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The Voice of the Colorado School of Mines, a Superior Education in Applied Science and EngineeringVolume 88, Issue 14 January 16, 2008
News - 2 Features - 5 Lifestyle - 10 Opinion - 12 Fools Gold - 14
In late 2005, Colorado School ofMines alumnus Timothy Marquezand spouse Bernadette madeschool history when theypledged $10 million for theconstruction of a new petro-leum engineering building.
The story behind Marquez,however, is as monumental asthe contribution itself. Born in
Denver, Marquez graduatedin 1980 with a Bachelor ofScience in Petroleum Engi-neering. After working for 13years at Unocal, a petroleumengineering and marketingcompany that was absorbedby Chevron in 2005, Marquezbecame disenchanted withthe companys direction.Unocal started to becomea dying company [with] nota lot of vision and not a lotof direction, said Marquez.One of my biggest beefs atUnocal was that they wentaround saying people arethe greatest assets, but atthe end of the day they treated
everybody like a widget. Peopleare important; good people adda tremendous amount of value.
In 1992, Marquez started whatwould become the fastest growingprivate oil company for two years ina row. I hadnt even thought aboutgetting rich. I just wanted to do it abetter way, said Marquez. I had alittle ofce and was paying $75 permonth in rent. With only $3,000to start his company, Venoco Inc.,Marquez spent much of the rst twoyears trying to make deals. In 1994,we got our rst deal from MitchellEnergy, what used to be one of thebigger independents in the US. Wealways like to say that we boughtout Mitchell Energys entire assets
West of the Rockies, which is true,but that amounted to a 55% inter-
Building a billion dollar businessA story of success from one of Miness most notable alumniZach Aman
Editor-in-Chief
est in a 180 barrel-per-day eld. Tobe honest, it was so small that theydidnt even know they owned it.
We offered $150,000 for thisproperty and, when I went toHouston to negotiate the deal, the
rst thing out of the Vice Presidentsmouth was, we werent sure if youroffer included the house thats onthe property. I said, yes sir andthat was great because we got ahouse worth $200,000. You couldalmost say we bought a house andgot an oil eld thrown in for free.
Marquez noted that his personalphilosophy is to search for protableacquisitions that dont necessarilymake economic sense for larger oilcompanies. Venocos leadershipalso searched for ways to improvethe eld operation. This particularproperty was being operated verypoorly, said Marquez. We guredout a better pump that could runall the way down and, within a
year, we doubled eld productionand turned our $150,000 invest-
ment into something that wascash-owing about $150,000 or$200,000 a month. From there,
Venoco used sweat equity toacquire new fields and expandoperation. Marquez explained that
Venoco acquired its third eld for100% debt and did not requireequity in the deal. For many years,we just grew by increasing valueon properties, being able to bor-row more against them and makeanother acquisition, he added.
On June 20, 1998, Venococlosed a deal with Enron. At thetime, it seemed like a good deal,Marquez explained. Enron, backthen, was seen like the GoodHousekeeping seal of approval.If you got Enron to invest in yourcompany, you were seen as be-ing a quality company. Enroninvested approximately $60 mil-lion one quarter of the company.
Brick by Brick: Tim Marquez built his company one acquisi-
tion at a time, surviving an attempted takeover by goliath Enron.
ZACH AMAN / OREDIGGER
see venoco pg. 5
Students talk textbookswith state legislatorsAssociated Students of Colorado, Sen-
ator Tupa, and Representative Kefalas
announce relief from pricey textbooksAssociated Students of
Colorado
The Associated Students ofColorado (ASC) hosted a round-table discussion Thursday at the
Tivoli Student Center on the Au-
raria Campus with Senator Ron Tupa (D-Boulder), RepresentativeJohn Kefalas (D-Fort Collins) andstudents from around the stateto discuss the crippling priceof textbooks. Dur-ing the discussion,
ASC leadership pre-sented thousandsof handwritten let-ters they have col-lected statewidefrom students asking for relief.
Tupa and Kefalas had an an-swer: a bill they will introduce thisspring to ease textbook prices.
We have heard from studentsin our districts and around thestate, said Senator Tupa. Its
clear the cost of textbooks isaffecting college access and af-fordability. During the discussion,which was hosted on one of thebusiest textbook buy-back daysof the year, students related theirpersonal experiences with ex-pensive books. I routinely spendover $500 a semester, said KatieGleeson from Colorado State Uni-versity, and many other studentsspend much more. Besides pricealone, students also pointed outother unnecessary practices ofthe textbook publishers. Most ofmy books now have a CD-ROMor a workbook shrink-wrappedalong with it, which the professorsnever ask us to use and I almost
never do, related Robert Vincent,a senior from the University ofNorthern Colorado. The ASC hasidentied such bundling prac-tices as a major cost driver result-
ing in overpriced textbooks.The proposed legislation
would require publishersto offer unbundled booksalongside the bundles, giv-ing students more options.It also requires publishers toprovide faculty with muchmore information about thebooks they assign. A big partof the problem is that studentsarent making the purchasingdecision in the textbook mar-
ket; the teachers are, said MasonSmith, ASC External Affairs Direc-tor and senior at the University ofColorado, who organized the event.We have to get more informationabout textbooks into their hands so
they can be more informed whenmaking assignment decisions.
The ASC has been buildingsupport for their effort on cam-puses this fall throughout the state,
resulting in over athousand lettersfrom students ask-ing their state rep-resentatives to takeaction. ASC Chair-man Blake Gibson, asophomore at CSU,
was pleasantly surprised by theresponse from students. Assoon as we gave them an op-portunity to do something aboutit, students were eager to take ac-tion. They realize that for too long,
publishers prots have been pro-tected at the expense of students.
As part of their campaign, theASC has reached out to faculty,campus administrators, and book-store managers, who have alsobeen supportive. The disclosurerules of the proposed bill would pro-vide faculty with considerably moreinformation to make decisions.We sometimes get ack from stu-dents, said Gerri Kuna, manager ofthe UNC bookstore, even thoughwe actually agree with them andsupport students in these efforts.
The legislation that Tupa andKefalas announced mirror legis-lation passed in states such asConnecticut, Oregon, Washington,
and Minnesota. Its very importantto have a strong student voiceat the Capitol, and the studentshave spoken, said RepresentativeKefalas. High textbook prices areplacing a college education out ofreach for many students. Makingcollege textbooks more afford-able makes a college educationmore affordable, which is good forstudents and good for Colorado.
Ultimately, we want to cre-ate a vibrant, student-centeredtextbook market, concludedSmith, and we think our workthis year, as part of a national ef-fort, is a great start toward savingmoney for Colorado students.
High textbook prices
are placing a college
education out of reach
for many students.
City of Golden officials sworn in
Passing the Torch: (Clockwise from left)Newly elected District 1 Councilor Marjorie Sloan (with
husband Dendy Sloan), Mayor Jacob Smith, and reelected District 2 Councilor Karen Oxman
(with husband and grandchildren Quinn, Clair, and Ava Osmun) are sworn in as former Mayor
Charles Baroch and former District 1 Councilor Lynne Timpeiro take their seats for the last time.
InsidethisEdition-New BoT Members (Pg. 2)
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Emily Trudell, Staff Writer
BRAZIL - Brazilian citi-
zens lined up for vaccinations
for yellow fever after ofcials
confirmed that there have
been at least twelve cases
of the disease in past weeks.
Yellow fever is transmitted
from infected mosquitoes,
and Brazilians fear that this
might be the start of the rst
urban outbreak since 1942.
NIGERIA Arguments in
Nigerian courts against threemajor tobacco companies
have adjourned until March.
The government has accused
the companies of promoting
tobacco use among teens, and
hopes to follow in the footsteps
of the American government,
which settled out of court for
billions of dollars in the 1990s.
INDIA A rat infestation
has caused farmers in north-
ern India to lose an estimated
40,000 tons of rice. Though
the rats were drawn to the area
due to the blooming bamboo
owers, the infestation has also
depleted crops of chili, ba-
nanas, pumpkin, watermelon,
and papaya, in addition to the
destruction of the rice crops.
