the oredigger issue 17 - february 25, 2012

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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 93, Issue 17 February 25, 2012

The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines

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

Sports 6

Opinion 8

Features 3

News 2

NASCAR crash

injures at least

28 fans

Learn about

restaurant weekin Denver

Why wont

action stars just

go away?

Wrestling takes

on Chadron

State

COURTESY COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Starting this spring, the Colorado School of Mines will begin construction on a new dining hall and residence hall.

Th is sp ri ng , th e Co lo ra doSchool of Mines wil l start 15months of construction on a newdining hall for at least 500 peopleas well as a new residence hallfor roughly 200 students. Theconstruction, currently dubbedElm Hall, is part of the campusmaster plan which aims to createa residential campus. This includesproviding housing and facilities forthe entire freshman and sopho-

more class on campus some yearsdown the road.The new building will be built

in the current B parking lot, be-tween Elm, 18th and Maple Street,across the street from the newhealth center. Parking in this lotwill be closed starting April 15.

The rst steps of the project will

require removing pavement andrelocating communications ber

for the school.Slate Caf is designed currently

for roughly 320 people, although itroutinely serves over 600 peopleper meal. The new dining hall isexpected to seat 500 people. Theconcept for the new dining hall ismicro-restaurant. The goal is to

have a greater variety of foodsand to have food prepared moreopenly. Having food stations tocook food in front of students al-lows for fresher food and requiresless kitchen space, therefore formore seating. Some ideas cur-rently include a brick red oven

for a pizza and pasta station.Additiona lly, there would be an in-

ternational station, salad bar, deli,classics, a grille, and desserts.

The new space would also likelyhave a patio for outside seats anda private room that groups wouldbe able to reserve.

An important goal of the newresidence hall is to house amongother students about 85 freshmenwho typically live in Mines park, aswell as help relieve the overow of

students in the traditionals. Whenthe new residence hall comesonline, Mines Park will go backto being available to upperclass-

men only.Student rooms will be locatedin the top three levels of the build-ing. The new hall is being builtwith the opinions of students inmind. Surveys have shown thatstudents prefer the community ofthe traditionals, and the amenitiesof Weaver. As such, the new hallwill have a layout similar to thetraditionals, but will have moreamenit ies. These include twocommon rooms, laundry, kitchenand multiple small bathrooms, peroor. The designs are attempting

to create a neighborhood com-munity feel by placing communityrooms in locations that most stu-dents will have to pass in order to

reach exits, so that students canhave more interaction. Addition-ally, each level will have two RAswho will each lead their individualcommunities. The floor layoutcould allow for coed or single sexlevels, although that decision hasyet to be made.

Welcome Elm HallAaron Pfeifer

Staff Writer

Electr ical Engineering andComputer Science students willbe relieved to know that, courtesyof Tracy Gardner along with otherfaculty, they will be able to obtaina minor for other disciplines withintheir major department. Due to a

reorganization, EE and CS stu-dents have had their departmentsmerge. As a result, EEs workingtowards a minor in CS and CSstudents looking for a minor in EE

would not be able to obtain theminors, as they fall within the samedepartment. The Faculty Sen-ate has now decided that thosestudents will be able to obtain theminors they have already started,and are looking for alternative so-lutions for future students.

Golden Bowl may shortly be amemory for Mines students. Thelease for Golden Bowl and the lo-cal bike shop will be expiring thisfall, and the landowner most likelywill sell his property. Additionally, itis expected that Vitamin Cottage,which was founded in Golden in1955, will buy the property andbuild a local natural grocery store.

Thi s cou ld prov ide job s for 20

people and increase tax revenuefor Golden.Graduating Seniors this spring

may have less time on stage toreceive their degree. At the lastFaculty Senate meeting, Provost

Terence Parker announced thatwith the current expected gradu-ating class size, the graduationceremony would take between 30

and 45 minutes longer than usual.In an effort to offset the largestgraduating class in Mines history, ithas been proposed to change stu-dents time to walk across stagefrom 8 seconds to 5 seconds. TheUSG faculty senate representa-tive shared that the faculty is notin favor of this proposal, and arelooking into other options. It waspreviously proposed that gradu-ation be split into three separateceremonies for the three separatecolleges of the School of Mines.

This may happen in the future, but

will not occur this year.Only 200 parking spots will bereserved next year for incomingfreshmen. The latest decision onfreshman parking is to allow 450students to apply for a lottery, ofwhich 200 spots will be awarded.

These spots w ill be located off ofthe main campus allowing upper-classmen who use their cars dailyto have the best spots on campus.

These new freshman passes arealso expected to be roughly $500to further discourage freshmanfrom having cars on campus.

In new business, USG votedon fee increases, by ination of

1.9%, for the Academic Construc-tion Building Fee, the Associated

Students Fee, and the IntermodalTransportation Fee. These feescan only be increased by theschool after recommendationsfrom USG. After deliberation, USGdecided to leave the three fees attheir current rates, and not ac-count for ination next year.

Continued atElm on page 3

USG shares newsAaron Pfeifer

Staff Writer

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Headlines from around the worldLocal News

Arnaud Filliat,Asst. Copy Editor

Arnaud Filliat,Asst. Copy Editor

Mothers went topless inSpain to raise money and savea school bus. The ten mothersfrom Montserrat, Spain, showedsome skin in a calendar sold toraise money to restore a reductionin bus service for 600 elementarystudents. So far the calendar hasraised enough money to pay forthe monthly service charge for thebus. The mothers hope to sell all3,000 copies for this year and startanew next year.

North Korea warned the top

American commander in SouthKorea that there would be de-struction if the US military

went ahead with military drillswith South Korea. South Koreaand the US regularly conduct jointdrills but North Korea calls the drillsproof of hostility and accuses theUS of practicing for an invasion.

Thousands ofSpaniards wenton strike Saturday to protestdeep austerity, the privatization ofpublic services, and political cor-ruption. The students, doctors,unionists, young families, andpensioners staged non-violentdemonstrations as there areno signs of recovery for themass unemployment and

no end in sight for the cur-rent ve-year slump in the

economy. According toprotesters the governmentis cutting budget items itshould not cut such ashealth, education, and ba-sic services.

Two bombs explodedin a crowded shoppingarea in Hyderabad, Indiakilling at least 11 people

and wounding 50 more in theworst bombing in the country inmore than a year. The blasts oc-curred two minutes apart outsidea movie theater and a bus station.

The bombs were attached to twobicycles about 150 meters apart inthe district of Dilsukh Nagar. Eightpeople died in one of the explo-sions and three at the other. Theexplosions were the frst majorbomb attack to hit India sinceSeptember 2011 when 13 peoplewere killed.

Aalaya Walker, an 18 year oldwoman from Florida, was injuredlast week when she was shot byher friends oven. Craving somewafes, Walker preheated the oven

unaware that her friend was stor-ing a magazine from his 45-caliber

Glock 21 in the oven. The maga-zine exploded sending fragmentsying at high speeds and striking

Walker. She took some pieces outof her leg and chest and then tookthe bus to the hospital where shewas treated and released.

At least 28 NASCAR fanswere injured last week in a

crash that sent debris ying into

the grandstands. The nal lap ac-cident began as the racers closedin on the nish line and sent rookie

Kyle Larsons car ying into the

fence separating the track fromthe stands. Pieces of the car end-ed up in the stands, whereas thecar itself had the entire front endsheared off, while the burning en-gine was wedged through a hole inthe fence.

