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~world headlines

~scientific discoveries

~bill nye

~little shop of physics

~athlete of the week

~track & field nationals

~morals for your story

~tims two cents

SATIRE 12~like we should know

~well let you find out

Every once in a while, an event

comes along that unites people

across the world in hope; even more

rare is it that someone so involved

with such an event comes to Mines.

On Friday the 25th of February, re-

vered driller, Jeff Hart, who made his

mark as the lead driller in the rescue

efforts in the Chilean mine disaster

talked in front of an eager crowd

of Mines students, faculty, and col-legiate mining teams from across

North America. During the hour and

a half long presentation, Hart, who is

a driller for Layne Christensen, a drill-

ing company that works around the

globe, recounted the series of events

that lead up to the completion of the

relief hole that served as an exit for the

33 trapped Chilean miners.

The story of Harts involvement in

the project began with a simple, We

have a project for you, from one of

the people in charge of the drilling

company. Hart and his team had

been stationed in Afghanistan drilling

water wells for the front line military

bases when the disaster occurred.

Where most of the world didnt hear

of the disaster when it actually hap-pened, as drillers, Hart and his team

took an interest into the event; still, it

would take a few more days and one

of the largest surprises in the world to

get them involved. The rst thought

that Hart had on the disaster was

simple, This was not a rescue but a

recovery. The minds of everyone in

the world would be changed just a

few days later when the rst drill hole

was completed; when the bit was

taken back up to the surface, the

end was painted red and had a note

tied to it that read, We are well in the

refuge, the 33.

From there it became a rush to get

down and rescue the miners. When

people from all walks of life put down

what they are doing to come together

like this, there is no way you can fail,

philosophized Hart, This was more

important than what I was doing.

Originally, the Chilean government

cited around four months to makeit down to the trapped miners with

their main strategy, for Hart and his

team, this was too long. After they

were nally hired on to the job, they

sat down and crunched numbers to

come up with an estimate of 30-40

days as opposed to the much longer

time proposed earlier. The plan B, so it

was termed, was to use the Hand of

God hole that had been drilled as an

emergency hole and enlarge it to the

diameter required by the government.

This would be done using special bits

that could follow the original hole while

grinding up the area around it.

By the time Hart and his team had

reached the site in Chile after a long

and arduous journey from Afghani-

stan and the United States, troublewas already waiting down hole. The

team hardly had time to reect on

their surroundings when one of the

people in charge came up to them

and said, Boy, did you show up at

a good time. It turns out that one of

the drill bits had sheared off in the hole

and needed to be shed out in order

to continue the operation; after a few

tries, the team was successful and

with that act they had earned some

needed respect on the site. The site

itself was quite powerful emotionally;

Every photo you had seen was now

looking you in the face, reected

Hart.

After that point, the drilling contin-

ued at a steady pace, only when the

hole had to be enlarged to the nal

diameter did problems arise. While

tensions began to mount on the

surface between the three competing

drilling teams, the new specialized bits

used by Hart and his team began tohave problems. Hart recollected that

after the rst 50 meters the surface

got a call from the miners saying that

some steel cuttings were beginning

to fall down to their level. While it was

known that some of the bits would be

worn away and would fall down the

hole, the magnitude of the problem

was not realized until a few drilling

sessions later; the miners reported

that the bit itself had fallen down the

hole. It is really handy to have a guy at

the bottom of the hole you are drilling,

said Hart to a now amused audience.

It turns out the problem resulted from

the angle of the drill hole. Normally

a drill bit such as the one they were

using would be used in a completely

vertical setting; on the other hand, theone used by Hart and his team was at

around 11 degrees off vertical.

This last problem showcased the

true dedication that the world had to

the disaster. As soon as the bit was

shown to have problems, people

within the company immediately got

to work designing a much better

version that would not have as much

of a problem, and as soon as the

bits were completed, UPS shipped

it down pro-bono through customs

in the short time of four days. Along

with that, the teams began to realize

simply that it didnt matter who got

down to the miners rst as long as

somebody got down there and they

were all doing their best. It was at this

point that Hart revealed his mentality

through the circumstance, every day

he would reect, How could we get

there today? It was this that kept

him drilling.

Within the last stretch the team hita major problem. In the drilling world

you want your holes to be straight

since it is incredibly difcult to bend a

hole around a curve. Along the plan

B hole, teams of drill hole experts had

determined that there were three haz-

ardous turns all close to the end. The

rst two proved to be insignicant as

the drill went through them as though

they were aligned with the rest of the

hole. The third, on the other hand,

proved to almost end the project for

Hart and his team. The rst attempt at

the third turn resulted in drilling around

30 meters until the drill wouldnt go

any further, the next attempt only re-

sulted in 2 meters and the last wasnt

even a meter. Every time we would

bring up the bit it would look worsethan if we had drilled 10,000 meters

with it, recalled Hart. The team nally

gave in to the government who had

suggested that they use a slightly

smaller bit and if they failed with that,

it would be a game over for the proj-

ect. Though the team was frightened,

the smaller bit went right through as

though there were no problem at all,

which meant it was just a little bit more

to go until the hole was completed.

More pressure mounted as the

bit became stuck just a few meters

from completion. In order to free the

bit, Hart and his team tried a variety

of methods including cranking the

drill up to its limits, though no method

had resulted in success. There was

one last method referred to as a drill

whip, in which the drill is whipped

by the machine, though according

to Hart, the method very rarely works

and would have resulted in the proj-

ect failing. As it was their last option,they challenged fate and it came

free; that was my one time in ten, I

wouldnt ever try it again, quipped

Hart. Given the urgency and the 24

hour replacement time, Hart decided

to keep going and nally the relief hole

was completed.

After the completion of the hole,

Hart was escorted down to the lo-

cal town where we was presented

to the families of the miners and the

media. According to him, it was a

very emotional moment seeing the

pride and hope that the hole had

been completed and soon the miss-

ing members of these families would

be able to return home.

To nish off the presentation, Hart

gave a few thoughtful and power-ful pieces of advice. The rst was

simple: what you do for a living can

affect the entire world, posed Hart.

When asked what he learned in his

heart through the experience, Hart

responded, These people truly do

care about each other and I wish we

could see that more here, but we can

start one person at a time.

Hope and determination in ChileJohn Bristow

Staff Writer

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Headlines from around the worldLocal News

Construction of Marquez Hallis set to begin this week. Mar-

quez Hall will be the new homeof the Petroleum departmentupon completion.

Teams from across the coun-try competed with ColoradoSchool of Mines in the rst Bien-nial Collegiate Mine EmergencyResponse Development Exer-cise (MERD) at the universitysEdgar Mine in Idaho Springs.Two teams of Mines students,including the rst ever all-femaleteam, practiced undergroundrescues, smoke exploration, reghting, patient extraction andother exercises.

The Colorado School ofMines softball team picked up asplit with Metro State on Satur-day afternoon in RMAC action atAuraria Field. The Roadrunnersearned a 5-1 victory in gameone while Mines took game twoby a score of 4-1.

Colorado School of Minesdefeated the University of Colo-rado Colorado Springs by thescore of 97-64 in Rocky Moun-tain Athletic Conference (RMAC)

mens basketball action on Sat-urday night, February 26th, atLockridge Arena. With Saturdaynights victory, Mines becamethe outright 2010-11 RMACregular-season champion andclinched the #1 seed in the up-coming RMAC Shootout.

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

Joshua Kleitsch, Staff Writer

14 Wisconsin senate demo-crats failed to show up for acrucial session last week, pro-testing a bill that would strip pub-lic sector workers of their collec-tive-bargaining rights. The bill isaimed at taking away much of thepower that unions currently hold.Governor Scott Walker proposedthe bill to begin to solve the mas-sive budget problems that plaguethe state.

The Medicare fraud indus-try is facing major pressure fromlaw enforcement agencies, as114 doctors were indicted for

Medicare fraud totaling over$240 Million in nine major met-ropolitan areas. Allegedly, physi-cal therapists and doctors wouldbill Medicare for home servicesthat either were not performed orwere not medically necessary.

The national army took con-trol of the capitol of Bahrainonly hours after the police redbirdshot, rubber bullets and teargas into the crowds of protesterson Pearl Square Thursday. Withat least ve dead and hundredsmore wounded, the crowd ofpeaceful protesters turned angryafter this violence was perpetrat-ed against them.

