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South Dakota Tech News Report February 2003
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| Title | South Dakota Tech News Report February 2003 |
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| Transcript | February 19, 2003 South Dakota Tech News Report – February 2003 Tech Professors Solve Custer Mystery Two South Dakota School of Mines and Technology professors solved a mystery of the Custer expedition to the Black Hills by locating the exact location where one of the original expedition photographs was taken. The mystery was created with the publication of "Exploring With Custer: The 1874 Black Hills Expedition." The book includes several dozen 1874 photographs paired with modern photographs taken at the same locations. The book's researchers and authors were not convinced they had the correct location of the original photo on page 262. "We didn't think it was right, and we told the readers to go find it, " researcher Jack McCulloh said. "And these guys did it." These guys are Jack Redden and Perry Rahn, both professors emeritus in Tech's Department of Geology and Geological Engineering. Using their knowledge of the geology of the Black Hills, the pair searched for the location at several likely spots along Little Elk Creek and Boxelder Creek near Nemo Road. After several promising locations turned out to be wrong, they found the location between two Custer campsites. Redden and Rahn matched the spot using the geological features of the cliff. Complicating the match was the angle of the camera when the original photo was taken. Original expedition photographer W.H. Illingworth tilted the camera about 25 degrees, making the rock layers seem steeper than they are. The pair showed their photographs to the book's researchers, who verified the location. A new photo of the correct location will be taken and used in an updated version of the book. "This book is the result of more than 10 years of work, " McCulloh said. "We didn't think it was completely done yet. With the help of people like Redden and Rahn, South Dakota will eventually have a book that's bulletproof." #30# ‘Vagina Monologues' Coming To South Dakota Tech The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has been chosen as a site for the V-Day College Campaign of the play, the Vagina Monologues. Tech has been given the rights to a special version of the script for the performance to produce on campus. The V-Day Warriors will perform the series of sketches at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Surbeck Student Center Ballroom on campus. There are several conditions to the gift. The event must be predominantly student-run, directed and acted. Also, Tech must sell tickets, with the proceeds benefiting a community organization that works to prevent violence against women and girls. Tech has chosen as its beneficiary Ohitka Najin Win Oti (Standing Strong Woman House), a shelter for American Indian women and their children. "This is an excellent opportunity to bring together people on our campus and make an impact in the community as well, " Student Activities and Leadership Center Director Michelle Howell said. V-Day is designed to generate broad attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation, and sexual slavery. V-Day provides funding to create and nurture programs to stop the violence. Find more about V-Day at www.vday.org. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door for the public. Tickets are $3 for Tech students. For tickets and information, call 394-2336. #30# Discover Polyhedra At The Children's Science Center Dick Termes will host a series of Polyhedra Workshops at the Children's Science Center, 515 West Boulevard, Feb. 6, 7 and 8. Students will learn about math and art as Termes shows how to create 25 different polyhedra models. Workshops cost $17 for members of the Children's Science Center and $19 for non-members. Call the Children's Science Center to register: (605) 394-6996 Registration for the Polyhedra Workshops is open to everyone, and space is still available for all workshops. Financial scholarships are available through the Children's Science Center for the Polyhedra Workshops. Please visit www.hpcnet.org/sdsmt/csc to download an application, or contact the Children's Science Center to apply. Friday, Feb. 7, join the Children's Science Center for Friday Family Fun Night. The theme for this evening is The Meeting of Art and Math. All attending will have the opportunity to watch Dick Termes' Polyhedra workshops. Admission costs $3 per person, and pizza will be served for $1 per slice. These Polyhedra Workshops are an opportunity for students to expand their understanding of the connection between art and geometry. The creation of a polyhedron is a hands-on experience that can use either wooden rods and foam balls or magnets to form shapes that can expand both inward and outward. Students will also learn how polyhedra can play a role in our lives through architecture, biology, chemistry and sculpture. Dick Termes will discuss where we can find these structures in our daily lives both naturally and human-made, and how important they are in our world. Dick Termes is an artist from Spearfish, SD, internationally known for his creation of "Termespheres." These spherical paintings depict the visual experience of the artist from six different perspectives: north, south, east, west, above and below. The completed sphere creates a three dimensional painting that represents the holistic visual experience of the artist. "It's like diving into another world, " Termes comments. Both M.C. Escher and Buckminster Fuller were strong influences for Termes. Termes has now been working on spherical surfaces for 32 years, and has created more than 160 unique pieces. His goal is to depict the artist's visual experience as it really is. To fully understand Termes' art, it is important to completely mentally immerse oneself into the structure. South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by the Allied Arts Fund Drive. #30# Hitchcock Returns to Rapid City The ninth annual Nostalgia Night film series opens Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Elks Theatre with Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, "Rear Window." The classic thriller stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. First