Emory University- Biologists at EmoryUniversity found that when fruit ies sense

parasitic wasps in their environment, they laytheir eggs in an alcohol-soaked environment,

essentially forcing their larvae to consume al-cohol as a drug to combat the wasps.

Johns Hopkins- Researchers at Johns Hopkins Universityfound that a protein known for turning on genes to help themsurvive low oxygen conditions also slows down the copying ofDNA strands. This effectively shuts down the growth of new cells.

University of Pennsylvania- The reprogramming of al-pha cells into beta cells could offer a novel approach for treat-ing type 2 diabetes. Researchers at University of Pennsylvania

found a way to modify cell nuclear material called chromatinto induce the expression of beta cell genes in alpha cells.

During one of LifeLine Puppy

Rescues , Brighton, CO, adop-tion events last Saturday a9-week-old Australian Sheparddisappeared representing a lossto the non-prot organization of

$250.Winter Storm Rocky expect-

ed to blanket the foothills with12-20 of new snow, especiallysouth of I-70, by 11:00pm Sun-day evening. In metro Denver,blanketed streets lead to an in-crease of trafc accidents and

a slough ight closures at DIA.

Luckily, DIA has over 250 piecesof snow removal equipment andapproximately more than 500trained snow removal employ-ees ready to battle the biggest

Denver storms and keep pas-sengers moving.Professor Jan Leach of Colo-

rado State University appointedto a national advisory board ofbiosecurity. Leach has workedfor decades with bacterium toimprove rice plants, when shewas notied by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture that thestrain has been declared a se-lective agent, meaning it couldbe used as biological weaponto threaten public, animals, orplants.

The Colorado House passedbill HB 1224 after more than 6hours of debate last week. Thebill bans standard capacity am-

munition magazines that holdmore than 15 rounds. The law isaimed to limit the potential of fu-ture gun tragedies, without limit-ing the long-standing history ofhunting and shooting sports ofColorado. The law strives to nd

a balance between both theo-ries of gun control, according toHouse Democrats


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An additional goal of the newbuilding is to create more com-mon areas and ofce spaces.

These areas would encouragesocialization and studying. This

would also be the new home tothe blaster card, housing, anddining ofce. Housing these of-

Welcome Elm Hall

The Academic ConstructionBuilding Fee pays for bonds used

for academic construction oncampus. The Associated Stu-dents Fee funds student organi-zations such as MAC. The Inter-modal Transportation Fee funds

RTD, which has recently said thatthey will not increase their fee forthe next school year.

Election packets for next

school years Undergraduate Stu-dent Government Council will beavailable the Monday after spring

break. Students interested in run-ning for a position will have to

obtain a petition and receive sig-natures from students in order torun. Voting will occur the week

of E-days, and the new councilmembers will be announced dur-ing E-days.

A parking garage could soon

be a reality, if students are willingto tax themselves for a $11 millionstructure. While more information

USG shares news

John Hopkins. Their discov-ery has wide-ranging implication

due to DNA replication and new

cell growth being key factors in

diseases such as cancer. The

protein HIF-1 can switch hun-dreds of genes on or off in re-sponse to low oxygen conditions.

HIF-1 can also stop new cells

from forming.

The researchers looked at how

the protein affects DNA replica-tion by comparing cells in low-

oxygen conditions to cells kept

under normal conditions. The

cells in the low oxygen condi-tions stopped dividing, but had

as much DNA replication systems

as the normal cells. The differ-ence was that the nondividingcells were being affected by HIF-

1 which was binding to a proteinand preventing the replication

process from occurring.

University of Pennsylvania.

This method could lead to a wayto treat diabetics by reactivatingtheir insulin-producing beta cells.

According to lead author Klaus H.

Kastner, This would be a win-winsituation for diabetics they wouldhave more insulin-producing beta

cells and there would be fewerglucagon-producing alpha cells.

Type 2 and type 1 diabetics both

lack insulin production, but type

2 diabetics also produces too

much glucagon.

Alpha cells are responsible for

synthesizing and secreting glu-cagon, which elevates glucoselevels in the blood. The team

discovered that many genes in

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students to solve their problems

all in one place.

Once the new residence anddining hall is complete, renova-tions will occur in the Student

Center. These changes include

updating Slate Caf, and ex-

panding the bookstore, as well aschanging the overall oor plan.

is being gathered, it is expected

that in the near future a studentsurvey hosted by USG will be

presented to obtain student opin-ion on the idea. This will be dis-cussed in the next USG meeting,

which will be a joint meeting withthe Graduate Student Govern-ment .

Students interested in voic-ing their opinion are welcome to

attend in the Ballrooms at 5 pm

next Thursday. Additionally, a

guest speaker will be presentingon the Campus Master Plan.

Students with questions

or concerns about the schoolshould contact their class sena-tors or visit them in ofce hours.

Freshman and sophomore class-es meet Wednesdays from 4 to 5

pm in the USG ofce, located in

the student activities ofce. Ju-niors meet from 5 to 6 pm in the

Digger Den on Wednesdays. The

senior class meets from 11:10am to 12:10 pm Thursdays at

Coors Lab.

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Continued from page 2 alpha cells are marked by his-tone modications. This included

many genes important in beta-

cell function. They found that in

one state, when a certain gene isturned off, the gene can be acti-vated by removing a modication

that represses the histone. They

then determined that they mightuse this method to reprogram

alpha cells towards the beta cell

phenotype to produce the neces-sary cells.

Emory University. The adulties anticipate an infection risk

and thus lay their eggs in alcohol.

This discovery adds to the evi-dence that using toxins in the en-vironment to medicate offspring

may be common across the ani-mal kingdom. The biologists also

determined that adult fruit ies

detect wasps by sight and have

better vision than was previously

thought.

The larvae, Drosophila mela-nogaster, eats the rot, or fungiand bacteria, that grows on over-ripe, fermenting fruit. The larvae

have evolved resistance to toxicalcohol levels which can range to15 percent. Small endoparasitoid

wasps are major killers of fruities as they inject their eggs in-side the larvae along with venomthat suppresses their hosts cel-lular immune response. If the y

fails to kill the wasp egg, a wasp

larvae hatches inside the fruit y

larvae and eats its host. The alco-hol improves the survival rate of

fruit ies due to their high toler-ance of the toxic effects of alco-hol compared to the wasps low

tolerance.

Its that time again. Rumors of

the next cycle of console upgrades

have been swirling around forsome time and Sony has nally an-nounced their specs. This marks

the beginning of a new iteration inthe game development cycle and,

if these specs are any indication, it

should be a good one.

There is a seemingly unendingcycle in video games. And no, I do

not mean the Reapers. Over time,

the usual incremental improve-ments that come with the newmodels of computer hardware add

up. Every few hardware genera-tions, PC gamers decide the im-provements are enough to justify

some new hardware on their stu-dent loans. However, our console

brethren are not so lucky and haveto go six or seven years betweengenerations. At the start of a con-sole cycle, their performance tends

to be similar to a budget gamingcomputer. By the end, about any

$100 video card thrown in an oldDell will put the consoles to shame.

Thanks to cross platform de-velopment for most big titles, the

rather lethargic upgrade cycle of

the consoles has come to dene

game development for everyone.

When the cycle has just started,

the consoles are close enoughto a high end GPU that it is rela -tively easy to make games scale

nicely and utilize both platforms

well enough. As progress marches

past the static consoles, this per-formance gap approaches an or-der of magnitude or more and theconsoles are missing new tech-nologies and standards. Therefore,

many cross platform games do not

fully take advantage of PC hard-ware in the later part of the cycle.

This is where we are at present.

