Volume 172, Issue 10

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Old Man Daley’s Machine Politics Proficiency Index:

With the SGA Executive Board elections set for April 3, IIT students have a difficult choice for whom cast their multiple ballots. To aid in the selection process, TechNews has bridged the ethereal and supernatural worlds to bring in special political correspondent, Richard J. Daley. Da Mayor has kindly agreed to rate candidates based on his opinions of their personali-ties and policies, and how he sees them fitting in as cogs in his larger Chicago Machine. Da Major will rate candidates on the DIS, DAT, DEEZ, and DOZE scale, and will provide insight into the candidates and their fitness for the position. Mayor Daley attended the SGA debates on March 29, and has thoroughly researched the candi-dates’ backgrounds and prior po-litical history. Da Mayor will make his picks based upon a candidate’s fitness for the position and their ability to succeed in the Chicago Machine.When asked what his ideal can-

didate would look like, Old Man Daley said the following, “Any-body dat runs for office in da City of Chicago got to get a few tings straight. First, dey better know who da boss is, and dats me. Sec-ond, dey gotta have a good head on dere shoulders, ‘cause it’s gonna be a lot learning on your feet. Tird, and most importantly, dey gotta be able to communicate. I’m talkin’ Saul Alinsky style, ‘cause if you can’t motivate your constituents, your screwed”. The following are Mayor Daley’s picks, and are TechNews’ officially endorsed candidates: President:Candidate Kelly Lohr Daley Says: Mos def a DOZE. Lohr has been involved with SGA for a while, and you may have noticed her SGA updates in TechNews, which is always a posi-tive in our book. Candidate Paola Arce Daley Says: Needs im-provement, a.k.a. a DAT. Arce may have a few student-positive tricks

up her sleeves, but prior involv-ment and leadership skills are lack-ing. Executive Vice President:Candidate Matthew Otten Daley says: DOZE. Otten sounds a lot like Ogden, who was the first mayor of this great and beautiful city. Plus Otten is bright, and will be an invaluable asset to his president and the rest of the student body. Vice President of Student Life:Candidate Rani Shah Daley Says: DOZE. Rani knows what’s going on, and has worked her way up from inside SGA. Her prior experience and ambition make her a threat to all those who stand opposed, and Da Mayor knows a thing or two about that.Candidate Tristan Larson Daley Says: DAT. Tristan is certainly passionate, but to this mayor it seems like his passions have been directed elsewhere. As EWB President, Tristan has cer-

tainly shown he is capable, but he does not know the inner workings of SGA like some of the other can-didates. Vice President of Aca-demic Affairs:Candidate Victor Obaihu Daley Says: DIS. Vic-tor wasn’t at the debates, and the Mayor don’t know what to think of him.Candidate Soonen Ahua Daley Says: DIS. Soonen was also absent from the debates. Finance Board Chair:Candidate Emmanuel Klu Daley Says: A solid DEEZ. Emmanuel shows promise in his position, and will bring profession-alism to this office. He’s also unop-posed, which is Da Mayor favorite way to run. For information on the can-didates, turn to pages 2 & 3 to read a quick blurb on all of the Vice Pres-idents up for election, and a little more information on what the pro-spective Presidents want to imple-ment.

ELECTIONS TODAY! VOTE NOW! 9A.M. to 7P.M. VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS

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CANDIDATES FOR

PRESIDENT

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EXECUTIVE VP

Name: Kelly LohrYear in School: Third YearMajor: Materials Science and EngineeringE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Student Body President How would you best represent the interests of all IIT students in your decision making?As President I plan on encouraging efforts like the VoteBox and Thougts Tables that are a constant means for students to com-municate. I would also like to hold forums, similar to what we host with the President and Provost, but with SGA members taking suggestions and answering questions. I plan to encourage the kind of communication that I have been upholding through-out the year as VP of communications among all members of SGA. I am a student who has experienced many sides of the story at IIT, involved, happy, unsatisfied, and proactive. I know where students are coming from because I can relate. What issues or goals would you like to tackle and how do you plan to accomplish them? My main goal is to be an advocate for positive change at IIT. That can go in a lot of different directions, but one ob-jective I’d like to focus on is getting students on campus the resources they need to follow through on their goals. This in-cludes reforming some of the processes that students need to go through to get involved, taking out unnecessary road blocks, and increasing the means of communications in the school, so students are at the very least informed, and not intimidated by, what they need to in order to be involved.

KELLY LOHR PAOLA ARCEName: Dalia (Paola) ArceYear in School: Third YearMajor: ArchitectureE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Student Body President How would you best represent the interests of all IIT students in your decision making? I would best represent the interest of all IIT students by being as connected to students across campus as possible. I would love to start a weekly Chat with the President where stu-dents would be welcomed to bring any issues, concerns, ques-tions or suggestions they would have about IIT. I would help create a document stating the IIT STUDENT VISION, where students from across the university would get together to cre-ate such document. The document would outline goals to ac-complish in the future and directions that could help the next generation of students leaders continue to accomplishing them. What issues or goals would you like to tackle and how do you plan to accomplish them? One of my goals is to create a document detailing the IIT Student Vision, what it is, its purposes and the things we as IIT students would like to see for the university. Administra-tion has its own vision for the University, and I believe that as the primary benefactors of IIT we should have our own docu-ment stating what we want to get out of our time at IIT and how to make it happen. The IIT Student Vision would be completely Student lead, while working alongside the administration to make positive changes. For the Students by the Students!

