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The Voice of the Colorado School of Mines, a Superior Education in Applied Science and EngineeringVolume 88, Issue 3 September 17, 2007

News - 2 Features - 3 Sports - 6 Editorials - 8 Fools Gold - 11

What remarkable event hap-

pened on September 17, 1787?

Most students do not recog-

nize this date. However, it was

on this day in 1787 that the

final draft of the US Constitution

was signed by the Founding

Fathers of the United States. To commemorate this event,

the Colorado School of Mines

is holding discussions for Con-

stitution Day on September 17

as a federally mandated day for

all public schools to recognize.

The event will be held Mon-

day, September 17, 2007 in

the Green Center, Petroleum

Hall from 12:00 to 1:30. The

event wil l feature a panel of

CSM students and faculty, and

attendees will be invite d to pro-

vide comment and questions.

Among those who will be on

the panel for the Constitution

Day Discussion wil l be LAIS

Director Laura Pang and legal

On This Day, 220 Years AgoRicky Walker

Staff Writerservices expert Anne Walker.

Constitut ion Day was cre-

ated as an effort to raise aware-

ness about the US Constitution

among public school students.

The topic of this years Con-

st i tut ion Day wi l l be the 2 nd

Amendment and how the inten-

tions of the founding fathers ap-

ply to todays world. The panel

discussion will be led by LAISAdjunct Instructor Rich Levine.

When asked why the 2 nd

Amendment was chosen, Dr.

Levine observed: The right to

bear arms established by 2 nd

Amendment presents an issue

that affects most every person

in this country. While this right

arguably stems from the initial

concerns of the draftsmen of

the Bill of Rights to preserve

liberty and enable certain per-

sonal safety, it is inarguable that

the nature of these weapons

and the manner in which we

conduct daily life has changed

considerably in the last 220

years, and in ways that no

d o ub t t hese

leaders could

not have con-

ce i ved . D r .

Levine contin-

ued to observe

t h a t a s t h e

word amend-

ment implies,

i t i s t he r e -

sponsibility ofthe American

citizens to en-

sure that the

Constitution is

best suited for

its purpose in

todays world.

T h e 2n d

A m end m en t

has a different

meaning for most

people. For some it

may represent simply the right

to enjoy recreational hunting,

for others, a vital right of self-

defense, and for some, a right

that requires careful regulation

in the aftermath of the recent

school shoot ings of V irg in ia

Tech, Platte Canyon and Col-

umbine High School. The CSM

Constitutional Law Day panel

g ives students an opportu-

nity to part icipate and learn

more about our right to bear

arms; the event planners say

it should be both invigorating

and enjoyable for all attendees.

Meave Hamm / Oredigger

CSMs Guggenheim Hall fying the American Flag.

New Life to Coors Waste

Constitution Day Arrives at School of Mines

After being established in

2006, the Colorado School of

Mines Advanced Water Tech-

nology Center, or AQWA-

TEC, has celebrated

numerous awards

and high acclaim.

Now, with

the open-

ing of a

brand

n e w

r e -

s e a r c h

center, the

d e p a r t m e n t

can further ex-

pand CSMs water

and renewable en-

ergy programs. The

AQWATEC center should

promote integration of di-

verse research related to wa-

ter across campus. It is an

excellent research compliment

to the new graduate program in

Hydrologic science and engineer-

ing, said John McCray, a valued

faculty member of the center.

The program operates out

of two, on-campus locations: a

water quality analysis lab and a

high-bay laboratory. Also, the

AQWATEC works in cooperation

with Goldens Water Treatment

Plant, managing a fully auto-

mated surface water pilot plant.

AQWATEC sites are considered

by some to be state-of-the-art,

because they utilize gas chroma-

tography and mass spectroscopy

for the analysis of pharmaceutical

residues and other personal care

products, as well as electrokinetic

capabilities to test solid samples.

Thanks to research grants

and donations from sources

such as the Water Environment

Research Foundation, National

Science Foundation, the Ameri-

can Water Works Association

Research Foundation and

the National Renewable

Energy Laboratory,

AQWATEC has

been able to

attain over

4.5 million

dollars in

funding.

The

A Q -

WA -

TEC is staffed by a group of pro-

fessors who specialize in water

treatment, biology, hydrology and

Environmental engineering. The

directors of the center, Dr. Jrg

E. Drewes and Dr. Tzahi Cath, are

both experts in these fields and

have devoted countless hours to

the research of water technolo-

gies. Under the authority of the

faculty researchers, a handful

of about ten students conduct

research with the program. In

the short time since the program

was establ ished, AQWATEC

students, including Katie Benko,

Christiane Hoppe and Nathan

Hancock, have been presented

with scholarships and research

awards for their accomplishments.

With the advanced technology

in the hands of the students and

AQWATEC faculty, the program

has already begun numerous

projects with the aim of improv-

ing the quality of local water. For

instance, the current projects

include the treatment and

transport of pharmaceuticals

during riverbank filtration reme-

diation of contaminated ground-

water using coupled physical,

chemical and biological tech-

niques... [and] contamination

transport of organic contaminants

in aquifers, explained McCray.

Furthermore, the center is cur-

rently working on a project that

takes the production waste from

the Golden Coors factory and the

New Belgium Brewing in Fort Col-

lins, and transforms it into a safe,

healthy, and high-protein additive

for fish food. As AQWATEC faculty

member Dr. John Spear said,

Fish can then be farmed with a

better food source, and we have

taken an existing waste stream

and turned it into one of value.

Ricky Walker

Staff Writer

Zach Aman / Oredigger

AQWATEC

Mission Statement

Advance the science of emerg-

ing water treatment processes/hy-

brids enabling sustainable and en-ergy efcient utilization of impaired

water sources for potable and non-

potable water supplies.

Cafeteria Food

Scandal

See

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September 17, 2007

News

Congressional Measure to Give Troops More Rest No Good, He Says

If it were enacted, we would have

to force management problems

that would be extremely dicult

and, in fact, aect combat eec-

tiveness and perhaps pose greater

risk to our troops, [Gates] said.

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NICARAGUA - The United

Nations has requested dona-

tions of over 40 million dollars in

order to aid in the recovering of

Nicaragua after the destruction

of Hurricane Felix. The hurricane

has killed over 100 people,

thousands of homes have been

destroyed and the government

expects that the agricultural

industry will be severely injured.

INDIA - Travelling Hindu pil-

grims were killed after being

struck by a passenger train

while collecting water from the

sacred Saryu River. Nearly 300

are feared dead, as many of

the onlookers jumped into the

water in order to avoid the train.

IRAQ - Al Qaeda leader Abu

Omar al-Baghdadi has offered

a bounty for Swedish cartoonist

Lars Vilks after he published a

cartoon that featured a carica-

ture of the prophet Mohammed.

The cartoon depicted the proph-

ets head on the body of a dog.

ITALY - Italian customers,

outraged at the 20% increase in

the price of pasta, called a one-

day strike against the purchase

of pasta on September 13. The

price increase has been fueled by

the major increase in the cost of

wheat over the past few months.

JAPAN - Prime Minister Shin-

zo Abe was hospitalized for

extreme exhaustion, stress, and

gastrointestinal pain Thursday.

Abe has since resigned from

the position and the govern-

ment is expected to fnd a re-

placement as soon as possible.

Emily Trudell / Oredigger

Gates Recommends Presidential Veto

Defense Secretary Robert

Gates said Sunday he would rec-

ommend a veto of a Senate pro-

posal that would give troops more

rest between deployments in Iraq,

branding it a dangerous back-

door way to draw down forces.

Democrats pledged to push

ahead with the plan by Sen.

J im Webb, D-Va. , and ex-pressed confidence they could

round up the votes to pass

it , a l though perhaps not by

the margin to override a veto.

The operational tempo that

our forces are under is excruci-

atingly difficult for our soldiers,

Marines, al l of our personnel

and their families, said Sen.

Jack Reed, D-R.I. They deserve

the same amount of time back

home as they stay in the field.

The comments represented

the latest political clash over the

future course of the war. Last

week, President Bush announced

plans for a limited drawdown but

indicated that combat forces

would stay in Iraq well past 2008.With the Senate expected to

resume debate this week on anti-

war legislation, Gates sharpened

his criticism of Webbs proposal. It

would require troops get as much

time at their home station as their

deployments to the war front.

