the oredigger issue 4 - september 26, 2011

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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 92, Issue 4 Sepember 26, 2011

The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines

w w w . O R E D I G G E R . n e t

As you get further and further

into your careers, that never hap-

pens. No one ever tells you what

to do, said Mark Desrochers.

Desrochers, a Mines alumnus,

who is currently working as the

Vice President of Operations

at PrimeStar Solar, a company

that manufactures solar panels

based out of Arvada, Colorado.Desrochers presented a seminar

titled Operational Excellence:

The Ability to See, and shared

with students and staff the goals

of operations within a company

and the benets that stem from

reaching those goals.

Desrochers emphasized the

need to focus on visual appeal.

A customers rst impression of

your company or factory is how it

is presented. It must be clean and

organized, with a place for every-

thing and no unnecessary clutter.

According to Desrochers, about

35% of personnel in a corporation

are devoted to operations, and

one of the bases for operation

standards today are based onthe Toyota House of Quality. This

house is a visual representa-

tion of the Toyota quality control

process.

The foundation of the house

is formed by two bedrocks, stan-

dardization and leveled produc-

tion.

Standardization is the cor-

Building success from the foundation upCarmella Caltagirone

Staff Writer

nerstone of the Toyota model. It

provides a consistent baseline of

operational methods. As better

workflows are found, the stan-

dards are updated, in order to

maintain operational consistency

across the organization.

Leveled production, is making

sure that workloads are spread

evenly across all employees.

The two pillars in the house

are the concept of just

in time, andmaking prob-

lems visible.

The con-

cept of just

in time refers to the

idea of only making

what you need when

you need it, no more and

no less.

If all of these ideas are

followed, the last pillar,

making problems visible,

fosters an environment

that allows workers to

recognize when some-

thing goes wrong.

The end goal, accord-

ing to Desrochers, is

that when a customerwalks in, I want them

to g ive me

their money.

Desrochers

insisted that

by following

these easy

standards, an

operation will

run smoothly, whether it is a Mc-

Donalds or a solar panel factory.

He recapped the three most

important things to consider in

o pe ra ti ons: o rg an i- za ti on,

simplicity, and

bringing in

r e v -

enue. Because what theyre

really looking for are people to

find the issues that they have,

wherever they are, no matter

what department, and x those

problems, said Desrochers. The

Toyota House of Quality enables

employees and companies to

do just that.

Leveled Production

Standardization

Just-in-Time

Production

Visible

Problems

High Quality, Low Cost, Short Lead Time

Lady Orediggers

Annihilate

Chadron

Sports 8

Opinion 11

WTF is an LOL

Features 4

Slate Cafe

Review

News 2

Neutrinos may

have broken

Einstinian limit

The Toyota House of Quality forms the basis for current operational theories.

Mines shutout Regis University 2-0 Friday night. See more pictures and a recap online at oredigger.net/sports.

STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER

BARBARA ANDERSON / OREDIGGER


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Oredigger Staff

Ryan Browne

Editor-in-Chief

Katie HuckfeldtManaging Editor

Robert GillBusiness Manager

Steven WooldridgeWebmaster

Barbara AndersonDesign Editor

Zach BoernerCopy Editor

Will ParkerAsst. Design Editor

Ian LittmanAsst. Business Manager,

Web Content

Carissa SummerfeltAsst. Business Manager

Trevor CraneContent Manager

Deborah GoodContent Manager

Stephen HejducekContent Manager

Headlines from around the worldLocal News

The western town of Dino-

saur, Colorado has been talking

with the Ute Tribal Council aboutpotentially collaborating on a ca-

sino project. The casino is one

of many options that Dinosaur

has been considering to boost

its economy. The Ute tribe and

Dinosaur hope to create a desti-

nation resort including a casino,

lodge, RV park and golf course.

Because the casino would be

built on tribal land, the Utes

would benet as Dinosaur could

not collect any tax revenue.

Parks and Wildlife in Breck-

enridge, Colorado are working

to identify who illegally killed a

bull elk and abandoned the car-

cass near the I-70 interstate. Thewildlife ofcers estimate that the

bull was killed in early Septem-

ber as only the antlers and head

had been removed while the

meat remained. Breckenridge

District Wildlife Manager Sean

Shepherd claims that shooting

big game and leaving the meat

to rot is a waste of Colorados

wildlife resources.

In Frisco, Colorado public of-

cials found a creative use for an

area of land devastated by the

bark beetle. The beetles killed

an excess of 35,000 trees in

what has now been turned intoa state-of-the-art bike park. The

Peninsula Pump Track opened

its doors on September 24th,

complete with big jumps and

thrills for bikers of all skill lev-

els. Josh Oslen, the Frisco Bike

Park Manager, states Its kind

of revolutionary to build a park at

this scale for riders and with this

many amenities and features for

sure.

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Stocks fell following an an-

nouncement by the US Federal

Reserve concerning an uncon-

ventional $400 billion treasuriestrading plan that is supposed toboost the economy. Worldwide,

many are concerned that their

governments are not taking the

right actions necessary to x the

job markets, and consequently

are not willing to take risks on the

trading oor.

President Mahmoud Abbas

of the Palestinian Authority has

requested full membership in

the United Nations and recog-nition of Palestine as a nationalstate. In response, tens of thou-

sands of Palestinians celebrated

at the West Bank as they hope

their presidents speech will be

enough to grant them formal

statehood.