NEW ZEALAND After a
strenuous 2050 mile journey by
kayak, two Australian adven-
turers landed ashore on NewZealands western shore after
62 days out on the Tasmanian
Sea. Though rough winds and
tides endangered the dar-
ing stunt, the two men were
both able to make it safely
to shore, and were greeted
by over 2,000 New Zealand-
ers and native Maori people.
CHINA- Due to rapid
expansion, Chinas exports
have recently expanded
to surpass imports by a
staggering 48 percent. De-
spite recent scares from
unsafe products, China
has increased its trade
surplus with the United
States by 19 percent.
Oredigger Staff
Zach AmanEditor-in-Chief
Hilary BrownAsst. Editor-in-Chief
Sara PostCopy Editor
Andrew AschenbrennerOpinion Editor
Josh ElliottBusiness Manager
Cericia MartinezProspector Editor
Richard WalkerWebmaster
Meave HammLead ProspectorPhotographer
Ryan BrowneAsst. Business Manager
Abdullah AhmedAsst. Business Manager
Mike StoneFools Gold Editor
Jason FishContent Manager
Kevin DuffyContent Manager
Lily GiddingsContent Manager
Matthew PusardContent Manager
David FrossardFaculty Advisor
This week atM ines Professor Tracy Camp is mentioned in the
Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post afterreceiving the Outstanding Faculty Award
from the CSM Board of Trustees.
Arthur Sacks ocially leaves his post as
Associate Vice President for Academic and
Faculty Aairs.
Multiple news organizations mention Chad
Friehaufs return to CSM after he led the
football team to its rst conference title since
1958.
CSM received accolades in the Denver Busi-
ness Journal as the only institution of higher
education in Colorado to have more interna-
tional students enrolled in the current year
than before 9/11.
Mines received $81,500 in support of its K-12
program Mobile Science Show.
Mines received $2.5 million from Stephen
Bechtel, Jr., to work on a new elementary
education program for math and science.
Mines received $984,000 for its ColoradoCenter for Sustainable Energy.
Assistant Professor Tina Gianquitto receives
a one-year National Endowment for the Hu-
manities Fellowship.
Two new members join the CSM Board of
Trustees: Vicki Cowart and James Spaanstra.
Pakistani candidateassassinatedEmily Trudell
Staff Writer
When Benazir Bhutto, the
rst female leader of a Muslim
nation, former Pakistani Prime
minister, and lead candidate
for the Pakistan Peoples Party
(PPP), was assassinated on De-
cember 27, 2007, the nation
mourned the leader who helped to
pioneer democracy in the nation.
B h u t t o
was born intoan important
political fam-
ily; her father
was elected
Prime Minis-
ter of Paki-
stan in 1977,
b u t w a s
overthrown
and arrested
l a t e r t h a t
year. Bhutto herself was arrest-
ed on numerous occasions for
resisting the military dictator-
ships and corruption, including
multiple periods of imprison-
ment in government prisons.
In a nation plagued by ex-
tremist influence, Bhutto wasa strong voice of democracy.
She worked to improve condi-
tions of hunger and poverty in
Pakistan, while modernizing the
nation, and initiated a campaign
against corruption in the govern-
ment. She was elected to be
one of the co-chairwomen of the
PPP beside her mother in 1988,
serving as one of the young-
est world leaders of the time.
Bhutto was elected twice to
lead the Muslim nuclear power,
serving as Prime Minister from
1988 to1990 and again in 1993
to 1996. She was removed from
ofce both in 1990 and in 1996
under suspicion of corruption.
Bhutto then went into a self-
imposed exile from the nation
in 1998, returning in October
2007 upon receiving amnesty
from President Pervez Musharraf.
It is be-
l ieved thatBhutto was
a s s a s s i -
n a t e d b y
a l - Qaed a -
l inked ex-
tremists, as
she had re-
ceived mul-
tiple threats
from Islamic
r a d i c a l s
upon returning to Pakistan this fall.
The United States govern-
ment saw Bhutto as an invalu-
able ally for spreading democ-
racy to the Middle East, and
in fighting the war on terror.
After word of her death, the
streets of Pakistan lled with mobsand riots, as the people grieved for
the beloved leader of democracy.
Without Bhuttos strong demo-
cratic inuence, many fear that the
nation will fall into extremist hands.
At the time of her death, Bhutto
was the leading opposition can-
didate for the 2008 Pakistani
elections, which were scheduled
for next week, but have been
postponed until mid-February.
After word of her death,the streets of Pakistan
lled with mobs and riots,
as the people grieved for
the beloved leader of de-
mocracy.
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Chief of Police Keith Turney isno stranger to campus security:
before coming to the Colorado
School of Mines he worked at
Colorado State University in Fort
Collins for 23
years. Tur-
ney came to
CSM in late
O c t o b e r ,
and is cur-
rently evalu-
a t i n g t h e
Public Safety
program and
trying to help
the depart-
m e n t b e -
come more community-oriented.
We want to be sure that stu-dents are comfortable seeing the
ofcers on campus, like the dorms
and the student center, said Tur-
ney. He hopes that as students
become more accustomed to the
ofcers, students will make more
of an effort to let ofcers know
about problems on campus.
Not that he feels that Mines is a
problem campus; since it is small-
er than the last school he worked
New police chief joins Colorado
School of Mines Public Safety
Lily Giddings
Content Managerat, Turney said, Mines has its
own challenges, but for the most
part I dont see as many problems
in terms of drugs and alcohol.In terms of enforcing public
safety on campus, Turney com-
mented, Campus law enforce-
ment is different from the city
pol ice. We
a r e h e r e
to address
s t u d e n t
p rob l ems;
its different
than city law
enforcement
because we
have a small
r a n g e o f
ages, most
people are
18-24, except the graduate stu-
dents. So we see more of somekinds of crimes and we see less
of others than the city does.
Turney enjoys the atmosphere
at Mines, saying, Its like one
college inside of CSU. The stu-
dents are so focused on what
they do academically. Hes
also impressed with students
that participate in extra cur-
ricular activities that have no
connection with their major.
Turney came to CSM in late
October, and is currently
evaluating the Public Safety
program, and trying to help
the department become more
community-oriented.
Golden, Colo. Jan. 2, 2008
The long-time City Attorney
for the cities of Golden, Lafayette
and Sheridan, Jim Windholz, 65,
president of Boulder-based Wind-
holz & Associates law firm, died
of a heart attack Jan. 1. Windholz
was in California to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mary Beth
Lind, who died on Christmas Day.
Windholz had been appointed
and served as the City Attorney in
Golden since January 1990, in Lafay-
ette since May 2004 and in Sheridan
since October 2002. His rm wrote
the Charter that made Sheridan a
home-rule city. Other public agen-
cies his firm currently represents
include theEstes Park Ur-
ban Renewal
Authority and
the Scientific
and Cultural
Facilities Dis-
trict (SCFD).
In his role as
City Attorney,
Windholz ad-
vised the City
Counci ls he
served on legal issues pertaining to
their duties and functions, attended
Council meetings, handled litigation,
and drafted ordinances, resolutions
and contracts. Windholz advised
all three cities Councils on many
signicant legal issues and led themthrough many legal cases. He was
City Attorney of Golden, Lafayette,
Sheridan Died New Years DayPress Release
City of Golden
particularly well versed in Colorados
urban renewal law, and all three of
the cities he has served saw notable
urban renewal during his tenure.Jim had a winning record in
court that would make any football
coach jealous, said Golden City
Manager Mike Bestor. He led
Golden to victory time and time
again in many difcult cases, some
of which have set legal precedent
in the State of Colorado. He will
be remembered for his wisdom,
honesty and integrity. To say hell be
sorely missed is an understatement.
Sheridan Mayor Mary Carter
worked with Windholz in writing the
citys home rule charter beginning
in December 2001 and presided
over the Council that hired him as
City Attorney in October 2002.
Hes been absolutely invaluable
to our city asfar as the ur-
ban renewal
we are do-
ing, Carter
said. Hes
been an in-
tegral part of
our city for
about sev-
en or eight
years. His
loss is going
to be sorely felt by all of us. Several
of us on Council are personal friends
with him. This has been a very sud-
den blow to us, to say the least.
Under Jims direction, Windholz
& Associates assisted Lafayette
through the process of updatingsections of the Citys Municipal
Charter, organizing a special elec-
tion in February 2007, and the
successful negotiation of several
economic development agreements.Jim was a dynamic and intelli-
gent advisor to the City whose input,
guidance and personal charm will
be greatly missed, said Lafayette
City Administrator Gary Klaphake.