released in 1954, "Rear Window" was Hitchcock's 40th film and his final and most successful one-set film. The film was one of five "lost" Hitchcock films that were unavailable for nearly 30 years due to a film rights dispute. Rereleased in 1983, the film was nearly lost forever due to physical deterioration. In 1995, a restoration project was undertaken and after three painstaking years of work, in 1998, the film once again became available. Nostalgia Night is an annual series of 10 weekly films presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, in cooperation with the Elk Theatre. Other films being show this year are ��Mister Roberts, " "Father of the Bride, " "Too Hot to Handle, " "Meet Me in St. Louis, " "Sergeant York, " "The Quiet Man, ��� "An Affair to Remember, " "Sunset Boulevard" and "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." All films begin at 6 p.m. Season ticket books are available for $30 at Prince and Pauper Bookshop, The Devereaux Library at South Dakota Tech, and the Elks Theatre. Ticket for individual films will be available at the door on a space available basis the evening of the show for $4.50 each. #30# Romano Receives TEA Award The Career Service Council at Tech has given its Tradition of Excellence Award for January to Marie Romano, senior secretary in Student Affairs and Dean of Students. She started at Tech in June 1999. The Career Service Council gives the award to someone who has performed their assigned duties at a high level or above and beyond expectations, who has taken the initiative to promote the concept of successful job completion and has promoted a positive working relationship with students, faculty and staff. Her nominator said Marie "goes out of her way to help students, especially those in a crisis situation. Watching Marie work her magic on the judicial affairs portion of her duties is simply amazing. Marie is really interested in students' well-being and goes out of her way to help when there is a problem. She also has a down-to-Earth sense of humor and life experience that help with her job." Marie "is a master at juggling" schedules "to maximize the opportunity for students to experience "open door" access to the dean of Students." Romano requested that her $5 stipend be given to Working Against Violence, Inc. #30# Explore Art and Math at the Children's Science Center The Children's Science Center's Friday Family Fun Night's theme for the month of February is The Meeting of Art and Math. The evening's events will last from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the Science Center, 515 West Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701. This evening of fun and education begins at 4 p.m., when the Children's Science Center's doors open to all families. Between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., Dick Termes will host a Polyhedra Workshop for students from grades 4 to 5. At 5 p.m., pizza will be served for $1 per slice. At 6 p.m., Termes will give a public presentation on the Meeting of Art and Math. Then between 7 and 9 p.m., Termes will host a Polyhedra Workshop for students from grades 9 to 12. General admission to Friday Family Fun Night costs $3 per person. All families are welcome at the Science Center to watch the Polyhedra Workshops, but please register in advance to participate in these workshops, as space is limited. Workshops cost $17 for Children's Science Center members and $19 for non-members. Call the Children's Science Center at (605) 394-6996 to register today. The Children's Science Center hosts Friday Family Fun Nights so families can spend time together learning, exploring and having fun. Those who attend the Fun Night will enjoy the educational lesson as well as interact with current traveling exhibit, Animals as Architects. They will also get to see the photos in the United States Geological Survey Flood of '72 exhibit and spend time with all other activities in the Center. #30# Bottle Up Your Homeschoolers On Thursday, Feb. 13, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., the Children's Science Center will be holding an enrichment class for homeschoolers. The theme for this class is "All Bottled Up, " and it will cost $10 for members of the CSC and $12 for non-members. Please register in advance by calling (605) 394-6996. What do you get if you combine science with a soda pop bottle? Did you know that you can create and ecosystem as well as discover the concept of a niche in an ordinary bottle? Students attending this homeschool enrichment class at the Children's Science Center will learn about the environment using only recyclable containers. The Children's Science Center is an outreach service of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The goal of the Children's Science Center is to create an environment to help children and adults nurture their curiosity about science and technology and the world around them. #30# Health And Wellness Expo Feb. 13 The sixth "Matters of the Heart: A Health and Wellness Expo" will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in the Surbeck Student Center Ballroom at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The fair is designed for Tech students, and focuses on health issues for young people, such as sports injuries, nutrition, drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and abuse, stress management, sexually transmitted diseases and other issues young people face. Tech also invites high school students and young adults to attend. Highlights include massages, body fat analysis, dorm room workouts, healthy relationships and push-up and sit-up contests. The purpose is to increase awareness and provide information to students on health issues, as well offer them free health screenings. The Tech Athletic Department will have information about sports training techniques and sign-ups for intramural sports. There also will be fun contests, prizes and giveaways. The Expo usually features 30 to 50 groups that host booths. Between 200 and 350 people usually attend. #30# Scouts Discover Science At The CSC Brownies can earn Science in Action badges and Girl Scouts can earn Science Discovery Badges by completing all necessary science-related activities on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Children's Science Center. These classes