As tensions mount in the

West Bank, Jewish settlers in

the region are arming themselves

and attending training sessions.

Women and children are beingtrained in the use of rearms,in case of a Palestinian march

on the Israeli settlements in

the West Bank. Palestinian

President Mahmoud Ab-

bas has turned down a

UN quartet initiative thatwould renew negotiations

between Israel and Pales-

tine and has called for the

Israeli settlers to evacuate

the West Bank.

President Obama is al-

lowing states to opt outof the No Child LeftBehind law enacted dur-ing the Bush presidency.

Obama was insistent that

this will not mean that states will

have no accountability when it

comes to the quality of their edu-

cation. Instead, states will be giv-

en the freedom to do what they

think is best, but must still meet

the national standards.

Manufacturing and Con-struction in China has begunto slow. Manufacturing slowedfor the third consecutive month

in China as policies intended to

keep ination down took effect.

Herman Cain, a contender

for the GOP nomination, won a

straw poll in Florida, gaining37% of the votes cast by the2657 delegates. Rick Perry, whowas considered the front-runner

of the candidates, received 15%

of the vote with Mitt Romney

netting 14%. Michelle Bachman,

who won the Iowa straw poll, re-

ceived only 1.5%.

Rebels made another major

push against Sirte in Libya, Sat-

urday. Sirte is former dictator

Muammar Qaddas hometown.

The rebels were initially waiting to

let civilians out of the town, but

leaders fear that families from

Misrata were stuck in basements

for fear of being shot.

A former climate observa-tion satellite came crashingdown to earth Saturday morn-

ing. It is unknown exactly whereor when it came down, but it is

theorized that most of the six-ton

satellites pieces landed in the Pa-

cic Ocean. No pieces have been

found or injuries reported.

University Park, PennsylvaniaHydrogen fuel cells may nally be sus-

tainable, according to a new study by

environmental engineers at Pennsyl-

vania State University. For years sci-

entists have been trying to nd a way

to make hydrogen fuel sustainable,

but current technology has limited the

practical use. Hydrogen fuels cells re-

quire an outside source of electricity

in order to produce the hydrogen gas

that is reacted to produce energy. But

the engineers at Penn State have dis-covered a way to produce hydrogen

gas that does not require any added

electricity. Instead, the process in-

volves using bacteria that acquires its

energy from the small voltage differ-

ence created by salt water and fresh

water separated by an osmotic mem-

brane.

Geneva, Switzerland - The existence of particles travelling faster than l ighthas been deemed impossible since Albert Einstein laid out his famous theory of

special relativity in 1905. That theory is being challenged, as physicists at the

European Organization for Nuclear Research (known as CERN) have clockedneutrinos arriving at a target 60 nanoseconds faster than light. Many in the sci-

entic community are clamoring to begin independently recreating the experi-

ment to verify the validity of the feat, but the team who originally discovered the

faster-than-light neutrinos are very certain that their data is correct. They have

released their results in the hope that someone will invalidate them.

Nanyuki, Kenya - Challenging the long-held belief that the mostprotable thing a rancher can do is fence in his herd, ecologists in East

Africa have postulated that cattle actually experience long-term ben-

ets when other grazing animals are allowed to intermix with the herd.

To test this hypothesis, ecologists set up special pastures in a 50,000

acre ranch in East Africa and divided them into two sections. One

section was fenced off to isolate the grazing cattle while the other was

opened up to the wild so that other species could wander through and

graze alongside the cattle. The results showed that during the driermonths, the cattle in the open pasture did get thinner than the closed

herd, but during the rainy months, they gained weight much faster and

kept more weight in the long term. The ecologists explained that the

other grazers, especially zebras, ate the things that the cattle would

not eat, and exposed the better greens for the cattle to eat.

Pasadena, California - The aster-oid that scientists and astronomers say

wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years

ago may not have been the product of a

massive collision as once thought. It has

been widely viewed that the massive as-

teroid, estimated at roughly 5 kilometers

in diameter, was created from the collision

of a much larger asteroid, roughly 170 ki-

lometers in diameter, with another hugeasteroid. It was believed that this collision

produced a large amount of debris which

was ung toward Jupiter where it entered

the planets gravitational eld and was

launched toward Earth. That hypothesis

is now being challenged by new studies

which show that it was likely that the aster-

oids in the collision were much smaller and

traveling at higher velocities.


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Eighty-nine years ago this

week, Golden received a lesson in

the dangers of driving while under

the inuence of alcohol. The Col-

orado Transcript of September

28, 1922, reported on one vehicle

and two mens havoc-wreaking

trip into Denver.

Twelve-year-old Lena Marina-

no suffered a fractured collarbone

and internal injuries when she was

crushed by an automobile under

the control of John Elstron, who

was said to be under the inu-

ence of liquor. Elstron sped down

a hill towards a bridge, hit another

vehicle, and then cut diagonally

across the road, striking the little

girl. Marinano was knocked into

a ditch and the car rolled on top

of her.

Elstron and his passenger

Adolph Brusse took the car to a

Golden mechanic where it was

xed. But even after their violent

experience, Elstron and Brusse

decided not to postpone their trip

to Denver and the men departed

a second time. This time, Brusse

chose to drive. But this journey

was just as disastrous as The

Colorado Transcript reported,

saying Brusse lost control of the

machine and it plunged off the

embankment and overturned a

second time. Elstron was pinned

under the car, fracturing his hip,

before being pulled out by pass-

ers-by. Brusse was arrested and

later plead guilty to reckless driv-

ing and driving while intoxicated.

