Speed News

February 6, 2007 Editor: Shelly Willingham

By: Ben Gerstle
The recent SSSC-
sponsored GES Forum was a
great success. Freshman met to
discuss their thoughts concerning
the newly mandated Introduction
to Engineering class. Apart from
the free pizza, freshman were
finally allowed to vocally profess
their grievances towards this
much-disputed course, without
fear of faculty interference.
Changes seem to be the key to
GES 101’s eventual success;
changes drastically needed in
order to provide the Freshman of
2007 with an enjoyable engineer-
ing INTRODUCTION.
Potential
The most frequent comments
focused around the need for bet-
ter communication between
teacher and student, and the need
for a clearly defined syllabus out-
lining the material and topics that
will most effectively serve to
GUIDE the student towards a
specific field of study, not bom-
bard them with rushed lessons
and unnecessarily complex
homework assignments.
Consistency among the de-
partment presentations, of which
should all include real-world en-
gineers of that field discussing
their life after Speed School, was
also sorely inadequate. Depart-
ment presentations should be
viewed as competitions among
the varying disciplines, actually
vying to attract students to that
field, not scare them away with a
fifty-slide PowerPoint in black
and white from the view of a pro-
fessor with no real-world engi-
neering experience.
Students want to know what to
expect from the daily schedule
that will dictate the next forty
years of their life: whether that
includes crawling through sewer
pipes, testing appliances in a
closet all day, or possibly even
forgoing an immediate career to
continue on to business or law
school to better their chances of
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By skipping your classes and traveling to

Skip Class: 2/7/07 Frankfort, you the student body will fight for
By Brandon Shelley “receives full funding from the General As-
sembly based on the Council of Postsecondary
WHAT?WHY?WHO?WHEN? Education’s analysis.” For more information
on Skip Class Day 2007, please visit: http://
The following does not reflect the views of Speed louisville.edu/sga/skip/.
News, JB Speed School of Engineering, or the
University of Louisville. Information is cited
from the UofL SGA website.

Skip Class Day is “an SGA initiative that is

aimed to politically energize the student body
at the University of Louisville for full funding
for the University of Louisville from the Ken-
tucky General Assembly.” It will be taking
place this Wednesday in Frankfort.
landing a career with more options and advance-
ment opportunities.
Weekly Recipe
These topics need to be discussed. The student By Brandon Shelley
has but a few years to decide which discipline Start thinking of warmer weather with this
will provide them with an enjoyable life, filled sweet treat!
with innovation and collaboration and creativity
and discovery. It should be in Speed School’s
best interest to cater to the student’s needs, and in Nana’s Killer Sundae
turn, Speed School will be rewarded with the
satisfaction that it hasn’t mislead or discouraged
zealous young men and women from attaining
their true potential. Potential that will shape the
face of this world: A new world without the need
to copy and paste into Visual Basic.

Letter from Shelly

Hello everyone!
I hope your semester is going ok and you are
not overloaded yet.
Last week, the Freshmen Speed Feed was
added to the back of the Speed News. The Speed Ingredients
Feed is a publication put out by the Freshmen -Good Vanilla Ice Cream
Council. I hope you enjoyed it! Last semester -Hot fudge (chocolate)
the Speed Feed was given out during GES 101, -Butterscotch topping
since GES is not offered this semester it will not -Marshmallow topping
be published with the Speed News. -Caramel topping
There are a couple of things going on around -Fresh cherries
campus in the coming weeks that I would like to -Fresh whipped cream
mention. First is Skip Class 2-7-07, which will
take place this Wednesday. This is a chance for
students across the commonwealth to show the Directions
Kentucky General Assembly what they think Place one scoop of ice cream into bowl. Add a
about issues dealing with funding for U of L. Go good amount of each topping. Repeat these
and show our legislators that you care! For steps until you have reached the top of the
more information check out the front page of this bowl (or as much as you can eat). Cover top
edition. with fresh whipped cream and place a cherry
As most of you know, Speed School Student on top.
Council hosts Engineering Expo every year. The WARNING: This is a very heavy dessert and
deadline for submissions is Friday February 16. may cause severe cramps if consumed in large
Don’t forget to sign up if you want to participate. amounts.
If you want more information there is a flyer on
the back of this edition or check out engineering-
expo.com.
~Shelly :)

Writers: Ben Gerstle and Brandon Shelley

 Sports
By Brandon Shelley

CARDINAL ATHLETICS
March 3, 2007
Deadline for submissions
is February 16, 2007

Tech Talk www.uoflsports.cstv.com

By Ben Gerstle
WEDNESDAY 2/7
Someone get the Pope a Wii! Men’s Basketball vs. Georgetown
7:00pm FREEDOM HALL
“Any trend to produce programs and products -
including animated movies and video games - which SUNDAY 2/11
in the name of entertainment exalt violence and por- Women’s Tennis vs. Mid Tenn
tray anti-social behavior or the trivialization of hu- State 2:00pm
man sexuality is a perversion, all the more repulsive BASS-RUDD T.C.
when these programs are directed at children and
adolescents . I appeal to the leaders of the media TUESDAY 2/13
industry to educate and encourage producers to safe- Baseball vs. Murray State
guard the common good, to uphold the truth, to pro- 2:00pm J. PATT. STADIUM
tect individual human dignity and promote respect
for the needs of the family.” - Pope Benedict XVI
I am too young to remember, but weren’t classic
literature, fine arts, and many forms of music and
dance also condemned as hurtful, hateful and perva-
sive at one point? I guess videogames are the root
of all evil. No need to blame the parents that should-
n’t be allowed to have children in the first place.

Society Cup
Society Cup will be held March 20-22. Each day, 6 representatives from each society will
compete in one of the scheduled events. The events, in no particular order, are a teamwork
race, thumb war tournament, and dodge ball tournament. The award will be presented at Engi-
neers Ball on March 31. Check with your society for more information!

Send items to speednews@speedcouncil.org by noon on Thursday

 This Week’s Events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11

Council Meet-
ing
12:20
Vogt 311

Announcements

Dates to Remember
January
Jan 26: Last day to apply for a degree

February
Feb 16: Last day to register for E-Expo
Feb 26: Last day to withdraw

I hope you March

March 3: E-Expo
signed up. Play March 11-16: Spring Break
March 31: Engineers Ball
starts
TODAY! Start
watching you
back!

What:
What IEEE student meeting
Where:
Where WS002
When:
When February 7, 2007 from noon-1pm
Topics: E-Expo, IEEE Activities, Free Gift card Drawing, & FREE PIZZA!!
PIZZA
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COLD
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ICICLES
KNIT CAP
MITTENS
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SCARFS
SKIING
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SNOW
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SKATES

Weekly Puzzle
The Fake Coin
You have twelve coins. You know that one is fake. The only thing that distinguishes the fake
from the real ones is that its weight is imperceptibly different. You have a perfectly balanced
scale that only tells which side weighs more than the other side.
What is the smallest number of times you must use the scale in order to always find the fake
coin?
Use only the twelve coins themselves and no others, no other weights, no cutting coins, no pen-
cil marks on the scale. etc.
These are modern coins, so the fake coin is not necessarily lighter.
Presume the worst case scenario, and don't hope that you will pick the right coin on the first at-
tempt.
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February 6, 2007 Editor: Shelly Willingham

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