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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 93, Issue 10 November 12, 2012

The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines

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Sports 6

Opinion 12

Features 5

News 2

Obama wins a

second term over

Romney

Great Italian

food outside ofGolden

Minds at Mines

asks about

Thanksgiving

Mines Volleyball

takes RMAC

Championship

The Mines community celebrates global cultures at this years International Day. See more of the festivities on page 6.

JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER

The techn ology that mak es

the Xbox Kinect and other motion

sensing games is a complex eld

in computer science. Professor

Bill Hoff, along with ve graduate

students, is heavily involved with

research in this eld, specically in

the areas of computer vision andpattern recognition.

Computer vision is a process

of using computers to interpret im-

ages from cameras and do things

like recognize objects or measure

the location of things. Hoff and his

team mainly work with off-the-shelf

cameras and sensors, focusing

on software development. They

write algorithms using high-level

programming like MATLAB and

C++, or in the case of develop-

ing applications for tablets and

phones, Java.

Beyond video games, the re-

search into computer vision has

numerous practical applications.

For example, two years ago Hoff

was on sabbatical working atLockheed Martin. They were

working on autonomous convoy

technology. The idea is you would

have a driver in a lead truck, with

driverless trucks following it. I

helped them develop mapping and

landmark recognition localization

using computer vision to help the

following trucks follow the lead

truck.

Computer vision technology is

also versatile and easily applied in

inter-disciplinary research. For ex-

ample, ten years ago Hoff worked

with a research group in Denver

and used medical imaging tech-

nology, like X-rays, in combination

with computer vision technology

to evaluate how knee implants de-

graded over time. We were tryingto understand how these implants

function and why they wear out so

quickly. Your typical knee implant

has a piece of plastic in-between

the bones which tends to wear out

in ten to fteen years.

We were studying, essentially,

X-ray movies of people with these

implants to see exactly how they

were moving and using computer

vision technology to quantify that

motion. We found, as a result of

this analysis, that one type of im-

plant was better than the others.

Hoff is currently working in the

developing field of augmented

reality. He said, Im really excited

about augmented reality, its an

area Im really interested in, andId love to get students involved.

Augmented reality is the process

of augmenting the real world with

virtual object. There are some ap-

plications on phones, like when

you take a picture of a landmark

and it is labeled.

Behind gaming:Computer visionSean Lopp

Staff Writer

Continued atvision on page 3

Graphene usedas a conductor

Graphene is often regarded as

a miracle material by physicists.

Composed of a layer of carbon

exactly one atom thick, it has a

plethora of potential applications.

In less than ten years, publications

numbering in the ten thousands

have been released about gra-phene. Against this background, the

Colorado School of Mines own Dr.

Zhigang Wu recently presented new

research on Band Gap Opening of

Graphene with Periodic Structural

Modications.

Many, though not all, of gra-

phenes properties are favorable

for practical use. Graphenes elec-

tron mobility, thermal conductivity,

Youngs modulus, and optical ab-

sorption are very good, but it has

certain difculties for application.

Most signicantly, it has no inher-

ent band gap opening, a very small

on-off ratio in eld-effect transistors,

and excitations do not always last

long enough for use. Therefore, a

major focus of graphene researchis in making graphene a semi-

conductor so it can be used in place

of more common semi-conductors

like silicon.

Several options exist already to

manipulate graphene into a semi-

conductor, including graphene

nanoribbons and periodic defects.

However, the focus of Wus presen-

Deborah Good

Managing Editortation was on a new technology,

graphene nanomesh. This material

is created by poking regular holes

in a sheet of graphene and creates

a semi-conductor.

As a computational physicist, Wu

worked to connect the theoretical

underpinnings of graphene with

practical experimental results. Wu

successfully demonstrated that the

created band gap opening couldbe modeled analytically mapping

the discrete perturbative reciprocal

lattice vectors onto Dirac points.

The presen ted model used

delta function potential to model

periodic perturbation and match

Dirac points.

Wus research also mapped

graphene nanomesh to carbon

nanotubes and graphene nanorib-

bons. The model used rectangular

and 60-degree parallelogram unit

cells in this mapping.

The mapping found that rectan-

gular and hexagonal unit cells both

show an exactly reverse correspon-

dence between the graphene nano-

mesh and the carbon nanotubes.

This results from the fact that theDirac points should be matched to

create an semi-conductor in one

sort of material and avoided in the

other.

Wu mentioned these results

were conrmed by discrete Fourier

analysis, but that he hoped future

work would verify the outcome with

other analytical methods.


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Headlines from around the worldLocal News

James Davies, a Lakewood

police ofcer, was killed by the

friendly re of fellow ofcer,Devaney Braley on November11. He was responding to agunre incident when Braleymistook him for a threat. Da-vies, a father of two, is the rstLakewood ofcer to die in theline of duty.

The Denver Police Depart-ment just established a newcrime lab, worth $36 million.

The labs new technology willallow for 16,000 Denver crimesto be solved each year, includ-ing closure for previously un-solvable cold cases.

A Southwest Airlines ight

slid off the DIA taxiway on theafternoon of November 10.While attempting to land in thesnow and sleet, the planes125 passengers and 5 crewmembers, suffered no report-ed injuries.

A Golden 5th grader hon-ored veterans with his essayon heroes. Grant Allen, whosegrandfathers both served in themilitary, wrote We do have su-per heroes in our country. Theyare known as the United States

Armed forces. They are realsuper heroes. They have giventheir lives to us, for a time.

The national Christmas treemade a stop in Denver on itsway to Washington D.C. Sun-day. The tree was harvestedin Meeker, Colorado in WhiteRiver national Forest and is rid-ing to the capital on a customtruck driven by former Sena-tor Ben Nighthorse Campbell.Sundays festivities includeda food, toy, and clothing driveand Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Josh Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Josh Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Syrian opposition groups fromthe entire Middle East region haveplans to gather this week in an ef-fort to unify the opposition toBashar al-Assads government.

UN agencies, aid workers, ArabLeague members, and the Friendsof Syria movement all gathered toreach an agreement on how to dealwith Syria, where humanitarian aidorganizations say that some 35,000people have been killed since theghting began.

Tensions are on the rise in theareas surrounding Iran, as reports

have come out that Iranian ghterjets red upon a US reconnais-

sance drone ying over the Arabi-an Gulf. The Department of Defensesaid that the drone was performinga routine surveillance mission overinternational waters, and never en-tered Iranian airspace.

Nakoula BasseleyNakoula, the producerof the anti-Islam lmthat caused mas-

sive riots in muchof the Middle Easttwo months ago,has been sen-tenced to 12months in jailwith two years

of probationafter that. Hisofcial sen-tence is forparole viola-tions. The lmhe releasedcriticizing Is-lam causedthe deaths ofdozens of peo-ple when protests

erupted across much of the Arabworld in response to the lm.

Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu has announced thathe is ready and willing to initiatemilitary action against Iran if thetrade sanctions leveled against thecountry do not force it to abandonits nuclear program. Netanyahu isat odds with the President BarackObama over his willingness to resortto nuclear force.

Seven active-duty Navy Sealshave been reprimanded for theirinvolvement in the development of

the new Medal of Honor: Warf-ighter video game. The ofcial

report from the U.S. Navy says thatthe seven Seals involved gave awaymilitary secrets and classied infor-mation to Electronic Arts in the de-velopment of the game.

President Obama is scheduledto visit Burma, Thailand, and Cam-bodia over the next two weeks, aspart of a tour to encourage thetransition to a democratic form

of government. Obama will be therst US president to visit the coun-try of Burma. The most senior USofcial that has visited Burma isSecretary of State Hillary Clinton,

who made her trip to in Decemberof 2011.

Rochester, New York - Hydrogen-powered cars have been a goal for scientists and engineersfor years, but limitations in catalyst technology have prevented any signicant advancements untilnow. Researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered a catalyst that generates hydrogenmolecules at a very high rate, and does so for weeks on end with no decrease in production. Bycoating Cadmium Selenide nanoparticles with organic compounds, known as DHLA, they were ableto achieve the goal of a robust, fast-acting catalyst. This discovery addresses the main difculties inhydrogen generation technology, nding catalysts that are inexpensive, easily generated, and robust.

Pasadena, California -There islikely not a substantial concentrationof methane on Mars, according toresults from the Curiosity rover. Lastweek NASA held a press conferencewhere Christopher Webster of theJet Propulsion Laboratory reported

with 95% certainty that betweenzero and ve parts per billion (ppb) ofmethane exist in the Martian atmo-sphere. The nding casts doubt onthe existence of methane-producingbacteria on Mars that would be simi-lar to those found on Earth. Otherscientists discount the results, say-ing that Curiosity is not in an auspi-cious area for methane release.