As most gamers now know

from continuing rumors of thePlayStation 4 and Sonys recent

press conference, the PlayStation

4 will be starting the next cycle

with respectable specs. According

to Engadget, it will be powered by

an AMD APU with eight AMD Jag-uar cores and 18 GPU compute

units putting out a respectable

1.84 TFLOPS [1 & 2]. Additionally,it will sport eight gigs of ram [1].

The exotic Cell architecture of thePlayStation 3 is gone. In its place,

there is a fairly traditional CPU and

GPU. In other words, this is a basic

gaming PC with a different operat-

ing system and case.

This will not break the slow con-sole upgrade cycle, but it will likely

make cross platform develop-

ment easier than last time, espe-cially since the rumor mill indicatesthat the new Xbox will be similarlyspeced. The Cell architecture was

signicantly different from both

PCs and the Xbox 360, reportedly

making cross platform develop-ment more difcult. Additionally,

developing a custom architecture

like Cell is harder and riskier than

adapting existing hardware. Last

time, Sony was not particularly well

rewarded for the extra efforts andrisks. This may have been a factor

in Sony playing it safe in terms of

system architecture.

With regard to the hardware

specs, the eight Jaguar cores are

not going to be anything special. It

is a new version of AMDs low volt-age chips and is rumored to havea clockspeed around 1.6 GHz [3].

This is wonderful news. Game

developers have been dragging

their feet on multithreaded sup-port since the rst dual core CPUs.

Having to develop games for a

couple platforms (provided that

rumors of similarly speced Xboxes

turn out to be true) with poor single

threaded performance will hope-fully force them to get better at it.

Better multithreaded performance

would let PC gamers make better

use of all those overclocked i7s out

there.

The slightly modied desktop

GPU and extra ram are going to

make things easier for developers.The extremely limited RAM in pre-vious consoles was reported to be

a nuisance to work with, so eight

gigs should let developers spend

time on things besides memorymanagement (not that comput-ing purists would call this a good

thing). The video card is rumored to

be similar to AMDs HD 7850. This

is likely correct because the quot-ed performance of 1.84 TFLOPS is

a little faster than the 1.76 TFLOPS

of the stock 7850 and we would

expect them to use the latest GPU

line [4]. The HD 7850 is an upper

midrange gaming card that willprobably outperform a lot of the

hardware PC gamers are using at

present. This similarity in hardwarewill make cross platform develop-ment much easier for developers in

the near future.

In the long run, we should ex-pect the PlayStation 4 to age more

gracefully than comparable PC

hardware. This is because Play-Station games can be optimized

for the specics of one particu-lar set of hardware. PC games

will never be as efcient becausethey have to run on a wide vari-ety of hardware, not to mentionthe inefciencies associated with

running a bloated operating sys-tem like Windows. It is commonly

observed that all of the patches

and updates for Windows and its

associated software like anti-virus

programs will slow down a com-puter compared to a fresh install.

A dedicated console can minimizethis bloat and will probably see a

perceived performance gain as

developers get better at optimizing

for that architecture.

The overall pattern of console

development shows no signs of

changing with this iteration. How-

ever, Sonys (and presumably Mi-crosofts) decision to conform tothe norms of computer hardware

should have a positive impact on

developers and game quality. A

generation of consoles that are es-sentially specialized computers will

likely benet all involved. Develop-ers should have an easier time anda few generations of games will notbe technologically limited by crossdevelopment.

Citations:

[1] Engadget R Lawler. (2013,

Feb 20th). Sony details PlaySta-

tion 4 specs: 8-core AMD Jag-

uar CPU, 6X Blu-ray [Online].

Available: http://www.engadget.

com/2013/02/20/sony-details-

playsta tion-4-specs-8-core-amd-jaguar-cpu-8x-bl/

[2] Toms Hardware Dave

James. (2013, Feb 21st). PC Gam-

er vs. PlayStation 4: How much

does a comparable rig cost right

now? [Online]. Available: http://

www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/21/

pc-gamer-vs-playstation-4-theres-

only-ever-going-to-be-one-winner-

right/

[3] PC Gamer Dave James.

(2013, Feb 21st). PC Gamer vs.

PlayStation 4: How much does a

comparable rig cost right now?

[Online]. Available: http://www.

pcgamer.co m/2 013/02/21/pc-

gam er-vs-p layst ati on- 4-t heres-

only-ever-going-to-be-one-winner-

right/[4] AMD. (2013). AMD Rad-

eon HD 7850 Graphics [Online].

Available: http://www.amd.com/

us/products/desktop/graph-

i cs /700 0/ 785 0/P ag es/r ade-

on-7850.aspx

Figuring out what yourPS4 specs really meanErik Charrier

Staff Writer


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Geeks tend to be a different breedfrom the rest of society; many choseto not embrace popular culture andmarch to the beat of their own drum.Whether hes rapidly switching con-versation topics from Magic to videogames or planning out his next in-sane scheme in an RPG, FreshmanMalachi McDonald is conned to his

own realm of geekiness.[Oredigger]: Why did you go

for that major?

[McDonald]: I actually met thehead of the department and he soldme on it.

Whats been your favorite

class?

Probably NHV. I actually had areally good group where when we

held a debate, we could hold it in anintellectual and interesting mannerthey actually knew what they weretalking about!

Are you a geek and why?

Yes, Im a geek. I go to Mines, Iplay League of Legends, I play Sky-rim, I play Dwarf Fortress, I play allthe geek games, I play geek cardgames, Im in all the geek clubsIdont see how I could not be a geek.

How do you occupy your

spare moments?

Games. Lots and lots of games.What have been your greatest

accomplishments thus far?

The Pyramids, the tower of Babel

(they cut me out before it collapsed),the Hanging Gardens, and survivingtwo years in Dwarf Fortress.

What would you do if yousuddenly found yourself face-to-

face with Batman?

[I would be] half-tempted to askhow his parents are doing and theother half wants to ask if he has gotany catnip in his utility belt.

If you could be dropped into

any fctional setting, what would

it be and why?

Pokmon would be fun. I mean,[you are a] ten year old with moneytold to go off and if you beat peo-pleyou get their money. Its essen-tially free money. Plus, it is Pokmon.I could have a team of muggersImean companions.

Whats your favorite thing

about Mines?

The fellow geeks. I mean, I have atable where I sit every day and wereall geeking out. What more is thereto love than people who actuallyclick with and understand you?

Assuming there was a semi-

silent protagonist tournament,

who would win in a fght: Link or

Gordon Freeman?

Considering he can summonfour giants that can stop the moonfrom crashing on Earth, I would haveto say Link. If he brings Navi, Gor-don Freeman will be too distractedtrying to kill her to notice Link stab-bing him.

Whats your best nerd story?

Oakley is a revered brandwhen it comes to optics suchas sunglasses and goggles,and offers many different mod-els, styles, and options for theirproducts. Although the brand istypically quite expensive, theirproducts hold a high standardof quality. This is the case withOakleys Splice snow goggle.

This high tech goggle is durableand comfortable, and the inter-changeable lenses allow use in avariety of conditions.

