Issue 6 - The Rose Thorn

Aesthetic renovations come at cost

Written by Claire Stark

Moench Hall has been a staple of the Rose-Hulman community. Most students have or will have a class somewhere in the building, or they’ll visit a professor or attend a lab. Over last summer many of the hallways got a facelift, as did several offices, classrooms, and bathrooms. But, question shas remained as community members came back and saw the changes: how much did this cost? Is updating the aesthetics of the hallways the best way to spend school resources?

LEEDing the way with new residence hall

Written by Jason Latimer

Dustin Eggink of Ratio Architects gave a presentation over the LEED certification of the New Residence Hall under construction to Rose-Hulman students and faculty yesterday. The presentation outlined what a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification meant and what the benefits of a LEED-certified building are.

News Briefs

Written by Katie Dial

The fall of a dictator

69 year-old Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi was killed in his hometown of Sirte this Tuesday by revolutionaries. Uprisings have been prominent in Libya for the past two months with Qaddafi leaving the capital city, Tripoli, and ultimately being captured and beaten and shot to death by rebels in Sirte.

Indie game of the week: Eversion

Written by Peter Savkovich

This week The Rose Thorn reviews Eversion, a puzzle-platformer developed by Zaratustra Productions.

Emma Stone lights up the screen again

Written by Hobey Tam

Emma Stone is one of these divas to keep your eye out for: she consistently executes great performances on the big screen, and Crazy Stupid Love is no exception. The overall theme of the movie is fairly straightforward. Love not only makes you do crazy things, it often makes you do stupid things, and usually it makes you do both at the same time.

Stained is back with new anger

Written by Ashton Wagner

This eponymous album is somewhat of a return to form for Staind. In recent years, the band has mellowed out and lost much of the intensity that made their original work so popular. However, their most recent effort brings back that energy in a big way, albeit in a somewhat different form.