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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 92, Issue 23 April 16, 2012

The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines

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Sports 11

Opinion 12

Features 4

News 3

Republicans

rally at Colorado

State Assembly

MLT performs

the classic playUrinetown

Facebook

changes grind

our gears!

The Oredigger

softball season

heats up

Often, it is impossible to men-

tion the phrase CIA without in-

stantly lling a listeners mind withimagery ranging from detonatingcell phones to explosive pen-

guins. However, there are some

researchers, such as McBrideProgram director Ken Osgood,who have spent the time diggingup real information about the CIAsmurky past.

During a Human Systems lec-ture last week, Osgood gave aspeech entitled The CIA and Re-gime Change in the Cold War. Thetalk was taped by the TV channelC-SPAN and drew conclusionsregarding the American, and morespecically, the CIAs, mentalityduring the Cold War from threescenarios occurring overseas atthe time.

After a brief description of thehistory of the CIA, Osgood turnedhis focus to Iran in 1953. During

that time, there was a disputebetween the British and localsover oil nationalization. After Ira-nian Prime Minister MohammadMossadeq promised to stand upto the oil companies, the British

responded by lobbying the US tooverthrow him, claiming that hewas a communist.

The CIA decided to intervene

Andrew Cook

Staff Writer

and aided in successfully over-throwing the democratically-elect-ed Mossadeq.

Guatemala found itself in asimilar situation just one year later.Guatemalan president Jacobo

rb enz wanted to red is tr ibutenon-fertile local land, owned bythe United Fruit Company (UFC),

to his own people.However, the UFC held a pow-erful position in the US as eventhe director of the CIA held stockin their company. They utilizedthis power to coerce the CIA into

action, which eventually led to thereplacement of rbenz with a USchosen leader.

Osgoods final area of inter-est was 1973 Chile. US presi-dent Nixon was contacted by awealthy and powerful Chileanbusinessman, who portrayedpresident-elect Salvador Allendeas a communist and begged forhis removal.

Nixon contacted the CIA head,who responded by ordering about

$8 million dollars worth of propa-ganda and anti-Allende activities,in hopes of ruining Allendes ap-pearance.

The mission was a success forthe CIA, and Allende was eventu-ally overthrown.

Digging up theCIAs murky past

Continued atCIA on page 3

The Applied Mathematics andStatistics Learning Center, morecommonly known as the Math

Catch Up Lab, is the place togo for additional math help. The

AMS Lea rn ing Cen ter, loc ate d

on the second floor of StrattonHall in room 201. The new centeropened its doors on January 25,2012,specifi-cally to help

undergradu-ate studentsw i t h t h e i r

math classes.A c c o r d -

ing to Teach-ing AssociateP r o f e s s o r

Holly Eklund,the purpose

of the AMS Learning Center isto better serve the freshman andsophomores who are taking ourcore classes.

Because everyone is required totake these core classes, the Math

Department created the LearningCenter for everyone on the campus

to benet from, not just the mathmajors.

One tutor, Jason Gates, whoproclaims himself as a Differential

Equations Guy, confirmed thewidespread use of the center. We

get anyone from Calculus 1 toCalculus 3, Differential Equationsto Advanced Engineering Math.Occasionally a random student witha math question for their research,said Gates.

Another tutor, Stephanie Isacco,enjoys helping the students, say-ing that its cool seeing students

get that aha moment. She thenelaborated that it is not uncommonfor students to often stay for four or

f ive hours.We donteven k ick

them out or

anything.T h e

L e a r n i n gCe n t e r i s

staf fed byg r a d u a t estudents aswell as un-

dergraduate math majors and isavailable to students Mondays andWednesdays from 1:00 PM to 5:00PM as well as Tuesdays and Thurs-

days from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.To assist students, the Learn-ing Center has multiple areas forwork and study. In the primary areathere are two large whiteboardsthe tutors use to assist the visitingstudents with their work.

Continued atAMS on page 3

Will Parker

Staff Writer

AMS Lab helpswith core classes

We get anyone from Calculus 1

to Calculus 3, Dierential Equa-

tions to Advanced Engineering

Math. Occasionally a random

student with a math question for

their research, said Gates.

Zombies invade as Humans vs. Zombies takes over the Mines campus. Read more about the game on page 9.

JORDAN FRANCIS / OREDIGGER


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London police ofcials haveannounced that they believe theLondon anti-terrorist hotline

has been hacked, citing youtubevideos playing what appeared tobe a recording of a conversationbetween a caller and the anti-terrorhotline staff. An activist group hasclaimed responsibility for the inci-dent, saying they have terrorizedthe anti-terrorists. The hotline willremain in operation while the inci-dent is being investigated.

Egypts election commissionbarred ten presidential can-

didates from running including

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Headlines from around the worldLocal News

In Boulder, Colorado, a44-year-old man, Joseph Scott

Carter, plead guilty to kidnap-ping two hikers near Nederlandin 2010. Carter has been sen-tenced to 22 years in prison afterhe struck a deal with prosecu-tors in February. According toauthorities, Carter confronted aman and woman near a camp-ground, separated them at gun-point and handcuffed the man toa tree. Carter eventually let thewoman go and the man wasable to get out of the handcuffsby dislocating his thumb.

In Colorado Springs, Colo-rado, a group of volunteers who

were cleaning up trash in the cityfound what appears to be hu-man skeletal remains. Police saythat the citys utilities departmentwas running a trash clean-uplast Saturday when the remainswere found in the northwesternpart of the city.

In Denver, Colorado, artistAndy Bell created a portrait ofFlorida shooting suspect GeorgeZimmerman using more than12,000 Skittles. The Skittlesare representative of the candy17-year-old Trayvon Martin was

carrying with Zimmerman shothim. The portrait is 3x4 foot andis titled Fear Itself. Bell statesthat his artwork is a symbol ofwhat happens when you let fearrule your life.

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Two minutes after liftoff, therocket carrying North Koreas

Bright Shining Star 3 satellite

exploded, sending fragmentsto the bottom of the Yellow Sea.South Korean ofcials have esti-mated the cost of the failed satelliteat roughly $450 million.

Japanese Prime Minister Yo-shihiko Noda has announced thathe will be pushing for restart-ing some of the nations deac-

tivated nuclear power plants,

hopefully before the summerbrings increased demand. Due to

the earthquake that hit the westernshore of Japan last summer, 53of the nations 54 nuclear powerplants have been shut down. Nodais hoping to avoid power shortagesby bringing some of the workingpower plants back on line.

The Cholera vaccine

Shanchol is now being

distributed en masse

in Haiti, in an effortto minimize thespread of thedeadly disease.Since 2010,the diseasehas infectedover 530,000people, and

killed morethan 7,000.

The vaccineis being ad-min is te redto poorern e ig h b o r -hoods rst,as they haveless accessto medicalcare.

three of the top runners. FaroukSultan, the head of the SupremePresidential Election Commission,did not give a reason for this ac-tion, leaving candidates with 48hours to appeal the decision. Thenal candidates will be announcedon April 26, 2012. The decisionwould remove powerful and con-troversial candidates opening thepresidential election to moderatessuch as Islamist Abdel-Moneimand former minister Ahmed Shaq.

The winner of Egypts presidentialelection will be announced on June

21, 2012.

Los Angeles, California - A teamof UCLA researchers have geneticallyengineered stem cells to ght HIV ina living organism. The scientists en-gineered stem cells to develop intoCD8 cytotoxic T lymphocyte cells,which are able to destroy HIV-infect-ed cells. CD4 T cells, also known aswhite blood cells, become depletedas a result of the HIV infection. In aseries of tests on mice the research-ers found that after injecting the en-gineered stem cells, the number ofCD4 T cells increased while levels ofHIV in the blood decreased. Accord-ing to a researcher this is the rst stepin developing a more aggressive ap-proach to ghting HIV.