Amsterdam, Netherlands - Researchers at AmsterdamsFOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics have created

a device, known as a waveguide, that appears to cause lightto move innitely fast. The nanoscale device has an index ofrefraction of zero for visible wavelength light. It alters light sothat at a particular wavelength the entire guide lights up andthe light waves behave as if their peaks are simultaneously ev-erywhere and moving innitely fast. Although at rst glance thisresult appears to violate Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity,researchers explain this is not the case because light has twodistinct speeds. The rst is called the phase velocity, andit is the rate at which waves propagate through the medium.

The second is called group velocity, and it is the rate at whichinformation is transmitted through the medium. Group velocitymust stay below the speed of light, but the phase velocity hasno such limitation. This new technology may have signicantapplications in optical circuitry, allowing for virtually unlimitedtransfer speeds within operating cores and circuitry.

Pinnacle Point, South Africa - Early humans may have had major toolsand weapons earlier than previously thought. An archeological dig in South

Africa resulted in a set of stone blades, likely used in arrows or as weapons ofsome kind, that are about 71,000 years old. Previous research had indicatedthese technologies emerged briey ve to ten thousand years later. Within thesingle dig, there are stone tools and weapons from a continuous time span ofroughly 11,000 years. Researchers on the project indicate that these weaponsand tools gave coastal humans a major advantage over the Neanderthals.


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There is a lot of potential for manyapplications, like navigation, training,

or education. Generally, when youwant to help a person understandwhat theyre looking at and guidethem through a task.

Outsideof comput-er vision isthe broad-er area ofp a t t e r nr eco g n i -tion. Hoff,along witha gradu-ate stu-dent havedevelopeda projectusing pattern recognition which will

hopefully lead to a number of pub-lished journal articles.Pattern recognition is a bit more

general, where you try to classify pat-terns from information which is moregeneral than vision information. Forexample, I have a project in activityrecognition, where we are trying torecognize group activities of peoplein Brown Building, with the purposeof predicting where people are goingto be throughout the day for build-

Behind gaming:Computervision

ing energy efciency purposes. The

sensors detect the presence of peo-ple, and then patterns can be cre-ated about room use throughout the

day, as well as recognizing specicpatterns like evening exams, snowdays, etc, he said.

Hoff and his projects are a part ofthe largerresearchgroup onc a m p u swhich isled byP r o f e s -sor TracyCamp. Theresearchg r o u pmakes upCARDI, theCenter for

Automated Robotics and Distributed

Intelligence, which brings togetherprofessors with similar research ar-eas for collaboration, seminars, andoccasionally joint projects.

Hoff mentioned that the technol-ogy behind the Wii was simple, cov-ered within the rst few days of lec-ture in his computer vision class. Theresearch he conducts may producepractical solutions, but it may alsond its way into the next big video

game.

Continued from page 1

The research group makes up

CARDI, the Center for Automated

Robotics and Distributed Intel-

ligence, which brings together

professors with similar research

areas for collaboration, seminars,

and occasionally joint projects.

The second-worst Atlantic

storm in known history, HurricaneSandy, made landfall in New Jer-sey on the Atlantic coast on Oc-tober 29. The hurricane beganas a tropical storm in the West-ern Caribbean Sea, then gainedstrength as it moved North andbecame a hurricane. As Sandymoved through the CaribbeanSea, across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti,the Bahamas, and the DominicanRepublic, it caused an estimated$3 billion in damages and claimedover 110 lives in the United Statesalone.

When Sandy made landfall inNew Jersey, it brought the largeststorm surge ever recorded on the

Atlantic coast. At nearly 14 feet, it

topped the previous record of tenfeet. As the storm moved inland itpushed hurricane-strength windsas far inland as Michigan, causingmassive waves on Lake Michiganand affecting weather as far westas Wisconsin.

The worst-hit areas of the na-tion include New Jersey and New

York, where roughly 800,000 peo-ple were without power for over aweek. Large neighborhoods thatwere in low-lying areas were en-tirely wiped out, leaving only splin-tered frames of houses remaining.

To add to the drama, a New Yorkpower company, ConsolidatedEdison, experienced a massiveexplosion in Manhattans East Vil-

lage, which subsequently lost allpower.

After the storm surge hit Man-hattan Island the entire subwaysystem rapidly ooded, leaving the

citys residents without any way totravel out of the city. Many mainroads were ooded as well, effec-tively eliminating any possibility of

using mass transit until the watersubsided.In New York City alone, the

storm claimed 48 lives before itpetered out. In contrast HurricaneKatrina claimed some 1833 livesacross the affected area, nearlyten times that of Sandy. This maybe due in large part to the geo-graphical differences betweenthe Atlantic Coast and the Gulf ofMexico Coast, as well as the rela-tive preparedness of emergencyresponders.

Early estimates of the mon-etary impact of the storm projectthat Sandy has caused nearly $55billion to the U.S. and other coun-tries affected. This is roughly half

of the damage that Katrina caused

Hurricane Sandy remainsin the national spotlight

in 2005.Sandy is widely considered to

be the second-worst storm to hitthe Atlantic Coast. With the im-

mediate cost of the storm so high,the long-term impact of Sandy isdifcult to ascertain at this time.

After this record-breaking storm,many are wondering if there is away to engineer our way out of thislevel of destruction if a storm ofthis magnitude ever comes again.Experts in water resources and cli-matology are proposing a plan thatwould involve installing massivesea-gates across the low-lyingareas of Manhattan, which couldbe deployed in the event of a largestorm with the potential to causea storm surge. These gates wouldsit on the sea oor until needed.

Initial estimate of the cost of sucha massive undertaking are in the

range of $10-$17 billion.

Josh Kleitsch

Staff Writer

Hurricane Sandy rips a tree out of the ground and destroys

houses in a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.

COURTESY VICPETERS

For the past year and a half,

much of the population of Syria hasbeen protesting the government ofBashar al-Assad. In the past fewmonths, this protest, which rose outof the Arab Spring in early 2011, hasescalated from isolated events of vi-olence to widespread civil war, withthe military forces under al-Assadc o m b a t t i n grebel forces.

Last weekmembers ofo p p o s i t i o ngroups, hu-manitarian aidorganizations,and interestedWestern pow-ers met to dis-

cuss how toeffectively op-pose the Syr-ian governmentwithout causingmore blood-shed. Thismeeting tookplace in Doha,the capital city of Qatar. Under thesupervision of the Arab League, thismeeting sought to unite all partiesinvolved in opposition to Syria, in aneffort to force al-Assad and his gov-ernment to stop the violence andbloodshed. Those involved statedthat failure was forbidden, and thatthey would not leave this meetingwithout a working plan.

Over the past year, the U.S. andthe United Nations Security Councilhave leveled trade sanctions againstSyria to force them to listen to their

Syrian Civil Waris in full swingJosh Kleitsch

Staff Writer

people, but the sanctions have onlypushed the Syrian government andmilitary to more violence. Currentestimates are that roughly 35,000

people have been killed in the ght-ing.

U.N. humanitarian aid groups re-port that roughly 1.2 million peoplehave been displaced by the violencein Syria, with some 11,000 eeing

the country on last Thursday nightalone. Turkey has been accepting

the lions shareof the refugees,with 9,000crossing theborder over-night.

Civilians arenot the onlyones eeing

the violence, itseems. Three

generals andeight colonelsas well as othermilitary ofcers

defected fromthe Syrian armyand crossedinto Turkey lastweek, suggest-

ing that some of the Syrian govern-ment and military are becoming dis-gruntled with the direction al-Assadhas taken the nation.

With the death toll continuing torise, it has become imperative thateveryone involved reach an agree-ment on how best to combat theinjustice in Syria. Turkey has made itclear that they are willing to use mili-

tary force, and many Middle Easternpowers are now joining together tooppose Bashar al-Assad until heconcedes.

Over the past year, the U.S.

and the United Nations

Security Council have lev-

eled trade sanctions against

Syria to force them to

listen to their people, butas the sanctions have only

pushed the Syrian govern-

ment and military to more

violence.


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According to the electoral re-

sults published by the AssociatedPress, Barack Obama remains

president of the United States.