He is survived by Martha Dru
Dunham; his mother Alice Wind-
holz; brothers Frank Windholz and
Ken Windholz; sons Eric Windholz
and Grant Windholz; daughter Amy
Lawrence; and four grandchildren.
Memorial arrangements will be an-
nounced when they are nalized.
Dave Williamson and William
Hayashi are his associates, and will
continue to operate the Windholz
& Associates law rm in Boulder.
Golden City Council is scheduled
to consider a resolution Jan. 10 toappoint Dave Williamson of Windholz
& Associates as Acting City Attorney.
Lafayette City Administrator Gary
Klaphake will also recommend that
Williamson be appointed as Acting
City Attorney at its Jan. 8 City Coun-
cil meeting. Sheridan City Councils
agreement is with the Windholz &
Associates law rm, and therefore
Sheridan will continue to use the
firms services as City Attorney.
Windholz had been ap-
pointed and served as the
City Attorney in Golden since
June 1990, in Lafayette since
May 2004 and in Sheridan
since October 2002.
Mines celebrates Martin Luther
King Jr. DayPress Release
Colorado School of Mines
Members of the community are
invited to join Colorado School
of Mines students, staff and fac-
ulty in celebrating the life of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan.
21 from 5:15 to 7 p.m. in the
Green Center, 924 16 th St., on
the Mines campus in Golden.
The event is sponsored by the
Presidents Diversity Committee.
Diversity provides broad ap-
preciation of different cultures, rec-
ognizes the changing demograph-
ics of tomorrows leaders, and
provides a learning environment
for our students more indicative of
the world theyll live in, said Mines
President M.W. Bill Scoggins.
Attendees will enjoy a free meal,
student poetry, entertainment
and a presentation by multiple
service organiza-
tions throughout
the Denver area.
Reverb and
the Verse, a pro-
gressive hip-hop
group, will offer
stimulating mu-
sic while citizens
and s tudents
explore different
service options.
We are very
excited to be a
part of this inspi-
rational event,
said Jahi Sim-
bai, lead vocalist
of Reverb and
the Verse andMines director
of graduate re-
cruiting and ad-
missions. I hope
the Mines and
Go lden com-
munities enjoy the event and
are motivated to join organiza-
tions that help those in need.
For addit ional information,
please contact the Ofce of Stu-
dent Activities at 303-273-3234.
COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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Gov. Bill Ritter has namedtwo Coloradans to the Colorado
School of Mines Board of Trust-ees. Vicki J. Cowart, of Denver,and James R. Spaanstra, of Lake-wood, will serve terms effectiveJan. 1 and expiring Dec. 31, 2011.
Cowart, who received a mastersdegree in geophysics from Mines in1977, serves as president and chiefexecutive ofcer of Planned Par-enthood of the Rocky Mountains.Previously, she was state geologistfor Colorado and director of theColorado Geological Survey for10 years and prior, spent 19 yearsworking in the oil and gas industry.
She belongs to of a number oforganizations including the Colo-rado School of Mines Alumni As-sociation, CSM Foundation Board,
International Womens Forum ofColorado, American GeophysicalUnion, Association for WomenGeoscientists and is an honor-ary member of the Associationof American State Geologists.
Spaanstra is a partner at theDenver law rm of Faegre & BensonLLP, one of the largest and mostdiverse environmental practices in
Assistant Professor Tina Gi-anquitto, who teaches in theColorado School of Mines Divisionof Liberal Arts and InternationalStudies, has been awarded a one-year National Endowment for theHumanities (NEH) Fellowship.
Gianquittos fellowship oneof 94 granted out of 1,200 ap-plications will allow her tobegin research for a new project,Dear Mr. Darwin: Women andthe Epistolary Tradition in the
Nineteenth-Century Sciences.I hope to show how womenwriters and activists in the late19th century, instead of turningaway from or ignoring the debatesconcerning evolutionary theory,
U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.), amember of the Senate AppropriationsSubcommittee on Energy & WaterDevelopment, announced today hehas secured $69.21 million in fundingfor Colorado as a part of the Omnibus
Appropriations bill $984,000 is slatedfor the Colorado Center for SustainableEnergy at Colorado School of Mines.
The projects that I included in thisbill are from every part of the state andwill ensure that important projects cango forward, said Allard. I am pleasedthat my seat on the Energy & WaterDevelopment Appropriations Subcom-mittee puts me in a position to securethis important funding for our state.
In addition to funding Coloradoprojects, the bill includes $1.74 bil-
lion for Energy Ef-ficiency and Re-newable Energy,the account whichfunds the NationalRenewable En-ergy Laboratoryin Golden, Colo.
Allard does notmake requestsfor earmarks thatwould negativelyaffect the fund-ing for NREL.
Governmentfunded researchon renewable andhighly eff icienttechnologies is
the backbone thathelps continue ad-vancements in this
eld, continued Allard. To requestfunds that take away from the impor-tant work being done at the National
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the Rocky Mountain region. He hasspent more than 25 years in privatepractice and specializes in envi-ronmental law, natural resourcesand energy, land use, zoning and
environmental review. He beganhis career as a staff attorney for theCouncil on Environmental Qualityin the executive ofce of the U.S.President, where he helped advisePresident Jimmy Carter regard-ing national environmental policy.
His professional afliations in-clude service on the IndustrialWaste Committee of the Colo-rado Association of Commerceand Industry, Colorado Bar Asso-ciation Environmental Law Section
Advisory Council, the American,Colorado and Denver Bar As-sociations Environmental LawCommittees, and is founding di-rector of the Colorado Hazard-ous Waste Management Society.
Founded in 1874, ColoradoSchool of Mines was establishedto serve the needs of the localmining industry. Today, the Schoolhas an international reputationfor excellence in both engineer-ing education and the appliedsciences with special expertisein the development and steward-ship of the Earths resources.
MEAVE HAMM / OREDIGGER
Cowart, Spaanstra namedto Board of TrusteesKaren Gilbert
Colorado School of Mines
THROUGH JAN 21: JOIN THE
GOLDEN CONCERT CHOIR
You have an opportunity to jointhe Golden Concert Choir onthrough Jan 21. No auditions arerequired; singers must be able tomatch pitch to the piano. All solosfor concerts are auditioned fromthe choir. Adults and teenagerswho are interested in joining theChoir for the spring concert cancontact us by E-mail, phone303-279-5177, or just come torehearsals starting January 7th,2008 at 6:30pm. Rehearsals areat Applewood Valley United Meth-odist Church, 2035 Ellis, in Gold-en from 7:00 - 9:00pm. www.
goldencommunitychoirs.org
Mines receives $984,000 for ColoradoCenter for Sustainable EnergyOfce of U.S. Senator
Wayne Allard
Renewable Energy Laboratory is adirect hit at our ability to remain in theforefront of technological advancesin the area of renewable energy.
Allard is listed in the final ver-sion of the bill as the RequestingMember for the following projectsfor Colorado that he requested:
* $984,000 for the Colora-do Center for Sustainable Energyat the Colorado School of Mines;
$984,000 for Ultra DenseMemory for Supercomputing;
$984,000 to place the North-ern Hemisphere Pierre Auger Ob-servatory in eastern Colorado ;
$492,000 for the Rocky FlatsCold War Museum in Arvada ;
$60.64 million for the Ani -mas-La Plata project in Durango ;
$ 1 4 7 , 0 0 0 t o c o m -p lete the Army Corps fea-sibility study on Fountain Creek;
$1.65 million for Operationsand Maintenance at Chateld Res-ervoir, including a direction thatthe Army Corps continue work onthe Chatfield Reallocation Study;
$1.26 million for Operations and
Maintenance at Cherry Creek Reservoir; $1.79 million for Operations and
Maintenance at Trinidad Lake Reservoir $269,000 to continue the Army
Corps feasibility study at Chateld, Cher-ry Creek and Bear Creek Reservoirs;* Priority designation under
the Army Corps Continuing Au-thorities Program for the Arkan-sas River Habitat Restoration.