Marseille, France - Monkeys may have the intelligenceto identify and effectively read short English words. In astudy conducted by cognitive psychologists in France, ba-

boons showed an ability to identify the unique arrangementof letters in each word. During the study, the monkeys wouldapproach a touch screen computer. An arrangement of let-ters would appear and the monkeys would touch an x oran o depending on whether they believed the letters con-stituted a word. At the end of the study, the monkeys cor-rectly distinguished words from non-words 75% of the time.

Garching, Germany- In a recent discovery, a group ofphysicists in Germany may now be able to create an unhack-able network. The network relies on quantum entanglement,which states that when two atoms are entangled they shareinformation. If one atom is measured, the state of the otheratom is guaranteed to be known. This is used in informationnetworks by entangling multiple atoms, and sending informa-tion from atom to atom via a photon. When an outsider ob-serves the information they send a ripple through the networkalerting the intended recipients to the intruders presence,thus making the network unhackable.

Cleveland, Ohio - A group of students at Case Western Reserve Univer-sity in Cleveland, Ohio, have proposed a solution to the age-old problem ofwinter potholes. They used non-Newtonian uids to patch potholes becauseof their unique characteristics. Specically, the students are studying thephenomenon of shear-thickening, which is when a uid hardens after being

subjected to a sudden force. The students reduced the effect of the hazardsby lling bags with a non-Newtonian uid and placing them in potholes.


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Osgood wrapped up his

speech by summarizing what can

be learned from these scenarios.

He was quick to dismiss the CIA

as a rogue agency by pointing out

that all operations were orderedby a democratically elected presi-

dent and were permissible un-

der US law.

For Mathematica proj-

ects, students are free to

use a bank of four comput-ers that sit against one of

the walls. Just around the

corner is a breakout room

that has been used by the

math teachers for makeup

exams, as well as an extra

space for professors assist

students during their ofce

hours. This allows the pro-

fessors to accommodate

larger groups of students

seeking assistance than

could normally be helped

in a regular ofce.

There are also two se ts

of tables for students to

collaborate as they work

on their homework with

the help of the tutors. Andfor further reference mate-

AMS Lab helps withcore classes

Osgood then focused his at-

tention on the ideal of national-

ism. He said that, In all of the

cases, the key factor that triggers

the crisis is the threat of nation-

alization.

He believes that the US and

other nations confused national-ism with communism at the time,

pointing out that there was no

evidence linking the three leaders

Continued from page 1 rials, the center has a bookshelf

lled with math textbooks and

solutions manuals for students to

use while they are there.

Student receive help for many of the math classes offered at CSM.

Digging up the CIAsmurky past

Continued from page 1

KEVIN EMERY / OREDIGGER

to the Soviet Union.

Osgood summarized his argu-

ment when he posed the ques-

tion, Did Americans not under-

stand 3rd world nationalism, or

did they not want to understand

3rd world nationalism?

He concluded with a messagefor all. Instead of ghting re with

re, its often better to ght re

with water.

Poetry lovers from across the

country converged in Golden to

present poems to the Mines com-

munity as part of the inaugural Art

in Science and Technology (ArtiST)

literary journal competition. Pre-

sentations varied tremendously,

from intense and uncensored de-

sire, to funny and ironic. Profes-

sional speakers presented pieces

from a variety of sources includ-

ing the ve university journals Ink

(Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol-

ogy), Signatures (Rochester Insti-

tute of Technology), Erato (Georgia

Tech), Rune (MIT) and High Grade(CSM).

The following is a piece entitled

Consider the Barn Owl. It was

presented by special guest Phil

Rodenbeck from Rose-Hulman

Institute of Technology and is a

metaphor representing drones. It

is meant to be read through twice.

Consider the barn owl on a

coming summer night: The hack-

shack frays of fencepost unnatu-

rally protruding from the dirt and

lemongrass patches, bone-dry

lust, standing still, leaning out

from a low fogphosphorescent

in the lower sun and so dividing,

that one time becomes two, one

place is cut in half, the churn-

ing gas lamp mist below and themotionless night on highat the

frayed edges of the cattle ranch

where the willow-bobs have

Highgrade bringsliterary artists toMines campusArnaud Filliat

Asst. Copy Editorgrown too long and the rancher

boys have been content in untidi-

ness make the perfect perch. The

Watcher watches, always. She

discerns the smallest movements

of grass, those unstirred by the

prairie breeze, logging them in her

memory for further analysis and

comparison, because she survives

by quantifying the unnatural. And

those in the phosphor, looking up,

the eld mouse and the garden

snake, they can see nothing

women alone in their illuminated

homes staring out the picture win-

dow for noises in the dark. But the

barn owl moves silently. Atop her

splintered obelisk, above the lowly

souls of night, an invisible light-house guiding toward the shallows

or the barn maw, a ghost-faced

satellite, a small deity, she watches

as something comes beyond the

gates, rustling the grass, her rest-

less eyes trace its movement into

the quiet temple, the stable where

she keeps her molting brood and

where the horses of the rancher

snort, knowing well what happens

in the dark, as the last ribbons of

light make yellow their plum-sized

pupas and sinter in the fog about

their ankles where they stomp

anxiously. Soon, very soon, theres

blood on the straw. The horse

cries quiver and fade, and every-

thing thats left is silence. When

morning comes round, a man onthe street will exclaim his wonder-

ment that cave-dwellers can be

bombed from ying drones.

Over this past weekend, Re-

publicans from across the state

gathered for the Colorado Repub-

lican State Assembly. Held at DUsMagness Arena this past Saturday,

the State Assembly was shaken

slightly by a plan to get Ron Paul

and Rick Santorum supporters to

vote for Romney delegates to go to

the Republican National Conven-

tion.

Before the Assembly, the del-

egates were able to pledge for

their candidate of choice, and the

majority organized into several dif-

ferent coalitions. There was the

pro gun coalition, the pro life coali-

tion, the Romney coalition, and the

Conservative Unity Slate coalition.

The Conservative Unity Slate con-

sists of unpledged and Santorum

delegates who were supported by

the Ron Paul and Rick Santorumcampaigns. These coalitions all

catered to different factions of the

Republican party in an attempt to

have their voices heard at the Re-

publican National Convention.

The various coalitions were

easily identiable by the iers they

handed out in the beginning, how-

ever, due to a few individuals who

were acting of their own accord,

there was an attempt to misinform

The Colorado Republican State Assemblyrallies the party base for upcoming electionWill Parker

Staff Writerthe members of the Conservative

Unity Slate. The Conservative Unity

Slates pamphlet was an eight and

a half by eleven sheet of paper cut

in half with CONSERVATIVE UNI-

TY SLATE COLORADO 2012

written across the top. It then hada message to conservatives, with

the Ron Paul and Rick Santorum

campaign logos at the bottom.

On the back were their twelve en-

dorsed candidates, all unpledged

delegates except for two Santorum

backers.

Several people distributed a

fake Conservative Unity Slate that

had the same logo along the top

but it did not have the two cam-

paigns logos on it. All of the del-

egates listed on it were pledged to

Mitt Romney, except for one who

was unpledged. This attempt at

misinformation was not endorsed

by Romneys campaign, but rather

was carried out by individuals act-

ing on their own accord. Beforethe voting began, there was an an-

nouncement made about the fake

pamphlets that had been handed

out, and the delegates knew about

the misinformation before it affect-

ed their voting.

The State Assembly has three

primary purposes, to elect national

delegates to the Republican Na-

tional Convention, to select the Re-

publican nominee for any statewide

races, and to rally the party base

as the election season begins. This

year, the majority of the assembly

was about rallying the base. To be-

gin, Congressman Cory Gardner,

Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton, and

Doug Lamborn spoke about howto make Obama a one-term presi-

dent, along with a variety of other

issues. Pete Coors, the Republican

nominee to run against Ed Perlmut-

ter in the seventh congressional

district, spoke as well.