Obama claimed 303 electoral col-

lege votes over Republican chal-

lenger Governor Mitt Romneys

206 electoral college votes. Presi-

dent Obama also received 50.5%

of the popular vote, followed by

Romney at 48.02%, and Gover-

nor Gary Johnson of the Libertar-

ian party at .96%. Obama won

the following states: California (55

electoral votes), Connecticut (7),

Colorado (9), Delaware (3), Hawaii

(4), Illinois (20), Iowa (6), Maine

(4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts

(11), Michigan (16), Minnesota

(10), Nevada (6), New Hampshire

(4), New Jersey (14), New Mexi-co (5), New York (29), Ohio (18),

Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20),

Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Vir-

ginia (13), Washington D.C. (2),

Washington (12). Romney won

the following states: Alabama (9),

Alaska (3), Arizona (11), Arkansas

(6), Georgia (16), Idaho (4), Indi-

ana (11), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8),

Louisiana (8), Mississippi (6), Mis-

souri (10), Montana (3), Nebraska

(5), North Carolina (15), North

Dakota (3), Oklahoma (7), South

For most people, an election

causes anxiety and discourse be-

cause it means endless political

ads and people politicking for their

favorite candidate. Often, the aver-

age citizen simply bides his or her

time until the election is over so he

or she can get back to regular life.

This was especially true in swing

state Colorado, where it seemed

like a presidential candidate was

visiting the state every week. But

while most people know that Presi-

dent Barack Obama won the re-

cent election and won Coloradowith 50.9 percent of the vote, there

are other elections that deserve at-

tention as well.

All seven House of Representa-

tive seats were up for re-election.

In the First District, Democrat Di-

ana DeGette won 68 percent of the

vote, in the Second District, Demo-

crat Jared Polis won 56 percent of

the vote to reclaim his house seat.

Republican Scott Tipton reclaimed

his seat with 53.4 percent of the

vote.

Republican Cory Gardner won

the fourth district with 58.6 percent

of the vote. Republican Doug Lam-

born won the fth district with 65.3

percent of the vote, Republican

Mike Coffman won the Sixth with48.7 percent of the vote in the clos-

Barack Obama wins a second term overMitt Romney in 2012 Presidential Election

Carolina (9), South Dakota (3),

Tennessee (11), Texas (38 ), Utah

(6), West Virginia (5), and Wyo-

ming (3). There were no states

won by third party candidates.Reactions to the election, while

mixed, were generally positive. In-

ternational

reactions

were par-

t i c u l a r l y

p o s i t i v e .

C h i n e s e

President

Hu Jin-

tao sent a

te leg ram

to Obama

s a y i n g ,

You and I

have com-

mon views

on con-

structing aChina-US

coopera-

tion part-

n e r s h i p

based on

m u t u a l

r e s p e c t ,

m u t u a l

b e n e f i t

and a win-

win situ-

ation and

construct-

ing a new model for relations

between great powers. French

President Francois Hollande

wrote, Your re-election is a clear

choice in favor of an America thatis open, unied, completely en-

gaged in the international scene

and conscious of the challenges

facing our planet: peace, the

economy and the environment.

Speaker of the House John

Boehner wrote, The Americanpeople re-elected the president,

and re-elected our [Republican]

majority in the House. If there is a

mandate, it is a mandate for both

parties to nd common ground

and take steps together to help

our economy grow and createjobs, which is critical to solving

our debt.

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama celebrate in Chicago with Joe Biden and his wife upon hearing of the

Democratic victory. Obama beat Romney 303 to 206 electoral college votes.

Ramiro Rodriguez

Staff Writer

COURTESY ABCNEWS

Colorado specifc election statisticsA look at key issues and house representatives

est of the seven districts defeating

challenger Joe Miklosi by just over

three percent, and nally Democrat

Ed Perlmutter won the Seventh

district with 53.3 percent of the

vote. All seven races were won by

the incumbent, and only the Sixth

district was within 10 percentage

points.

The other key issues on the bal-

lot were Amendments 64, 65, and

Amendment S. Amendment 64

was an amendment to the Colo-

rado State Legislature that would

allow those over 21 years of age

to legally possess marijuana, up to

one ounce, and allow for someone

of legal age to grow up to six plantsfor personal use. Amendment 64

was approved by a majority of 54.8

percent of people, making Colora-

do, and later in the night Washing-

ton state, the rst to legalize mari-

juana at the state level. Amendment

65 was to reform campaign nance

limits to prevent the possible cor-

ruption of a candidate by special

interest groups or large donors. It

looked to limit the amount of mon-

ey that could be donated to a spe-

cic candidate. It was overwhelm-

ingly approved with 73.7 percent of

people voting for campaign nance

reform. Finally, Amendment S was

approved by a 56.1 percent of vot-

ers. Amendment S is in regards to

the state personnel system, requir-ing veterans preference to be ex-

panded and

increas ing

the number

of potential

candidates

eligible for

appointment

to a certain

position. It

would also

adjust the

duration of

t em p o r a r y

e m p l o y -

ment, require

merit based

a p p o i n t -

ments tobe made by

means of

c o m p a r a -

tive analysis,

and adjust

the terms of

service for

m e m b e r s

of the State

P e r s o n -

nel Board

among other things.

Judge Nathan B. Coats of the

Colorado Supreme Court was re-

tained, and the six Colorado Ap-

peals Court judges, Daniel Taub-

man, Dennis Graham, Gale Miller,

James Casebolt, John Webb, and

Laurie Booras were also all re-

tained. In Jefferson County, where

CSM is located, the race for dis-

trict 2 commissioner was won by

Republican John Odom. The vote

was decided by less than 150

votes, 50% to 49.9%.

Overall, there were 20 state

Senate positions up for re-election

and 65 State House positions up

for re-election. Instead of recap-ping all 85 races, this article will

focus on the 10 races residents of

Jefferson county were able to de-

cide. They included two state Sen-

ate posts, district 19 and 22, and

eight state House posts, districts 1,

22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, and 29.

Senate district 19 was won by

Democrat Evie Hudak by just over

325 votes at 46.9% to 46.4%.

Andy Kerr (Dem) won district 22

with 52.3% of the vote. Jeanne

Labuda (Dem) won District 1 with

61.8% of the vote; Justin Everett

(GOP) won state house district 22

with 52.4% of the vote; Max Tyler

(Dem) won District 23 with 49.9%;

Sue Schafer (Dem) won district 24

with 58.5%; District 25 was wonby Republican Cheri Gerou; Dis-

trict 27 by Republican Libby Sza-

bo, 52.9%; District 28 was won

by Democrat Brittany Petterson,

52.5%; and lastly District 29 with

51.3% by Democrat Tracy Kraft-

Tharp.

All Information from politico.

com, denverpost.com and the

2012 State Ballot Information

Booklet.

Ed Perlmutter, Democrat, won the Seventh

District with 53.3% of votes.

COURTESY US CONGRESS

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer


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If the thought Principles ofEconomics makes you cringe,then SuperFreakonomics is abook for you. This book takes the

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The books are the result of col-laboration between economistSteven Levitt and journalist Ste-phen Dubner. Together, the pairhave designed a book that usesthe quantitative and analytical ap-

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The book poses questionsthat many may never have asked,and answers questions that many

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Slate Caf? Do you want a breakfrom hiking across campus with aheavy backpack and smelling theCoors factory? Do you want thechance to travel around the worldand experience new cultures? Areyou an undergraduate student andstill need EPICS II credit?

Then get yourpassport in orderand take EPICSII at the Universi-ty of Wollongongin Australia! TheUniversity of Wol-longong is justa short train ride(80-km/49.7-miles) south of

Sydney. Accord-ing to QS WorldUniversity Rank-ings, the University of Wollongong isranked in the top two percent of re-search universities in the world. Theuniversity is within walking distanceof beaches. Australia has some ofthe most gorgeous beaches youveever seen; every beach you go to isfantastic, said Assistant ProfessorMartin Spann, one of the professorswho is heading the program.

This program will take place overthree weeks in Summer 2013 fromJuly 1 21. When asked the seasonin Australia, Professor Carrie Son-neborn said, Yes it will be winter in

Australia, but dont worry; the win-

ters in Australia are beautiful. It is alot like San Diego in winter or our fallhere (in Golden, CO).

Professor Sonneborn is one ofthe leaders of EPICS II course in theUniversity of Wollongong. Profes-sor Bob Knecht is also leading thisEPICS II course at the University ofWollongong. He commented thatThere is a new Sustainable Build-ings Research Center on campus

that uses net-zero energy. Oneproject is to develop a protocol forenergy audits of one or more local

buildings.Students will also work with Uni-

versity of Wollongong professorsand live on campus for the durationof the course. The university offers

much of the same services to stu-dents as are offered at Mines (i.e.recreation center, bookstore), butthe University of Wollongong offersa few more things than Mines. Ac-cording to the University of Wollon-gong website, the campus offerspubs, cafes, restaurants, concerts,

plays, art exhib-its, a bank,general store,and even a hair-dresser. Manypubs in Australiaare places wherefamilies can go,much more fam-ily-friendly thanin the states,

said Profes-sor Sonneborn.