Allard opposed the nal version ofthe Omnibus Appropriations bill due toa controversial measure that prohib-ited the promulgation of oil shale de-velopment regulations for the WesternSlope, which could result in the millionsof dollars being lost for Colorado s ru-ral communities and school districts.
The nal version of the bill is now head-ed to the President to be signed into law.
Founded in 1874, ColoradoSchool of Mines was established toserve the needs of the local mining
industry. Today, the School has aninternational reputation for excellencein both engineering education andthe applied sciences with specialexpertise in the development andstewardship of the Earths resources.
Mines professor receivesNational Endowment forthe Humanities fellowshipKaren Gilbert
Colorado School of Mines
were instead deeply interested in
showing how that theory couldbe used to support radical socialreform activities, Gianquitto said.
According to Gianquitto, thestudy will examine the reciprocalrelationship that existed betweenCharles Darwin and his femalescientic and non-scientic corre-spondents. Gianquitto aims to rein-sert women into the critical discus-sion of evolutionary theory to showhow they were engaged in thecutting edge scientic discussionsand controversies of their time.
I t s impor tan t becauseit is a story that has not yetbeen told, Gianquitto said.
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United
States govern-ment dedicatedto suppor t ingresearch, edu-cation, preser-vation and pub-lic programs inthe humanities.
Founded in1874, ColoradoSchool of Mineswas establishedt o s e r v e t h eneeds of the localmining industry.
Today, the Schoolhas an interna-tional reputationfor excellence in
both engineeringeducat ion andthe applied sci-ences with special expertise inthe development and steward-ship of the Earths resources.
JOHN DOWNS / DOWNS MARKETING
Assistant Professor Tina
Gianquitto
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As Enron began to hit trouble in2001, they approached Marquezand asked for a buy-back on theirinvestment. We had no incen-tive to buy them back, explainedMarquez. They eventually gured
out that the best way to get theirmoney out of Venoco was to breakup the company, because the termsof their investment were that, ifthe company was ever sold, theygot taken out at 100 percent. Wewerent interested in selling the com-pany, so they got together with mypartners and agreed to vote me outof my own company in early 2002.
Enrons next move was to ap-proach Marquez. They wantedme to vote my shares with Enron toforce my partners out of the com-pany. I knew what their plan wasand I didnt want any part of that.Clearly, if I voted my partners out, Ithink new management would havecome in and sold the company.
Without Marquez the com-pany began to crumble away,with souring bank relationshipsand little faith in management.
Two years after I was thrownout, I was able to nally strike a
deal with my partners, recountedMarquez. I bought them out andI was back in control of the com-pany. I owned about 95% of thecommon stock, but Enron still hadtheir shares of preferred stock. Allof a sudden, I said, Guess whatguys, Im back. I took over controlof the company, took control over
the board, and started assem-bling a new management team.
That began the rebirth of Venoco. At that point, we were making10,000 barrels per day. Sincethen, weve more than doubledproduction. We went public a yearago November of 2006 andits been off to the races since.
With a background at Mines,Marquez also gave some tips tocurrent Mines students. The onlyway you can get 100% on a phys-ics test is to just work hard thatsmy best advice to somebody, hesaid. Dont wait for somebody tobring something to you, but take onthe challenge [yourself]. Marquezalso advocates moving through-out disciplines to see the biggerpicture. As you move around todifferent disciplines, you start allover again; most people dontwant to do whats uncomfortable.
For those that hope to start theirown companies, Marquez also ad-vocated spending 8 to 10 years tolearn the business rst. Take every
opportunity and nd out what those
different disciplines do. Theres areason for every line on the balancesheet nd out what those mean,
Marquez said. After all these years,I probably know 5% of what thereis to know in the oil business and Iliterally learn something new everyday. Some people, after 5 or 10years, start thinking they know it all.When you start having the attitudethat you know it all, youre dead.
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As much as we try to stayhealthy there are times when the
bug gets us or an accident hap-pens and we need some advice ortreatment. The Staff at the HealthCenter want to take this opportunityto inform you of the services thatare provided at the Health Center.
Health Care is provided by aNurse Practitioner(s), RegisteredNurses and Family Medicine Phy-sicians. Nurses staff the HealthCenter everyday 8-12, and 1-4:45.
You do not have to wait to seethe doctor as many of your healthproblems can be treated by thenurse and/or nurse practitioner.
What services are provided?Evaluation of common illnesses andinjuries, rapid throat cultures, monotests, inuenza tests; administra-
tion of immunizations (some freeand some with a small fee), warttreatments, labwork if necessary, alimited supply of OTC and prescrip-tion medications, suturing of minorlacerations during doctors hours.
What can a Nurse Practi-tioner do? She/he can evaluatecommon health problems, orderlab tests, write prescriptions anddo well woman exams includingpap smears, prescribe birth control.
What can the RNs do? Evalu-ate common illnesses, dispensemedications according to protocolsestablished by the physicians, treatwarts, evaluate injuries and wounds.
Dental Clinic: One of a fewcollege health centers that providedental care. The clinic is staffedby a dentist, dental hygienist anddental assistant. Dental services areprovided on a fee for service basisand are available to all students whohave paid the Health Center fee.
Services at the Health CenterDebra Roberge
Director, Student Health
Center
Venoco chief battles odds
The rovers Spirit and Opportunityare still rolling on the surface of Mars.On Tuesday, January 8, the ColoradoScientic Society hosted its Emmons
Lecture in the Green Center and therovers lead scientist was the speaker.Dr. Steven W. Squyres, GoldwinSmith Professor of Astronomy at Cor-nell University and the Principal Inves-tigator for the Mars Exploration RoverProject presented the recent ndings
of the rovers to a full Petroleum Hall.
Launched in 2003, the two rovershave spent over 1400 sols (Martiandays) on the surface, collecting dataand surviving several winter seasonseach. Dr. Squyres talked about hisexcitement that the rovers havegreatly exceeded their calculated 90sol lifespans and still function well.
Dr. Squyres rst discussed the
Spirit rover and its initial ndings with-
in the Gusev Crater. One major nd-ing along the Columbia Hills was thediscovery of 12 rock types, all chemi-cally different within a few meters ofeach other. Specically, the mineral
goethite, associated with aqueousenvironments, was discovered andindicates the likely presence of wateron Mars at some point in its history.
At a site named Home Plate,one of Spirits broken front wheelsdragged a trench revealing Martiansoil that was unusually white colored,contrasting with the red-brown soil.
This swath of material was found to
contain 91% pure silica. Dr. Squyreselaborated on the hypothesis that theMartian silica chemistry is remarkablysimilar to hot, hydrothermal springswith siliceous sinter, or an environ-ment where acid sulfate leaching oc-curs - similar to volcanic fumerals nearHawaii. According to Dr. Squyres,these findings also give strongevidence of past water on Mars.
Akira Rattenbury
Staff Writer
The strike by the Writers Guild ofAmerica continues to march forwardwith no apparent end in sight. Theonly progress seen has been the re-turn of late night television and a fewindependent, WGA brokered deals.
One of the main sticking pointsthat led to the strike, which hasbeen in progress since November5th, is compensation for newmedia; which includes distributionof shows on the internet. Negotia-tions broke down on December 7thafter the Alliance of Motion Pictureand Television Producers, withwhom the WGA is negotiating,walked away from the negotiationtable. The AMPTP has refusedto return to the table without theWGA rescinding a few importantproposals, such as ones thatwould place writers of animatedand reality programming underthe jurisdiction of the writers guild.
One of the most immediateimpacts of the WGA strike was thecessation of new late night pro-gramming which is heavily depen-dent on the writers. However, latenight made a comeback on January2nd upon the threat of non-writing
staff being laid off. Jay Leno andConan OBrien came back withouta writing staff while David Letterman
and Craig Ferguson were able toretain their full staff of writers dueto an independent deals stuck byLettermans production company,Worldwide Pants, with the WGA.Similar deals with the WGA havebeen struck by United Artists andthe Weinstein Company. As a re-sult of the independent deals, theScreen Actors Guild has encour-aged its members to appear onLetterman and Fergusons showsto show support of the strike.