Gates was asked in broad-

cast in te rv iews about rec-

ommending a veto to Bush

should the proposal pass. Yes I

would, the Pentagon chief said.

If it were enacted, we would

have force management prob-

lems that would be extremely dif-

ficult and, in fact, affect combat

effectiveness and perhaps pose

greater risk to our troops, he said.

S u p p o r t e r s o f W e b b s

proposal say i t has at least

57 of the 60 votes needed

for passage. I t would need

67 votes to overr ide a veto. A separate proposal by Sen.

Carl Levin, D-Mich., seeks to

restrict the mission of troops

to fighting terrorist and train-

ing the I raq i secur i ty force.

The president has dangled

a carrot in front of the Ameri-

can people talking about troop

reductions, Levin said. But,

again, it is an illusion of a change

of course and the American

people are not buying it. My

colleagues are not buying it.

I th ink we have a good

chance of gett ing to the 60

votes to call for a change in

policy. I hope we get there in the

next couple of weeks, he said.

If Webbs amendment were

enacted, Gates said it would

force h im to consider again

extending tours in Iraq. He ex-

plained that the military com-

manders would be constrained

in the use of available forces,

creating gaps and forcing great-

er use of an already strained

National Guard and Reserve.

It would be extremely difficult

for us to manage that. It really is

Associated Pressa backdoor way to try and force

the president to accelerate the

drawdown, Gates said. Again,

the drawdowns have to be based

on the conditions on the ground.

We would have to be look-

ing at gapping units where there

would - a unit pulling out would

not be immediately replaced by

another, he added. So youd

have an area of combat opera-

tions where no U.S. forces wouldbe present

for a pe-

riod, and

the troops

c o m i n g

in wou ld

then face

a m u c h

more dif-

ficult situ-

a t i o n .

Active-

duty Army

units today are on 15-month

deployments with a promise of

no more than 12 months rest.

Marines who spend seven or

more months at war sometimes

get six months or less at home.

Were having difficulty try-

ing to keep to my policy of 15

months deployed, 12 months at

home, for the active force and a

full-year mobilization limit on the

Guard and Reserve. Were hav-

ing enough trouble trying to make

that work, without the str ic-

tures of legislation, Gates said.

Bush said last week that he

had approved a plan by Gen.

David Petraeus, the top U.S.

commander in Iraq, to with-

draw 5,700 troops from Iraq

by the holidays and reduce the

force from 20 combat brigades

to 15 brigades by next July.

The president has ordered Pe-

traeus to make a further assess-

ment and fresh recommenda-

tions in March. There are about

169,000 U.S. troops in Iraq today.

Gates on Friday raised the

possibil-

ity of cut-

ting troop

levels to

100,000

or so by

the end

o f n e x t

year, well

b e y o n d

the cuts

B u s h

a n -

nounced, in what appeared

to be a concil iatory gesture

to ant i-war Democrats and

some wary Republicans who

are pushing for troop reduc-

tions and an end to the war.

But on Sunday, Gates said he

could not say how large the force

would be in the coming years,

stressing that it would depend

on conditions on the ground and

whether the security situation in

Iraq had improved dramatically.

In the long te rm, Gates

said, U.S. forces would fo-

cus on border security, fight-

ing terrorists and training and

equipping Iraqi security forces.

The idea is that we would

have a much more limited role

in I raq for some protracted

per iod of t ime, a stabi l iz ing

force, a force that would be a

fraction of the size of what we

have there now, Gates said.

Bush has compared Americas

future in Iraq to the peacekeep-

ing role U.S. troops play in South

Korea, where they have beenstationed for some five decades.

Gates, meanwhile, said he dis-

agreed with assertions by former

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan

Greenspan in his new book that

the Iraq war is largely about oil.

Ive known him a long time

and I disagree with that, Gates

said. I wasnt here for the deci-

sion-making process that initiated

it, that started the war. I know the

same allegation was made about

the Gulf War in 1991 and I just

dont believe its true, he said.

Its really about stability in the

Gulf. Its about rogue regimes try-

ing to develop weapons of mass

destruction. Its about aggressive

dictators, Gates said. After all,

Saddam Hussein launched wars

against several of his neighbors.

He was trying to develop weap-

ons of mass destruction, cer-

tainly when we went in, in 1991.

G a t e s s p o k e o n F o x

N e w s S u n d a y a n d T h i s

Week on ABC. Reed was on

ABC and Levin appeared on

Face the Nat ion on CBS.


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FeaturesSeptember 17, 2007

Here, in Golden, a small group

of capable and caring students

prepare for another year of mak-

ing the world a better place, one

village, one report, and one wind

turbine at a time. This activity

offers students not only resume

ller, but also personal satisfac-

tion and an application of tech-

nical information. Who are they

and how can you get involved?

Well, let me

tell you: we are

members of En-

gineers for a Bet-ter World (EBW).

No experience

or highly special-

ized skill sets are

required. We are

the students who volunteer to work

with the experts to get projects

done. And our weekly meetings

are Tuesdays, 12:15pm in Stratton

Hall, room 102 (starting Sept. 18).

This years projects range from

water desalination in Senegal, safe

drinking water for a school in Na-

mibia, eco-toilet and water distri-

bution in Honduras, and compost-

ing/recycling on Mines campus.

Additionally, throughout the year

there will be presentations from

local experts on similar projectsall over the world, experiences

with Peace Corps, and to learn

more about the Humanitarian En-

gineering program here at Mines.

One of our primary goals is a

desalination project in Senegal.

At this point, our project is to

develop a cheap, sustainable

desalination technique along

Engineering a

Better World,

Right HereNatalie WagnerVice President, EBW with EPICS groups for Bane,Senegal. We are in the processof getting recognition from Ro-

tary International for our project.

Brett Macalady, nephew to

Dr. Don Macalady (Chemistry

& Geochemistry), is a Peace

Corps worker there and we ex-

pect information from him soon

about the culture, resources, and

feasibility of the project. During

the fall, we will design and in the

spring, we will build prototype

desalinizers to send off to Bane.

D r . B o b

Knecht (EPICS)

commented on

the Senega lp r o j ec t an d

how EPICS I

classes have

begun working

on designs. Its

very important that we integrate

EPICS with what will be coming

with Warren and Rotary. EPICS

wont be working on this project

indenitely, so we need to pass it

off at some point, he emphasized.

Additionally, he mentioned that the

EPICS teams working on the de-

salination design are competing

against students at the Petroleum

Institute in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

EBW is also looking at a spring

project in Honduras, working

with David Munoz, Professor inEngineering and main contact

for the Humanitarian Engineering

Program. The project would ben-

et a local school and EBW would

work in conjunction with a CSM

Senior Design team. And, last but

not least, the details of the Na-

mibia project will released soon!

We are the students

who volunteer to work

with the experts to get

projects done.

A small boy makes his way

across an arid plain. The sweat

pours off his forehead. The gaze ofthe pitiless sun beats on his neck,

but he walks all the same, the same

way he always has, the same way

he will always walk. He has treaded

this path too many times to count,

and, even if they could be counted,

no one has taught him how. Days

run together; nights crawl while

he is alone. Still, the boy marches

on with torn feet on a torn road

because he knows nothing else.

He walks to nd water, a solemn

benediction, an all too short relief

from the oppressive heat that never

lasts. He hopes only that he can

nd the strength to repeat them.

And so we ask ourselves why, why

does such suffering exist in the

world? How much we stutter withour answers then. We declare that

we would never agree to be the

architects of such a world. That is

why we must become the architects

of a better world. The path to Hu-

man i ta r ian

Engineering

begins with

such a step.

T h e

H u m a n i -

tarian En-

gineering

program

gives stu-

dents the

opportu-

n i t y t o

explore a different side to the prac-tical applications of engineering. It

takes ideas that are commonly con-

ceived as what can we do for our

community? and expands them

to what can we do for our world?

Indeed, the world becomes the

students community, and he or she

learns to adapt engineering skills to

the problem at hand and to the re-

sources available. New perspective

is required when an engineer must

consider the fact that although there

is a need for puried water, modern

technology is unreachable and

logistically impossible on location.