Aside from cam-pus amenities, the professors planto take students on outings over theweekends to places such as Syd-ney, the Blue Mountains, Kiama, andMinnamurra Rainforest.

To make the trip more afford-able, why not just stay for the July-December semester? The Ofce of

International Programs can help getcourses pre-approved for transferback to CSM in fulllment of degree

requirements and can help obtain astudent visa. Courses must be ap-proved prior to leaving, and studentsmust earn a C or better in order totransfer the credit back. Contact

Kay Godel-Gengenbach ([email protected]) at the Ofce of Interna-tional Programs located at 1706 Illi-noisacross the street from USGS.

If you would like more informa-tion about taking EPICS II at the Uni-versity of Wollongong and the op-tion to stay for a full semester as anexchange student, come to one oftwo information sessions. One willbe held on Monday, November 12,and the other to be held on MondayNovember 19 both at 12:00 in theEPICS Annex.

EPICS II in theLand Down UnderHelen Ringle

Staff Writer

A rendering of a building at the University of Wollongongs

Sustainable Buildings Research Center.

COURTESY GREENSOURCE.CONSTRUCTION.COM

COURTESY TOURISMWOLLONGONG.COM

Aerial view of the University of Wollongong.

There is a new Sustainable

Buildings Research Center

on campus that uses net-

zero energy. One project

is to develop a protocol

for energy audits of one or

more local buildings.

Taking a break from Golden,diners can nd a wonderful mealat an Italian buffet-style restau-rant called Cinzzettis. Cinzzettisis a hugely popular restaurantlocated in Northglenn. While it isa bit of a drive, the trip is wellworth it.

The restaurant itself is hugewith a fair amount of parkingspots available. However, givenits popularity, it is hard to nd

a parking space on weekendnights.

The wait for a table can be alittle long without a reservation,so make sure to schedule yourtime wisely. Upon sitting down, awaiter will promptly ask for yourdrink order and then you may visitthe buffet table.

For a set price, you can revisit

Cinzzettis: An excellentout-of-town restaurantKyle Santi

Staff Writerthe buffet again and again. Thebuffet has all the traditional Italianofferings.

Guests can help themselves tofavorites such as lasagna, stro-ganoff, pizza, Parmesan chicken,salads and much more.

Make sure to nish off the meal

with one of the manydesserts, includ-ing bread pudding,gelato, and made-to-order crepes. Forthis great food andthe atmosphere, theprice is around $15-$20.

Regarding the at-mosphere, it is simply gorgeous.

The wal ls, ce iling, and woodworkall elicit authentic Italian architec-ture.

Italian artwork adorns thewalls which gives the restaurant aclassy feel. The buffet tables have

a stone appearance reminiscentof ancient Roman style. This res-taurant tries very hard to presentits atmosphere as Italian, and itsucceeds on all fronts.

Cinzzettis is an excellent res-taurant that serves delicious andauthentic Italian food. Given its

popularity, it is oftenpacked on week-ends.

The experience isfun in larger groupsand it is ideal tomake a reserva-tion if one is going.

Visiting Cinzzet isis also a chance to

leave Mines for a little while andenjoy the local shopping district.Cinzzettis is located on 281West 104th Avenue Northglenn,CO 80234. Its phone number is303-451-7300. Check it out, youwont regret it.

Cinzzettis is an ex-

cellent restaurant

that serves deli-

cious and authentic

Italian food.


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International Day was a multicultural success

Students at the Iran table are adorned in authentic Iranian dress. Mines students enjoy International Day festivities.

Students at the Turkey table wear national colors to show their patriotism. Students at the Malaysia table offer authentic cuisine.

This recipe makes a delicious

and easy dinner, but do not forget

the butter and garlic salt. It makes

these calzones extra tasty.

Ingredients:

1 package pre-made pizza

dough (Whole Foods, Martha

White, or homemade dough)

1 cup mozzarella cheese,divided

cup llings, divided

(onion, green pepper,

mushrooms, pepperoni)

cup pizza sauce, divided

tablespoon melted butter,

divided

garlic salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.

2. Mix pizza dough. Divide the

dough in two and roll out into even

circle.

3. Fill each calzone with 3/8 cup

pizza sauce, 3/8 cup llings, and

cup cheese.

4. Fold dough in half and pinch

the edges closed.

5. Melt butter and brush tops

with butter and a sprinkle of garlic

salt.

6. Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes

or until tops are golden brown.

To make some homemadedough:

Ingredients:

1.5 cups of our

package of active yeast

cup warm water

teaspoon salt

tablespoon white sugar

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions:

Mix together our, yeast, water,

salt, and white sugar. Coat dough

with vegetable oil.

JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER

JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGERJON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER

Whitney Welch

Staff Writer

WHITNEY WELCH / OREDIGGER

Flavorful and easyHomemade, customizable calzones

The homemade calzones can be customized with your

choice of llings!

As winter begins to roll in,

there is nothing quite like a bowl

of soup to chase away the cold.

This taco soup is a lling and

tasty end to a long day and can

bring a taste of the Southwest to

any dining table or desk.

The recipe takes some timeto cook, but it is worth the wait.

The recipe can easily

be changed to make

enough soup for a

couple of people or

a large group.

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground

beef

2 cups diced

onions

2 (15.5 oz.) cans

pinto beans

1 (15.5 oz.) can

pink kidney beans

1 (15 oz.) can

whole kernel

corn, drained

1 (14.5 oz.) canstewed tomatoes

1 (14.5 oz.) can

diced tomatoes

1 (14.5 oz.) can

Rotel (or tomato

with chile

substitute brand)

2 (4.5 oz.) cans

diced green

chiles

1 (1 .25 oz.)

package taco seasoning mix

1 (1 oz.) package ranch salad

dressing mix

Directions:

1. Brown the ground beef and

onions in a large skillet and drain

excess fat.

2. Transfer the browned beef

and onions to a large slow cooker

or crockpot.

3. Add the beans, corn, toma-

toes, green chiles, taco season-

Taco soup a tasty, adaptablevariation on Southwest cuisineKaterina Gonzales

Staff Writer

KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER

This taco soup is the perfect meal for a cold winter day or any time

youre craving a tasty, Southwest dish.

ing, and ranch dressing mix.

4. Cook in a slow cooker on

low for 6 to 8 hours or simmer

over low heat for about 1 hour in

a pot on the stove.

5. Enjoy!

Serve with tortilla chips, fritos,

a tortilla, or unaccompanied. Add

a variety of toppings including

sour cream, cheese, green on-

ions, jalapenos, or tomatoes for

an extra kick.


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s p o r t snovember 12, 2012 page 7


The No. 12 Colorado Schoolof Mines volleyball team entered

the week needing just two wins

to claim the outright RMAC title

for the rst time in school histo-

ry. With games against Colorado

Christian University and UC-Col-

orado Springs, the Orediggers

were looking to make their mark

on the record books.

On Greek Night, sponsored

by Jimmy Johns, the Lady Ore-

diggers welcomed the visiting

Colorado Christian University

Cougars to Lockridge Arena for

the nal home game of the year.

With a win, Mines would claim at

least a share of the RMAC regu-

lar season title. The rst set was

a battle; Mines had an early 4-3lead before CCU took control and

ran off four straight points. The

Cougars would extend their lead

to ve at 17-12, and a few points

later they still lead 21-17. With the

rst set slipping away from them,

the Lady Orediggers battled back

to tie the set at 25 apiece, and

Melanie Wannamaker put the nal

two points away to complete the

comeback and capture the rst

set 27-25 for the home team.

The second set was also hotl y

contested, as neither team was

able to hold more than a four

point lead during it. The set would

go back and forth before CCU

evened the score at 24 each. But,

after a CCU service error, seniorHolly Hutchison earned her fth

kill of the set giving Mines the

26-24 win and a two set to none

lead. The third set would prove to

be the clincher, but Mines had to

come back from a four point de-cit with the score 20-16 before -

nally winning 25-23.

Wannamaker led the Lady

Orediggers with 16 kills and three

blocks, and both Danielle John-

son-Hazlewood and Sarah Pek-

arek had 15 digs to lead the team.

Overall, Mines had three service

aces, 62 kills, 5 blocks, and a .232

kill percentage. The match was far

more competitive than the nal

outcome would suggest, but in

the end Mines came out the victor

and with that victory, they claimed

at least a share of the RMAC title.

