April 2014 – Page 8 – The Oredigger

Headlines from around the world: 4/7/14

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision has struck down the decades-old aggregate political spending cap on a First Amendment basis. While the $2600 per candidate per election limit is still legal, individuals are no longer limited in the total amount of political contributions that can be made every two years. Justice Breyer, in his dissenting opinion writes that the ruling would allow “a single individual to contribute millions of dollars to a political party or to a candidate’s campaign”.

50th Anniversary of Largest Earthquake in US History

Anchorage, Alaska, 1964. At 5:30 PM on March 27th, Good Friday, the ground began to shake. Eyewitness Patrick Sanford’s father stopped his car to see what was wrong with his steering. Airman Patrick Hames thought the rumbling he heard was the thump of footsteps at shift change, while James Midlothian assumed it was a pilot revving his airplane engines; another airman suggested it was a bomb. Easter lilies began to fall off the shelves on top of Merry-Rae Brook and her fellow Girl Scouts, who were selling cookies in a grocery store. The cups in Patrick Keulan’s cupboards began to shake against each other, and a moment later the china hutch fell over.

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Geek of the Week: Libby Booton

Juggling two jobs, multiple clubs and cheerleading with Mines coursework is no easy feat. Arvada native and Mines sophomore in Engineering Physics Libby Booton does just that. Booton works as a TA for Physics 100 and teaches dance to children at the APEX center in Arvada. Between practices for the Mines Cheerleading team and meetings for various on-campus clubs, The Oredigger caught up with Libby to discuss her geekiness and love for Mines.

LHC

The game “2048” is currently sweeping across campus, but there is another game that is equally as addicting. “LHC” is the more science based cousin of “2048.” “LHC” is a physics-based collision game. Instead of colliding numbers like in “2048,” physics particles are smashed into each other in order to create larger, more impressive particles.

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Four Questions with Belong Designs

The E-Days carnival provides a place to eat and be merry; however, for some, the carnival is a chance to return to old stomping grounds. The Oredigger caught up with Shamus McNutt, a Mines alum and cofounder of Belong Designs, at the E-Days carnival.

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Mrs. Field’s Cookies

Looking for a good cure for the munchies? Or just a tasty treat? Well, this is the perfect solution to any craving. Mrs. Field’s chocolate chip cookies are simply to die for. This is a family recipe that has been used for generations and it has been proven to make some truly scrumptious cookies.

Comic Corner: “Serenity: Leaves on the Wind” #3

“Serenity: Leaves on the Wind” is an ongoing series published by Dark Horse Comics. It is based on the popular science-fiction/Western television series “Firefly.” Readers who are not familiar with this series are advised to stop reading now and go watch the show. “Leaves on the Wind” takes place about nine months after the events of the “Serenity” movie. In the last two issues, readers discovered the crew of the Serenity hiding from both the Alliance and the newly-forming rebellion while the galaxy reeled with turmoil as its inhabitants decided how to react to the information Mal and his crew broadcast about the Alliance’s involvement with the planet Miranda. Zoe has given birth and been subsequently captured by the Alliance; Mal and his crew have been re-joined by Jayne and a newcomer, the New Rebellion’s leader, Bea.

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2048: Deceptively Simple

The new Flash game “2048” (available at http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/) is free to play and fast to load. The game is also available as a phone app, which is also free (http://git.io/2048), and is based on two non-free phone apps called “1024” and “Threes.” But be forewarned: this is the Pringles of computer games. In other words, once you pop, you cannot stop.

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