The Oredigger - Issue 3 - September 16th, 2013

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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 94, Issue 3 September 16, 2013

The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines

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Sports 6

Opinion 7

Features 4

News 2

Employers

recruit Mines

students

Stargazing a

fun, simplepastime

Minds at Mines

asks about the

weather

Lady

Orediggers on

winning streak

Katerina Gonzales

Content Manager

Only a few months after bone-

dry conditions led to a myriad of

wildres all across Colorado, tor-

rential rains and ooding struck

the Front Range, leaving roads

washed away and closed, base-

ments underwater, tragic casual-ties, and hundreds unaccounted

for. The signicant precipitation

fell over the course of less than

a week. The disaster garnerednational media attention.

The worst of the disas ter fell

upon the Boulder area where,

according to The Denver Post,

ood waters reached an estimated

4.5 billion gallons by Friday. In Ly-

ons, roads in and out of the town

were unusable, and in Jamestown

citizens had to be evacuated with

helicopter. Downtown Evergreen

was also seriously ooded and the

South Plattes rising in Aurora led

to some raft rescues. Longmont,

Greeley, Estes Park and other

areas were also badly hit.The heavy rains Monday night

through Thursday caused rivers

to rise very quickly. For Golden

residents, the peak height of Clear

Creek as of Saturday was 6.75

feet, recorded Friday morning bythe USGS.

This was over two feet higher

than the previous week. The ood-

ing of the Clear Creek river plain

was on the order of a ve or ten-

year ood, while some areas such

as those near the Big Thompson

River and Boulder Creek are of a

100-year ood scale, statistically

meaning that a ood like this will

not occur again for another 100years.

While Golden was not hit ashard as other areas, geohazards

abounded near the Table Moun-

tains and Clear Creek Canyon.

Rockfall and landslides were a real

threat, with one car-sized boulder

rolling off of South Table Mountain,

and debris ows excavating the

highways west of Golden. North

and South Table Mountain had

waterfalls cascading down their

mesas for a short time, as the

earth had become over-saturated

and water had nowhere to go butdown.

Road closures caused CSM

to dismiss class Friday at 3PM,

although road conditions were

much worse Thursday. Goldens

most notable evacuation was ofthe Clear Creek trailer park, as the

park is mere feet away from the

creeks rising banks.

Citizens were cautioned against

travelling in the Front Range area,

and are warned to not go near the

rivers or creeks, keeping safety as

the top priority.

Floods devastatefront range

After several days of heavy rain, Clear Creek water levels are extremely high. Golden avoided most of the deadly

ooding occurring along the front range, but faced ood and ash ood warnings.

Katerina Gonzales

Content Manager

Oredigger careerprospects bright

The monsoon-like conditions did

not stop ambitious Mines students

from lling Lockridge Arena at the an-

nual Fall Career Day last week. This

is probably the soggiest Career Day

ever, said John Kuyt, a senior in Civil

Engineering, When I rst came in, Iwalked around and talked with friends

who are recruiting because that was

when I had wet hair.

Director of Mines Career Center

Jean Manning-Clark concurred,

Well, its denitely the wettest Career

Day ever, though we have done it in a

blizzard before.

Besides being the wettest, this

years Fall Day also broke the record

for most employers in the history

of CSM career days. According to

Manning-Clark, the ofcial number

of employers was 227, eight more

than the previous year, which was the

largest Career Day at that time. This

year we kind of just blew it away,

added Manning-Clark. There were

also additional companies on the waitlist and large areas for resume drops.

The companies are great this

year. Its been a great day. I walked

up to Ball and there was no line, so

Ill take that as a sign, said Sarah

Ivey, a junior majoring in Engineering

Physics. Besides stocking up on

free company paraphernalia, CSM

students flock to Career Day to

search for an internship or a full-time

job. Mines prides itself on graduating

many students with summer experi-

ence, making graduates even more

attractive to employers when the

time comes to search for a full-time

position. Ivey was one of many at-

tempting to secure an interview for a

summer internship, while graduating

seniors were trying even harder tointerview for companies where their

career might start.

Not only were the companies at-

tractive to students like Ivey, but the

students also stood out this Fall to the

recruiters. I am impressed with the

students, said Valerie Holt of Tenova,

Theres lots of great applications

for interviews and Im condent that

well be able to l l the spots. Romica

Williams from Bimbo Bakeries USA

said, The quality we get each year

is always top of the line so we love

coming here each year.

After securing that rst full-time

job, some Mines graduates return to

where it all began and recruit at the

Career Day. Being at Career Day now

is less stressful. Its a good change.Its also kind of fun to see everyone

again, said Chelsea Newgord, who

graduated from CSM in 2012 and is

now a geophysicist at SIGMA Inte-

grated Reservoir Solutions.

Recruiting will continue with info

sessions and on-campus interviews.

There will also be a smaller spring

Career Day.

KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER


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Oredigger Staff

Deborah Good

Editor-in-Chief

Emily McNairManaging Editor

Taylor PolodnaDesign Editor

Connor McDonaldWebmaster

Lucy OrsiBusiness Manager

Arnaud FilliatCopy Editor

Katerina GonzalesContent Manager

Jared RiemerContent Manager

Karen GilbertFaculty Advisor

Headlines from around the worldLocal News

Emily McNair, Managing Editor

Jacob Emmel, Staff Writer

Tempe, Arizona, United States of America - A study of the Sutters Mill me-teorite suggests that there was a larger variety of extraterrestrial organic moleculesavailable to the Earth in its early years than previously thought. By hydrothermal-ly treating meteorite fragments, scientists at Arizona State University were able tosimulate early Earth conditions, which caused the release of complex oxygen-richcompounds including polyethers of denite prebiotic interest. These ndings give

greater insight into the organic compounds produced outside of Earth, as well as tohow they may have inuenced early molecular evolution on the planet.

Alexander Island, Antarctica - Scientists discovered diverse microbial life in Antarcticas Lake Hodg-son. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey drilled through the lakes ice covering to its bottom,approximately 205 feet below the surface, to take 12.5 feet of samples. These samples contained a va-riety of microbial life and fossils dating back thousands of years. The researchers identied many known

microbes from the samples; however, about twenty-three percent of those found were determined to bepreviously unidentied bacteria. Further analysis of the samples and other subglacial lakes aims to explore

how life adapted to the extreme conditions and determine if these conditions could exist on other planets.

Cambridge, United Kingdom - Researchers determined that the Issusgenus of insects are the rst living creatures whose bodies feature function-ing gears. Located at the top of the insects back legs, these twenty microm-eter long gears are capable of propelling the insect at a speed of over eightmiles per hour in two milliseconds. Scientists explain that the gears devel-oped to synchronize the Issus jumping movement at a higher speed thanthe nervous system could. The gears are not present throughout the insects

lives, and after the nal molting of the exoskeleton, they are not replaced,

likely to prevent permanent damage as a result of a broken gear.