As late night programming re-turned, Letterman and OBriencame back with newly grownbeards as symbols of solidarity withthe WGA. Additionally, Lettermansrst Top Ten list upon his return
was presented by a variety of strik-ing writers from different shows.Five days later, John Stewart andStephen Colbert returned withhairpieces parodying the strikebeard Stewart with his solidarityunibrow and Colbert with a beardreminiscent of ZZ Top. Neverthe-less, both hosts have temporarilychanged the names of their showsin support of the strike. Stewartsshow is now called A Daily Show
We do PAP smears and BirthControl
Weve got FREE condomsWe do shots (not free but
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rather than The Daily Show whileColbert has begun pronouncing thet in his last name in the title of his
show. Additionally, Stewarts entirerst show after the hiatus was dedi-cated entirely to strike coverage.
The strike has affected manyaward presentations. Becauseaward shows, like late night tele-vision, are heavily scripted andbecause many actors will not crossthe picket lines to attend the cer-emonies, the Golden Globes andPeoples Choice Awards could notgo on in their usual incarnations.
The Golden Globes ceremony wasreduced to a press conference whilethe Peoples Choice Awards had tobe pretaped with a magazine-styleformat. Ratings for the PeoplesChoice Awards were almost halvedas a result of the new format.
Popular shows such as Greys Anatomy, Heroes, DesperateHousewives, and The Ofce are
all out of unaired episodes untilthe strike is resolved, while 24 willnot show any of its 8 producedepisodes until the entire seasoncan be shown without interrup-tion. Reality television, such as
American Idol and the newly resur-rected American Gladiators, is ex-pected to ll the void in their stead.
Dr. Squyres also discussed theOpportunity rovers major discoveriesduring more than four years and 12km of travel. Geologically, Opportunityhas helped scientists create the rst
stratigraphic column on Mars fromthe cliff-like walls of Victoria Craternear its landing site. It has observedsub-aqueous waveforms on thesurface that have a strikingly similarappearance to sinuous ow deposits
beneath streams and riverbeds onEarth. Goethite spherules, whichSquyres describes as Martian blue-berries have helped scientists assess
possible methods of Martian craterformation and paleo-wind directions.
Dr. Squyres ended the lecture bynoting the wealth of data discoveredon Mars has been at the relativelylow cost of about $900 million fromplanning to the current operation. Theprogram continues to employ largeteams of scientists and engineersto program and complete tasks.
Cost Most of the services
provided in the Health Center
are FREE!!!! Some immuniza-
tions require a small co-pay,
labs and x-rays will be charged
to your insurance. Otherwise
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Looking at geology on Mars
This weeks theme is New Yearsresolutions. Here are my responsesto a few of the common ones:
Get More Exercise:Walk to school! Walk to the gro-
cery store, walk to the bars, walkto Coors lab. Just walk everywhere.
The health benets are hard to beat:
walking is considered one of thebest activities to ensure longer life,better tness, happier moods, etc.
(Ask Cambridge if you dont believeme: http://www,.cambridgema.gov/cdd/et/ped/ped_hlth.html). Toboot, you save money on gas andalso save on the emissions. If youcant stand walking, or are alwayslate, bikes and skateboards are agreat way to get around as well. (Ifyou need a bike and for whateverreason cant afford one, email me:[email protected], and Ill see if
I can help.)Eat Healthier:
Try to stay away from the junkand test out some organic versionsof your favorite snacks. Startingcold turkey and moving totally toorganic foods is a big step, butsometimes the organic produce ischeaper than the conventional stuff,so take a closer look. And when youdo get groceries, try to use clothbags - even I forget sometimes.
The evils of pesticides: Notonly will buying organic supportthe smaller farmers, but also freeyou from some of the unknowndangers of pesticides: http://www.panna.org/
Lowering the Stress levels:
Take advantage of the JeffCo nature trail system (http://co.jefferson.co.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R108.html). After
all, Golden is one of the prime loca-tions for mountain activities. Checkthem out and walk away from ofyour frustrations. A little fresh airand nature can make most baddays seem pretty worthwhile.
Be More Green:Take the bus! Now that CSM has
a fully functioning RTD College buspass, use it. Check out www.rtd-denver.com for routes and times.
Take it to Boulder on your day off,head to Denver for an afternoonor weekend of culture and fun, oruse it to get around in Golden onthose windy days that youd rathernot ride a bike or walk around. Youalready paid for it, you might as wellget the most out of it.
Start a log of the things that youthrow away, and try to see whereyou can make alterations. (An inter-esting view on the whole thing canbe seen here: http://www.storyof-stuff.com/another-way.html.)
Recycling is pretty easy, andsince Golden has a single streamsystem (everything in one bin) withthe main collection site just off ofSH93 (http://ci.golden.co.us/Page.asp?NavID=255), it is very doable.
Composting is another greatway to reduce the amount of trashyou send out to the curb, and nowis a good time to look for a spot ora friend who can help you with it.If you have a backyard, reserve acorner of it and put a small fenceup or place an old trash can (checkhere for more complete instruc-tions: http://ladpw.org/epd/sg/bc.cfm). Add your leftovers (notthe meats), and by fall youll havefresh, nutritious soil for houseplants
or gardens.Stay tuned for more tips next
week on how to Reduce andReuse!
Green Tip of the WeekNew Years Resolutions
Natalie Wagner
Guest Columnist
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The National Society of BlackEngineers (NSBE) was founded bysix black engineering students atPurdue University in 1975 to createa support system for other blackengineering students. The student-managed organization now fullls
that goal at 270 colleges, includingMines, not to mention the alum-ni and pre-college associations.
NSBE president Ellice Whit-tington became involved with theorganization in high school, whichis how she found out about Mines.NSBE sponsors an annual Re-cruitment Weekend, where mi-nority students from the DenverMetro area can experience theMines campus. It happens duringhomecoming weekend, so thatstudents can watch the homecom-ing game and get a feel for whatit would be like to attend Mines.
It was a really big connec-tion for me, coming to the schooland seeing what it was like,says Whittington. Now I cantimagine myself anywhere else.
NSBE sponsors other events as
well, including the Cultural Celebra-tion scheduled for the end of Febru-ary. While there are different displaysevery year, they always center on
African and African-American cul-
Lily Giddings
Content Manager
In 1989, CSM student Rus-sel Stands brought the AmericanIndian Science and Engineering
Society (AISES) to the Minescampus. In the years since, it hasbeen upholding the mission of thenational AISES organization toincrease substantially the repre-sentation of American Indian and
Alaskan Natives in engineering,science and other related technol-ogy disciplines. As one of the fourorganizations being run with sup-port from the Minority EngineeringProgram (MEP) at Mines, AISESaccepts members of any ethnic-ity. These members focus theirefforts particularly on the support,development, and assistance of
American Indian students andmembers of AISES, as well as help-ing the Mines campus as a whole
to develop cultural awareness. Traditionally, AISES puts on anumber of events throughout theyear for the Mines community.
Among these are the frybread sales,which occur several times eachsemester. A paintball tournamentis also being organized this year.
Jake Rezac
Staff Writer
Akira Rattenbury
Staff Writer
PASES, or the Professional Asian Society of Engineers andScientists, is one of four campusgroups organized under the Minor-ity Engineering Program (MEP).
Founded last semester, the or-ganization was created in place ofthe former Asian Student Associa-tion (ASA). The group offers openmembership, including both Asianand non-Asian students for $15 ayear. PASES does not discourageanybody from joining. We havemembers from all backgroundsand ethnicities. You dont haveto be Asian to join, said RachelNii, Vice President of PASES andone of the founding members.
Building on the social andcultural aspects of ASA, PASES
Meettheorganizationsofthe
Minority engineering PrograM
incorporates many popular pastprograms. We hosted an icecream social with the AISES pizzaparty in the fall, this spring wehope to go to the Alpine Slideat Heritage Square and possiblybowling, said Nii. General meet-ings are held twice a month onWednesdays at noon. The firstmeeting this semester is January23 in Alderson Hall, room 340.
Regular sales throughout theyear of lumpia, a type of Southeast
Asian pastry, help fund the orga-nizations events. The next saleis February 7th at the MEP house.
This spring, the organizationwill again hold its Lunar Festivalon February 22nd in the GreenCenter. The event will featureperformances showcasing Asianculture and celebration of the lu-nar New Year. Nii said, In 2007,attendance was over 300 fordinner and we [estimated] that200 stayed for the entire show.