Following Coors, various state

ofcials came to the stage to have

their three minutes in front of the

audience. Colorado Secretary

of State Scott Gessler, Colora-

do Treasurer Walker Stapleton,

and Colorado Attorney General

John Suthers all spoke. John

Suthers, in his address, spoke

about the Patient Protection

and Affordability Act, more

commonly known as Obam-

acare. Suther stated that he,along with nineteen other State

Attorney Generals, had brought

the law to the highest court of

the land this past week.

Republican State Represen-

tatives and State Senators were

the next to the stage to briey

introduce themselves. After

introductions, the Republican

Presidential Campaigns were

given fteen minutes each to

address the state delegates. First

Ron Pauls representative spoke,

then Newt Gingrichs, Santorums,

and nally Mitt Romneys.

Shifting the focus from a federal

level to the state itself, the candi-

dates for the CU-Regent at largewere allowed to speak. The CU-

Regent position is this years only

statewide election. The two Repub-

licans who are competing for the

nomination are, Matt Arnold and Dr.

Brian Davidson. Arnold is an Army

Reserve Captain and graduate of

CU, and Davidson earned his M.D.

from CU Boulder. Both candidates

spoke about cutting administrative

costs at CU in an effort to lower

tuition. The two speeches also ap-

pealed to many in the republican

base by talking about their conser-

vative credentials.To conclude the Assembly, bal-

lots were handed out to the over

three thousand delegates. When

the votes were tallied, eight Rom-

ney delegates and four unpledged

delegates were elected to be Na-

tional Delegates and will go to Tam-

pa in August.

Colorado Attorney General, Suthers, spoke about Obamacare.

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Tourism is a major industry of

Colorado. People come from all

over to ski at the Rocky Mountain

resorts and enjoy Denver. Some-

times, people even stop in at Col-

orado Springs or Golden or thegeographical oddity of Four Cor-

ners. However,

this severely

neglects one

major region

of Colorado

the eastern

plains. Admit-

tedly, the east-

ern plains lack

the grandeur

of the moun-

tains and the

urban setting

of Denver, but

those looking

for a relaxing

day or weekend trip, and unafraid

of somewhat long and desolatedrives, should venture to them.

With that in mind, this column

proposes a single day itinerary in

north-eastern Colorado.

If travelers plan to begin and

end the day in Golden, they

should wake up relatively early,

eat breakfast, and get on the

road. The rst stop on the itinerary

is about two hours from Golden

in Sterling, Colorado at the Over-

land Trails Museum. The museum

offers an assortment of local his-

tory, starting with its own exis-

tence. Named for a stagecoach

route which formerly passed

through Sterling, it was built in

1936 by New Deal programs to

be a local history museum andhas been steadily added to since

then. Now, the complex boasts

the original museum building, its

several additions, a complex of

historic buildings, and a bonus

museum on energy in Eastern

Colorado. Those curious about

the history of the museum itself

can speak with the very knowl-

edgeable staff upon admission.

Within the main building, there

are fairly standard rural museum

collections, including arrow-

heads, historic clothing, handi-

work, and electronics. History

museum novices are encouraged

to take their time exploring these

collections. Those with more ex-

perience ought to focus their at-tention on the rural electrication

exhibit, showcasing the contribu-

tions of the Rural Electrication

Act and electric ity co-ops to life

in Sterling in the mid-1900s.

One thing not to be missed

is the collection of detailed out-

buildings. The print shop is es-

pecially interesting, displaying

printing presses, typewriters, and

articles from old newspapers.In addition to relatively standard

historic build-

ings includ-

ing the black-

smith shop,

the one-room

school, the

general store,

the church,

and the house,

the Overland

Trail Museum

boasts a ca-

boose and a

model gas sta-

tion. Through-

out the mock-

village, the attention to staging

detail is impeccable and evenexperienced history travelers can

lose themselves in examining the

artifacts. Also in the village is a

building of displays on the history

of agriculture and oil Sterling.

After visit-

ing the Over-

land Trail

M u s e u m ,

t r a v e l e r s

should head

into down-

town Ster-

ling to pick

up lunch and

gas and per-

haps to walk

around the

town for a bit before getting backon the road. The next stop is a

decent drive away through not

much civilization, so travelers

would do well to deal with any

needs before leaving Sterling.

When nished in Sterling, trav-

elers should get in their cars and

drive to Beechers Island, Colo-

rado to see the Beechers Island

memorial. Beechers Island, in

what can only be described as

the middle of nowhere, was the

sight of a battle between a group

of fty U.S. cavalry scouts and a

group of at least 200 Cheyenne,

Arapahoe, and Sioux under the

command of Cheyenne war

leader Roman Nose in Septem-

ber, 1868. The Native Americansplanned a surprise attack, but the

scouts were tipped off and were

able to entrench themselves in

a sandbar in the Arickaree River.

The scouts were able to hold off

their attackers by virtue of their

repeating ries and their make-

shift entrenchments the bodies

of their horses. On the morning

of the second day, two scouts

set out for Fort Wallace, someseventy miles distant, for rein-

forcements. They were forced to

crawl three miles to sneak out

and walked the rest of the way

over the course of four days.

When reinforcements nally ar-

rived, the scouts on Beechers

Island had been trapped for

about a week and were subsist-

ing on rotting horse meat. The

battle is primarily notable for the

death of Cheyenne leader Roman

Nose late on the rst day. General

George Armstrong Custer once

described it as one of the plains

greatest battles.

Today, there i s a stone monu-

ment and interpretive sign com-

memorating the event. Althoughwater levels in the Arickaree are

lower today than in 1868, the is-

land itself is still visible. The mark-

er was originally on the banks of

the river, but was moved further

away after it

was swept off

its base dur-

ing a major

ood in the

mid-1930s.

After visit-

ing Beechers

Island, travel-

ers can either

head back to

Golden (an

approximate-

ly three and a half hour drive) orspend the night in an Eastern

plains town such as Burlington.

The total mileage, assuming a

return to Golden, is about 430

miles and the trip is an excellent

way to see the neglected side of

Colorado.

If you go:

Overland Trail Museum

21053 County Road 26 1/2

Sterling, CO 80751

Tuesday Saturday: 9:00 am

5:00 pm

Beechers Island Memorial

Closest actual address:

Beechers Island Sunday School

20563 County Road Kk

Wray, CO 80758

GPS coordinates: LAT395219N LONG 1021108W

There are s igns follow them

Local Travel: Spend a day on the Eastern PlainsDeborah Good

Managing Editor

After visiting the Overland

Trail Museum, travelers

should head into down-

town Sterling to pick up

lunch and gas and perhaps

to walk around the town

for a bit before getting

back on the road.

The Native Americans

planned a surprise attack,

but the scouts were tipped

of and were able to en-

trench themselves in a sand-

bar in the Arickaree River.

The Overland Trail Museums outdoor village features a

house from the early twentieth century.

The Overland Trail Museums outdoor village features an old-style gas

station.

Beecher Islands interpretive sign shows the islands battle landmarks.

A memorial stands on Beecher Island in remembrance

of the 1868 battle.

ALL PHOTOS DEBORAH GOOD / OREDIGGER


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Some geeks make it throughthis school with the assurance that

engineers, scientists, and general

nerds either rule the world already

or are going to rule it very soon.

Most are subtle about a conscious

or sub-conscious desire to reign

over all. Then there are people

like Eileen Hartsock, who are very

adamant about their plans to rule

over all of humanity. This environ-

mental engineer granted The Ore-

digger an exclusive interview be-

fore she enacted her secret plans

to declare herself supreme ruler of

the Earth.[Oredigger]: Why did you go

for Environmental?

[Hartsock]: I want to save the

world. Actually, its because wateris one of the greatest assets on

the planet and I feel like its going

to be [greatly] needed in the future.

