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T H E O R E D I G G E RVolume 93, Issue 10 November 12, 2012
The student voice of the Colorado School of Mines
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Sports 6
Opinion 12
Features 5
News 2
Obama wins a
second term over
Romney
Great Italian
food outside ofGolden
Minds at Mines
asks about
Thanksgiving
Mines Volleyball
takes RMAC
Championship
The Mines community celebrates global cultures at this years International Day. See more of the festivities on page 6.
JON DEMPSTER / OREDIGGER
The techn ology that mak es
the Xbox Kinect and other motion
sensing games is a complex eld
in computer science. Professor
Bill Hoff, along with ve graduate
students, is heavily involved with
research in this eld, specically in
the areas of computer vision andpattern recognition.
Computer vision is a process
of using computers to interpret im-
ages from cameras and do things
like recognize objects or measure
the location of things. Hoff and his
team mainly work with off-the-shelf
cameras and sensors, focusing
on software development. They
write algorithms using high-level
programming like MATLAB and
C++, or in the case of develop-
ing applications for tablets and
phones, Java.
Beyond video games, the re-
search into computer vision has
numerous practical applications.
For example, two years ago Hoff
was on sabbatical working atLockheed Martin. They were
working on autonomous convoy
technology. The idea is you would
have a driver in a lead truck, with
driverless trucks following it. I
helped them develop mapping and
landmark recognition localization
using computer vision to help the
following trucks follow the lead
truck.
Computer vision technology is
also versatile and easily applied in
inter-disciplinary research. For ex-
ample, ten years ago Hoff worked
with a research group in Denver
and used medical imaging tech-
nology, like X-rays, in combination
with computer vision technology
to evaluate how knee implants de-
graded over time. We were tryingto understand how these implants
function and why they wear out so
quickly. Your typical knee implant
has a piece of plastic in-between
the bones which tends to wear out
in ten to fteen years.
We were studying, essentially,
X-ray movies of people with these
implants to see exactly how they
were moving and using computer
vision technology to quantify that
motion. We found, as a result of
this analysis, that one type of im-
plant was better than the others.
Hoff is currently working in the
developing field of augmented
reality. He said, Im really excited
about augmented reality, its an
area Im really interested in, andId love to get students involved.
Augmented reality is the process
of augmenting the real world with
virtual object. There are some ap-
plications on phones, like when
you take a picture of a landmark
and it is labeled.
Behind gaming:Computer visionSean Lopp
Staff Writer
Continued atvision on page 3
Graphene usedas a conductor
Graphene is often regarded as
a miracle material by physicists.
Composed of a layer of carbon
exactly one atom thick, it has a
plethora of potential applications.
In less than ten years, publications
numbering in the ten thousands
have been released about gra-phene. Against this background, the
Colorado School of Mines own Dr.
Zhigang Wu recently presented new
research on Band Gap Opening of
Graphene with Periodic Structural
Modications.
Many, though not all, of gra-
phenes properties are favorable
for practical use. Graphenes elec-
tron mobility, thermal conductivity,
Youngs modulus, and optical ab-
sorption are very good, but it has
certain difculties for application.
Most signicantly, it has no inher-
ent band gap opening, a very small
on-off ratio in eld-effect transistors,
and excitations do not always last
long enough for use. Therefore, a
major focus of graphene researchis in making graphene a semi-
conductor so it can be used in place
of more common semi-conductors
like silicon.
Several options exist already to
manipulate graphene into a semi-
conductor, including graphene
nanoribbons and periodic defects.
However, the focus of Wus presen-
Deborah Good
Managing Editortation was on a new technology,
graphene nanomesh. This material
is created by poking regular holes
in a sheet of graphene and creates
a semi-conductor.
As a computational physicist, Wu
worked to connect the theoretical
underpinnings of graphene with
practical experimental results. Wu
successfully demonstrated that the
created band gap opening couldbe modeled analytically mapping
the discrete perturbative reciprocal
lattice vectors onto Dirac points.
The presen ted model used
delta function potential to model
periodic perturbation and match
Dirac points.
Wus research also mapped
graphene nanomesh to carbon
nanotubes and graphene nanorib-
bons. The model used rectangular
and 60-degree parallelogram unit
cells in this mapping.
The mapping found that rectan-
gular and hexagonal unit cells both
show an exactly reverse correspon-
dence between the graphene nano-
mesh and the carbon nanotubes.
This results from the fact that theDirac points should be matched to
create an semi-conductor in one
sort of material and avoided in the
other.
Wu mentioned these results
were conrmed by discrete Fourier
analysis, but that he hoped future
work would verify the outcome with
other analytical methods.
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Headlines from around the worldLocal News
James Davies, a Lakewood
police ofcer, was killed by the
friendly re of fellow ofcer,Devaney Braley on November11. He was responding to agunre incident when Braleymistook him for a threat. Da-vies, a father of two, is the rstLakewood ofcer to die in theline of duty.
The Denver Police Depart-ment just established a newcrime lab, worth $36 million.
The labs new technology willallow for 16,000 Denver crimesto be solved each year, includ-ing closure for previously un-solvable cold cases.
A Southwest Airlines ight
slid off the DIA taxiway on theafternoon of November 10.While attempting to land in thesnow and sleet, the planes125 passengers and 5 crewmembers, suffered no report-ed injuries.
A Golden 5th grader hon-ored veterans with his essayon heroes. Grant Allen, whosegrandfathers both served in themilitary, wrote We do have su-per heroes in our country. Theyare known as the United States
Armed forces. They are realsuper heroes. They have giventheir lives to us, for a time.
The national Christmas treemade a stop in Denver on itsway to Washington D.C. Sun-day. The tree was harvestedin Meeker, Colorado in WhiteRiver national Forest and is rid-ing to the capital on a customtruck driven by former Sena-tor Ben Nighthorse Campbell.Sundays festivities includeda food, toy, and clothing driveand Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Josh Kleitsch, Staff Writer
Josh Kleitsch, Staff Writer
Syrian opposition groups fromthe entire Middle East region haveplans to gather this week in an ef-fort to unify the opposition toBashar al-Assads government.
UN agencies, aid workers, ArabLeague members, and the Friendsof Syria movement all gathered toreach an agreement on how to dealwith Syria, where humanitarian aidorganizations say that some 35,000people have been killed since theghting began.
Tensions are on the rise in theareas surrounding Iran, as reports
have come out that Iranian ghterjets red upon a US reconnais-
sance drone ying over the Arabi-an Gulf. The Department of Defensesaid that the drone was performinga routine surveillance mission overinternational waters, and never en-tered Iranian airspace.
Nakoula BasseleyNakoula, the producerof the anti-Islam lmthat caused mas-
sive riots in muchof the Middle Easttwo months ago,has been sen-tenced to 12months in jailwith two years
of probationafter that. Hisofcial sen-tence is forparole viola-tions. The lmhe releasedcriticizing Is-lam causedthe deaths ofdozens of peo-ple when protests
erupted across much of the Arabworld in response to the lm.
Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu has announced thathe is ready and willing to initiatemilitary action against Iran if thetrade sanctions leveled against thecountry do not force it to abandonits nuclear program. Netanyahu isat odds with the President BarackObama over his willingness to resortto nuclear force.
Seven active-duty Navy Sealshave been reprimanded for theirinvolvement in the development of
the new Medal of Honor: Warf-ighter video game. The ofcial
report from the U.S. Navy says thatthe seven Seals involved gave awaymilitary secrets and classied infor-mation to Electronic Arts in the de-velopment of the game.
President Obama is scheduledto visit Burma, Thailand, and Cam-bodia over the next two weeks, aspart of a tour to encourage thetransition to a democratic form
of government. Obama will be therst US president to visit the coun-try of Burma. The most senior USofcial that has visited Burma isSecretary of State Hillary Clinton,
who made her trip to in Decemberof 2011.
Rochester, New York - Hydrogen-powered cars have been a goal for scientists and engineersfor years, but limitations in catalyst technology have prevented any signicant advancements untilnow. Researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered a catalyst that generates hydrogenmolecules at a very high rate, and does so for weeks on end with no decrease in production. Bycoating Cadmium Selenide nanoparticles with organic compounds, known as DHLA, they were ableto achieve the goal of a robust, fast-acting catalyst. This discovery addresses the main difculties inhydrogen generation technology, nding catalysts that are inexpensive, easily generated, and robust.
Pasadena, California -There islikely not a substantial concentrationof methane on Mars, according toresults from the Curiosity rover. Lastweek NASA held a press conferencewhere Christopher Webster of theJet Propulsion Laboratory reported
with 95% certainty that betweenzero and ve parts per billion (ppb) ofmethane exist in the Martian atmo-sphere. The nding casts doubt onthe existence of methane-producingbacteria on Mars that would be simi-lar to those found on Earth. Otherscientists discount the results, say-ing that Curiosity is not in an auspi-cious area for methane release.
