the oredigger issue 2 - september 12. 2011

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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 92, Issue 2 September 12, 2011

The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines

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SDSMT 55-7

Sports 8

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Opinion 11

Canadian Geese:

Menace to

Society

On the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2011, the CSM Republicans line Kafadar Commons with a ag for each lost l ife

from the attacks.

[The McBride Honors Program]

aspires to develop in engineers a

better understanding of the world

they live in, to give them a sense

of what the real world theyre going

to encounter is like, said Dr. Ken

Osgood, the newly named pro-

gram director. Osgood was hired

over the summer as part of the

ongoing changes occurring in the

McBride Honors Program and he

intends to bring a fresh perspec-

tive and increased excellence to

the program.

Osgood is a historian of US

foreign policy, specializing in pro-

paganda. He holds a doctorate in

diplomatic history from the Univer-

sity of California Santa Barbara and

has taught and researched at sev-

eral institutions, most recently at

Florida Atlantic University. In 2006

he published his book titled Total

Cold War: Eisenhowers SecretPropaganda Battle at Home and

Abroad, discussing propaganda

during the Eisenhower adminis-

tration.

While at Florida Atlantic Univer-

sity, Osgood spent time organizing

and supervising a history sympo-

sium, which led him to discover a

passion for management and lead-

ership. As Osgood said, it gave

me the taste for doing something

a little different than most faculty

members, and that is dabbling in

administration and I l earned theres

actually something really fun about

having an idea and seeing it come

to fruition. This new, increased

interest in leadership lead Osgood

to apply for and eventually accept

the McBride director position.

Osgoods enthusi-

asm for implementing

big ideas is reected in

his vision for the pro-

gram. He said, I have

responsibility for the

honors program at one

of the best schools in

the country. My attitude

is that this honors pro-

gram should be one of

the best of its kind. He

wants McBride to be

perceived by students,

faculty, and the outside

world as a model of its

kind and to know thatinnovative, exciting,

rewarding things are

taking place here.

His rst goal in re-

energizing and improv-

ing the program is to

decrease the number of

students who leave the

program during their

New McBride Director focuses on

partnerships, student involvementstay at Mines. That attrition rate,

about fty percent, is a marker that

says that I need to do something

here, because I want people to

come into this program, love this

program, and succeed in it.

Osgood recognizes and wel-

comes the value of partnership

with both former and current stu-

dents. He explained that he has

been extremely impressed by the

amount of alumni correspondence

already. That tells me I actually

have an awesome responsibility

here. Its kind of humbling, but its

also energizing in the sense that

I get a sense of the possibilities

when I see how excited people

are about what this program has

been. To invite input, Osgood has

put a bulletin board by his ofce as

a location for suggestions.

Deborah Good

Content manager

Osgood solicits student feedback and opinions on a board in his ofce.

DEBORAH GOOD / OREDIGGER

STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER

Features 4

Meet the

Photography &Sketching Club

News 2

Tips and Tricks

for Bike Safety

on Campus


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The brick walkway outside of

the new Brown Building has in-troduced many students to trafc

laws that apply to cyclists, skate-

boarders, and pedestrians. Ru-

mors abound on campus about

cyclists and skateboarders receiv-

ing tickets for not stopping at stop

signs or failing to yield to pedestri-

ans. Understanding the rules and

regulations set forth by the state

of Colorado and the Colorado

School of Mines is important.

First and foremost, Mines Pub-

lic Safety wants to encourage

the use of pedestrian-based ve-

hicles. The Live to Bike Another

Day campaign seeks to promote

responsibility and safety. Ofcer

George Hughes says, We want to

encourage riding as much as pos-sible, but we want to encourage

safety as well. Ofcers at Mines

want to educate before ticketing.

They are currently using a three

step program - stop,

warn, and educate.

These three steps are

supposed to be followed

before ticketing occurs,

but it is up to the ofcers

discretion whether or

not offenders receive a

ticket. If they feel that an

offender broke the law to

a sufcient extent, they

will not hesitate to ticket.

Most tickets are

twenty dollars. The of-

cers may ticket of-fenders once for the

city of Golden as well if

the crime was commit-

ted on a city of Golden

street. Most streets on

campus are not owned

by the Colorado School

With the fall job-hunting sea-

son fast approaching, students

are seeking assistance in their

job search. To aid in this effort,

Lin Sherman, Assistant Director

of the Career Center and Director

of Recruitment, held a seminar

on creating effective resumes and

cover letters.

Sherman began by suggesting

that a resume be easy to read and

display the information most ap-

pealing to employers nearest the

top of the page. A resume should

always begin with a header which

at minimum consists of a phone

number and an e-mail address.

The candidates education

should be placed under theheader. Sherman said that if a

candidates GPA ranges from 2.6

to 3.0, the candidate should posi-

tion it under his or her major.

A GPA higher than 3.0 should

be placed under the candidates

graduation date, where it is

clearly visible. A GPA less than

2.5 should not be included on a

resume and should be disclosed

only if requested.

Next should be the Relevant

Experience section under which

paid jobs, appropriate course

work, and volunteer work are

placed. For example, Sherman

said that employers [] really

like our EPICS program. Add-

ing quantitative points under thissection will further improve it.

In the Skills section that fol-

lows, candidates should list their

skills, including seemingly basic

ones like Microsoft Ofce. The

simplest or least relevant skills

should be listed last and the most

relevant ones rst.

Sherman continued by saying

that resumes should contain no

negative information and cer-

tainly not a photo of yourself. In

fact, in the interest of equal op-

portunity hiring, employers are

forced to discard applications

that specify candidates race,

gender, or age.

Sherman then spoke on cover

letters. A cover letter is like alove letter, she said; it is not all

about the candidate. Instead, a

cover letter is customized for a

job or employer and discusses

the candidate in relation to that

job or employer.

Cover letters should include

Career Day is fast approach-

ing, and whether the position in

question is a full-time job or asummer internship, all job-seek-

ers want to stand out among the

thousands of students a compa-

ny recruiter will meet.

Last week, the Career Center

led a series of presentations for

students offering tips on how to

be successful in a job search.

Jean Manning-Clark, Director of

the Career Center, gave a pre-

sentation on how to stand out at

Career Day in 20 seconds or less.

To begin, Manning-Clark cov-

ered the basics, what to wear and

what to bring. You should know

this, and youd be surprised that

most people dont, she said.