In a triumphant win forI.B.M. and computer sciencefanatics everywhere, the su-percomputer Watson beat outthe two reigning champions ofthe TV show Jeopardy! in an ex-hibition match that proved com-puters can understand and re-spond to humans. Watson beatMr. Ken Jennings and Mr. BradRutter with over $77,000 after athree-day match. The computerwas optimized to parse poorly-

phrased questions, and respondcorrectly.

In a season of civil unrest,protests have sprung up invarious Iraqi cities, with dem-onstrators marching on the hous-es of politicians and lawmakers.The protesters are calling for in-creased public services, such aselectricity and water, and askingthat some government leadersstep down. Some are comment-ing that this is, in some ways, apositive thing for Iraq, and thatunder Saddam Hussein protestswere not possible.

The Canadian governmenthas locked down all computersin two departments due to a cy-ber-attack believed to be fromChina. The attack appeared tobe an attempt to gain advanceknowledge of nancial happen-ings within the Canadian govern-ment, but ofcials are condent

that they were able to prevent thehackers from actually securingany data.

Nokia Corp., is planning tooffer its new handsets withMicrosoft Inc.s Windows Mo-bile operating system. GoogleInc. was also trying to secure thecontract, but was unable to offeras much in terms of incentives tosecure the deal.

If the National Football leagueand its players cant reach abargaining agreement withinthe coming week, then therewill be no 2011 football sea-

son. The owners of NFL footballteams want to draw concessionsfrom their players, to try to boosttheir annual prots. If the playersunions dont come to an agree-ment within the next two weeks,then the NFL has stated that theywill lock out the players, resultingin no 2011 football season.

Madrid, Spain - Migratory behavior in birds appears tobe directly related to, if not controlled by, the length of a spe-cic gene. Researchers at Complutense University in Madrid,Spain, found that birds began dgeting and hopping aroundat night, and that the length of this ight gene correspondedwell to the frequency and duration of the hopping and dget-ing in birds. It appears that the longer the gene is, the longerthe length of the birds migration. While not entirely conclu-sive, the study opens new doors in the study of bird migration.

Somerset, United Kingdom - The cavesin Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, England, hidewhat scientists are calling the earliest evidence

of humans using the skulls of their enemies assome kind of ceremonial cup. The skulls showedsigns of careful breakage, which shows that thecannibals were trying to preserve as much of theskull as possible. It is still unclear exactly whatthe skulls were used for, but other cultures ap-peared to have similar practices, and the pur-pose was usually to humiliate their enemies.

Ecuador - A species of frog thought extinct since1995 was rediscovered in Ecuador during the Searchfor Lost Frogs campaign, which occurred between Au-gust and December of 2010. The frog is the only oneon the top 10 list of frogs that are currently fearedto be extinct or nearly so. Scientists and researchersthe world over are searching for these frogs, hopingto nd many that have not been spotted in as long as50 years. Scientists have stated that amphibians ap-pear to be disappearing at a rate of roughly 100-1000times that of years past, and they are currently tryingto understand what is causing this mass-extinction.

Marburg, Germany - It has long been questioned wheth-er or not bears actually do hibernate, due to the fact that theymaintain a normal body temperature for the entire hibernationperiod. A recent study by researchers at the Philipps Universi-

taet in Marburg, Hessen, Germany, have concluded that bearsdo indeed hibernate, in spite of their high body temperature.The questions initially arose because other mammals droptheir body temperature drastically when they hibernate. Smallmammals drop their body temperature to just a few degreesabove the freezing point for body uids for 1-2 weeks at a time,and periodically arouse themselves to bring their core temper-ature back up to normal. Black bears were found to be able tokeep their core temperature at the normal level, while droppingtheir metabolic rate down to roughly 25% of normal.

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I can tell you that there are

25 rms out there right now

whose names youve heard of

that do not exist anymore be-

cause minimizing risk to the

rm was not the rst priority,

said Jim Kerns. A risk manager

for CH2M Hill, Kerns gave the

Economics and Business semi-

nar on risk management.

In his talk entitled A Frame-

work for Approaching Risk

Analysis for High Risk Projects,

Kerns emphasized the need for

proper risk management in en-

gineering and construction. He

said, People talk a lot about

avoiding risks. But the reality

is: it is not always in the top ofthe hierarchy when it comes to

making decisions on how you

run the business.

To prevent catastrophic

damages to your company you

can look at what caused the

failure of other rms. According

to Kerns, If you look at what

ended a company, it was prob-

ably a single project risk, not a

whole enterprise risk. So en-

suring the value of your com-

pany requires you to avoid proj-

ects with potential risks that

Single project risk canend large companiesKaty Beseda

Staff Writer

you know your business cannot

afford. But you cannot turn away

every project. Then how do youdecide which risks to take?

You have to analyze that it will

take x, y and z to do it. Whats the

economics of it? Can you do all

those things with the money thats

available? Kerns explained.

Another important distinction

to make in a large company is

which projects are classied as

high risk. In CH2M Hill, and most

large companies, a contract un-

der consideration is accepted if it

is determined to be low risk but

must go through a very intensive

screening process if it is found to

be high risk.

The severity of the risk taken

on can be based on where the

project is located. A service onanother continent poses many

more possibilities for conicts

than one that can be managed

locally. Kerns gave the example

of projects in the Middle East.

He explained, They have no re-

sources there but oil and money.

So everything you need to do a

project there has to come on ship

and has to go through the Gulf

of Aden. Somali pirates do not

allow any ships through without

taking captive the passengers

and cargo they want. Kerns has

to nd and evaluate every risk

for his company, even ones

that seem far out. He said,The fact is, a lot of people like

CH2M Hill, who dont do any

shipping, have to have these

guys on their radar.

The higher up positions

take over the decisions about

whether to take a contract for

something that is high risk, but

there are still risks in smaller

projects. Kerns also added, As

much as Ill talk about high level

stuff, its getting the people at

the project level to do the right

thing, say the right thing at the

right time, raise their hand if it

needs to be raise that will really

spell the difference between

catastrophic events like this

happening or not. This situa-tion can be unique for CH2M

Hill because the entire com-

pany is owned by its employ-

ees. Kerns said, The reason I

like that is with every employee

being an owner, the way people

down to the project level look

at risk is perhaps a little differ-

ent than others in other com-

panies because theyre stock

holders. The decisions theyre

making every day on projects

affect their share and the value

of their company.

Lockheed Martins recruiter

Marisole Gongora emphasized that

having someone to guide and ad-

vise you in your life is a good thing

in her presentation Tuesday, mak-

ing sure students understood thata mentor can help in the develop-

ment of not only your career, but

in many areas of your life. Mentors

can serve as much more than a

source of advice, by being helpful

in making difcult decisions, offer-

ing comfort when things are not

working out well, and just offering

a mature perspective on the chal-

lenges in life.

Gongora began the presenta-

tion by talking about the different

types of mentoring relationships

students should have in their life,

beginning with the wise leader type,

which would be those in supervi-

sory positions over you. The wise

leader is someone who has put in

the time and effort to advance toa high level within a company, and

would be a good role model.

The next level is the life coach,

who would be a trained therapist

or someone of that level. Next

comes the teacher, which is just as

it sounds. Peer mentors are your

trusted friends, those who have

an interest in helping you succeed

in life. Condantes are your family

members; you would share much

of your life with them, and they

probably know you the best.

Within these different levels of

mentorship, three main styles are

You need a mentorJoshua Kleitsch

Staff Writer

present. The casual style is what

you would generally have with

family and friends, where you just

spend time with them and hang

out, not necessarily with any spe-

cic agenda. Your life coach and

teacher mentors would have the

formal or direct style, as they give

assignments and perhaps set upregular meeting schedules with

agendas. The indirect style is most

common with wise leader men-

tors - examples in industry that you

would do well to follow.

Mentors can offer a college stu-

dent so much in the way of just

opening up new opportunities, so

it is to your benet to seek out a

mentoring relationship with some-

one whose career goals are in line

with yours. Many companies offer

formal mentor programs and will

put an intern in those programs.

Mines also has a mentor program

through the alumni ofce, pairing

students with a Mines alum that

has accomplished some of your

personal goals and can offer spe-cic counsel.