Elstron was also to face charges

once released from the hospital.

Although alcohol may have

been available this week in 1922,

another, more important liquid

was not. Water levels were then

the lowest in Goldens history due

to minimal snowfall in the winter

of 1921-1922 and no rain in the

spring and summer of 1922. Wa-

ter Commissioner Jones attested

that Clear Creek had never been

lower, that Beaver Brook and its

watershed were running very low,

and streams had dried up, many

for the rst time in living memo-

ry. Water Superintendent Curry

urged citizens to adopt strict

conservation methods in order

to avoid having to use a pumping

plant.

Also this week in 1922, Golden

lost one of its pioneers. James

Gorman died at the age of eighty-

two in Fort Lupton, Colorado.

Gorman came here in the [eigh-

teen] sixties and for some time

drove a stag between this place

and the mountain towns, re-

ported The Colorado Transcript.

Gorman also owned a livery busi-

ness in Golden.

This week inColorado historyCar Accidents and DroughtDeborah Good

Content Manager

Time Out by Dave Brubeck

is more than just a jazz album, it

is a jazz classic. Recorded dur-

ing the summer of 1959, it was

almost never released by Colum-

bia Records. The albums blend

of unconventional time signatures

and lack of standard tunes madecompany executives doubtful

that it could be a success. Luck-

ily, through an intervention by the

company president Goddard Li-

eberson, the album was released,

and despite a number of negative

reviews initially, it became one of

the most popular and well-known

jazz albums of all time.

Part of the appeal of Time Out

is its cool jazz style. This style, as

opposed to the hard bop style of

the same period, is more calm

and places greater emphasis on

the composition than on individual

solos. Time Out does not accost

the listener, but instead draws him

or her in with the creativity of its

compositions and the interplay be-tween the musicians. There is nev-

er a time during the album when a

musical phrase or note seems out

of place - something very difcult

to do when working with odd time

signatures.

The unconventional time signa-

tures in Time Out are what really

make the album unique. The rst

song on the album, the Balkan in-

spired Blue Rondo a La Turk is

written in 9/8 time. It begins with

Brubeck playing a driving 2-2-2-3

pattern on piano, and expands as

he is joined by Eugene Wright on

bass, Joe Morello on drums, and

nally Paul Desmond on alto saxo-

phone. The compositions ascend-

ing and descending lines give it aboundless energy and a controlled

frenetic feel unmatched in any other

tune. Perhaps the best part about

Blue Rondo is the way it juxta-

poses the 2-2-2-3 pattern with tra-

ditional American blues. Desmond

begins the solo section by trading

off with the rest of the quartet in the

two styles before the band settles

in and just starts swing. The com-

position ends with a restatement of

the original theme and a dramatic

slowing of the tempo before Mo-

rello makes the nal statement with

a bang of his drums.

The album continues with

Strange Meadow Lark, a light

and mellow tune that is a good

complement to Blue Rondo, before

reaching the most famous song,

Take Five. Brubeck is ever-pres-

ent on this tune with an undulatingpiano line and Wrights downward

bass line combines with it to give

Take Five a dark, aggressive feel.

Both are supported by light cymbal

work from Morello and t very well

under the melody played by Des-

mond. Take Five is highlighted by

a fantastic drum solo in the middle

which slowly builds on the snare

before Morello begins to make use

of the rest of his set.

Three to Get Ready is a mod-

est waltz which, through its struc-

ture, echoes the adage its name is

based on. The composition even

takes care of the four to go part

of the adage by switching to 4/4 for

a section of the tune.

The fth song, Kathys Waltzhas a romantic feel and features

great solos by Brubeck and Des-

mond which t so well within the

structure of the song that they

seem like they were written right

into it.

Everybodys Jumpin follows,

an up-beat tune with the melody

played by Desmond and a blues-

inspired response from Brubeck.

The album ends with another,

more aggressive, tune, Pick Up

Sticks, which starts with a strongwalking base line from Wright and

heavy chordal piano from Brubeck.

A highlight of the this nal tune is

the piano solo in which Brubeck

expands on just one musical

phrase and uses a delay technique

to give his chords a bouncing feel.

Because of this, the solo stays

light, even though the playing is

heavy.

With its varied styles and com-

positional emphasis, Time Out

makes a great listen for those who

think that jazz as a musical genre is

not for them. Each tune is acces-

sible to the casual listener as well

as the acionado. As a classic al-

bum, it is sure to be available on

almost every music service. TakeFive and discover one of the best

jazz albums ever recorded.

Ian Mertz

Staff Writer

COURTESY COLUMBIA RECORDS

Dave Brubecks album Time Out is a wonderful listen for

anyone who enjoys cool jazz or simply a great classic.

For all students living on cam-

pus without access to a kitchen,

it is possible to make delicious

meals without any expensive

equipment. The only instruments

needed are a microwave, a

fridge, and a rotisserie chicken. In

less then 10 minutes, the chicken

can be transformed into delicious

ranch tacos. It is simple and easy

and has a short ingredient list. If

using a whole rotisserie chicken

instead of the recommended two

cups, double the toppings and

other ingredients to share with up

to 10 friends.

Ingredients:

cup ranch dressing

cup reduced-fat sour cream

1 ounce package of taco sea-

soning

1 tablespoon chunky mild

salsa

2 cups shredded rotisserie

chicken (you can do this by hand)

8 corn tortillas

Shredded lettuce

1 tomato, diced

1 can black olives

1 cup Colby-Monterey

Jack cheese

Directions:

1. Shred the

chicken into small

pieces and dice the to-

matoes.