And I shall control it all!Whats been your favorite

class?

I actually really liked [the] Intro to

Environmental courses. They cov-

ered a lot of processes and whats

going on. [Theyre] very current-

oriented courses though not

like Math [classes] that teach stuff

thats a hundred years old. [The

material] is very relevant.

Are you a geek and why?

Yes I am a geek. I grew up with

Star Trek. Seven of Nine was my

idol up until the seventh grade. My

rst computer was a Commodore64 which had Nintendo 64 games

on it that Id play with the key-

board. When I play Mario [now],

I look for the keys because thats

what I grew up with. Ive always

loved computer games, but I was

always really sad when the bad

guys lost. I have a broad range of

interests. Think Geek is one of my

favorite sites because of all the fun

stuff and Geeks Are Sexy has the

best articles. I love geeks. They

entertain me. Normal people boreme. [They] still have good things to

contribute; they just dont [hold my

attention] very long.How do you occupy your

time when youre not in class?

I study, contemplate taking

over the world, then get distracted

by Facebook, talk to anyone wholl

listen, do homework, watch TV,

make nefarious plans, do home-

work, and destroy any possibilities

of superheroes in the future.How do you do that?

Check for high levels of ra-

diation, make sure babies shot

to Earth dont nd a home, make

sure those tragic origins never

happen.

What are some of yourgreatest accomplishments

thus far?

Getting into Mines, leaving be-

hind my evil lair and stepping out

into the world, convincing the gen-

eral populace to trust me, pass-

ing Physics I and II on the rst try

without ever having taken a phys-

ics class before, being Geek of the

Week.

How would you fght a giant

lava monster?

I think I would name him Henry

and bring him home with me. I

would tempt him [to follow me]

with plenty of ignitable things,

bring him to my (obviously) heat-

proof basement, and then train

him to follow my commandsthrough positive reinforcement.

Because really, how rare are giant

lava monsters? We should keep

them and use them to take over

the world. Id be really sad if Henry

got destroyed.If you could be dropped into

any fctional universe, what

would it be and why?

The universe of Anne Bishops

Novels of Dark Fantasy series.

The world will actually change to

t the person, but if the person re-ally conicts with where they are,

theyre sent to another place. I

always liked it because its like

karma, but more so. The world

accepts you as you and puts

you in a place that ts you, but if

you change, it moves you. It was

a very interesting concept. Well,

and Hogwarts of course, cause

who wouldnt want to go to Hog-

warts? Its awesome. I always feel

bad for the Whomping Willow in

those books. It never did anything

wrong. It just tried to live and peo-

ple made it cranky. And I want a

dragon.Whats the best part about

Mines?

The people. They all are veryunique and interesting. Everyone

comes from different mindsets,

but theyre all going for the same

sort of goal, whether its money or

a better world. I love how you can

go from one table where theyre

playing D&D to the next with four

people on computers to the next

where theyre having a Bible study.

Theres just so much knowledge

here. I [also] love the stories the

professors can tell.Do you have a favorite ani-

mal?

I do actually. [My favorite] non-

mythical is the sloth. It leads the

perfect life. [If youre a sloth,] you

hand out all day, you eat, and you

chill. Someone doesnt like you?Eh, whatever. You eat and go back

to sleep. [My favorite] mythical is

a dragon. It ies, breathes re, is

super intelligent, collects gold,

and has the world in its claw. What

could be more epic? Theyre one

of the few animals that appear in

almost every mythology, includ-

ing Christianity, if you count St.

George. I like the Chinese version

of the benevolent dragon, but I

also really like the way the Western

dragons shaped. Dragon is sucha broad idea. There [are] so many

shapes and forms it can take.

Do you have any plans

for the future?

I feel like disclosing

them would decrease my

chances of complet-

ing them. In the

words of Dr.

H o r r i b l e ,

It ap-

pears that

a m o n g

our faith-

ful view-

ers is

t h e

m a y o r

of NewYork, the

LAPD, and

C a p t a i n

H a m m e r .

Also, in the

words of Bend-

er, Kill all humans!

[My] more immedi-

ate plans include try-

ing to nd a source of

clean water to bring to

water-starved nations.Would you rather

use a d20 to deter-

mine the success

of the rest of your

major endeavors

in life or have to

deal with stupidlylong, unskippable

cutscenes every

time you need

important infor-

mation?

I have actually rolled a natural

20 four times in a row, but I have

rolled a lot more 1s than I care to

admit, so Im either really lucky or

really unlucky. Plus, I think I can

nd something to do during the

cutscenes and the cutscenes give

me information on the deviousplans of those around me.

So [Id pick] cutscenes.

[Theyd give me an]

extra ve minutes to

study. Im okay with

that.Whats the best

nerd moment

youve seen or

been a part of

recently?

I

s c r e a m e d

and jumped

up and

down and

m a j o r l y

celebrated

the factthat Diablo

III is com-

ing out May

15th. And no

one would cel-

ebrate with me!

I was absolutely,

fantastically excited for

that.

Do you have any ad-

vice for fellow geeks

and Mines students?

Plan everything. If you

know exactly when you

have free time and some-

one asks you if you want to

hang out, you can actually

say yes instead of, Sorry,

I procrastinated my home-work til the last minute and

now I have to go do it. Dont

go poking into the Closet

of Mystery. Go out and

have fun. Life is too short to spend

your entire time in a textbook. And

dont ght against my evil regime.

Itll happen whether youre here or

not.

Geek Weekofthe

...Eileen Hartsock, Junior, Environmental EngineeringJordan Francis

Columnist

JORDAN FRANCIS / OREDIGGER

When Parks and Recreation

debuted four years ago, it received

faint praise. Created and pro-

duced by the people behind The

Ofce, the show had a very simi-

lar style. The only difference be-

tween Steve Carells Michael and

Amy Poehlers Lesl ie was gender,

but the television world only allows

one Michael Scott. At some point

between the rst and second sea-

sons though, Greg Daniels heard

the worlds complaints and made

some changes.

When the show came back

for its second season, instead of

representing the lousy twin, it be-

came the overachieving younger

sibling. Daniels and Co. took all

of the problems with The Ofce

and xed them. Michael, a hilari-

ous and unique character, has an

inability to see beyond himself.

Jims pranks on Dwight while hi-

larious, seem reminiscent of a high

school jock bullying the unpopular

nerdy student. However, Dwights

personality makes him difcult to

sympathize with. Dwight, and the

rest of the cast of The Ofce is

a genuinely sour bunch. While hi-

larious to watch, the entire cast

contains tragic and depressing

attributes Meredith is addicted

to alcohol, Stanley cheats on his

wife, Angela remains in a love-

less marriage with a gay man,

and Toby is chronically depressed.

The characters themselves, hardly

even like each other. The romantic

relationships between them, while

cute, are also the least interesting

parts of the show. This makes the

show limited in its appeal.

Conversely, Parks and Rec-

reation created a world of char-

acters stuck in a more depressing

governmental job, but somehow

made each of them uniquely re-

latable. For starters, Leslie Knope

(Poehler) leads her team with

some understanding of social in-

teractions. While there are awk-

ward moments, they rarely induce

cringing, but rather endearment.

Her biggest aw is she has too

much talent for the job that she

performs. As for the other char-

acters, Ron Swanson is a self-

ish libertarian on the surface, but

cares more for his job than any

other character on the show. His

paternal relationship with Leslie

and some of the other characters

contains a level of compassion

hardly ever seen on The Ofce.

Tom Haverford, while he assists

Leslie annoyingly, still manages

to nd redeemable qualities about

himself. He dreams bigger than

the small town of Pawnee, but he

refuses to let that drag him down.

Donnas sauciness never over-

steps the boundaries to become

frustrating or irritating. Instead, the

writers use her sparingly to great

effect. Then there are Andy and

April, whose television relationship

creates a serious competition for

one of best on air. Andys stupid-

ity and Aprils hipster background

create an event lled path to their

adulthood lines without drama

and full of interest.