If you would like to pursue a

mentoring relationship with some-

one you think would benet you,

Gongora suggested that you

should talk to them about it and set

up a time to discuss the possibil-

ity. Make sure that they understand

what you want out of the relation-

ship, and also be appreciative of

their investment in you. And men-

tors can help so much in college

and beyond in your career, so it

can greatly benet anyone to have

a mentor.

From his deep connection

with the acclaimed Prehistoric

Journey at the Denver Museum

of Nature and Science to his

newest discovery of a mastodon

fossil in Snowmass, Colorado,

lovingly deemed Snowmast-

odon, the Denver Museum of

Nature and Sciences Dr. Kirk

Johnsons work i s revolutionizing

the way geoscientists and the

public look at the Earths fossil

past. I am a shovel scientist,Johnson explained, I believe

that truth comes from the tip of

a shovel.

For the past few years, a war

has seemingly been waged over

what killed off the dinosaurs

along with a significant amount

of the species present between

the Cretaceous and Tertiary pe-

riods. As Johnson explained,

about 31 years ago geoscientists

began to consider the idea that

an immediate catastrophe, rather

than a long drawn out process,

was responsible for one of the

largest extinction events in the

Earths history. A large amount

of the suspicion came from the

presence of a rare element, Irid-ium, within a few highly concen-

trated beds found between the

Cretaceous and Tertiary periods.

While the Earth does possess

this element, it was believed that

a heightened concentration of

this element in a non-mineralized

setting could only be due to a

meteor impact. Conveniently, a

large meteor impact could deliver

Catastrophic impacts and precision datingJohn Bristow

Staff Writer

the necessary global changes to

cause a massive global extinc-

tion.

Paleontol-

ogy focuses

not only on

specific crea-

tures and their

environments

but how they

change. All

of the good

stuff is still in

the ground,

Johnson re-

flected. Themore data

that can be

recovered, the

more scientists can figure out

about the past. Unlike the world

of today, which is termed an ice-

house world, the past world was

a greenhouse world. There were

no ice caps, the sea tempera-

ture was considerably warmer

and tropical forests covered the

world. Due to the high enrich-

ment of oxygen and the tempera-

tures, flora and fauna were able

to grow to enormous sizes. For

example, the dinosaurs are the

largest land-dwelling creatures

ever. Paleontology lets you see

the improbable, said Johnsonas he brought up a picture of a

flying dinosaur the same size as

a giraffe.

Another aspect of Johnsons

work is that of leaves and plants.

While dinosaurs are incredibly in-

teresting, especially to the public,

to a scientist, there lies a much

larger volume of data in plants.

A chip of mudstone will not give

you 10,000 dinosaur fossils, re-

vealed Johnson, on the other

hand, a chip

of that same

rock can easi-

ly have 10,000

pollen grains.

The shear

amount of

pollen grains

available can

reveal quite a

bit about the

environment

at a spe-

cific instantin time. The

problem with

these pollen

grains lies in their extremely min-

ute size. Analyzing them requires

a lab with the right equipment,

and because of this, it requires

a significant amount of work to

pinpoint the exact location of the

K-T boundary in the rock record.

One problem with imagining

the impact is the shear scale of it.

To cause an extinction you have

to kill them all, you cannot have

even a small population left, said

Johnson. While animals are fairly

vulnerable to extinctions, plants

are fairly resilient. Even if a tree

is chopped in half, some aspectof it can still live. So, in a situa-

tion where more than half of the

variety of pollen grains are lost

across the K-T boundary, it is

easily proved that this event was

a very significant moment in the

history of life.

Where the problem currently

lies and where the conflict is born

is the actual time. Prior to some

of the more recent advances in

dating, even an error of a million

years was small enough to be

desired. Due to some analysis

techniques of the beds surround-

ing the event, the error can be

brought down to around 20,000

years; Johnson said, 20,000

years is hardly an instant, but it is

better than a million years.

Another focus of the lecture

was on what happened after the

impact close to home. Where

the current Colorado climate is

dry and high in elevation, in the

several million years following theK-T impact, the front range was

significantly wetter and actually

had one of the first truly modern

rainforests. Johnson brought up

a few slides that showed road

work near Castle Rock where

construction workers had un-

covered leaf

prints from

palm trees

that were as

big as tables.

Along with

these, they

have found

leaves that

had evolved

features that

deal withamounts of

water in the

range of 80

inches per

year. Even closer to the boundary

though, Johnson has found that

there was a very large diversifica-

tion of ferns. Unlike conventional

plants which require other plants

to breed, fern spores can grow

without having contact with other

ferns, thus they can easily grow

after an area has been devastat-

ed. Most K-T boundaries around

the world can be identified by a

higher amount of spores within

the rock units.

While the general consensus

appears to be directed towards

the meteor impact hypothesis,

there are those that propose a

different event. Before the impact

was hypothesized, the destruc-

tion of the dinosaurs was placed

on global climate change from the

Deccan Traps on the Indian sub-continent. These basalt flows

were large in scale and matched

up to an extent with the timing of

the K-T boundary. The problem

with this theory is that it can-

not be reduced down by dating

by current techniques, and the

dating tech-

niques used

on the ac-

tual K-T beds

have start-

ed to place

them outside

the realm of

the Deccan

Traps. Though

it is unlikely

that the exactreason will be

found within

the next few

years, by

looking at the effects of whatever

caused the extinction scientists

and the general public can get

an idea of what environmental ef-

fects to look for that may cause

a massive extinction in this era.

A chip of mudstone will

not give you 10,000 di-

nosaur fossils, revealed

Johnson, on the other

hand, a chip of that same

rock can easily have

10,000 pollen grains.

For the past few years, a

war has seemingly been

waged over what killed

o the dinosaurs along

with a signicant amount

of the species present be-

tween the Cretaceous and

Tertiary periods.

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A movie about British royalty giv-

ing speeches to British people actu-

ally has a good chance to be one

of the greatest movies of the year.

The Kings Speech is the story of

Englands king who, although he

could not even say a full sentence,

ultimately led his country through

the second world war.

Colin Firth plays Albert the Duke

of York, a man who ghts

a stammer that keeps him

from speaking clearly, posing

a problem when you have

people to lead and inspire.

Bertie tries therapist after

therapist, with no results. He

nally agrees to work with

Lionel, played by Geoffery

Rush. The therapists strange

methods actually help Bertie

read an entire passage out

loud without a stutter.

But perfect uency is still

far off and Berties stutter is

not his only problem. Ber-

ties father, King George V,

dies and the throne goes to

his oldest son Edward. But

Edward is irresponsible and

spends more time seeing to

his mistress than seeing to

his nation. He wants to marry

the woman but she has been

divorced and such a mar-

riage is improper for a king.

Edward would then become

the rst king of England to re-

nounce the throne, passing it

on to his little brother, who

felt no better equipped.

At this time in history, the

increasing use of radio and

newsreels puts more pres-

sure on the head of state to

speak clearly and condent-

ly. Prince Alberts articulation

was anything but clear and

condent. He remained ded-

icated when working with

Lionel, who insists on treat-

ing Bertie as an equal, trying

to form a friendship in order

to break through the Princes

impediment. Lionel stays

with the future king, building

Movie review: The Kings SpeechKaty Beseda

Staff Writer

his condence through exercises

and standing by his side when he

announces that England will go to

war.

The movie gives an important

insight into English culture most

Americans have not, or even cared

to, seen. But it is surprisingly inter-

esting. The dynamics of the royal

family are intriguing. They put aside

all that could resemble a normal life

in order to serve their country. The

Behind most songs today,

there is not usually one artist

or composer. In fact, it usually

takes multiple artists and groups,

sometimes a continent away, to

make a single piece. With this,

one of the most important people

in the process of making a song is

the producer. It is the producer, in

hip-hop, that designs a beat to a

set of lyrics or a beat to give oth-er artists inspiration. This weeks

music review will focus on two of

hip-hops most famous compos-

er, Dr. Dre and DJ Premier.

Dr. Dre - Dr. Dre or Andre

Romelle Young was born on Feb-

ruary 18, 1965. To many, Dr. Dre

is considered one of the godfa-

thers of west coast hip-hop. As a

student in high school, Andre was

frequented with disappointments

with grades. Because of his frus-

tration, young Andre turned too

the popular club hip-hop sound

coming out of California. Under

his original DJ name, DR J., An-

dre soon became a club DJ. Dr.