2. Combine the ranch,

sour cream, salsa, and one

teaspoon of taco sea-

soning in a small bowl.

Mix and chill until ready

to serve.

3. Toss the shred-

Carmella Caltagirone

Staff Writer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

was a very popular eighteenth

century composer and pianist

from Austria. Modern appreciation

of classical music has dwindled

greatly, though, perhaps because

of lack of electronic inuence or

vocals.

Dubstep, in contrast, is a late

twentieth century underground

style of music, currently gaining

a massive following in many club

scenes. It features a heavy bass

that is modulated and rhythmically

tuned to produce a wobble ef-

fect. Dubstep also features note

repetition and simple recorded

drum effects.

These two very different styles

of music would normally have

nothing to do with each other.

However, another Wolfgang,

Wolfgang Gartner, one-time deep

house DJ, has managed to com-

bine these disparate styles.Gartner takes many old Mozart

symphonies and creates dub-step

remixes to them. He also creates

Stephen Hejducek

Content Managerhis own mixes without the aid of

classical music. Gartner has com-

posed his own fth symphony,

different from Mozarts, while still

preserving many classical effects

guided by modern inspiration.

His newest studio-released al-

bum, Weekend In America, is his

take on the party scene in Amer-

ica. In Gartners words, Week-

end In America is party-rocking

speaker-freq-ing as self-realiza-

tion. Gartners main inspiration

and driving force for his music is

the fact that he has so many ideas

in his head that he feels should not

be kept to himself. He wants to

connect with tens-of-thousands,

if not hundreds-of-thousands, of

people at a time.

Gartner produces great party

music, as well as much needed

study music.

Generally fast-paced and mild-

ly poppy, his music produces a

external zoning effect that allows

for an intense and focused home-

work session or pumped beats at

a party. The best way to describe

Gartners music is intense, spo-

radic, and original.

Want to check out more dubstep?

Look into these top fve artists!

1. Distance

2. Kryptic Minds

3. Datsik

4. Excision

5. Coki

ded chicken with remaining taco

seasoning, cover bowl loosely,

and microwave until heated thor-

oughly.

4. Warm tortillas in microwave.

5. Set out toppings and serve.

Not needing numerous kitchen

implements, these chicken tacos

make an easy snack for those living

in the dorms.

BARBARA ANDERSON / OREDIGGER

No-cook rockingchicken ranch tacos

Classical dubstep

Take a Time Out withexpressive cool jazz

BEGINNERDJ.COM

LUKE MCPHERSON / OREDIGGER


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also offers full-tuition scholarships of up to 100% and a monthly

stipend to help pay for your education. And when you graduate, you will

have an edge in life as an Army Officer and a leader. All it takes is

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Students may have noticed

changes at Slate Caf. This fall,Sodexo took over the campus din-ing at Mines from Aramark, and the

c h a n g e s

are evidentin more

than just thefood. Onthe cam-

pus diningw e b s i t e ,csmdining-

s e r v i c e s .com, din-ers can nd

this weeksmenu, a nu-trition cal-

culator for all the entres, and sendfeedback or recipe suggestions.

In the spirit of CSMs Earth-En-

ergy-Environment motto, Sodexo

maintains a green initiative with its

Some geeks attempt to hidetheir inner geek, others proudlyscooter around campus with thelatest D&D rulebook. Perhaps that

guy or gal next door with 70GB ofRAM is a nerd that you never knew.However, what about the peoplewho do not clearly fall into any suchcategories? Meet Andrew Franson,the doctor down the hall whoknows more about the sun thananyone could ever imagine.

[Oredigger] Would you saythat you are a geek, or simply a

geek at heart?

[Franson] A geek at heart. Imean, a six-pack and pocket pro-tectors just dont go that well to-gether.

So what year are you here at

Mines?

Im a sophomore. Theoretically.What are the ups and downs

of your major?The ups [are that] I love physics;

its just the best invention humanshave ever come up with. Its nothard at all. In fact, its pretty easy.

The Downs? Id say gravity is theonly downward acting force to aphysics degree. I feel like less of a

Music-lovers in search of aclub that allows them to impactcampus life, share their music,and spend time with other music-

lovers should look no farther thanMines Internet Radio (MIR) and theColorado School of Mines Broad-casting Club (CSMBC).

M I Rbegan asan EPICSproject in2005. Agroup ofs t u d e n t swere tryingto explored i f f e r e n tbroadcastmedia that were viable on cam-pus, and that is where CSMBCbegan, said MIR President Ben-

jamin Goertz, a senior majoring

in Mining Engineering. This yearwe have 47 unique shows and atotal of 59 hours of live music, notincluding the... sports broadcast-ing we do. The radio features allgenres of music, from classic rockto techno and variety/requestshows. Some of the more popularshows include the Freak Show,which has been playing classicand heavyrock for twoand a halfyears, Dou-ble Black Dia-mond, and O c t u n g , which playGerman mu-

sic on Tues-days and

Thursdays.Becoming involved is easy. We

are looking for people who wantto create a show, a character, anda feel that our listeners can relateto, said Goertz, and we are alsolooking for people interested inthe technology behind it. WhileMIR does most of its recruiting atCelebration of Mines, they look

Broadcastingmusical talentLuke McPherson

Staff Writer

Sodexo spices up the Slate Cafe

Home of the Six-Pound Calzone Challenge!