cost $5 for all scouts and $2 for adults. Please register by calling (605) 394-6996. Brownies, go on a science and technology hunt. Make some glop or a butterfly. Have fun with magnets and light. Brownies will complete 4 out of 6 fun science experiments to earn this Science in Action badge. Girl Scouts, put your investigative powers to the test. Conduct a variety of experiments and learn all you ever wanted to know about being a scientist. Girl Scouts will complete 6 out of 8 science-related activities to earn a Science Discovery badge. The Children's Science Center is an outreach service of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The goal of the Children's Science Center is to create an environment to help children and adults nurture their curiosity about science and technology and the world around them. #30# Tour Tech February 22 The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will host "Tour Tech 2003" for prospective high school juniors and seniors beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, on campus. Visitors can tour the university, meet with professors, see departmental demonstrations, visit residence halls, browse through organizational fair booths, tour sports and recreation facilities and meet current students to hear a firsthand account of life at South Dakota Tech. "Tour Tech gives students a chance to see what college life will be all about, " Tech Admissions Director Joe Mueller said. "It's a way for Tech to introduce itself to students and for students to get to know Tech." Call 394-2414 for information or to register. Register on-line at www.hpcnet.org/sdsmt/tourtech. #30# ‘Reflections On NASA's Columbia' Forum Topic Tom Durkin, deputy director and outreach coordinator of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium, will present the program, "Reflections on NASA's Columbia, " at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The event will take place in the lounge on the second floor of the Classroom Building on campus. Durkin will share information about the crew, the mission, and provide updated information about the ongoing investigation. He also will describe his experiences working with NASA, and what this tragedy may mean for the future of space exploration and missions. Tech invites the public to attend this free event. #30# Phonathon A Success Twelve Tech students, working with the Tech Foundation, collected more than $41, 000 in pledges and contributions during the 2003 Foundation Phonathon. The students made more than 6, 000 phone calls during eight nights of calling during drive. The Foundation processed almost 900 pledge cards or requests for information during the effort. The majority of the donated and pledged dollars are unrestricted, meaning the Foundation can use them in areas of most need. The semi-annual Phonathon is the most effective way the Foundation has found to reach a large number of alumni in a short period of time. Nearly $400, 000 has been contributed since the Phonathons began in the fall of 1998. The students: Jessie Ashley (Chemistry, Rapid City), Katie Begeman (Chemical Engineering, Rapid City), Megan Dangel (Civil Engineering, Viborg), Jonathan Hurd (Mechanical Engineering, Rockham), Matthew Jeschke (Computer Engineering, Fremont, Neb.), Dan Keller (Mechanical Engineering, Wallace), Georgia Knauss (Geology, Bowman, N.D.), Tyler Loeb (Electrical Engineering, Raleigh, N.D.), Ericka Oberembt (Civil Engineering, Rapid City), Jennifer Pohl (Civil Engineering, Wheaton, Minn.), Matthew Seidel (Industrial Engineering, Crawford, Neb.), and Breanne Vottero (Chemical Engineering, Rapid City) #30# Tech Hosts One Act Play Festival The Drama Club at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will present a series of student-directed performances during the annual One Act Play Festival. The festival begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Surbeck Student Center Ballroom on campus. The performances include: • "What Women Want Most, " directed by Matt Colvin and Nick Vosberg, is a comedy set in King Arthur's court. • "Cows with Guns, " performed by Justin Betz, is a comical piece about a barnyard uprising. • "Mystery at the Blue Moon Café, " performed and directed by Krista Masteller. T he Drama Club invites everyone to this free event. #30# Lecturer To Speak About Orthopedic Engineering Karen Warden, an expert in the field of orthopedic engineering will speak at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in the Surbeck Student Center Ballroom. Tech's student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering invites the public to attend this free event. Orthopedic engineers advance our knowledge of musculoskeletal biomechanics, biologic and synthetic biomaterials and implant design, development and performance. Orthopedic engineers play a role in the following facts: • Fifty percent of the more than 11 million people in the United States who have some form of medical implant have orthopedic devices. • Athletic performance has increased dramatically during the past 50 years. • Scars left by knee surgery have dramatically decreased in size during the past 25 years. W arden's talk will describe the history of orthopedic engineering, the application of mechanical engineering fundamentals to biomechanics, types of implants and their materials, the role of the engineer in the field and some of the emerging technology. Warden also will exhibit samples of several implants. Warden is a doctoral candidate at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio who specializes in spinal biomechanics. She has been active in the field for the past 10 years in academic, industrial and consulting capacities. She has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and received research and achievement awards. Warden's talk is part of ASME's Distinguished Lecturers Program. The program allows ASME members and guests to meet and listen to engineering researchers and practitioners. Local presentations bring researchers at the leading edge of their technology into close contact with working engineers, scientists and students. #30# |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Date | 2003-02-19 |
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| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
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