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Researchers at AmsterdamsFOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics have created
a device, known as a waveguide, that appears to cause lightto move innitely fast. The nanoscale device has an index ofrefraction of zero for visible wavelength light. It alters light sothat at a particular wavelength the entire guide lights up andthe light waves behave as if their peaks are simultaneously ev-erywhere and moving innitely fast. Although at rst glance thisresult appears to violate Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity,researchers explain this is not the case because light has twodistinct speeds. The rst is called the phase velocity, andit is the rate at which waves propagate through the medium.
The second is called group velocity, and it is the rate at whichinformation is transmitted through the medium. Group velocitymust stay below the speed of light, but the phase velocity hasno such limitation. This new technology may have signicantapplications in optical circuitry, allowing for virtually unlimitedtransfer speeds within operating cores and circuitry.
Pinnacle Point, South Africa - Early humans may have had major toolsand weapons earlier than previously thought. An archeological dig in South
Africa resulted in a set of stone blades, likely used in arrows or as weapons ofsome kind, that are about 71,000 years old. Previous research had indicatedthese technologies emerged briey ve to ten thousand years later. Within thesingle dig, there are stone tools and weapons from a continuous time span ofroughly 11,000 years. Researchers on the project indicate that these weaponsand tools gave coastal humans a major advantage over the Neanderthals.
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There is a lot of potential for manyapplications, like navigation, training,
or education. Generally, when youwant to help a person understandwhat theyre looking at and guidethem through a task.
Outsideof comput-er vision isthe broad-er area ofp a t t e r nr eco g n i -tion. Hoff,along witha gradu-ate stu-dent havedevelopeda projectusing pattern recognition which will
hopefully lead to a number of pub-lished journal articles.Pattern recognition is a bit more
general, where you try to classify pat-terns from information which is moregeneral than vision information. Forexample, I have a project in activityrecognition, where we are trying torecognize group activities of peoplein Brown Building, with the purposeof predicting where people are goingto be throughout the day for build-
Behind gaming:Computervision
ing energy efciency purposes. The
sensors detect the presence of peo-ple, and then patterns can be cre-ated about room use throughout the
day, as well as recognizing specicpatterns like evening exams, snowdays, etc, he said.
Hoff and his projects are a part ofthe largerresearchgroup onc a m p u swhich isled byP r o f e s -sor TracyCamp. Theresearchg r o u pmakes upCARDI, theCenter for
Automated Robotics and Distributed
Intelligence, which brings togetherprofessors with similar research ar-eas for collaboration, seminars, andoccasionally joint projects.
Hoff mentioned that the technol-ogy behind the Wii was simple, cov-ered within the rst few days of lec-ture in his computer vision class. Theresearch he conducts may producepractical solutions, but it may alsond its way into the next big video
game.
Continued from page 1
The research group makes up
CARDI, the Center for Automated
Robotics and Distributed Intel-
ligence, which brings together
professors with similar research
areas for collaboration, seminars,
and occasionally joint projects.
The second-worst Atlantic
storm in known history, HurricaneSandy, made landfall in New Jer-sey on the Atlantic coast on Oc-tober 29. The hurricane beganas a tropical storm in the West-ern Caribbean Sea, then gainedstrength as it moved North andbecame a hurricane. As Sandymoved through the CaribbeanSea, across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti,the Bahamas, and the DominicanRepublic, it caused an estimated$3 billion in damages and claimedover 110 lives in the United Statesalone.
When Sandy made landfall inNew Jersey, it brought the largeststorm surge ever recorded on the
Atlantic coast. At nearly 14 feet, it
topped the previous record of tenfeet. As the storm moved inland itpushed hurricane-strength windsas far inland as Michigan, causingmassive waves on Lake Michiganand affecting weather as far westas Wisconsin.
The worst-hit areas of the na-tion include New Jersey and New
York, where roughly 800,000 peo-ple were without power for over aweek. Large neighborhoods thatwere in low-lying areas were en-tirely wiped out, leaving only splin-tered frames of houses remaining.
To add to the drama, a New Yorkpower company, ConsolidatedEdison, experienced a massiveexplosion in Manhattans East Vil-
lage, which subsequently lost allpower.
After the storm surge hit Man-hattan Island the entire subwaysystem rapidly ooded, leaving the
citys residents without any way totravel out of the city. Many mainroads were ooded as well, effec-tively eliminating any possibility of
using mass transit until the watersubsided.In New York City alone, the
storm claimed 48 lives before itpetered out. In contrast HurricaneKatrina claimed some 1833 livesacross the affected area, nearlyten times that of Sandy. This maybe due in large part to the geo-graphical differences betweenthe Atlantic Coast and the Gulf ofMexico Coast, as well as the rela-tive preparedness of emergencyresponders.
Early estimates of the mon-etary impact of the storm projectthat Sandy has caused nearly $55billion to the U.S. and other coun-tries affected. This is roughly half
of the damage that Katrina caused
Hurricane Sandy remainsin the national spotlight
in 2005.Sandy is widely considered to
be the second-worst storm to hitthe Atlantic Coast. With the im-
mediate cost of the storm so high,the long-term impact of Sandy isdifcult to ascertain at this time.
After this record-breaking storm,many are wondering if there is away to engineer our way out of thislevel of destruction if a storm ofthis magnitude ever comes again.Experts in water resources and cli-matology are proposing a plan thatwould involve installing massivesea-gates across the low-lyingareas of Manhattan, which couldbe deployed in the event of a largestorm with the potential to causea storm surge. These gates wouldsit on the sea oor until needed.
Initial estimate of the cost of sucha massive undertaking are in the
range of $10-$17 billion.
Josh Kleitsch
Staff Writer
Hurricane Sandy rips a tree out of the ground and destroys
houses in a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
COURTESY VICPETERS
For the past year and a half,
much of the population of Syria hasbeen protesting the government ofBashar al-Assad. In the past fewmonths, this protest, which rose outof the Arab Spring in early 2011, hasescalated from isolated events of vi-olence to widespread civil war, withthe military forces under al-Assadc o m b a t t i n grebel forces.
Last weekmembers ofo p p o s i t i o ngroups, hu-manitarian aidorganizations,and interestedWestern pow-ers met to dis-
cuss how toeffectively op-pose the Syr-ian governmentwithout causingmore blood-shed. Thismeeting tookplace in Doha,the capital city of Qatar. Under thesupervision of the Arab League, thismeeting sought to unite all partiesinvolved in opposition to Syria, in aneffort to force al-Assad and his gov-ernment to stop the violence andbloodshed. Those involved statedthat failure was forbidden, and thatthey would not leave this meetingwithout a working plan.
Over the past year, the U.S. andthe United Nations Security Councilhave leveled trade sanctions againstSyria to force them to listen to their
Syrian Civil Waris in full swingJosh Kleitsch
Staff Writer
people, but the sanctions have onlypushed the Syrian government andmilitary to more violence. Currentestimates are that roughly 35,000
people have been killed in the ght-ing.
U.N. humanitarian aid groups re-port that roughly 1.2 million peoplehave been displaced by the violencein Syria, with some 11,000 eeing
the country on last Thursday nightalone. Turkey has been accepting
the lions shareof the refugees,with 9,000crossing theborder over-night.
Civilians arenot the onlyones eeing
the violence, itseems. Three
generals andeight colonelsas well as othermilitary ofcers
defected fromthe Syrian armyand crossedinto Turkey lastweek, suggest-
ing that some of the Syrian govern-ment and military are becoming dis-gruntled with the direction al-Assadhas taken the nation.
With the death toll continuing torise, it has become imperative thateveryone involved reach an agree-ment on how best to combat theinjustice in Syria. Turkey has made itclear that they are willing to use mili-
tary force, and many Middle Easternpowers are now joining together tooppose Bashar al-Assad until heconcedes.
Over the past year, the U.S.
and the United Nations
Security Council have lev-
eled trade sanctions against
Syria to force them to
listen to their people, butas the sanctions have only
pushed the Syrian govern-
ment and military to more
violence.
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According to the electoral re-
sults published by the AssociatedPress, Barack Obama remains
president of the United States.
Obama claimed 303 electoral col-
lege votes over Republican chal-
lenger Governor Mitt Romneys
206 electoral college votes. Presi-
dent Obama also received 50.5%
of the popular vote, followed by
Romney at 48.02%, and Gover-
nor Gary Johnson of the Libertar-
ian party at .96%. Obama won
the following states: California (55
electoral votes), Connecticut (7),
Colorado (9), Delaware (3), Hawaii
(4), Illinois (20), Iowa (6), Maine
(4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts
(11), Michigan (16), Minnesota
(10), Nevada (6), New Hampshire
(4), New Jersey (14), New Mexi-co (5), New York (29), Ohio (18),
Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20),
Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Vir-
ginia (13), Washington D.C. (2),
Washington (12). Romney won
the following states: Alabama (9),
Alaska (3), Arizona (11), Arkansas
(6), Georgia (16), Idaho (4), Indi-
ana (11), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8),
Louisiana (8), Mississippi (6), Mis-
souri (10), Montana (3), Nebraska
(5), North Carolina (15), North
Dakota (3), Oklahoma (7), South
For most people, an election
causes anxiety and discourse be-
cause it means endless political
ads and people politicking for their
favorite candidate. Often, the aver-
age citizen simply bides his or her
time until the election is over so he
or she can get back to regular life.