$500 PrizeBe the 1st Solo Challenger to take down

The Zone & win $500!Teams of 2 may compete for bragging rights!

See our website for details.

www.mannieandbospizza.com

Colorado School of MinesStudent Discount:

Small Pizza or Calzone(excludes Taco Pizza & Taco Calzone)

HALF PRICE!Dine-in only.

Please show your current Student ID when you order.

GO OREDIGGERS!

Open 7 Days!Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri & Sat 11am-until late!

Happy Hour 4pm-7pm Daily

& 10pm until late on Fri & Sat!

16399 S. Golden Road, Golden CO 80401

303.277.1793We Deliver!

Katerina Gonzales

Staff Writer

waste, energy use, and food sourc-ing policies. Trays are not used,napkins are from recycled material,

and the food products are boughtfrom local businesses.

Slate boasts avorful cuisine to

the delight of the hundreds of stu-dents thateat there.

B reak fastnever dis-ap p o in t s ,with tra-

d i t i o n a lchoices ofeggs, hash-

b r o w n s ,s a u s a g e ,bacon, pan-

cake sandw a f f l e s .Cold cereal,

oatmeal, the omelet bar, and sau-sage egg biscuits are all deliciousoptions. Diners should be sure to

try the Belgian wafe maker as well.

For lunch and dinner, students

Zachery Tanner

Staff Writer

Geek Weekofthe

...Andrew Franson, Sophmore, Engineering Physicsman after saying that...

What do you like to do in

your free time?

Eat, run, FIFA, move unmovableobjects, and micromanage, like aboss.

Its rumored that you are a

doctor, would you care to fur-ther elaborate?

It all started when I was three.I wanted to become a supermod-el. Sadly, that didnt happen, so Iovercompensated by acquiringseveral doctorates before and dur-ing kindergarten.

Running is for athletes,

right?

Running is a big question markthats there each and every day. Itasks you, Are you going to be awimp or are you going to be strongtoday? - Peter Maher, Canadianmarathon runner, so yes.

Lets say you make millions

right out of college, what car(s)

would we nd sitting in your

garage? Audi R8 and a Dodge Viper

ACR.Your roommate turns into a

zombie...

Knife + his neck + in the mi-crowave = the only reason we stillhave a microwave.

Whats your favorite game?

007 Goldeneye for the N64. Impartial to My Little Pony Friendshipis Magic: Adventures in Ponyvillethough.

Sci-Fi or Fantasy?

Fantasy, because sci- will be-

come reality Anything extraordinarily

awesome that weve left out

about yourself?

Im a really nice, caring, sen-sitive guy...after you make me asandwich, of course.

for new members throughout theyear. Describing the club, Goertzsaid Its pretty laid-back. Most ofthe people have a passion for theirmusic, which is what we love.

They understand that their taste istheir taste, but everyone appreci-

ates what each [other] contributesin the studio.While the DJs are volunteers,

producersare paidt h r o u g hwork studyat MIR.

Therefore,some un-derstand-ing ofproducingis a pre-requ is i te .

Goertz suggests taking the musictechnology class offered at Mines.

Those who complete the courseare well on their way to earning

$7.50 an hour at a job that offersexible hours and consists of do-ing something fun listening tomusic.

MIR also has a few activitiesthroughout the year and hopesto acquire more venues to broad-cast through. One well-publicizedeffort is their pursuit to be broad-cast in Slate Caf and the Stu-

dent Center,an effort theclub hopesto have com-pleted by lateOctober. Alsoin Octoberand later inthe winter,

MIR is hopingto do 24-hourshows, when

all the DJs get together and playmusic for 24 hours straight.

The website for MIR is radio.mines.edu. There, students canindulge in a campus-wide sourceof entertainment that has existedfor over six years, and continuesto make music, much to the plea-sure of Mines students ears.

have the choice of eating from thegrill, deli, classics, heart healthy cui-sine, salad bar, international saut,

or pizza sections. The grill offers thechoice of hamburgers, quesadil-las, or grilled cheese with fries. The

deli has many options for bread,meat, and llings for sandwiches;similarly, the salad bar offers a va-

riety of greens and dressings. Theinternational saut has mostly Ital-ian pasta, but also makes a varietyof ethnic dishes. Classics serves

meals like meat loaf, pot pies, anddishes from other cultures. If noneof that entices diners, there is al-

ways pizza. The pizza bar usuallyhas pepperoni and cheese joinedby the occasional Canadian bacon

or meat varieties. A healthier choiceis the thin crust pizza with brus-chetta. There are also breadsticks

and sauce for a side.Chocolate milk is one popular

beverage option, but Slate also has

a full fountain of Pepsi products,

fruit juices, ordinary milk, coffee,

and a cappuccino/hot cocoa mak-er. Water with fresh fruit is a newaddition. Baked goods are available

for dessert, and there is a soft serveice cream machine and a coolerwith delicious strawberry ice cream,

s h e r b e t ,and frozenyogurt.

As inpast years,there is stillplenty of

c r i t i c i s mfor Slate.