Innovation is exemplied in the

structure and features of thesegoggles. Unique construction al-lows the goggle to maintain su-preme comfort throughout thenasal area. Addition-ally, O Matter framematerial is specically

designed to allow thegoggle to remain exi-ble in the coldest con-ditions. To eliminatefogging, the gogglesfeature vented lensesand breathable mate-rial on the tops andbottoms of the frame.Outriggers, which aredesigned to allow theinterchangeability ofdifferent straps, areoriented on the endsof the goggle to elimi-nate peripheral viewinterference. Evenbetter, the lens isnearly ush with the

frame, which maxi-mizes downward visi-bility. Moisture wicking

Geek Week...Malachi McDonald, Freshman: Mining Engineer

ofthe

I was playing a crazy doctor ina Firey RPG and I had spent the

whole adventure with my lab coat

on backwards. We got to the nalencounter with the mayor and thesheriff of the town, the sheriff had agun pointed at me, and I whippedoff my lab coat. My character hadtwo bandoliers with all these poisonand gas grenades strapped to hischest. My character was immuneto the grenade poisons and effects,but no one else was. The rest of myparty was freaking out and I lookedat the sheriff and tried to scare himinto putting the gun down. The GMrolled to see what the sheriff woulddo and started laughing. Apparently,the sheriff had crit-ed his will check,so he kept the gun pointed at me.So, I pulled the pins on the grenadesand things went insane. Two of our

party members bolted out the door,the rest ran upstairs and jumped outthe windows, the mayor and thesheriff start choking, and Im justcalmly walking around in the chaos.It was awesome!

Do you have any plans for the

future?

I would like to see Australia.Do you have a favorite quote?

Losing is fun. Dwarf FortressDo you have any advice for

fellow geeks and Mines stu-

dents?

Dont play Dwarf Fortress. Itsjust a great way to lose your soul, sodont.

Jordan Francis

Staff Writer

JORDAN FRANCIS / OREDIGGER

Geek of the week, Malachi McDonald, enjoys all varieties

of geeky games.

Denver is having its annual Res-taurant Week. Through March 3,there will be more than 350 restau-rants in the Denver and surroundingareas participating. Each restauranthas prepared a special menu for atwo week pe-riod in order to

showcase theircuisine speci-alities. All of therestaurants willprovide at leasta three coursemeal at the ex-clusive priceof $52.80 fortwo people or$26.40 for one.

With such agreat deal andso many restau-rants to choosefrom, the ques-tion is which restaurants have thebest food, best deal, and best at-mosphere arise. Two promising res-

taurants were visited and rated onthe food, service, atmosphere, andquality of event deal.

The rst outing featured Italian

cuisine. The best option was Car-rabbas Italian Grill in Westminster.

The menu for the event consistsof an appetizer to share, a salad orsoup for each person, an entree foreach person, and a dessert for eachperson. The price of the deal alsoincludes a glass of house wine for

each person over 21.The second outing featured one

Denvers famous Brazilian steak-houses, Rodizio Grill, The BrazilianSteakhouse. The exclusive Restau-rant Week menu is one to be seen.It includes plenty of appetizers, anunlimited salad bar, unlimited skew-ered meats served to the table viathe Gauchos of the Grill, and an ar-

ray of desserts tochoose from.

These sortsof deals can alsobe found in theGolden area.

The participat-ing restaurantsinclude:

1. BriarwoodInn

2. Bridgewa-ter Grill

3. CafePrague

4. GrappaBistro

5. HaciendaColorado - Lakewood6. Halu Sushi7. Indulge Bistro and Wine Bar

8. Table Mountain Grill & Cantina9. The Fort10. The Keg Steakhouse & Bar

This event is a perfect opportu-nity to try out new restaurants, newcuisines, and take a break fromstudying. Have someone special?

Take them out for an enjoyablemeal.

For a full list of restaurants par-ticipating and their menus go to:www.denver.org/denverrestaurant.

Introducing Denverrestaurant weekMelissa Ashwood

Sydney Sullinger

Staff Writers

foam on the interior of the gogglekeeps the wearer dry and ex-tremely comfortable. Maximizingcomfort even further, the strap iseasily adjusted and features grip-ping material to keep the gogglesin place over helmets.

The Splice model comes inabout 10 different color varia-tions, and this specic goggle is

colored with Slant Jewel Blue.Lenses also present even morecustomization options, andSplice is compatible with over 10different lens types. This goggledisplays the re iridium lens, one

of the more costly options, otherthan polarized. Fire iridium pres-ents certain disadvantages: lowlight levels become harder to seein, the cost is pretty steep (about$70 for a replacement), and the

Oakleys optimal optical optionEvan Ford

Staff Writer

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The price, $150, is somewhatsteep, but nding a deal at a local

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Through March 3, there

will be more than 350

restaurants in the Denver

and surrounding areas

participating. Each restau-

rant has prepared a special

menu for a two week pe-

riod in order to showcase

their cuisine specialities.


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Hey Seniors,

Hike up your pants, turn on your hearing aids, put

in your dentures, and mosey over to join us for Senior

Bingo Night to kick off fundraising for your Senior Class

Gift! Dare to stay up past bedtime and come to Ball-

rooms D & E on Thursday, February 28th from 5-7pm

for sandwiches and BEER while you blackout* (thats a

bingo term people) and learn how you can give back to

the campus and community that has made those 65K+

starting salaries possible! Dont forget your ID; the bar-

tender will card each and every one of you in an effort to

make you feel young and spry. Stick around longer than

it takes to down a pint for a chance to win some dandy

prizes for your bingo prowess.

Round up your friends from playing Scrabble and

shufeboard for some free cold ones and a grand ole

time next Thursday!

Your Friendly Neighborhood Senior Class G ift Com-

mittee

*Disclaimer: Neither Colorado School of Mines nor

its representatives have ever, are presently, or will ever

promote or condone consumption of alcoholic bever-

ages in a manner that is dangerous to health in any way,

shape, or form. DRINK RESPONSIBLY! For answers to

any questions, please call your Senator.

Previous chapters can be found

online at oredigger.net

Mirandas legs locked as shejerked herself awake from the

cloudy dream. Rubbing away

the last remnants of sleep from

her eyes, she turned her gaze to

her bedroom window. Outside

the sun still slept somewhere be-

neath the horizon. Soft moonlight

spilled through the window, cast-

ing shadows throughout the room.

She kicked at the blankets tangled

around her legs, swung them off

the bed and sat with her face in her

hands. Sweat blanketed her brow.

She stood and walked over to the

basin of water, splashing cold wa-

ter in her face.

Three weeks of nightmares.

Each horrifying enough to make

her sick, waking with a poundingheart and shivering from the cold

sweat that broke over her body.

She took in a deep breath, staring

at her hands gripping the edge of

the vanity table. If only she could

remember what she dreamed,

then maybe she could gure out

why. Her mother said dreams were

the gateway to the spirit world.

Miranda straightened and pulled

her hair into low ponytail on her

right side. As she ran her ngers

through her hair, she felt nausea

bubble in her stomach. She placed

a hand on her stomach and anoth-

er on the table to steady herself.

Mirandachildmy child

Miranda lifted her gaze to her

reection in the mirror.Turn around

As she turned around, feel-

ing the nausea surge through

her, Miranda saw nothing but her

bedroom. She released the breath

shed been holding. Not real, she

said to herself.

Oh, child, I am very real.

Who are you? Miranda shiv-

ered when she realized the strang-

ers voice sounded like hers except

slightly deeper and hoarser.

Look harder and you will see

Miranda took several breaths

and once again searched the

room. Something caught the edge

of her vision. When she squinted

Nicole Johnson

Staff Writer

The Knight, the Seer, and the Child

Mirandaagainst the darkness, the shad-

ows seemed to form the shape of

a man.

Whowhohow

My name does not matter.

Mirandas eyes darted tothe door. All she had to do was

scream, but the sound remained

locked in her throat. Slowly she re-

alized the strange feeling of cloudi-

ness in her head preceded many

of her nightmares. What are you?

An angel, one of the rst chil-

dren.