This was especially true in swing
state Colorado, where it seemed
like a presidential candidate was
visiting the state every week. But
while most people know that Presi-
dent Barack Obama won the re-
cent election and won Coloradowith 50.9 percent of the vote, there
are other elections that deserve at-
tention as well.
All seven House of Representa-
tive seats were up for re-election.
In the First District, Democrat Di-
ana DeGette won 68 percent of the
vote, in the Second District, Demo-
crat Jared Polis won 56 percent of
the vote to reclaim his house seat.
Republican Scott Tipton reclaimed
his seat with 53.4 percent of the
vote.
Republican Cory Gardner won
the fourth district with 58.6 percent
of the vote. Republican Doug Lam-
born won the fth district with 65.3
percent of the vote, Republican
Mike Coffman won the Sixth with48.7 percent of the vote in the clos-
Barack Obama wins a second term overMitt Romney in 2012 Presidential Election
Carolina (9), South Dakota (3),
Tennessee (11), Texas (38 ), Utah
(6), West Virginia (5), and Wyo-
ming (3). There were no states
won by third party candidates.Reactions to the election, while
mixed, were generally positive. In-
ternational
reactions
were par-
t i c u l a r l y
p o s i t i v e .
C h i n e s e
President
Hu Jin-
tao sent a
te leg ram
to Obama
s a y i n g ,
You and I
have com-
mon views
on con-
structing aChina-US
coopera-
tion part-
n e r s h i p
based on
m u t u a l
r e s p e c t ,
m u t u a l
b e n e f i t
and a win-
win situ-
ation and
construct-
ing a new model for relations
between great powers. French
President Francois Hollande
wrote, Your re-election is a clear
choice in favor of an America thatis open, unied, completely en-
gaged in the international scene
and conscious of the challenges
facing our planet: peace, the
economy and the environment.
Speaker of the House John
Boehner wrote, The Americanpeople re-elected the president,
and re-elected our [Republican]
majority in the House. If there is a
mandate, it is a mandate for both
parties to nd common ground
and take steps together to help
our economy grow and createjobs, which is critical to solving
our debt.
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama celebrate in Chicago with Joe Biden and his wife upon hearing of the
Democratic victory. Obama beat Romney 303 to 206 electoral college votes.
Ramiro Rodriguez
Staff Writer
COURTESY ABCNEWS
Colorado specifc election statisticsA look at key issues and house representatives
est of the seven districts defeating
challenger Joe Miklosi by just over
three percent, and nally Democrat
Ed Perlmutter won the Seventh
district with 53.3 percent of the
vote. All seven races were won by
the incumbent, and only the Sixth
district was within 10 percentage
points.
The other key issues on the bal-
lot were Amendments 64, 65, and
Amendment S. Amendment 64
was an amendment to the Colo-
rado State Legislature that would
allow those over 21 years of age
to legally possess marijuana, up to
one ounce, and allow for someone
of legal age to grow up to six plantsfor personal use. Amendment 64
was approved by a majority of 54.8
percent of people, making Colora-
do, and later in the night Washing-
ton state, the rst to legalize mari-
juana at the state level. Amendment
65 was to reform campaign nance
limits to prevent the possible cor-
ruption of a candidate by special
interest groups or large donors. It
looked to limit the amount of mon-
ey that could be donated to a spe-
cic candidate. It was overwhelm-
ingly approved with 73.7 percent of
people voting for campaign nance
reform. Finally, Amendment S was
approved by a 56.1 percent of vot-
ers. Amendment S is in regards to
the state personnel system, requir-ing veterans preference to be ex-
panded and
increas ing
the number
of potential
candidates
eligible for
appointment
to a certain
position. It
would also
adjust the
duration of
t em p o r a r y
e m p l o y -
ment, require
merit based
a p p o i n t -
ments tobe made by
means of
c o m p a r a -
tive analysis,
and adjust
the terms of
service for
m e m b e r s
of the State
P e r s o n -
nel Board
among other things.
Judge Nathan B. Coats of the
Colorado Supreme Court was re-
tained, and the six Colorado Ap-
peals Court judges, Daniel Taub-
man, Dennis Graham, Gale Miller,
James Casebolt, John Webb, and
Laurie Booras were also all re-
tained. In Jefferson County, where
CSM is located, the race for dis-
trict 2 commissioner was won by
Republican John Odom. The vote
was decided by less than 150
votes, 50% to 49.9%.
Overall, there were 20 state
Senate positions up for re-election
and 65 State House positions up
for re-election. Instead of recap-ping all 85 races, this article will
focus on the 10 races residents of
Jefferson county were able to de-
cide. They included two state Sen-
ate posts, district 19 and 22, and
eight state House posts, districts 1,
22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, and 29.
Senate district 19 was won by
Democrat Evie Hudak by just over
325 votes at 46.9% to 46.4%.
Andy Kerr (Dem) won district 22
with 52.3% of the vote. Jeanne
Labuda (Dem) won District 1 with
61.8% of the vote; Justin Everett
(GOP) won state house district 22
with 52.4% of the vote; Max Tyler
(Dem) won District 23 with 49.9%;
Sue Schafer (Dem) won district 24
with 58.5%; District 25 was wonby Republican Cheri Gerou; Dis-
trict 27 by Republican Libby Sza-
bo, 52.9%; District 28 was won
by Democrat Brittany Petterson,
52.5%; and lastly District 29 with
51.3% by Democrat Tracy Kraft-
Tharp.
All Information from politico.
com, denverpost.com and the
2012 State Ballot Information
Booklet.
Ed Perlmutter, Democrat, won the Seventh
District with 53.3% of votes.
COURTESY US CONGRESS
Jared Riemer
Staff Writer
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If the thought Principles ofEconomics makes you cringe,then SuperFreakonomics is abook for you. This book takes the
dismal science and economics,and applies it to case studies ofthe weird, exciting, and intriguing.What may have been boring in thecontext of oil exploration and prof-itability becomes interesting in thecontext of prostitutes, monkeys,and even monkey prostitution.
This book, published in 2009,is a sequel to another book,Freakonomics. Both books areNew York Times Bestsellers, andtheir popularity is largely justied.
The books are the result of col-laboration between economistSteven Levitt and journalist Ste-phen Dubner. Together, the pairhave designed a book that usesthe quantitative and analytical ap-
proaches behind economics toexplain interesting phenomenon.For example, Does a real estateagent or a pimp secure more val-ue for their clients? The answer,surprisingly, is based on an analy-sis of the marginal benets ac-crued by the pimp and real estateagent. The result? Sell a houseby yourself, but hire an agent ifyoure thinking of selling sex.
Do not be afraid of the wordsquantitative and analysis. Thebook does not have any equa-tions, graphs, or extravagantgures. Rather, the authors pres-ent economic concepts like themargin, supply and demand, andexternalities through clever analo-
gies and examples. The booksfocus always ends on human be-havior and incentives, rather thanon mathematical models.
Besides prostitution, the othertopics in the book run the gamutfrom mundane department storeSantas and car seats, to globalwarming and terrorism. The anal-ysis is insightful and clever, and issure to challenge the typical per-spective. For those students who
enjoyed Principles of Economics,this book is a light read. While in-teresting, some of the proposedideas lack the technical evidenceexpected to justify the claims theauthors are presenting.
For those who have read
Freakonomics, this book livesup to the name it shares. Theonly real difference between theoriginal work and this sequel arethe topics. The chapter organiza-tion, theme, and writing style areconsistent with the original book.SuperFreakonomics is also
SuperFreakonomics:This isnt EBGN 201Sean Lopp
Staff Writeravailable in an illustrated edition,with visuals that add to the imag-ery already present in the narra-tion.
The book poses questionsthat many may never have asked,and answers questions that many
have always been asking. It mixeseconomics and human behaviorinto stories that are told in theunique voice of a humorous eco-nomics professor. In short, if anybook were to redeem the dismalscience, SuperFreakonomics isthe one.
SuperFreakonomics mixes economics and human behav-
ior into stories that are told in the unique voice of a humor-
ous economics professor.
COURTESY LEVITT, DUBNER
Are you tired of not nding a de-cent parking space and eating at
Slate Caf? Do you want a breakfrom hiking across campus with aheavy backpack and smelling theCoors factory? Do you want thechance to travel around the worldand experience new cultures? Areyou an undergraduate student andstill need EPICS II credit?