Name: Matthew OttenYear in School: First YearMajor: PhysicsE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Executive Vice President How would you best represent the interests of all IIT students in your decision making? As Executive Vice President, and leader of the Senate, I would talk to the Senators of each college, who should be rep-resenting the interests of their delegates. Furthermore, I would talk to my personal contacts to develop a clearer image of the interests of the IIT students. What issues or goals would you like to tackle and how do you plan to accomplish them? The main issue I would like to tackle is repeating the same mistakes on projects that have already been tried. To do this, I will first get a list of past exec boards of SGA, contact them, and begin a list of previous projects, their results, and why they succeeded or failed. Next, I will set up a system for current Senators to record their progress and results. This will allow fu-ture Senators to have more successful projects.MATTHEW OTTEN

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VP OF STUDENT LIFEName: Rani ShahYear in School: Second YearMajor: Chemical EngineeringE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Vice President of Student Life How would you best represent the in-terests of all IIT students in your decision mak-ing? By making decisions which encompass both what the majority of students want and need as well as what future students will find useful in their college career. What issues or goals would you like to tackle and how do you plan to accomplish them? 1. Making IIT’s name more prevalent - this can be accomplished by teaming up with Tech Traditions and other organizations on campus to reach out to alumni, the city of Chicago, and all college students. 2. More flexibility with student organization events - not accepting cash has become quite a large hassle when buying tickets as well as having a strict policy for who can buy tickets. I’d like to compromise for more flexibility

Name: Dor KarterYear in School: Third YearMajor: Computer Information Systems & EntrepreneurshipE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Vice President of Commu-nications How would you best represent the interests of all IIT students in your deci-sion making? I am committed to fight for the stu-dents’ rights and needs on this campus, realizing that we are the customer, and we deserve to have the best college experi-ence. Furthermore, I want to continue the MTCC SGA tables, since they allow direct

communication between students and senators. I will use VoteBox and Student Voice (upcoming online student forum) to provide weekly feedback to students on raised is-

Name: Victor ObiahuYear in School: Third YearMajor: Electrical EngineeringE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Vice President of Academic Affairs How would you best repre-sent the interests of all IIT students in your decision making? My major responsibility would be to represent the people. To achieve this, I shall make myself very approachable. I shall work with

a committee of highly competent students to look into the endeavors of the school on the academic front and decide on the best ways to improve the existing policies with the inter-ests of the student body at heart. I plan on identifying the interests of the student body by extensively using tools like IIT Idea already put in place by previous board members. This would help inform the SGA of desired changes to be made in the school.

Name: Soonen AhuaYear in School: Second YearMajor: Mechanical EngineeringE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Vice President of Ac-ademic Affairs How would you best rep-resent the interests of all IIT stu-dents in your decision making? Communication is key. In order to ably represent the interests of the students I will keep the lines of communication open between myself, my senators and my constituents. I will constantly strive to see that important and worthwhile projects are carried to a successful completion.

Name: Klu, EmmanuelYear in School: Second YearMajor: Computer ScienceE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Finance Board Chair How would you best represent the interests of all IIT students in your decision making? Having been involved with diverse student organizations, and having a cross-cul-tural social life, I believe keeping the interests of all IIT students is crucial. One basic aim is to make sure the Board makes decisions on a fair basis so events that encourage school spirit are funded.

RANI SHAH TRISTAN LARSON

EMMANUEL

KLUDOR

KARTER

SOONEN AHUA

VICTOR OBIAHU

Name: Tristan LarsonYear in School: Third YearMajor: Civil EngineeringE-Mail Address: [email protected] for: Vice President of Student Life How would you best represent the interests of all IIT students in your decision making? I hope to not only augment cam-pus life for students who already partici-pate, but also to increase the engagement of students who are less inclined to get involved, particularly commuter students. In order to accomplish this I would like to make it easier for student organizations to

increase their visibility on campus, as well as making IIT a weekend destination for students who live off campus by encouraging weekend events and making facilities more accessible to students.

A special thanks to SGA for providing pictures & information about the candidates!

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CeaseFire Chicago aims to stop violence among youth

By IIT Office of Financial Aid

By Tanim TaherTECHNEWS WRITER

Everyone is so excited and happy that spring came so early this year in Chicago. It was only mid-March, and at a time of year when people are usually bundled up whenever they venture outside, and kids are kept indoors by their parents due to the cold, Chicagoans were enjoying June like weather! People were out in their jogging clothes; kids were out playing outdoors and enjoying the warmth. Even nature decided it was time to decorate – leaves started sprouting all over - six weeks early! Beautiful cherry blossoms filled the air with a sweet scent pleasing the olfactory senses, and filled the visuals with intricate shades of white and pink.

Everyone is so excited and happy that spring came so early this year in Chicago. It was only mid-March, and at a time of year when people are usually bundled up whenever they venture outside, and kids are kept indoors by

their parents due to the cold, Chicagoans were enjoying June like weather! People were out in their jogging clothes; kids were out playing outdoors and enjoying the warmth. Even nature decided it was time to decorate – leaves started sprouting all over - six weeks early!

B eaut i fu l cherr y blossoms f i l l ed the air with a sweet scent pleasing the olfactory senses, and filled the visuals with intricate shades of white and pink.