Feeling a bit of strength com-

ing into her legs, she stumbled

towards the shape. Why are you

hiding from me? The shape dart-

ed from her vision.

He is weak, so very weak.

Who is?

Your Uncle Caldon.

Uncle Caldon. Miranda could

hardly breathe. Where is he?

Trapped with us. So many hurt.Captured in the night.

Captured by who?

Those who call themselves the

Trinity Knights. They are respon-

sible for the death of the God-

desses. And now they seek to kill

their direct descendants. Because

the goddesses denied them power

over the temples.

The goddesses never had di-

rect descendants. They crafted life

from the elements.

If you would not listenthen

you will never learnit may already

be too late for your uncle

All around her the words too

late were whispered and echoed

within her mind. She placed her

hands over her ears just when sheremembered her uncles screams

as he was pulled into the darkness.

Look, I A sharp pain ared

in her stomach. Youre not mak-

ing sense. Where is he? She

thought about her mother and

decided she needed to get out

of there. Except where would she

go. Her mother was working with

the Trinity Knights. Could she trust

anyone?

A knock came at the door.

Princess, are you alright? Who are

you talking to?

Miranda rushed to the door be-

fore they could open it. She put on

her best smile. Its nothing. Ner-

vous for tomorrow, I guess.

The guards smiled. Do not

worry, princess. The queen knows

you will play your part well. It might

be best for you to get some sleep.

Yes, of course. Miranda triednot to roll her eyes. Im simply

practicing the words the High

Priestess would have me say.

Before the guards could say any-

thing more, she shut the door and

turned the latch so it locked.

You are wise

But not stupid. Tell me who

you are and where my uncle is.

He said you were smart. He is

safe for now but will not survive

long in this forgotten realm. Our

connectionso weakit fades

fading

What can I do?

A dim red light circled over her

bed, spreading into the shape of a

thick book. The object solidied,

sinking into the mattress.Written in the forgotten lan-

guageread and remember

Miranda touched the leather

cover, tracing the stitched symbols

with her ngertips.

Trust no one, Miranda

That time it was Uncle Caldons

voice, crystal clear in her mind.

Wait, she called out. What do I

call you? How can I nd you?

Call me Naonet. I will nd you,

child of the darkand remember,

trust no one

That last phrase sent shiv-

ers down her spine. The nausea

in her stomach vanished as soon

as it had come, making her head

spin. She splashed more water on

her face, slowing her breathing toa normal rate. She looked back at

the book, walking over to the bed

and sitting beside it. She lifted the

cover and ipped to a random

page. The writing was all in black

ink and the pages were crumply

from age. She took an uneasy

breath as she began to read.

Just as the voice had said, the

language was old. Still the letters

made sense and soon the words

formed sentences that depicted

the goddesses death. The more

she read, the more she willed her-

self to disbelieve. The rsthand

accounts were gruesome and

depicted a war between the god-

desses and an army of men. In

their last hour the goddesses sac-

riced themselves to destroy the

evil force controlling their people.

In their last moments, they left

behind a stone which containedtheir power. Split into pieces, lost

in time The writing deteriorated

to the point where Miranda could

no longer make out the symbols.

She shut the cover and hid the

tome under her bed. Shivering un-

der the cold, she pulled her robe

snug against her. Although cold,

the room felt stuffy to the point

that Miranda felt she would start

choking any minute. A walk to the

gardens would do her well. She

took in a deep breath and opened

the door to her room. The guards

outside jumped to attention.

My apologies for startling you.

Can one of you please take me to

the patron statue in the gardens?

The guards exchanged an uncer-tain look. You can stay with me if

youd like. I cant stay in this room

for another minute.

Princess, were under orders

to

That wont be necessary, gen-

tlemen. We will escort her. Please

keep watch over the princess

room.

Miranda felt herself jump when

she looked over to see the Queen

and Vanar appear from around the

corner. Mother.

A corner of Queen Cassandras

mouth turned up into a smile. It

appears sleeplessness runs in the

blood. As it happens, I was on my

way to the gardens if you would

care to accompany me.Miranda fell in beside the queen

as she started off down the hall-

way. They walked in silence with

only the sound of the torches to

break the tense silence. Occasion-

ally Miranda would steal a glance

towards the queen and the scars

on her face. Even with her scarred

appearance, and the message

from Naonet, Miranda felt she

could trust this woman. Perhaps

the Trinity Knights forced her to

act the way she did. That could

explain why the queen accepted

her as her daughter so readily.

She closed her eyes. Maybe she

shouldnt have left her room after

all. So many questions plagued

her already sleepless mind.

Queen Cassandra cleared her

throat, Tell me, why does sleep

elude you tonight, my child?

Miranda quickly looked away,deciding on a half-truth. Night-

mares, my queen.

The queens smile was sad. It

appears we share that in common.

What is troubling you?

Miranda laughed. There were

many answers to that question.

Where to even start. Im not

meant for this life. I miss my village

and the slow days. I miss sleep-

ing under the stars, even though

Uncle Caldon told me I shouldnt.

More than anything I miss him.

In my dreams he is lost or dead

and She stopped just before

she could mention the voice. Trust

no one, Miranda

And?

They had reached the gardens,nding a seat in front of Solacias

statue. Miranda remembered as

a child going to the temples in

Aldana. The statues were always

the most beautiful. Zurlas statues

were commonly made from wood

but Solacias clothing was formed

from owing water that collected

in a natural hot spring. The steam

brought a calming warmth to the

cool night air.

Theyre just nightmares.

The queen shif ted her gaze to

Miranda. She opened her mouth

to say something but stopped and

looked at the fountain instead.

I dreamt about Sir Caldon a lot

after I sent him away with you. If

you care for it, there is a tea thatmakes it easier to forget.

Miranda stood, feeling a surge

of anger in her blood. I dont want

to forget. You dont understand. I

want him back.

Do not make the mistake of

assuming I do not wish the same.

However, there are wishes that can

never be. Sir Caldons fate cannot

be changed no matter how hard

we wish or how long we wait. You

would be wise to accept that. A

tense silence enveloped the two

women. There is to be a change

for the ceremonies today.

Miranda furrowed her brow.

What kind of change?


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Senior night for the Mines

wrestling team did not go quite

as planned as the visiting team,

Chadron State, played the villain

taking seven of the ten bouts enroute to a 23-9 victory.

Chadron ran off three straight

decisions at 125, 133, and 141

pounds to take a 9-0 lead to start

the dual off. At 125 pounds Luis

Gurule lost a tough 7-6 decision

followed by close losses at 133

and 141 pounds.

Down 9-0, Austin Cordova

gave the Orediggers a quick

spark defeating his opponent

7-4 at 149 pounds to capture 3

points for Mines. Team leader in

wins, John Crowley defeated his

opponent 10-3 at 157 poundsto bring the dual to 9-6. Chad-

ron however, proved too much

to handle by capturing four of

the last ve bouts on the night,

only losing the 197 pound weight

class where Mines Paul Wilson

scored a 10-4 victory.

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer

Jared Riemer

Staff WriterJared Riemer

Staff Writer

Mines takes on Chadron State for Senior NightALL PHOTOS MICHAEL RODGERS / OREDIGGER

One of the largest crowds at

Steinhauer Field house cheered

on the home team as they nished

the Joe Davies Open with a great

showing. The Colorado School

of Mines Indoor Track and Field

teams did well in their nal com-

petition before the Rocky Mountain

Athletic Conference meet.