Relationships in The Ofce

failed to do this with Jim and Pam,

who got together and then be-

came TVs most boring couple.

In Parks and Recreation, Jerry

is the only character made fun of,

but he lives a life with his beautiful

and successful daughter and only

works so he can retire with a little

extra cash. The jokes come from

jealousy, not disdain. Finally, there

is Anne, who entered the show as

the sane outsider and followed a

path similar to that of the audi-

ence. She was initially judgmental

of Leslie and the gang at rst, but

has since fallen in love.

The Ofce, while good for the

rst three, maybe four seasons,

lost viewership when people be-

came less interested in the char-

acters. Because the characters do

not relate to viewers so well, the

show will hold a very limited ap-

peal. Parks and Recreation suc-

ceeded exponentially on this level.

The writers created a cast that re-

veals genuine, believable, uplifting,

and ultimately funnier characters

than The Ofce. When audienc-

es connect with characters, they

actually laugh with them. While

lacking in the ratings that The Of-

ce did in its prime, The Ofce

loses viewers as Parks and Recre-

ation gains them. The explanation

for the sudden rise in popularity

credits the character development

for Parks and Recreation.

Lucy Orsi

Business Manager of

Advertising

Parks offer more than a paper company

While The Ofce is past its prime, Parks and Recre-

ation continues to offer hilarious new episodes.

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For the serious baker, or for

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sert, a brownie-bottom cheese-

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forewarned, this recipe requires a

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-3 eggs

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-1 tsp vanilla extract

-3 (8 oz.) packages of cream

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Directions:

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to use for cheesecake is a spring

form pan (meaning the sides of

the circular dish are removable),

but any deep pie dish will work

as well. Make sure to grease the

pan thoroughly before use. When

making the cheesecake, it is help-

ful to soften the cream cheese by

leaving it at room temperature for

a few hours before baking. Also,

if pressed for time, a box brown-

ie-mix can be substituted for the

brownie crust.

Pre-heat the oven to 350F and

begin by making the brownie mix-

ture for the crust of the cheese-

cake. Melt the butter and chocolate

in a heavy pan, stirring constantly,

over low heat. Cool the chocolate

mixture then add the sugar and

eggs, blending well.Stir in the milk,

vanilla, our

and salt.

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t h e

p a n

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evenly. Bake

for 25 minutes.

While the brownies

bake, make the cheesecake mix-

ture. Start by beating the cream

cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla

at medium speed with an electricmixture until well blended. Mix in

the sour cream. Once the brownie

mix is nished cooking and cooled,

pour the cheesecake mixture over

the baked crust and put back in

the oven for 55 minutes (or until the

center is almost set). Cool com-

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Brownie-bottomcheesecake delights

Although this recipe takes

about an hour and a half to make

and requires signicant work, the

resulting product tastes amazing.

These meatballs will end up with a

lot of sauce, so spaghetti makes a

great accompaniment.Ingredients:

1 cup bread crumbs

2 1/3 cups beef stock

4 tablespoons butter

1 cup onion, minced

2 thick bacon slices, minced

1 pound ground beef

3/4 pound ground pork

3 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 tablespoons our

Directions:

First, mix bread crumbs and 1/3

cup of the beef stock in a small

bowl and set aside. Melt one table-spoon of butter in a medium skillet

and add all of the minced onions

and saut until brown. This should

take about 10 minutes. Then,

transfer the cooked onions to a

large bowl.

Next, using the same pan, add

the bacon and cook until crisp.

After cooking, transfer the bacon

to the same bowl as the onions,

keeping the bacon fat in the pan.

Add the ground beef, eggs, anddry ingredients, except the our,

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your hands. After mixing, add the

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Using a tablespoon, measure

the meat mix-

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balls. Transfer to

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ing sheet. Melt

a tablespoon of

butter with the

bacon fat in a

large heavy pot

over medium-

low heat. Trans-

fer a third of the

meatballs to thepot and brown

on all sides.

Swedish dish worth the effortCarmella Caltagirone

Staff WriterThis takes about 6-8 minutes.

When nished, place the meatballs

on a plate. Between each third of

the meatballs, melt another table-

spoon of butter into the pot.

After all of the meatballs have

browned and rested, whisk the

our in with the drippings left in the

pot. After mixing, add the remain-

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meatballs to the pot, cover, and

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the meatballs in the sauce, and

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This week in 1924, the Jef-

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Golden City Council meeting.

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tramway companies had been

asked to move their lines from

the main avenue so ornamental

lights could be put into place, but

the ornamental

light project had

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meaning the

poles could be

deferred as well.

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that this meant the phone com-

panys plan to make many im-

provements in Golden could be

greatly facilitated by combining

the improvements with the pole

movement.

The power company also an-

nounced that they expected a

decrease in lighting rates in Gold-

en because a new line was being

built to Golden from Denver. The

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vice in Golden if such a thing is

possible.

This week inColorado historyPower lines and winter wheatDeborah Good

Managing EditorAgricultural assessors began

their annual collection of agricul-

tural statistics for the state Immi-gration department in connection

with their annual property assess-

ment this week in 1924.

Although adverse weather in

the mountains was making the

process somewhat more dif-

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[that] spring [would] be greater

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scratched off like a lottery ticketat participating merchants to re-ceive the discount. The discountsrange in value from 5% to 20% offof the customers purchase. Eventhough some restrictions apply,and are written onthe ticket, it is away to save somemoney and sup-port Golden busi-nesses.

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Golden Bowl - Among themost popular of discounts, Gold-en Bowls College Nights offer $1games, $1 shoes, $1 beers, and$1 sodas to all Mines students onMondays from 9:00 PM to 12:00

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Bakery - A popu-lar Italian bakery,Paninos givesMines students10% off of their en-tire purchase whenthey present theirBlastercard.

Sherpa House

- A Mines favor-ite and located

just off campus at16th and Washington, the Sher-

pa House gives Mines studentsa 10% discount on their entiremeal.

South Philly Cheese Steaks

- Located next to Golden HighSchool, South Philly CheeseSteaks gives CSM students a freedrink with the purchase of a meal.

Subway at N Rubey Dr. - Ifthe line at the Subway in the RecCenter is just as long as it wasduring the mens basketball play-offs, head over to the Subwayon the north end of WashingtonStreet by Highway 93. Studentswho present their Blastercard aregiven a 10% discount on their en-tire order.

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Windy Saddle Cafe in downtownGolden offers students a 10%discount on their serious coffeeand homemade food.

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Students rake insavings at localbusinesses

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Nestled in Fort Collins, the small

Odell Brewery serves cold andrefreshing beer to Colorado year

round. This weeks beer on tap,

Easy Street, delivers a pleasing and

relaxing atmosphere in which to

drink.

Easy Street smells of wheat with

hints of orange. While not over-

bearing, the aroma gently tickles

with a sweet scent and a bread-

like overtone. The head, or foam at

the top of the beer, contains many

of the aromatic compounds that

lend beer its unique avor. While

fragrant, the head lingers shortly

and quickly subsides back into the

golden liquid.

The cloudy appearance of Easy

Street, along with its light gold color

classify it as a typical wheat beer.Small pieces of yeast oat in the

beer, which yield a crisp and bubbly

texture when consumed. The yeast

also delivers the avor of bread to

the pallet. Citrus undertones cause

a mouth-watering effect which

makes the drinker yearn for another

sip of beer. Easy Street nishes with

a twang which comes from the cit-

rus. A bit sour and sweet, it brings

contrast to the dry beginning of the

beer to deliver a mouth-watering

wet nish.

Odell Brewery serves uprefreshing Easy Street aleStephen Hejducek

Content ManagerWhile the beer tastes good,

the avor is anything but exciting.

