lady Oredig-
gers found themselves in the lead
and Chadron closed the second
half outscoring Mines 28-14 to lead
13 at halftime, 40-27.
Mines closed that lead to four
points at 40-44 outscoring Chadron
16-7 in the opening minutes of the
half. Down 43-47 the Lady Oredig-
gers had come back from down 16
but simply ran out of gas, never get-
ting closer than eight points behind.
When it was all over, Chadron had
won 76-62.
On the night, the Lady Oredig-
gers shot 34.9% overall, 42.1%
from three and 55.6% from the
charity stripe. Chadron shot almost
42% and simply outmuscled Mines.
A 44-33 rebounding disadvantage,
eight more fouls (21-13) for the
Lady Orediggers, and the fact thatfour Chadron state players scored
in double digits simply added to
their woes.
Angie Charchalis led the Oredig-
gers with 23 points on 9-16 shoot-
ing and Taylor Helbig chipped in
20 points and three steals. Angie
Grazulis recorded a team high 10
rebounds and center Tory Langas
led the team with three assists and
added seven rebounds of her own.
Chadron Stateedges out Mines
Freshman John Crowley became the rst wrestler to qualify for the NCAA Championships since the 2010-11 season when he captured fourth place at
the RMAC/Super Region IV Tournament on Saturday, February 22nd (Not shown above).
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A night after running Black
Hills out of their gym, the Oredig-
gers squared off against ChadronState looking to hold their spot
in the conference standings. The
second of games on back-to-back
nights proved to be tougher than
the rst as the Orediggers needed
overtime to dispatch their foe. The
Orediggers sit sixth in the confer-
ence at 13-10 overall and 10-9 in
the RMAC.
The Orediggers opened the
game with a 9-2 run and led by
as many as 12 with four minutes
remaining in the half. Chadron re-
sponded to the early intensity of
the Orediggers and closed that 12
point lead to just one by the time
the rst half ended. At the break
Mines led 32-31.
Chadrons David Downey bur-
ied a three to give Chadron their
rst lead of the game just 12 sec-
onds into the second half. It was
obvious the game was going to be
a dogght. Mines led 47-39 with
less than 14 minutes remaining,
but could never stretch that lead to
double digits and just like in the rst
half, Chadron ended the half with
a run to tie the game at 60 each.
The Colorado School of Mines
Mens Basketball team used defenseand balanced scoring to run the
home team out of the gym. Black
Hills State was simply outmatched
in the rst half, outscored 40-27 en
route to a 69-56 victory by the Ore-
diggers. The win brings them to 12-
10 overall and 9-9 in RMAC play.
Mines came out of the gates
shooting, making their rst three
shots of the half to take a quick 16-2
lead just ve minutes in. Mines shot
57.7% in the rst half on 15-of-26
shooting and made 7-of-9 threes
for almost 78%. Halfway through the
rst half, Mines led 25-9 and Black
Hills simply could not overcome the
early offensive barrage by the Ore-
diggers. Six different players made a
three in the rst half and the Oredig-gers bench out-scored Black Hills by
a margin of 17 to 2.
The second half was more
closely contested than the rst, but
the 13 point halftime lead proved to
be enough for Mines. Shooting only
The cold weather that post-
poned the start of The Colorado
School of Mines Baseball teamsseason opener at West Texas A&M
seemed to freeze CSMs bats as
well. Mines lost both games of
Saturdays double header 4-1
and 7-0 and split
Sundays games
5-1 and 4-2.
S o p h o m o r e
righty Matt
Brown took the
mound for the
opener and threw
six solid innings.
In picking up the
complete game,
he allowed four
runs, nine hits,
and walked only
one. Brown alsofanned three, in-
cluding two back
to back swinging
in the sixth in-
ning. The 3-run
bottom of the
third ended up
being the deciding factor, though,
as the West Texas Buffs laced to-
gether four singles and a stolen
base to take the lead for good.