In Friday nights distance med-

ley relays, the mens and womensteams nished second. The mens

team of junior Frank Socha, fresh-

man Austin Shaffer, sophomore

Garrett Hoch, and senior Russell

Drummond earned a provisional

with a time of 9:49.37, the third

fastest time in D-II this year. The

womens team of redshirt-fresh-

man Chloe Gustafson, and seniors

Erin Beach, Hannah Cooling, and

Hannah Schuster ran a provisional

time of 11:54.09.

Saturdays track events were

highlighted by provisional times by

Drummond and Hoch in the mile

and 800m, respectively. Drum-

mond nished rst with a time of

4:08.55 and Hoch nished with a

time of 1:51.63. On the womens

side, freshman Margarita Schvach-

ko and McKenzie Zeman nished

third and fourth, respectively, in the

400m with times of 1:01.63 and

1:01.77. In the womens mile, Gus-

tafson and Cooling nished withtimes of 5:21.19 and 5:23.18 to

nish third and fourth, respectively.

The Mens 4x400 team of Derek

Alcorn, Neal Anderson, Adam

Bodnar, and Marty Andrie nished

rst with a time of 3:36.42 to beat

Colorado Mesa by almost 13 sec-

onds. Rick Davey nished fth in

the 3k with a time of 8:58.13 and

Josef Bourgeois nished seventh

in 8:58.54. Ann Miller nished sixth

in the womens 3k with a time of

10:58.60.

In the eld events, Seun Ogun-

modede was the star of the show

winning the triple jump and high

jump events. In the triple jump

Ogunmodede recorded a provi-

sional with a jump of 14.91m (48-

11.00) and in high jump, he cleared

2.07m (6-9.50) on his second try

in thrilling fashion in what was the

nal event of the day. In pole-vault,

sophomore Ben Timmer and senior

Cody Walega provisionaled wheneach cleared 4.63m (15-2.25) to

nish tied for fth in the event.

In the womens weight throw,

juniors Casie Ratzlaff, Kristina Gall-

meyer, and Bailey Hoover nished

fth through seventh, respectively

and in the shot put nished 12th.

For the men, Austin Roup and

Ryan Ewen nished fth and sixth

with respective throws of 17.33m

and 16.56m.

Joe Davies Open drawslarge crowd at Steinhauer

After making 11 threes on Friday

night, the Lady Orediggers made

eight on Saturday, but simply could

not nd their groove against Chad-

ron State losing 76-62 to fall to 13-

12 overall and 10-9 in the RMAC.

Neither team could take control

of the game in the opening minutes,

as missed shots and turnovers

plagued both squads. Five minutesin the score was 7-7 and with 12:30

to go, Mines led 13-12. That would

be the last time the Lady Oredig-

gers found themselves in the lead

and Chadron closed the second

half outscoring Mines 28-14 to lead

13 at halftime, 40-27.

Mines closed that lead to four

points at 40-44 outscoring Chadron

16-7 in the opening minutes of the

half. Down 43-47 the Lady Oredig-

gers had come back from down 16

but simply ran out of gas, never get-

ting closer than eight points behind.

When it was all over, Chadron had

won 76-62.

On the night, the Lady Oredig-

gers shot 34.9% overall, 42.1%

from three and 55.6% from the

charity stripe. Chadron shot almost

42% and simply outmuscled Mines.

A 44-33 rebounding disadvantage,

eight more fouls (21-13) for the

Lady Orediggers, and the fact thatfour Chadron state players scored

in double digits simply added to

their woes.

Angie Charchalis led the Oredig-

gers with 23 points on 9-16 shoot-

ing and Taylor Helbig chipped in

20 points and three steals. Angie

Grazulis recorded a team high 10

rebounds and center Tory Langas

led the team with three assists and

added seven rebounds of her own.

Chadron Stateedges out Mines

Freshman John Crowley became the rst wrestler to qualify for the NCAA Championships since the 2010-11 season when he captured fourth place at

the RMAC/Super Region IV Tournament on Saturday, February 22nd (Not shown above).


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A night after running Black

Hills out of their gym, the Oredig-

gers squared off against ChadronState looking to hold their spot

in the conference standings. The

second of games on back-to-back

nights proved to be tougher than

the rst as the Orediggers needed

overtime to dispatch their foe. The

Orediggers sit sixth in the confer-

ence at 13-10 overall and 10-9 in

the RMAC.

The Orediggers opened the

game with a 9-2 run and led by

as many as 12 with four minutes

remaining in the half. Chadron re-

sponded to the early intensity of

the Orediggers and closed that 12

point lead to just one by the time

the rst half ended. At the break

Mines led 32-31.

Chadrons David Downey bur-

ied a three to give Chadron their

rst lead of the game just 12 sec-

onds into the second half. It was

obvious the game was going to be

a dogght. Mines led 47-39 with

less than 14 minutes remaining,

but could never stretch that lead to

double digits and just like in the rst

half, Chadron ended the half with

a run to tie the game at 60 each.

The Colorado School of Mines

Mens Basketball team used defenseand balanced scoring to run the

home team out of the gym. Black

Hills State was simply outmatched

in the rst half, outscored 40-27 en

route to a 69-56 victory by the Ore-

diggers. The win brings them to 12-

10 overall and 9-9 in RMAC play.

Mines came out of the gates

shooting, making their rst three

shots of the half to take a quick 16-2

lead just ve minutes in. Mines shot

57.7% in the rst half on 15-of-26

shooting and made 7-of-9 threes

for almost 78%. Halfway through the

rst half, Mines led 25-9 and Black

Hills simply could not overcome the

early offensive barrage by the Ore-

diggers. Six different players made a

three in the rst half and the Oredig-gers bench out-scored Black Hills by

a margin of 17 to 2.

The second half was more

closely contested than the rst, but

the 13 point halftime lead proved to

be enough for Mines. Shooting only

The cold weather that post-

poned the start of The Colorado

School of Mines Baseball teamsseason opener at West Texas A&M

seemed to freeze CSMs bats as

well. Mines lost both games of

Saturdays double header 4-1

and 7-0 and split

Sundays games

5-1 and 4-2.

S o p h o m o r e

righty Matt

Brown took the

mound for the

opener and threw

six solid innings.

In picking up the

complete game,

he allowed four

runs, nine hits,

and walked only

one. Brown alsofanned three, in-

cluding two back

to back swinging

in the sixth in-

ning. The 3-run

bottom of the

third ended up

being the deciding factor, though,

as the West Texas Buffs laced to-

gether four singles and a stolen

base to take the lead for good.

The extent of Mines offense

came in the fth inning. After

back-to-back singles by sopho-

more Zach Bothwell and senior

catcher Jordan Williams, Bothwell

advanced to second on Williams

single, but was tagged out at third

on Derek Skrdlants bunt attempt.Senior outelder Bobby Egeberg,

who had the other hit of the game

in the third inning, then reached

on a elders choice. Williams

advanced to third on the elders

choice and then scored on a wild

pitch, scoring CSMs lone run of

the afternoon.

Both teams played errorless

baseball for the 7-inning opener.

Sitting at sixth place in the

Conference standings, Mines

needed a win to stay in con-

tention to make the eight team

conference tourney eld. Visiting

New Mexico Highlands gave the

Lady Orediggers a scare, but in

the end Mines eeked out an eight

point victory to sit at 14-12 over-

all and 11-9 in the conference.

Looking to avenge an earlier

defeat at the hand of the Cow-

girls, Mines did not get off to the

best start. Down early 8-2, the

Cowgirls looked to be in con-trol. The Cowgirls held the lead

for most of the rst half leading

by six multiple times. Mines led

22-19 with just under ten to play

thanks to an Allie Grazulis jumper.