With at least a share of the

conference title, the Lady Oredig-

gers traveled to Colorado Springs

to take on the 18-9 MountainLions of UCCS. A win and the

Orediggers would claim the out-

right RMAC title for the rst time

in school history. This match was

also a rematch from earlier in the

year when UCCS came to Golden

and handed Mines one of only ve

losses on the year. The Lady Ore-

diggers raced to an early 6-1 lead

thanks to a few kills by All-Ameri-

can Jackie Stabell. UCCS was not

about to go down without a ght,

and they stormed back to lead the

set at 10-7. The set stayed close,

but Mines was able to pull away in

the end for the 25-21 set victory.

The second set was even

closer than the rst, and UCCS

scored ve straight points afterMines took the rst point to grab

the early 5-1 lead. Later in the set,

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer

with UCCS leading 16-8, Mines

rallied off a few points and even-

tually tied the set up at 20 points

apiece. Stabell captured the nalthree kills of the second set for the

Lady Orediggers to give Mines the

25-23 set victory and a 2-0 lead in

the match.

The third and nal set was a

blowout from the start, and Mines

quickly saw themselves up 7-0

and then 12-3. UCCS got the

score to within six points at 15-

9, but never got any closer as the

Lady Orediggers cruised to a 25-

12 nal set victory and the Out-

right RMAC regular season title.

Wannamaker again led Mines

with 14 kills for the match and

Stabell recorded 13 kills. Hutchin-

son led Mines with 5 blocks,

Johnson-Hazlewood had 37 as-

sists, and Pekarek tallied 14 digsto lead the Lady Orediggers. As a

team, Mines recorded 10 blocks,

63 digs, 3 aces, and a .241 kill

percentage. On the season, Sta-

bell leads the team with 349 kills

at a .254 kill percentage and Wan-

namaker is second on the team

with 322 kills at .388 percent.

Hannah Margheim leads the team

with 365 digs, and Johnson-Ha-

zlewood leads with 918 assists on

the year.

The win also gives Mines the

number one seed in the RMAC

conference tournament this com-

ing weekend at Lockridge Arena.

With a record of 23-5, the No. 12

Orediggers recorded their most

successful season in school his-tory with 23 total wins, and 17

conference victories.

Lady Orediggers outright 2012 RMACChampions with 3-0 win over UCCS

Sarah Pekarek (#3) and Melanie Wannamaker (#11) go up

for the block against CCU.

Mines played CCU Tuesday night, winning 3-0. Jackie Stabell (#9) posted 14 points against CCU.

The Orediggers are the top seed in the RMAC Tournament.

ALL PHOTOS JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER


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The No. 19 Colorado School

of Mines Mens Soccer Team took

on No. 13 Incarnate Word in thesecond round of the NCAA Divi-

sion II soccer tournament. The

two teams faced off earlier in the

season with Mines earning the

3-2 victory back in September.

Saturday, with a mixture of snow

and rain falling for most of the

match, the Cardinals of Incarnate

Word earned a bit of revenge,

coming out on the winning side of

a 4-2 contest to move on to face

Regis in the third round.

Incarnate Word struck quickly,

scoring the games rst goal just

ve minutes in on a corner kick by

Vincent Bailey. Mines responded

just seven minutes later in the

13th minute on a strike from nine

yards out by Tesho Akindele withthe assist by Zach Page-Belknap.

Incarnate Word once again coun-

tered with their second goal ten

minutes later at the 23rd minute.

UIWs Leon Taylor headed a ball

off the far post that just barely

rolled past the line to give UIW

the 2-1 lead. The Orediggers

once again found a response

eight minutes later when Page-

Belknap this time connected on a

cross from Akindele. The rst half

ended with the score tied at two.

In the second half, Incarnate

Word came out and put the pres-

sure on Mines with the go aheadgoal in the sixty-eighth minute

on a free kick that was headed

in from point blank range. Three

minutes later, in the 72nd minute,

UIW netted an insurance goal to

take a 4-2 lead. Mines failed to

nd the net in the second half

after outshooting the Cardinals

8-5 in the rst half. However, in

the second half, UIW returned

the favor and outshot Mines 11-6

with 12 of their 16 shots overall

on goal. UIW recorded 13 fouls to

Mines 11 and had the advantage

in corner kicks 8-5.

The Orediggers nished the

2012 campaign 14-5-2 as the

RMAC tournament champions.

On the year, Akindele tallied 22goals and Alex Nass led the

team with 11 assists. Four se-

niors played their nal match for

the Orediggers in the contest,

goalkeeper Manville Strand, mid-

elder Alex Nass and defenders

Sean Helster and Page-Belknap.

The four seniors became the one

and only senior class to make it to

three NCAA tournaments.

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer

Trevor Crane

Content Manager

Mens Soccer concludes year with 4-2 loss toIncarnate Word in second round of NCAA

November 9

Volleyball - #12 CSM 3, UCCS

0 - Junior Melanie Wannamaker

led all players with 14 kills, and

Sarah Pekarek added 14 digs as

the No. 12 Orediggers cruised

past UCCS in the regular season

nale. Mines improved to 17-2 in

RMAC play, good enough to earntheir rst conference title in school

history. Mines has now won seven

straight and looks to extend that

streak as they host the quarternal

round of the RMAC Tournament.

Womens Basketball - CSM 80,

#22 Alaska Anchorage 74 - Mines

Angie Charchalis led all scorers

with 31, Allie Grazulis nished with

a career best 20, and Danielle

Skinner added 12 as the Oredig-

gers handed Alaska Anchorage

their rst home defeat in nearly a

full year. Charchalis led the Oredig-

gers with rebounds as well with

nine in Mines rst game of the

season.

November 10

Mens Soccer - #13 UIW 4, #19

CSM 2 - Twice Mines rallied from

one-goal decits to tie the game,

but it was not enough as Incarnate

Word defeated the No. 19 Oredig-gers 4-2 in the second round of the

NCAA Championship Tournament.

Junior Tesho Akindele and Senior

Zach Page-Belknap each tallied

rst half goals for Mines while Man-

ville Strand made eight saves in the

loss.

Womens Soccer - #15 CSM 3,

#4 Dallas Baptist 0 - The Lady Ore-

diggers defense dominated, hold-

ing the fth highest-scoring offense

This triumphant week in Oredigger sportsin the nation without a goal in the

second round of the NCAA Cham-

pionship Tournament. Mines broke

the scoreless tie late in the rst half

on an Anna Evans 20-yard shot for

the game winner. Evans added a

second in the 54th and Bree Ar-

chuleta added the insurance goal

in the 55th. True freshman Jalyn

Yates made seven saves, earning

her 10th shutout of the year and

Mines fth consecutive shutout.Mines continues on to the Round

of 16 Friday, November 16.

Football - #21 CSC 20, CSM

14 - In the nal game of the sea-

son, the Orediggers could not

recover from a 20-0 decit, fall-

ing to No. 21 Chadron State. An

Oredigger rushing attack that net-

ted just 27 yards the week before

saw sophomore Tevin Champagne

rush for a career-high 118 yards

on the ground and another 21

through the air in the loss. Punter

Taylor Accardi had three punts for

121 yards, nishing his career with

51.1 yards per punt, breaking the

previous NCAA Division II record of

49.1, set in 1965.

Mens Basketball - #13 CSM

87, Minot 83 2OT - With senior

Brett Green sidelined with an in-

jury, sophomore Brian Muller led

all scorers with a career-high 28points and Trevor Wages added

15 rebounds for the Orediggers

in their double overtime victory

to open the 2012-2013 season.

Wages added 15 points while

Luke Meisch, Nico Mucci and Trey

Winbush each added 12 points. Of

the eight players that entered the

game for Mines, ve reached dou-

ble gures as the Orediggers rallied

from a ve point halftime decit to

earn their rst win of the year.

Womens Basketball - CSM

87, Alas. Fairbanks 73 - Juniors

Allie Grazulis and Courtney Gallo

combined for 40 points as Mines

offense exploded for the second

night in a row, earning the Oredig-

gers a two-game sweep on their

Alaskan road trip. Danielle Skin-

ner added 11 points while Taylor

Helbig had eight and Angie Char-

chalis and Sam Rusk each addedseven.

Wrestling - CMU Open - Fresh-

men John Crowley (157) and Paul

Wilson (197) each earned rst

place nishes at the CMU Open

in Grand Junction. Redshirt fresh-

man Justin Frazer nished second

in 165 while senior Ryan Swanson

(184) and freshman Luis Gurule

(125) each fell in their third place

matches.

The snow made for an interesting game against Incarnate Word Saturday.

Mines scored goals in the 12th and 30th minute of play. Despite eight saves, Incarnate Words offense was unrelenting.