The better you dress, the more

serious people are going to takeyou. Remember to dress conser-

vatively, and business casual is a

minimum level of formality. We

had a lot of comments last year

about the female skirt length

way too short! Manning-Clark

said, An appropriate length is

no more than three inches above

the knee. Suits are a good idea

for both men and women. Look-

ing well-groomed is also a must

for both genders. Job-seekers

should be sure to bring plenty of

copies of their resume and keep

them organized in a portfolio or

a nice folder. Not only does this

help with organization, it alsohelps to have something to hold

when you are speaking to recruit-

ers.

The presentation continued

by noting that students should

prepare appropriately for Career

Day, especially by researching

companies. Manning-Clark sug-

gests starting with 15 companies.

Think outside the box. Some-

times you cant tell what the com-

pany does by their name alone,

she said. It is very important for

job-seekers to be prepared and

to know a little bit about the com-

panies they want to talk to. Re-

cruiters number one complaint

is that students do not research

the company. I hear about it tentimes more than parking on cam-

pus, said Manning-Clark, and

they hate parking on campus.

Do not walk up to a recruiter and

ask, So what does your compa-

ny do? Simply reading through

the company description at the

back of the Career Day guide will

sufce for speaking to a company

without advance research. Ill tell

you, 98% of the recruiters have

20 seconds for seductionJessica Ho

Staff Writerno idea what it says in here it

comes from their marketing de-

partment, Manning-Clark said

in reference to the Career Day

program. After researching the

companies, job-seekers shouldapply online using DiggerNet, as

well as the company website. Do

this prior to Career Day because

some companies cannot take re-

sumes at their booth. However,

resumes can still be used as a

talking point.

Lastly, when it is time to actu-

ally talk to recruiters, job-seekers

should begin with a rm hand-

shake and a 30-second com-

mercial about how their skills will

make them the best candidate for

the position. Job-seekers should

start with the company that is

lowest on their priority list so they

can get some practice before

speaking with the companies they

really want to work for. After Ca-reer Day one of the best things

you can dois send a thank-you

note, said Manning-Clark. Hav-

ing a strong follow-up is just as

important as strong preparation

and presentation.

Be sure to check out the Ca-

reer Center for more information

and resources on how to suc-

ceed at Career Day and in job

searches at large.

Creating outstandingresumes and coverlettersRima Baliga

Staff Writerthe same header as on a candi-

dates resume and be two-thirds

of a page to a page in length.Sherman said to address a cover

letter to a specic person or to

head it with Dear Hiring Man-

ager.

Below this, the rst paragraph

should introduce the candidate.

In it, a candidate should also

mention how he or she heard of

the job and why he or she wishes

to work at the company. To effec-

tively accomplish this, Sherman

recommends researching the

company rst.

The letters second paragraph

should focus on the job descrip-

tion and the candidates ability to

fulll the companys needs. Here,

Sherman said to use the com-

panys specic terminology. Toenhance a cover letter, candi-

dates can include the names of

any connections they might have,

with their permission, of course.

The nal paragraph culminates

the letter and is a request for ac-

tion. Sherman said to be sure to

thank the employer for review-

ing the application and to ask

straightforwardly for an interview.

If offered an interview, Sher-

man recommends arriving a max-

imum of 10 to 15 minutes early

in professional attire. Professional

attire includes refraining from ex-

cessive perfume or cologne and,

for the ladies, keeping attention

towards ones eyes by avoiding

jewelry.During interviews, stay positive

and calm. When asked situation-

related questions, Sherman says

to respond by using a personal

example.

The STAR technique - in

which a candidate explains the

situation, denes the task, de-

scribes the action taken, and

provides the positive results - will

help articulate answers to such

questions.

Conclude the interview by ex-

pressing a desire for the job and

inquiring about further steps. 24

hours after the interview, send the

employer a thank you note, relat-

ing this note to the interview.

Finally, if all goes well and a job

is offered, show excitement but

consider the details of the job,

such as location and salary, be-

fore responding with a yes. More

on the job application process

can be found in the manuals at

the Career Center.

Public Safety encouragesbike and skateboard safetyStephen Hejducek

Content Managerof Mines. This means that if an of-

fender incites an ofcer enough,

they may be ticketed twice, once

for each jurisdiction. However, the

possibility of this happening is un-likely. Students may also receive

a fty dollar ne for more serious

offenses like clinging to a moving

vehicle, disobeying an ofcer, or

giving fake information to an of-

cer. The most commonly ticketed

offenses on campus are running

a stop sign on a bicycle, failure

to yield to pedestrians, and failure

to stop at the intersection at 19th

and Elm.

Public safety also offers many

supportive benets, but students

must take the initiative to register

their bicycle. Registering a bike is

the rst step to making sure that it

can be returned if it is stolen. Pub-

lic safety can more quickly locate

registered bikes. Registration issimple and only requires that the

bike be brought to public safety.

Further, the state of Colorado

strongly suggests that bicyclists

and skateboarders wear protec-

tive headgear and other protec-

tive clothing. Cyclists must yield to

pedestrians on sidewalks and dis-mount when they arrive at a cross-

walk. If cyclists are riding on the

roads they must signal at turns,

stop at stop signs, and obey traf-

c signals.

The nal word of advice from

public safety is to park bikes

properly. Parking bikes properly

includes using a chain or some

other locking device and park-

ing them at specied locations

on campus. Ofcers from public

safety will be issuing nes for any

bike that they nd tethered to an

unapproved location.

Students should be able to

avoid tickets if they ride their bikes

and skateboards safely and in-

telligently. For more informationabout pedestrian, bicycling, or

skateboarding safety, call public

safety at 303-273-3333.

Bikers swarm campus in the early fall semester.


Resumes are an important aspect in job hunting.



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Oredigger Staff

Ryan BrowneEditor-in-Chief

Katie HuckfeldtManaging Editor

Robert GillBusiness Manager

Steven WooldridgeWebmaster

Barbara AndersonDesign Editor

Zach BoernerCopy Editor

Ian LittmanAsst. Business Manager,

Web Content

Trevor Crane

Content Manager

Deborah GoodContent Manager

Stephen HejducekContent Manager

Headlines from around the worldLocal News

Falling rocks injured sevenpeople at Red Rock last week.

The West Metro Fire Departmentwas called to the venue at 1 a.m.during the Sound Tribe Sector 9concert where rocks of varyingsizes fell near the main northstairs. Four people were takento the hospital to be treated forinjuries. According to 9news, in-vestigators believe that a climb-ing fan may have caused theincident.

Colorado State celebrateda 33-14 victory over NorthernColorado last Saturday. Pete

Thomas became CSUs rstsophomore quarterback to

reach 3,000 career passingyards. Raymond Carter, also aCSU Ram, ran for 100 yards andtwo touchdowns.