The Colorado School of Mines

The New Face of EngineeringDavid Sommer

Staff Writero f f e r s H u -

manitarian En-

gineering as

a minor, and

the program

is g r o w in grapidly. Estab-

lished in 2003,

it began with

a focus on

teaching en-

gineering and

cultural tech-

n iques de-

signed to help

remote and

impoverished

communities

around the

wor ld. Stu-

dents worked

o n p r o j e c t

design, con-

s t r u c t i n g

plans down tothe very de-

tail of human

n eed . Y e t ,

d e s i g n w a s n o t e n o u g h .

In 2004, Dr. David Munoz, the

Director of the Hu-

manitarian Engineer-

ing Program, along

with a small group

of students traveled

into the heart of

Honduras to imple-

ment their plans for

building a water

treatment system

in the small town of

Colinas de Suiza.

Since then, sev-

eral more projects have been devel-oped and put into action, and with

a growing number partner groups

and afliates, like Food For The Poor

and Engineers for a Better World,

success in improving the world

is com-

ing ever

closer, not

b y l e a p s

and bounds,

b u t b y m e-

thodical work

and dedication.

By creating the

Humanitarian Engi-

neering minor, said

Dr. Mu-

noz, we wanted to

attract a different kind

of student, a differ-

ent kind of engineer.

The goal is to

teach students how

to create cultural

connections and to

strike a balance be-

tween social environ-

ment, economy and

the natural environ-

ment. What is need-

ed is sustainability,

the ability to not only

meet the basic needs

of a people but to

continue that help.

Students learn

rsthand that the real

issues in the world

are social and cultural

and that the ability to

establish trust is an

invaluable resource.

We hope that we

can foster global

co m m u n ica t i o n ,

bringing it to a level

yet unheard of today.

A project currently

Hilary Brown / Oredigger

Days run together; nights crawl while he is alone. Still, the boy marches on with torn feet on a torn roadbecause he knows nothing else. He walks to nd water, a solemn benediction, an all too short relief from

the oppressive heat that never lasts. He hopes only that he can nd the strength to repeat them.

underway is bringing together

freshmen with a grant from the

National Science Foundation and

a senior design group to facilitate

the needs of a school in Uganda.

The Ugandan students range in

age from adolescent to teenage

and many must travel miles from

their surrounding village to attend.

Some choose to live at the school.

They are given a basic education

in subjects commonly taught in el-

ementary school up to high school,

and for many this offers an escape

from the hard reality of everyday life.

Yet, this is not enough. Beforeevery meal (that is, twice a day) the

students must search for water,

traveling three miles to the nearest

source. To the north lie rebel armies

that have fought the government in

civi l

w a r

for the

last two

decades.

T o t h e

south, rov-

ing bands of

desperate men,

looking to rape, looking to steal

all that these children have. In thisoasis of education, there is hope,

slow but undeniable. The goal of

the project, then, is to create a

water delivery system for the school

and to design a curriculum for the

students. This much we can do.

Students interested in pursuing

an interest in Humanitarian Engi-

neering can contact the Student

Resource Center or Dr. David

Munoz. For a minor, students are

required to take a few humanities

courses in addition to technical

electives and engineering design.

For a list of the minor requirements,

visit the Humanitarian Engineer-

ing page on the CSM website.

The ultimate goal of Humanitar-

ian Engineering is to give studentsa larger picture of the world and the

opportunity to connect with other

cultures. Whether one continues

to down such a path or enters an-

other eld, the knowledge and skills

gained in the course of humani-

tarian service become invaluable

assets for any career and any life.

For more information about the

Humanitarian Engineering Program,

visit http://humanitarian.mines.edu.


Dr. David Munoz is the director of the

Humanitarian Engineering Program.

The program offers students the chance

to work on projects of human need.

The world becomes the

students community,

and he or she learns to

adapt engineering skills to

the problem at hand and to

the resources available.

The ultimate goal of Humanitarian

Engineering is to give students a

larger picture of the world and

the opportunity to connect

with other cultures.


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FeaturesPage 4

[ O r e d i g g e r ] W h a t i s

y o u r b e s t g e e k j o k e ?

[Ingham]C:/dosC:/dos/runRun/dos/run(Only real geeks will

understand this joke.)W h a t i s t h e g e e k i e s t

thing you have ever done?

D u r -ing h ighschool, Ihad a de-bate witha p hys -ics majorabout theEvent Horizon of a black holefor eight hours. Plus, I went tothe Chess State Championship.

What is the geekiest thing

you have seen at mines?

Immed ia te ly as my room-mate and I got in Mines Park,we began talking about settingup a network for LAN parties.

W h a t s t h e c o o l -

e s t t h i n g i n S c i e n c e ?

Geek Weekofthe...Harry Ingham, Freshman

Satira Tajdin-Labib

Staff Writer


Ingham contemplates the honor of being Geek of the Week.

G e m s t o n e s , b e c a u s e

they are shiny. Or Anatomy.W h a t i s y o u r f a -

v o r i t e m a t h t h i n g ?

Id have to say that Im re-ally into Pythagoras, I mean, hemade the Pythagorean Theorem.

What is the longest con-

s ecut i v e t i m e y ou hav e

s pent on the com puter?

74 hours with no s leep.D o y o u c o n s i d -

e r y o u r s e l f a g e e k ?

Yes. See previous question.So how

does your

dad feel

about you

be i ng a

geek and

n o t a ,lets say,

f o o t b a l l p l a y e r ?

When I told him I was going toMines, he said, Have fun with that,and slid a beer across the table.But I was a football player too soW h a t d o y o u w a n t t o

do when y ou grow up?

Work for NASAs JPL and developa Propulsion System for the spaceshuttle that only I know how towork, so I can go into space.

When I told him I was going to

Mines, he said Have fun with that,

and slid a beer across the table.

Want to

Nominate a Geek

of the Week?

email

[email protected]

Last time, I discussed the twobasic forms of life insurance, Termand Permanent. This time I will ad-dress who buys which type and why.

There are many types of life in-surance, but for all of them the bot-tom line is the same: it pays cash toyour family after you die. (Right!...Im young and Im bullet-proof.

Why do I need insurance?) Youmay have paid your way throughcollege and have no bills, butwhat of yourloved ones?Who gets todeal with theaftermath ifyou some-

h o w s t e pin f ront of the wrong bus?OK, Im in the petroleum

industry. How dangerous is

that? This depends on what yourerequired to do. After graduation,I went into the steel industry andspent eight years in a melt shop.During that time, eight in-plant railroad employ-ees lost their livesdue to industrialaccidents. Thatsone per year! Iperformed someof the same du-ties in the perfor-mance of my job. If youresitting a rig, is there danger?

Will you be working overseas?OK, Im working for a major

aerospace contractor. How

dangerous is that? Dependson where you are and who drivesto work on the same roads. Isthe road to Waterton Canyonany safer than the road aroundBoston, Pasadena or Houston?

The point is that you dont wantto burden your loved ones with un-expected expenses that they haveto handle under emotional duress.

So, who buys life insurance? Ifsomeone depends on you nancial-ly, you probably need life insurance.Even if you dont have a nancial

dependent, what about that previ-ous question regarding loved ones?

So, you accept that fact that youneed life insurance, but two questionsremain: how much and what kind?

How much life insurance youneed is related to your financialcircumstances and goals. It isas individual as you are. The pri-mary determinant is an analysisof your future family needs (if youhave one) versus the resourcesyour family could draw upon tosupport themselves. The differ-ence is your life insurance need.

The mathematical equationseems simple enough, but com-ing up with all the inputs can gettricky, especially when you factor inination. For an estimate that takes

all these variables into account,

there are a variety of insurancecalculators on the Internet. Justremember that the online calcula-tors dont provide the expertiseand advice you can get from aqualified insurance professional.

OK, now that I know how

much I need, what do I buy?Thedeath benet is the primary reason

to consider life insurance, but thereare many other reasons to consider.Some types of life insurance can

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FeaturesSeptember 17, 2007

ATLANTA (AP) - Republicanpresidential contender Rudy Giu-liani on Thursday accused Demo-cratic rival Hillary Rodham Clin-ton of participating in characterassassination for questioningGen. David Petraeus about hisassessment of progress in Iraq.