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As the old adage goes, Thats

why they play the games. Ala-

bama had just vanquished their

great nemesis. They were un-

beaten and seemingly unstop-

pable and the remainder of this

season had an air of inevitability

to it. Alabama would nish num-

ber one, and someone else would

take a desperate shot at dethron-

ing the Tide for the crystal ball.

Then along came Southeaste rn

Conference newcomer Texas

A&M. The Aggies had been re-

spectable this season, but fell

short in the second half in their

two games against elite competi-

tion. Still, A&M had overachievedits expectations signicantly this

season and was ranked fteenth

going into the game. The Aggies

executed their up-tempo spread

offense to perfection in the rst

half, taking a stunning 20-0 lead

on the home-standing Tide. Ala-

bama was forced to play catch-

up, which they have rarely been

forced to do, and the transition

to a comeback-oriented pass-

ing game was one that Alabama

could not make. They pulled to

within three points, but A. J. Mc-

Carron threw an interception on

fourth-and-goal from the two

yard line late in the fourth quarter

to seal Alabamas fate. McCarron

threw two interceptions in thisgame after avoiding throwing any

over the entire season.

Suddenly, one year after fea-

turing both participants in the

BCS title game, the SEC is un-

likely to get even one entrant. In-

stead, Kansas State will move up

to the top spot in the BCS, with

Oregon close behind. If the Wild-

cats reach the national title game,

they will do it despite a preseason

ranking of 22, the lowest of the

BCS era for a championship par-

ticipant, eclipsing even the record

of Cam Newtons Auburn team.

Kansas State truly came out of

nowhere this season.

The impact of Alabamas loss

is resonating across college foot-ball. Texas A&M is preparing for a

potential BCS bowl appearance,

snagging a trip to one of the big

games in its rst year in the SEC.

The Aggies also have at least a

hypothetical chance of winning

the SEC West given another Al-

abama loss; the same is true of

LSU. Oregon and Kansas State

are cheering, as they are both

comfortably in the national title

game should they avoid losing.

Notre Dame had misfortune strike

one of the four teams standing in

its way to the title game; a loss by

Oregon or Kansas State should

put the Irish in the title game. Any

further chaos would likely bring

Alabama right back up to the topof the pile.

In the meantime, Georgia

clinched the SEC East division,

while archrivals Florida used a

blocked punt

return in the

nal seconds

to avoid a

h u m i l i a t i n g

homecoming

defeat to the

Ragin Cajuns

of Louisiana-

L a f a y e t t e .

U n d e f e a t e d

Louisville was

exposed by

S y r a c u s e ,

LSU exed itsnewfound of-

fensive muscle by overpowering

Mississippi State, and Stanford

won a thriller against Oregon

State to effectively end the Bea-

vers Pac-12 title hopes. Oregon

will clinch a spot in the conference

title game against the USC-UCLA

winner with one more conference

victory. Kansas State needs one

more win for a Big 12 champion-

ship, while Alabama can win the

SEC West by beating Auburn in

two weeks. Nebraska controls

its fate in the Big Ten, although a

loss could let Michigan back into

the picture; one of these teams

will play Wisconsin for the con-

ference title, as the Badgers donot need to worry about post-

season-ineligible Penn State and

Ohio State in their division and

could very well nish behind both

in the stand-

ings and .500

in conference

play. Rutgers,

Louisville, and

C i n c i n n a t i

have a com-

plicated tangle

at the top of

the Big East,

while Louisi-

ana Tech has

the possibility

of reaching a

BCS bowl witha top-16 nish

and either a Cincinnati win in the

Big East or a loss by Nebraska.

This is all because college foot-

balls postseason makes com-

plete sense.

Looking forward, the SEC

looks poised to maintain its

strength even if its title streak is

ended at six. The SEC West can

once again claim to be the tough-

est spot in football, with three

legitimate national title contend-

ers in LSU, Alabama, and Texas

A&M, as well as Mississippi State,

the best fourth-place team in the

nation and a squad that would

probably win the Big Ten with little

difculty this year. In the East, thetriumvirate of Florida, Georgia,

and South Carolina will battle for

national contention as well, while

Missouri will try to rebound after

a disappointing inaugural season

and Vanderbilt will try to build on

its surprising relevance this year.

In short, the SEC could have ten

teams in next years preseason

top 25, including potentially six

of the top ten. Electrifying fresh-

man Johnny Manziel, the A&M

quarterback nicknamed Johnny

Football, has three more years

to potentially turn the Aggies into

a title-winning juggernaut; with

a bit of luck in two key games,

Texas A&M would be unbeaten,

top-ranked, and potentially onits way to a national champion-

ship right now. Nick Sabans Ala-

bama defense will continue to be

monstrous, and the Tide will be

spending the entire offseason try-

ing to x the problems that LSU

and the Aggies have caused them

these past two weeks. Mean-

while, LSU appears to be nding

an offensive identity around Zach

Mettenburger, also a freshman,

and should be better next sea-

son than they are now. This sea-

son may end in a celebration in

Oregon, Kansas, or South Bend,

but it is looking like a SEC West-

dominated future.

James Kergosien

Staff Writer

The impact of Alabamas

loss is resonating across

college football. Texas

A&M is preparing for a

potential BCS bowl appear-

ance, snagging a trip to

one of the big games in its

frst year in the SEC.

The Football InformantMaking an entrance

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer

The Colo rado School of Mines

Football team travelled to Ne-

braska to take on No. 21 Chad-

ron State in the snow in the nal

matchup of the season. Unfortu-

nately for the Orediggers, the -

nal result was 20-14 in Chadrons

favor, but in a year plagued with

injuries, Mines ended up with a

respectable 6-5 record.

After Chadron kicked the open-

ing kickoff out of bounds, Mines

started with good eld position at

the 35 yard line and moved the

ball 21 yards over eight plays, but

ended the drive with a Taylor Ac-

cardi punt. Chadron took over at

their 10 yard line and moved the

ball 43 yards thanks to a couple of

short passes and a 15 yard pass

interference penalty on Mines. But

the defense would hold strong as

the drive stalled thanks to a Ryan

Wood interception to again set

the Oredigger offense up with

great eld position at the CSM 38

yard line. However, Mines would

turn the ball over on downs just

seven plays later after failing to

convert a fourth and four at the

Chadron 24 yard line. Chadron

took advantage of the turnover

and marched the 76 yards down

the eld to score the rst points

of the game on a 14-yard pass to

give them the early 7-0 lead.

The Orediggers started at their

20 yard line and the rst play of

their third possession went for

12 yards on a Tevin Champagne

rush. Two plays later Matt Brown

hit Jerrod Doucet for 23 yards.

After marching into Eagle territory,

the Oredigger offense once again

stalled and turned the ball over

on downs for the second time in

as many drives. Chadron did little

with the ball however and punted

just six plays later. After the punt,

Mines took over at their own three

yard line and quickly completed

a 12-yard pass to gain some re-

lief from their own end zone. But

just three plays later an intercep-

tion by Brown gave Chadron the

ball at their 44 yard line. Chadron

scored eight plays later on a 27-

yard pass to push their lead to

14-0. Mines punted on their next

possession and Chadron ran the

clock out to head to halftime up

by two scores.

Chadron scored on their rst

possession of the second half

on a 29-yard pass on fourth and

one. They failed to convert the

extra point however, and kicked

off leading 20-0. The Orediggers

rst play of the second half was

just what the doctor order when

Champagne rushed for 27 yards

to the CSM 37 yard line. After a

few short passes and runs, Brown

hit David Pawelek for 23 yards

as they threatened to crack the

scoreboard. Champagne found

the end zone ve plays later with

a rush from three yards out and

Avery Llewellyn made the extra

point to bring the score to 20-7.

After a Chadron punt, Mines

took over at their own 20 down

two scores with one quarter to

play. For the second consecutive

drive, a Champagne run gave the

Orediggers life as he carried the

ball for 30 more yards to the 50

yard line. The Orediggers contin-

ued to move down the eld to the

Chardon 10 yard line, where three

plays later on fourth and nine,

Brown scrambled 10 yards for the

10-yard touchdown bringing the

score to 20-14.

That would be as close as the

Orediggers got though, as both

teams traded punts and turn-

overs in the nal 10 minutes to

end the game. Brown nished

the day 14-29 for 132 yards with

two interceptions and a rush-

ing touchdown in his rst full

year as the starting quarterback.

Champagne led the Orediggers

in rushing with 118 yards on 21

attempts with one touchdown

in his second game back from

injury. Doucet nished with four

receptions for 71 yards. Ian Mc-

Fadden had a forced fumble, Matt

Craighead recovered the fumble,

and Wood had one interception.