Pasadena, California, United States of

America - NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratoryis testing a new camera that can choose itsown scientic subjects. This camera, known

as TextureCam, is meant to streamline the pro-cess of examining the surfaces of other plan-

ets and celestial bodies. It will map the surfacethat it is examining and prioritize geologicalfeatures, in order to select the most signicant

ones to send back to Earth, thus removingthe necessity of human controllers to examineevery picture taken by a rover, signicant or

not. This will be especially benecial for rovers

travelling to further destinations, such as Eu-ropa, which would experience more signicant

delays with the current system.

In New York City, police try-ing to apprehend a man runningthrough trafc accidentally shot

two women. One of the womenwas grazed by a bullet; the otherwas sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The police

did apprehend the 35-year-oldman after tasing him.

Are engulfed the SeasideHeights and Seaside Parkboardwalk on Thursday. 400 re-ghters worked to put out the

blaze, which damaged manybusinesses rebuilt after Hurricane

Sandy. New Jersey GovernorChris Christie is working with theEconomic Development Authorityto get funds to repair the famouslocation. The cause of the re is

still under investigation.JAXA, Japans space agency,

launched a new rocket. The

Epsilon carried a new space tele-scope that will observe Venus,Mars, and other planets. This

telescope, the Sprint-A, orbitsthe Earth 620 miles aboveits surface. The new rocket

costs half as much as itspredecessor, the M-5.It also utilizes articial

intelligence so that itrequires fewer person-

nel a launch. The M-5required 150 people;the Epsilon rocket onlyrequires eight.

Italian ofcials have

approved a salvageoperation on the

Costa Concordia.The ship hit rocks

and fell on its side inJanuary 2012. This

large operation hopes

to pull the ship upright, but facesseveral challenges. The largest

challenge facing the engineers isthe ships proximity to land. To

date, the salvage project has cost$800 million, and the costs areexpected to rise dramatically bycompletion.

Japan shut down reactor 4

at Ohi on Monday. This was the

last nuclear reactor online in thecountry. Since the meltdown atFukushima, citizens have turned

against nuclear power. Due topublic pressure, nuclear power

plants have to go through manylegal hurdles to restart their re-actors after performing mainte-nance. Currently, 12 of Japans

50 nuclear reactors have appliedto restart. Until those applica-

tions are approved, the countryrelies on imports of coal, naturalgas, and other fuel to fulll its en-ergy needs.

Syria has agreed to hand

over its chemical weapons.The country must provide an in-ventory of their stockpile withina week and the weapons will bedestroyed by mid-2014. Syria will

also join the Chemical Weapons

Convention. Secretary of State

John Kerry and Russian Foreign

Minister Sergei Lavrov came tothe agreement on Saturday after

several days of talks in Gene-va. The UN, China, the UK, andFrance approve of this agreement

as well. If Syria does not stand bythis agreement, the UN may au-thorize force.

In a landmark vote, citizensrecalled two Democratic statesenators. 51 percent of voters

in Colorado Springs voted torecall John Morse. RepublicanBernie Herpin, a former Colo-rado Springs councilman, willbe taking his place. In Pueblo,56 percent of voters wanted torecall Angela Giron. RepublicanGeorge Rivera, a former Pueblopolice ofcer, will take her place

in the state legislature.A suicidal woman in Santa

Ana, California alerted police

to two dead children in a hotelroom. The woman crashed her

car in a supermarket parking lot.When police arrived, they sus-pected another crime had oc-curred. The police went to check

on the welfare of the children

and found their bodies.The Colorado State Rams

defeated Cal Poly on Saturday

in their rst game of the sea-son. Garrett Grayson threw twotouchdowns. Linebacker ShaqBarrett blocked two eld goals

and Jared Roberts convertedtwo eld goals.

Klondike, a polar bear raisedat the Denver Zoo in 1993, hasdied at SeaWorld in Orlando,

Florida. Zoo ofcials sent Klon-dike and his sister, Snow, to thezoo in 1995 when the DenverZoo could not provide them per-manent housing.

Colorado State University is

asking residents for help in de-

termining the amount of rainfallthat fell from September 8-16.

They are collecting rain gauge

measurements from local andfederal agencies as well as vol-unteers. However, even with thisdata, they do not have measure-ments from many ood-stricken

areas. Rain gauge measure-ments, stories, and photos todocument this storm can be sentto [email protected].


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Helen Ringle

Staff Writer

Last summer some students

chose to take a summer coursethousands of miles from home.

These students went to the Univer-

sity of Wollongong (UoW) in Aus-

tralia to tackle a sustainable design

project, evaluating the energy us-

age of a 180-person residence hall,

and making feasible recommenda-

tions to increase its energy ef-

ciency. They also toured

UoWs newly construct-

ed Sustainable Build-

ings Research Center

(SBRC), a net-zero en-

ergy building that, over

its lifetime, will produce

as much or more ener-

gy than it takes to build

and operate.

Mines students had

the unique opportunity

to work with students

and professors from all

over the world. Some

of the professors from

the University of Wollon-

gong were from Asia. It

was a challenge trying

to understand them

because not only did they have

an Asian accent when they spoke

English, but they had an Australian

accent on top of it, said Nicole

Neals. Aside from getting rst-

hand global experience, students

also felt that this three-week ver-

sion of EPICS 2 was effective be-

cause the projects werent drawn

out through an entire semester

and the students could devote all

of their time to their projects.

One of the biggest highlights of

this trip was a weekend at a surf

camp. Even though it was winter in

Australia,the temperatures were in

the high 60s to low 70s. The stu-

dents also took a few trips up to

Sydney. Carathryn Beutel shared

her testimony about her experi-

ence: Taking EPICS 2 in Australia

has been one of the best academic

decisions I have made. Living in an

international dorm and working in

groups with Australian students

has been a great learning experi-

ence, preparing me to work in the

global job market. We got to see

what we might be doing later on

EPICS 2 abroad offersbroader perspective

COURTESY CARRIE SONNEBORN

Beyond conventional resourc-

es, the Colorado School of Mines

has a small set of off the beaten

path collections and campus re-

sources. While it is hardly small by

any means, the Colorado School

of Mines Geology Museum is

more than just

a stop for an

Earth and Envi-

ronmental Sys-tems lab.

The muse-

um was start-

ed in 1874 by

Arthur Lakes.

It began as a

small mineral

collection that

could be exam-

ined by pros-

pectors and

miners head-

ing up to the

gold rich hills

to the west. In

the 139 years

since its es-

t a b l i s h m e n t ,

the museumhas had pieces

displayed in

the Chicago

Worlds Fair, it

has hosted several moon rocks,

and has moved from building to

building to its current location in

the General Research Lab on the

northern edge of campus.

Every fall the museum hosts

an open house in conjunction

with the Denver Gem and Min-

eral show. Collectors and dealers

from the Denver area and beyond

show up, and 2013 was no ex-

ception. Curator Dr. Bruce Geller

took this time to thank all of the

current donors, volunteers, and

student employees for their work

and to introduce the newest ex-

hibits that have been put on dis-

play in the past few weeks.