The extent of Mines offense
came in the fth inning. After
back-to-back singles by sopho-
more Zach Bothwell and senior
catcher Jordan Williams, Bothwell
advanced to second on Williams
single, but was tagged out at third
on Derek Skrdlants bunt attempt.Senior outelder Bobby Egeberg,
who had the other hit of the game
in the third inning, then reached
on a elders choice. Williams
advanced to third on the elders
choice and then scored on a wild
pitch, scoring CSMs lone run of
the afternoon.
Both teams played errorless
baseball for the 7-inning opener.
Sitting at sixth place in the
Conference standings, Mines
needed a win to stay in con-
tention to make the eight team
conference tourney eld. Visiting
New Mexico Highlands gave the
Lady Orediggers a scare, but in
the end Mines eeked out an eight
point victory to sit at 14-12 over-
all and 11-9 in the conference.
Looking to avenge an earlier
defeat at the hand of the Cow-
girls, Mines did not get off to the
best start. Down early 8-2, the
Cowgirls looked to be in con-trol. The Cowgirls held the lead
for most of the rst half leading
by six multiple times. Mines led
22-19 with just under ten to play
thanks to an Allie Grazulis jumper.
The Ored iggers and Cowgirls ex-
changed the lead four times in
the remaining minutes of the rst
half and at the break, New Mexi-
co Highlands led by the slimmest
of margins, 35-34.
Katerina Gonzales
Content ManagerJared Riemer
Staff Writer
Jared Riemer
Staff Writer
Jared Riemer
Staff WriterOvertime would be needed to de-
cide this game.
Two minutes into overtime, the
game was still tied at 66-66, and
with 1:13 remaining, Mines and
Chadron were still deadlockedat 70 apiece. Mines would hold
Chadron scoreless in the last min-
ute and score ve of their own
thanks to a Brian Muller three and
a couple made free throws to es-
cape overtime with a 75-70 victory.
As a team, Mines shot 43.3%
from the eld but only 23.1% from
behind the arc and 74.1% on a 20-
of-27 effort from the stripe. Chad-
ron shot 39.2% from the eld and
was outrebounded 35-31. For the
second night in a row, the Oredig-
ger bench outscored their oppo-
nent, 20-12 and Mines won the
battle in the paint scoring 12 more
points.
Brian Muller led Mines with 23
points on 10-of-20 shooting and
added six rebounds, two assists,
and two steals. Trevor Wages re-
corded his tenth double-double
with a 12 point 11 rebound game
and also tallied a game high sev-
en blocks and three assists. Luke
Meisch scored 19, 6-6 from the
line, and had seven boards and
Garrett Loew led all bench players
with 13 points.
Men clinch overtimewin over Chadron State
42.1% in the second half, the game
was slower paced and Black Hills
even managed to cut the lead to
eight points (55-47) with just under
seven minutes remaining, but Minespulled away to keep the 13 point
lead intact at the end, winning by a
score of 69-56.
Luke Meisch led the Orediggers
with 15 points on 3-of-6 shooting,
making 8-of-10 free throws to go
along with three rebounds and two
assists. Four Orediggers scored in
the double digits on the night and
the Mines bench outscored Black
Hills by 14 points. Trevor Wages re-
corded a double double, his ninth on
the season, grabbing 15 rebounds
to go along with his 14 points and
two assists. Brian Muller added 11
points and three assists, and Ru-
ben Jackson came off the bench to
score 12.
For the game, Mines shot 51.1%from the eld on 23-of-45 shooting,
60% from three and 70% from the
line. Mines recorded a 31-26 re-
bounding advantage and recorded
three more assists while holding
Black Hills to 39.6% from the eld.
Mines defeatsBlack Hills State
Mines did not have better luck
with offense or pitching in the sec-
ond game, which proved to be a
9-inning affair.
Freshman lefty Nick Vitulli
made his rst college appear-ance, throwing 4.2 innings. All
seven runs for West A&M came
while Vitulli was pitching, although
only ve runs were earned. Vitulli
walked three
and struck out
two. The bull-
pen was solid
after the fourth
inning with ju-
nior Peter Her-
rin coming in
the game dur-
ing the to relieve
Vitulli after West
Texas scored
ve straight
runs. Freshman
righties MichaelTanner and
Clark Martin
were great out
of the bullpen
as well, and the
bullpen com-
bined for no hits
and no walks in the remaining ve
innings.