Billy Sprague led the defense with

11 total tackles and Tyler Denson

had 10. In the end, the comeback

came short, but Mines recorded

18 total rst downs to Chadrons

20, and tallied 22 more rushing

yards than Chadron in the losing

effort.

Football falls to ChadronState 14-20 on the road

Mens Basketball openedseason versus Minot State

The Orediggers won 87-83 in double overtime.



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Geek Week...Marie Hrdlicka, Senior: Chemical Engineering

ofthe

Katerina Gonzales

Staff Writer

Most Chemical Engineering ma-

jors are buckled down with home-work all the time, but Marie Hrdlicka

manages to balance her activities

and social life despite being in two

of the most difcult majors in her

time at Mines. Between TA-ing and

attending all the other meetings she

has, The Oredigger managed to

catch up with her to discuss her time

at Mines.[Oredigger]: Why did you

choose Mines?

[Hrdlicka]: Well I was actually

looking into nursing school, and my

grandpa was a doctor, and so he told

me, You should do something to

your full potential. And so I thought,

Yeah, that would be engineering.

And so after he tried to convince me

to be a doctor I decided I wanted tobe an engineer. And when I came to

this school I just fell in love with the

campus and it just felt like home.What is your favorite thing

about Mines?

I really love the education here

thats offered. I think its really valu-

able. I really like the people Im

around; I like that its a small cam-

pus. But mostly I just really appre-

ciate the education Im getting and

love that everyones in it for the same

thing. And I like being involved in a lot

of things, like being a TA and a peer

mentor, and just getting to know

people because it is a small campus.So youre a Physics II TA and

a peer mentor?

Yeah, so Ive TAd for three se-mesters and Ive been a peer mentor

for two years. I absolutely love it. Be-

ing a TA has actually really inspired

me to maybe teach some day, just

because I really love teaching stu-

dents and getting to know the stu-dents on campus. And with being a

peer mentor, its nice to be able to

get to connect with freshman and

make them feel welcome. Just be-

cause its such a small school I think

its really nice for them to have an up-

perclassman being able to say hi

to them or ask hows their day and

being known on campus rather than

just being another freshman.

Any interesting physics exam

proctoring experiences?

I see people pick their boogers

and eat them on a regular basis. Or

when they use their left hand for the

right-hand-rule, Im like, NOOOOO!

Why a Physics II TA?

I loved Phys II, and actually after I

took Phys II I decided I wanted to bea physics major. But ended up going

into Chemical Engineering my junior

year.How did that happen?

Well, I really loved Phys II, but the

next semester I took Thermo and

Modern Physics, and all my phys-

ics friends helped me with Modern

Physics, and I helped all of them

with Thermo. So right away I liked

Thermo more than physics, but I

kept continuing on every semester

to see if it would get better, and then

it eventually became that I wanted to

graduate on time, and it was a pride

thing, like I wanted to graduate with

all my friends that I came in with, but

I just really enjoy physics and I didnt

really see a future for myself in it. Sowhen I realized that, I decided to

change my major to Chemical Engi-

neering because I liked the material

better and I saw a future for myself

in it.

What are things about your-self that make you geeky?

I collected Pokmon cards when

I was younger. My best friend played

with me, so I just liked whatever he

liked. My favorite was probably Pika-

chu. Actually, no, I liked Dragonite,

but I played that game on the Game-

Boy, and I named him Spitball. But I

had a lot more Pokmon cards than

all of my friends when I was little.

I dont feel like Im a geek here.

But when Im with normal people

like my family, my nerdiness totally

comes out. I talk with my nger

[demonstrates], Well actually

When I was taking Organic

Chemistry, I went to dinner with

my family at a restaurant and I was

drawing compounds on the table. Iwas just making them up, but I was

able to name them for some reason.

I could also be a geek because

I went from Engineering Physics to

Chemical Engineering which was

the worst decision ever, going from

a really hard degree to another really

hard degree.

Which is harder?

Hmm, I think Physics wants you

to achieve and ChemEs are re-

ally mean. There was a time when I

thought Chemical Engineering was

easier. But I think theres more work

in ChemE.

What is your favorite class

this semester?

Honestly, I really like Ethics. Its

been a really interesting class and anice break from the technical mind,

as Ive been having to think in a dif-

ferent way. Thats been really inter-

esting hearing different philosophies

and different theories that I can take

with me after college. And a lot of theChemE classes, I do and did like,

because its puzzle-solving.

What do you do in your free

time?

When I have free time... I try and

hang out with friends. I actually really

love playing music. I play guitar and

piano, mostly self-taught. I write my

own music. So when I actually get

free time, I nd a lot of joy for the rest

of the day. Hmm... I also play pea-

nuts with my roommates.

What superhero would you

be?

Well, I love Batman. But mostly

because of Christian Bale. You know

Green Lantern? Id just have a green

ring. He can make anything out

of green light... and we know from

physics that you cant get something

from nothing. But technically its an

energy source I guess...

Do you have any advice forfellow Mines students?

I would say that learning the bal-

ance between academics and social

life is really important because I dont

think you can get through school if

you just focus on school. You have

to have the social aspect: its really

important to have both. If you can

gure those two things out well, you

can get through school. Also, make

friends in your department. And

make sure you get to know your

teachers.Favorite quote?

Do not worry about anything,

but pray and ask God for everything

you need, always giving thanks.

- Philippians 4:6

The Simpsons is the longest-

running prime-time television

show in American history and it

shows no sign of stopping soon.

Everyone knows of the animated

creation of Matt Groening. Less

well-known and shorter-lived wasFuturama, another animated

classic by Groening. Futurama

was recently revived by Comedy

Central after being canceled by

Fox. Both shows are extremely

popular and have memorable

characters that generate perva-

sive memes such as The gog-

gles do nothing! and Why not

Zoidberg?

Such entertainment jugger-

nauts unsurprisingly have comic

book series based on their re-

spective shows produced by

Bongo Comics. Of course, fans

wanted a crossover between

The Simpsons and Futurama.

The rst part, Futurama/Simp-

sons Innitely Secret Crossover

Crisis, was published in 2002

and 2003. A sequel, Crossover

Crisis II, was published in 2005.

Both series were hits, and both

were nally brought together in

the hardbound book, The Simp-

sons Futurama Crossover Crisisreleased in 2010. Expectations

for this work were high, and it de-

livered.

The story starts in Futuramas

universe where The Simpsons

are a TV show and comic book

series of which Fry is a fan. He,

Leela, and Bender travel to Nerd-

anus XII, the Living Planet that is

a parody of comic book fans. The

crew is bringing the planets col-

lection of comic books to Earth

to be sealed in liquid diamond to

preserve their value.

Continued at oredigger.net/lifestyle

Club Tennis may certainly be

one of the newest additions to the

Club Sports Department, but the

team has denitely made their mark

already on the club sports world by

nishing 4th out of 32 teams in their

second attendance of the USTA

World Team Tennis Fall Invitational

Event at Hilton Head, South Caro-

lina. By beating Clemson Univer-sity B Team 30-8 and #52 Ohio

State University 26-15, the team

was placed in the Gold Bracket to

play #46 North Carolina State. The

CSM team won four out of ve sets,

winning 24-15. Then the team beat

Clemson University A Team in the

quarternals in a 20-19 victory. In

the seminals, the team fell to the

University of Virginia Cavaliers. The

team ended up also losing to Uni-

versity of Central Florida

(ranked third in the nation)

in the consolation match.

CSM was one of only two

Division II universities in

attendance, with the CSM

men giving up only eight

games in seven sets ofsingles play, a feat unlikely

to be met by any other

school in attendance.

The three teams that

comprise Club Tennis to-

tal to more than 30 mem-

bers, with nearly half of the

members being women.

The competitive team, the

A Team, plays local, re-

gional, and national varsity

and club teams. The 2011-2012

team was comprised of nine men

and seven women. The second

competitive team, the B Team,

plays local and regional club teams

and had ten men and eight women

on the 2011-2012 team. The rec-

reational team plays only on the In-

tramural team ladder and contains

fteen men and four women.

When the varsity tennis program

at Mines in 2004-2005 was dis-

banded, the club team was formed

to compete in the NIRSA/NCCS

club level for both men and wom-

en. Competition is year-round at

both men and women, consisting

of tournaments such as the United

States Tennis Association (USTA)

Fall Invitational, USTA Spring Invi-

tational, USTA Intermountain Sec-

tionals, & USTA Tennis on Campus

(TOC) Nationals. Currently, the club

team practices a minimum of three

times per week with conditioning

and indoor practicing during the

winter. The tennis team at CSM

has existed in some form or another

since at least 1913. From the early

1970s until 2005, the CSM men

competed at the varsity level, win-

ning four RMAC championships.