In line with the theme of the

Gem and Mineral Show, one of

the major exhibits put on display

is an exceptional variety of tour-

malines from around the world.

Also new to the museum are col-

lections featuring rhodochrosite,

pyrite, specimens from Cripple

Creek, and uorite specimens

found by local collectors. Those

visiting the library will notice that

the large safes that display gold

specimens have been relocated

to the museum, where they now

show off the gold as well as a va-

riety of gemstones.

One of the most important

facets of the museum extends

beyond showcasing some of the

best mineral specimens from Col-

orado and around the world. The

museum functions as a learning

CSM Geology Museum: campus highlightJohn Bristow

Staff Writer

CSM students complete EPICS requirement abroad.

as engineers by performing an

energy audit on a building in the

University of Wollongongs Innova-

tion Campus. We also got to ex-

perience some Aussie culture by

eating Vegemite, learning how to

surf, and feeding kangaroos. This

has been an amazing experience

that I would recommend to any

student.

However, not everything was

perfect. I wish I had gone to the

Great Barrier Reef, gone to the

Outback or saw an-

other city, said Wil-

liam Siirola. Overall, I

would give the whole

experience 9.5/10,

and I know when they

do this class again

next year it will be

much better. The ight

was 15 hours long,

non-stop from LA to

Sydney. And dont y

United, y QUANTAS.

They treat you much

better. When asked if

he would recommend

taking this course in

Australia if it were of-

fered again, William

Siirola said, I would

highly, highly recommend it. The

trip was expensive. You had to pay

for tuition (3 credits), plus airfare,

room and board, and you needed

spending money, but it was worth

every penny. And if I could talk to a

freshman right now, I would say to

do it now.

JOHN BRISTOW / OREDIGGER

The Geology Museum is CSMs best kept secret. It has an exten-

sive collection of minerals from all across the world and the solar

system.

experience for local schools.

Throughout the year, school

groups visit the museum and are

given tours over-viewing the his-

tory of the Earth and the local

geological history. Beyond the

museum, the outreach extends to

mineral kits that are loaned out to

schools and occasionally guest

lectures are given elsewhere. It

is a great idea, said student aide

Kelsey Lewis, students get to

see actual bits of

geology beyond atextbook and a lec-

ture, it really helps

make the earth sci-

ences accessible.

The museum also

has a geology trail

which gives an ex-

cellent overview

of Golden geology

that can be visited

any time.

Classes at

Colorado School of Mines also

have labs and assignments to be

completed in conjunction with the

museum. Freshmen Lexie Lude-

man and Michelle Franke, who

recently visited with the Earth

and Environmental Systems classboth gleefully expounded on the

qualities of the museum. The

museum provides a fantastic va-

riety of different minerals from all

over the world, it is a cool mu-

seum, stated Franke, plus, its

free. Oh my gosh, responded

Ludeman, I am so glad it is free,

I would be spending so much

money here. The museum also

sees many visitors from around

the world.

Since the museum serves as

one of Colorados main storage

facilities for minerals from a vari-

ety of collections, it is no surprise

that there are more than a hand-

ful of extremely unique pieces

and artifacts. Collections Manag-

ers Ed Raines and Tom Hughes

put in new minerals with a fervent

drive to showcase the best speci-

mens.

A l m o s t

weekly, newspecimens are

put on display

so it is always

worth return-

ing. Of note are

the Apollo moon

rocks, one of

which is on loan

from NASA, and

the other, which

is from the state.

Student Aide

Charlotte Adams explained her

favorite current piece, The rho-

dochrosite chess set is really

cool, it shows that variety of piec-

es that can be on display. Also

on display is the Miss Colorado

tiara, which is awarded to MissColorado every year.

Looking to the future, there

are many changes that are be-

ginning to take place. Curator

Bruce Geller is in anticipation of

a new gift shop for the museum

which will have a wide variety of

specimens for sale. Also on the

horizon is a potential coffee table

book which will highlight some of

the best specimens.

The museum provides

a fantastic variety

of dierent miner-

als from all over the

world, it is a cool mu-

seum, stated Franke,

plus its free.

Taylor Smith

Staff Writer

Club Spotlight: Judo

Frustrated students can throw

fellow classmates on the oor in a

controlled environment as a part

of the Mines Judo club. Judo has

been around for

over a century

with its origins

in Japan. Judo

manipulates the

weight of ones

opponent, using

it against them

to throw the op-

ponent to the

ground in compe-

tition. As a martial

art, Sensei Rich

Mignogna con-

siders Judo to

be a great ath-

letic endeavor in

which size does

not matter. Judo

club president,

Alex Golden, rea-sons that Judo

is a sport where

even the small-

est girl can throw

the biggest,

toughest, bounc-

er guy with the

right technique. Judo has been

around Mines about as long as

it has been an Olympic sport, or

since the middle of the twentieth

century. The club is active on and

off throughout the years and has

participants of varying levels of

experience from beginners to the

more advanced. The Judo club

is instructed by Sensei Rich Mig-

nogna, a sixth degree black belt

and a two-time graduate of the

Colorado School of Mines.

A little known fact about the

CSM Judo Club is that it has a

history of doing really well in com-

petition. In the past, the club had

students compete successfully at

the national level.

At the 2013 Na-

tional Collegiate

Judo Champion-

ships the mens

team placed third,

while in the 2012

championships, a

Mines woman won

rst in her division.

The club even had

a student who was

once a member of

the USA Judo Ju-

nior World Team.

Earlier this year in

March the Judo

club was featured

in an article in the

USA Judo news-

letter.P a r t i c i p a n t s

in Judo have an

excellent oppor-

tunity to meet

new people while

being physically

active and study-

ing a well-respected martial art

throughout the world. President

Alex Go lden also believes i t gives

him a huge boost in condence.

For those interested in joining, the

Judo Club meets Mondays and

Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm in

the second oor basketball gym

in the Student Recreation Center.

Everyone of all skill levels is wel-

come.

COURTESY FRANKLINBALDO


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Amlie, originally titled Le Fabu-leux Destin dAmlie Poulain in

French, is a whimsical romantic

comedy set in Montmartre, France

starring Audrey Tautou and Ma-

thieu Kassovitz. It follows the life

of a shy and somewhat reclusive

waitress who goes around trying

to change the lives of those around

her while attempting to deal with

and understand her own

self-imposed isolation from

others. Amlie has won

several awards including

Best Film at the European

Film Awards, four Csar

awards, and two Brit-

ish Academy of Film and

Television Arts awards.

It is also still the highestgrossing French-language

lm released in the United

States.