Beyond social events, PASESsmission statement illustrates thegroups goal to become a moreprofessional society. We striveto develop leaders who are edu-cated in issues facing both Asianand non-Asian communities andpromote the academic and profes-sional success of our members.
To facilitate the transition toa professional society, PASESoffers members a community
for professional and academ-ic development through work-shops and study sessions, ac-cording to the groups website.
Additionally, PASES is in the pro-cess of branching into other Colo-rado campuses with the overall goalto become a national, professionalorganization with chapters in majoruniversities across the country.
This would be the beginning ofthe national group, said Khanh Vu,director of MEP at Mines. We arelooking at starting the rst regional
conference with local schools. In10 to 15 years, it will grow nation-ally with national conferences andleadership workshops, and wecan say it started here at Mines.
Another annual event is thepow-wow. Traditionally, it is a dis-play of American Indian culture,done in a way which presentsfacts about American Indian cul-ture, but nothing more. According
to AISES Secretary Eva Salas,however, AISES is revamping thepow-wow. It will now be closer toa traditional American Indian pow-wowTraditional dances, songs,and talking circles for both menand women will be included inthe event, and it will be put on withthe help of the American Indiancommunity in the K-12 JeffersonCounty schools. These activitiesall tie in with AISESs goal to ex-pose others to American Indiancultures, as well as accordingto Salas having lots of fun.
According to the most recentMEP statistics, there are 39 Na-tive American undergraduate andgraduate students at Mines. Al-
though this is a comparatively smallnumber (with African Americansdoubling this number, and Asian
Americans and Hispanics morethan quadrupling it) the membersof AISES are very passionateabout the program. Salas whowas president of the Society of
Hispanic Professional Engineers fortwo years was worried that thenumber of members of AISES wastoo low; if AISES is in trouble, Imgoing to help, she thought whenshe decided to join the group.
Although Salas has only beena member of AISES since thestart of the fall semester, shesalready created many powerfulmemories and friendships. I lovemeeting the new people through
AISES. When I attended the AISESnational conference in Phoenix,I had the opportunity to get toknow my fellow AISES membersvery well, as well as having thememorable experience of attend-ing a true AISES conference. Thiswas a very powerful experience.
Because of the relatively smallproportion of American Indianstudents, AISES is always lookingfor new members. Anyone look-ing to join AISES should contact
either Salas, at [email protected], or AISES President BenRomo at [email protected]. Any-one who joins can hope to con-tinue the AISES mission of helpingMines community better under-stand American Indian culture.
shPe
On Friday, January 11, MEPheld its kickoff meeting for thespring semester. Among the vari-ous organizations present was theSociety of Hispanic ProfessionalEngineers, eager to get the year un-derway and continue their pursuit ofcultural unity and professionalism.
The Society of Hispanic Pro-fessional Engineers was createdin 1974 by a group of Los Ange-les engineers. Their goal was toestablish a national engineering
organization that would serve asa standard of excellence for theHispanic community through net-working, communication, and astrong sense of cultural heritage.
We are brought together byheritage, social responsibility anddesire to improve the equality of allpeople through the use of scienceand technology, says SHPEs na-tional statement of values. This ideahas served as the foundation for theprograms commitment and is an in-tegral part of its members activitiesand guidance. Above all, SHPE val-ues excellence in education, pro-fessional pursuits and leadershipand obtains these through integrity,empowerment, achievement, diver-
sity and continuous improvement.Members nd greater educationalopportunities that fall in line with thevision of professional and personalgrowth held by the organization.
SHPE arrived on the Mines cam-pus in 1987 under the leadership ofDon Velazquez. Since then, it has
David Sommer
Staff Writer
grown into the biggest organizationin MEP. In the course of one yearit has seen its membership growrapidly from 40 to its current level of200 members, testifying to its prog-ress as a professional organization.
The Mines chapter holds manyof the same values as its nationalcounterpart. Our goal is to promoteprofessionalism and academic ex-cellence, says President Alejandro
Arceo. We do this by offering helpwith classes through workshopsand tutoring, by trying to raisethe average GPA every semester(which they have so far succeeded
in doing), and by creating oppor-tunities for the active participationof its members. Activities like bur-rito sales as fundraisers, movienights, bowling nights and fies-tas help provide a sense of unityfor the organization as a whole.
Every year, many of SHPEsmembers attend a national confer-ence that is like a career day atMines times ten, (last years washeld in Philadelphia) and all are wel-come to attend professional ses-sions that offer connections withcompanies and mock interviews.
While SHPE began with theHispanic community in mind, itencourages anybody to join whohas a desire to grow professionally
and academically. It is a commonmisconception that SHPE is only forHispanics, says Arceo. The orga-nization is open to everybody and isa great way to explore other culturesand professional avenues. Arceosummarized SHPEs mission intwo words: Everyones welcome.
ture, including food, art, fashions,and martial arts such as Capoeira.
They also sell food throughoutthe year, such as the sambusasbeing sold on Thursday at the Mi-nority Engineering Program house.
There are also general meetings,where students can eat pizzawhile listening to speakers. Thereare other events, such as movienights, tournaments, and competi-tions either within the organizationor with other MEP student groups.
One of the main NSBE eventsis the National Conference, whichis to be held in Orlando, Florida,this year. Its so exciting to go andbe with thousands of other blackengineers, people who you can re-ally connect with, says Whittington.
The organization is also strives tobe supportive of members in theiracademics. The Mission of NSBEis to increase the number of cultur-ally responsible black engineerswho excel academically, succeedprofessionally and positively impactthe community. In accordancewith this mission, the CSM chapterhelps involved students by provid-ing study sessions, tutoring, andmentoring. The MEP house has
started a database for studentsand study purposes, includingold tests and study materials.
Students of al l ethnicit iesare encouraged to be involvedwith NSBE. To learn more aboutNSBE in general, or the Mineschapter, go online to http://www.mines.edu/Stu_life/mep/NSBE.
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1. Feist The Reminder: Leslie
Feists laid back vocals and dance-
beat driven folk style gained noto-
riety in 07 through several outlets.
A mixture of classic sounds and
catchy melodies boosted Feists
album to the top of the list. Her
unique style set her apart during an
excellent year for music. Listen to
So Sorry and My Moon My Man.
2. Rilo Kiley Under The
Blacklight:Two words: Jenny Lew-
is. The album is a great mix of dance
and harmony. The rest of the band
deserves equally as much praise for
their effort to redesign their sound.
Highlights of this album are Under
The Blacklight and Dreamworld.
3.The National Boxer:
Deep, smooth, and
haunting, Boxer
beckons back
to simple in-
strumenta-
tion and
thought
provok-
ing lyrics,
aspects
of music
t ha t a r e
often over-
l o o ked t o -
day. The album
has a distinctly
dark tone, tem-
pered with sometimes
cheery guitar parts. Suggested
tracks: Fake Empire and Ada.
4. Radiohead In Rainbows:
Even though Radioheads seventh
album is distinctly modern, it de-
pends heavily on songs written dur-
ing the last 10 years. This record was
innovative in both delivery method
and sound. 15 Step and Nude
are the most enjoyable tracks.
5. Bright Eyes Cassadaga:
2007 saw a number of concept
albums, and Cassadaga was one
of the best. Conor Obersts mel-
ancholy lyrics work well with the
classic folk-country sounds heard
on the album. Make A Plan To Love
Me and Coat Check Dream Song
stretch the boundaries of the genre.
6.Against Me! - New Wave:
By far the best punk album heardin recent years. A combination
of politically charged lyrics and
guitar driven anthems earned
Against Me! a place in the top ten.
Tracks Stop and Thrash Un-
real should energize any situation.
7. Once Soundtrack: Simply
put, independent flms this past year
had excellent soundtracks. Falling
Slowly and When Your Minds
Made Up are simply beautiful.
8. Band of Horses Cease To
Begin: Catchy lyrics, ambient guitar
sounds and just the right amount of
reverb make this album an interest-
ing listen. The opening two tracks
Is There A
G h o s t ?
a n d O d e
T o
LRC
are an
e x -
c e l l e n t
i n t r o d u c -
tion to the disc.
9. Minus The Bear Planet of
Ice: Seattle is no longer a grunge
town, the experimental scene hastaken over and this disc shows why.