Since 1972, the CSM women have

elded a club team off and on. The

Club Tennis team ofcially became

a club sport in 2010.

Club Tennis is a no-cut program,

promising to include any who wish

to play at least semi-competitively.

Members skill levels range from

former high school junior varsi-

ty athletes to former NCAA varsity

players and nationally ranked ju-

niors. Club Tennis is always looking

for new players. Any student want-

ing to play can contact the team at

[email protected] with ques-

tions.

Club Tennis makes their markSydney Liming

Staff Writer

Geek of the Week, Marie Hrdlicka, is a TA for Physics II.

Club Tennis nished 4th out of 32 teams at the USTA World Team

Tennis Fall Invitational Event.

COURTESY CLUB SPORTS

Simpsons Futuramacrossover a hitKyle Santi

Staff Writer

KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER


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Nicole Johnson

Staff Writer

The Knight, the Seer, and the Child

Miranda

Previous chapters can be found

online at oredigger.net

I wonder if theyll like me. Mi-

randa tugged at her bodice but

the boning was too stiff. Her ribs

protested as much as her feet

as she shufed down the halls in

these ridiculous shoes with a heel

taller than the width of her palm.

She preferred her own clothes of

soft fur to the extravagant silk her

parents sent. Parents, Miranda

thought. She often dreamed about

a womans face. It was soft, like

hers, with the same white hair and

calm blue eyes. When she sat on

the beach back home, Miranda of-

ten thought of the womans smile.

Now that she was going to meet

her mother, however, Miranda

wondered if she would be like she

dreamed or something completely

different.

Suddenly Garreth and Vanar

stopped in front of a set of large,

ornate doors. The wood was

painted white with sapphire and

silver inlays of waves along the

door frame. Kaitu Kingdom was

scrawled in more silver across the

double doors. Garreth stepped

forward and knocked three times.

The doors swung open and a

servant ushered them inside to a

parlor. Miranda stared in awe at

the sheer amount of decoration.

Likenesses of Salacia adorned ev-

ery wall and spare table. The god-

dess was always surrounded by a

swirling whirlpool and a variety of

sea creatures that frolicked in the

waves.

The King and Queen will be

with you shortly. The servant

bowed before shutting the parlor

door behind them.

Miranda tried sitting, but found

she couldnt nd a comfortable

position in this awful dress. She

looked up to nd Garreth smirk-

ing. Do you not know how to stay

still?Miranda narrowed her eyes at

him. I dont see you dressed in

a steel cage. She tugged at the

bodice again but the material still

would not give. How am I sup-

posed to be a princess when I

cant breathe?

Youll learn. Adina placed a

hand on her arm. Plus those gar-

ments are only meant for special

occasions. Just remember what

we told you, and youll be ne.

Miranda leaned back as much

as she could and tried to cross her

arms, but couldnt so she placed

her hands in her lap. She had

just gotten comfortable when the

doors to the parlor swung open.

The servant from earlier cleared

her throat. Her majesty of the wa-

ter kingdom, Queen Cassandra.

Miranda abruptly got up from

her chair and placed a hand over

her stomach to quell the nerves

bubbling inside her. Only when

she looked past the servant to the

queen, her face fell. The scarring

covered most of her face, obscur-

ing any beauty there may have

been. Still, the queen held herself

high even when the servant guid-

ed her to a large, cushioned chair.

The queen leaned against its high

back, staring through all of them

with her furrowed eyebrows.

Youll have to forgive my hus-

band. He is indisposed at the mo-

ment. Tell me, which of you claims

to be my daughter.

Mirandas throat suddenly

dried. Adina stood and gave Mi-

randa a slight nudge forward.

The rustling of the skirts drew the

queens gaze straight to Miranda.

Come and sit, she indicated a

stool next to the chair.

Miranda inched forward and sat

as gracefully as she could on the

stool. Every time she adjusted, theskirts rustled, which brought the

queens expression from a scowl

to slightly amused. Restless thing,

arent you?

Its this bodice, Your Grace. A

man had to have designed it for it

to be this tight.

The queen tilted her head

slightly. What do you normally

wear?

Loose travelers clothes,

mostly fur. Although truth be told, I

swam quite a bit so I usually didnt

wear much. Miranda held her

breath, realizing how easily that

story came out. There was some-

thing about the queen that was

familiar somehow. The queens

hair, white and streaked with gray,

looked like a soft owing waterfall.

Beneath the scar tissue, Miranda

could see the crystal blue of her

eyes. They looked so familiar to

her, but she couldnt be. Uncle

Caldon said her parents died. Why

would he lie to her? Although if he

really wasnt her uncle, what else

had he lied about?

My apologies, I dont know

why I told you that.

Where did you grow up? The

queens expression eased into one

of slight interest.

In a little village in the Goshken

Forest just outside of Aldana.

The queen piqued up at that,

leaning towards Miranda. Who

raised you?

My uncle. He told me my par-

ents died when I was a small child

in some sort of accident, but you

look so familiar.

The queens shoulders tensed.

What was your uncles name?

What did he look like?

Miranda turned back to Adina

who gave her a nod. Uncle Cal-

don was tall and strong with the

kindest eyes, dark grey. Tearsbegan brimming and her voice

choked from the strain of holding

the tears in.

What happened to him, child?

My Queen. My name is Sir

Garreth of the Alpha Order. Mi-

randa turned and watched Garreth

approach and kneel before the

queen. Sir Vanar and I rescued

Miranda from the village when it

was attacked by Hectahn. We

could not save Sir Caldon. He

gave his life to make sure your

daughter was brought back.

My daughter, the queen whis-

pered. A shaking hand found its

way to Mirandas leg. Miranda

placed her own hand over the

queens and for a moment the

queen almost smiled. She looked

down at where their hands met

and for a moment a soft bluish glue

emanated from between them.

Miranda gasped as the light

pulsed with her heart. Cassan-

dra yanked her hand away. You

shouldnt be here. He will nd you.

Garreth remained kneeling.

Your majesty, a lost prophecy has

been found. She could be the key

to destroying him.

Cassandra turned toward Mi-

randa. She is the key to releasing

him.

Releasing who?

Adina shook her head. The

lost princess will guide the way

to each piece of the Goddesses

Stone, which when placed into

sacred steel will banish the dark-

ness forever. We already have one

piece, the Mountains Diamond.

Adina pulled out a small pouch

from within her robes, took out a

small cloth wrapped stone. As she

unwrapped it, she held it out to

the queen. The Trinity Knights will

keep her safe, we promise.

Truly?Yes. She will be under our pro-

tection, Garreth indicated all three

of them. Under Sir Hallons com-

mand, she is our priority.

Cassandra placed her ngers

gently over the surface of the dia-

mond. So the legend is true. You

may rise, Sir Garreth. Cassandra

walked up to Miranda, placing a

hand to her face. After so long,

my daughter.

Mother. The word felt odd

to say but something in Miranda

knew it was right. She broke into

tears and allowed the queen to

hug her. But why did you send me

away?

The queen grew tense. I was

young and stupid. I am so sorry,

my child. Every day I wanted to go

to you but I thought being near you

would draw the shadow dancers

attention. I wanted to keep you

and Sir Caldon safe.

He was a knight?

Cassandra smiled. It was a sad

smile. My closest knight. We knew

each other for a very long time.

The queen shook her head.

But enough of this. We have a lot

of planning to do. Well start with a

proper introduction to the world.

She turned her head back to

Adina and the two knights. You

are never to leave her side, un-

derstand? Also, please summon

Sir Hallon immediately. We have a

lot to discuss. It is time the Trinity

Knights were revealed.

Miranda happened to catch

something move from the corner

of her eye, but it was gone by the

next blink.

At the Golden Armory this week

in 1921, a consortium of churches

in the Golden area sponsored an

address by Father William ORyan

of Denver supporting disarma-

ment. ORyan demonstrated the

perilous situation in which Eu-

ropean civilisation nds itself,

pointing out the incredible amount

of armament, relative to the need

for relief from previous wars. The

Colorado Transcript reported on

his conclusions: His Master has

showed another way of overcom-

ing love which alone can elimi-

nate the causes that inevitably

lead to war. After the address,

the churches present adopted a

resolution supporting ORyans

conclusions.

Additionall y, the Golden city

government took steps to in-

crease the municipal water sup-

ply this week in 1921. The mayor

signed a ling which was to add to

Goldens Beaver Brook water sup-

ply. The water was to come from

Soda Creek in Clear Creek county

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