Gahunda ya Hokie Gold Legacy yemerera abarangije muri Virginia Tech gutanga impeta z'amasomo zishongeshejwe kugira ngo bakore zahabu yo gukoreshwa mu mpeta z'amasomo y'ejo hazaza—umuco uhuza ibyahise, iby'ubu n'iby'ejo hazaza.
Travis “Rusty” Untersuber yuzuye amarangamutima ubwo yavugaga kuri se, impeta ya se yo kurangiza mu 1942, impeta nto ya nyina n'amahirwe yo kongera umurage w'umuryango muri Virginia Tech. Amezi atandatu ashize, we na bashiki be ntibari bazi icyo bakora n'impeta z'ababyeyi babo bapfuye. Hanyuma, ku bw'amahirwe, Untersuber yibutse gahunda ya Hokie Gold Legacy, yemerera abarangije cyangwa abagize umuryango w'abarangije gutanga impeta z'amasomo, kuzishongesha kugira ngo bakore zahabu ya Hokie kandi bazishyire mu mpeta z'amasomo zizaza. Hakurikiyeho ikiganiro cy'umuryango maze bemeranya kwinjira muri gahunda. Winterzuber yagize ati: “Nzi ko gahunda ihari kandi nzi ko dufite impeta.” “Hashize amezi atandatu gusa bari kumwe.” Mu mpera z'Ugushyingo, Entesuber yakoze urugendo rw'amasaha 15 mu modoka ava mu mujyi yavukiyemo wa Davenport, muri Iowa, ajya i Richmond gusura umuryango mu biruhuko bya Thanksgiving. Hanyuma yasuye Blacksburg kwitabira umuhango wo gushongesha impeta muri VTFIRE Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry kuri campus ya Virginia Tech. Umuhango wo gutanga ibihembo, wabaye ku ya 29 Ugushyingo, uba buri mwaka kuva mu 2012 ndetse ukaba waranabaye umwaka ushize, nubwo abaperezida b'icyiciro cya 2022 ari bo bonyine bitabiriye kubera ko hari amategeko ajyanye na coronavirus ku mubare w'abantu bemerewe kwinjira mu bigo. Uyu muco udasanzwe wo guhuza ibyahise n'ejo hazaza watangiye mu 1964, ubwo abanyeshuri babiri b'abanyeshuri bo muri Kompanyi M y'Abakadeti b'ikoranabuhanga ba Virginia - Jesse Fowler na Jim Flynn - batanze igitekerezo. Laura Wedin, umuyobozi wungirije w'abanyeshuri n'urubyiruko barangije, ahuza gahunda yo gukusanya impeta z'abanyeshuri barangije bashaka ko impeta zabo zishongeshwa kandi amabuye agakurwaho. Anakurikirana impapuro z'impano n'amateka y'abafite impeta kandi akohereza ubutumwa kuri imeri iyo impeta yatanzwe yakiriwe. Byongeye kandi, Ubukwe bwahuje umuhango wo gushongesha zahabu, wari urimo na Almanac of Trumpets igaragaza umwaka impeta ya zahabu yashongeshejwemo. Impeta zatanzwe zishyirwa ku rubuga rusange rw'uwahoze ari umunyeshuri cyangwa umunyeshuri, hanyuma umwe mu bagize komite ishinzwe gushushanya impeta yimurira buri mpeta muri grafiti hanyuma akavuga izina ry'uwahoze ari umunyeshuri cyangwa umunyeshuri cyangwa uwo bashakanye wambaye impeta n'umwaka yigiyemo. Mbere yo gushyira impeta mu kintu cy'uruziga.
Ant Zuber yazanye impeta eshatu kugira ngo zishongeshwe - impeta yo mu ishuri rya se, impeta ntoya ya nyina n'impeta y'ubukwe y'umugore we Doris. Untersuber n'umugore we bashakanye mu 1972, uwo mwaka yarangije. Nyuma y'urupfu rwa se, impeta yo mu ishuri rya se yahawe mushiki we Kaethe na nyina, maze Kaethe Untersuber yemera gutanga impeta mu gihe habaye ibiza. Nyuma y'urupfu rwa nyina, impeta ntoya ya nyina yasigiwe umugore we Doris Untersuber, wemeye gutanga impeta mu rubanza. Se wa Untersuber yaje muri Virginia Tech kuri buruse y'umupira w'amaguru mu 1938, yari umunyeshuri muri Virginia Tech kandi yakoraga mu gisirikare nyuma yo kubona impamyabumenyi mu ikoranabuhanga mu buhinzi. Se na nyina bashakanye mu 1942, kandi impeta ntoya yakoreshejwe nk'impeta yo gusezerana. Untersuber yanatanze impeta ye yo mu ishuri ry'abanyeshuri ku myaka 50 yarangije muri Virginia Tech umwaka utaha. Ariko, impeta ye ntiyari imwe mu mpeta umunani zashongeshejwe. Ahubwo, Virginia Tech irateganya kubika impeta ye mu "gikoresho cy'igihe" cyubatswe hafi ya Burroughs Hall mu rwego rwo kwizihiza isabukuru y'imyaka 150 ya kaminuza.