Overall, Odell Brewery provides a

decent wheat beer, but it is only

slightly better than more commonand cheaper options like Blue

Moon. On the topic of money, a

twelve-pack of Easy Street will cost

about sixteen dollars whereas Blue

Moon will set a buyer back about

thirteen dollars. The benet of Easy

Street is that the brewery added the

subtlety of citrus to their brewing

process rather than giving the op-

tion to add an orange once it leaves

the tap. Easy Street delivers a crisp

and light wheat beer as compared

to Blue Moons heavy and lling ale.

The quality of Easy Street is very

good, and drinkers can tell that

time and energy was expendedconcocting this beverage. There-

fore, the overall verdict on this beer

is that it tastes good, but it lacks

anything to make it a standout bev-

erage. So, the next time you have

an option to buy beverages for a

party or get-together, this beer will

serve that purpose well, as long as

you have the extra money. In a col-

lege environment, though, the Blue

Moon will do just ne.

Easy Street has an aroma of wheat with hints of orange.

STEPHEN HEJDUCEK / OREDIGGER

In Rooms Filled with Light,

Fanfarlo presents an entirely dif-

ferent sound than in their rst al-

bum, Reservoir. The rst track,

Replicate, contains many of the

same prevalent strings as some

of the tracks from Reservoir, but

the song teeters with vocals that

break out from that routine. For

another band, this could result

in a song that spends the whole

time building towards an explo-sion, but burns out before it gets

there. Instead, Fanfarlo uses it as

a launching

point for the

album. Listen-

ers cling to

Simon Baltha-

zars voice

as he leads

them into the

next song,

Destruction,

which begins

with the same

synthetic start

as some of the

songs from Reservoir. It then

busts into some surf rock mixed

with 80s style pop. Needless tosay, Destruction resonates as

the catchiest song on the album.

Experimental music enters the

album based upon inspirations

from Fanfarlos rst album, but

does not t their style well. The

purely instrumental Everything

Turns genuinely piques interests

with its blend of electronic music

and acoustic guitar. Fortunately,

the band quickly returns to their

roots by mixing Balthazars voice

with interesting instrumentation.

Fanfarlo compares itself to

Arcade Fire, and on Tightrope

the comparison becomes fairly

obvious. The song sounds like it

came straight from Arcade Fires

Neon Bible. In fact, Fanfarlo

ts the other bands style quite

nicely into the rest of the album,

in which Arcade Fires inuence

remains clear but not overwhelm-

ing.

The back half of the album lags

a bit with the unimpressive Dig.

The song lacks any real enterta in-

ment value and recalls the style

of Reservoir. This track leads

directly into A Flood, which is

slower than much of the rest of

the album and resonates heav-

ily as a result. One of the best

songs on the album, it sounds

nothing like the other songs, butows perfectly with the rest of the

album. The interplay of Baltha-

zars voice

with violin-

ist Cathy

Lucas has

an interest-

ing effect.

Her pres-

ence on

A Flood

adds a

nice variety

and de-

velops an

overall ten-

derness in the song. The album

closes with the thirty-eight sec-

ond instrumental Everything Re-

solves a risky decision that does

not make sense. Ending with A

Flood would have provided lis-

teners with more of a feeling of

closure.

As a whole, this album show-

cases the same enticing vocals

and instrumentals as the rst

Fanfarlo album, but the last two

years led the band down a more

experimental path. The lyrics

may follow similar patterns, but

the songs feature nuanced and

unique techniques. They may

lose some fans as a result of this

departure from the norm, but they

produced an album that chal-

lenges and rewards listeners who

stick with it.

The Shins, a band known for

bridging the gap between main-

stream music and indie music, be-

came a household name when they

were rst heard in the movie Gar-

den State. From that point on, The

Shins was no longer referred to as

that band you have probably never

heard of. Normally, when a band

crosses this line, the hipster com-

munity turns on them. Curiously,

though, The Shins have managedto maintain a balance between both

of these parties. The music from The

Shins encompasses so many musi-

cal tastes, few dislike them. Some-

thing in their music speaks to every

listener. For this reason, when lead

singer James Mercer kicked all of

the old members out of the band

and brought in an entirely new line-

up for the fourth Shins album, the

world was worried.

Mercer lead the band to success

and made all of the artistic decisions.

This method worked well for the last

three Shins records, but changing

the process threatened to destroy

their consistency. The new direction

taken in Port of Morrow allowed for

lyrical complexity and dynamic mu-sical development. The Shins even

managed to stay true to their previ-

ous styles and melodies.

Port of Morrow starts with Ri-

es Spiral, which follows the style

that gave The Shins success in the

rst place. The second song Simple

Song, hit stores a few months be-

fore the albums release, but because

of its musical air, it sounds fresh and

new. Simple Song blends Mer-

cers classic love-centric lyrics with

a more upbeat melody. The album

then moves to the slower Its Only

Life, a mellow song the old lineup

did not develop the skills to play. The

second slow song, September,

contains some of Mercers best lyr-

ics to date. He describes one of his

daughters bedtime stories about

their futures with the poetic lines,

And love is the ink in the well when

her body writes. No Way Down,

the sixth song creates a warm mo-

ment for the l istener. The line, Make

me a drink strong enough / To wash

away this dishwasher world theysaid was lemonade, captures the

idea of moving past lifes greatest

disappointments. The album closes

The Shins please hipsterand mainstream audiencesLucy Orsi

Business Manager of

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out with 40 Mark Strasse and Port

of Morrow, both of which showcase

the electronic side of the band.

Mercer creates the best music

when he controls every aspect of it.

His past lineups created a prison of

mundane sounds. Port of Morrow

allows him to express his true talent

as a musician. Normally, bands that

appeal to both mainstream and in-

die fans fade out as they grow older.

Pleasing the musically inclined hip-

ster and the mainstream audience is

an often impossible task. However,

The Shins continue to develop in

both directions. Port of Morrow isan album that catchy, yet complex,

and nuanced, yet universal in the

themes it addresses.

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As a whole, this album show-

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rst Fanfarlo album, but the

last two years led the band

down a more experimental

path.

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Topvenewly free apps

With college comes cost, and

it seems like everywhere you turn

there is a new one. One place

where no one wants to see cost is

in the entertainment on their smart

phone, and now you do not need

to. App Tracker compiles a list of

apps that go on sale for a short

period of time, and the best part

is, the apps are free. While there

are some fairly obscure apps that

make you wonder why anyone

would need them, there are some

useful and entertaining free apps.

The rst app reduces what you

pay for ringtones. One unfortunate

aspect of the iPhone is Apples

tight control over the ringtones.

With Ringtone Maker, you are able

to take songs or sounds stored in

your iPhone and make them your

ringtone, text tone, tweet tone,

email tone, and whatever else you

need toned. It comes with nu-

merous features that allow you to

edit the sound in a variety of ways

from length to pitch.

Instagram needs to step aside

with the large sum of money it re-

ceived from Facebook. Now, the

hottest new media altering app is

Viddy, which is Instagram on ste-

roids for your videos. With basic

coloring effects like Instagram, Vid-dy integrates more settings, from

white balance to audio metering.

So if you were the next big photog-

rapher with Instagram, it is about

time you picked up Viddy from the

app store to show that you can

shoot videos with the best of them.

There are few free games that

hold your attention for longer than a

week or so. With the digital version

of Mattels award winning board

game, Blockus, the craving for a

new game may be over. The rules

are simple. Block your opponent

from being able to place anymore

pieces onto the board. However,

if you start playing with your friend

without thinking through your strat-

egy you will nd your blocks simply

will not t.

The next app is a bit of a strange

one, but the entertainment value is

undeniable. With Oldify, youre able

to take pictures of your friends,

family, or yourself and age the pic-

tures to the desired age. Of course

seeing a couple unsightly wrinkles

on your friends is the obvious use,

but the real gem hidden in the app

is the feature to animate said aged

pictures.