Amlie Poulain (Au-

drey Tautou) was home

schooled by her emotion-

ally distant parents who

kept her away from other

children under an incorrect

diagnosis of a heart defect,

leading her to live in a world

of fantasy in order to cope

with loneliness. Her moth-

er then dies when a Ca-

nadian tourist falls on her

during the tourists suicide

attempt, causing her father

to become withdrawn from

social life and even more

emotionally isolated from

Amlie. As an adult, Amlie

is a shy waitress in a caf

in Montremont who has a

few regular and eccentric

customers. Her life is mostly made

up of small pleasures as she has

given up on romantic relationships

after several disappointments. In her

apartment one night, she discovers

a small tin box full of childrens toys

and photographs and decides to

make it her personal mission in life to

return this slice of childhood to who-ever it once belonged too. After this

reunion with a collection of things

from his childhood, the boxs owner

endeavours to reconnect with his

estranged daughter and grandson.

Amlie then decides to attempt to

alter the course of the lives of the

people around her to grant them the

small happiness that she is content

with. Over the course of her adven-

tures she discovers an eccentric

man named Nino Quincampoix

(Mathieu Kassovitz) who collects the

discarded photographs of passport

photo machines inside of train sta-

tions. She grows to have feelings for

him, but is unable to confront him or

her feelings because of her shyness.Eventually she grows to overcome

this and becomes able to attempt to

love again by the lms conclusion.

Amlie is a beautiful and whimsi-

cal romance that is everything a ro-

mantic comedy should be, and de-

nitely not another case of will they

or wont they with a few assorted

sex jokes to keep the audience from

becoming bored and leav-

ing that has plagued the

genre for the last few de-

cades. It also is centered

around a woman who is

completely content with

her life without romance

but simply encounters

the idea and becomes

happy to integrate it intoher existing life, rather than

someone who is unsatis-

ed without a relationship

and is constantly seeking

one out. In addition to be-

ing somewhat unique for

a romantic comedy, it is

heartwarming on its own.

Anyone looking for a good

date movie, or just a movie

that can scrub away cyni-

cism on the heart while still

being able to give a sar-

donic laugh should watch

this. Fans of the show

Pushing Daisies will es-

pecially enjoy this lm as

the creator of the show

was heavily inspired by

Amlie to create the same

spirit of whimsy and magic

in a more or less realistic

non-fantasy setting. The

shows creator, Bryan Full-

er has said of Amlie, All the things

I love are represented in that movie,

and, Its a movie that will make me

cry based on kindness as opposed

to sadness.

Ramiro Rodriguez

Staff Writer

French take on romanticcomedy a sweet success

COURTESY JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET

Audrey Tautou, French actress, was a suc-

cess in The Da Vinci Code and was no let

down in this enduring French comedy.

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ANTEEN

It has been astronomically

tragic that for the past week the

skies were clouded over the

Mines campus. That means now

that the skies are clear, it is the

perfect time to get re-acquainted

with the stars. Stargazing is one

of the easiest activities around, at

a basic level there is no need for

complicated instruments, arduous

classes, and hours of travel to at-

tempt it. All a stargazer needs is

a patch of sky and a bit of imagi-

nation to partake in an activity as

old as humanity. Of course that

doesnt mean that there arent

ways to make the experience bet-

ter, but the fundamentals are there

if the sky is open.

For amateurs and profession-

als alike, one of the rst ways to

improve stargazing is with binocu-

lars. Telescopes may be good for

nding certain stars and distant

nebulae, but nothing gives the big

picture like binoculars. Since the

optics of a set of binoculars al-

lows for the light to be condensed

down, structures like the Pleiades

become all the more vibrant. Most

telescopes would not have the

capability to see these amazing

The Stars Above Mines - Stargazing tipsJohn Bristow

Staff Writer

structures in one single view. To

know where to point the binocu-

lars is another important step to a

good experience. There are plenty

of forums online that can serve as

guides to the skies, pointing new-

comers in the right direction for

easy and spectacular views. Still, it

never hurts to have a planisphere

to serve as a physical map. Pla-

nispheres come in all shapes and

sizes, so it is crucial to get one for

the observing latitude, or else the

stars that are above will not match

what is on the paper.

It is important to remember

that stargazing is not an immedi-

ate activity. There is an acclima-

tion time that is necessary to see

the best stars. Even astronomers

with big telescopes need to sit

with them for a few minutes be-

fore the true power of a telescope

can be seen. When stargazing

with reference material, it is best

to use a light which is red, or to

use a phone app that will shine a

red light. White light washes out

the stars and many stargazing

events have been ruined by care-

less members who bring normal

ashlights. The red allows for ma-

terials to be seen, and since most

objects in the sky are not red, it

does not wash out the stars.

There are many stories of fool-

hardy amateurs that run off and

buy the biggest priciest scope

that they can afford only to nd

that they do not know how to use

it. It is much cheaper, and signi-

cantly less stressful to go out with

a few friends to a dark hill and just

look up. No fancy instruments

needed. Just remember, if several

millennia of humans could look up

and nd inspiration and awe with

just their eyes, nothing is stopping

even the newest members of the

hobby from having a great time.ALEC THOMPSON / OREDIGGER


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John Bristow

Staff Writer

Rather than review a new album,

this week four extended play (EP) will

be reviewed, some by artists that

have had an album come out, and

others that have albums on the way.

Haunt by Bastille is a great EP.

Though their follow up to this albumhas been released, Bastille put a

good foot forward with Haunt. The

rst track, Pompeii, is clearly the

focus of the EP, having gained an im-

mense amount of radio play prior to

the release of their main album, Bad

Blood. The song is upbeat despite

a message which is one of caution

mixed with a bit of fear. While this

song is upbeat and catchy, the fol-

lowing song, Overjoyed, is a much

different emotion, serving as the op-

posite side of the coin from Pom-

peii. Bad Blood has a Gotye-like

feel to it, being both a bit muddled

but strong. The title track, Haunt,

is probably the strongest song on

the EP. Overall the EP is strong and

serves as a good foot in the door.While The Change by Churchill

has been out for a year now and the

band has broken up, the EP serves

as a good example of what an EP

should be. Each of the ve songs on

the album is strong and brimming

with passion. Since an EP should

serve as the equivalent of a resume

to the world of listeners, there is no

purpose in putting out an EP with

anything but the best, save a few

surprises to make a main album

sound genuine and new. The title

track may serve as the focal song

of the EP, but it would be wrong not

to point out Ark In A Flood, which

is passionate and chaotic. Other

songs such as Sing Out Your Love

and Made a List is enough to fulll

the need for strong songs while in-

ducing a sense of sadness that the

band is broken up.

Lorde has also put a strong foot

forward with The Love Club. The

EP has a wonderful ability of putting

childish concerns in a serious lightand the highlight track, Royals,

takes on the frivolity of modern teen-

age pop songs. Much like most EPs,

The Love Club has a strong varia-

tion in sounds for the songs, though

when compared to others, the EP

does have a strong central mes-

sage. Some of the tracks ask for im-

provement, but given the age of the

artist, there is time for good changes

to come. The best comparison to a

well known artist who has released

albums would be Florence and the

Machine, though Lorde is much

deeper. For those that enjoy slightly

moody and mature-sounding songs

with a bit of rebellious are, this EP is

worth the look.