Dre was always known as a DJ

that was a cut above. His freshand different remixes and beats

were simply better than any other

thing being produced in the area.

On top of this, Dr. Dre himself

could even rap. It is his ability to

both produce amazing beats and

uent raps that set Dr. Dre for a

fruitful career in Hip-Hop and

Rap.

Dr. Dre has produced beats

for many inuential artists in the

Producers in musicJacob Brudvig

Staff Writerindustry. Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent,

Mary J. Blige, and Eminem are

just a few of these artists. He has

won 6 Grammy awards, ranging

from best producer to best rap

solo artist. No matter what ones

opinion on Rap and Hip-Hop is,

it is plain to see that Dr. Dres ca-

reer has been full of success and

is still a fruitful one.

DJ. Premier - DJ Premier Pre-

mier, or Christopher Edward

Martin, was born on March 21,

1966, in Houston, Texas. Pre-miers rst introduction to music

and beat production was in a Tex-

as club. The then young Christo-

pher was simply enthralled by the

industry. Most of Premiers mu-

sic career has been in Brooklyn,

New York. Because of this, he is

known as one of the godfathers

of East Coast Hip-Hop. He has

been named as one of the top

5 Rap producers by The Source

magazine and was named the

best rap producer of all time by

Rolling Stone magazine.

Unlike his west coast coun-

terpart, DJ Premier has mostly

stayed as a music producer,

working with artists like Gang

Starr, NAS, Kanye West, andeven Christina Aguilera. The

beats that Premier makes are

what many consider to be the

Old Skool sound. This sound

involves mixing up to 30-40 dif-

ferent songs to make one single

new beat and sound. Currently,

DJ Premier owns his own record

label, Year Round Records, and

hosts a weekly radio show on

SIRIUS satellite radio.

The eld of astronomy is one

that is extremely vulnerable to

hype and over-dramaticism; very

few examples can compare to the

hype surrounding the current fas-

cination with new planetary bod-

ies within our own solar system.

Our solar system is surrounded

by clouds of gas and rocks, dot-

ted with the occasional plutonid

dwarf planet. While these small

planet are truly deserving of our

interest and focus as they rep-

resent a time in the solar systemthat we cannot understand by

looking at our much closer neigh-

bors, there has recently been a

rush of hypotheses looking into

the idea of a larger planet rest-

ing on the outskirts of our home

system.

The concept of a large un-

known planet is not a new one,

when the race to nd planet x

(or Pluto as it became known)

The stars above MinesFinding a planet that isnt thereJohn Bristow

Staff Writer

stated off they werent looking for

a small desolate ice world, they

were looking for a Neptune-sized

object that would account for

the orbital and gravitational un-

knowns that had been detected.

When the small, almost gravita-

tionally insignicant Pluto was

found, it did not quench the crav-

ing for new planets. Slowly more

and more have been found but

they do not match the size nor

the fervor that they was desired.

In comes Tyche, the newest

hypothesized planet with all the

hype that the possibility of a large

planet can muster. With all of thenew technology going up in orbit,

we are beginning to nd the won-

ders of the cosmos from black-

holes larger than we could have

imagined to galaxies that have

been consumed by our own vo-

racious galaxy. One of the more

startling discoveries has been the

shear number of stars outside our

own solar system, bringing hope

that there may yet be another

Earth sitting around another star

that is not all that different than

our own. Also there has been a

host of information on our own

solar system including a deeper

glance into the outer reaches of

our nest.

So what is it about this pos-

sible planet that has space scien-

tists weary. Well, number one it is

using cloudy data and is looking

for a precision that simply does

not exist. Second, it is lling a role

that may have already been lled.

The reason scientists are looking

for a larger outer system interac-

tion is without it comets have noreason to learn their comfy orbits

and plunge into the inner solar

system. A large planet like Tyche

would disrupt orbits and send a

cascade of comets our way. Un-

fortunately for Tyche this could

also be due to interactions with

stars or maybe even the subject

of the next Stars Above Mines,

the ever tempting allure of Nem-

esis.

In late February of 1907,

The Colorado Transcript re-

ports, Rev. W. N. Friend offered

a paper entitled The Geogra-

phy of Hell at a Foothill club

meeting. The paper was in-

teresting enough to draw two

scholars from Denver, Dr. David

Utter and Rev. H.W. Pinkham,

who were welcomed by the

club. Somehow, the paper

managed to discuss the geog-

raphy of hell in a manner that

circumvented the club prohibi-tion on religion. The Colorado

Transcript commented, It was

a most interesting evening

and the means of enlightening

many of the club men on the

nature of the after-punishment

they are to receive.

Also in late February, 1907,

a pottery plant opened in Gold-

en. The plant had faced ex-

tensive vandalism, making its

opening seem tenuous. The

Colorado Transcirpt described

the extent of the damage say-

ing, Every piece of brass and

every xture had been stripped

from the engine and boiler and

every valve in the shop had

This week inColorado history

Success and summerDeborah Good

Content Manager

been stolen. However, propri-

etors Mr. Marley, Mr. Hunt, and

Mr. Bourne stuck with the shop

and as of February 21, 1907

had their rst batch of pottery

ready to be red in their kiln.

The author praised the propri-

etors for funding their opera-

tion independently and voiced

his opinion that the business

will eventually be a successful

incorporated, publicly-traded

rm. The plant began by man-

ufacturing ower pots as well

as stoneware including jars and

crocks. Again, the author was

condent in the success of this

venture, and disclosed someGolden residents were willing

to contract with the Golden

Pottery Works for sewer pipes,

though this was currently a

sewer-pipe dream.

Those looking forward to

summer in 1907 found few

small traces of it already. A

variety of wild owers were al-

ready reported to be in bloom.

One man sent a bouquet to

his wife in California to dem-

onstrate California was not the

only state with temperate win-

ter weather. Easterners were

reportedly shocked at the pres-

ence of the owers at that time

of year.

lm focuses on Bertie, not the scan-

dal his brother caused, which was

the main event at the time.

If not for being passed the

crown, Bertie would have remained

a timid man with a stammer. He

never saw himself as king, but with

Hitler waging war on neighboring

countries, England needed a leader.

The Kings Speech shows the au-

dience a very personal side of the

British monarchy.

COURTESY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

The Kings Speech stars Colin Firth, Helen Bonham

Carter, Geoffrey Rush.

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Belgium has a long traditionof brewing strong, full-avoredbeers. Many recipes started lifein Trappist monasteries and ofteninclude special ingredients such

as spices, caramelized sugar, andspecial strains of yeast and bac-teria. Beer is often categorized bystrength, with tripel, or 9% alco-hol, being the strongest.

Unibroue began making Bel-gian-style beer in 1990 with theestablishment of their brewery inChambly, Quebec. They brew awide range of beer, with La Findu Monde (French for The Endof the World) being one of theirmost famous and celebrated va-rieties.

With a pale straw color anda effervescent foam, La Fin duMonde looks much like a typi-cal light lager, but with a slightlyhazy appearance and a much

more complex avor. The bodyand mouth-feel are both light anddry, which is unusual for such ahigh-alcohol beer. In fact, it is dif-cult to taste the alcohol at all.Belgian-style yeast dominate thesmell with spicy clove and bananaesters. Yeast is also prominent inall aspects of the taste, addinga bread-like quality to each sip.Citrus avors from orange peelstand out at the beginning of the

Beer review:Unibroue La Fin du MondeBryant Pocock

Staff Writer

avor, although an acidic lemontaste stands out more than anyorange avors. Hops lend subtleoral notes and a strong sour-ness, perhaps aided by specialacid-producing bacterial. Be-tween the hops, the orange peel,and whatever other methods Uni-

broue might employ to achievethis sourness, La Fin du Mondetastes almost like fermented lem-onade. Coriander seeds add aspicy and fresh dimension at thenish.

While La Fin du Monde ismostly very dry, there is a light,smokey sweetness similar to aspicy but light pipe tobacco. Asthe beer warms up to room tem-perature, more of these subtle a-vors come out, giving a new tastewith each sip. Overall, it comesacross like a higher-quality, lesssweet version of other Belgian-style ales such as Blue Moon.Fans of Belgian-style ales wouldbe wise to try Colorados own

New Belgium brews, especiallytheir Trippel, which has a subtlerand clearer taste than Unibrouesoffering.