The classic Minus The Bear sound can
be heard on Knights and Dr. Lling.
10. Thrice The Alchemy
Index Vol. I & II: An interest-
ing experiment in hardcore mu-
sic: explore the original four ele-
ments through song. Volumes I &
II cover fire and water incredibly
well. The Arsonist and Digital
Sea offer a unique comparison.
W h a t i s t h e g e e k i -
e s t t h i n g y o u o w n ?
I have a ham radio license.
Basically its a license that lets me
operate my own radio on different
frequencies around the world. I
even have my own call
sign. Its good to have
in case of emergencies
if the communication
systems go down. Its
pretty cool because
you have to pass a
test to get it. You have
to know about radio
etiquette, basic electri-
cal and wave mechan-ics, and some circuitry
stuff like Ohms law. I
took it when I was 10.
Whats your fa-
vorite geek joke?
I dont have any.
But I really like XKCD,
which is a web comic written by a
NASA roboticist. He writes about a
geeks perspective on life and ro-
mance. Hes my favorite comedian.
W h y d o y o u w a n t
t o b e a n e n g i n e e r ?
All the parts of Electrical Engineer-
ing fascinate me. Like the normal cir-
Geek Weekof
the
...Jason Sexauer, Sophomore: Electrical Engineering
The best of 2007Tim Weilert
Staff Writer
TOP 25 Albums
1. Feist The Reminder
2. Rilo Kiley Under The Blacklight
3. The National Boxer
4. Radiohead In Rainbows5. Bright Eyes Cassadaga
6. Against Me! - New Wave
7. Once Soundtrack
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This years college football sea-
son, dubbed The Year of the
Upset, was one of the most un-
predictable seasons to date.
Thus, it only makes sense inthis wild, erratic year that
the bowl season would go
by with nary a shocking vic-
tory. Of course, that isnt
to say some of the games
werent interesting. Here
are some of the more no-
table college bowl games
from this past year:
B C S N a t i o n -
a l C ham pi ons h i p
LSU 38, Ohio State 24
LSU blew a number
1 ranking in college
football twice, but
still backed their way
into the champion-
ship games because
the high seeds justkept losing this year.
Similar ly, Ohio State
was ranked #1 in the na-
tion until their penultimate
game of the season (a
loss to Illinois), but still
managed to gain a
BCS Championship
berth because of
late season losses
by Missouri, Kansas,
and West Virginia. Neither
team was particularly impressive
coming into the matchup, but
LSU won and became the first
team since 1960 to win the na-
tional championship with 2 losses.
Sugar Bowl
Geo r g i a 4 1 , Hawa i i 1 0#5 Georgia made their case that
they should have been in the BCS
Championship by humiliating the
only unbeaten team left in college
football. Georgia, like LSU, had
2 losses, but those losses were
early in the season and Georgia
won when they had to late in the
season, unlike many other college
teams. Meanwhile, Hawaii was
undefeated going into the game,
but the team wasnt considered for
the championship game because
of a weak schedule this season. A
win for Hawaii would have made
2007 once looked like a re-
bound year for the Broncos. Their
division was wretched, their record
was 2-0, and all the breaks were
falling the Broncos way, such as a
rushed game-winning eld goal in
the season opener by Jason Elam.
Not only that, but the Broncos
were playing for the memories
of their late teammates Darrent
Williams and Damien Nash. But
week 2 was the apex of the 2007
season for these Broncos. A rough
3 game stretch against eventual
playoff teams in Jacksonville, In-
dianapolis, and San Diego sent
the Broncos below .500. They
would never have a winning re-
cord from there on in. But why did
the Broncos falter so much this
season? They were on the wrong
side of far too many blowouts
and here are ve reasons why:1. Al Wilson
Al Wilson was the heart and
soul of the Broncos defense.
Champ Bailey may be the most
talented player on the defensive
side of the ball, but the middle
linebacker was the true leaderof the team. Wilson made 5
Pro Bowls in 8 years and drew
favorable comparisons to Brian
Urlacher of the Chicago Bears.
With him, the Denver defense
was a solid, united corps. Just
last year, the Broncos became
the rst team since the 1930s to
let up a only single touchdown in
the rst 5 games of the season.
Without him, however, the Bron-
cos became weak and porous.
They went from being a top 10
team in terms of points allowed
to 28th in the league this year.
Whats worse, they let up more
rushing yards per game than all
but 2 teams. Al Wilsons absence
played a huge part in both of theseoccurrences. Announcers used to
rave about the Broncos having the
quickest linebackers in the league,
but not anymore with the addi-
tion of Nate Webster to the crew.
DJ Williams also did not adjust
to the crucial middle linebacker
role quickly enough. Al Wilson
was simply an irreplaceable tal-
ent on the Broncos defense and
he will continue to be missed.
a statement, but their offensive
line did not hold and thus, the
potent Rainbow Warrior offense
was pulverized by the Bulldogs.Rose Bowl
U S C 4 9 , I l l i n o i s 1 7
The USC Trojans were left
out of the championshipgame for the rst time in
3 years, but they made
a statement in the Rose
Bowl. They were also a 2
loss team, but they were
on the wrong side of the
biggest upset of the season
when 20 point underdog
Stanford upended them
24-23. USC never fully
recovered from that loss,
but they made a statement
with their thrashing of the
Fighting Illini. Freshman RB
Joe McKnight also showed
that he will be force to be
reckoned with after gain-
ing 204 all purpose yards
and scoring a touchdown.Orange Bowl
Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21
The Orange Bowl was
the closest of the BCS
bowls, but it wasnt as ex-
citing as the score might
indicate. Kansas capitalized
on an early interception
to pull out to a 17-0 lead
in the rst half and never
looked back. Virginia Tech
used the third quarter to pull within
3 points until another intercep-
tion thrown by QB Sean Glennon
set up another Kansas score that
nally put the game out of reach.Fiesta Bowl
West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28
West Virginias coach, RichRodriguez, left the team 2 weeks
before this bowl to become the new
coach at Michigan. Undaunted,
West Virginia and interim coach
Bill Stewart rolled over the #4
ranked Oklahoma Sooners. This
win got Stewart hired on as the
teams permanent head coach.New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico 23, Nevada 0
The New Mexico Bowl has only
been around for 2 seasons, but
it held some significance as the
New Mexico Lobos got their rst
postseason victory in 46 years.
2. The Defensive Line
One player alone cannot be
blamed for the ineptitude of this
unit. The Broncos ofcially aban-
doned the Cleveland Brownsplayers on their line with none
playing for them this season: Ke-
nard Lang, Courtney Brown, and
Michael Myers because of cuts;
Gerard Warren because of a trade
to Oakland; and Ebenezer Ekuban
because of injury. In their place
was a hodgepodge of retreads
(Sam Adams and Simeon Rice)
and rookies (Jarvis Moss, Mar-
cus Thomas, and Tim Crowder).
This led the line to play like, well,
a hodgepodge of retreads and
rookies and led to the retreads
being cut before the end of the
season. The lone bright spot was
second year DE Elvis Dumervil
whose uncannily long arms for his
small-for-a-lineman body led to 12
sacks on the season. The young
linemen on the team have shown
promise, but a lot of work needs
to be done to x this poor line.3. Coordinators
The coordinators on both sides
of the ball may need replacement
for Denver. The much ballyhooed
Jim Bates was a huge letdown
for the Broncos this season as
his philosophies opped miser-ably this year. He came in after
turning Green Bays defensive line
into one of the best in the league,
but their defense only got better
this year, allowing the Packers to
advance to the NFC Champion-
ship Game. With the Broncos,
Batess philosophies flopped,
making the line worse despite the
fact that it was never that good to
begin with. Bates just resigned
from the team on January 8th.
Meanwhile, Rick Dennison has
failed to live up to the offensive
standards the Broncos have set
under Mike Shanahan. The team
is scoring 5 points per game
fewer with Dennison than they did
with former offensive coordinatorGary Kubiak. The Broncos are
gaining decent yardage in the air
and on the ground, but are hav-
ing difculties nishing drives off.