The Orediggers failed to score
any runs in the second game, al-
though freshman Nate Olinger
went 2 for 4, freshman shortstop
Travis Ramos and senior Charlie
Basil went 1 for 3, and Zach Both-
well extended his hitting streak to
two games, going 1 for 3.
The 4-1 and 7-0 losses were
an improvement to the 16-0 and10-4 losses against West Texas
A&M in last seasons opener, yet
Mines would take 1 out of 4 just
as in last seasons opening series.
Mines bats remained quiet
for Sundays rst game, resulting
in the Buffs clinching the series
victory. Although Mines hitters
picked up six hits, they left 10
on base, resulting in the 5-1 nal
score. Nate Olinger led the of-
fense, going 2 for 3 with a walk
and sophomore designated hitter
Shane Johnson held the only RBI
of the game, driving in Bothwell in
the fth, and went 1 for 3 with awalk in the cleanup spot.
Christian Rooney put forth a
stellar college debut, as the righty
pitcher threw 4.2 innings of one-
run baseball on three hits with one
strikeout. Rooney ended up tak-
ing a no-decision, as closer Eric
Shannon gave up four runs in the
nal 1.1 innings.
The Orediggers avoided the
sweep in the last game, as the
bullpen remained strong and the
offense woke up just enough to
give Mines a 4-2 victory.
During the top of the innings,
the CSM offense was at work,
raking up 12 hits, two of which
were for extra bases. Travis Ra-
mos, who had one of the doubles,drove in senior Kyle Wallace from
rst in the second inning. In the
fourth, walks by Johnson and Wal-
lace brought junior Evan Brown to
the plate, and Brown laced a sin-
gle to right eld scoring Johnson.
Brown also drove Charlie Basil in
with a sacrice bunt in the sixth.
Johnson continued his successful
Sunday and added another RBI
on his double to right that sent
Bothwell home. The RBI double
in the seventh gave the bullpen a
small cushion, one they ended up
not needing.
West Texas was held to two
runs behind sophomore righty
Ben Gilman. Gilman struck out
ve batters and only walked oneon the way to his rst victory of the
season.
Senior righty Blake Dunham
followed Gilman with two and a
third innings of shutout, one-hit
ball, and Olinger put down the bat
for the inning, picked up a ball,
and promptly shut the Buffs down
the nal two-thirds of the seventh
inning.
Mines bats cold in West Texasopener, lose series 3-1
Down three points 10 seconds
into the second half, Taylor Helbig
nailed a three to tie the game at
37, and a Courtney Gallo three,
just two minutes in gave Mines
a three point lead. The Lady
Orediggers never lost the lead,
but could never quite pull away.
NMH kept the game close forcing
some costly turnovers and never
found themselves down by more
than 10 points.
A Grazuli s layup with ve to
play would prove to be the last
eld goal the Orediggers would
make in the game. With Mines up
66-60 with just under four to play,
the Cowgirls used their full courtpress to full advantage in the clos-
ing minutes of the game forcing
bad shots and a few turnovers.
However, the Lady Orediggers
made 12 of their 16 free throws in
the nal minutes to close out the
game and come home victorious.
The nal score was Colorado
School of Mines 78, New Mexico
Highlands 70.
Mines recorded 16 turnovers
but forced the Cowgirls into 17 of
their own and held the Cowgirls
to 34.2% shooting. The Cowgirls
outrebounded the Lady Oredig-
gers 47-45 but Mines shot 40.3%
overall on 27-of-67 shooting and
18-26 from 69.2% from the free
throw line including 12-of-16
down the stretch to secure the
victory.
Taylor Helbig scored 25 points
including 4-of-9 shooting from
behind the arc and recorded ve
rebounds, two assists, and three
steals to go along with her team
high in points. Four of the ve
starters recorded double digit
points and the fth, Allie Grazulisscored 8 points to go along with
her 15 boards.