The little six year old girl was playing in the front porch of her house enjoying the weather in this pleasant Saturday afternoon, while her mother and younger sister watched nearby. Suddenly, loud thuds rang out that disturbed the otherwise calm weekend afternoon. What was it? Was it thunder announcing the arrival of rain – common for this time of year. Alas, it was not! Rather it was the sound of gun shots that announced the arrival of rain – a rain of tears. The little girl was no more! This is not made up – as heartbreaking as this reads, it is a true event that happened on March 17th at Chicago’s

3100 block of South Springfield Avenue. The truth is violent crime is more

common than anyone would like in this city that we all love - Chicago. The truth is, and as two officers verified to me last week, when the temperature goes up, so do incidences of violent crime, shootings and gang violence. In some neighborhoods unfortunate incidences like the one above are repeated again and again with no end in sight. Is there a solution? Is anyone doing anything trying to stop it other than police officers who mostly come in after the crime has happened? Is anyone doing anything to prevent crime in the first place?CeaseFire Chicago is an organization that has been working in the past couple of years to “Interrupt” the cycle of violence in the troubled parts of Chicago. The brave, commendable social workers from Ceasefire work with troubled young people caught up in the vicious circle of violence, gang activities, drugs and prostitution – and their goal is to interrupt the path these people are on before things turn deadly. A widely acclaimed

PBS documentary called “Interrupters” was recently released that showcases the very important and essential work CeaseFire is doing.

The US Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. called CeaseFire “a rational, data-driven, evidence-based, smart approach to crime – the kind of approach that this Administration is dedicated to pursuing and supporting.”

IIT’s office of Service Learning and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) is honored to welcome Ceasefire Chicago’s Ameena Matthews to deliver a lunch lecture at IIT’s Engineering-1 auditorium. Ameena Matthews is the lead person featured in the “Interrupters” documentary and has won wide acclaim and national media attention for her work. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, April 4th from 12.45-1.40pm. Please join us at the lecture to learn what concerned citizens are doing to turn the tide of violence, and be empowered with knowledge to help impact positive change.

All details are in the flier, and you may also visit http://msa.iit.edu for more info.

Registration for Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 begins April 9! Students are encouraged to check the Finances Tab on the MyIIT Portal to determine if they have any holds preventing registration. There are specific reasons why a hold may exist on a student account and these can be identified easily on the portal.

Outstanding Balance Any outstanding balance on a

student account will prevent a student from registering for classes. To determine if there is a balance on a student account, please complete the following:

Login to MyIIT, select the Finances Tab, and select Manage My Account under Manage Account in the middle column.

Select the Manage My Account button and view your Current Account Status on TouchNet.

Students with an outstanding balance need to pay the balance to register. Payments can be submitted on the TouchNet system directly, following the steps above, or in person at the Cashier’s Office located in Main Building, Room 104, open Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you have questions about your balance, please contact the Bursar’s Office at [email protected] or 312-567-3794.

O u t s t a n d i n g F i n a n c i a l A i d Requirements

Any outstanding financial aid

requirements on a student account will delay disbursement of federal funds. If federal funds did not disburse, please complete the following:

Login to MyIIT, select the Finances Tab, and select holds under Financial Aid Requirements in the middle column.

Unsatisfied requirements must be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid directly via e-mail at [email protected], fax 312-567-3982, or in person at Main Building Room 104.

Once a student submits documents, the Office of Financial Aid will review these within 7-10 business days. Once all outstanding requirements are satisfied on MyIIT, federal funds will disburse to the student’s account.

Immunization Compliance Students are required by Illinois State

Law to provide proof of proper vaccine history to the Student Health and Wellness Center. If a student has outstanding immunization requirements, registration will be prevented. Any questions should be directed to Celia Mayora at [email protected].

International Students International students may have

outstanding requirements to keep their student status at IIT. Students with a hold due to a status-based issue should resolve it with the International Center. Questions can be answered by contacting their office at [email protected] or 312-567-3680.

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Future of nuclear energy in the United States still unclearBy Utsav GandhiCAMPUS EDITOR

Robert Rosner, Professor in the Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, the Computation Institute, and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago delivered a talk on “Prospects for Nuclear Power in the United States and Abroad”, at a joint seminar organized by the Physics & ChBE Departments as well as WISER. With the shock of the Fukushima nuclear accident still heavy around the world even after a year, the prospects of nuclear power in this century are being scrutinized both in the United States and abroad. His talk addressed the issue from a variety of perspectives, ranging from economics to non-proliferation and was structured to address the opportunities, constraints and future of nuclear power in America.

Nuclear energy has remained under a cloud for a number of complicated

reasons, and its opponents mainly argue the unavoidable possibility of its use in we ap ons pro g r ams – re n d e r i ng i t s civilian use very difficult to dissociate.

Professor Rosner firstly argued that nuclear energy meets the criteria for a carbon-free(r) future – as we look for alternatives to GHG emitting fossil fuels, nuclear energy is both untapped as well as clean. The catch though is that 90% of the energy is still residual in the fuel cycle. Indigenous sources of uranium are constant, and thus nuclear energy also meets the increasingly important criteria for energy security. In recent years, however, nuclear engineering jobs related to design and operations have faced a decline in demand. Today, the design, build and execution of nuclear power plants are turning increasingly non-American.

He also argued that the complete or gradual decommissioning of nuclear energy is especially risky considering internationally, the demand is going up. China has about twenty

plants under construction, and countries like India, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates are also catching up. Germany, earlier a major exporter of nuclear energy, has stopped production after Fukushima, and now imports its nuclear energy from Poland and the Czech Republic. He raised concern that countries like Vietnam, also considering nuclear power, may not have human or technical infrastructure to handle the spent fuel rods – there is a huge risk of major areas of the world turning into plutonium mines.