Never search for your phone

that you put on silent again. Find

My Phone is an app that not only

nds your missing phone and dis-

plays it on a map, but can also

make the phone sound even if it is

on silent. Simply log into another

iOS device and the app will show

you where the missing device is

along with being able to distantly

lock the phone or wipe the phone.

Paying for apps is something of

the past with App Tracker. Howev-

er, do not wait because these app

deals are only available for a short

amount of time.

Jeffery Hibbert

Staff Writer

Last week, the Mines campus

found itself in the midst of a zom-

bie outbreak. Onlookers jumped

back in fear, staff members

watched and laughed, and tourgroups stared on in amazement

as 99 students ran around cam-

pus with orange bandanas trying

to tag, shoot (with foam darts), or

whack one another.

This semesters version of the

game began with original zom-

bies running around attempting

to tag other players who were

the humans. If the humans could

not outrun or stun the zombies,

they had to move their bandanas

from their left arms to their heads,

indicating that the zombies had

turned them from humans to fel-

low zombies.

Zombies were required to

feed (make a successful tag)

every 48 hours or else they wouldstarve to death.

The outbreak quickly spread

across campus and it became

a common site to see groups of

students hurrying across cam-

pus, ready to fend off any attack-

ing zombies with Nerf guns, foam

swords, pool noodles, socks,

marshmallows, and in one case,

a magic wand.

The participants were given

missions throughout the week

which could be completed for

various rewards. For the humans,

missions included gathering sup-

plies scattered across campus,

incubating a cure, nding com-

ponents of an antidote, rescuing

some uncooperative princesses,a friendly game of capture the

ag, building a tower to signal a

helicopter, radioing the helicopter,

and getting through the zombie

horde to the safety of the helicop-

ter.

Upon completion of their mis-

sions, humans were rewarded

with prizes such as snacks, an-

tidotes, immunities to the zombie

virus, black ops humans, and

extra knowledge for the next mis-

sion.

As zombies are generall y not

the brightest of creatures, their

missions usually just consisted

of trying to eat the humans and

stop them from completing their

designated mission. The zombieswere able to get special power-

ups, free brains, and a free day

when the humans could not use

their melee weapons.

Before the nal mission of the

game, wherein the humans tried

to make it to a helicopter which

would take them to safety, there

were 69 active players (players

who were still in the game and

had not died of starvation), with

28 humans and 41 zombies. 15

humans managed to grab onto

the helicopter and survive the

game, including one stuffed ani-

mal survivor named Kaiser Bunny.

The participants all walked

away from the nal mission with

smiles on their faces and manyengaged in playful dueling, danc-

ing, and staged attacks after the

game was over.

Player Sydney Rogers, who

went from being human to a zom-

bie partway through the week de-

scribed the game as a fun way

to get to get to know people and

relieve stress, well at least if you

are a zombie. Even after getting

hit by pool noodles and shot at

all week, it is always one of my

favorite weeks of the semester.

Kate Lyssy, president of the

Urban Gaming Club, the orga-

nization that runs the Humans

vs. Zombies game, said that

she thought it went great, even

though it was smaller this se-mester than previous games. We

denitely had more enthusiastic

people overall and I think it was a

more balanced game too.

Moderator Chase Tyree agreed

with Lyssys assessment, adding

that the zombies did a really

good job this game. Same with

humans; everyone did well! Small

games mean dedicated people

playing.

Mines campus faces a zombie outbreakJordan Francis

Staff Writer

A group of humans prepare for a ght with foam swords.

A group of zombies attack a human on the IM elds.

Urinetown. Yes, that is reallythe title of Mines Little Theaters

latest musical production, which

debuted last Friday and Saturday.

As cast member Athena Ryals

puts it, It lives up to i ts name.

Urinetown is a satirical musi-

cal comedy set in a world where

the water supply is so low, people

must pay to use the bathroom.

Those who are unable to pay are

sent to Urinetown, a terrifying

place from which nobody ever re-

turns. The burden of this dire situ-

ation, of course, lands hardest on

the poor in the land and the story

follows their struggle.

It is an odd premise to be sure,

but it actually worked rather well.

Both humorous and thoughtful,Urinetown contained just as

many immature jokes and actual

thought-provoking questions as

one would assume a musical

about pee would have. As cast

member Kyle Santi described, it

is a dark, urine-stained comedy.

With music by Mark Hollmann

and lyrics by Hollmann and Greg

Kotis, the musical itself was very

entertaining. The performance

contains many funny scenes

which parody other famous mu-

sicals and styles of performance,

including Les Misrables, Fid-

dler on the Roof, and gospel

music.

The performers worked very

hard to bring forth a very enjoy-able show for their audience. It

is a good reminder that the engi-

neers of Mines can do more than

just math problems that would

terrify the rest of the populace as

it showcased a variety of singing,

dancing, and acting talents.

After it was a ll said and done,cast member Kate Lyssy enjoyed

Mines Little Theatrecharms with UrinetownJordan Francis

Staff Writer

being a part of the performance,

but had just one complaint. It

was very warm if ever you need

to dance in a wool skirt for a fewhours, dont.

ALL PHOTOS JORDAN FRANCIS / OREDIGGER

Mr. Cladwell speaks to his daughter.

Bobby and Josephine Strong give a memorable

performance.


10/12



Previous chapters can be found

online at oredigger.net

The sun had barely risen when

Telloc delivered an abrupt wake-upcall. He brought with him a small

plate with what looked like bread

and cooked meat. The meat tasted

like rabbit. She followed, still half-

asleep, to an underground cavern

made of the same metal walls as

the rest of the place. Weapons

lined every inch of available wall

space. Marna was standing at the

far end of the room, talking to the

other man she met yesterday. His

shoulders were hunched forward

as if he was carrying a heavy pack.

Occasionally his tongue would dart

out to wet his lips. They abruptly

stopped when they heard Telloc

call out.

Marna, I trust youre ready?

Marnas eyes traveled up anddown Chloes thin but slightly mus-

cled frame. She looked back at

Telloc and shrugged. Youre the

better ghter. Why dont you train

her?

Because youre the best weve

got and if anyone can train her, its

you.

They exchanged some other

comments but Chloes focus was

on the weird twitchy man. His

eyes, the way they stared through

her, sent shivers down her spine.

No matter how hard she tried,

Chloe couldnt break eye contact.

A smaller scar ran from the corner

of his mouth, along his jaw and

met up with the bigger one at the

base of his neck. Did the wormthings do all of that to him?

Yes.

Chloe blinked. What?

The parasites make sure their

hosts suffer before they take over.

We are like insects to them. He

took a step closer. They let us

watch when they torture potential

hosts.

Garren, Marna placed a hand

on the mans shoulder. Garrens

eyes shifted back and forth from

Marna to Chloe. Why dont you

go with Telloc? He has some new

medicine for you.

Garren looked at Telloc with the

eyes of a child. Will it make me

forget, doc?

Telloc motioned for Garrento head out of the arena. As he

walked towards Telloc, Garren

kept a watchful eye on Chloe like

Alara: Chapter 10Nicole Johnson

Staff Writer

he expected her to grow claws

and bite his head off. A cold sweat

broke across Chloes neck. After

Garren and Telloc disappeared,

Chloe let out a breath she hadnt

realized shed been holding.

What, she tried to swallow but

her mouth was too dry. What didthey do to him?

Just what he said. The aliens

want to test the durability of the

hosts so they run experiments on

them. They enjoy the rush of emo-

tion within their hosts, particularly

craving fear. What better way than

to force them to witness torture?

How was Garren rescued?

Luck. She grabbed a dagger

on a nearby table. Telloc can tell

you more about that and our mis-

sion later. For now, we need to

train you.

Chloe nearly scoffed. Train-

ing to Marna was giving Chloe a

weapon she had no idea how to

properly handle and diving right

into combat. All Chloe could dowas dodge the raining blows.