Then get yourpassport in orderand take EPICSII at the Universi-ty of Wollongongin Australia! TheUniversity of Wol-longong is justa short train ride(80-km/49.7-miles) south of
Sydney. Accord-ing to QS WorldUniversity Rank-ings, the University of Wollongong isranked in the top two percent of re-search universities in the world. Theuniversity is within walking distanceof beaches. Australia has some ofthe most gorgeous beaches youveever seen; every beach you go to isfantastic, said Assistant ProfessorMartin Spann, one of the professorswho is heading the program.
This program will take place overthree weeks in Summer 2013 fromJuly 1 21. When asked the seasonin Australia, Professor Carrie Son-neborn said, Yes it will be winter in
Australia, but dont worry; the win-
ters in Australia are beautiful. It is alot like San Diego in winter or our fallhere (in Golden, CO).
Professor Sonneborn is one ofthe leaders of EPICS II course in theUniversity of Wollongong. Profes-sor Bob Knecht is also leading thisEPICS II course at the University ofWollongong. He commented thatThere is a new Sustainable Build-ings Research Center on campus
that uses net-zero energy. Oneproject is to develop a protocol forenergy audits of one or more local
buildings.Students will also work with Uni-
versity of Wollongong professorsand live on campus for the durationof the course. The university offers
much of the same services to stu-dents as are offered at Mines (i.e.recreation center, bookstore), butthe University of Wollongong offersa few more things than Mines. Ac-cording to the University of Wollon-gong website, the campus offerspubs, cafes, restaurants, concerts,
plays, art exhib-its, a bank,general store,and even a hair-dresser. Manypubs in Australiaare places wherefamilies can go,much more fam-ily-friendly thanin the states,
said Profes-sor Sonneborn.
Aside from cam-pus amenities, the professors planto take students on outings over theweekends to places such as Syd-ney, the Blue Mountains, Kiama, andMinnamurra Rainforest.
To make the trip more afford-able, why not just stay for the July-December semester? The Ofce of
International Programs can help getcourses pre-approved for transferback to CSM in fulllment of degree
requirements and can help obtain astudent visa. Courses must be ap-proved prior to leaving, and studentsmust earn a C or better in order totransfer the credit back. Contact
Kay Godel-Gengenbach ([email protected]) at the Ofce of Interna-tional Programs located at 1706 Illi-noisacross the street from USGS.
If you would like more informa-tion about taking EPICS II at the Uni-versity of Wollongong and the op-tion to stay for a full semester as anexchange student, come to one oftwo information sessions. One willbe held on Monday, November 12,and the other to be held on MondayNovember 19 both at 12:00 in theEPICS Annex.
EPICS II in theLand Down UnderHelen Ringle
Staff Writer
A rendering of a building at the University of Wollongongs
Sustainable Buildings Research Center.
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COURTESY TOURISMWOLLONGONG.COM
Aerial view of the University of Wollongong.
There is a new Sustainable
Buildings Research Center
on campus that uses net-
zero energy. One project
is to develop a protocol
for energy audits of one or
more local buildings.
Taking a break from Golden,diners can nd a wonderful mealat an Italian buffet-style restau-rant called Cinzzettis. Cinzzettisis a hugely popular restaurantlocated in Northglenn. While it isa bit of a drive, the trip is wellworth it.
The restaurant itself is hugewith a fair amount of parkingspots available. However, givenits popularity, it is hard to nd
a parking space on weekendnights.
The wait for a table can be alittle long without a reservation,so make sure to schedule yourtime wisely. Upon sitting down, awaiter will promptly ask for yourdrink order and then you may visitthe buffet table.
For a set price, you can revisit
Cinzzettis: An excellentout-of-town restaurantKyle Santi
Staff Writerthe buffet again and again. Thebuffet has all the traditional Italianofferings.
Guests can help themselves tofavorites such as lasagna, stro-ganoff, pizza, Parmesan chicken,salads and much more.
Make sure to nish off the meal
with one of the manydesserts, includ-ing bread pudding,gelato, and made-to-order crepes. Forthis great food andthe atmosphere, theprice is around $15-$20.
Regarding the at-mosphere, it is simply gorgeous.
The wal ls, ce iling, and woodworkall elicit authentic Italian architec-ture.
Italian artwork adorns thewalls which gives the restaurant aclassy feel. The buffet tables have
a stone appearance reminiscentof ancient Roman style. This res-taurant tries very hard to presentits atmosphere as Italian, and itsucceeds on all fronts.
Cinzzettis is an excellent res-taurant that serves delicious andauthentic Italian food. Given its
popularity, it is oftenpacked on week-ends.
The experience isfun in larger groupsand it is ideal tomake a reserva-tion if one is going.
Visiting Cinzzet isis also a chance to
leave Mines for a little while andenjoy the local shopping district.Cinzzettis is located on 281West 104th Avenue Northglenn,CO 80234. Its phone number is303-451-7300. Check it out, youwont regret it.
Cinzzettis is an ex-
cellent restaurant
that serves deli-
cious and authentic
Italian food.
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International Day was a multicultural success
Students at the Iran table are adorned in authentic Iranian dress. Mines students enjoy International Day festivities.
Students at the Turkey table wear national colors to show their patriotism. Students at the Malaysia table offer authentic cuisine.
This recipe makes a delicious
and easy dinner, but do not forget
the butter and garlic salt. It makes
these calzones extra tasty.
Ingredients:
1 package pre-made pizza
dough (Whole Foods, Martha
White, or homemade dough)
1 cup mozzarella cheese,divided
cup llings, divided
(onion, green pepper,
mushrooms, pepperoni)
cup pizza sauce, divided
tablespoon melted butter,
divided
garlic salt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Mix pizza dough. Divide the
dough in two and roll out into even
circle.
3. Fill each calzone with 3/8 cup
pizza sauce, 3/8 cup llings, and
cup cheese.
4. Fold dough in half and pinch
the edges closed.
5. Melt butter and brush tops
with butter and a sprinkle of garlic
salt.
6. Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes
or until tops are golden brown.
To make some homemadedough:
Ingredients:
1.5 cups of our
package of active yeast
cup warm water
teaspoon salt
tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Directions:
Mix together our, yeast, water,
salt, and white sugar. Coat dough
with vegetable oil.
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Whitney Welch
Staff Writer
WHITNEY WELCH / OREDIGGER
Flavorful and easyHomemade, customizable calzones
The homemade calzones can be customized with your
choice of llings!
As winter begins to roll in,
there is nothing quite like a bowl
of soup to chase away the cold.
This taco soup is a lling and
tasty end to a long day and can
bring a taste of the Southwest to
any dining table or desk.
The recipe takes some timeto cook, but it is worth the wait.
The recipe can easily
be changed to make
enough soup for a
couple of people or
a large group.
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground
beef
2 cups diced
onions
2 (15.5 oz.) cans
pinto beans
1 (15.5 oz.) can
pink kidney beans
1 (15 oz.) can
whole kernel
corn, drained
1 (14.5 oz.) canstewed tomatoes
1 (14.5 oz.) can
diced tomatoes
1 (14.5 oz.) can
Rotel (or tomato
with chile
substitute brand)
2 (4.5 oz.) cans
diced green
chiles
1 (1 .25 oz.)
package taco seasoning mix
1 (1 oz.) package ranch salad
dressing mix
Directions:
1. Brown the ground beef and
onions in a large skillet and drain
excess fat.
2. Transfer the browned beef
and onions to a large slow cooker
or crockpot.
3. Add the beans, corn, toma-
toes, green chiles, taco season-
Taco soup a tasty, adaptablevariation on Southwest cuisineKaterina Gonzales
Staff Writer
KATERINA GONZALES / OREDIGGER
This taco soup is the perfect meal for a cold winter day or any time
youre craving a tasty, Southwest dish.
ing, and ranch dressing mix.
4. Cook in a slow cooker on
low for 6 to 8 hours or simmer
over low heat for about 1 hour in
a pot on the stove.
5. Enjoy!
Serve with tortilla chips, fritos,
a tortilla, or unaccompanied. Add
a variety of toppings including
sour cream, cheese, green on-
ions, jalapenos, or tomatoes for
an extra kick.
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The No. 12 Colorado Schoolof Mines volleyball team entered
the week needing just two wins
to claim the outright RMAC title
for the rst time in school histo-
ry. With games against Colorado
Christian University and UC-Col-
orado Springs, the Orediggers
were looking to make their mark
on the record books.
On Greek Night, sponsored
by Jimmy Johns, the Lady Ore-
diggers welcomed the visiting
Colorado Christian University
Cougars to Lockridge Arena for
the nal home game of the year.
With a win, Mines would claim at
least a share of the RMAC regu-
lar season title. The rst set was
a battle; Mines had an early 4-3lead before CCU took control and
ran off four straight points. The
Cougars would extend their lead
to ve at 17-12, and a few points
later they still lead 21-17. With the
rst set slipping away from them,
the Lady Orediggers battled back
to tie the set at 25 apiece, and
Melanie Wannamaker put the nal
two points away to complete the
comeback and capture the rst
set 27-25 for the home team.