At $8.50 for a 750 mL bottle,La Fin du Monde is best savedfor special occasions and is bestserved by itself or with similarlystrong-avored foods. Although itmight not please everyones pal-let, La Fin du Monde earns a rareA+ score for being an excellent

example of what a Belgian-styletripel can be.

BRYANT POCOCK / OREDIGGER

La Fin du Monde serves as

an excellent Belgian-style

tripel.

In late 2009 The Oredig-ger

s music blog SomethingLike Sound released ColoradoSounds, a compilation of musicfrom the Centennial State. Twoyears later Colorado Sounds Vol-ume 2 is making its debut with anexpanded roster and greater di-versity of sound. The new releasecomes just weeks before Denverbands and fans swarm Austin, TXfor the annual SXSW conference(where download cards for thisfree compilation will be liberallydistributed). My hope is that thisrelease will help stimulate mindsand ears at CSM so that stu-dents might be willing to ventureinto the booming Denver musicscene.

Colorado Sounds Volume2 features 20 tracks from well-known bands and newcomersalike. The record begins with afew folk and pop songs from thelikes of Dan Craig, Gregory AlanIsakov and John Common. Is folknot your thing? For indie rock-ers there are tracks from Mon-roe Monroe, Flashbulb Fires andmore. CMJ-featured group TheKnew recorded their song YellowMoon exclusively for this compi-lation, you wont nd it anywhereelse. The same goes for newtracks from psychedelic rockersFingers of the Sun and post-hard-core outt At The Forefront (fea-turing CSM student Jerel Miller).

Colorado Sound 2: free, fresh and localA message from compilation curator Tim WeilertTim Weilert

Something Like Sound BloggerFor the secondhalf ofSounds2 things get abit experimental

with tracks fromI Am The Dot,FLASHLIGHTS,Tjtjuna, The Biz,and Fellow Citi-zens.

In my timeat Mines I havewitnessed theFront Rangemusic scene ex-plode and pro-pel many greatbands onto thenational stage.While I cant givea 100% guar-antee that all ofthe bands on

this compilationwill make it big,I can say thatevery one showspotential andskill that makesme proud to befrom Colorado.Please take thetime (and about~140 MB of harddrive space) todownload Colo-rado Sounds

Volume 2 atwww.minesblog.com/music, youwont be disap-pointed.

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a buyer?

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February midterms got youdown? Try jumping into ClearCreek. You might not take yourfun-nding to such an extreme, butZach Szlendak does. He is trying to

bring the craze to Mines with thePolar Bear Club.

Szlendak, president and founderof the club, held an information ses-sion with free pizza and 15 daringattendees. He hopes to share hislove for polar-bear-ing with the groupand encouragethem to join him.

He began bydiscussing thebudget. We have$100 dollars fromthe school. 50 ofit weve spent onpizza, Szlendakjokes. And theother 50 will be

towels.In the informa-

tion session, a fewparticipants learnedthat the club hadnothing to do with the big whitepredators that live in the Arctic.Taylor Scheuerman came with afriend expecting to help in the con-servation of polar bears. After themisunderstanding was cleared up,Scheuerman began to consider try-ing it, admitting, It seems like aninteresting experience.

Most of the students at the ses-sion had not taken the plunge be-fore. Eric Rosing said, Ive jumped

Katy Beseda

Staff Writer

Polar Bear Club is freezin for a reasonin a cold stream, but thats it. But itsounds fun. Szlendak explained alittle about the experience to thosewho were new. The jump is ex-tremely cold, but as long as you aresmart, it is not dangerous becausetheres not enough time for the heatto transfer and for you to get thatcold.

Marty Droze, a member of theclub, said, Ive polar bear-ed be-fore. It was cold as crap. But alsofun as crap. If you think these stu-dents are nuts for wanting to do it,

realize they are notthe only ones. InCanada, plunginginto icy water is atypical New Yearstradition. Colo-rado has its owntradition with thePolar Bear Plungethat takes place inBoulder Reservoiron January 1.

S z l e n d a kplayed The LifeAquatic for the po-tential Polar BearClub members.The reason were

watching The Life Aquatic is to re-mind us that you cant appreciatenature and enjoy it if you dont re-spect it Thats one of the centralthemes behind the movie.

The club plans to meet everyother Saturday to take a dip in ei-ther Golden Reservoir or ClearCreek. Szlendak said, Im hopinglater in the spring, or early fall, tomaybe even have a trip up to RockyMountain National Park, camp out.

Members of the Polar Bear Club used whatever resources they could nd to created a

hole in the ice to plunge into.

The reason were

watching The Life

Aquatic is to remind us

that you cant appreci-

ate nature and enjoy

it if you dont respect

it Thats one of the

central themes behind

the movie.

ALL PHOTOS BARBARA ANDERSON / OREDIGGER

Club member Marty Droze takes the plunge.

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Little Shop of Physics

The third food to be fried thismonth is the Hostess Twinkie.This almost completely unnaturalfood could only be made more un-healthy by the simple art of deepfrying. The Twinkie itselfis shrouded inmystery.

R u m o r shave specu-lated that itcan even sur-vive a nuclearholocaust, aslong as it is notwithin the direct

blast radius ofthe bombs im-pact. The old-est rumor of allthat follows theTwinkie is thefact they never expire. The onlyingredients required to make thisdish are a Hostess Twinkie and alarge vat of heated oil. The stepsto deep frying the Twinkie are asfollows:

Step 1: Unwrap the Twinkiesand heat the oil to 400 degrees

Deep-fried twinkies:

Interesting, to say

the leastStephen Hejducek

Staff Writer FahrenheitStep 2: Place the Twinkies in-side the heated oil.

Step 3: Cook the Twinkies for4-8 minutes.

Step 4: Delicately remove theTwinkies from the deep fryer.

Step 5: Place onto a paper tow-el to dry for atleast 5 minutes.

Once theTwinkies havecooled andmostly dried out,it is time to eatthem. Becauseof their spongecake consis-tency, they ab-

sorb a very largeamount of oil.This makes

every bite intothe Deep FriedTwinkie very

juicy. By no means is the DeepFried Twinkie soggy, however. It isactually lightly crunchy, but is un-deniably very oily and juicy. Of allthe deep fried foods made so far,the deep fried Twinkie is the foodthat is most likely to induce a heartattack.

Deep-fried twinkies serve as

a crunchy, yet juicy treat for

those looking for a heart at-

tack.

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ZACH BOERNER / OREDIGGER

Dressed in his unmistakablebow tie, engineer, comedian, andpop culture icon Bill Nye brought hisunique blend of science and show-manship to the Mackey Auditoriumat CU-Boulder last Tuesday. Energyin the room was palpable as Nyetook the stage; the former 90s-chil-drens television-show-host turneddirector of the Planetary Society re-ceived a standing ovation before hebegan.

Nye cov-ered a varietyof topics fromsun dials toMars explo-ration duringhis openingremarks. Per-sonal anec-dotes mixedin with hisclear mes-sage that ev-eryone couldChange theworld. In amanner similarto the quick-cut scenes

from his for-mer TV show,Nye jumpedfrom topic totopic within the same theme, crack-ing jokes along the way.

As Nye discussed the atmo-spheric compositions of Mars, Venusand Earth the presentation quicklymoved into the realm of climatechange. Quoting Richard Smalley(Nobel Prize winner and one of thescientists responsible for the discov-

ery of Bucky balls), Nye came to aclear point, Do more with less. Hewas clear that the problems causedby population growth, food scarcity,and climate change could not besolved by taking a classic environ-mentalist mentality of just doingless, rather, advances in technologyhold the key.

As he closed, Nye showed an im-age of Earth as just a speck withina greater eld of black space. Thehumbling image brought up ques-tions of size and place in the uni-

verse, the intrica-cies of the planetand how sciencewill help currentand future genera-tions change theworld!

Following theformal presenta-tion Nye eldedquestions fromthe audience. Hewas asked aboutwinning the Hu-manist of the Yearaward, nuclearpower, holding apatent on balletshoes and a vari-ety of other topics.