An autopsy was conductedlast Sunday to determine thecause of death of a 19-year-old in Fort Collins. The womanwas found unconscious and notbreathing in her apartment lastSaturday. Police do not expectany foul play, but the cause ofdeath is yet to be determined.

Republican U.S Representa-tive Scott Tipton is promoting abipartisan bill that promises toloosen credit for small business-es. Last week Tipton spoke to200 people at Colorados MesaState University, stating that thebill will give small banks with lessthan $10 billion of assets greaterability to make small businessloans.

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Stocks dropped in all sec-

tors of the US economy last

week amidst worries that Obamadoes not have a good plan forspurring job growth. Europeandebt concerns also inuencedthe drop, as a key member of theEuropean Central Bank steppeddown.

Interpol has issued a warrantfor the arrest of Col. Muammar

Qadda, the deposed dictator ofLibya. Ever since the Libyan reb-els have taken Tripoli, the capi-tal city of Libya, they have beensearching for Qadda and his son.

In a move that has surprisedthe world, Iranian president Mah-moud Ahmadinejad has calledfor Syrian president, Bashar al-

Assad, to end the killing ofunarmed demonstrators. Thismove is surprising, as the twopresidents have always had veryclose ties.

A remarkable breach of pri-vacy was discovered last weekas Stanford Hospital in Palo

Alto, California, discov-ered that a spreadsheet

with detailed infor-

mation for roughly

20,000 patients hasbeen posted on a pub-lic website for nearlya year. This breach ofmedical privacy is notunique in that privaterecords were madepublic, but it is uniquein that the breachwent undiscovered forso long.

President Obamais launching a campaignto get people interested in

his new jobs plan which involvestax cuts, new legislation and

incentives for businesses.Obamas main target audiencehas been college students, andhe is calling on them to do what-ever it takes to make sure theirlawmakers know what needs tobe done. The new plan is worthroughly $447 billion.

The Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission has decided to allow theObama administration to perma-nently do away with the pro-

posed Yucca Mountain nuclear

waste dump site. While it is stillup to Congress and the SupremeCourt, the administration will likelybe able to push the move all theway through. Nevada lawmakers

are relieved that the Commissionhas nally approved scrapping thesite indenitely.

The White House Face-

book page received a se-

ries of threats in the midst ofheightened security surrounding9/11. Anonymous wall posts in-cluded poignant messages suchas Well come back U.S.A. Oneday only 11/9/2011. While theFacebook posts are being takenseriously, the majority of the gov-ernments focus is on increasedairline security. The FBI Joint Ter-rorism Task Force has been con-ducting interviews in order to ruleout hundreds of people whosetravel plans may potentially matchthose of terrorists.

Atlanta, Georgia -Astronomers havediscovered what looks like the rst pre-main-sequence star within observationalrange. More simply known as youngstars, pre-main-sequence stars are sonamed because they are glowing due togravitational pressure, not nuclear reac-tions. Stars are formed when a gas cloudcollapses on itself from the gravitational

pressure, and starts to get hot. When it hitsthe pressure tipping point and starts thenuclear fusion reaction, it enters what as-tronomers call its main sequence. Thesestars are important for understanding moreabout how our sun behaved when it wasyoung. That knowledge would help a greatdeal in understanding the beginnings ofour own planet.

Singapore, Malaysia - Cancer cells may have met theirmatch, according to a new study by a cancer biologist at theInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, Malaysia.

It has long been assumed that cancer cells have walls that aretoo strong for antibodies (what destroys the cells) to penetrate.This new study indicates that some types of antibodies may,in fact, be small enough to pass through and kill the cancercells from the inside. Cancer cells operate by producing pro-tein cells, which essentially build up and create a tumor. Themost common cancer drugs target the part of the tumor thatcreates the protein. Until now, the drugs have only been able tokill the cells on the surface of the tumor. Now, it seems, drugsmay be able to kill tumors from the inside.

Lausanne, Switzerland - Disabled and bed-boundindividuals may now be able to interact with their familiesand loved ones more easily, due to a major technologicalbreakthrough by Jos del R. Milln, a biomedical engineerat cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne in Switzer-land. The system Millan developed allows users to controla partially-autonomous robot using only their minds. Therehave been systems developed in the past that have allowedpeople to control a robot or machine of some kind usingonly their minds, but they have always required a great dealof concentration. Using a partially-autonomous robot al-lows users to only input specic commands, leaving therobot to perform various, easy tasks without instruction.

Melbourne, Australia - In a recent study by researchers at the University of Mel-bourne, green tree frogs were observed leaving their warm dens and sitting perched on alog out in the cool night air. Because frogs absorb water through their skin, as opposed todrinking it, they must nd ways to coat their bodies with water. By cooling off in the nightair and then jumping back into their warm bunks, they are making use of the water contentof the air inside their moist dwellings. Water condenses on their cold bodies, forming waterdroplets, which they absorb for their nightly ll.


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We Married Margo is a movie

about coincidence, timing, and dis-

like between those forced into close

proximity. Directed by J.D. Shapiro,

We Married Margo weaves humor

into a tale of tragedy. The movie is

based upon a true story about two

men who are forced to live togetherafter they both marry and divorce

the same woman (Margo) at different

times in their lives. These two men,

however, could not be more different

from each other.

William Dozer, who goes by the

nickname Rock, is a happy-go-

lucky individual with a fetish for sing-

ing Shell be coming around the

mountain when she comes. Rock is

It is a few weeks into the se-

mester and the number of wel-

come back barbecues is dwin-

dling, which means it is time tostart using that kitchen (Or going

to the Slate Caf, depending on

the culinary situation)! Here is a

quick and easy recipe that any-

one can make. It is very versatile

and can be easily adapted into a

personalized, delicious creation.

For example, chicken can be eas-

ily substituted for shrimp. Broc-

coli can be swapped for different

greens or removed all together. All

of the measurements are variable

depending on the desired portion

size. Once the recipe is mastered,

cooking it will take only about thir-

ty minutes.

Ingredients:

3 cups pasta (any kind)

2 cups frozen cut broccoli

1 jar of Alfredo sauce

10 frozen shrimp, thawed and

peeled

onion, sliced

Cooking oil

Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Bring a pot of

salted water to a

boil, and start cook-

ing the pasta.

2. While wait-

ing for the pasta to

cook, start making

the sauce. In a pot or

deep pan, cook the

broccoli in about half

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This week in Colorado historyBaseball, burglars and weather

a very needy person who constantly

demands attention and communica-

tion. He also cannot survive without

a relationship. He moves in with

Margos previous husband, Jake.