He then spoke about what went wrong in Japan – and how this probably won’t happen in America. In Japan, the promotion and regulation of nuclear energy is controlled by the same entity – and since this is different in America, the chances of a more structured risk-based safety assessment greatly increase. Fukushima was the result of lack of oversight. The major issue was the placement of emergency equipment so close to the actual site and that too just a few hundred yards from the

shoreline. The disaster was perfectly predictable but the communication turned out to be quite a faltering challenge. He also said the inherent Japanese policy of respecting higher authority to the T without critically thinking and raising questions had a role to play. In America, both the organizational structure as well as the technology is well equipped to question changes critically as well as act quickly when needed.

Economically, he said that the current poorly developed R&D structure for carbon capture means that even though renewables will play a large role in the future, natural gas demand as well as prices will probably go up. Since it is more expensive in Asia, it makes sense to export natural gas, even though environmental constraints for hydrofracturing remain. To address the expensiveness of nuclear energy, we need to first move over our reluctance and the regulatory environment. For the future, he said that new designs, a more productive workforce, reliance on robotics and prevention of court delays are the way forward.

Did you know that IIT is participating in the national OneShirt competition? Anita Thomas, the RA of the Service Learning community in MSV is working with Lynne Meyer, Director of Service Learning and Spiritual Life, to encourage IIT students and Chicago residents to donate their unwanted clothing instead of overcrowding landfills. From April 1 until April 21, anyone can donate clothing, shoes, coats, etc to any of the following drop off locations: McCormick Student Village (MSV) lounge, Gunsaulus lounge, State Street Village (SSV) 5th floor lounges, the Office of Campus Life, and the 10 west Tower (specific area will be pinpointed by tomorrow 3/27). On April 27, all donations will be weighed and then donated to God’s Closet at First Trinity Lutheran Church. The campus with the highest weight in donations will win the national contest and receive free t-shirts.

“Heeding the biblical commands to care for the poor, to clothe the naked, to love one’s neighbor as one’s self, and recognizing the call of faith to be responsible stewards and caretakers of an increasingly fragile planet”, the God’s Closet at First Trinity strives to provide an alternative source for clothing and other goods in the Bridgeport community. The intent of God’s Closet is to both provide resources for those in need in a life-giving way, and a “green” venue for the redistribution and re-purposing of clothing and other goods.

They are currently open to the public on the following days and times - Tuesdays, 5 to 7 pm;

Fridays, 10 am to 1 pm and Sundays after church. If you, your church, or your school would like to volunteer time or clothing, please contact us at 312.842.7390 or [email protected].

Hundreds of colleges and universities from every state will be competing against each other for the title of BIG SHIRT ON CAMPUS! And, of course, national bragging rights. The school that works with their community to collect the most clothes [total and per student] during Earth Week 2012 [April 16-21] will be declared the winner! Winning schools will receive up to 50-100% recycled, made in America shirts for your club or group. Additionally, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be awarding one Grand Prize of 24, four-day passes and premium camping to its 2012 event.

T h e a v e r a g e A m e r i c a n t h r o w s away 68 pounds of clothes every year.

Building on momentum from last year when nearly 100 schools participated, SustainU said in their official press release that it expects more than 200 schools in all 50 states to join the inter-school competition during Earth Week 2012. Campus groups will rally their campus and community to donate used clothing to benefit local charities and job training programs.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, B o n n a r o o Mu s i c and Arts Festival will be awarding one Grand Pr ize of 24 , four-d ay p ass es and premium camping to its 2012 event.

The average American throws away 68 pounds of clothes every year. The Office of Service Learning challenges you to be less than normal! Please contact Anita ([email protected]) or Lynne Meyer ([email protected]) for more information.

IIT participates in national competition to donate clothesBy Utsav Gandhi & Anita ThomasCAMPUS EDITOR & TECHNEWS WRITER

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IIT student serves community by volunteering

Greek organizations nationwide are dedicated to service and philanthropy and improving their immediate communi-ties. On March 10th Tony Iaccino from Sigma Phi Epsilon participated in his fourth year of service to an outstanding organization, Face the Future Foundation, that supports children who cannot afford facial surgery. He fundraised for the Craniofacial Center at the University of Illinois Medical Center.Each year guests come from around Chi-

cago and even the country to take part in the event, from influential doctors and research-ers to company CEOs and their families. Iaccino volunteers at the event as an integral member of the fundraising team. He is in charge of setting up a closed network with a host computer and six other com-puters, adding credit card scanners to each machine and syncing them with the host. Each guest registers his or her card at the beginning of the night, then af-ter the silent auction, live auction, and other programmed events the slips are tal-lied up and the items and packages are as-signed to the winning bidder numbers.

At the end of the night, the guests check out and get a receipt for their pur-chases. All of the items are donated to Face the Future Foundation. Items include do-nations from Prada, the Blackhawks, the Bears, and other high end stores and compa-nies. This year the highest winning package sold for $17,000 and included a tour of Italy. Each admission ticket costs from $500-$1,000 and each guest must be pre-registered. Other donations were given throughout the night including a gener-ous gift from the widow of the McDon-alds CEO who had previously donated over $10,000. At the end of the night the collec-

tions were tallied at $287,000 after ticket and item/package sales. The auctioned items alone accounted for an estimated $170,000. Iacccino demonstrates one of the ideals of Greek life as he sacrificed his entire weekend before Midterms to serve an organi-zation that is dedicated to helping communities and youth in need. What is most inspirational about him is that Iaccino is using skills that make him an essential element of the fundrais-ing event, and can serve as a role model for IIT students as they develop their skills and talents at the university, showing them how they can serve their communities and societies through their work and philanthropies in the future.