Most got so close, she could hear

the blade slicing through the air

by her ear. After a dozen or so

swings, Marna stepped back and

started circling Chloe. Clasping

the dagger tightly in her right hand,

Chloe circled with Marna and fo-

cused on keeping her heart rate

down. Thats when Chloe noticed

Marna favored her right side. As

Chloe tried getting closer, Marna

charged. Chloe threw up her dag-

ger to defend but Marna grabbed

the arm Chloe blocked with and

twisted it behind her back. Chloe

gasped and dropped the dag-

ger. Marna let go of her arm and

stepped back ve paces.Pick it up. Try again.

For over an hour, the same

scene played. Marna lured Chloe

closer and always managed to

send Chloe crashing to the ground.

After about the dozenth time face

planting into the ground, Chloe

found it easier to lie on the ground.

She licked her dry, cracked lips

and wiped away the small trickle of

blood with the back of her hand.

She just needed a moment to

catch her breath. Of course that

crazy alien wasnt going to let her

have it. Marna marched over to

where the stupid girl had landed

and yanked her to her feet.

Come on, human. She re-

fused to call Chloe anything else.If I can push you around like this,

youre in for a world of hurt when

you face them. Ive seen better

defensive moves on a chulan. A

chulan, Chloe later learned, was

the Taren equivalent of a snail ex-

cept nearly ten times the size of

the Earth variety and their shell

was covered in a thin layer of fur.

Give me a god damn break.

Chloe clutched her side, whichwas throbbing uncontrollably.

Where Im from Im a mechanic

not a soldier. She looked down at

the curved dagger lying at her feet.

Like it or not, and believe me I

dont, Telloc has charged me with

preparing you for combat. If I have

to listen to another one of Tellocs

damn team player speeches, I

might just give myself over to the

aliens as a host. Marna rolled her

eyes as she watched Chloe try to

grab the dagger and collapse onto

the ground.

And here Telloc assured me

Alara knew what she was doing.

Chloe pushed herself to her

feet. Telloc said you all needed

me for machine stuff.Those things wont care youre

only there for machine stuff.

Theyll kill you just the same as us.

Marna placed her dagger with the

others and left the room.

Day after day, Chloe spent

more time eating the ground than

food. Telloc or Marna were with

her at all times. The others stared

at her like she was a walking dis-

ease. Garren appeared to take an

interest but always scuttled away

when she got too close. She

spent her nights nursing her ego

and looking through the English

translations of Taren books. Their

technology was incredible when

the Taren were in their prime. If

they werent invaded, they couldeasily of fought off the aliens a few

hundred years down the line. The

way they pumped and cleaned

water was actually very similar to

how they did it back home. Chloe

stopped when she thought about

home. She wondered what it was

like now, even though it already

happened. Two thousand years

and this is what humans achieve.

Chloe fell asleep with the screams

of her people echoing in her head.

The next day she was pass-

ing through the dining hall on the

way to bed when she noticed a

small gathering of people. She

was about to look away when she

noticed two were shouting at each

other.She pointed it out to Marna.

Whats going on?

She bit her lip. The water l-

ters been acting funny. Makes

people a little crazy. Nothing of

consequence to you.

She ignored the disdain hang-

ing off Marnas words. Ive been

looking through the schematics of

your water pumps. I think I can

help.Haren is one of our best engi-

neers. He can gure it out.

Telloc came up behind them.

Whats it doing this time?

Same problem, just worse.

We might have to move.

Telloc swallowed loudly. An-

other pair of eyes cant hurt. Come

on, Chloe.

Telloc pushed Chloe towards

the group of people arguing. Har-

en. What seems to be the prob-

lem?

An older gentleman with a long

white beard turned towards Telloc.

He stroked the wiry hairs. You

think shes gonna x it?

I spent my childhood working

on something similar. Only Tel-loc smiled. The rest grumbled and

turned away from Chloe.

Hey, Telloc said. If the alter-

native is to move, at least let her

look. Haren, get to it. The rest of

you get to bed.

Haren pointed to a clunky ma-

chine and explained the problem.

Chloe listened and examined the

set up.

So basically, Chloe furrowed

her brow. Theres something

clogged.

Haren and Chloe worked for

hours but got nowhere fast. Even-

tually Haren threw up his hands

and stormed out, leaving Chloe

and Telloc alone in the dining room.

Chloe sighed, rubbing her neck.Its not you. Weve known

about this problem for a while.

Still, Im pretty sure they see

me as nothing more than one of

those things.

Better prove them wrong,

then. Telloc nodded to the water

pump.

Chloe heaved a heavy sigh. I

dont suppose you have any cof-

fee?

Its equivalent but I dont think

youll like it.

Good enough. As long as it

keeps me awake.

Chloe worked through the

night, tinkering with the differ-

ent valves and still she could not

nd the clog. Until she realizedthat maybe it wasnt a clog at all.

Maybe there was a loose connec-

tion between the...thats it! Chloe

chugged another cup of the black

sludge Telloc had brought her.

She chuckled when she realized it

wasnt the worst cup of synthetic

coffee shed ever had.

A high pitched humming and

hushed whispers woke Telloc.

He opened his eyes to the entirecolony huddled around the water

pump. He pushed to the front of

the crowd and found Chloe asleep

in front of the water pump, which

was humming happily behind her.

In her hand she was clutching a

dirty glass with the clearest water

hed ever seen.

Chloes eyes slowly opened and

she jumped when her gaze met a

few dozen, all looming over her. I

got it working, I think. She rubbed

the sleep from her eyes.

Telloc looked over at Marna

who for years never once showed

anything but a frown. Now, she

was smiling. For the next few

days, Haren and the others held

their breath but the pump contin-ued working and worked better

than it had since they rst installed

it.

Over the next few weeks, she

improved in combat training.

Marna still kicked her ass every

day but now it took more work on

Marnas part. Chloe even got the

woman to break a sweat. Marna

taught her how to even use a dis-

ruptor, which Chloe preferred but

knew she wouldnt always be able

to use it.

She even got a few smiles

when walking back and forth from

the arena to her bedroom. Haren

and her spent nights looking at

old machinery that was being held

together by practically nothing.Sometimes Chloe could help and

sometimes she couldnt. After a

while, Haren started telling her sto-

ries about the time before aliens

that his grandfather had told him.

The outside world sounded like a

beautiful place, much like the Earth

her father told stories of when she

was little. Maybe she could stick

around after this crazy mission

and help the Taren. As she lied in

bed one night with these thoughts

running through her head, Chloe

closed her eyes and sighed. What

was she thinking? They would

never let her stick around.

Thats when she heard the

handle on her door jiggle and turn.

A gure, cloaked in black, slippedthrough and locked the door be-

hind it.

Time to die, human.

In downtown Golden on

Washington Avenue stands a

building that seems to be straight

out of the 1920s. Old Capitol Grill

was last remodeled in 1993, and

the outside restored to its former

glory.Built by W.A.H. Loveland,

the building that houses the Old

Capitol Grill was once the capi-

tol building of the Colorado terri-

tory. The rst legislature sessions

were held there in 1866, during

the time when Denver and Gold-

en were in a battle over which

city would become the capital

city. Loveland, himself, was one

of Mines rst trustees, and the

school held some of its rst ses-

sions in his building as well.

Old Capitol Grill spans the

Loveland building, as well as the

north side of the building, built by

Adolf Coors.

The Old Capitol Grill serves a

variety of delicious food for lunch

or dinner.

Appetizers incl ude foods such

as the Rocky Hills Nachos, onion

rings, and artichoke dip. One of

their most delicious offerings, the

onion soup, satises with a plen-

tiful amount of red and white on-

ions. Topped with croutons and

cheese, the soup arrives with a

giant piece of Texas toast. The

Steer on a Roll sandwich includes

sliced roast b

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