Jake, on the other hand is not look-

ing for a relationship, although he is

in a very destructive relationship with

a woman who is borderline insane.

The movies plot plays upon the

polar opposite personalities that

these two men possess.

After accompanying Rock in

his many attempts to nd women

at bars, Jake ends up with a lot of

phone numbers that he really does

not want. The movie presents the

argument that people who dont

look for relationships often nd their

hands full with offers, while people

looking for relationships are left

alone.

This movie satirically looks at the

joys and pains of relationships while

also providing an understanding of

the varied male psyche on that topic.

The serious aspects of the movie are

completely masked by the satirical

writing styles of Shapiro and Dozer.

The best Easter egg for this lm

is all of the celebrity cameos, such

as Kevin Bacon, Tom Arnold, Cindy

Crawford, and Mark OMeara. An

added twist for this movie is that J.D.

Shapiro and William Rock Dozer

are the two men who actually mar-

ried Margo and then adapted their

own story for the silver screen.

We Married Margo is a great

movie to watch when alone or with

company. Overall, this lms receives

an outstanding 9.4/10.

Stephen Hejducek

Content Manager

Easy and tastyshrimp alfredo pastaJessica Ho

Staff Writeran inch of boiling water for two

minutes.

3. Add the jar of Alfredo sauce

to the broccoli. Turn the heat

down to medium. The broccoli

will continue to cook. Fill the jar

a quarter of the way with water,close the lid, and shake the jar.

Pour it into the pan. This ensures

all the sauce gets out of the jar

and also serves to loosen the

sauce. Season with salt and pep-

per to taste.

4. When the pasta is slightly

rm, scoop it directly into your

sauce. Stir to coat the pasta. Add

water (or milk) to loosen up the

sauce as needed.

5. In a separate pan, add a

few tablespoons of oil and saut

the onions for 1 minute. Add the

shrimp and cook for one to two

minutes until done.

6. Scoop the pasta into a bowl

or plate, and serve with the shrimp

and onions on top. Enjoy! Although the Colorado Rockies

were still eighty-three years away

from existing, residents of Jefferson

County were able to enjoy a little

September baseball in the early fall

of 1910. According to the Septem-

ber 11 edition of The Colorado

Transcript, the Golden baseball

team defeated the Lakeside base-

ball team 2 to 1 in a special post-

season game for the benet of the

Jefferson county fair.

The game was a pitchers duel,

with no score until the sixth inning

when Golden scored two runs off

of three hits. Lakeside added a run

of their own in the eighth to cut the

decit to one, but it was too little too

late as they fell to Golden in the end.

Deborah Good

Content ManagerThe Colorado Transcript also al-

leged the game was red hot and

tempers ared so much so that[the manager] went out so fast his

clothes caught re, and noted that

The Denver Posts Arvada corre-

spondent neglected to report on the

Lakeside loss.

That same day, The Colorado

Transcript reported that not long

after dark, Homer Myers, alone at

his uncles house in Golden, was

approached by a tall man, wearing

a black slouch hat, a mask over his

face, and carrying a big six shooter.

When the stranger asked who was

home, Myers honestly replied that

he was alone. The burglar entered

the house and ordered Myers to

put up his hands. But Myers did

not comply and instead reached for

revolver and red a shot at the bur-

glar. The intruder ed, and returned

a shot of his own in retreat. He was

pursued briey by Myers who redtwice more. The sheriff was promptly

notied, but the stranger was never

caught. As Myers uncle was the

superintendent at the local smelt-

ers, the motive was believed to be

smelter funds.

Colorado reported its rst snow-

fall of the 1910-1911 season this

week in 1910. In the Medicine Bow

mountains near Fort Collins and on

the continental divide, snow fell while

most of the land from Golden to

Cheyenne, Wyoming, experienced a

mixture of rain, snow, and hail. The

Colorado Transcript welcomed the

precipitation, saying that the mois-

ture is needed to put the ground in

condition for fall plowing and for late

irrigation.

Shrimp alfredo pasta is a versatile and-

simple meal that anyone can make.

JESSICA HO / OREDIGGER

Mishaps from marrying Margo


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There is a widely acceptedgeneralization here at Mines that

the majority of its students andfaculty are science nerds andgeeks, and mostly, this statementis true. But there are a lot moreopportunities for self-expressionto be offered at Mines if onelooks diligently enough. Join-ing the ranks ofthe 2011-2012school yearo rgan iza t ionsis a new club,P h o t o g r a p h yand Sketching,which hopes totake a creativebreak from themath books.

There is

an art group on campus, saysGrant Klafehn, President of thePhotography and Sketching club,but they dont meet as often asId like. I needed a group thatmet often enough to practice myskills. The clubs focus lies onthe principle that anyone is wel-come, regardless of skill level, todo just as he suggests, which isto practice and improve. As longas you are putting forth an effort,that is all that is needed, assuresKlafehn, but he also acknowledg-es the emphasis on the commu-nal environment; I want others tobe there to cheer each other onand help each other out. It is a bigcommunity of support.

Likewise, there are a lot of

Luke McPherson

Staff Writer

people who feel as Klafehn does those who seek a creative out-let to express their artistic side.Even a very focused communitylike Mines needs other venues of

exploration and interest. I wouldlike to see people nd more op-portunities with their wholenessand their artistic side since wedo not have a focus on arts [atMines], says Shira Richman,advisor of the club and teaching

assistant pro-fessor of LAIS.Including artactivities, suchas photographyor sketching,reminds peoplethat we do havearts on cam-pus.

While theclub is still pro-

cessing the nedetails, the likely times for themeetings will be on Saturdays orSundays around 1:00 PM. Theclub is open to both the shy andthe social alike, whether one pre-fers to meditate on their artworksolo or share it widely.

Klafehn hopes to incorporateformal or informal lessons toteach people to become betterphotographers and more holisticsketching based artists. He willteach these topics based uponthe needs of the group. Klafehn,for example, has a particular pas-sion to employ people as his sub-

ject matter. I love people halfthe reason that I made this group

is because I love people.

Pronounced fuh, Pho is a Vietnamese dish many would ig-norantly call soup. This delicacy of

southeast Asia is so much morethan soup, as anyone who hassampled its bountiful avors canattest. Pho, a broth with rice noo-dles and your choice of meats, isspiced differently than anythingyou would expect from somethinglike Chinese food. This excel-lent dish originated in Vietnam inthe early 20th century, when theFrench arrived and introduced theconcept of using cattle for foodrather than just as beasts of bur-den. It is now a common and well-traveled dish, and well-loved by

Vietnamese and Americans alike.Where can you get some? It

is just your luck, Pho Golden justopened its doors to the Golden

community about a month ago,and since then, it has been thetalk of the town. This lovely littlerestaurant exhibits a great dealof quality and variety in its offer-ings, with many different types ofpho you can choose, along withexcellent sides such as Flan anddrinks such as Chai with tapioca.