Clinton, a member of the Sen-ate Armed Services Committee,was one of several Democratsand some Republicans who ex-pressed skepticism with Presi-dent Bushs top military generalsmore positive outlook on Iraqthan recent independent reviews.

Petraeus and U.S. AmbassadorRyan Crocker told Congress Iraqremains largely dysfunctional butsaid violence in recent months haddecreased since the inux of 30,000additional troops earlier this year.

The reports that you provide to usreally require the willing suspensionof disbelief, Clinton said Tuesday.

Campaigning in Georgia, Giuliani

assailed Clinton for the secondstraight day and tried to link herto a newspaper ad from the liberalanti-war group MoveOn that wascritical of Petraeus. The ad accusedPetraeus of cooking the booksfor the White House. GeneralPetraeus or General Betray Us?it asked, playing off his name.

M o v e O n i s a n i n d e -p e n d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n .

We believe, unlike Hil laryClinton, that General Petraeus

Giuliani Accuses Clinton of CharacterAssassination for Questioning PetraeusShannon McCaffrey

Associated Press Writeris telling the truth, Giuliani said.

Calling the ad abominable,Giuliani said Clintons com-ments followed up on it in avery, very coincidental way.

He added, What I dont thinkshould happen in political discourseis the kind of character assassina-tion that MoveOn.org participatedin in calling him General Betray

Us, that The New York Timesgave them a discount to do andthat Hillary Clinton followed upon with an attack on his integrity.

He also said, It is time for Americans to really insist thatAmerican politicians move beyondcharacter assassination and thisis exactly what they attemptedto do with General Petraeus.

Responding to Giulianis criti-cism, Phil Singer, a spokesmanfor the Clinton campaign, said theformer mayor supports GeorgeBushs Iraq policy and believes itis working. Senator Clinton knowsit isnt and will keep up her effortsto end the war. She believes thebest way to honor our heroesin Iraq is to bring them home.

Giu l ian i a lso said of Pe-traeus: Maybe you can dis-agree with his tactics. I agreewith them, but you have no rightto disagree with his integrity.

T h e i r e x c e s s i v e p o -litical zeal led them to charac-ter assassinat ion, he said

Giuliani also suggested thatMoveOn received a discount from

The New York Times. The organiza-

tion did not; they received the rateof $64,575 that the newspapercharges for a special advocacy, full-page, black and white, standby ad.

President Bush himself expressedhis displeasure with the MoveOn adin a conversation with network tele-vision correspondents on Thursday.

The president does not thinkthat generals should be denigrated

at all, White House spokeswomanDana Perino said. If critics of thepresident want to attack him, ne,but the generals, and by associa-tion the military, should be out ofbounds from partisan attacks.

Giuliani made the commentsafter shaking hands with a thelunchtime crowd eating fried greentomatoes at the OK Cafe in Atlanta.

A version of the old Georgia ag,which contains the Confederatebattle emblem, hung on the wall.

Responding to reporters ques-tions outside the restaurant, Giu-liani repeated his contention thatillegal immigration is not a crime.

Its up to the U.S. Congress todecide that, and the U.S. law bookssay that crossing the border withoutpermission is a misdemeanor. Otherthan that, its not a crime, he said.

Congress t r ied to makeit a crime, but didnt make it acrime, so thats a question oflaw, not political rhetoric or po-litical spinning or political position.

He quickly changed the subject.Giuliani also headlined three

fundraisers in the state Thursday.Copyright 2007, Associated Press

An author who has nurturedyoung writers and a doctor who haspushed nations to share disease infor-mation in hopes of combating illnessare among sixpeople beingnamed Heinz

Award winnerson Wednesday.

T he an -nual $250,000prize is givento people whomake notablecontributionsin the arts and humanities; theenvironment; the human condi-tion; public policy; and technol-ogy, the economy and employment.

Dave Eggers, whose booksinclude A Heartbreaking Workof Staggering Genius and Whatis the What, was presented thearts and humanities award. Eggersfounded the 826 Valencia writinglaboratories in San Francisco andMcSweeneys, a publishing housethat has nurtured emerging writers.

As a young man, he has infusedhis love of writing and learning into thebroader community, nurturing the tal-ents and aspirations of a new genera-tion of writers and creating new outletsfor a range of literary expression, said

Teresa Heinz, the foundations chair.Dr. David L. Heymann, of Geneva,

an assistant director general of theWorld Health Organization and in-ternational public health advocate,was given the public policy award forpersuading nations to share data ondisease exposure within their borders.

Associated Press

CU Professor Among 6Heinz Award Winners

By forcefully and relentlessly mak-ing the case that disease respects noborders and can threaten the securityof all nations, he has made it possibleto orchestrate a global response tothe outbreak of disease, Heinz said.

T h eHeinz Fam-ily Founda-tion of Pitts-burgh haspresentedthe awardssince 1994in memoryo f S e n .John Heinz

III, heir to the Heinz food fortunewho died in a 1991 plane crash.

Other recip ients of th isyears Heinz Awards include:

Bernard Amadei, Boulder, Colo.,and Susan Seacrest, Lincoln, Neb.,co-recipients of the environmentaward. Amadei founded EngineersWithout Borders, a humanitarianorganization, and Seacrest foundedthe Groundwater Foundation, whicheducates people about groundwater.

Dr. Donald M. Berwick, Cam-bridge, Mass., public policy award.Berwick has worked to ensurethat health care institutions bet-ter coordinate patient care andimplement improved quality controls.

Hugh Herr, Cambridge, Mass.,technology, economy and employ-ment award. Herr, a double-ampu-tee and researcher at Massachu-setts Institute of Technology, wasgiven the award for his advanc-es in rehabilitation technologiesthat help improve quality of life.

Copyright 2007, Associated Press

As a young man, he has infused

his love of writing and learning

into the broader community,

nurturing the talents and aspira-

tions of a new generation.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)- Venezuelan officials claimed aworld record Saturday for makingthe largest pot of soup, a giantcauldron of stew prepared by Pres-ident Hugo Chavezs government.

The hulking stainless steelcooking pot, set up outdoors indowntown Caracas, containedabout 3,960 gallons of sanco-cho stew, Food Minister RafaelOropeza said. That would dwarf

the current record-holder listedon the Guinness World RecordsWeb site, a pot of 1,413 gal-lons of spicy soup preparedin Durango, Mexico, in July.

Oropeza called it Bolivarianstew a play on the name ofChavezs socialist movement,named in honor of South Ameri-can independence hero SimonBolivar. He said it was enough tofeed 60,000 to 70,000 people.

Workers stood on raised plat-forms stirring the soup with poles,and then dished out servings toa crowd at a state-run market.

It contained 6,600 pounds

of chicken, 4,400 pounds ofbeef and tons of vegetables.

Addressing reporters next tothe pot, Oropeza said the govern-ment is solving supply problemsthat have made it difficult for

Venezuelans to nd staples likemilk and eggs in recent months.He said the state-run market hadample reserves of all products.

With price controls in place,rising demand has outstrippeddomestic production of somefoods, prompting an increase in

imports. Oropeza said the onlyproduct that remains in shortsupply is milk, a situation heblamed on a world problemof unusual cold snaps and dryspells hurting milk production.

As for the soup, he introduceda representative of GuinnessWorld Records who he said wason hand to certify the record.

The 5,413-gallon pot wasabout th ree-quar te rs fu l l .

We didnt add more for securityreasons, Oropeza said. Theresplenty for second helpings.

C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 7 , A s -s o c i a t e d P r e s s

Venezuela CooksUp Soup for the

Masses, ClaimsWorld RecordSandra Sierra

Associated Press Writer

NEW DELHI (AP) - For the newIndia and its booming economy, theidea seemed eminently sensible:dredge a shipping channel betweenIndia and thenearby island ofSri Lanka, cut-t ing voyagesbetween thesubcontinentscoasts by up to30 hours. Whatcould religionpossibly haveto do with it?

Everything, it turns out. Theproject has set off a blistering de-bate about who created the shoalsand sand to be dredged: Mother

Nature or the Hindu god Rama. The plan had angered Hinduleaders from the outset, but thingsgrew far hotter after governmentarchaeologists spoke up last week.