The Ored iggers and Cowgirls ex-

changed the lead four times in

the remaining minutes of the rst

half and at the break, New Mexi-

co Highlands led by the slimmest

of margins, 35-34.

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Content ManagerJared Riemer

Staff Writer

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer

Jared Riemer

Staff WriterOvertime would be needed to de-

cide this game.

Two minutes into overtime, the

game was still tied at 66-66, and

with 1:13 remaining, Mines and

Chadron were still deadlockedat 70 apiece. Mines would hold

Chadron scoreless in the last min-

ute and score ve of their own

thanks to a Brian Muller three and

a couple made free throws to es-

cape overtime with a 75-70 victory.

As a team, Mines shot 43.3%

from the eld but only 23.1% from

behind the arc and 74.1% on a 20-

of-27 effort from the stripe. Chad-

ron shot 39.2% from the eld and

was outrebounded 35-31. For the

second night in a row, the Oredig-

ger bench outscored their oppo-

nent, 20-12 and Mines won the

battle in the paint scoring 12 more

points.

Brian Muller led Mines with 23

points on 10-of-20 shooting and

added six rebounds, two assists,

and two steals. Trevor Wages re-

corded his tenth double-double

with a 12 point 11 rebound game

and also tallied a game high sev-

en blocks and three assists. Luke

Meisch scored 19, 6-6 from the

line, and had seven boards and

Garrett Loew led all bench players

with 13 points.

Men clinch overtimewin over Chadron State

42.1% in the second half, the game

was slower paced and Black Hills

even managed to cut the lead to

eight points (55-47) with just under

seven minutes remaining, but Minespulled away to keep the 13 point

lead intact at the end, winning by a

score of 69-56.

Luke Meisch led the Orediggers

with 15 points on 3-of-6 shooting,

making 8-of-10 free throws to go

along with three rebounds and two

assists. Four Orediggers scored in

the double digits on the night and

the Mines bench outscored Black

Hills by 14 points. Trevor Wages re-

corded a double double, his ninth on

the season, grabbing 15 rebounds

to go along with his 14 points and

two assists. Brian Muller added 11

points and three assists, and Ru-

ben Jackson came off the bench to

score 12.

For the game, Mines shot 51.1%from the eld on 23-of-45 shooting,

60% from three and 70% from the

line. Mines recorded a 31-26 re-

bounding advantage and recorded

three more assists while holding

Black Hills to 39.6% from the eld.

Mines defeatsBlack Hills State

Mines did not have better luck

with offense or pitching in the sec-

ond game, which proved to be a

9-inning affair.

Freshman lefty Nick Vitulli

made his rst college appear-ance, throwing 4.2 innings. All

seven runs for West A&M came

while Vitulli was pitching, although

only ve runs were earned. Vitulli

walked three

and struck out

two. The bull-

pen was solid

after the fourth

inning with ju-

nior Peter Her-

rin coming in

the game dur-

ing the to relieve

Vitulli after West

Texas scored

ve straight

runs. Freshman

righties MichaelTanner and

Clark Martin

were great out

of the bullpen

as well, and the

bullpen com-

bined for no hits

and no walks in the remaining ve

innings.

The Orediggers failed to score

any runs in the second game, al-

though freshman Nate Olinger

went 2 for 4, freshman shortstop

Travis Ramos and senior Charlie

Basil went 1 for 3, and Zach Both-

well extended his hitting streak to

two games, going 1 for 3.

The 4-1 and 7-0 losses were

an improvement to the 16-0 and10-4 losses against West Texas

A&M in last seasons opener, yet

Mines would take 1 out of 4 just

as in last seasons opening series.

Mines bats remained quiet

for Sundays rst game, resulting

in the Buffs clinching the series

victory. Although Mines hitters

picked up six hits, they left 10

on base, resulting in the 5-1 nal

score. Nate Olinger led the of-

fense, going 2 for 3 with a walk

and sophomore designated hitter

Shane Johnson held the only RBI

of the game, driving in Bothwell in

the fth, and went 1 for 3 with awalk in the cleanup spot.

Christian Rooney put forth a

stellar college debut, as the righty

pitcher threw 4.2 innings of one-

run baseball on three hits with one

strikeout. Rooney ended up tak-

ing a no-decision, as closer Eric

Shannon gave up four runs in the

nal 1.1 innings.

The Orediggers avoided the

sweep in the last game, as the

bullpen remained strong and the

offense woke up just enough to

give Mines a 4-2 victory.

During the top of the innings,

the CSM offense was at work,

raking up 12 hits, two of which

were for extra bases. Travis Ra-

mos, who had one of the doubles,drove in senior Kyle Wallace from

rst in the second inning. In the

fourth, walks by Johnson and Wal-

lace brought junior Evan Brown to

the plate, and Brown laced a sin-

gle to right eld scoring Johnson.

Brown also drove Charlie Basil in

with a sacrice bunt in the sixth.

Johnson continued his successful

Sunday and added another RBI

on his double to right that sent

Bothwell home. The RBI double

in the seventh gave the bullpen a

small cushion, one they ended up

not needing.

West Texas was held to two

runs behind sophomore righty

Ben Gilman. Gilman struck out

ve batters and only walked oneon the way to his rst victory of the

season.

Senior righty Blake Dunham

followed Gilman with two and a

third innings of shutout, one-hit

ball, and Olinger put down the bat

for the inning, picked up a ball,

and promptly shut the Buffs down

the nal two-thirds of the seventh

inning.

Mines bats cold in West Texasopener, lose series 3-1

Down three points 10 seconds

into the second half, Taylor Helbig

nailed a three to tie the game at

37, and a Courtney Gallo three,

just two minutes in gave Mines

a three point lead. The Lady

Orediggers never lost the lead,

but could never quite pull away.

NMH kept the game close forcing

some costly turnovers and never

found themselves down by more

than 10 points.

A Grazuli s layup with ve to

play would prove to be the last

eld goal the Orediggers would

make in the game. With Mines up

66-60 with just under four to play,

the Cowgirls used their full courtpress to full advantage in the clos-

ing minutes of the game forcing

bad shots and a few turnovers.

However, the Lady Orediggers

made 12 of their 16 free throws in

the nal minutes to close out the

game and come home victorious.

The nal score was Colorado

School of Mines 78, New Mexico

Highlands 70.

Mines recorded 16 turnovers

but forced the Cowgirls into 17 of

their own and held the Cowgirls

to 34.2% shooting. The Cowgirls

outrebounded the Lady Oredig-

gers 47-45 but Mines shot 40.3%

overall on 27-of-67 shooting and

18-26 from 69.2% from the free

throw line including 12-of-16

down the stretch to secure the

victory.

Taylor Helbig scored 25 points

including 4-of-9 shooting from

behind the arc and recorded ve

rebounds, two assists, and three

steals to go along with her team

high in points. Four of the ve

starters recorded double digit

points and the fth, Allie Grazulisscored 8 points to go along with

her 15 boards.

Tory Langas scored 14 and

tallied eight rebounds and two

blocks. Courtney Gallo led the

team with three assists and

scored 11 of her own and Angie

Charchalis added 16 points in the

win. The win kept Mines in the

drivers seat to make the RMAC

shootout quarters.

Lady Orediggers crush

New-Mexico Highlands

Garrett Loew pulls up for the jumper.

COURTESY CSM ATHLETICS

The extent of Mines of-

fense came in the fth

inning. After back-to-back

singles by sophomore

Zach Bothwell and senior

catcher Jordan Williams,

Bothwell advanced to sec-

ond on Williams single,but was tagged out at

third on Derek Skrdlants

bunt attempt.