With mastermind coordinators
like Brian Billick and Cam Cam-
eron on the market, the Broncos
would be wise to make a switch.4. The Offensive Line
Injuries dened this season for
the Broncos O-Line. The season
started off rough with mainstay
Ben Hamilton being placed on
injured reserve without playing
a game due to post-concussion
syndrome. Later in week 5, centerTom Nalen tore his right bicep in
the rst quarter against the Char-
gers. He nished the game out
nevertheless, but was placed on
injured reserve afterwards. The
only other veteran on the line, Matt
Lepsis, played so poorly that he
immediately retired after the end
of the season because he knew he
was slipping. The result was Den-
vers second year QB Jay Cutler
having to face immense pressure
during a key formative year. The
running game didnt do too badly,
as they were 9th in the league in
rushing yards, but they werent
anywhere near as good as usual.
The Broncos need to draft some
new linemen to replace Lepsis and
to act as insurance for Nalen and
Hamilton. Guards Montrae Holland
and Chris Kuper and tackle Erik
Pears were also nothing to write
home about. The Broncos ought
to take advantage of the upcom-
ing draft, which is rich in offensive
line talent, especially at tackle.5. Jay Cutler
Very few quarterbacks can
excel in their rst few seasons ofstarting. Inexperienced QBs Matt
Leinart, Vince Young, Tarvaris
Jackson, Phillip Rivers, and Alex
Smith have all had very rough
years at the helms of their respec-
tive teams. It is not necessarily
their faults per se, but it is the na-
ture of the position. Quarterback
is a very demanding position that
requires expert reads of defensive
plays and superb decision making
skills. These are both things that
have to be learned by experience.
Jay Cutler had a better season
than all of the aforementioned
young QBs, but he still has to
take his knocks and make his mis-
takes like all young QBs. The only
problem was that he was facingdifcult pressure, both because
of a shaky offensive line and be-
cause his defense was not good
enough to make up for his youthful
mistakes. Cutler did very well, all
things considered, for a rst full
year of starting (it was better than
what Elway did at the same point
in his career), but he might not be
ready for another year or two to
live up to his enormous potential.
What happened to the Broncos?Once promising season went nowhere, fast
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As the primary season unfolds
in this highly contentious election-
to-end-all-elections, the media is
living up to its traditional role of sti-
ing issue-based dialogue and pre-
selecting candidates from the perchatop Madison Avenue.
Take for instance the plight of
two highly qualified, yet virtually
ignored candidates on both sides of
the political aisle: Bill Richardson (D)
and Ron Paul (R). Mr. Richardsons
resume of experience in national
and international politics far sur-
passes any other Democrat running
for ofce. His exploits include Unites
States Congressman, Ambassador
to the United Nations, Energy Sec-
retary and current Governor of New
Mexico. Throughout his career he,
has became known for his ability
to deal with foreign policy issues,
and is widely considered a mem-
ber of the Democratic leadership.
Dr. Paul, meanwhile, is not onlya highly educated individual but
also an advocate of constitution-
alism in US government. Before
spending three separate terms in
Congress spanning the last three
decades, Dr. Paul was an accom-
plished physician and decorated
Air Force veteran. During his time
in the political circle, Paul became
known for his libertarian positions
and opposition to frivolous gov-
ernment actions and resolutions.
Its worth noting the background
of these candidates, because
neither represents a fringe posi-
tion. Both individuals are not only
qualified candidates, they also
signify the same trend of political
marginalization. Political ideol-ogy, therefore, ceases to matter
in the view of some candidates.
Despite his impressive track
record, Mr. Richardson withdrew
his candidacy from the race shortly
after garnering little more than 4%
of the vote in New Hampshire.
Dr. Pauls campaign will likely
press on for a time, because of
the deep financial donations of
his supporters; ultimately he no
longer has a legitimate chance
of winning either the Republican
nomination or the presidency.
It is easy to look at this as a
failure of message and funding
on behalf of the candidates them-
selves. And perhaps that is truthful
to a certain extent. Before jumping
to that conclusion, rst consider themedias coverage of the primarys
pre-game and regular season.
On the Democrat side, the im-
age of Hillary versus Obama has
long been, and still is, played out
in all of the major news outlets.
For a time, Hillary was inevitable,
then Obama was sure to win
with the youth and minority vote.
After Hillarys comeback in New
Hampshire last week, the race
is largely viewed as being tied.
Although this may feel like an
oversimplication of the matter, the
reality is that the political memory
of most Americans consists of the
snippets of a candidates mo-
mentum broadcast by the press.
However, the momentum is oftenconcocted by the same press
for interior reasons: what sells.
A Hillary or Obama win certainly
will maximize ratings more so than a
Richardson victory. If Obama wins,
America is inherently fascinated be-
cause of his diversity; and if Hillary
wins, Americans are almost equally
curious because of the thought of
the rst married couple to both be
president. What will Bill Clinton do?
The Republican side faces simi -
lar issues but with less elitist direc-
tion and more ideologically-driven
debate-stiing. Ron Paul is a very
large reminder for the other Repub-
lican candidates in the race, as well
as conservative news outlets, that
the Republican Party has largelystrayed from their founding principle
of reduced government interaction.
From interventionist foreign policy
to legislating private relationships,
many of the actions of the past
Republican administration could
be classified as overburdening.
Whether or not the proactive
legislative and executive purviews
of the past eight years were sen-
sible or not is beside the issue.
Duffys Corner: Does the media
select Americas candidates?Kevin Duffy
Content ManagerThe fact is, they cant be justied
by looking strictly at the Con-
stitution and the founding prin-
ciple of the Republican Party.
Therefore, Dr. Paul is largely
shunned from honest debate, be-
cause, while he may hold extreme
views in some regards, he begs a
fundamental question about thestate of US government, which many
in the eld nd to difcult to address.
Take, for instance, the Fox
News Sunday Presidential Debate,
which aired the Sunday before
the New Hampshire primary. Dr.
Paul was not invited. Anchor Brit
Hume proudly announced before
the debate that only candidates
polling in the double digits nation-
wide were allowed to participate.
The logic here is extremely awed.
The double-digit support mark
is completely ludicrous, as the
purpose in early, single state cau-
cuses and primaries is to spread
a political message to a slice
of America before investing in a
nationwide campaign. By thatmargin, Dr. Paul should have been
included as he gained 10% of the
electorate in Iowa and virtually tied
Giuliani for 4th in New Hampshire.
Even more disconcerting than
Fox News apparent lack of knowl-
edge on the primary process is the
notion that interior motives could
also be at play. Although it can
never be conclusively proven, it
certainly cannot be ruled out that
the oversight of Paul by Fox was
simply because of his politics and
not due to his national rankings.
By the time this article goes
to print, the Michigan contest will
have already been decided and
the pollsters and pundits will look
forward to Nevada and SouthCarolina in the coming days. The
media must remain unbiased in
delivering facts throughout the
rest of this important decision.
People tend to vote on momen-
tum and emotion. They want to side
with a winner. With emotion and
momentum long running the ratings
of broadcast and cable television,
the coverage on the campaign
trail has little hope for change.
Steve Wimberly, head coachof the Mines tennis team from
1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 5 ,passed away re-
cently while work-
ing in New York.He was one ofthe most suc-
cessful coachesin Miness his-tory, having won
three conferencechampionships
in six years andearning six bids to
the NCAA DII ten-nis tournament,
one for each yearo f h is tenu re .
In 2002, he led
the Orediggers toan upset regional
c h a m p io n s h ipover top-seeded
Washburn andearned a berth
in the NCAA DIIsweet s ix teen.For most of his
tenure, CoachWimber ly was
able to achievet h i s s u c c e s s
with no assistant coach andalmost no scholarship money,
even though he was compet-ing against over 170 DII tennisprograms, many of which had
full budgets and coaching staffs. The key to Steves success
lay in his ability to establish trustimmediately and foster genuine
relationships with his players.
His conference championshipswere often won by a single matchagainst teams of superior tal-
ent, and his players and the
Colorado School of Mines owethese championships to Steves
rare combination of insight,motivational skills, and moxie.
William Jamesonce wrote, The
art of being wise
is knowing whatto overlook, and
Steve was therare leader who
was able to stripaway the frivo-
lous details ofa situation and
ide n t i f y wh a twas necessaryto accomplish
his object ive.Coaches are
too often com-pared to military
leaders, and thecomparison of
leading peopleinto battle with