By Elizabeth Mauban &Brock Auerbach-LynnTECHNEWS WRITERS

Sustainability Forum stresses conserving limited resources

By Dan ZweigTECHNEWS WRITER

The last Sustainability Forum of the academic year was held on Friday March 30, 2012; and focused on the safety and availability of food, water and ener-gy - as well as how all three are connected. The forum which was co-sponsored by the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) and the Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability (OCES) was moder-ated by Environmental Engineering Professor Paul Anderson who set the table by stressing the importance of conserving our limited resources. Hamid Arastoopour, IIT Profes-sor and Director of WISER, spoke first and mentioned four key priorities for our re-sources – economy, health, sustainability, and security. As population continues to grow, so does consumption, which in turn depletes our limited resources. As food, energy and water are interconnected; an increased consump-tion of one resource necessitates an increase in the others, thus amplifying our problem. Arastoopour highlighted this prob-lem through the lens of eating meat. As people achieve higher incomes, they tend to eat more meat as it is a more expensive food and thus act as secondary consumers – i.e. – eating cows

which in turn eat plants. On average only 10% of the energy is passed up the food chain and thus humans lose 90% of the energy by eating meat as opposed to going vegetarian. Pound for pound, meat also uses substantially more water than vegetables do, thus contributing to water shortages. Arastoopour transitioned this into the idea that “water-poor” countries should import goods which require substantial vol-umes of water to produce and vice-versa. This virtual water trading will be critical as water problems become more prevalent in the future. While there are no quick and easy solutions to the food-water-energy nexus, Arastoopour believes that it needs to be handled both globally and locally due to the variety of resources, politics, and lifestyles in the world. The link between economy, security, health, and climate change needs to be understood and policy, technology, and economy need to be more interlinked. Javad Abbasian, Professor of Chemical Engineering focused specifically on the water-energy connection. Agricul-ture, industry and residential locations need both water and energy and each resource is critical in being able to deliver the other. He suggested that water sources and usage need to be partitioned. For ex-ample, he suggested that the water which we use to flush our toilets or cool indus-

trial processes does not need to be as puri-fied as drinking water. It takes energy to clean water and different levels of clean-ing are appropriate based on the end-usage. Power plants which generate elec-tricity are big users of water and represent a good opportunity for conservation. Abbasian suggested several ideas to implement cooling systems which can recycle and purify water as well as systems that use waste water as cooling water. These systems can reduce the total en-ergy and water use for the process but require water to be slightly more expensive than the current price in order to be financially feasible. However, it showed that there are a lot of creative ways to reduce energy and water usage by focusing on the system as a whole and innovative ways of doing current processes.Lacey Guillen, Scientist and Manager of Pro-ficiency Testing and Method Validation at the Institute for Food Safety and Health, (IFSH) at IIT’s Moffet Campus spoke about how the food industry can reduce energy as well. The IFSH program is supported by the FDA and effectively bridges the gap between food companies and the FDA. They have departments for safety and technol-ogy, nutrition, processing, and specialty pro-grams. They have been working with Stuart School of Business on market research and commercialization of packaging sustainabil-

ity. New technologies such as ultrasound, cold plasma, and ultraviolet processing use less energy than traditional food processing and could be staples of a more sustainable, less energy intensive food system of the future. Even with the focus on water con-servation, all speakers were opposed to the privatization of water. Instead they sug-gested eating better and educating peo-ple about food and where it comes from. Arastoopour suggested that people need to consider where their food is grown and understand the implications entailing the sustainability of this vital system. On a question about why renewable energy is not as widespread in the United States as it is in Europe, Abbasian mentioned that cheaper energy is the norm here and paying more for green energy is a matter that is both cul-tural and corporate. He also suggested that the United States needs a sound and forward looking energy policy, giving the example of how Germany developed into a world class wind power generator by setting that as a na-tional priority and working towards it – de-spite the fact that it is not the windiest place. Keep an eye out for April’s meeting which will discuss IIT’s Energy Policy going forward as well as looking back at IIT’s progress towards reaching its 2020 Sustainability goals.

Photo by Elizabeth Mauban

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IIT Rock Climbing visits Red River GorgeBy Dan ZweigTECHNEWS WRITER



The little six year old girl was playing in the front porch of her house enjoying the weather in this pleasant Saturday afternoon, while her mother and younger sister watched nearby. Suddenly, loud thuds rang out that disturbed the otherwise calm weekend afternoon. What was it? Was it thunder announcing the arrival of rain – common for this time of year. Alas, it was not! Rather it was the sound of gun shots that announced the arrival of rain – a rain of tears. The little girl was no more! This is not made up – as heartbreaking as this reads, it is a true event that happened on March 17th at Chicago’s 3100 block of South Springfield Avenue.

The truth is violent crime is more common than anyone would like in this city that we all love - Chicago. The truth is, and as two officers verified to me last week, when the temperature goes up, so do incidences of violent crime, shootings and gang violence. In some neighborhoods unfortunate incidences like the one above are repeated again and again with no end in sight. Is there a solution? Is anyone doing anything trying to stop it other than police officers who mostly come in after the crime has happened? Is anyone doing anything to prevent crime in the first place?

Ceasefire Chicago is an organization that has been working in the past couple of years to “Interrupt” the cycle of violence in the troubled parts of Chicago. The brave, commendable social workers from Ceasefire work with troubled young people caught up in the vicious circle of violence, gang activities, drugs and prostitution – and their goal is to interrupt the path these people are on before things turn deadly. A widely acclaimed PBS documentary called “Interrupters” was recently released that showcases the very important and essential work Ceasefire is doing. The US Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. called CeaseFire “a rational, data-driven, evidence-based, smart approach to crime – the kind of approach that this Administration is dedicated to pursuing and supporting.”