This reporter wasfortunate enoughto pose the ques-tion, How can sci-

entists and engineers promote newtechnologies and create change in apolitical world? Nyes response wassimple: Learn to make a compel-ling argument in writing and vote.He continued by suggesting involve-ment in politics and creating appro-priate technologies for humanitariandevelopment work.

Bill Nye on a

changing worldTim Weilert

Staff Writer

Science guy, Bill Nye, speaks

to CU-Boulder.

TIM WEILERT / OREDIGGER

Small perturbations persist for a few mo-

ments on a chain spinning around a motor.

A Little Shop volunteer demonstrates

persistence of vision using a bicycle wheel

with LEDs on the spokes.

A child explores the science of "The Mother of all Plasma Balls," as the electric eld

faintly illuminates some nearby uorescent tubes.

Comcast, Verizon and AppleIan Littman

Tech Break Columnist

The last few weeks were rela-tively busy for the nations largestISP, the nations largest wirelessprovider and the nations hot-test computer manufacturer, andeach companys announcementshad something to do with com-munications. With Comcast andApple, the story was about get-ting data faster. With Verizon,

price was a keyword on bothends of the spectrum, thanks totheir release of the rather expen-sive Motorola Xoom tablet andtheir priced-to-sell landline re-placement service.

Apples innovation for theweek was Thunderbolt, an Inteltechnology known to technologymavens as Light Peak until Thurs-day, when the tech was releasedas part of a signicant refresh toApples MacBook Pro line. The

Thunderbolt port combines dualchannel 10 Gbps PCI Expressdata paths with a Mini Display-Port connector so Apple didntneed to add another port to theirsystems.

The port will allow daisy-chaining of up to six devices (oneof which can be a Mini Display-Port monitor...or a monitor be-hind a Mini DisplayPort adapter)and outruns any currently avail-able I/O interface...except maybeten-gigabit Ethernet, which is notavailable on a notebook at thispoint. The interface is fast enoughthat LaCie, the Lexus of externalhard disks, introduced a Thun-derbolt-specic drive containingtwo solid state disks operatingin parallel, an activity that wouldbe pointless on a slower interfacesuch as Firewire 800 or USB 2.0(though USB 3.0 should be ableto handle the load). At this pointthough, the question remains of

whether Apple will keep the in-terface to itself (like Firewire 800has effectively been), or whetherthe technology will show up incomputers from other compa-nies, avoiding chicken-and-eggproblems that would otherwisekeep the market of Thunderboltperipherals disappointingly small.

On the Verizon front, the Mo-torola Xoom tablet, the rst Inter-net tablet available with GooglesHoneycomb Android operatingsystem, appears to be the avorof the week, however the devicecosts $800 if you want a versionthat starts with 3G support fromVerizon and will be upgraded toLTE later. You can also nab thedevice for $600 if you are willingto get a WiFi-only device that...well...isnt the iPad.

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Most of the Track and Field ath-

letes closed out the 2011 indoor

season this past weekend as the

men nished fth and the women

ninth at 2011 RMAC Champion-

ships in Kearney,

NE.

As expected,

the distance run-

ners headlined

the scoring, as

senior Ben Zy-

wicki earned rst

team All-RMAC

placing second

in the 3000m

(8:33.28) run be-

hind Adams States Craig Huffer. In

the DMR, sophomore Ryan Han-

ley, redshirt sophomores Russell

Drummond and Peter Jenkins,

and Junior Mack McClain nished

in second behind Adams State,

earning second team All-RMAC.

Drummond also earned Sec-

ond Team All-RMAC in the mile

placing second (4:19.28) and Mc-

Clain earned Third Team All-RMAC

placing sixth in the same event

(4:22.57). In the 5000m Zywicki

added to his success, placing

third in 14:49.47 and garnering

Second Team All-RMAC honors

while redshirt freshman Sean

Gildea impressed, nishing sixth

in 14:57.89. In the 800m, Hanley

and teammate Ryan Crisp scored

points for the Orediggers, nishing

7th and 8th respectively.

Track and Field RMAC

Championships lead to

nationals for someIn the sprints, sophomore RyanMarshall shook off some hamstringtroubles that have plagued him

throughout his career as he raced

to the Orediggers top nish in the

sprints, placing fth overall in the

400m (51.11). Fellow sophomore

Chris Graziano nsihed 12th in the

200m and 15th

in the 60m.

In the eld

events, Cody

Walega turned

in the highest

nish by Mines

in the pole vault,

placing sixth

after clearing

13 11.75 and

earning Third

Team All-RMAC honors. Heptath-

lete Jim Hanan nished 8th with

4118 points as well as recording

the tenth fast-

est time in the

60m hurdles

(8.74). In the

weight throw,

Cole Carveth

earned Third

Team ALL-

RMAC plac-

ing sixth (50

4.75) and

Chris McFee

nished 11th

(47 8.5).

On the womens side of the

action, All-American senior Kiera

Benson nished in second behind

Adams States Indira Spence in the

60m (7.63) and the 200m, earn-

Mines was well represented

at the USATF indoor national

championships this weekend

as two assistant coaches, Mark

Husted and Rory Quiller, both

competed with Americas best in

Albuquerque, N.M.

Husted, a 2010 Mines grad-

uate, competed in the 800m run

and turned in the fastest time

overall during pre-

lims on Saturday

(1:49.51). Husted

ran most of the

preliminary race in

second place be-

hind Hernandez,but closed the last

50m with a strong

burst good enough

to win the heat. It

was an amazing

feeling and super

exciting, Husted

said of the prelims, I knew that

the nals were going to be on

ESPN, and that is so cool. I think

every athlete dreams of being on

ESPN someday, and its such an

amazing experience. In the -

nals on Sunday, Husted hung in

a close second to eventual win-

ner Duane Solomon for 400 me-

ters before falling to sixth where

he nished in 150.42.

Husted was a standout run-ner during his ve-year stay at

Mines. During his stay, he was

awarded All-American honors

six times, broke the school re-

cord in the 800m (1:48.65), won

Track coachesrepresent Minesat nationals

the NCAA Division II NationalChampionship in the same

event, and helped lead the

Orediggers to a 9th place n-

ish at Nationals, the best nish

in program history at the time.

Husted also saw success in the

DMR, the 400, and the 4x400m

relay, all of which earned him

rst team All-RMAC honors.

Quiller, currrently the Pole

Vault coach at Mines, was com-

peting for the rst time at the

UASTF indoor na-

tionals. His jump

of 17 8.25 ,while

not his personal

best, earned him

a third place nish

overall. Quiller, astandout and Divi-

sion I Binghamton

University, was

awarded two All-

American awards

during his col-

legiate career as

he exploded during his senior

season, nishing second overall

at the NCAA Division I National

Championships with a jump of

18 0.25. That season, he won

countless meets and was named

the Binghamton Male Athlete of

the Year. He even starred in his

own Binghamton promotional

video. Quiller often competes

alongside his collegiate athletes

during their meets, giving thema great example to follow as he

tries to qualify for various na-

tional competitions.

Trevor CraneContent Manager

Russell Drummond, like many

Mines students is a quiet kid.He wont tell you how great he

is or trash talk about how fast

he can run. He doesnt need it.

But behind his red beard lies an

incredible athlete; an athlete that

is seeing success everywhere he

turns.

Drummond runs both

track and cross country

for Mines and has helped

to solidify what is becoming

one of the strongest colle-

giate distance programs in

the country.

After redshirting his

rst season, Drummond

helped push Mines to

a third place nish at

the cross countrynational champion-

ships in 2009 (the

highest in school

history) and a

fourth place n-

ish this past fall.

At the

R M A C Champion-

ships on Friday and

S a t u r - day, the ju-

nior from Eugene, Oregon helped

lead the Mens Distance Medley

relay to a second place nish

b e - hind powerhouse

A d - ams State, while

turning in athird place n-

ish in the mile

(4:19.28) to earn

Second Team

All-RMAC. On

March 12 and

13 Drummond

will complete

his indoor sea-

son by traveling

to Albuquerque,

N.M. for the Na-

tional Championships

in which has provi-

sionally qualied for

the championships

in the mile and 800m

and the

distancemedley

relay.

T h e

staple of

a CSM

s t u d e n t

a t h l e t e ,

Drummond is this weeks Athlete

of the Week.What is your favorite event?

Probably the relays. I love the

relays. Theres something about

running with a group of guys, the

camaraderie. There is just some-

thing kind of magic about it.