A New Kind of House by Ty-phoon has been in existence for

well over two years, and it is quite

possibly the best EP in recent his-

tory. Where most EPs showcase a

few songs for an upcoming album,

A New Kind of House serves as

a background for Hunger and

Thirst, which came out before the

EP. Though the EP has some song

overlaps with the album, the songs

are done in a different style. On top

of that, the album leads into the EP

with the last few words of the album

echoed in the rst few seconds of

the EP. The song combination of

The Honest Truth and Summer

Four upbeat albums to check out this weekHome is like a ne wine and cheese,

if wine and cheese could make one

feel overjoyed and relaxed at the

same time. The songs are embold-

ening and the EP rmly deserves to

be a standard in music libraries.COURTESY (CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT) BASTILLE, CHURCHILL, TYPHOON, AND LORDE

The four EPs above boast a mixture of upbeat, strong, and passionate songs that should

be standard in any music library.

Everyone remembers being the

new kid and his rst day walking

into preschool, or maybe that rst

day after a big move. Sometimes

it is tough being a newcomer in an

unknown environment. Dr. Becky

Lafrancois, a Ph.D. in economics,

is one of the newest additions to

the Colorado School of Mines fac-

ulty and is in her rst semester in

teaching at Mines. As an economics

professor coming to an engineering

school such as Mines, there will be

some transitions for Dr. Lafrancois,

but with eager-to-learn students, the

transition will be smooth. Lafrancois

had a few things to say about her

experience teaching at CSM to The

Oredigger.

[Oredigger]: Can you go a lit-

tle into your background? Where

did you go to school, what did

you study, and when did you get

your doctorate?

[Lafrancois]: Sure, I did my under-

graduate work at Bryant University

which is a small college just outside

of Providence, Rhode Island. There

I studied nance and economics,

though I was originally an actuary

math major. Thats how I got into

economics, with my strong math

background. I found out I didnt want

to be an actuary so I said, What do

I want to do? I thought it would be

really cool to be a professor. It came

down to choosing between teaching

nance and teaching economics. I

ended picking economics because

you can apply it to all kinds of differ-

ent areas, as opposed to just nance

which is pretty narrow. I started look-

ing for PhD programs in econom-

ics. At that time I was interested in

studying education policy, and end-

Zach Snyder

Staff WriterFaculty Spotlight: Dr. Becky Lafrancoised up in Syracuse University. I was

there from 2005 to 2010 where I did

both my Masters and PhD, which is

in economics. While I was at Syra-

cuse I changed my research focus

to energy, so my dissertation looks

at energy policy issues, dealing with

investment and generation decisions

that were made in the electricity sec-

tor and how different policies can

inuence those decisions. After that

I went to Michigan Tech and was

an assistant professor. Then I came

here.What makes economics inter-

esting to you?

I went into economics because

I think its a eld that you can apply

to any situation. From deciding if you

want to go to class in the morning to

looking at electricity sector decisions

to looking at growth in the economy,

its just a eld thats very versatile.

What was the thought pro-

cess of wanting to pursue higher

education? Many students are

unsure of what they want to do

in the future: start working with

a Bachelors, go to graduate

school, etc. Can you explain the

decision making on doing that?

Maybe theres a cost-beneft

analysis involved?

[Laughs], I actually did not do a

cost-benet analysis. I really knew

that I wanted to be working in the

academic environment, especially in

higher education. For me to do that,

I knew I had to get a Ph.D., or at the

very least a Masters. My decision at

the time I thought was pretty straight-

forward. I said, Okay, I want to do

this and went to grad school to be

done with my Ph.D. by 27, then go

start working. In retrospect, it might

have been a good thing to go work

for a couple of years. Whenever I talk

to undergraduates who are looking

to go to graduate school, I always

present them with the option of

taking a couple years and going to

work, especially if theyre interested

in doing a Ph.D. down the road. I

think its very helpful to get an idea

in what your true research interests

are and also have the ability to pull

that real life experience into the class-

room.In light of the recent career

fair, many students are scouring

for possible internships. What

advice do you have for them?

Get one! Make sure your resume

is formatted correctly. I know that

sounds kind of stupid but it can make

a big difference. Work on presenting

yourself in a professional manner.

When youre competing against all

kinds of people who have similar high

GPAs and really good leadership ex-

perience then it really comes down to

the little things-- not necessarily the

font of your resume, but just mak-

ing sure that everything looks good.

More importantly, when you meet

people, make sure you look them in

the eyes and have a rm handshake.

I think given that youre competing

against very strong candidates, the

little things do make a difference.

How many classes do you

teach at Mines, and is it just the

two sections of Principles of

Economics, or are there more?

This semester its just those two,

but in the spring Ill be doing a third

class.Whats it like working with so

many TAs? Is it like command-

ing a squadron of minions or is it

perhaps less involved than that?

Im still learning. Its kind of like be-

ing a manager. Ive never had one TA

before let alone ten. Its been pretty

interesting. Im learning on the y.

What is the best part about

teaching at Mines?

I love working with students who

are excited about learning. Its nice

to work at a place like Mines where

everyone is a good student; its a lot

of fun.

What is your least favorite part

about teaching at Mines?

Well, teaching economics, most

people think its the easy subject

and while the principles level of eco-

nomics might be not super technical,

the higher levels of economics are

more advanced. I really get annoyed

when people sit around in class and

just make fun of the theories we talk

about. We cover both micro and

macroeconomics in one semester

so its difcult to go into the higher

level issues.Are big 150-plus student lec-

tures intimidating to handle, like

walking into a big room with tons

of people staring at you?

I was so nervous the rst day, but

once I got up there I realized that if

you can talk in front of ve people

you can talk in front of 300 people.One of the methods used to

unify a big class in participation

is through the iclicker ques-

tions. What are your thoughts on

that system and how it is used at

Mines?

I like them. It forces you guys to

work on a problem. If I just ask you to

do a problem, you might just sit there

and talk to your friends. For me as a

professor I can look at the data and

see that 90% of students got that

right and I can move on. Whereas

if theres more division, I can spend

more time on that question. Its good

for you guys because it gets you

more involved than if I stood up there

talking for 50 minutes, and its also

good for me since I get involved as

well.

As a teacher, you readily use

Twitter for class information,

send out constant email updates,

and of course have access to the

digital iclickers. What is it like

using social media and other

21st century electronic assets to

supplement teaching a college

class?

I just got my rst smart phone

yesterday! Im still guring out how to

use it. I have a Twitter account that I

havent tweeted on yet and I have a

professor Facebook account which

I havent really used either. Its fun

being able to integrate social media

into the classroom but its also a little

bit challenging to create this bridge

between your personal social media

and your professional social media,

and where to draw the line between

the two. Thats still a work in progress

for me even though I grew up in the

Facebook era.Favorite TV show?

ChoppedFavorite musician or artist?

Led ZeppelinFavorite famous person?

Martha Stewart, because she

turned from going to jail to becoming

really successful.Favorite place to eat?