The second set was also hotl y
contested, as neither team was
able to hold more than a four
point lead during it. The set would
go back and forth before CCU
evened the score at 24 each. But,
after a CCU service error, seniorHolly Hutchison earned her fth
kill of the set giving Mines the
26-24 win and a two set to none
lead. The third set would prove to
be the clincher, but Mines had to
come back from a four point de-cit with the score 20-16 before -
nally winning 25-23.
Wannamaker led the Lady
Orediggers with 16 kills and three
blocks, and both Danielle John-
son-Hazlewood and Sarah Pek-
arek had 15 digs to lead the team.
Overall, Mines had three service
aces, 62 kills, 5 blocks, and a .232
kill percentage. The match was far
more competitive than the nal
outcome would suggest, but in
the end Mines came out the victor
and with that victory, they claimed
at least a share of the RMAC title.
With at least a share of the
conference title, the Lady Oredig-
gers traveled to Colorado Springs
to take on the 18-9 MountainLions of UCCS. A win and the
Orediggers would claim the out-
right RMAC title for the rst time
in school history. This match was
also a rematch from earlier in the
year when UCCS came to Golden
and handed Mines one of only ve
losses on the year. The Lady Ore-
diggers raced to an early 6-1 lead
thanks to a few kills by All-Ameri-
can Jackie Stabell. UCCS was not
about to go down without a ght,
and they stormed back to lead the
set at 10-7. The set stayed close,
but Mines was able to pull away in
the end for the 25-21 set victory.
The second set was even
closer than the rst, and UCCS
scored ve straight points afterMines took the rst point to grab
the early 5-1 lead. Later in the set,
Jared Riemer
Staff Writer
with UCCS leading 16-8, Mines
rallied off a few points and even-
tually tied the set up at 20 points
apiece. Stabell captured the nalthree kills of the second set for the
Lady Orediggers to give Mines the
25-23 set victory and a 2-0 lead in
the match.
The third and nal set was a
blowout from the start, and Mines
quickly saw themselves up 7-0
and then 12-3. UCCS got the
score to within six points at 15-
9, but never got any closer as the
Lady Orediggers cruised to a 25-
12 nal set victory and the Out-
right RMAC regular season title.
Wannamaker again led Mines
with 14 kills for the match and
Stabell recorded 13 kills. Hutchin-
son led Mines with 5 blocks,
Johnson-Hazlewood had 37 as-
sists, and Pekarek tallied 14 digsto lead the Lady Orediggers. As a
team, Mines recorded 10 blocks,
63 digs, 3 aces, and a .241 kill
percentage. On the season, Sta-
bell leads the team with 349 kills
at a .254 kill percentage and Wan-
namaker is second on the team
with 322 kills at .388 percent.
Hannah Margheim leads the team
with 365 digs, and Johnson-Ha-
zlewood leads with 918 assists on
the year.
The win also gives Mines the
number one seed in the RMAC
conference tournament this com-
ing weekend at Lockridge Arena.
With a record of 23-5, the No. 12
Orediggers recorded their most
successful season in school his-tory with 23 total wins, and 17
conference victories.
Lady Orediggers outright 2012 RMACChampions with 3-0 win over UCCS
Sarah Pekarek (#3) and Melanie Wannamaker (#11) go up
for the block against CCU.
Mines played CCU Tuesday night, winning 3-0. Jackie Stabell (#9) posted 14 points against CCU.
The Orediggers are the top seed in the RMAC Tournament.
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The No. 19 Colorado School
of Mines Mens Soccer Team took
on No. 13 Incarnate Word in thesecond round of the NCAA Divi-
sion II soccer tournament. The
two teams faced off earlier in the
season with Mines earning the
3-2 victory back in September.
Saturday, with a mixture of snow
and rain falling for most of the
match, the Cardinals of Incarnate
Word earned a bit of revenge,
coming out on the winning side of
a 4-2 contest to move on to face
Regis in the third round.
Incarnate Word struck quickly,
scoring the games rst goal just
ve minutes in on a corner kick by
Vincent Bailey. Mines responded
just seven minutes later in the
13th minute on a strike from nine
yards out by Tesho Akindele withthe assist by Zach Page-Belknap.
Incarnate Word once again coun-
tered with their second goal ten
minutes later at the 23rd minute.
UIWs Leon Taylor headed a ball
off the far post that just barely
rolled past the line to give UIW
the 2-1 lead. The Orediggers
once again found a response
eight minutes later when Page-
Belknap this time connected on a
cross from Akindele. The rst half
ended with the score tied at two.
In the second half, Incarnate
Word came out and put the pres-
sure on Mines with the go aheadgoal in the sixty-eighth minute
on a free kick that was headed
in from point blank range. Three
minutes later, in the 72nd minute,
UIW netted an insurance goal to
take a 4-2 lead. Mines failed to
nd the net in the second half
after outshooting the Cardinals
8-5 in the rst half. However, in
the second half, UIW returned
the favor and outshot Mines 11-6
with 12 of their 16 shots overall
on goal. UIW recorded 13 fouls to
Mines 11 and had the advantage
in corner kicks 8-5.
The Orediggers nished the
2012 campaign 14-5-2 as the
RMAC tournament champions.
On the year, Akindele tallied 22goals and Alex Nass led the
team with 11 assists. Four se-
niors played their nal match for
the Orediggers in the contest,
goalkeeper Manville Strand, mid-
elder Alex Nass and defenders
Sean Helster and Page-Belknap.
The four seniors became the one
and only senior class to make it to
three NCAA tournaments.
Jared Riemer
Staff Writer
Trevor Crane
Content Manager
Mens Soccer concludes year with 4-2 loss toIncarnate Word in second round of NCAA
November 9
Volleyball - #12 CSM 3, UCCS
0 - Junior Melanie Wannamaker
led all players with 14 kills, and
Sarah Pekarek added 14 digs as
the No. 12 Orediggers cruised
past UCCS in the regular season
nale. Mines improved to 17-2 in
RMAC play, good enough to earntheir rst conference title in school
history. Mines has now won seven
straight and looks to extend that
streak as they host the quarternal
round of the RMAC Tournament.
Womens Basketball - CSM 80,
#22 Alaska Anchorage 74 - Mines
Angie Charchalis led all scorers
with 31, Allie Grazulis nished with
a career best 20, and Danielle
Skinner added 12 as the Oredig-
gers handed Alaska Anchorage
their rst home defeat in nearly a
full year. Charchalis led the Oredig-
gers with rebounds as well with
nine in Mines rst game of the
season.
November 10
Mens Soccer - #13 UIW 4, #19
CSM 2 - Twice Mines rallied from
one-goal decits to tie the game,
but it was not enough as Incarnate
Word defeated the No. 19 Oredig-gers 4-2 in the second round of the
NCAA Championship Tournament.
Junior Tesho Akindele and Senior
Zach Page-Belknap each tallied
rst half goals for Mines while Man-
ville Strand made eight saves in the
loss.
Womens Soccer - #15 CSM 3,
#4 Dallas Baptist 0 - The Lady Ore-
diggers defense dominated, hold-
ing the fth highest-scoring offense
This triumphant week in Oredigger sportsin the nation without a goal in the
second round of the NCAA Cham-
pionship Tournament. Mines broke
the scoreless tie late in the rst half
on an Anna Evans 20-yard shot for
the game winner. Evans added a
second in the 54th and Bree Ar-
chuleta added the insurance goal
in the 55th. True freshman Jalyn
Yates made seven saves, earning
her 10th shutout of the year and
Mines fth consecutive shutout.Mines continues on to the Round
of 16 Friday, November 16.
Football - #21 CSC 20, CSM
14 - In the nal game of the sea-
son, the Orediggers could not
recover from a 20-0 decit, fall-
ing to No. 21 Chadron State. An
Oredigger rushing attack that net-
ted just 27 yards the week before
saw sophomore Tevin Champagne
rush for a career-high 118 yards
on the ground and another 21
through the air in the loss. Punter
Taylor Accardi had three punts for
121 yards, nishing his career with
51.1 yards per punt, breaking the
previous NCAA Division II record of
49.1, set in 1965.
Mens Basketball - #13 CSM
87, Minot 83 2OT - With senior
Brett Green sidelined with an in-
jury, sophomore Brian Muller led
all scorers with a career-high 28points and Trevor Wages added
15 rebounds for the Orediggers
in their double overtime victory
to open the 2012-2013 season.
Wages added 15 points while
Luke Meisch, Nico Mucci and Trey
Winbush each added 12 points. Of
the eight players that entered the
game for Mines, ve reached dou-
ble gures as the Orediggers rallied
from a ve point halftime decit to
earn their rst win of the year.