This restaurant is bringing a tasteof southeast Asia that is entirelydifferent from the avors of the

Chinese food we know and love.When you walk in to Pho

Golden, the rst thing that strikesyou is the tasteful and artisticdecorations. The owners suc-cessfully gave the dining room a

contemporary feel while keepingit laid-back and comfortable. Theatmosphere is peaceful and calm,and gives you the sense that youcould have a deep conversationwith a friend and no one would bethe wiser.

Pho Golden gives you the im-pression that you just steppedinto another world, but its neveroverbearing. The avors are not

American, but at the same timeyou feel like you could just as eas-ily be sitting in your own homesipping a hot bowl of pho as en-

joying a good meal in a restaurant.Its hard to explain the feeling youget from enjoying this excellentfare, aside from saying it will take

you to your happy place. To put itanother way, this is comfort food.PhoGolden does all this withoutbreaking the bank, too. The av-erage meal will set you back amodest $12, depending on yourchoice of meat.

If you are in the mood to ex-perience the avors of what ourparents would have called TheOrient, then stop on over to PhoGolden.

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Staff Writer

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powder, and garlic powder, butthe fresh ingredients add morezest. Be forewarned, it is very ad-dicting and you might not want toshare. Ingredients:

2 cups chopped drained to-matoes (about 6 large tomatoes)

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Katerina Gonzales

Staff Writer

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or put through a press. Tear offthe leaves of cilantro into thebowl. Add salt to taste. Mix theingredients together and chill, ifpreferred. The salsa tends to getspicier and stronger the longer itsettles. Serve with tortilla chipsand enjoy!

KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER

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cious served with tortilla chips.

Hollywood has imagined yet an-other way to destroy a helicopter

- a 600 pound, suicidal gorilla leap-ing from the Golden Gate Bridge,landing on the helicopter, caus-ing it to crash into the bridge andbe completely destroyed it. Thiscompletely unrealistic yet amazingscene denes Rise of the Planet ofthe Apes.

The movie combines impres-sive CGI, a riveting plotline, and agood dose of action to create oneof the best movies of the summer.

As long as viewers can accept theidea that apes can be as smart asif not smarter than humans, it is anamazing movie.

It all starts with the testingof a new drug on chimpan-zees. One named Caesar

gets taken home by a sci-entist who he lives with forve years before being trans-ferred to a primate center.Caesar, due to the drug test-ing, has the same level of in-telligence as humans. At theprimate center, he is able touse his brilliance to organizethe monkeys and escapefrom the compound.

He eventually leads them on awild rampage across the GoldenGate Bridge, where several hun-dred primates have to ght withnothing but their intelligence and

bare hands against humans whoare trying to kill them with assaultries and a helicopter mounted ma-chine gun.

Most of this action is towardsthe end of the movie; the plot takesa lot of building but keeps the au-dience engaged until the massivebattle at the end.

The director does an impressivejob with the action scenes, makingthe majority of them believable aslong as the audience accepts a fewkey premises as mentioned above.First, the apes are as smart as hu-mans are. Second, a gorilla can

take out a helicopter. If viewers ac-cept this, then the action is perfectlybelievable.

These adrenaline packed scenesare made all the more realistic by

the incredible CGI. When watch-ing this movie, viewers can believethat those crazy apes running allover actually exist. While the CGI isnot nearly as good as Avatar, it isperfectly acceptable for this movie.In fact, it is completely necessarybecause it helps to make this unre-alistic movie a little more believable.

The engaging plotline and in-tense action scenes, along with theimpressive CGI makes this one ofthe best movies of the summer anda must-see. Rise of the Planet ofthe Apes earns 4 out of 5 crazedmonkeys.

Will Parker

Staff Writer

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Monkey madness ensues atRise of Planet of the Apes

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Pho Golden provesa great option forChinese food lovers

The clubs focus lies on

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I thought of Mines as untouch-

able. I grew up in the shadow of

that M, Liberal Arts ProfessorJames Studholme said as he told

the story of how he came to teach

at Colorado School of Mines.

Born and raised in Colorado,

Studholme received his under-

graduate degree from Colorado

College in Colorado Springs. He

fondly remembers playing football

at Colorado College and compet-

ing against Mines, It was always

the last game of the season a

big deal for both schools. From

Colorado College, Studholme

went on to receive a masters

degree in Creative Writing and

English Literature from the Uni-

versity of Colorado at Boulder.

When the opportunity arose to

teach at Mines, he could not passit up. When I interviewed for the

job, I just fell in love with it, said

Artistic professor ndshis place at MinesCarmella Caltagirone

Staff Writer

Studholme.

Studholme is entering his fth

year teaching Nature and Hu-

man Values at Mines and enjoys

spending time in the Liberal Arts

and International Studies WritingCenter when time permits. That

is one of the most rewarding

experiences Ive had at Mines,

said Studholme. As with most

English and writing teachers, he

likes to read ction and poetry in

his spare time. But he is also a big

college football fan, enjoys music,

and yoga. At Colorado College, he

dabbled in lm studies before

it was a recognized class there,

and he continues to enjoy lms

to this day.

A part-time professor, Studhol-

me relishes his free time. Teach-

ing is the perfect job for being able

to travel. Its great. Already, the

Liberal Arts Professor has visited

many places across the globe.When studying for h is masters

he got the chance to take classes

at Leicester University in England,

as well as to teach at comprehen-

sive schools in both the Leicester

area and in Melbourne, Australia.

And he especially loves to

travel with his family and he hastaken numerous trips throughout

Europe with his daughter. But

Studholme continues to look

for ways to expand his horizon.

There are still places I would like

to go, Asia and India especially,

said Studholme.

It is obvious when Studholme

speaks about Mines that he re-

ally does love to be here. Even

the commute from Boulder isnt

so bad its beautiful, said

Studholme. When he is not in

Stratton Hall teaching, or in the

Writing Center helping students

with their papers, you will prob-

ably nd him at the Book & Brew

in Arthur Lakes Library, a great

place, according to Studholme.He is hardly ever seen without a

B&B coffee cup in hand!

The spirit of the game. That is

the motto and anthem of the Mens

Club Ultimate Frisbee team. Matt

Smith, President of the Club Ulti-

mate team, expresses an evident

passion for playing the game, but

wants to emphasize the relaxednature of the sport. Its just a

bunch of real easy-going guys who

like to get out and play Ultimate

it is an easy sport to pick up and

a lot of fun to play.