I like Middle Eastern restaurants,

though I just moved here so I dont

have a local favorite yet.If you had to tell the whole

population of Mines one useful

tidbit of information, what would

it be?

Live life in a way that if you think

you would have said, I should have

done that, go do it. Dont be one of

those people who live their life say-

ing, I should have To follow that

up, by the time I was 30 I hit six conti-

nents, meaning I accepted the differ-

ent opportunities that came up.


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Hannah Max Rossi

Staff Writer

The second home game of the

season for Mines football was a

hard fought battle against a tough

Tennessee team, No. 11 Carson-

Newman, which saw the Oredig-

gers defeated 27-24.We worked really hard all

week. Its going to be an excit-

ing game, since we are such a

great passing team. We are going

up against a high octane running

game, so its going to be a battle

of the offenses, Predicted Mines

freshmen Chantz Tanner before

the game.

Its a great environment; its

real pretty up here in Colorado.

Im just ready to play, Com-

mented Carson-Newman center,

Derek Evans.

The Orediggers loss came on

the heels of their 72-6 blow-out in

the rst home game.

CSMs defense started out

slow when Carson-Newman ranfor a touchdown on the second

play of the game. Mines offense

quickly returned the touchdown

in the middle of the rst quarter

on a 10-yard Matt Brown run.

Carson-Newmans running plays

led their drive back down the

eld. As Carson-Newman made

steady progress towards the

end zone, Mines defense forced

a fourth down near mideld. A

controversial face mask call on

Mines led to another touchdown

for Carson-Newman during their

second drive.

With Mines offense heating up,quarterback, Matt Brown took

advantage of the holes in the

Carson-Newman defensive line

with several long runs. However,

Mines fans were disappointed

when Brown threw an intercep-

tion in the end zone, costing

Mines possession of the ball and

an additional touchdown. De-

fensively, Mines remained strong

and held Carson-Newman to

three touchdowns in the rst half.

Carson-Newman led 21-13 at the

end of the rst half.

At the start of the third quar-

ter, the offense almost slipped up

when wide receiver, Jimmy Ellis,

fumbled the ball on the Carson-

Newman fteen yard line. Fortu-nately, wide receiver Diamond Gil-

lis recovered the ball and ran it in

for the touchdown. Brown drove

up the center for the successful

two point conversion, ring up the

Mines crowd and tying the game

at 21.

Football puts up a ghtCarson-Newman kicker, Curt

Duncan, hit a eld goal from 26

yards with ve minutes to go in

the third quarter. With Carson-

Newman leading by 3, their de-

fense stopped Mines on the 29

yard line. Mines tied the score

up at 24 with an Avery Lewellyn

eld goal from 23 yards, but with5:39 remaining, Carson-Newman

took the lead for good with a 38

yard eld goal. With 59 seconds

left, Lewellyn attempted a 46

yarder, but the kick fell short and

ultimately so did the comeback.

Mines defense kicked it into gear

in the second half, only allowing

Carson-Newman one eld goal in

the each of the last two quarters,

while the offense matched the

score. The game ended in a pain-

ful defeat 24-27.

Despite suffering a loss, Mines

fans remain optimistic. Mines put

on a show both offensively and

defensively. Matt Brown ran for a

total of 133 yards in the game in

addition to throwing for 332 yards.Mines defense also forced seven

fumbles, recovering four of them

in addition to three sacks. Mines

also successfully converted three

fourth downs.

Next Saturday, Mines will play

at Black Hills State.

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer

Volleyball back on track

With four games on the docket

between Friday and Saturday,

the nineteenth ranked Colorado

School of Mines Volleyball team

looked to put their rough rst

weekend of games behind them.

With contests against Western Or-

egon University and Texas Wom-

ens on Friday, the Orediggers

were looking to gain momentum

going into Saturdays showdown

with No. 22 Central Washington.

Winning both matches by a score

of three sets to zero, the ladies

from Mines did so in convincing

and record breaking style.

In the rst match, Mines hand-

ily beat Western Oregon 3-0 by

scores of 25-21, 25-16, and 25-

15. The rst set was the closest of

the three sets. The teams traded

points back and forth for much of

the set, with neither team taking

more than a four point lead. With

both teams tied at 18 apiece,

Mines scored the next two points

and seven of the next ten points

to separate themselves from

WOU and take the ones set lead.

The second set was all Mines .

With the score 5-6, Mines went

on a six point run to take a 5-12

lead and never looked back. The

Orediggers won the second set

25-16 and kept their momentum

heading into the third set. After an

8-8 start, Mines soon jumped out

to an 18-11 lead and coasted to

the 25-15 win in the nal set to

take the match and improve to

2-3 on the season.

The Orediggers were led by

a record 16 kills from freshman

Alanna Wineld, who had a kill

percentage of .800 and needed

only 20 attacks to nab her record

breaking 16 kills. Melanie Wan-

namaker recorded 13 kills with

a .426 attack percentage, Sarah

Pekarek notched 10 kills and 11

digs for the Orediggers, Hannah

Margheim provided 21 digs to

lead the team, and Danielle John-

son-Hazlewood led the team with

42 assists and added eight digs.

Samantha Fischer led the team

with two blocks, and as a unit,

the Orediggers had an attack per-

centage of .330 and recorded 60

total digs.

Their second match of the

night was much like the rst.

Mines beat Texas Womens 3-0

by scores of 28-26, 25-13, and

25-21 to win their third match in

a row. The Orediggers held Texas

Womens to a staggeringly low at-

tack percentage of .075 and saw

a well rounded effort in their vic-

tory.

For much of the rst set, Mines

was playing catch-up. Texas

Womens lead 24-21 and needed

only one more point to steal the

rst set, but Mines fought back

and tied the match up at 24 and

again at 26 before scoring the nal

two points to take the rst set.

The second set was a domi-

nating performance by the Ore-

diggers who went on a six point

run with the score 8-7 en route

to a 25-13 set victory and a 2-0

set advantage. The third set was

closer than the third, at one point

Texas Womens lead 15-14, but

Mines pulled ahead and closed

out the third and nal set 25-21.

Wannamaker and Wineld

both recorded 12 kills to lead the

team and Johnson-Hazlewood

again recorded 42 assists to lead

the team and added 12 digs of

her own. Taryn Huber recorded

17 digs and Samantha Fischer

recorded four blocks, to lead the

team. While Abby Reuland added

10 kills, Margheim added nine

digs, and Pekarek added eight

kills. As a team, Mines recorded

51 digs, 46 assists, and a kill per-

centage of .231.

Jared Riemer

Staff Writer

Womens soccer gets hot

The sixth ranked Colorado

School of Mines womens soc-cer team is on one heck of a hot

streak. Having not trailed for over

889:59 minutes, or almost 10

games worth, the Lady Oredig-

gers defeated St. Marys 2-0 in

their home opener on Friday.