A l though

it offersa hearthealthy cui-

sine sec-tion, thereare still not many options for veg-

etarian or vegan students. There has been an infusion of

vegetables into entres to encour-

age students to eat healthier, but

for those seeking wide variety, there

is still a void. Students have alsoexpressed a desire for more freshfruit. At times strange dishes make

diners wonder exactly they are eat-ing, which is often not what theyexpected. Chicken nuggets cov-

ered in hots a u c emasquer-

ading asI t a l i a nmeatballsis one ex-

ample.A l -

t h o u g h

Mines hasc h a n g e dits campus

dining ser-vice pro-

vider, Slate still has the same warm

atmosphere and friendly employ-ees. The meals are also an upgradefrom past years which makes Slate

the best place to eat breakfast,

lunch, or dinner on campus.

The entrance to Slate Cafe.

KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER

MIRs control board.


MIRs vast music collection.


An edible Slate breakfast.

KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER

Andrew Fanson poses for

the camera

ZACHERY TANNER / OREDIGGER


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After watching the mens soc-

cer team rise to unprecedented

heights and attain a #1 national

ranking last season, the womens

team decided it was their turn to

shine. The Lady Orediggers start-

ed their season with a 7-0 record,

the best in program history. During

that stretch, Mines outscored their

opponents 23-3 and went unde-

feated in conference play. The #10

Orediggers are now 7-1 overall

and have high expectations for the

rest of the season as they look to

surpass their Elite 8 appearance inthe 2009 NCAA Division II National

Championship Tournament.

As the womens team has ris-

en, senior chemical engineer Erin

Onat has been at the center of the

action. Through all of last season,

Onat scored only four goals. She

has already matched that mark

and last week alone tallied two

goals and an assist during the rst

two games of conference play.

Among all RMAC players, her four

goals are tied for fourth-best and

with 10 total points, she sits at fth

overall.

Onats time at CSM has been

the epitome of a successful Mines

career, marked with perseverance

and hard work through difcult

situations. The chemical engineer

from Littleton, Colorado did not

immediately thrive upon her ar-

rival at Mines as she battled in-

juries throughout her rst three

years. She continued to ght and

press on even when things were

not going her way, and now, as

evidenced by her current success,

her hard work is paying off. For her

accomplishments and continued

... Erin Onat, Senior, Chemical engineering: Soccer

Athlete Weekof

the

Trevor Crane

Content Managerperseverance, Onat is this weeks

Athlete of the Week.

[Oredigger] What has made

this current team so success-

ful?

[Onat] We are playing the best

soccer that we ever have. We

have become a better passing

team, and its turning out perfectly

so far.

This is the rst team Ive played

on where everyone is good with

everyone else and weve all come

together so well. Theres some-

thing about Mines girls on a team

together; we all have something in

common with school.

What is your favorite part

about playing soccer?

Ive played since I was four,

and I love that feeling when you

hit the ball just right. I love feeling

like Im in shape, and its so much

easier to exercise when you have

a ball to run after.

How do you balance your

athletic and academic lives?

(laughs) It hasnt been easy. I

try to get homework done early,

but most of the time that doesnt

really happen. But Ill do home-

work with my teammates that are

in my major and grade. They help

out a lot, and I go to a lot of ofce

hours.What has been the hardest

part about playing soccer at

Mines?

Denitely the time that soccer

takes away from studying. I did

the math and it can be anywhere

around 15 hours of work a week,

and most of that time is during

prime study time. But its denitely

been worth it.What is something that no-

body knows about you?

Im a twin and, some people al-

ready know this, but Im half Turk-

ish and have been to Turkey three

times.How are you approaching

this, your nal season?

One of my senior teammates

and I were talking about this.

Weve basically said that this is

our last year so were going to

just leave it all out there, because

weve got nothing to lose. Well

just always give it that extra push

to do what we need to do.

Itll be really hard to leave soc-

cer. Ive been pretty competitive

for a long time, but Im looking

forward to starting a new chapter

in my life. Im always going to play

soccer, though, wherever I can.

How has your role changed

as a senior athlete?

My role denitely becomes

more of a leadership role. Girls ask

for advice, like I did, about which

teachers to take, and how to ap-

proach a class. Its really great to

have this and try to be leader for

them.What has been your favorite

class?

Biochemistry, we had the best

teacher ever.

What has been your least

favorite class?

Just one? Oh, it would have to

be organic chemistry.

After enduring four years

at Mines, what advice do you

have for incoming students?

Well, for soccer players I would

denitely say that you need to

come in in as good physical shape

as you can.

For student athletes, I would

say just come in ready to work re-

ally hard, manage your time really

well, and stay on top of your as-

signments.

The Colorado School of Mines

volleyball team won two key

RMAC matches this past week-

end, improving their record to 9-5

(3-2 RMAC).

To start off the weekend, the

Oredigger ladies beat out the 4th-ranked University of Nebraska Ke-

arney, winning 3-1.

The Orediggers struggled

throughout the rst game, allowing

Kearney to take the lead 3-10. The

Orediggers had signicant prob-

lems with their blocking and hitting.

They allowed Kearney 16 kills with

only three errors in 42 attempts,

putting them at a .310 hitting ef-

ciency. In comparison Mines only

had 12 kills, but also had eight er-

rors, which led to the Orediggers

having a .087 hitting efciency. The

one highlight of the game was the

impressive passing of libero Han-

nah Marglend. CSM lost 16-25.

In the second game, the lady

Orediggers turned it around. Theyfought hard with Kearny, in close

competition, until Melanie Wan-

namaker was able to spike the

ball off Kearneys block to take the

lead 13-12. The Orediggers kept

the momentum going and stayed

in the lead the rest of the game.

There was dramatic improvement

in hitting, with 18 kills and only

three errors in 49 attempts for a

.306 hitting efciency. The second

match ended in a win for Mines

with a score of 25-22.