A report to the Supreme Court bythe Archaeological Survey of Indiasaid the shoals were the result ofseveral millennia of wave actionand sedimentation and the issuecannot be viewed solely relying onthe contents of mythological text.

To right-wing Hindu groups,those were ghting words a dis-missal of Hinduisms holiest texts.

L.K. Advani, a leader of theBharat iya Janata Party, themost powerful Hindu politicalparty, called the governments

Grand Idea, Ill-Judged Words,Engulf India in Religious Furor

Muneeza Naqvi

Associated Press Writerposition an insult to millionsof Hindus all over the world.

Hindu protesters marched. They

blocked trafc and stopped trains.On Friday, the government wasforced to disavow the archae-ologists words and asked the Su-

preme Courtto give it threemonths to re-frame its legalposit ion onthe channel.

Rama isan in tegra lpart of the lifeof the Hindu,Law Minister

H.R. Bharadwaj told reporters.For the government, led by

the secular Congress party,its a big setback which could

slow the Sethusamudram ShipChannel Project for years. It hasalso given powerful political am-munition to the opposition, ledby the Bharatiya Janata Party.

According to Hindu mythology,Rama built the chain of shoals andreefs known to most Hindus asRama Setu, or Ramas Bridge with the help of the monkey godHanuman and his army of helpers.

They used it to travel to Sri Lanka tobattle the demon king Ravana, whohad abducted Ramas wife, Sita.

Turning it into a constructionsite was a crude attempt at in-sulting our culture, civilizationalheritage and Hindu sentiments,said a Bharatiya Janata Party

leader, Ravi Shankar Prasad, ac-cording to the Hindustan Times.

The issue highlights the ne lineIndian governments walk in a coun-try that is 81 percent Hindu but alsohas millions of Muslims and manysmaller religions. Governments areapt to use religion to gain votes, whilestudiously avoiding offending anyparticular faith, especially Hinduism.

The central government has to-tal respect for all religions, and Hin-duism in particular, in the context ofthe present case, the governmentsaid in a statement reported by thePress Trust of India news agency.

The channel project has beendiscussed for decades. The pres-ent government nally approvedit in 2005, proposing to deepenthe 100-mile-long, 1,000-foot-wide waterway and open it to

ships in 2008. But last month,criticism from Hindu leaders ledthe Supreme Court to halt all workuntil it had heard from both sides.

Conservationists also criticizethe project, saying it will destroymarine life and take jobs fromIndian and Sri Lankan shermen.Some scientists worry the dredg-ing could affect the flow of cur-rents and water temperatures.

But it took the Hindu protests toturn the issue into page-one news.

It is pure politics, politicalscientist Mushirul Hasan said ofthe uproar. The BJP is a politicalparty that has blatantly exploitedreligious issues since its inception.

Copyright 2007, Asoociated Press

Turning it into a construc-

tion site was a crude at-

tempt at insulting our cul-

ture, civilizational heritage

and Hindu sentiments.


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September 17, 2007

SportSPage 6

NFC North

C h i c a g o B e a r s ( 1 3 - 3 )

It is just tting that the class of

the NFC starts off the NFC side

of things. Da Bears are a team

built out of clichs for what wins

championships: an unmovable

defense, a powerful running game

(albeit with an inexperienced RB

starting full time now), and some

big play potential from the receiv-

ers. The only thing they lack is

consistency from their QB Rex

Grossman. A turnover machine in

the vein of Jake Plummer, Gross-

man became a football pariah last

season. However, he did incredibly

well for just 8 games of previous

NFL experience, posting an amaz-

ing 8 games with a QB rating over

100. Look for Rex to mature more

this season. And even if he doesnt,

even Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl.D e t r o i t L i o n s ( 8 - 8 )

The Lions started the season

competing for rst runner up in their

own division. However, these cats

can deal out some serious damage

offensively. Armed with QB Jon

Kitna, WRs Roy Williams, #2 overalldraft pick Calvin Johnson, and Mike

Furrey, and the soon-to-return RB

Kevin Jones, they can rack up

serious points under the guidance

of offensive guru Mike Martz. But

theyll let in more than they score. If

their offense is top 5 in the league,

their D is bottom 5 and you just

cant beat the Bears with that.Green Bay Packers (7-9 )

Its the Brett Favre retirement

tour for the third year in a row.

Hes like the Rolling Stones. The

Pack has potential this year, with

a strong willed defense in tow for

the first time in years, but they

seem to be doing 2 things at once.

They are raising a lot of future tal-

ent on offense this year, like rookieRB Brandon Jackson and WR

James Jones, but with an old QB

who will conceivably retire after

the season with every QB record

known to man. Rookies tend not

to lead teams to playoff glory, but a

Hall of Famer like Favre might just

have one good run left in him. Still,

dont expect Favre to retire on top.

Minnesota Vikings (6-10)

They have a deceptively good

Place Your Bets, Part Deux: NFL PreviewMatthew Pusard

Staff Writer

defense, ranked #1 against rushing

last season, but probably the worst

QB situation in the league. No one

really claims that 2nd year QB Tar-

varis Jackson has the stuff of a NFL

QB, but hes starting here anyway.

Call him the Andrew Walter of 2007.

Jackson and a staff of no names at

wide receiver will weigh this team

down. However, watch for rookie

RB Adrian Peterson to be the Reg-

gie Bush of 2007 with incredible

runs and highlight plays. Too bad

itll be for a cellar-dwelling team.

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)

What separates this team and

an NFC Championship game berth

rests on the legs of one man:

Donovan McNabb. His health will

make or break the Eagles. This is

a solid team all around, but Mc-

Nabb is a top 5 quarterback in the

league and once led this team to

four straight NFC Championship

games. Hes not gotten another op-

portunity since because of injuries.

If healthy, dont be surprised to see

an Eagles/Bears NFC Champion-

ship game. However, just like Ken

Griffey Jr. of baseball, the odds

are against him staying healthy.

Dal las Cowboys (10-6 )Tony Romo to TO will be seen

at least a dozen times this sea-

son on SportsCenter. Also seen

on SportsCenter will be a hard

hitting, but soft on yardage Dal-

las defense and Wade Phillips, a

coach on his third head coaching

job after mediocre stints in Denver

and Buffalo. Those two aspects

will hold this team down, despite

tremendous individual players like

Romo, TO, and safety Roy Wil-

liams. But this is a team game

and Americas Team will have to

make vast strides to make anything

more than a short playoff trip.New York G iants (8 -8 )

This team has tons of potential,

but nary a way to hone it. Theyhave an amazing defensive line, a

great up and coming RB named

Brandon Jacobs, dubbed by some

as the Football Frankenstein, and

the kid brother of the best quarter-

back in the game. But their coach,

Tom Coughlin, does not appear

to be able to inspire his team and

neither does Eli Manning, at least

according to former Giant RB Tiki

Barber. This team imploded in the

second half of the season last year

and has done nothing apparent

to x it. Until they do, theyll sim-

ply be full of untapped potential.Washington Redskins (5-11)

Joe Gibbs came back for this?

This team is in its second year of

rebuilding with

a n ew QB ,

Jason Camp-

bell, at helm, a

muddled run-

ning back situ-

ation including

once dynamic

R B C l i n t o n

Portis, and a

once power-

f u l d e f en se

now neutered.

Itll be a long

year for fans

of the team with the NFLs lon-

gest sellout streak, but at least

they might be able to contend

again as early as next season.

NFC South

Carolina Panthers (10-6)

The Panthers seem to alternate

good years with disappointing

ones. Call this their turn for a

good one. Led by star talents WR

Steve Smith and DE Julius Pep-

pers, Carolina is lined with young

talents waiting to break out like

RB DeAngelo Williams and LB Jon

Beason. Their biggest limiting fac-

tor will be QB Jake Delhomme who

struggled tremendously last season

before getting hurt. Backup QB

David Carr is not a better option,

so the Panthers will have to hope

Delhomme can just get the ball

to Smith and let him do the rest.New Orleans Saints (9-7)

Four words may describe the

Saints journey this season: Re-

gression to the mean. After an

outstanding, emotional, franchise-

best season last year, the Saints

seem poised for a letdown. Theyll

have a much harder schedule

this year, their division wont be

so easy to win, and they still lack

a defense, apart from DE Will

Smith. QB Drew Brees is a top 5

NFL QB and could have another

amazing season, but this team

just is not complete enough yet

for what Sports Illustrated predicts

as a year for a Super Bowl berth.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11)

Chaos would be a good word

to describe the Buccaneers. Head

coach Jon Gruden was so worried

about his QB situation, he practi-

cally begged retired Bronco QB

Jake Plummer to come back in

addition to the 4 QBs he already has

on the roster. Current starter Jeff

Garcia is not any better a choice.