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You know what really grinds mygears?

Action stars that simply will notgo away.

Many of us who have turned onthe television over the past monthhave no doubt seen the commer-cials for A Good Day to Die Hard.

This is the most recent movie of the

Die Hard series which began all theway back in 1988. Nearly 25 yearslater, Bruce Willis is still at it. Excepthe is no longer the semi-t cop in his

30s, but rather a man in his late 50strying to save the world one last time.If I wanted to see an old guy jumpingaround and trying to save the world,I would tune in to see Si Robertsonfrom Duck Dynasty, not pay $10 ormore to see Bruce Willis try to comeup with more cheesy catch phrases

Grinds mygears

Morals to your story

Jarrod Sparks

Staff Writer

before he shoots someone.Bruce Willis, however, is not an

isolated case. In 2010 Sylvester Stal-lone along with a couple of other oldguys were in an action ick titled The

Expendables. Evidently it was weirdenough to warrant a second thatcame out in 2012. This movie hadeverybody from Chuck Norris to Ar-nold Schwarzenegger to Dolph Lun-dgren (the huge Russian from RockyIV). Though the cast was somewhat

impressive during the 70s and 80s,we are now numerous decades later,but I guess there are enough peopletrying to relive yesteryear to pay forthe movie. Ultimately, these people

just need to know when to give up.Jersey Shore knew when to give upwhen it got cancelled this past year,and if Deena and Snooki can gure

out when their time is up, I fail to un-derstand why these old people can-not. It is kind of weird to see Sylves-

ter Stallone just as big and dened at

age 66 as he was in his Rocky days.He has probably been sharing someworkout tips with Lance Armstrongor something.

Ultimately, I have only the highestrespect for these individuals. At theirage, to run around in an action ick

has to take a toll on their body thatis only surpassed by their arthritis.I simply want to see them maintaintheir high reputation. When Michael

Jordan came back from retirementand he was not as good as his Bulldays, the aura surrounding him kindof faded in a way. He had initially leftthe league as the best, but ultimatelyretired only average. These actionmovie stars, like Jordan, need toretire to their Florida beach houses,and let some new people ll in their

void.And that, ladies and gentlemen,

is what grinds my gears.

Career Choice: Ethical Consider-ations

In light of the recent CSM Ca-reer Day, it may be worth consider-ing what ethical obligations we havewhen choosing a career. To facilitatethe discussion, consider the follow-ing, fairly recent, projects that peoplehave dedicated their time to:

1. MIT Mechanical Engineer AmySmith has worked on a number ofsolutions to reduce the rate of infec-tions from breathing smoke from in-door cooking res (the number one

cause of death worldwide). For ex-ample, in India, cow dung is used ascooking fuel; but, it produces a lot ofsmoke. Amy Smith has worked ona several different types of cleaner,healthier, cooking charcoals, eachmade from locally available, environ-mentally sustainable sources.[1]

2. Astonished by the inability ofthe richest nation in the world toprovide clean water to HurricaneKatrina victims, Michael Pritcharddeveloped a water lter that puries

water of all entities 15 nm or less. Itis estimated that $20 billion dollars(less than the yearly cost of the 2003Iraq War) could provide clean drink-ing water for the entire world. Surely,this would have a serious impacton those suffering and dying from

Brian Zaharatos

Staff Writer

diarrhea (the number two cause ofdeath worldwide).[2]

With these projects in mind, con-sider the following argument:

Premise 1: We have an ethicalobligation to minimize the suffer-ing of humans and other sentientanimals (i.e., animals that can feelpleasure and pain, and thus, havepreferences).

Premise 2: Some projects aremore likely than others to contributeto the minimization of suffering.

Conclusion: Thus, we have anethical obligation to take on projectsthat have the greatest chance ofminimizing suffering.

I think that the structure of this ar-gument is strong (if not valid). So, thebest way to attack it is by attackingthe truthfulness of the premises.

Now, consider the following sup-port for Premise 1:

1. One ethical theory claims thatwe ought to act in a way that makesthings go better in the future (Conse-quentialism). According to this theo-ry, things go better when suffering isminimized.

2. Another ethical theory claimsthat we ought to act in accordancewith certain duties (Deontology).Plausibly, one of those duties mightbe to, as far as possible, not causeundue suffering.

3. Finally, a third ethical theoryclaims that we ought to act out of

virtue (Virtue Ethics). Plausibly, allow-ing others to suffer is not vi rtuous.

Thus, on most accounts, itseems plausible that we have anethical obligation to minimize suffer-ing (i.e., Premise 1 seems plausible).

Now, lets look at the followingsupport for Premise 2:

Consider (1) nding a cure for

male pattern baldness and (2) fur-ther developing the water lter men-tioned above (e.g., making it moreaffordable, more widely available,etc.). Though (1) might reduce somesuffering for some individuals, (2) ismuch more likely to reduce real suf-fering. Thus, there is an ordering onprojects with respect to sufferingand Premise 2 seems plausible.

So, since Premise 1 and Premise2 are well supported, it is not unrea-sonable to believe that they are true.But, if they are true, and the argu-ment above is strong, then the Con-clusion is probably true.

So, are we doing something im-moral by not taking on projects thatwe know would be most benecial

to humans and sentient beings?________________[1] Heres one of her TED Talks:

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_

shares_simple_lifesaving_design.html

[2] Heres Pritchards TED Talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/mi-chael_pritchard_invents_a_water_flter.

html

Dear Jarrod Sparks,Last weekend my son Adam

and I ew from Boston to attend a

Discover Mines day. After enjoyinga morning full of opportunities tolook through people, not smile, andnot hold doors, we decided to getsomething to eat at the Slate Caf.We were scanning The Oredigger(2/11/13), munching ore-burgers,and lamenting our fast-fading faketans when we came across yourGrinds My Gears article about howmuch people from the Northeast

Letter to Jarrodannoy you. After reading it we havedecided to change our lives. Fromnow on we will say hello to every-one, everywhere, all the time. Thiswill probably get us killed on thesubway back home, but hey, at-tempting to change social norms isnot without risk.

Now I have some advice for you.Come on, Jarrod, you knew it wascoming. In future writing you maywant to steer away from a term likeconcrete jungle that hasnt beenused seriously in about 5 decades.

Also, referencing the animatedcharacters from a Disney Movie tomake a point may not be a guysbest move. Lastly, I dont deny thatidiots like DJ Pauly D exist in real life,but in your broad-brush world hespeaks for everyone in the North-east. Wow! And Im sorry, but,which one of the ZZ Top-lookingmorons on Duck Dynasty is it thatyou identify with?

All in fun,Paul PennerHamilton MA

Study Break

Across

1 Japanese port city on islandof Honshu (8)5 Boy band consisting of Matt,Luke and Craig (4)9 Treat unfairly (5)10 Agreement to honesty (4,3)11 Industrial town northeast ofLiverpool (12)

13 Anxious (6)15 Suspension, respite (6)17 Mens clothing store (12)20 Partly enclosed porch (7)21 Mythical, often moral story (5)22 Chess piece which cannotbe moved diagonally (4)23 Good spirit, liveliness (8)

Down

1 Visible expression of boredom (4)2 Stall, booth (5)3 Restive, tense (6,6)4 Slightly annoyed (6)6 Glowingly magnicent (7)

7 State of uncertainexpectation (8)

8 No way! (4,5,3)12 Piece of cake (4-4)14 Trade barrier (7)16 Chinese city metaphoricallyassociated with opulence (6)18 Yuletide songbird (5)19 Challenge, resist (4)

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