Ultimate Frisbee is not a par-

ticularly demanding sport, as it

requires nothing but a frisbee to

play and is not considered to be

among any of the contact sports.

Throughout the day, students of all

skill levels across the campus can

be found playing casual games

between classes. It is an excellent

way to enjoy the few remaining

days of warm weather and release

the tension that builds up after a

long morning of classes.

On the other hand, the sport

reaches a new caliber of intensity

and dedication on the Mines Club

team. This semester, there are

approximately 20 players who

regularly practice and compete

on the Club Ultimate team, and

many of these members are avid

players who take their sport very

seriously. They compete through-

out the year, participating in recre-

ational and traveling teams during

the summer months to keep up

their skills and endurance. Dur-

ing the season, the team has the

opportunity to showcase their

talents across the country. Last

seasons tournaments included

trips throughout Utah and even

one to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Smith encourages those inter-

ested in playing Ultimate Frisbee

to drop by practice from 5-7 PM

on Wednesdays and Thursdays

or from 3-5 PM on Sundays. All

practices are held on the North

IM fields and even if you have

little experience playing Frisbee,

do not hesitate to attend. There

are many advanced players on

the team who would be happy to

assist in throwing techniques and

game concepts. Being a part of a

team is a great way to get involved

and meet new people.

A truly ultimate clubMichael Estrada

Staff Writer


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Orediggers crush SDSM Hardrockers atrst home football game 55-7

Jerrod Doucet (#3) makes a reception early in the rst quarter for a rst down.

Dan Palmer (#36) reaches for the end zone after a 12 yard run to put Mines up 7-27 right

before the half.

Jerrod Doucet (#3) closes Mines rst drive with a 25 yard touchdown reception.

ALL PHOTOS STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER

Clay Garcia (#13) had an excellent game completing 25

of 34 passes for 318 yards. Clay threw 3 touchdowns inSaturdays game.

The Oredigger offensive line squares up to SDSM.

Dan Palmer (#36) rushed for 168 yards, averaging 10.5

yards per rush.

Henry Kaetzer (#38) tackles a South Dakota running back

to prevent a rst down .


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88-7. That is the amount by

which the Mines football team hasout-scored its opponents throughthe rst two games of play thisseason after cruising to a 55-7 winover the South Dakota School ofMines Saturday at Campbell eldin Golden.

Senior Quarterback, and Har-lon Hill Trophy nalist, Clay Gar-cia threw for 318 yards and threetouchdowns on 25-34 passingbefore being relieved by backupsmidway through the third quar-ter. Through the rst two games,Garcia has recorded 585 yardsthrough the air. At this pace, Gar-cia will accumulate an incredible3200 passing yards on nearly 400passing attempts.

The Orediggers started thegame off slowly, allowing theHardrockers to methodically movethe ball on their rst drive beforeholding their ground near mideld.

And the offensive side was notmuch better, as the rst play fromscrimmage resulted in a swarmingsack of Garcia for a ve yard loss.But Mines rebounded and quicklymarched down the eld, covering76 yards in six minutes, and nish-ing with a 25 yard pass to reliablesenior receiver Jerrod Doucet.

After the Oredigger defenseheld their ground on the nextSDSM possession, Mines fumbledthe ball away on the ensuing puntgiving the Hardrockers a short

eld. Mines was not ready to bescored upon yet, and senior line-backer Alex Vigil responded bystepping in front of a pass fromHardrocker quarterback Nick Rus-

sel and returning the interceptionto the SDSM 44. Two minutes and34 yards later, Garcia connectedwith Doucet yet again, this time

for a 10 yard strike to put Minesahead 14-0.Early in the second quarter,

Mines suffered two costly pen-alties and SDSM recovered aGarcia fumble deep in CSM terri-tory. SDSM capitalized and quicklyscored on a 14 yard pass to widereceiver Marshall Davis. The touch-down brought the Hardrockers towithin seven at 14-7, but it wouldbe the closest SDSM would getand the last time they would score.

Mines responded by easilymoving the ball down the eld andregained control of the game on abeautifully placed pass from Gar-cia to tight end Eric Shannon for a20 yard touchdown.

Throughout the second andthird quarters, Mines spread theball around across the offense,but relied on a heavy dose of run-ning from junior running back DanPalmer. The Orediggers rode thePalmer train for 168 yards andthree consecutive touchdownscruising to a 41-7 lead after threequarters.

Defensively, the Orediggerscontinued their dominance. Af-ter allowing their rst score in sixquarters, Mines shut down theSDSM offense, holding them offof the scoreboard for the remain-ing three quarters. Junior HenryKaetzer led Mines with seven tack-les while junior cornerback Ryan

Wood added six. Ian McFadden,Bumni Adetutu, Tyler Palmer, and

Tyler Denson each had ve. Vigiland Rylan Hess each collectedan interception off Russell while

Battle of the Mines:CSM dominates SDSM

Kaetzer, McFadden, Vigil, JarradMcKay, and Taylor Jeski combinedfor three sacks.

Mines dominated the Hardrock-

ers in every aspect of the game.The Orediggers outscored SDSMby 48, outgained them in totalyards 673-218, and forced sixpunts while not punting oncethemselves. Mines collected 20more rst downs than South Da-kota (32-12) and scored ninetouchdowns to the Hardrockersone. But the largest discrepancy,and the one that may have won thegame for Mines, was the rushingyards, where CSM blasted SDSM,gaining 300 yards while holdingthe Hardockers to only seven.

The strong performancethrough three quarters allowedsome of the Oredigger backupsto get valuable playing time. True

freshman running back TevinChampagne ran for 76 yards on12 carries, and backup quarter-back Matt Brown completed allve of his passes for 55 yards.

Shannon led all receivers with111 yards and a touchdown onthree receptions while Doucetadded 48 yards and two scores.David Pawalek had 47 yards onseven receptions and Jordan Wardadded 39 yards and a touchdownon four catches.

With the win, Mines moves to2-0 overall. It is also the thirteenthconsecutive victory by the Oredig-gers over SDSM. Mines is now13-0 against the Hardrockers,dating back to 1917. Mines be-

gins their RMAC conference playnext Saturday against New MexicoHighlands during Military Appre-ciation Day at Campbell Field inGolden.

Trevor Crane

Content Manager

CSM has gained national rec-ognition for its reputation in aca-demic excellence and its rigorouscurriculum has earned respectfrom employers across the globe.