He failed as a starter for teams like

Detroit and Cleveland before land-

ing with a deep Eagles team for half

a season. The Bucs are not deep,

however, with RB Cadillac Williams

possibly turning into a lemon and

a defense that cut the incredible,

but older DE Simeon Rice due to

a failed physical. Maybe Plum-

mer was so desirable for Gruden

because, at least Jake the Snake

has carried a dredge of a teamto the playoffs (and a playoff vic-

tory) before, in his time in Arizona.

At lanta Falcons (4-12 )

This team lost their identity,

their most talented player, and their

hopes of winning all due to a stupid

dog ght. QB/RB Michael Vick is

going to jail and now the Falcons

have to start 2 time failed QB Joey

Harrington in his place. He might

give Tarvaris Jackson a run for worst

QB in the league this year. Add that

to the loss of 1000 yards in rushing

offense all from Vick, the worst re-

ceiving corps in the NFL today, and

an impotent defense, and here is

the worst team in the NFL on paper.

NFC West

San Francisco 49ers (9-7)

Many teams will be leaving

their hearts in San Francisco after

facing emerging QB Alex Smith

and dominant RB Frank Gore this

season. That will be a potent 1-2

punch for the next 5-10 years. And

it all starts this season, especially

with Smith gaining a legitimate WR

threat in Darrell Jackson and TE

Vernon Davis nicknamed Jesus

because of the seemingly miracu-

lous athleticism he displays. They

also have a revamped defense

and that will give them the edge

over their division this season.

Seattle Seahawks (9-7)

The Hawks

always seem to

underachieve,

except in 2005,

and this year

ought to be like

the rest. Star RB

Shawn Alexan-

der is aging andstaring to break

d o wn p h ys i -

cally. QB Matt

Hasselbeck lost

his top target in

Darrell Jackson

and new #1 Deion Branch has

not showed that he can play like

he did in New England. Their

defense was mediocre in all cat-

egories last season and, well, the

writing seems to be on the wall

as this team will lose the divi-

sion for the rst time in 4 years.

S t . L o u i s R a m s ( 8 - 8 )

The Rams also always seem to

underachieve, despite their incred-

ible offensive talents. QB Marc

Bulger is a premier passer andRB Steven Jackson has predicted

2,500 total offensive yards for

himself, which is believable and a

would-be NFL record. WR Torry

Holts knee is less than 100%, but

thatll just mean hell have a great

season rather than a phenomenal

one. But consistency issues and

a below average defense hold this

team back, preventing them from

reaching the level that Kurt War-

ners Greatest Show on Turf Rams

ascended to earlier in the decade.

Arizona Cardinals (5-11)

Every year experts seem to have

predicted a breakout year for this

squad and every year, well, they

are wrong. Losing is a tradition in

Arizona. QB Matt Leinart is promis-

ing, especially with star WRs Larry

Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin at

his side, but RB Edgerrin James is

playing nothing like he did in India-

napolis and the Cardinal defense is

unreliable, even if they did have their

strong moments last season. In an

era of parity in the NFL, only the Car-

dinals have stayed consistently bad

year in and year out. Dont expect

this year to be the turning point.

Quick Picks:

MVP: Carson Palmer

Rookie of the Year: Adrian Peterson

Defensive Player of the Year: Champ Bailey

Coach of the Year: Mike TomlinAFC Championship: Cincinnati at Indianapolis

NFC Championship: Philadelphia at Chicago

Super Bowl XLI: Cincinnati defeats Chicago

Broncos fans are looking to

young starting quarterback Jay Cut-

ler to take

the lead on

the eld as

the 2007

season un-

fo lds. On

S u n d a y ,

September 2, in Denvers first

game, he earned some faith from

the die-hard fanatics taking his team

to a 15-14 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Opening regular play with a

game against the Buffalo Bills,

Denver looked to be the favorite

with a strong offense powered

by veteran wide receiver Javon

Walker and the usual solid defense

spear-headed by safety John Lynch

and cornerback Champ Bailey.

Yet, by halftime, the game

had gone slowly with Buffa-

lo in the lead 7-6. Denver had

earned all of its points on two

eld goals by kicker Jason Elam.

In the sec-

ond half, the

Bills began

to dominate,

s t r an g l i n g

the Broncos

passing and

rushing games and forcing two more

eld goal attempts. Elam missed

both opportunities. Meanwhile,

Buffalo eked out another

touchdown, increas-

ing their lead to 14-6.

What appeared to

be a close, hard-fought

game looked much dif-

ferent in the statistics.

The Broncos had substantial ad-

vantages in total yardage and

rst downs, yet could not put up

the crucial play into the end zone.

As the final minute ticked by

in the third quarter, Denver nally

managed a touchdown on a pass

by Cutler, but failed to convert on

a two-point attempt, hoping to tie

the contest. Instead, they found

themselves without the ball again.

The nal quarter saw six drives

between the Broncos and the

Bills, all of them hampered by both

defensive lines as passes and

rushes inched the ball forward. It

seemed Denver would be stied

by Buffalo, only two points behind.

The Broncos regained possession

very near the 2:00 minute warning

and prepared for a nal drive. Tens of

thousands

of Bills fans

were get-

ting louder

and louder,

urging their

team on to

put a stopper in Denvers last hope.

Cutler stepped onto the field

with two timeouts and 66 yards to

victory. Two plays later, he fumbled

the snap and only some quick

thinking by running back Selvin

Young stopped the

clock as he bat-

ted the loose ball

out of bounds,

kil l ing the play.

At 3rd down and

23 yards to a rst,

the prospect looked grim for the

Broncos as they still sat on their own

Cutlers Comeback Drive Results in VictoryJason Fish

Asst. Business Manager

What appeared to be a close,hard-fought game looked much

dierent in the statistics.

31 yard line. Several huge receptions

by Javon Walker produced two rst

d o w n s

and Den-

ver found

t h e m -

s e l v e s

n e a r-

ing Ja-

son Elams f ield goal range.

With only 20 seconds remaining

and Cutler calling the shots on his

own, an 11 yard pass to Walker

brought the game to the Bills 24 yard

line. No timeouts were left for Den-

ver and Cutler called out the kicking

team instead of spiking the snap.

In perfect dramatic fashion, Ja-

son Elam redeemed his two missed

field goals with a long, smooth

kick, propelling the ball through

Buffalos uprights. The clock read

00:01. Broncos win, and the rst

week ended in a Denver victory.

No timeouts were left for Denver

and Cutler called out the kicking

team instead of spiking the snap.

Tens of thousands of Bills fans were getting

louder and louder, urging their team on to put

a stopper in Denvers last hope.


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LocaL SportSSeptember 17, 2007

The Colorado School of Mines/

Regis University Mens Fall Invitation-

al was held on Tuesday, September

11th

at the Fox Hollow Golf Course.The tournament was attended by 8

schools, including Fort Lewis Col-

lege, Colorado Christian, Colorado

State University-Pueblo, Fort Hays

State University, and Sterling Col-

lege, as well as CSM and Regis.

The tournament lasted two

days, encompassing 3 rounds.

Scores were tal l ied for each

round individually, then added.

Deviation from par was deter-

mined to award the rankings.

Fort Lewis College fnished as

the first team at the end of the

third round, winning by 10 strokes

ahead of Colorado Christian. Mines

came in sixth place as a team.

Jon Klingensmith, from Colorado

Christian, was the lone fnisher underpar, leading the individuals scores.

The next tournament will be held

in Pueblo, Colorado on Monday and

Tuesday, September 17th and 18th.

For more information about

the tournament and the Mines

golf team, visit http://athletics.

mines.edu/Sports/Golf/index.htm

CSM GolfLily Giddings

Content Manager

Check out athletics.mines.edu and csmrecsports.

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Marketed as a business strategies

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The problems appear intractable.