The third game continued with

a renewed intensity. The two teams

battled it out, keeping the score

close until the middle of the game.

At 14-15 Anna Padget-Shields put

up an impressive block against Ke-

arneys Liz McGowan, stufng the

ball and tying the game. CSM then

took the lead, which they didntrelinquish the rest of the game.

Mines allowed Kearney only 13

kills and caused them to have eight

errors in 47 attempts, giving them

a .106 hitting efciency.

After the third game Kearney

was done. CSM annihilated them

in the fourth game winning 25-9.

Holly Hutchinson served for 11

points, taking the Orediggers to an

18-4 lead. Kearney attempted to

come back, but were shut down.

Overall Kearney had six kills and

eight errors in 39 attempts, giv-

ing them a -.051 hitting efciency.

To end the match, Hutchinson

crushed the ball past Kearneys

defense and earned the nal point.

CSM volleyball has only de-feated RMAC rival Kearney twice

out of 38 attempts, the rst being

in 2006. Reecting on the match,

Head Coach Jamie Skadeland

said, [Our] offense was strong

and we were able to take advan-

tage of opportunities they gave us,

it was a big condence booster.

[We are now] looking to continue

improving, this needs to be the

start of the path to regionals again,

it will take a lot of work and consis-

tent play though.

CSM was then able to continue

their winning streak through Sat-

urday as they shut out Chadron

State, winning 3-0.

The rst game proved to be an

easy win for CSM, the lady Oredig-

gers came out guns blazing, rack-

ing the score up to 18-6. Chadron

State attempted a comeback butCSM was ready and quickly shut

them down, winning the game 25-

17.

The Orediggers dominance

continued in the second game

when they allowed Chadron State

only six kills and ten errors in 33 at-

tempts, giving them a -.121 hitting

efciency. Sara Pekarek had 4 ser-

vice aces, helping CSM win 25-9.

CSM was on re throughout the

third match, earning 18 kills with

only four errors in 32 attempts, giv-

ing them a .438 hitting efciency.Jackie Stabell and Holly Hutchin-

son earned half of the teams kills

with ve and four kills respectively.

Chadron, on the other hand, strug-

gled to catch up to CSM, never

getting closer than six points. The

game was won 25-15.

These two matches were key to

CSMs season. They drastically im-

proved the Orediggers RMAC re-

cord, and have the potential to be

the start of a winning streak taking

the team to regionals. The Oredig-

gers will be looking to continue thiswinning streak against UC-Colora-

do Springs this Tuesday, Sept. 27

at 7 PM in Lockridge Arena. Come

and support your lady Orediggers!

Anna Padget-Shields drills the ball in past

Chadron States blockers in game 3.

Holly Hutchinson goes for the kill early on

in the second game against Kearney.

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Will Parker

Assistant Design Editor

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Check out our web

exclusives with mens

soccer pictures, aweekly sports recap

and club sports high-

lights online at

oredigger.net/

sports.

When: October 1, 7-12 pm

Where: Friedhoff Hall

Theme: Stoneage

Cost: $3

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Israel and Palestine have been

at war for over three thousandyears, and yet the United States,

along with the rest of the world,

believes that peace terms can be

negotiated between these two

enemies. This past week, Pales-

tine achieved international head-

lines as they sought to be recog-

nized as an ofcial state by the

United Nations.

Many world leaders, includ-

ing President Obama and French

President Nicolas Sarkozy, or-

dered their UN representatives

to veto Palestinian statehood

until Palestine works out a peace

agreement with Israel. But, this

will never happen, and world

leaders need to realize this fact.

Actually, world leaders need tolearn their history. As statesman

Edmund Burke said, Those who

dont know history are destined

to repeat it.

The history of the relation-

ship between Israel and Pales-

tine started around 1200 BCE. In

the book of Joshua, part of the

Neviim (a Hebrew religious text),

the formation of the nation now

known as Israel is described.

When Joshua had grown old,

the Lord said to him, You are

now very old and there are still

very large areas of land to be

taken over. This is the land that

remains: all the regions of the

Philistines and Geshurites, from

the Shihor River on the east of

Egypt to the territory of Ekron

on the north, all of it counted as

Canaanite though held by the ve

Philistine rulers in Gaza, Joshua

13:1-7, New International Version

Holy Bible. This passage shows

that to live in Israel, the Jewish

people had to invade it and take it

away from the Philistines, whose

descendants are modern day

Palestinians.

After they had invaded and

established their new nation, the

Jewish people were at war with

the Philistines and other neigh-

bors on and off for around 700

years until they conquered by

Babylon in 586 BCE. This began

nearly 2500 years of occupa-

tion by outside forces, including

the Babylonians, Alexander the

Great, the Romans, the Byzan-

tines, the Arabs, the Crusaders,

the Egyptians, the Ottomans, and

nally, the British.

After the Holocaust in World

War II, the UN voted on and

passed the UN General Assembly

Resolution 181 (II) Future Gov-

ernment of Palestine in 1947.

This ofcially created the state

of Israel, which then declared its

independence on May 14, 1948.

To enforce Resolution 181, the

newly formed Israeli army had to

ght off their Arab neighbors. Just

as when they rst settled the land,

the Hebrews had to once again

invade the land and take it away

from the Palestinians. History re-

peats itself, and lasting peace

proved impossible to maintain

from 1200 BCE to 500 BCE.