Womens Basketball - CSM
87, Alas. Fairbanks 73 - Juniors
Allie Grazulis and Courtney Gallo
combined for 40 points as Mines
offense exploded for the second
night in a row, earning the Oredig-
gers a two-game sweep on their
Alaskan road trip. Danielle Skin-
ner added 11 points while Taylor
Helbig had eight and Angie Char-
chalis and Sam Rusk each addedseven.
Wrestling - CMU Open - Fresh-
men John Crowley (157) and Paul
Wilson (197) each earned rst
place nishes at the CMU Open
in Grand Junction. Redshirt fresh-
man Justin Frazer nished second
in 165 while senior Ryan Swanson
(184) and freshman Luis Gurule
(125) each fell in their third place
matches.
The snow made for an interesting game against Incarnate Word Saturday.
Mines scored goals in the 12th and 30th minute of play. Despite eight saves, Incarnate Words offense was unrelenting.
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As the old adage goes, Thats
why they play the games. Ala-
bama had just vanquished their
great nemesis. They were un-
beaten and seemingly unstop-
pable and the remainder of this
season had an air of inevitability
to it. Alabama would nish num-
ber one, and someone else would
take a desperate shot at dethron-
ing the Tide for the crystal ball.
Then along came Southeaste rn
Conference newcomer Texas
A&M. The Aggies had been re-
spectable this season, but fell
short in the second half in their
two games against elite competi-
tion. Still, A&M had overachievedits expectations signicantly this
season and was ranked fteenth
going into the game. The Aggies
executed their up-tempo spread
offense to perfection in the rst
half, taking a stunning 20-0 lead
on the home-standing Tide. Ala-
bama was forced to play catch-
up, which they have rarely been
forced to do, and the transition
to a comeback-oriented pass-
ing game was one that Alabama
could not make. They pulled to
within three points, but A. J. Mc-
Carron threw an interception on
fourth-and-goal from the two
yard line late in the fourth quarter
to seal Alabamas fate. McCarron
threw two interceptions in thisgame after avoiding throwing any
over the entire season.
Suddenly, one year after fea-
turing both participants in the
BCS title game, the SEC is un-
likely to get even one entrant. In-
stead, Kansas State will move up
to the top spot in the BCS, with
Oregon close behind. If the Wild-
cats reach the national title game,
they will do it despite a preseason
ranking of 22, the lowest of the
BCS era for a championship par-
ticipant, eclipsing even the record
of Cam Newtons Auburn team.
Kansas State truly came out of
nowhere this season.
The impact of Alabamas loss
is resonating across college foot-ball. Texas A&M is preparing for a
potential BCS bowl appearance,
snagging a trip to one of the big
games in its rst year in the SEC.
The Aggies also have at least a
hypothetical chance of winning
the SEC West given another Al-
abama loss; the same is true of
LSU. Oregon and Kansas State
are cheering, as they are both
comfortably in the national title
game should they avoid losing.
Notre Dame had misfortune strike
one of the four teams standing in
its way to the title game; a loss by
Oregon or Kansas State should
put the Irish in the title game. Any
further chaos would likely bring
Alabama right back up to the topof the pile.
In the meantime, Georgia
clinched the SEC East division,
while archrivals Florida used a
blocked punt
return in the
nal seconds
to avoid a
h u m i l i a t i n g
homecoming
defeat to the
Ragin Cajuns
of Louisiana-
L a f a y e t t e .
U n d e f e a t e d
Louisville was
exposed by
S y r a c u s e ,
LSU exed itsnewfound of-
fensive muscle by overpowering
Mississippi State, and Stanford
won a thriller against Oregon
State to effectively end the Bea-
vers Pac-12 title hopes. Oregon
will clinch a spot in the conference
title game against the USC-UCLA
winner with one more conference
victory. Kansas State needs one
more win for a Big 12 champion-
ship, while Alabama can win the
SEC West by beating Auburn in
two weeks. Nebraska controls
its fate in the Big Ten, although a
loss could let Michigan back into
the picture; one of these teams
will play Wisconsin for the con-
ference title, as the Badgers donot need to worry about post-
season-ineligible Penn State and
Ohio State in their division and
could very well nish behind both
in the stand-
ings and .500
in conference
play. Rutgers,
Louisville, and
C i n c i n n a t i
have a com-
plicated tangle
at the top of
the Big East,
while Louisi-
ana Tech has
the possibility
of reaching a
BCS bowl witha top-16 nish
and either a Cincinnati win in the
Big East or a loss by Nebraska.
This is all because college foot-
balls postseason makes com-
plete sense.
Looking forward, the SEC
looks poised to maintain its
strength even if its title streak is
ended at six. The SEC West can
once again claim to be the tough-
est spot in football, with three
legitimate national title contend-
ers in LSU, Alabama, and Texas
A&M, as well as Mississippi State,
the best fourth-place team in the
nation and a squad that would
probably win the Big Ten with little
difculty this year. In the East, thetriumvirate of Florida, Georgia,
and South Carolina will battle for
national contention as well, while
Missouri will try to rebound after
a disappointing inaugural season
and Vanderbilt will try to build on
its surprising relevance this year.
In short, the SEC could have ten
teams in next years preseason
top 25, including potentially six
of the top ten. Electrifying fresh-
man Johnny Manziel, the A&M
quarterback nicknamed Johnny
Football, has three more years
to potentially turn the Aggies into
a title-winning juggernaut; with
a bit of luck in two key games,
Texas A&M would be unbeaten,
top-ranked, and potentially onits way to a national champion-
ship right now. Nick Sabans Ala-
bama defense will continue to be
monstrous, and the Tide will be
spending the entire offseason try-
ing to x the problems that LSU
and the Aggies have caused them
these past two weeks. Mean-
while, LSU appears to be nding
an offensive identity around Zach
Mettenburger, also a freshman,
and should be better next sea-
son than they are now. This sea-
son may end in a celebration in
Oregon, Kansas, or South Bend,
but it is looking like a SEC West-
dominated future.
James Kergosien
Staff Writer
The impact of Alabamas
loss is resonating across
college football. Texas
A&M is preparing for a
potential BCS bowl appear-
ance, snagging a trip to
one of the big games in its
frst year in the SEC.
The Football InformantMaking an entrance
Jared Riemer
Staff Writer
The Colo rado School of Mines
Football team travelled to Ne-
braska to take on No. 21 Chad-
ron State in the snow in the nal
matchup of the season. Unfortu-
nately for the Orediggers, the -
nal result was 20-14 in Chadrons
favor, but in a year plagued with
injuries, Mines ended up with a
respectable 6-5 record.
After Chadron kicked the open-
ing kickoff out of bounds, Mines
started with good eld position at
the 35 yard line and moved the
ball 21 yards over eight plays, but
ended the drive with a Taylor Ac-
cardi punt. Chadron took over at
their 10 yard line and moved the
ball 43 yards thanks to a couple of
short passes and a 15 yard pass
interference penalty on Mines. But
the defense would hold strong as
the drive stalled thanks to a Ryan
Wood interception to again set
the Oredigger offense up with
great eld position at the CSM 38
yard line. However, Mines would
turn the ball over on downs just
seven plays later after failing to
convert a fourth and four at the
Chadron 24 yard line. Chadron
took advantage of the turnover
and marched the 76 yards down
the eld to score the rst points
of the game on a 14-yard pass to
give them the early 7-0 lead.
The Orediggers started at their
20 yard line and the rst play of
their third possession went for
12 yards on a Tevin Champagne
rush. Two plays later Matt Brown
hit Jerrod Doucet for 23 yards.
After marching into Eagle territory,
the Oredigger offense once again
stalled and turned the ball over
on downs for the second time in
as many drives. Chadron did little
with the ball however and punted
just six plays later. After the punt,
Mines took over at their own three
yard line and quickly completed
a 12-yard pass to gain some re-
lief from their own end zone. But
just three plays later an intercep-
tion by Brown gave Chadron the
ball at their 44 yard line. Chadron
scored eight plays later on a 27-
yard pass to push their lead to
14-0. Mines punted on their next
possession and Chadron ran the
clock out to head to halftime up
by two scores.
Chadron scored on their rst
possession of the second half
on a 29-yard pass on fourth and
one. They failed to convert the
extra point however, and kicked
off leading 20-0. The Orediggers
rst play of the second half was
just what the doctor order when
Champagne rushed for 27 yards
to the CSM 37 yard line. After a
few short passes and runs, Brown
hit David Pawelek for 23 yards
as they threatened to crack the
scoreboard. Champagne found
the end zone ve plays later with
a rush from three yards out and
Avery Llewellyn made the extra
point to bring the score to 20-7.
After a Chadron punt, Mines
took over at their own 20 down
two scores with one quarter to
play. For the second consecutive
drive, a Champagne run gave the
Orediggers life as he carried the
ball for 30 more yards to the 50
yard line. The Orediggers contin-
ued to move down the eld to the
Chardon 10 yard line, where three
plays later on fourth and nine,
Brown scrambled 10 yards for the
10-yard touchdown bringing the
score to 20-14.