But they are not. The work of the

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of higher education demonstrates

that, with leadership, departments

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success of students and faculty.

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heeded. Indeed, innovation can

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September 17, 2007Page 8

September 11 this past week

marked the sixth anniversary

of the World Trade Center at-

tacks, an event that caused the

U.S. Armed Forces to enter themiddle east, ultimately result-

ing in the invasion of Iraq in

2003. Nearly four years later,

a large port ion the American

public has become weary of

the war and President Bushs

requests concerning the war.

This week Genera l Dav id

Pe t raeus , who became the

top commander in I raq ear-

l ie r th is year , presented his

assessment o f I r aq , o f f e r -

ing a few recommendations.

The unde r l y ing theme o f

Petraeuss report was the con-

t inued need fo r U .S . p res -

ence in I raq, a l though smal l

The Petraeus Report: Is the End in Sight?Tim Weilert

Staff Writercutbacks could be poss ible

soon. However, Petraeus did

not present a def in i te t ime-

line for an exit strategy, which

troubled Democrats and a few

Republicans in Congress. Dur-

ing the proceedings Sen. Norm

Coleman stated, Americanswant to see light at the end of

the tunnel. This quote echoes

the larger quest ion of when

wil l our troops come home?

If recent history has taught

the American public anything

about the Bush adminis t ra-

tion, then it should not come

as a surprise to find that the

President supports Petraeuss

suggestions. The White House

has not, and I believe that it will

never, sign off on a time-bound

exit strategy. Why then is the

Pe t raeus r epor t impor tant?

As an engineer, certain du-

t ies regarding research and

knowledge play integral roles

in making decisions about proj-

ects and assign-

ments. Petraeus

has been on the

g r o u n d l e v e l

of the Iraq war

and has a d i -rect knowledge

of the situation.

I raq is his as-

s i gnm e n t . A l -

though he has

been r id iculed

for being highly

s uppo r t i v e o f

the war and cur-

rent administra-

tion, Petraeuss

s u g g e s t i o n s

wi l l make an impact on the

near future concerning the war.

I am not a fan of war; in fact,

I would tend to agree with those

who want def in i te t ime- l ines

for withdrawal. However, I also

believe that Petraeus should

be taken ser iously. The Iraq

war is similar to an equat ion

involving an extensive amount

of variables (political instability,

Iran, sectarian violence, etc.)

and everyone seems to have

an answer. As with any such

problem, the person with the

best understanding of the con-

cepts wil l provide something

that is may be a viable solution.

Petraeus could possibly be

dead wrong in what he sug-gests, and Bush will most likely

support his suggest ions, but

the Amer ican pub l i c shou ld

n o t j u m p t o c o n c l u s i o n s .

The refreshing part of the

entire situation is that in 2008

there will be a new Commander-

in-Chief calling the shots. The

next President will most likely

have a different outlook on Iraq,

since the current lame-duck

administration has no motivation

to change. The challenge to the

American public is to listen to

Petraeus, take his words with a

grain of salt, and wait for the

light at the end of the tunnel.

Courtesy Wikipedia

General David Petraeus briefs the press on

the current military situation in Iraq.

Steven Bolger

Staff Writer

Humanitarian LoveReal World Problems Require Action, Not Money

Ethn ic divers ity on co l-lege campuses is one of thebig ticket issues of our day.It is often one of the sellingpoints for college-bound highschool seniors when determin-ing which college to attend.

Senators, Congressmen,and other gov-ernment officialstout ethnic diver-sity at collegesover many moreimpor tan t fac-tors. They passaffirmative actionlaws and g iveminority scholarships in thehope that they will level the

playing field; allowing moreminorities to attend college.

Minority education clubsand organizations blanket cam-puses across the country, all inthe name of ethnic diversity.

All these entitlement pro-grams are a testament to thesignificant emphasis placedupon ethnic diversity on col-lege campuses. So how doesour little school nestled be-

tween the mounta ins andthe p la teaus o f Co lo radoperform on this key issue?

Well, for the Spring 2007undergraduate enro l lment,minorities made up about 14%of the undergraduate studentbody; with about 2% being Af-rican American, 6% Hispanic,1% Native American, and 5%Asian American (oh, and 22%

be in g f e -male, eas-ily the mostunder rep-r e s e n t e dm i n o r i t yg r o u p o nc a m p u s ) .

L e t scompare these percentagesto other top Colorado institu-

tions. Within the four largestcolleges and universit ies inColorado, minorities make upon average 19% of the stu-dent population; with about4.1% being African Ameri-can, 9% Hispanic, 1% NativeAmerican, 5% Asian American,and 52.8% being women.

William Everson

Staff Writer

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Diversity at a Price

see eTHNICITY Page 9

...entitlement programs

are a testament to the sig-

nicant emphasis placed

upon ethnic diversity.

Wearing colored bracelets,sleeping outside in tents, sendingmoney weekly to California andthrowing parties to watch the mov-ie have somehow become effec-tive ways to end the war in northernUganda in the minds of Americasyouth. Invisible Children Inc., a non-prot organization founded by threeteenagers from San Diego, asksthat our generation take an activerole in bringing peace to northernUganda and freeing the thousandsof invisible children enslavedby rebel forces. Volunteers of theorganization tour the country show-ing the movie, a story of the dailylives of a few such invisible chil-dren, at high schools, churches,and universities to communicatethis message to Americas youth.

While its intentions may bepure, Invisible Children Inc. appliesjuvenile ideas and rationale in an at-tempt to relieve one the worst casesof human rights abuse in the historyof mankind. It focuses on bringingattention to the situation, yet hasno viable plan to effect change innorthern Uganda. I am devastated,as everyone should be, by the civilwar that is tearing Uganda apart.Nothing, however, can or willchange the plight of the thousandsof invisible children except time.

The largest problem the threefounders of Invisible Children Inc.had with the situation in the north-ern Uganda is that the international

community seemed unwilling tolend substantial aid of any sort tothe displaced people. They thusadvocate that the U.S. and theinternational community collec-tively demand peace in Uganda.The consensus reached by almostevery country of the world, thatintervention is not the answer,stems from the sad but realisticview that nothing can be done.

A civil war is the result of aconflict of interests arising fromrecent political, social, or economicchange. Civil wars are necessaryfor a countrys successful devel-opment. No nation in the historyof mankind has reached stabilitywithout at least one civil war. Theinternational community cannotsimply put an end to the tensionsbetween the government and therebels to end a bloody civil war thathas raged for over twenty years.

Contrary to the belief of InvisibleChildren Inc., donating money can-not and will not change the estab-lished infrastructure of the nation ofUganda. The donations to InvisibleChildren Inc. for the 2006 scal year

totaled $3 million. Of that, about$2.5 million went directly to theirrelief programs in Africa. Using ournew $25 million Student RecreationCenter as a reference point, Invis-ible Children Inc. would only beable to build a recreation centerevery 10 years. Obviously, theconstruction of a recreation centeris not the rst priority, but the point

remains that money will not go along way in reconstructing an entirecountry. Money can buy neither the

end of the war, nor the end of thesuffering of the invisible children.

The money collected by Invis-ible Children Inc. will probably fundthe construction of one or moreschools. This seems quite appeal-ing from the typical every little bitcounts American viewpoint. Inreality, formal education requiresteachers, transportation, textbooks,and the maintenance and operationof school building. Even with thesefees waived, the few able to attendschool will not nd the opportunities

to apply their education in Ugandaoffered in the United States. Moneysimply cannot industrialize a nation.

Let me again reiterate mydeepest feelings of concern forthe displaced people of northernUganda, but developing impracti-cal solutions to a real problem isfutile. Ignorance seems like anunacceptable alternative, but thereality is that the situation in north-ern Uganda will not soon change.

Invisible Children Inc. is an orga-nization of people who care deeplyfor others, yet have no understand-ing of the reality of the situation in

Uganda. If you really need the emp-ty satisfaction of believing that theve dollars you donate every month

to Invisible Children Inc. will changethe life of one underprivilegedUgandan child, then donate all yourpossessions, sell your house, andtravel around the country in theInvisible Children mobile convinc-ing others to do the same. To therest of you, keep your money andremember that the power to alterthe ow of time is out of your hands.