Mines, now 3-0, scored the

rst goal of the game at the 6:19

mark. Caitlin Kaltenbaugh weaved

her way through the St. Marys

defense and struck a shot from

12 yards out into the lower right

corner of the net for her rst of the

year. The Lady Orediggers dic-

tated the pace of the game and

controlled the rst half, getting off

nine rst half shots, and led 1-0 athalftime.

After a weather delay, the

Lady Orediggers picked up in the

second half where they left off in

the rst. Taking a total of 15 sec-

ond half shots for 24 total, Mines

picked up their second goal in

the sixty-fth minute when Anna

Deleray scored an unassisted

20 yard goal, also her rst of the

young season. Mines nished out

the game with a few more shots

After an offseason that can best

be described as too **** long,

football has returned to us at

last. The nal season of the Bowl

Championship Series is underway,

and true to form, a national title

controversy is brewing as usu-

al, with Clemson, Oregon, Ohio

State, and the SEC West powers

eyeing their championship hopes

while Louisville looks on from the

outside. The elites jostle for posi-

tion and strut their resumes for the

press in the one sport where, in-

explicably, newspaper columnists

opinions directly matter.

However, we mustnt get

ahead of ourselves. This Sat-

urday provided an instant clas-

sic between two title contenders

and newfound rivals, Texas A&M

and Alabama. The Aggies, led

by Jonathan Johnny Football

Johnny Heisman That Guy Who

Constantly Draws Condescend-

ing Remarks From SportsCenter

Anchors Manziel, rst freshman

Heisman Trophy winner, who man-

aged to eclipse

even Tim Tebows

high bar for inces-

sant media atten-

tionahem. Any-

way, the Aggies

were seeking to

defend their home

eld against the

top-ranked jug-

gernaut Alabama

Crimson Tide,

who came into

College Station

seeking revenge

for their lone de-

feat in last years

national champi-

onship campaign.

The hype was turbocharged, the

star power tangible, the atmo-

sphere electric. And the game de-

livered on all of it. Manziel and Co.

struck rst, building a shocking

14-0 lead on two almost-effortless

touchdown drives, and the near-

record crowd at Kyle Field Home

of the Twelfth Man (that may as

well be the stadiums ofcial name)

was roaring its approval. Alabama

began to show its teeth, however,

and a pair of Manziel intercep-

tions let the Tide go into halftime

with a two-touchdown lead. In the

process, controversy erupted re-

garding the NCAAs new automat -

ic-ejection rule for targeted hel-

met-leading hits, as the Alabama

safety HaSean HaHa Clinton-

Dix was agged for apparently in-

cidental helmet-to-helmet contact

with an Aggie receiver. The initial

ejection ruling was overturned on

replay, but the personal foul ag

stood. The safety rules evened

out in the end, however, as A&M

suffered a similar personal foul in

the fourth quarter when a player

lost his helmet and continued to

pursue the play. Say what you will

about the aggressive new player

safety rules, but their implementa-

tion thus far has been somewhat

disruptive, reactionary, and at

times nonsensical.

Alabama opened up a lead that

reached 21 points by the start

of the fourth, and seemed able

to move at will against the Aggie

defense. However, a fumble on

A&Ms goal line fol lowed by a 95-

yard touchdown pass from Man-

ziel got the Aggies right back in

it. A&M scored three touchdowns

in the fourth quarter and was an

onside kick away from potentially

tying the game, falling just short

in a 49-42 thriller. However, Man-

ziel utterly devastated the Tides

vaunted defense, putting up 628

yards of offense and scoring more

points than any Tide opponent in

the Saban era. Alabama looked

vulnerable earlier in the season

against Virginia Tech, and this

game did nothing to alter that

perception. The Tide may need

to lean on veteran quarterback AJ

McCarron to put up enough points

to win, which leaves Alabama vul-

nerable to a bad offensive game.

The Aggies, meanwhile, have ef-

fectively lost their SEC title hopes,

as Alabama would likely need to

lose two confer-

ence games to al-

low A&M back in

the hunt.

M e a n w h i l e ,

across the world

of college football,

Oregon continued

to show its mus-

cle, shaking off a

slow start to run

up 59 points on

an overmatched

Tennessee team.

Ohio State rolled

against Cal, and

UCLA overcame

an 18-point decit

to hammer Ne-

braska. Arizona State escaped

with a controversial victory over

Wisconsin when a Sun Devil de-

fender held onto the football after

a play with the clock running in the

nal seconds, preventing Wiscon-

sin from a clock-stopping spike

play; the ofcials failed to assess

a delay of game penalty and the

clock ran out on the Badgers in a

game that called back memories

of last seasons Fail Mary play at

the end of the Seahawks-Packers

game. Aside from the headline

game, it was a fairly uneventful

weekend in college football, and

next week seems likely to con-

tinue this trend; ESPNs College

Gameday, for instance, will be

travelling to Fargo, North Dakota,

to cover the high-prole Division

1-AA game between North Dako-

ta State and Delaware State.

As the season unfolds into

conference play, the national title

picture will slowly become clearer.

Until then, there is always the ar-

gument, the lobbying, the beauty

pageant that is college football.

We wont really miss this aspect of

the game when its gone, but for

better or worse, it helps to dene

this sport. College football is glori-

ously quirky, and it is great for it.

The Game of the Century 2013James Kergosien

Staff Writer

on goal, but never found the back

of the net again and, when it was

all over, the score remained 2-0 in

favor of the home team.

Mines dictated pace and pos-session, out-shooting St. Marys

24-3 for the game including 9-1 in

the rst half and 15-2 in the sec-

ond stanza. Anna Evans led the

team with six shots, three on goal,

Kaltenbaugh and Deleray both

recorded three shots, and Jayln

Yates saved just one shot in her

second straight shutout. The Lady

Diggers start conference play

this week against CSU-Pueblo at

home.

Alabama looked vul-

nerable earlier in the

season against Virgin-

ia Tech, and this game

did nothing to alter

that perception..The

Aggies, meanwhile,

have efectively lost

their SEC title hope.


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Monica Patterson

Staff Writer

No matter how old a person is,

there are some aspects or times of

life that just...well, suck. It can be

very hard to see a silver lining or

anything positive in life. The bad

thing about this mind-set is theissue that usually that person is

in fact better off than a great deal

of people. The hardest thing to

keep in mind is that, while this is

true, nothing that person does will

change this fact while he or she re-

mains in this mind-set. Wallowing

in feelings of guilt or self-pity will

neither make anyone better off nor

will it make the person feel better.

There are, however, a few ways to

see the good things despite the

bad. The rst thing to do is to learn

to tackle the common downers,

such as doing badly in a class.

Everyone, except those god-

like people who should not even

exist, has struggled in a class be-

fore. Whether it is grasping a newconcept or just not understanding

a certain problem, there comes a

time when school is just hard. Ev-

eryone else is doing better. They

just get it. These negative thoughts

may start gushing in, but keep

this in mind: you made it this far.

No matter how tough it is, realize

that it was tough before, but that

everything ended up okay. It will be

okay.

Another common issue is strug-

gling to make friends. Perhaps the

student is a person new to Mines.