IIT’s office of Service learning and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) is honored to welcome Ceasefire Chicago’s Ameena Matthews to deliver a lunch lecture at IIT’s Engineering-1 auditorium. Ameena Matthews is the lead person featured in the “Interrupters” documentary and has won wide acclaim and national media attention for her work. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, April 4th from 12.45-1.40pm. Please join us at the lecture to learn what concerned citizens are doing to turn the tide of violence, and be empowered with knowledge to help impact positive change.

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ASB? More like ASEmbezzlers!Our star reporter, Utsav Gandhi, gives TechNews the inside scoop

I remember giving you this advice last year too—when Alternative Spring Break declares applications open for the annual trip, don’t think twice: Apply. Following last year’s unforgettable extravaganza in Cancun, Mexico, this year’s participants clamored for a similarly sunny tropical paradise. Fundraising endeav-ors included soliciting unsuspecting students, staff and families to go as far out as publicly pie their friends in order to raise money. This year, in fact, the trip had a new dimension to it—ASB was a recognized student org, which meant extra funding from the SAF. Over the course of the year, team meetings were held be-hind highly secretive closed doors and instead of serious fundraising coordination all that the team needed to focus on was playing icebreak-ers to encourage some team bonding before the trip. One could almost say that in our in-herent sense of guilt-free pleasure, the buildup to the trip was almost as much fun as the trip. Or maybe not. The trip turned out to be the ‘stuff dreams are made of ’. Valdo-sta? That’s like the middle of nowhere for people used to the bustle of Chicago. No, this year’s destination, as can be seen in the widely smiling faces in the accompanying picture, was the spring break party capital: Miami. It is positively impossible to quan-tify the amount of steam let off (literally) by the overworked architects and engineer-ing students during the course of the week. The highlight of the trip had to be the three nights the group spent on the chartered boats. Butler services, scuba diving in artificial reefs, nocturnal tarpon fishing (a once-in-a-lifetime experience, highly recommended for those who are fortunate enough to visit Miami,

SAF funded or not), midnight kayaking, snor-keling in the Biscayne Bay, swimming with dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium, renting personal wave runners and taking windsurf-ing lessons. None of these will be found on the photo albums we have uploaded on Facebook, simply because what happens in Miami stays in Miami (until you read this). We had fun on the land too. The nearby Oleta State Park had over six miles of singletrack trails that have been developed exclusively for mountain bikes, and everyone, including staff, had great fun with this activ-ity. The ‘Ruff N Tuff ’ Paintball Facility had two outdoor fields under a canopy of pine trees. The forest-like fields gave us an adrena-line rush as we moved from bunker to bunker through the thick brush. Speaking of adrena-line rush, the more adventurous members of our contingent also tried tandem parachute jumps over Miami Beach. We took out time to visit one of the top indoor rock climbing gyms in the country, one filled with extreme obstacles spread across 14,000 square feet. Personally though, one activity mat-tered more than all of the above put together. We got to spend an entire day at the Everglades National Park, but this was more than just the run-of-the-mill ‘sit calmly on a boat with binoculars and let the tour guides keep talk-ing’ kind of a trip. We got to try—hold your breath—zip lining over alligator-infested waters! If there was ever any daredevil hid-den inside any of us, that’s when it mani-fested. A Spanish tourist compared it to the famous bull fighting sport. I thought it was much more than that. Hundreds of feet in the air, zip lining for the first time, 800lb 13-feet long alligators swimming below. As I looked down, all I could do at that moment was to thank the SAF. And, essentially, all of you.

By Utsav GandhiBIG-MAN-ON-CAMPUS EDITOR

According to studies conducted by numerous universities and research institutes, hope, a popular mental sensation widely cred-ited for providing peace-of-mind and giving people the strength to overcome hardship, has been found to be clinically identical to a placebo. One study, conducted at Illinois In-stitute of Technology (IIT) by the university’s political science department, incorporated data from case studies of unemployment and qualitative research of public confidence in national institutions to demonstrate the inef-fectiveness of hope, particularly highlighting the its inability to reduce the national deficit. Researchers concluded that the feeling of assurance for a positive outcome could potentially lead those affected to ne-glect treatment. In most subjects, hope was found to have a illusory effect—subjects left “feeling” better despite suffering previous

symptoms and not seeking proper treatment. Prompted by these findings, as well as strong pressure from congressional Repub-licans, the United States Surgeon General has ordered that all Barack Obama presidential campaign posters containing references to or traces amounts of hope be recalled immediately. TechNews spoke with a repre-sentative of the Office of the Surgeon Gen-eral about the recall decision. “While our office appreciates the public’s widespread excitement and support for Obama’s mes-sage of hope and change, we cannot in good conscience continue to promote such an unproven medication for the nation’s ills.” The representative assured Tech-News that campaign materials referring to change will not be recalled. “However, such materials will be inspected to ensure that hopeful content is below federal limits.” Numerous Tea Party protests have been scheduled nationwide to con-demn hope as radically liberal and contrary to traditional American values. One pro-

tester declared, quoting the Declara-tion of Independence, “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!... Do you see “hope” there? Because I sure don’t!” Despite some calls for Obama to either resign or be impeached for promoting the use of such an alterna-tive treatment for both foreign and do-mestic problems, the American pub-lic remains largely supportive of the president’s emotion-based policies. TechNews political analysts have concluded that the public’s continued sup-port for hope is based less on confidence that Obama will improve their lot and more on opposition to how Republicans have responded to the recall: most notably being Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum changing his campaign slogan from “Fighting to make Ameri-ca America again” to “Santorum 2012: Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.”