Nationals are only twoweeks away and you were

privileged to be able to com-

pete last year. Are you look-

ing at them any differently this

year?

I think Ill look

at them with a

little more con-

dence this year.

Its not as new and

I have some more

training under my

belt. Outdoors

last year was a

wake up call for

me that some of

these guys are re-

ally good and really fast.

What is your favorite partabout being apart of the track

team?

Just hanging out with the

guys. Its a unique thing. We all

work on the same things, and

have the same workouts, so we

know what everyone else is going

through. And we spend so many

hours together, its great.

I get to travel a lot too. For

cross country we got to Louis-

ville, and I probably wouldnt have

been there if I wasnt on the team.

Its a great opportunity.

How are the RMAC cham-

pionships and National Cham-pionships different from the

rest of the season?

In the other meets, your are

kind of racing against yourself,

against a time. But

for the RMACs

and Nationals,

you just want to

go compete. Its

all about placing.

I kind of like that.

I dont really like

racing for a time,

and now its just

racing against the

guy next to you.

What is the

biggest difference between

track and other sports?Denitely the individual side

of it. In football and basketball,

you rely heavily on the other guys

around you. But in the mile, its

just you.

What has been the worst

race youve been in?

(laughs) Any cross country

race I want to kill myself. I re-

member one that was real bad. I

got about two miles in and start-

ed hurting real bad, but you just

have to keep going and racing for

your teammates.

What has been your favor-

ite race?Going back to high school,

I won state in the 800m. It was

a great feeling and great experi-

ence.

What do you like to do in

your free time?

Go to the rec center and shoot

some hoops. I used to ski, but

cant really do that anymore. I ac-

tually joined a bowling league with

some guys on Tuesday nights, its

great.

How do you stay focused in

athletics and academics?

All about time management,

really. Ive learned that when I sit

down to do homework, Ive got to

be brutally efcient about it. But

its still tough.What has it been like to

train alongside your coach,

Art Siemers?

Hes a great coach, you can

tell by the results. Mines distance

is becoming one of the premier

distance teams in the nation lately

and its not a uke. He does the

same workouts as us, and as an

old man who is almost 40, he

whoops our butts.

Trevor Crane

Content Manager

... Russell Drummond, Junior: Civil Engineering, Track and Field, Cross Country

Athlete Weekofthe

Drummonds indoor track

event is relays.

Theres something

about running with

a group of guys, the

camaraderie. There is

just something kind of

magic about it.

STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER

ing First Team All-RMAC for both

events. Benson, who currently

holds the school record in the 60m

and 200m also placed 8th in the

long jump (17 7.5) and 12th in the

triple jump (35 4.5).

True freshman Ava Hildebrant

snuck into the scoring in the wom-

ens pole vault, nishing 8th with

a jump of 10 7. Teammate Erin

Glover, in her rst season vault-

ing, nished 10th in the conference

with the same height. Glover didnt

stop there, breaking the school

record in the 60m hurdles prelims

(8.93) and coming in 3rd overall in

nals with time of 8.98s.

In the distance events, Mor-

gan Stumb (3000m, 10:35.66) and

freshman Holly Walker (5000m,

18:56.66) both nished 8th over-

all. Hannah Schuster recorded

the highest Oredigger time in the

w o m e n s

mile, com-

ing in 11th in

5:26.05.

For most

of the ath-

letes, the in-

door season

ends here.

However, for

those that

have quali-

ed and rank

among the

nations best in their event, they

will be selected to compete at the

NCAA Division II National Cham-

pionships in Albuquerque, N.M.

March 12.

Trevor Crane

Content Manager

As expected, the dis-

tance runners headlined

the scoring, as senior

Ben Zywicki earned rst

team All-RMAC placing

second in the 3000m.

Erin Glover, in her rst sea-

son vaulting, nished 10th

in the conference with the

same height. Glover didnt

stop there, breaking the

school record in the 60m

hurdles prelims.

Quiller, a standout

and Division I Bing-

hamton Univer-

sity, was awarded

two All-American

awards during his

collegiate career.

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Lady Orediggers fight hard against

CSU-Pueblo, narrowly lose 80-75

Tory Langas (#45) goes up for a layup during Friday nights game

against CSU-Pueblo.

Taylor McBain (#20) passes the ball during the second half.

Katie Clements (#5) drives up the court late in the rst half. Tory Langas (#45) posted 9 points against CSU-Pueblo.

ALL PHOTOS STEVEN WOOLDRIDGE / OREDIGGER

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Morals to your storyShira Richman

Ethics Columnist

Dilemma

I work for a small engineering rm in the Golden area and I have run into an ethical dilemma. I work as an intern and I am striving for a full time position at the rm when I graduate in May. I am

currently assigned to work with a co-worker on a project that requires signicant amounts of experimentation and report writing. The co-worker has been with the rm for several years and he is in

a position to inuence the owner about whether or not to hire me in May.

The dilemma is due to the fact that he does almost nothing but surf the internet during work! There is very little supervision from the owner and because I am still getting all of the work done, hedoes not ask any questions. I feel compelled to talk to the owner about the co-workers work ethic, but I do not want to disrupt my future career possibilities. If I do not talk to the owner about the

issue, however, I may be at risk of losing my job due to the fact that I am consciously allowing a co-worker to get nothing done during company time. What do you think I should do?

Accomplice or Informant

Responses

Unfortunately, slackers are a common problem in the workplace. There are many ways to deal with them. One extreme is to rat him out to the boss. The other extreme is to do nothing. It is usually

best to follow Aristotles example and aim at the mean. It is not your job to be a babysitter or the boss. It is usually best to deal with the problem directly. You should try to get your co-worker more

involved by asking questions and for help if you need it. If that approach doesnt work, take him out for a beer after work to discuss your concerns in a nonthreatening way. This co-worker may not

realize how much time he is wasting and just needs a friendly reminder to get back on track. Who knows, perhaps the liquid-lubricated conversation will lead to a friendship and the co-worker will

want to work with you more.

Aristotle-ish Arbitration

Lets look at what Kant might think in this situation: if it is one of your principles not to lie (and that includes by omission), then it is your duty to either report your co-worker or ask the co-worker

himself to own up to or cease his laziness. Whether you may lose the job opportunity or not isnt of consequencenot only because that may happen no matter which course you takebut also

because by hiding your co-workers misconduct, you are breaking an important ethical imperative in that you are obscuring the truth from your superior, the owner of the rm. The answer in this

situation is simply to pursue the truth and make the owner aware of your co-workers lack of a work ethic. What happens because of your exposing the truth will not matter in the end, because the

principle of truth takes precedence over the consequences.

Honestys Champion

From a utilitarian point of view, you should not inform the owner about your co-workers habits. By informing the owner, you risk losing your chance at getting a job with this company. The owner

could talk to your co-worker about the situation, letting him know that you feel he is not doing his share in the work. Since the co-worker has inuence over whether you will be hired or not, he will

not be pleased that you talked to the owner, ratting him out. This decision on your part could cause your co-worker to think twice about his opinion regarding your future at the company.

Since utilitarianism is about achieving happiness in each decision that is made, you will be happier if you have a job in May. In order to have this job in May, you do not want to tell on your co-worker.

Continue to work as you have been doing until the decision in made about whether you will be hired or not.

After this point, if you continue to have problems with your co-worker then it might be time to inform the owner of the engineering rm. But as an intern, you do not have much voice in a company,

especially against someone who has been working there for several years.

Understandably, the situation can be frustrating. If you want to subtly make a point that will not harm your future position, ask your co-worker if he or she would mind helping you out once in a

while.

In order to be happy, you do not want to tell the owner of the rm as it could jeopardize your future happiness, and this happiness of having a job is greater than the happiness and gratication

you could gain by telling the owner the habits of your co-worker.

Talking to the Boss Could be Costly

If you feel compelled to tell the owner about your co-workers lack of focus during work, you should. First off, you run the risk of not getting the job in May if the supervisor nds out you are allow-

ing the co-worker to not work on company time. Telling the supervisor may show responsibility in yourself, and even if your co-worker wont recommend you for a full job instead of an internship,

perhaps the supervisor will want to keep you anyway. I would recommend telling the supervisor as a last resort though; perhaps an easier approach would be to talk to your co-worker directly about

his internet surng on company time. You should do whatever feels most appropriate, but since your rst instinct was to x this issue, you should absolutely bring it up, or it will eat away inside you.