That would be as close as the
Orediggers got though, as both
teams traded punts and turn-
overs in the nal 10 minutes to
end the game. Brown nished
the day 14-29 for 132 yards with
two interceptions and a rush-
ing touchdown in his rst full
year as the starting quarterback.
Champagne led the Orediggers
in rushing with 118 yards on 21
attempts with one touchdown
in his second game back from
injury. Doucet nished with four
receptions for 71 yards. Ian Mc-
Fadden had a forced fumble, Matt
Craighead recovered the fumble,
and Wood had one interception.
Billy Sprague led the defense with
11 total tackles and Tyler Denson
had 10. In the end, the comeback
came short, but Mines recorded
18 total rst downs to Chadrons
20, and tallied 22 more rushing
yards than Chadron in the losing
effort.
Football falls to ChadronState 14-20 on the road
Mens Basketball openedseason versus Minot State
The Orediggers won 87-83 in double overtime.
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Geek Week...Marie Hrdlicka, Senior: Chemical Engineering
ofthe
Katerina Gonzales
Staff Writer
Most Chemical Engineering ma-
jors are buckled down with home-work all the time, but Marie Hrdlicka
manages to balance her activities
and social life despite being in two
of the most difcult majors in her
time at Mines. Between TA-ing and
attending all the other meetings she
has, The Oredigger managed to
catch up with her to discuss her time
at Mines.[Oredigger]: Why did you
choose Mines?
[Hrdlicka]: Well I was actually
looking into nursing school, and my
grandpa was a doctor, and so he told
me, You should do something to
your full potential. And so I thought,
Yeah, that would be engineering.
And so after he tried to convince me
to be a doctor I decided I wanted tobe an engineer. And when I came to
this school I just fell in love with the
campus and it just felt like home.What is your favorite thing
about Mines?
I really love the education here
thats offered. I think its really valu-
able. I really like the people Im
around; I like that its a small cam-
pus. But mostly I just really appre-
ciate the education Im getting and
love that everyones in it for the same
thing. And I like being involved in a lot
of things, like being a TA and a peer
mentor, and just getting to know
people because it is a small campus.So youre a Physics II TA and
a peer mentor?
Yeah, so Ive TAd for three se-mesters and Ive been a peer mentor
for two years. I absolutely love it. Be-
ing a TA has actually really inspired
me to maybe teach some day, just
because I really love teaching stu-
dents and getting to know the stu-dents on campus. And with being a
peer mentor, its nice to be able to
get to connect with freshman and
make them feel welcome. Just be-
cause its such a small school I think
its really nice for them to have an up-
perclassman being able to say hi
to them or ask hows their day and
being known on campus rather than
just being another freshman.
Any interesting physics exam
proctoring experiences?
I see people pick their boogers
and eat them on a regular basis. Or
when they use their left hand for the
right-hand-rule, Im like, NOOOOO!
Why a Physics II TA?
I loved Phys II, and actually after I
took Phys II I decided I wanted to bea physics major. But ended up going
into Chemical Engineering my junior
year.How did that happen?
Well, I really loved Phys II, but the
next semester I took Thermo and
Modern Physics, and all my phys-
ics friends helped me with Modern
Physics, and I helped all of them
with Thermo. So right away I liked
Thermo more than physics, but I
kept continuing on every semester
to see if it would get better, and then
it eventually became that I wanted to
graduate on time, and it was a pride
thing, like I wanted to graduate with
all my friends that I came in with, but
I just really enjoy physics and I didnt
really see a future for myself in it. Sowhen I realized that, I decided to
change my major to Chemical Engi-
neering because I liked the material
better and I saw a future for myself
in it.
What are things about your-self that make you geeky?
I collected Pokmon cards when
I was younger. My best friend played
with me, so I just liked whatever he
liked. My favorite was probably Pika-
chu. Actually, no, I liked Dragonite,
but I played that game on the Game-
Boy, and I named him Spitball. But I
had a lot more Pokmon cards than
all of my friends when I was little.
I dont feel like Im a geek here.
But when Im with normal people
like my family, my nerdiness totally
comes out. I talk with my nger
[demonstrates], Well actually
When I was taking Organic
Chemistry, I went to dinner with
my family at a restaurant and I was
drawing compounds on the table. Iwas just making them up, but I was
able to name them for some reason.
I could also be a geek because
I went from Engineering Physics to
Chemical Engineering which was
the worst decision ever, going from
a really hard degree to another really
hard degree.
Which is harder?
Hmm, I think Physics wants you
to achieve and ChemEs are re-
ally mean. There was a time when I
thought Chemical Engineering was
easier. But I think theres more work
in ChemE.
What is your favorite class
this semester?
Honestly, I really like Ethics. Its
been a really interesting class and anice break from the technical mind,
as Ive been having to think in a dif-
ferent way. Thats been really inter-
esting hearing different philosophies
and different theories that I can take
with me after college. And a lot of theChemE classes, I do and did like,
because its puzzle-solving.
What do you do in your free
time?
When I have free time... I try and
hang out with friends. I actually really
love playing music. I play guitar and
piano, mostly self-taught. I write my
own music. So when I actually get
free time, I nd a lot of joy for the rest
of the day. Hmm... I also play pea-
nuts with my roommates.
What superhero would you
be?
Well, I love Batman. But mostly
because of Christian Bale. You know
Green Lantern? Id just have a green
ring. He can make anything out
of green light... and we know from
physics that you cant get something
from nothing. But technically its an
energy source I guess...
Do you have any advice forfellow Mines students?
I would say that learning the bal-
ance between academics and social
life is really important because I dont
think you can get through school if
you just focus on school. You have
to have the social aspect: its really
important to have both. If you can
gure those two things out well, you
can get through school. Also, make
friends in your department. And
make sure you get to know your
teachers.Favorite quote?
Do not worry about anything,
but pray and ask God for everything
you need, always giving thanks.
- Philippians 4:6
The Simpsons is the longest-
running prime-time television
show in American history and it
shows no sign of stopping soon.
Everyone knows of the animated
creation of Matt Groening. Less
well-known and shorter-lived wasFuturama, another animated
classic by Groening. Futurama
was recently revived by Comedy
Central after being canceled by
Fox. Both shows are extremely
popular and have memorable
characters that generate perva-
sive memes such as The gog-
gles do nothing! and Why not
Zoidberg?
Such entertainment jugger-
nauts unsurprisingly have comic
book series based on their re-
spective shows produced by
Bongo Comics. Of course, fans
wanted a crossover between
The Simpsons and Futurama.
The rst part, Futurama/Simp-
sons Innitely Secret Crossover
Crisis, was published in 2002
and 2003. A sequel, Crossover
Crisis II, was published in 2005.
Both series were hits, and both
were nally brought together in
the hardbound book, The Simp-
sons Futurama Crossover Crisisreleased in 2010. Expectations
for this work were high, and it de-
livered.
The story starts in Futuramas
universe where The Simpsons
are a TV show and comic book
series of which Fry is a fan. He,
Leela, and Bender travel to Nerd-
anus XII, the Living Planet that is
a parody of comic book fans. The
crew is bringing the planets col-
lection of comic books to Earth
to be sealed in liquid diamond to
preserve their value.
Continued at oredigger.net/lifestyle
Club Tennis may certainly be
one of the newest additions to the
Club Sports Department, but the
team has denitely made their mark
already on the club sports world by
nishing 4th out of 32 teams in their
second attendance of the USTA
World Team Tennis Fall Invitational
Event at Hilton Head, South Caro-
lina. By beating Clemson Univer-sity B Team 30-8 and #52 Ohio
State University 26-15, the team
was placed in the Gold Bracket to
play #46 North Carolina State. The
CSM team won four out of ve sets,
winning 24-15. Then the team beat
Clemson University A Team in the
quarternals in a 20-19 victory. In
the seminals, the team fell to the
University of Virginia Cavaliers. The
team ended up also losing to Uni-
versity of Central Florida
(ranked third in the nation)
in the consolation match.
CSM was one of only two
Division II universities in
attendance, with the CSM
men giving up only eight
games in seven sets ofsingles play, a feat unlikely
to be met by any other
school in attendance.
The three teams that
comprise Club Tennis to-
tal to more than 30 mem-
bers, with nearly half of the
members being women.
The competitive team, the
A Team, plays local, re-
gional, and national varsity
and club teams. The 2011-2012
team was comprised of nine men
and seven women. The second
competitive team, the B Team,
plays local and regional club teams
and had ten men and eight women
on the 2011-2012 team. The rec-
reational team plays only on the In-
tramural team ladder and contains
fteen men and four women.