Therefore, why should the US

and the rest of the world expect

a peace anytime soon? The only

time there has been a lasting

peace in Israel is when an outside

nation came in and conquered

both the Israelites and the Pal-

estinians, effectively acting as a

babysitter.

Therefore, if the Western world

wants peace between these two,

they need to enforce it. Due to

the high improbability of this hap-

pening, world leaders need to ac-

cept the fact that there will be no

lasting peace between Israel and

Palestine.

As long as they can accept

this, and the conict does not

spread, the world should stop

wasting their time and resources

on a situation that will never end.

Will Parker

Assistant Design Editor

You know what really grinds my

gears?

Texting Language.

Within this newly created form

of communication, there is no way

to convey true emotion, sarcasm,

or intention. Let us begin with the

ever-familiar haha. First of all, this

is way too overused. I recently did a

case study of an avid texter whom

we will call Matt. In over 100% of

Matts texts, there was a haha in-

serted and, in most cases, this was

simply used as ller and was com-

pletely unnecessary. But secondly,

it is almost impossible to tell if the

haha is being used sarcastically or

not. If I text my colleague, Matt, say-

ing, Bro, I just saw your girl irting

with some guido at the club, and

he responds, haha, does he think

I am joking, and thus the haha is

sarcastic? Or on the other hand, is

he sincere and actually amused that

his girlfriend is being adulterous?

Far too often the receiver is left in

the dark concerning the senders

intentions, causing much of the un-

necessary confusion.

The second overused tex-

ting component is smileys. These

emoticons are as prevalent in text

messages as tanning beds on the

Jersey Shore. And once again,

as with haha, there is no way to

transmit what the sender actually

means. For example, if a lady friend

ends her text with a ;), is she sim-

ply being playful, or instead trying

to seduce me? I am left clueless.

So when I show up to your house

with a bottle of wine and chocolate

dipped strawberries, do not be so

surprised. Another major problem

with smileys is that there is no cross

compatibility between devices. A

smiley sent from a Blackberry will

not necessarily be interpreted the

same way on an iPhone, resulting in

even more disorder within this lim-

ited texting language.

Furthermore, who decided that

LOL was a socially acceptable

word to use? I will guarantee you

that in less than one percent of the

time is someone actually laughing

out loud. But the main problem is

that this simplistic acronym started

off strictly as a texting term but has

inltrated its way into everyday con-

versation just as Justin Bieber has

into the hearts of millions.

The language of texting has

trapped many of its users, from

Senator Anthony Weiner of the

notorious Weinergate scandal to

our good friend Brett Farve. It has

plagued marriages and ruined

friendships. But let us be real, tex-

ting can have its moments. It is

perfectly designed for that awkward

social situation when that creeper

you do not want to talk to keeps try-

ing to make eye contact, prompting

you to whip out your phone and act

like you are too important to talk to

him or her.

Texting can be a great tool, but

use it foolishly, and like Jason De-

rulo, youll be ridin solo. If everyone

would just mean what they say, ev-

erything would run smoothly.

And that, ladies and gentlemen,

is what grinds my gears.

Grinds mygears

Jarrod Sparks

Staff Writer

Never-ending confict

Editorials Policy

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sions without censorship or advance approvaland may edit submitted pieces for length so long

as the original meaning of the piece is unchanged.

Opinions contained within the Opinion Section donot necessarily reect those of Colorado School of

Mines or The Oredigger. The Oredigger does not

accept submissions without identication and willconsider all requests for anonymity in publication

on a case-by-case basis. Submissions less than

300 words will receive preference.

Ian Mertz

Staff Writer

Campus expansions

Minds at Mines

CSM has been undertaking numerous projects to make the campus

more walkable and aesthetically pleasing. This year, the school opened

west Brown Building and Maple Hall and completed a paved walkway

along what was 16th street between Maple and Illinois streets. Improve-

ments are still underway, with the construction of Marquez Hall and the

North-South portion of what will be called Maple Plaza. In light of these

recent improvements, Minds at Mines asks, What is your opinion of the

expansions and upgrades to campus?

Daniel Harrison

Riya Muckom

Bernard Beecher

Robert Broman

Abe Kline

Dan Allen

[I am] impressed that

Maple and Brown Building

were done on time. Maple

is beautiful and nice, but the

community isnt there. People

arent as friendly there as in the

traditionals.

The upgrades will

be good for students four

years from now, but for cur-rent students they dont help

much.

It is a hassle to have to

have to walk around cam-

pus with the construction, but

hopefully it will bring more girls.

I think they are good.

Despite having roads and

sidewalks blocked, it will be

good for the campus in the

long run. Underclassmen will

get to take advantage of the

new buildings.

I am very excited about

the future benets of the

buildings and renovations, es-

pecially Marquez Hall. Going to

school at what feels like a con-

struction site can be annoying

and time consuming.

The upgrades are pos-

itive. The next one should

be a parking structure. With

more buildings and more stu-

dents, parking becomes even

more of a nightmare. Brown

Building lacks personality.

Davids Math Problem of the Week

This is known as Grandis series, named after Guido Grandi of Italy. Prove that the

only three solutions to this series are 0, 1 and .

Math Quote of the WeekIf you see a formula in the Physical Review that extends over a quarter of a page,

forget it. It's wrong. Nature isn't that complicated -Matthias, Bernd T

Please submit your solution to this weeks problem to [email protected]

Answer to last weeks problem: e^(-/2), first solved by Philip B.


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