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“The official student newspaper of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.” August 27 to September 2, 2009 [Volume 34; Issue 1]
Science and Engineering Building opens for fall
A history lesson, mos definitely WRITTEN BY:
Randy Robinson Columnist
The Engineering building has become a popular place to visit during summer break.
Photo by Kevin Kassem
cording to an article in Communique, a UCCS online newsletter for staff and faculty. The Science and Engineering Building (SENG) will house several departments. The departments of biology, physics, and mechanical and aerospace engineering as well as the National Institute for Science, Space and Security Centers and the CU Institute for Bioenergetics will all be located in the impressively immense space. The building’s services will not be exclusively reserved for members of the UCCS community, the Communique article stated. SENG also contains a K-12 center which will provide young students with the opportunity to explore the world of science and engineering. Interactive
Wang and Louise Bertelsen, and is one of five in Colorado, according to the article in Communique. The new building is as beneficial to the mind as it is to the environment, according to Linda Kogan, director of the office of sustainability on campus. This highly energy efficient building houses features such as solar power, high-efficiency heating and cooling systems, and motion censored lights. Kogan stated in an e-mail interview that the building is designed to be 30 percent more energy efficient and 42 percent more water efficient than a traditionally built building. SENG has achieved a Leadership in Energy and Environmental De-
WRITTEN BY:
Catherine Jensen Campus News Editor
Returning UCCS students may recall fearing that construction would forever plague the walk from the residence halls to the University Center. Good news has come: the chaos has finally ebbed. The new Science and Engineering Building, the object of the recent construction, is complete as of its dedication ceremony on August 6th. The new building is complete with classrooms, faculty and staff offices, research labs and other innovative characteristics. The 156,000 gross square foot complex is the largest building on the UCCS campus, ac-
centers, referred to as “imagination stations,” will teach visitors about the building and allow them to participate in experiments intended to encourage an interest in engineering and the sciences. In addition to its generous facilities, SENG exudes a relaxed atmosphere through both scientific and aesthetic characteristics. One of the most astounding ways in which it does so is through the Foucault pendulum located just beyond the front doors. The Foucault pendulum originated in 1851 and was named after French physicist Leon Foucault. The experiment was conceived to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. The pendulum in the new building was created by artists Po Shu
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Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Hi-Tek threw a show last Friday that spanned nearly the entirety of American music. Jay Electronica, former boyfriend and longtime musical accomplice of Erykah Badu, opened the event at the Gothic Theatre in Denver. Though many opening acts tend to bore their listeners by playing songs that no one is familiar with, Electronica did something a little different: He engaged the audience by talking about things everyone is familiar with, like sex, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Next up was Reflection Eternal, a project composed of Talib Kweli and producer/rapper HiTek. Kweli began with some of his newer flows such as “Say Somethin’.” To wind down the audience, he included the slow jam, “Never Been in Love,” then kicked things right up again by bringing Hi-Tek out from behind the decks with “How We Do It.” Kweli’s impeccable vocal style, coupled with Hi-Tek’s mixing abilities, closed out the set with the bangers “Get ‘em High” and “Back Again.” Then came the man of the hour, the multitalented, modern Re-
naissance-man Mos Def, who entered the theatre quietly, in the dark, and revealed himself behind a set of drums. He started off with “Supermagic,” rapping and pounding skins at the same time. Afterward, he left the drums and snatched up an old carbon microphone, the type traditionally used by sports and radio announcers, to do “Twilite Speedball,” “Casa Bey,” “Life in Marvelous Times” and “Auditorium.” Mos Def does not simply enjoy music: He experiences it religiously, and his inclusion of America’s musical influences shows his reverence for the art. Several of his well-known tracks, such as “Hater Player,” were remixed to include colorful snippets from obscure or forgotten American compositions. As a musical cosmopolitan, he even sang his entirely Spanish ballad, “No Hay Nada Mas,” which silenced the crowd, then brought a clamorous applause once he finished. Mos Def is known for crossing between so many genres he doesn’t neatly fit into the “hip-hop” label. His set included samples that stretched through America’s musical history, with bits of rock and roll, R&B, soul, gospel, reggae, Latin, funk, song foolery, and even
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“MySpace and Facebook and Twitter- oh my!” page 7
“Athlete Spotlight: David Mueller”
“The Real Cost of College” pages 8 and 9
“Former SGA President to run for County Commissioner” page 4
“The Metropolitain: a taste of the old city” page 10
page 13 “UCCS golf team off to a new start” page 12
Continued on page 10 PARADOX “Trouble in OSA: Massive amounts of gossamer go missing” page 15
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