As a result, in January Mines wasawarded $10,000 in funding fromthe National Center for Women &Information Technology. That is notsurprising news. What may be sur-prising though is that while Minescontinues to rise to higher levels inthe classroom, the athletic realm hasfollowed closely behind, witnessingunprecedented success in competi-

tion across the board.In the 2011 Directors Cup stand-

ing, an award which judges schoolsbased upon their athletic success,Mines nished 18th in the nationamong all Division II schools. Thatsnot bad for a bunch of nerds. For notonly must Oredigger athletes spendcountless hours studying for classeslike so many students at CSM, theymust also work to achieve the samelevel of success in their sport by de-feating athletes from other schoolswho devote their entire focus to ath-letics.

It is a feat that contains no short-cuts. According to Athletic Director

Tom Spicer, Theres no secret to it.Theres no formula. We take away all

the excuses and believe that hardwork pays dividends. The harder youwork, the better success you have.

And working hard is what theyhave done. During the 2010-2011athletic season, Mines witnessedimprovements and progressthroughout all the sports. Of the 17varsity sports offered at Mines, 14advanced on to the postseason lastyear. Here are some of the results:

Mens Cross Country - Placed4th at the NCAA DII National Cham-pionships, the highest nish in pro-gram history

Football - Finished 13-1, RMACChampions, advanced to the 16team, NCAA National Tournament

Mens Soccer - Became the rst

CSM team to ever be ranked rstin a national poll, advanced to thesecond round of the NCAA National

Tournament Volleyball - Advanced to the

NCAA Central Region Tournamentas the 8th seed, it was the only thethird ever postseason appearance inteam history

Womens Soccer - Advancedto the rst round of the NCAA DII

Tournament where they fell in a PKshootout to Metro State

Track and Field - 43rd at NCAANational Championships, one indi-vidual National Champion (RussellDrummond), 19 athletes named All-

RMACSwim and Dive - Sent two ath-

letes to the National Championships, Andrew Zerwick nished fourth inthe 200 backstroke

Mens Basketball - Finished 25-6,RMAC regular season champions,advanced to the NCAA Central Re-gion Seminals

Wrestling - Finished 9th in the Su-per Regional Four, sent Jordan Lars-en to the NCAA DII National Cham-pionships where he nished 1-2

Softball - Finished with the thirdmost wins in program history (36),advanced to the NCAA DII CentralRegion Tournament

Golf - Finished 13th in the NCAA

DII Super Regional, Jim Knous top-ranked golfer in the RMAC

Mines has witnessed athleticsuccess in its history, but never tothis extent or as widespread as itis in its current state. But creating awinning atmosphere at Mines is noeasy feat. Spicer knows this, and heand the rest of the athletics staff havedone their best to capitalize on theuniqueness of CSM rather than tryto overcome it. The main challengeis to understand the academic mis-sion of the institution and t it into ourathletic programs, explained Spicer.Students here already have focusand discipline. Our job is to take ad-vantage of that focus and disciplinealready there and bring them along,

develop their skills and teach themtime management.

Oredigger athletics has foundthe formula to help develop theseyoung athletes while still promotinga high level of academic athletes.One prime example is found in for-mer CSM Golfer Marty Jackson.Jackson left Mines and began hiscareer working with Ping, designing,of all things, golf balls. Or consider

Anthony Se, who played baseballduring his career as an Oredigger,and has returned to his Alma Materas a coach.

That is what Spicer enjoys abouthis job. It is not the national cham-pionships, or record breaking per-formances. It is all about helping

the athletes in chasing their dreamsand their destinies. If those dreamsdont result in a professional career,they have got another career to fallback on. And even if they do makeit as a professional athlete, it will endsomeday and they will have a greatengineering career to pursue.

But what does Spicer love themost about his job? What does helove the most about watching Min-ers achieve success in competition?The fact the people dont like to getbeat by [Mines students]. They cantstand it and they dont understandhow we can be both academic andathletic.

Unprecedentedathletic successat Mines

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Jerrod Doucet (#3) walks into the end zone after a 10 yard reception.



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Felicia Jaramillo

Staff Writer

Mines Myths

Minds at Mines

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Myths are stories that people tell in order to make sense of their sur-

roundings. It also helps to understand the world around us and makes

life a little more interesting and fun. Colorado School of Mines has been

around for a long time and is full of tradition. From ghosts to girls, from

explosives to nerds, myths and stories can often be heard around the

campus. So, Minds at Mines asks What are some outrageous stories

and myths youve heard about the Colorado School of Mines?

So I think Bradford is haunted. I was

standing in the stairwell, talking to some

residents, when the door from the second

oor opened and slammed shut. There

was no wind and no one in sight. Ive

also heard around that during quiet

study hours, voices can be heard

but the source of the voice can-

not be found.

Kylie Fink

Back when the rivalry between CU-Boulder

and Mines was more prevalent, CU-Boulder

tried to play a prank on Mines. It is said that

a couple of students tried to blow the M

off the face of Mt. Zion. Ive been told two

versions. Some say the explosive went off and

others say it didnt. Anyhow, we caught the

guys and shaved their heads and sent

them back up to Boulder. In the endwe went back for a little pay back

and blew up one of their statues.

Scott Roman

Ive heard that Coors used to have a main line

going from the company to the school. The un-

derground pipes lead to the fraternities and the

I-club. This was about 10-15 years ago, and

students were able to serve themselves

from the tap at anytime. Most of the

pipes lead to Sigma Nu and the taps

are still up there today, but they are

dry now. In the basement of Maple,

there is a door that leads to sometunnels. They either led to Coors or

ran throughout Golden.

Stephen Hughes

Girls are like parking spaces, Theyre

always hard to nd. But this is also un-

true. Ive been around plenty lovely ladies,

especially in res life. Over the years the per-

centage has gotten better. Granted its not

like CSU or CU, but its better than what

people say it is.

ALL PHOTOS FELICIA JARAMILLO / OREDIGGER

You know what really grinds my

gears?

Canadian geese. For one, I just

do not like the way they look at me.That glare that they give me is like

they think I am going to steal their

grass or something.

But the second, and possibly

most important, reason is the in-

cessant honking that never stops.

Seriously, from the rst light of the

morning until the sun sets, all they

do is honk and honk and honk.

And that does not even mention

the fact that they emit a sound so

horrendous that they make even

Rebecca Black sound angelic.

But do not forget about their

deadly path of destruction. Thanks

to these birds, trying to enjoy a nice

day at the park requires dodging a

mineeld of excrement. And it does

not stop there. They will drop offtheir gifts in the street, on the side-

walk, or even on the articial turf.