When the varsity tennis program
at Mines in 2004-2005 was dis-
banded, the club team was formed
to compete in the NIRSA/NCCS
club level for both men and wom-
en. Competition is year-round at
both men and women, consisting
of tournaments such as the United
States Tennis Association (USTA)
Fall Invitational, USTA Spring Invi-
tational, USTA Intermountain Sec-
tionals, & USTA Tennis on Campus
(TOC) Nationals. Currently, the club
team practices a minimum of three
times per week with conditioning
and indoor practicing during the
winter. The tennis team at CSM
has existed in some form or another
since at least 1913. From the early
1970s until 2005, the CSM men
competed at the varsity level, win-
ning four RMAC championships.
Since 1972, the CSM women have
elded a club team off and on. The
Club Tennis team ofcially became
a club sport in 2010.
Club Tennis is a no-cut program,
promising to include any who wish
to play at least semi-competitively.
Members skill levels range from
former high school junior varsi-
ty athletes to former NCAA varsity
players and nationally ranked ju-
niors. Club Tennis is always looking
for new players. Any student want-
ing to play can contact the team at
[email protected] with ques-
tions.
Club Tennis makes their markSydney Liming
Staff Writer
Geek of the Week, Marie Hrdlicka, is a TA for Physics II.
Club Tennis nished 4th out of 32 teams at the USTA World Team
Tennis Fall Invitational Event.
COURTESY CLUB SPORTS
Simpsons Futuramacrossover a hitKyle Santi
Staff Writer
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Nicole Johnson
Staff Writer
The Knight, the Seer, and the Child
Miranda
Previous chapters can be found
online at oredigger.net
I wonder if theyll like me. Mi-
randa tugged at her bodice but
the boning was too stiff. Her ribs
protested as much as her feet
as she shufed down the halls in
these ridiculous shoes with a heel
taller than the width of her palm.
She preferred her own clothes of
soft fur to the extravagant silk her
parents sent. Parents, Miranda
thought. She often dreamed about
a womans face. It was soft, like
hers, with the same white hair and
calm blue eyes. When she sat on
the beach back home, Miranda of-
ten thought of the womans smile.
Now that she was going to meet
her mother, however, Miranda
wondered if she would be like she
dreamed or something completely
different.
Suddenly Garreth and Vanar
stopped in front of a set of large,
ornate doors. The wood was
painted white with sapphire and
silver inlays of waves along the
door frame. Kaitu Kingdom was
scrawled in more silver across the
double doors. Garreth stepped
forward and knocked three times.
The doors swung open and a
servant ushered them inside to a
parlor. Miranda stared in awe at
the sheer amount of decoration.
Likenesses of Salacia adorned ev-
ery wall and spare table. The god-
dess was always surrounded by a
swirling whirlpool and a variety of
sea creatures that frolicked in the
waves.
The King and Queen will be
with you shortly. The servant
bowed before shutting the parlor
door behind them.
Miranda tried sitting, but found
she couldnt nd a comfortable
position in this awful dress. She
looked up to nd Garreth smirk-
ing. Do you not know how to stay
still?Miranda narrowed her eyes at
him. I dont see you dressed in
a steel cage. She tugged at the
bodice again but the material still
would not give. How am I sup-
posed to be a princess when I
cant breathe?
Youll learn. Adina placed a
hand on her arm. Plus those gar-
ments are only meant for special
occasions. Just remember what
we told you, and youll be ne.
Miranda leaned back as much
as she could and tried to cross her
arms, but couldnt so she placed
her hands in her lap. She had
just gotten comfortable when the
doors to the parlor swung open.
The servant from earlier cleared
her throat. Her majesty of the wa-
ter kingdom, Queen Cassandra.
Miranda abruptly got up from
her chair and placed a hand over
her stomach to quell the nerves
bubbling inside her. Only when
she looked past the servant to the
queen, her face fell. The scarring
covered most of her face, obscur-
ing any beauty there may have
been. Still, the queen held herself
high even when the servant guid-
ed her to a large, cushioned chair.
The queen leaned against its high
back, staring through all of them
with her furrowed eyebrows.
Youll have to forgive my hus-
band. He is indisposed at the mo-
ment. Tell me, which of you claims
to be my daughter.
Mirandas throat suddenly
dried. Adina stood and gave Mi-
randa a slight nudge forward.
The rustling of the skirts drew the
queens gaze straight to Miranda.
Come and sit, she indicated a
stool next to the chair.
Miranda inched forward and sat
as gracefully as she could on the
stool. Every time she adjusted, theskirts rustled, which brought the
queens expression from a scowl
to slightly amused. Restless thing,
arent you?
Its this bodice, Your Grace. A
man had to have designed it for it
to be this tight.
The queen tilted her head
slightly. What do you normally
wear?
Loose travelers clothes,
mostly fur. Although truth be told, I
swam quite a bit so I usually didnt
wear much. Miranda held her
breath, realizing how easily that
story came out. There was some-
thing about the queen that was
familiar somehow. The queens
hair, white and streaked with gray,
looked like a soft owing waterfall.
Beneath the scar tissue, Miranda
could see the crystal blue of her
eyes. They looked so familiar to
her, but she couldnt be. Uncle
Caldon said her parents died. Why
would he lie to her? Although if he
really wasnt her uncle, what else
had he lied about?
My apologies, I dont know
why I told you that.
Where did you grow up? The
queens expression eased into one
of slight interest.
In a little village in the Goshken
Forest just outside of Aldana.
The queen piqued up at that,
leaning towards Miranda. Who
raised you?
My uncle. He told me my par-
ents died when I was a small child
in some sort of accident, but you
look so familiar.
The queens shoulders tensed.
What was your uncles name?
What did he look like?
Miranda turned back to Adina
who gave her a nod. Uncle Cal-
don was tall and strong with the
kindest eyes, dark grey. Tearsbegan brimming and her voice
choked from the strain of holding
the tears in.
What happened to him, child?
My Queen. My name is Sir
Garreth of the Alpha Order. Mi-
randa turned and watched Garreth
approach and kneel before the
queen. Sir Vanar and I rescued
Miranda from the village when it
was attacked by Hectahn. We
could not save Sir Caldon. He
gave his life to make sure your
daughter was brought back.
My daughter, the queen whis-
pered. A shaking hand found its
way to Mirandas leg. Miranda
placed her own hand over the
queens and for a moment the
queen almost smiled. She looked
down at where their hands met
and for a moment a soft bluish glue
emanated from between them.
Miranda gasped as the light
pulsed with her heart. Cassan-
dra yanked her hand away. You
shouldnt be here. He will nd you.
Garreth remained kneeling.
Your majesty, a lost prophecy has
been found. She could be the key
to destroying him.
Cassandra turned toward Mi-
randa. She is the key to releasing
him.
Releasing who?
Adina shook her head. The
lost princess will guide the way
to each piece of the Goddesses
Stone, which when placed into
sacred steel will banish the dark-
ness forever. We already have one
piece, the Mountains Diamond.
Adina pulled out a small pouch
from within her robes, took out a
small cloth wrapped stone. As she
unwrapped it, she held it out to
the queen. The Trinity Knights will
keep her safe, we promise.
Truly?Yes. She will be under our pro-
tection, Garreth indicated all three
of them. Under Sir Hallons com-
mand, she is our priority.
Cassandra placed her ngers
gently over the surface of the dia-
mond. So the legend is true. You
may rise, Sir Garreth. Cassandra
walked up to Miranda, placing a
hand to her face. After so long,
my daughter.
Mother. The word felt odd
to say but something in Miranda
knew it was right. She broke into
tears and allowed the queen to
hug her. But why did you send me
away?
The queen grew tense. I was
young and stupid. I am so sorry,
my child. Every day I wanted to go
to you but I thought being near you
would draw the shadow dancers
attention. I wanted to keep you
and Sir Caldon safe.
He was a knight?
Cassandra smiled. It was a sad
smile. My closest knight. We knew
each other for a very long time.
The queen shook her head.
But enough of this. We have a lot
of planning to do. Well start with a
proper introduction to the world.
She turned her head back to
Adina and the two knights. You
are never to leave her side, un-
derstand? Also, please summon
Sir Hallon immediately. We have a
lot to discuss. It is time the Trinity
Knights were revealed.
Miranda happened to catch
something move from the corner
of her eye, but it was gone by the
next blink.
At the Golden Armory this week
in 1921, a consortium of churches
in the Golden area sponsored an
address by Father William ORyan
of Denver supporting disarma-
ment. ORyan demonstrated the
perilous situation in which Eu-
ropean civilisation nds itself,
pointing out the incredible amount
of armament, relative to the need
for relief from previous wars. The
Colorado Transcript reported on
his conclusions: His Master has
showed another way of overcom-
ing love which alone can elimi-
nate the causes that inevitably
lead to war. After the address,
the churches present adopted a
resolution supporting ORyans
conclusions.
Additionall y, the Golden city
government took steps to in-
crease the municipal water sup-
ply this week in 1921. The mayor
signed a ling which was to add to
Goldens Beaver Brook water sup-
ply. The water was to come from
Soda Creek in Clear Creek county