By Christ RobertsCOPY GOD

Surgeon General recalls Obama campaign paraphernalia

Students enjoying an SAF-fulled-funded trip to Miami!

New disease sweeping across college campuses

Bike messenger bags are a great and very convenient way to carry all of your crap. They’re rugged, durable, and they don’t fall off when you ride. These bags were originally designed to be functional and highly practical, but they have evolved to become a fashion statement as well.

Now, people who have never ac-tually ridden a bike are buying them to carrying around their Macbook pros and DSLR cameras. These people, these scum-bags, are a blight to society, and a men-ace to enlightened culture everywhere. Worse than those scumBags who don’t have a bike but have a messenger bag, are the thoughtless multitudes of those who ride fixies and old Schwinns that they found in their grandparents’ garages. These are the same people that roll up the cuff on their pants,

even when they aren’t riding a bike. This same peculiar species of transplant hipster likes to flip through Pinterest in their free time, and insists on drinking PBR or Coconut Water. For most of these people, it is their first time in a large metropolitan area, and in a desperate effort to fit in, they con-form to what they perceive as the societal norms, but what are nothing more than the superficial projections of a select few.Smoking American Spirits, or worse, roll-ing your own, isn’t cool, and is a waste of

your time and money. If you think LPs sound better than high quality digital au-dio, and you suddenly decide that free trade coffee tastes better than the cheap stuff, you’ve probably already succumbed to Fatally Urban Conformity Kamphuisis. Fear not however, there is a known and highly effective antidote: employ-ment. So get a haircut, brush your teeth, and get some clothes that actually fit, and go out there and start contributing to so-ciety instead of being a pimple on its ass.

By Ryan HeinzAS OPINIONATED AS EVER

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10 | Tuesday, April 3, 2012SPORTS MELanIE KoTo [email protected]

Club Basketball earns first home win, rests for next year

A long, hard fought season finally comes to an end on a high note. The Hawks finish the 2012 season with a 3-11 record, two of those wins coming from their last two games. The first game, held Friday, March 23 was won by a score of 74 to 50 against Devry University. Richard Wade was the team’s lead-ing scorer in this win with a high of 20 points. On March 30 the Hawks faced Devry once more and won with a score of 81 to 64. Richard

Wade was once again the team’s leading scorer with a high of 25 points. The 2012 season had a mix of highs and lows for the Hawks. As the first official sea-son for club basketball, there was much to take away and learn. Captain Trevor Townsend, who is also the teams overall leading scorer with an average of 16 points per game, has said before that the lack of chemistry, dedication, and commitment has affected their ability to win. As this season comes to an end, the desire to work on the shortfalls as a team has

grown and has positively affected them, as can be seen in the end of season wins. Townsend commented that he believes “this team has the potential talent to be a legitimate team, and we had to face the perils of being a new team and trying to figure everything out, and I believe next year will be a lot better.” Fans have come out to support the Hawks time in and time out. One fan, Izzy Radzik, gives a perspective to the investment IIT students are making in the club team. In his words, “The game (Friday) went well, how-ever the referees called too many fouls that

weren’t in fact fouls and there were fouls that they blatantly missed. Rich (Wade) had a crazy, high scoring game putting up 25 as the teams point guard. I do believe they could have al-most hit triple digits had they made their free throws.” Now that the season is over, the re-turning team members will have time to work on the team’s shortfalls with hopes to improve for next season. After the last two wins, there is much hope for the success of the team, and come next season, there is much to look for-ward to.

By Jennifer AgostoSTAFF WRITER

Baseball wins one against St. Francis

Despite the streak of losses over the past few games, the Scarlet Hawks Baseball Team walked away from their first game against St. Francis with a win. The Hawks started the Wednesday game off with a 2-1 lead, and held on to win the game 6-3. Sophomore Jordan Obata start-ed the game off with a home run to right field, followed up by senior Brian Glennon with a single and an advancement to second on an error. Senior Reid Matsumoto singled and brought Glennon home for the second run of the inning for the Hawks. St. Francis answered the Hawks with one run, but the Hawks kept their two run lead by scoring another run in the second. Senior Nick Wise doubled and ad-

vanced to third on an out by Freshman Corey Gokan, and then scored on an out by Fresh-man Ryan Fitzpatrick. St. Francis scored again in the 3rd, but the Hawks answered in the 4th with two more runs of their own. Wise was hit by the pitch and stole second with Gokan at bat. Fitzpatrick singled and brought Wise in for the first run, stealing second himself. Obata singled, bringing Fitzpatrick home for the second run. The Hawks scored again in the 6th in response to a run by St. Francis, when Fitzpatrick scored on an RBI by Glennon. The Hawks played a three game se-ries against Cardinal Stritch, losing all three games despite some decent offensive and de-fensive plays, including a homer by Freshman Michael Malfeo, bringing in three runs for the Hawks in the first inning of their two games on Saturday. The Hawks next home game will be Saturday, April 7 at noon with a double head-er against Trinity International University.