But you are only fooling yourself if

Jarrod Sparks

Staff Writer

you are looking down at your feet

to dodge their by-products. That is

exactly what they want you to do.

When you are least expecting it,

they will strike from above.

Unfortunately, the lack of a

predator and the abundance offood allow the geese to remain,

and their population just balloons.

Far too often they will settle into

a protected town like Golden, eat

way too much, and then get too fat

to leave. These animals are inde-

cent, loud, and overweight; a true

triple threat to a peaceful society.

Now, to all the nature lovers and

geese-huggers out there, do not

think that I am unfairly picking on

the Canadian birds simply to assert

my human dominance. I truly feel

for their plight. They originate from

the northern part of the continent

and are just looking for a warm

place to have their vacation. Un-

fortunately for them, it is less like

a vacation and more like the run-ning of a gauntlet. How would you

feel if you were on a cross-conti-

nental road trip and every single

time you stopped to refuel some

dude in camouage popped out of

nowhere and started blasting you

with lead pellets from a 12 gauge?

Personally, I would get pretty tired

of it, but that is exactly what these

creatures have to go through everyyear during hunting season.

Nonetheless, the problem re-

mains that Canadian geese are

evolving from peaceful, migratory

birds into widespread pests. Ask

Captain Sullenberger of United

Flight 1549 and he will tell you

about the geese that ew into the

engines of his airliner, putting the

lives of his passengers at risk.

These birds are bringing down

planes, polluting our parks, squat-

ting in our towns, and chasing us

off our golf courses, and we just let

it happen. As winter slowly creeps

upon us, expect to see more and

more of these dastardly creatures

polluting our campus with their lth.

Do the geese need to go? Yes. Butis there anything we can do about

it? No. And that, ladies and gentle-

men, is what grinds my gears.

There is an organization dedi-

cated to international affairs and

decisions on international laws. This

organization is not the United States

of America, but rather the United

Nations. Yet the US has taken the

role of police enforcement in several

nations, including Iraq, Afghanistan,

and other nations considered tobe unstable by public opinion. But

according to Inter Press Service,

Survey respondents see the United

States as an unreliable world police-

man.

Now with the conict in Libya, the

question has arisen of whether the

United States should intervene, but

why should the US get involved? Is

the US the global police? If so, then

what is the purpose of the United

Nations? Along with that idea, when

should the US get involved in other

international cases?

For those who are unaware,

there is a conict in Libya that Ibra-

him Dabbash, Libyas Deputy Rep-

resentative, considers to be not a

civil war, it is not a conict between

Lucas Quintero

Staff Writer

USA needs to do lesstwo parties, it is the people who are

defending themselves against the

dictatorship. Dabbash considers

this a special conict that will need

specic operations, none of which

include foreign deployment.

National Transitional Council

chairman Ian Martin said, It is very

clear that the Libyans want to avoid

any kind of military deployment of the

UN or others. While the rebels re-

ceive help through assets approvedby the UN from the United Kingdom,

the rebels refuse to allow help of mili-

tary sorts.

Yet why should any organization

help? In recent news, Qaddas staff

has ed the nation, his family has left,

critical cities and strongholds have

been lost, and Qadda has ed as

well.

In the past week there have been

sightings of Qaddas staff eeing.

State Department Spokesperson

Victoria Nuland said, Apparently, a

convoy has entered [Niger], and it

does include some senior members

of the Qadda regime. Even Qad-

das family was seen eeing, as Qa-

ddas wife and three of his children

had crossed into Algeria.

Between August 13 and August

28, the rebels were able to capture

seven major cities including the capi-

tal city of Tripoli. The offensive to cap-

ture the major cities along the coast

line suggest that Colonel Muammar

Qadda, autocratic leader of Libya,

has himself gone into hiding.

Rebels have captured Tripoli and

Qaddas birth city Sirte, while Qad-

da has yet to be found. He is hiding,

the question is where.Rumors speculate that Qadda is

hiding in the last of his strongholds

in Bani Walid. The Guardian re-

ports evidence of Qadda eeing to

Venezuela. The United Nation has

gone so far as to restrict Qaddas

movement, and by international law

it must be reported.

If the rebels have captured seven

major cities, senior members are

eeing and Qadda is in hiding, why

should the US start helping now?

The rebels in the past month alone

have proved that they have the ca-

pabilities of winning their conict

on their own. The last thing the US

should consider is taking away the

pride of a nation who does not want

military support.

On March 19, 2011, over 110

American and British cruise mis-

siles struck Libyan soil. In response

to United Nations Security Council

Resolution 1973, the United States,

along with Canada, France, and

the United Kingdom, joined the air

strikes to cripple Muammar Qa-

dafs army. This action was taken

to help ensure that no further civilian

blood would be shed in the Libyan

civil war. Since March, many politi-

cians, media personalities, and ev-

eryday citizens have criticized Presi-

dent Obama for allowing our military

to take part in this operation. But

before condemning the presidents

actions, it is advisable to examine

American history.

Two hundred thirty-four years

ago the United States of America

didnt exist; instead there were 13

different colonies along the eastern

Libya reminds US of pastWill Parker

Staff Writer

seaboard ruled by King George

the Third of the United Kingdom.

The British imposed taxes on the

colonists without proper parlia-

mentary representation, restricted

international trade to the colonies,

and quartered soldiers in colonists

homes. These reasons and others

led the colonies to rebel against

what was, at the time, the most

powerful nation in the world.

Americas military at the be-

ginning of the Revolution was ill-

equipped, poorly trained and the

Navy was non-existent. Britain on

the other hand, had the best trained,

most experienced soldiers as well

as the nest Navy in the world. Out-

classed, Americas leaders realized

that victory required assistance.

Congress sent emissaries to France

in an attempt to convince them to

send their Navy as well as their sol-

diers to defeat Britain. During nego-

tiations, Baron Friedrich von Steu-

ben, a Prussian drill master, came to

train the continental army during the

winter of 1777-78 in Valley Forge.

This helped level the playing eld,

but the deciding factor came when

the French Navy showed up at York-

town, preventing the British escape.

With General Cornwallis surrender,

the war was effectively over.

Now compare this to the situ-

ation the Libyans currently face.

They have been under the control

of Muammar Qadda for 42 years.

During that time, he has placed Lib-

yas many natural resources under

his own consolidated control. While

his people were starving, he was liv-

ing a life of decadence and luxury in

his palace. Not only did he hurt his

country economically, he removed

freedom of speech. Anyone who

voiced dissent was automatically

thrown in jail for three years, and

those who formed a political party

were executed.

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