Making friends is a skill that every-

one develops at a different pace.

People are different here than the

people back home. It is just a fact

of life that people are diverse and

react differently from each other.

Instead of dwelling on this fact, try

to remember that they are people

with feelings who are probably

struggling to make friends them-

selves. Talk to classmates about

schoolwork and their interests. Talk

to the people already acquainted

with you. The main thing to keep in

mind is that for every moment that

youre scared to talk to someone,

someone is scared too. Maybe,

however, the person reading this

article is an upperclassman whose

friends have graduated and/or

moved. Breathe, smile, talk, andget out there. It will be okay.

A college setting is very differ-

ent from home and high school

and one can easily become home-

sick. Parents arent there to x ev-

erything. Everyone here is an adult.

People will not dismiss childish ac-

Seeing the bright side

Katerina Gonzales

Content Manager

Colorado Floods

Minds at Mines

It was a rough week for Colorado, as four straight days of rain caused

ooding along the Front Range. Although Mines kids might have initially

welcomed the change in weather, save the umbrella-less students run-

ning from class to class, the overowing torrents likely changed most

peoples minds. This week, Minds at Mines asked, What do you think

about the oods?

I want to say its cray, but that

sounds insensitive. But I am glad my

family is okay. Our neighborhood in

Aurora was on TV for like two hours

because of the ooding.

Nathaniel Marshall

They suck because theyre ruining

my birthday.

Eric Sears

I think the oods suck and

theyre dangerous and oods has

two Os and people should notbe near them.

Nate Caroe

I think the water nation isnt as awe-

some as people make it out to be.

Clinton Smith

tions or acting out--mistakes mat-

ter. While this is true, keep in mind

that the faculty members are here

to help. Most students here are

nice and will also help with any-

thing if asked. It is not reader vs.

the world here. Just do not forget

to ask for help or company. 43%

of this school is not from the Colo-

rado area, and it certainly takes a

while to get used to it. To help keep

the homesickness to a minimum,

keep tabs with people at home

and get involved here. The more

friends you make, the more it feels

like home. It will be okay.

Finally students often have self

esteem issues. People here are

smart. People here are, for the

most part, physically t. It may start

to feel like everyone else is bet-

ter. Just keep in mind that every-

one is different and has a different

skill set. Everyone has their own

story and background. Everyone

has weaknesses. Everyone has

strengths. Remember this, and try

to nd your own unique strengthsand skill sets. It will be okay.

In short, learning to deal with

these problems and push aside

negative thoughts will eventually

lead to positive thoughts and posi-

tive outcomes. The key phrase to

keep in mind is, It will be okay.

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ALL PHOTOS KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER


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Brian Zaharatos

Guest Writer

Climate changewhich is

thought to be anthropogenic (hu-

man-caused) by the vast majority

of climate scientistsis projected

to have serious impacts on the

environment that we depend on,

and thus, on our health. For ex-

ample, it is projected that climate

change will increase the frequen-

cy of major storms like Hurricane

Katrina and Super Storm Sandy;

cause sea level rise, and thus

serious suffering, in many areas

including very

rich (New York

City) and verypoor (Bangla-

desh) areas;

cause water

scarcity (this is

particularly rel-

evant to Colorado); and increase

the prevalence of many diseases

and disorders, including malaria,

diarrhea, and asthma. An incred-

ibly important question that we

now face is, what, if anything,

can we do to slow the effects of

climate change?

On my most optimistic days, I

tend to think that there are things

that we can do to slow the effects

of climate change (on pessimis-

tic days, I tend to think were in

serious trouble no matter what).

I do my best to take up some of

these actions: for example, I try to

compost and recycle what I can;

this semester, I didnt buy a park-

ing permit to coerce myself into

biking to campus more often; for

recent home renovations, I tried

my best to buy environmentally

friendly items like energy star ap-

pliances and recycled materials.

While I think that these actions

are benecial if repeated on a

large scale, theres one action

that, if were

serious about

slowing the ef-fects of climate

change, we

ought to do: re-

duce our con-

sumption of, or

cease all together, eating meat.

I know how bad that sounds.

For most Americans, including

me, eating meat is a deeply en-

grained piece of our culture. Even

if one is convinced that meat eat-

ing is, in most cases, wrong (and

Im thoroughly convinced that it

is), ceasing something so cen-

tral to our culture is difcult. But

we ought not let what is difcult

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Do you explorebeyond whats

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stand on the way of what is right.

After all, no one would be con-

vinced that, since ending institu-

tional slavery in the US in the 19th

century was

difcult, we

might as well

not have both-

ered. Instead,

we ought to try,

as much as we

can, to do what

is right, inde-

pendent of how

hard it is. That being clear, now

comes the difcult part: arguing

convincingly that eating meat is

wrong.

There are very convincing rea-sons to believe that eating meat

is wrong, especially in the fash-

ion that we produce it, because

it causes extreme suffering. My

goal is not to make this argument

here; rather, I hope to argue that

it is wrong because the negative

environmental impacts of pro-

ducing meat are great. Consider

some facts about the way that we

produce food:

1. It is estimated that one

pound of beef uses between

2500 and 5000 gallons of water;

a pound of chicken requires 815

gallons of water. If you know any-

thing about water issues, espe-

cially in the western US, you see

how much of an issue this is. By

contrast a pound of rice requires

400 gallons of

water, a pound

of potatoes

requires 30

gallons and a

pound of let-

tuce requires

15 gallons.

2. It is esti-

mated that one

pound of beef requires almost a

quarter of a gallon of oil. A full

sized cow requires almost 300

gallons.

3. The emissions produced byan 8 oz. steak are equivalent to

the emissions produced by driv-

ing 14 miles.

4. Since most of the cows that

we eat are fed an unnatural diet

of corn and grains (rather than

grass), they tend to be very gassy

(thats rightthey fart a lot). The

methane released from cows is

thought to be a signicant con-

tributor to climate change.

5. The waste from concen-

trated animal feeding operations

produces some nasty waste,

which includes antibiotics, hor-

mones, chemicals, and ammonia

Ethics Across CampusThe Environmental Impacts of Meat-Eating

and heavy metals. This waste is

known to pollute waterways and

drinking water.

These facts lend a lot of sup-

port to the following claim: Meat

production is detrimental to the

environment, is a contributor to

climate change, and thus, is det-

rimental to human health. Since

it is plausible that we ought not

support what is detrimental to

human health, if follows that we

ought not eat meat (or, at least

we ought to greatly reduce our

consumption).

What do you think of this argu-

ment? Are you convinced of the

conclusion? If not, then it must

be that, either some claims arefalse or the argument form is bad.

Which is it? Feel free to share by

emailing me at bzaharat@mines.

edu.

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words will receive preference.

For most Americans, in-

cluding me, eating meat

is a deeply ingrained

piece of our culture.

The emissions pro-

duced by an 8 oz. steak

are equivalent to the

emissions produced by

driving 14 miles.

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