Tory Langas scored 14 and
tallied eight rebounds and two
blocks. Courtney Gallo led the
team with three assists and
scored 11 of her own and Angie
Charchalis added 16 points in the
win. The win kept Mines in the
drivers seat to make the RMAC
shootout quarters.
Lady Orediggers crush
New-Mexico Highlands
Garrett Loew pulls up for the jumper.
COURTESY CSM ATHLETICS
The extent of Mines of-
fense came in the fth
inning. After back-to-back
singles by sophomore
Zach Bothwell and senior
catcher Jordan Williams,
Bothwell advanced to sec-
ond on Williams single,but was tagged out at
third on Derek Skrdlants
bunt attempt.
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You know what really grinds mygears?
Action stars that simply will notgo away.
Many of us who have turned onthe television over the past monthhave no doubt seen the commer-cials for A Good Day to Die Hard.
This is the most recent movie of the
Die Hard series which began all theway back in 1988. Nearly 25 yearslater, Bruce Willis is still at it. Excepthe is no longer the semi-t cop in his
30s, but rather a man in his late 50strying to save the world one last time.If I wanted to see an old guy jumpingaround and trying to save the world,I would tune in to see Si Robertsonfrom Duck Dynasty, not pay $10 ormore to see Bruce Willis try to comeup with more cheesy catch phrases
Grinds mygears
Morals to your story
Jarrod Sparks
Staff Writer
before he shoots someone.Bruce Willis, however, is not an
isolated case. In 2010 Sylvester Stal-lone along with a couple of other oldguys were in an action ick titled The
Expendables. Evidently it was weirdenough to warrant a second thatcame out in 2012. This movie hadeverybody from Chuck Norris to Ar-nold Schwarzenegger to Dolph Lun-dgren (the huge Russian from RockyIV). Though the cast was somewhat
impressive during the 70s and 80s,we are now numerous decades later,but I guess there are enough peopletrying to relive yesteryear to pay forthe movie. Ultimately, these people
just need to know when to give up.Jersey Shore knew when to give upwhen it got cancelled this past year,and if Deena and Snooki can gure
out when their time is up, I fail to un-derstand why these old people can-not. It is kind of weird to see Sylves-
ter Stallone just as big and dened at
age 66 as he was in his Rocky days.He has probably been sharing someworkout tips with Lance Armstrongor something.
Ultimately, I have only the highestrespect for these individuals. At theirage, to run around in an action ick
has to take a toll on their body thatis only surpassed by their arthritis.I simply want to see them maintaintheir high reputation. When Michael
Jordan came back from retirementand he was not as good as his Bulldays, the aura surrounding him kindof faded in a way. He had initially leftthe league as the best, but ultimatelyretired only average. These actionmovie stars, like Jordan, need toretire to their Florida beach houses,and let some new people ll in their
void.And that, ladies and gentlemen,
is what grinds my gears.
Career Choice: Ethical Consider-ations
In light of the recent CSM Ca-reer Day, it may be worth consider-ing what ethical obligations we havewhen choosing a career. To facilitatethe discussion, consider the follow-ing, fairly recent, projects that peoplehave dedicated their time to:
1. MIT Mechanical Engineer AmySmith has worked on a number ofsolutions to reduce the rate of infec-tions from breathing smoke from in-door cooking res (the number one
cause of death worldwide). For ex-ample, in India, cow dung is used ascooking fuel; but, it produces a lot ofsmoke. Amy Smith has worked ona several different types of cleaner,healthier, cooking charcoals, eachmade from locally available, environ-mentally sustainable sources.[1]
2. Astonished by the inability ofthe richest nation in the world toprovide clean water to HurricaneKatrina victims, Michael Pritcharddeveloped a water lter that puries
water of all entities 15 nm or less. Itis estimated that $20 billion dollars(less than the yearly cost of the 2003Iraq War) could provide clean drink-ing water for the entire world. Surely,this would have a serious impacton those suffering and dying from
Brian Zaharatos
Staff Writer
diarrhea (the number two cause ofdeath worldwide).[2]
With these projects in mind, con-sider the following argument:
Premise 1: We have an ethicalobligation to minimize the suffer-ing of humans and other sentientanimals (i.e., animals that can feelpleasure and pain, and thus, havepreferences).