Do What Feels Right

It sounds like the issue is mainly between you and your co-worker, since there is little supervision from the owner and nobody minds as long as the work is getting done. I would consider address-

ing the issue with your co-worker, rather than the person who may be hiring you in the spring. Your boss is ultimately the one that will make the decision, regardless of the positive or negative input

from your co-worker, so what really matters is how you look as a future employee in his/her eyes. In this case, it seems that you have more to lose by going straight to the owner, but more to gain

by working it out with your co-worker. If you manage to get your co-worker to do a bit of work, you have resolved the problem yourself and can be considered by your boss to be an independent

worker who doesnt need a helping hand every minute of every day. Also, you can avoid jeopardizing your position in both the co-workers eyes and the eyes of the owner. If you can manage to work

it out without going to the owner, the situation turns out better for everyone involved.

It may work out in your favor if you simply ask your co-worker to help you with a specic aspect of a project. If you ask for his assistance in specic areas, it is harder for him to avoid the work

entirely. If coaxing your co-worker into doing some work doesnt pan out well, then I suggest addressing the problem directly with him. Even if he becomes upset and speaks to the owner about it,

odds are the owner will respect that you tried to address the issue yourself and may even take your side in the matter.

Eligibility Is in the Eyes of the Employer

I think you need to decide what will give you the greatest happiness. If you are a patient person and are willing to wait until May to see what happens, that may be your best route. If this coworker

has this great of an affect whether you get the job or not, and if you continue to do all the work, he may highly recommend you so he can continue to be lazy. If this happens you can then choose to talk

to your coworker about how much work he/she does or go to your boss. Plus i f you are patient and dont get the job in the end, then it is not your problem anymore and you will not have to address it.

If you are not a patient person I would recommend approaching the coworker rst. I think it is wrong to go behind a coworkers back and go to the boss if you have a problem with him or her. It

creates a bad triangle and can lead to more problems than solutions. Also you may not know the whole story; it is possible that the person does work when you dont know or part of his work is be-

ing on the internet. In addition to this, your coworker may not feel this way and could feel really bad if you go straight to your boss before rst addressing them. I think you need to decide how much

you can take and for how long before you decide to take action. You should know yourself better than anyone, thus you will know whether you can wait to deal with the problem or if you need to

deal with it right away. Once you decide this, you can take one of the above actions.A.L.

Because his use of the internet is not harming anyone, I would say to ignore how annoying it might be until you receive the job. In my opinion, it is not worth your chances of not receiving the job

over something as little as internet use. If it was something that was putting someone in harms way or putting the company in jeopardy, I would without a doubt say to report him; however, since this

is such a minor offense, let it slide and eventually your diligence will pay off. Dont view yourself as an accomplice. After all, you are the one getting all the work done. Remember, this is temporary.

Keep up The Hard Work

If I were in your position, I personally would try to give subtle hints to the guy to help you or do his own work, although I am sure this is easier said than done. If this does not work I would then

politely bring it up in conversation around other co-workers so others know he is not working on the companys time. The last thing I would do is tell the boss what he is doing because if you get the

job and this man becomes your superior after being scolded for not working, things will not go to well for you.

Hints Can Work Wonders

If you feel that you are being treated unfairly because of doing all the work, then it is necessary for you to report the situation with your superior. But before doing so, you need to get your point

across with the co-worker in a way that isnt offensive. Yes, you might end up losing your job, but being afraid of speaking up would gain you nothing but sadness and anxiety. How could this be

good for yourself and your future?

Avoid Anxiety

Next Weeks Dilemma

My question is about plagiarism, I think. I suppose what Im trying to establish is what the boundaries of plagiarism are. I have to write a paper for a class and I could potentially choose a topicthat I have written about already for a previous class. It wont be possible to use the entirety of my already existing paper for this one since the assignment is slightly different, but would it be unethical

to use portions of it? And what about the research? Would it be wrong to reuse it? I suppose if I choose a new topic, I wont even have to worry about if Im

plagiarizing myself. But I would prefer to continue my thinking about this topic more deeply than to choose some other topic Im not as interested in. What

do you think I should do? What are the main dangers I should be sure to avoid?

Writing Papers Can Feel Like Walking Across a Mine Field

We would love to know what you think Writing Papers Can Feel Like Walking Across a Mine Field should do and the reasons that make you think so.

Do you have an ethical dilemma in your personal, academic, or professional life? You dont have to gure it out on your own. Send your ethical dilemmas

and responses to Writing Papers Can Feel Like Walking Across a Mine Field to: srichman@mines.edu by midnight on Thursday, March 3rd. Be sure to let me

know if you want your name printed or not and if you have a preferred nickname what it is. We look forward to hearing from you.

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With the recent passing of Career Day, Mines students are in a frenzy

to make their GPAs much more impressive for potential employers. There-

fore, the big question presented by Minds at Mines this week is, How do

you feel after your rst round of tests?

Like all well prepared students, the

test I studied the most for I probably

failed. The exam I spent maybe a few

hours studying for, I probably did really

well on.

Maria Johnson

I feel like I must have missed my rst

exams because I have not taken any ex-

ams yet.

Marty Cowell

Okay. I felt like they were more dif-

cult this semester than last semester, but

that can easily be explained by the fact

that I studied less.

Zach Havens

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It is almost an unspoken rule

nowadays: youve got to be an en-

trepreneur. Corporate cultures are

shifting from the classic rank-and-

le to a system where inventive,

enterprising people get the jobs.

Speaking from experience, nearly

every job interview I have ever had

has involved some question about

being entrepreneurial.

Before diving further it may be

a good exercise to look at some

denitions. Dictionary.com denes

entrepreneur as a person who or-

ganizes and manages any enter-

prise, especially a business, usually

with considerable initiative and risk.

While this denition does hit the

major points, I believe it misses the

driving forces behind the concept.

Goals. Hopes. Dreams. These

are the motivations that push peo-

ple to extraordinary achievements.

Without solid goals and desire to

succeed, no entrepreneurial project

ever gets off the ground. Imagine

what the world would be like if peo-

ple were simply content to stay with

twoents

Being entrepreneurialTim WeilertStaff Writer

the status quo- wed still be riding

horses for transport, using candles

for light, and cooking over open

res. The point here is entrepreneur-

ial goals are a tough itch to scratch

because they require a craving for

the fresh and new.

Networking. Networking. Net-

working. Many start-up companies

that later became big (there are too

many examples to list here) would

still be nothing more than thoughts

on paper if it werent for the power

of connection. While the word net-

work seems to be a bit of modern

buzz, the concept is as old as time.

The idea is this: with connection

come resources. In order to see

an idea get off the ground outside

funding may be a necessity. By

presenting a clear vision and ambi-

tious goal others may often catch

the vision and jump on board your

project.

However, entrepreneurship does

not have to be huge or relate directly

to business. Have you seen some-

thing on campus that you want to

change? Do you know a better way

of doing things than everyone else?

Are you willing to take a risk?

Stephen Hejducek

Content Manager

First round of tests

Minds at Mines

ALL PHOTOS STEPHEN HEJDUCEK / OREDIGGER

There has been an unac-

ceptable and possibly dangerous

change in the student verication

for health insurance policy. In pre-

vious semesters, I have been able

to get a student verication for

health insurance form to continue

my coverage through my fathers

health insurance (Rocky Moun-

tain UFCW) lled out in a matter of

minutes with a quick look up of my

CWID and a stamp. A change this

semester required it to be mailed

out and lled out by a national ser-

vice and then mailed back so that I

could pick it up. Three weeks later

it has not returned and my bills

for glasses and medical expensesare piling up. Any policy change

that could negatively impact the

continuity of health insurance for

students is highly inappropriate

and possibly dangerous. I know

that I will not be able to be helped,

but for future students, this policy

change must be dealt with aggres-

sively and quickly.

Lara Medley responded:

Thank you for the opportunity to

respond to this comment. As you

know, where we have opportuni-

ties for cost savings for the School,

we must use them. The Registrars

Ofce no longer has a full-time per-

son available at the front desk in

order to achieve salary savings for

the School. I am sure that our cus-tomers have noticed that we have

very good students