By Melanie KotoSPORTS EDITOR

Photos by Jennifer Agosto

Photos by Melanie Koto

11Tuesday, April 3, 2012 | SPORTSMELanIE KoTo [email protected]

Track & Field competes in first outdoor meet of the season

The cold, dreary weather made it tough for the field events and sprinters to compete at their top level at the Ted Hay-don Invitational, hosted by the University of Chicago. The event last Friday was the first of the Outdoor Track and Field season at which both men‘s and women’s teams com-peted well and achieved personal records. Despite the weather, freshman Whit-ney Theisen took 3rd in the High Jump with a height of 1.53 meters, close to her best. Senior Emily Kraemer and junior Alex Songer threw the Javelin for the first time, recording distanc-es of 21.80m and 18.45m respectively, excellent

marks to start from. Kraemer also plans on competing in the heptathlon later in the sea-son, so she also ran the 100m, 200m, and 400m dashes (15.31 seconds, 30.79, and 69.07). Junior Veronica Hannink competed in the 100m Dash as well, with a time of 14.15s, and the 400m Hurdles with a personal record of 1:11.02s, landing her in 3rd place. Senior Jacqui Roche ran the 200m Dash for the first time (32.21s), along with Songer in 31.88s, a personal record. On the men’s side, freshman Tyler Haag ran a strong 100m Dash in 11.96 seconds, and a personal best 200m Dash in 24.48 seconds. In the 1500 Meter Race, sophomore Phil Cano led then men in a time of 4:12.44, fol-lowed by junior Ethan Montague (4:14.49), and freshmen Colin McQuone (4:37.53) and Kraig van Wieringen (4:49.40). Montague, McQuone

and van Wieringen also ran the 800m Race, in 2:03.04, 2:10.21, and 2:12.16 respectively, with McQuone recording a new personal record. The 3 Kilometer Race had six men and women from IIT competing well. Fresh-man Courtney Rouse led the Lady Hawks, finishing in a time of 10:41.87. Not far behind were freshman Abby Jahn (10:55.16) and soph-omore Jordan Kelch in 11:10.78, setting a new personal record. The men’s side was led by ju-nior Kenny Murphy, running a new best time of 9:07.98 and setting a school record. Freshman Sam Wietlispach ran an excellent race as well, finishing with a new personal record of 9:19.39, followed by junior Peter Lau in 10:45.51. In the final race of the day, the 5 Kilometer Race, even more records were set. Junior Kira Vincent finished 10th and ran

a huge personal best time of 19:29.37, fol-lowed by seniors Maddy Jensen (20:29.34) and Erin Vincent (20:51.72). The men’s race was even more exciting, with senior Phil Theisen and junior Zach Gates finishing 4th and 5th overall. Theisen ran a 35 second PR of 15:54.00, while Gates finished in 15:55.79. Also competing were freshman Jeff Somerfield (18:26.00 PR), junior Felipe Prada (18:31.28 PR), and sophomore John Pasowicz (18:42.59). The next meet for the Hawks is this Friday (women) and Saturday (men), April 6 and 7, at the University of Chi-cago. The Chicagoland Outdoor Cham-pionships will host colleges and universi-ties from around the Chicagoland area.

By Erin VincentSTAFF WRITER

Athlete Spotlight : Brian Glennon

Name: Brian Glennon

Year: Sophomore

Major:Architecture/Architectural Engi-neering

Sport: Baseball

Position: Second Base

Favorite thing about your sport: Web Gems

Pre-race ritual: Take some swings to get in the zone while watching the other team’s bullpen

Favorite thing you’ve done on Campus since you came to IIT: Frisbee Golf

Best tip for anyone who wants to be great at your sport: Watch the MLB, they’re too good!

Photos by Jennifer Agosto

Spring classes return to Keating

After a long break this semester, Ke-ating fitness classes have returned! Salsa and Yoga have already begun and Zumba is set to start soon. Keating staff encourages you to try one or more of the classes, as you are sure to have a great time with one of our experienced instructors. Classes are open to Students and Faculty/staff of IIT, Vandercook and Shimer. No previous experience is necessary to participate, just come ready to have a good time and please wear loose fitting clothing or workout attire. Salsa classes will be held Mondays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the MTCC Ballroom. If you have seen fabulous partner dance style on televisions shows like “Dancing With The Stars” and have wanted to learn, here is your chance. This class offers you the opportunity to learn how to dance SALSA/MAMBO so that you can impress your friends, and includes a low-impact cardiovascular exercise routine that you can practice at home. Join us on Wednesdays, from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., for Vigorous Vinyasa, a form of yoga. If you need to relieve stress and relax, Yoga is the perfect way to do this and ensure overall health and physical fitness. Through medita-tion, breathing exercises, slow movements and

stretching you can banish all your stress and lead a healthy life. Yoga has been used as a med-itation technique for thousands of years. As you exercise you meditate on what your body is feeling and try to be “one with the universe.”

Like dancing and exercising? How about doing both at the same time? With Zumba you can do just that. Zumba aims to make exercise fun with upbeat music, a positive environment and fair-ly simple movements that beginners can pick up on right away. The steps are aimed to sculpt your body and target areas such as the gluteus, legs, arms, core, abdominals and muscles in the body and heart. Keep checking www.face-book.com/IITIntramuralsandRec for more info as classes are set to start back up soon! As fitness classes resume, so do Keating Center’s Intramurals and Rec-reation tournaments. Our next event will be the 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The event will take place Thursday,April 5 and 6 starting at 7 p.m. The registration deadline is Wednes-day, April 4 at 6 p.m. Registration can be done online at www.illinoistechathletics.com in the Intramurals and Recreation section. This event is open to all IIT, Shimer and Vander-cook students. There will also be a Raquet-ball Tournament on Thursday, April 19 and a Dodgeball Tournament on Thursday, April 26.

By Jennifer AgostoSTAFF WRITER

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