Premise 2: Some projects aremore likely than others to contributeto the minimization of suffering.
Conclusion: Thus, we have anethical obligation to take on projectsthat have the greatest chance ofminimizing suffering.
I think that the structure of this ar-gument is strong (if not valid). So, thebest way to attack it is by attackingthe truthfulness of the premises.
Now, consider the following sup-port for Premise 1:
1. One ethical theory claims thatwe ought to act in a way that makesthings go better in the future (Conse-quentialism). According to this theo-ry, things go better when suffering isminimized.
2. Another ethical theory claimsthat we ought to act in accordancewith certain duties (Deontology).Plausibly, one of those duties mightbe to, as far as possible, not causeundue suffering.
3. Finally, a third ethical theoryclaims that we ought to act out of
virtue (Virtue Ethics). Plausibly, allow-ing others to suffer is not vi rtuous.
Thus, on most accounts, itseems plausible that we have anethical obligation to minimize suffer-ing (i.e., Premise 1 seems plausible).
Now, lets look at the followingsupport for Premise 2:
Consider (1) nding a cure for
male pattern baldness and (2) fur-ther developing the water lter men-tioned above (e.g., making it moreaffordable, more widely available,etc.). Though (1) might reduce somesuffering for some individuals, (2) ismuch more likely to reduce real suf-fering. Thus, there is an ordering onprojects with respect to sufferingand Premise 2 seems plausible.
So, since Premise 1 and Premise2 are well supported, it is not unrea-sonable to believe that they are true.But, if they are true, and the argu-ment above is strong, then the Con-clusion is probably true.
So, are we doing something im-moral by not taking on projects thatwe know would be most benecial
to humans and sentient beings?________________[1] Heres one of her TED Talks:
http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_
shares_simple_lifesaving_design.html
[2] Heres Pritchards TED Talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/mi-chael_pritchard_invents_a_water_flter.
html
Dear Jarrod Sparks,Last weekend my son Adam
and I ew from Boston to attend a
Discover Mines day. After enjoyinga morning full of opportunities tolook through people, not smile, andnot hold doors, we decided to getsomething to eat at the Slate Caf.We were scanning The Oredigger(2/11/13), munching ore-burgers,and lamenting our fast-fading faketans when we came across yourGrinds My Gears article about howmuch people from the Northeast
Letter to Jarrodannoy you. After reading it we havedecided to change our lives. Fromnow on we will say hello to every-one, everywhere, all the time. Thiswill probably get us killed on thesubway back home, but hey, at-tempting to change social norms isnot without risk.
Now I have some advice for you.Come on, Jarrod, you knew it wascoming. In future writing you maywant to steer away from a term likeconcrete jungle that hasnt beenused seriously in about 5 decades.
Also, referencing the animatedcharacters from a Disney Movie tomake a point may not be a guysbest move. Lastly, I dont deny thatidiots like DJ Pauly D exist in real life,but in your broad-brush world hespeaks for everyone in the North-east. Wow! And Im sorry, but,which one of the ZZ Top-lookingmorons on Duck Dynasty is it thatyou identify with?
All in fun,Paul PennerHamilton MA
Study Break
Across
1 Japanese port city on islandof Honshu (8)5 Boy band consisting of Matt,Luke and Craig (4)9 Treat unfairly (5)10 Agreement to honesty (4,3)11 Industrial town northeast ofLiverpool (12)
13 Anxious (6)15 Suspension, respite (6)17 Mens clothing store (12)20 Partly enclosed porch (7)21 Mythical, often moral story (5)22 Chess piece which cannotbe moved diagonally (4)23 Good spirit, liveliness (8)
Down
1 Visible expression of boredom (4)2 Stall, booth (5)3 Restive, tense (6,6)4 Slightly annoyed (6)6 Glowingly magnicent (7)
7 State of uncertainexpectation (8)
8 No way! (4,5,3)12 Piece of cake (4-4)14 Trade barrier (7)16 Chinese city metaphoricallyassociated with opulence (6)18 Yuletide songbird (5)19 Challenge, resist (4)