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EditorialsSeptember 17, 2007

Arnold Schwarzenegger came

to this country from Austria in theseventies. He was a bodybuilder,

winning Mr. Universe multiple

times. Now, he is married to Ma-

ria Shriver, a member of the well-

known liberal Kennedy family, and

he is the Republican governor of

California, the largest state by

population in the United States.

California is a state that has

voted a Democrat for President

of the United States in every

election since 1988. It is also a

state with two Democratic US

Senators, a Democratic major-

ity in the State House and

State Assembly and San

Francisco, a city where

just 11% of regis-

tered voters iden-tify Republican.

B u t

Schwarzeneg-

ger is a moderate

Republican, someone

seen by independents

and Democrats as sensible

and also as someone electable

in California. He beat Democrat

Phil Angelides for reelection in

a landslide in 2006 because

of wide independent support.

I t s e e m s i r o n i c t h a t

Whats Wrong with the Republicans?Schwarzenegger Articulates Problems with Party Priorities

Schwarzenegger, whose ac-

cent is often made fun of, would

be the one to articulate prob-

lems with his own party, buthe has shown himself to be a

forceful and smart politician,

and he did just that at the

California Republican Party State

Convention on September 7 th.

Schwarzeneggers speech is

especially notable because the

media has highlighted recent

political disarray, particularly

among Republicans. In recent

years, led by President George

W. Bush, the Grand Old Party

has taken the unfortunate road

of control, deny, and stand fast.

This has meant distrust and

misuse of power, and in the

Bush administrations

case, inability to ad-

mit fault. Now, wehave a man who

some have

s e e n a s

the fu-

t u r e

of

the

R e -

publican

party (think

Ronald Reagan

but not born in

America) preaching

about core values in a

speech bound to be disliked

by the Right wing of his party.If you ask me, this is just

what the Republicans need.

Someone talking seriously about

reforming the image of the party,

and focusing on core issues

like limited taxes and small gov-

ernment, not on unimportant

and divisive issues like abor-

tion and same-sex marriage.

The Republican party has not

lost independent

support simply

because people

changed their

minds, and de-

spite polls, they

havent lost i t

just on Iraq. In-

dependent sup-

port has shifted

to the Demo-

crats, and the

main reason for

that is the Re-

publicans have

los t s igh t o f

what truly mat-

ters to the mostimportant voting

d emo g rap h i c

in the country.

The Republicans, usually so

adept at using the media to their

advantage, mistook keys from

the 2004 election and success-

fully steered the party off course.

President Bush beating John

Kerry was a mandate. Not so

much. Over 70% of Christian

evangelicals voted Republican,

so beating the drum of social

conservatism became a priority.

Now, scandals involving Mark

Foley, Ted Haggard, Louisi-

ana Senator David Vitter, Larry

Craig, and others seem to have

exposed the partys anti-gay,anti-abortion, family values cru-

saders as a bunch of hypocrites.

I believe that most of the in-

dependent voters in this country

align closest with libertarian

ideals. They tend to be fscally

conservative and socially liberal.

Part of what has happened to

hurt Republicans is that the party

of small government allowed

rampant overspending and debt

in its six-year period of White

House and Congressional control.

According to Wikipedia, liber-

tarianism is the philosophy that

all persons are the absolute

owners of their own lives, and

should be free to do whatever

they wish with their persons or

property, provided they allow oth-

ers the same liberty. Basically, the

Golden Rule in so many words.

I agree completely that re-

spect is paramount in todays

society, especial ly when we

live with rampant stereotypes,racism, sexism, classism, and

internal hatred among some cul-

tural groups. It is evident that the

current leaders of the Republican

party do not care about anybody

Andrew Aschenbrenner

Editorials Editor

Courtesy Wikipedia

From Reagan to Bush II: The GOP was rising in power inthe Reagan years. Now, it has lost its edge with voters.

but their base. In the politics of

today, this is a death sentence.

I am proud that some of my

beliefs range toward the conser-

vative side. It helps balance my

brain a little bit. For

example, I support

the use of the death

penalty, I agree that

every person has

the right to a gun,

and I support com-

plete welfare reform.

But I also sup-

port the legal iza-

tion of same-sex

marriage, the right

to an abortion, and

further regulation of

financial markets.

Despite the fact

that some of my

beliefs align with the

Republican party, I

avoid voting Republi-

can because of what

I perceive as misplaced priorities.

Until the national party at-

large realizes that theres nothing

wrong with them, just with the

way they present themselves,

they are doomed to suffer a dis-

advantage to the Democrats on

Capitol Hill. Turning the tide of

independent voters back to the

GOP is as simple as rediscover-

ing the core conservative values.

Ultimately, for a party to con-

vince voters that theyre heading

in the right direction, they have

to show that what they are fght-

ing for is important, and showresults. When they do that, I

and millions of independent vot-

ers around the country will be

again proud to vote Republican.

In-

depen-dent support has

shifted to the Democrats,

and the main reason for that is

the Republicans have lost sight of what

truly matters to the most impor-

tant voting demographic

in the country.

Funding Ethnicity As you can see, CSM is

slightly less diverse when com-

pared to the other major Colo-

rado educational establ ish-

ments. In order to rectify this

situation, CSM spends thou-

sands of dol lars supporting

minority engineering programs

and clubs (granted many of

these groups receive donations

and grants to help offset their

costs ) . There

i s e v e n t h e

Minority Engi-

neering Pro-

gram (MEP)

o n c a m -

pus that is

staffed by

t w o f u l l

t ime em-

p loyees .

The hope is that these mi-

nority benefit programs wi l l

increase minority enrollment.

To an extent, t hey do. In 200 0,

the percentage of minorities on

campus was about 12% and in

2007 it is 14%. However, is a

slightly more diverse campus

worth thousands of dol lars,

and is this lack of diversity

detrimental to our educational

experience here at CSM? No.

So why should the majority

students (Caucasian males)

subsid ize programs whose

goals are to promote people

of a specific ethnicity or gen-

der (there is no Caucasian

Males Advancement group)?

The answer is simple: it is the

politically correct thing to do,

even if it is a mor ally wrong, ar-

chaic, and racist policy (if you

do not think it is racist policy,

then you must not believe in

racism against the majority).

Even though CSM is not

the most ethnical ly d iverse

campus in Colo-

rado, we have

a diversity that

few other insti-

tutions in the

country can

match . We

have incred-

ib ly smart

f o o t b a l l

p l a y e r s

that can plow through Navier

Stokes problems (not to men-

tion the other teams defensivel ine), more computer nerds

than I wish to admit, derivin,

footbag playing hippies, attrac-

tive, intelligent blondes doing

Laplace transforms (though

they are few and far between),

and so many more unique

indiv iduals, a l l o f us str iv-

ing for the common goal of

educat ional en l ightenment.

Yes, CSM is diverse i f you

look more than sk in deep.

Continued From Page 8

So why should the ma-

jority students... subsi-

dize programs whose goals

are to promote people of a

specifc ethnicity or gender?

Government For the People?

On Monday, September 17th,

Americans have the opportunity

to celebrate Constitution Day. This

day of civic pride will be marked

across the nation through the cer-emonial reading of the Preamble

from the US Constitution, simul-

taneously, in every state often-

times by important political gures,

such as governors and judges.

This is the same preamble that

lists the Constitutions purpose as

establishing justice, insuring domes-

tic tranquility, providing for the com-

mon defense, and securing liberty.

These are quite high ideals,

indeed. As Louise Leigh, who dog-

gedly campaigned to have Constitu-

tion Day be declared a national holi-

day, said about the government de-

signed by our Constitution, It is the

most unique government document

in the history of mankind. It guaran-

tees our freedom. It is unique in thatthe government doesnt tell us what

to do, we tell the government what

to do. And yet, 220 years after the

signing of the document, how well

are these principles being upheld?

The Constitution says that those

in the Senate and House of Rep-

resentatives hold those positions

to represent the populace - is the

average American still represent-

ed by his or her Representative?

Nearly everyday, I come across

some sort of article or news re-

port about a scandal in Congress.

Nearly all of them particularly the

more heinous

ones can be

boiled down

to members

of Congresslooking out for

this lobby or

that big busi-

ness. Laws

a r e r e a d -

ily passed by

Congress an

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