Untersuber yagize ati: “Dufite amahirwe yo gufasha abantu gutekereza ahazaza no kugira icyo bakora, no gutuma abantu batekereza ku bibazo nka, ‘Nigute nashyigikira umugambi runaka?’ na ‘Nigute nakomeza uwo murage?’.” “Gahunda ya Hokie Gold ni yo yombi. Ikomeje umuco kandi itegereje kureba uko twakora impeta nziza itaha. … Umurage itanga ni uw'agaciro kenshi kuri njye n'umugore wanjye. Ni uyu munsi. Niyo mpamvu dutanga Untersuber babiri, wakurikiye ikirenge cya se, akaba yarabonye impamyabumenyi mu ikoranabuhanga ry'ubuhinzi mbere yo gukora mu nganda z'ibikoresho by'ubuhinzi, ubu akaba yaragiye mu kiruhuko cy'izabukuru, bitabiriye umuhango hamwe n'abagize Komite Ishinzwe Gushushanya Impeta na Perezida w'Ishuri rya 2023. Iyo impeta imaze kuzura, inkengero zijyanwa mu ruganda rw'ibyuma, aho igikorwa cyose kigenzurwa na Alan Drushitz, umwarimu wungirije w'ubumenyi bw'ibikoresho. Inkengero zishyirwa mu itanura rito rishyushye kugeza kuri dogere 1.800, kandi mu minota 20 zahabu ihinduka amazi. Perezida wa Komite Ishinzwe Gushushanya impeta Victoria Hardy, wiga mu mwaka wa gatatu muri Williamsburg, muri Virijiniya, uzarangiza mu 2023 afite impamyabumenyi mu ikoranabuhanga rya mekanike na siyansi ya mudasobwa, yambaye ibikoresho byo kwirinda no gukoresha imashini kugira ngo azamure inkengero mu itanura. Hanyuma yasutse zahabu y'amazi. mu ibumba, bigatuma ikomera ikaba agace gato ka zahabu gafite ishusho y'urukiramende. Hardy yagize ati: “Ndatekereza ko ari byiza cyane.” “Buri cyiciro gihindura imiterere y'impeta yacyo, bityo numva ko umuco ubwawo ari umwihariko kandi ufite imiterere yawo buri mwaka. Ariko iyo utekereje ko buri gice cy'impeta z'ishuri kirimo Hokie Gold yatanzwe n'abanyeshuri barangije na komite yababanjirije, buri cyiciro kiracyafitanye isano ya hafi. Hariho ibice byinshi by'umuco wose w'impeta kandi ndatekereza ko iki gice ari icyemezo cyiza cyo gutanga uburyo bwo gukomeza ikintu aho buri cyiciro kikiri gitandukanye cyane. Ndagikunda kandi ndacyishimiye. Twashoboye kuza mu ruganda rw'amabuye y'agaciro tukaba bamwe muri rwo.”
Impeta zirashongeshwa kuri dogere 1.800 Fahrenheit hanyuma zahabu y'amazi igasukwa mu ibumba rifite ishusho y'urukiramende. Ifoto yatanzwe na Kristina Franusich, Virginia Tech.
Akabati ka zahabu kari mu mpeta umunani gapima ounces 6.315. Ubukwe bwahise bwohereza akabati ka zahabu i Belfort, kakoraga impeta zo mu rwego rwa Virginia Tech, aho abakozi batunganyije zahabu bakayikoresha mu gukora impeta zo mu rwego rwa Virginia Tech mu mwaka ukurikiyeho. Banazigamye amafaranga make cyane kuri buri mpeta kugira ngo yongere ashyirwe mu mpeta zishongeshejwe mu myaka iri imbere. Muri iki gihe, buri mpeta ya zahabu irimo 0.33% bya "zahabu ya Hoki". Kubera iyo mpamvu, buri munyeshuri afitanye isano n'uwahoze ari umunyeshuri warangije muri Virginia Tech. Amafoto na videwo byafashwe kandi bishyirwa ku mbuga nkoranyambaga, byereka inshuti, abanyeshuri bigana ndetse n'abaturage umuco abantu bake basaga n'aho bazi. Ikirenzeho, umugoroba watumye abanyeshuri bari aho batekereza ku murage wabo w'ejo hazaza ndetse n'uburyo bashobora kwitabira impeta zabo mu gihe kizaza. Hardy yagize ati: "Ndashaka rwose guteranya komite tugakorana ikintu gishimishije nko kujya mu ruganda rwo gushushanya no gutanga impeta." Ahari ni nk'ibirori byo kwizihiza isabukuru y'imyaka 50. Sinzi niba izaba impeta yanjye, ariko nibibaho, nzanezerwa kandi nizeye ko dushobora gukora ikintu nk'icyo. "Ubu ni uburyo bwiza bwo kuvugurura impeta." Ndatekereza ko bizaba bike cyane kuvuga ngo “Sinkeneye ibi” ahubwo bizaba nko kuvuga ngo “Ndashaka kuba umwe mu bagize umuco mugari,” niba ibyo bifite ishingiro. Nzi ko ibi bizaba amahitamo yihariye ku muntu wese ubitekerezaho.
Antsuber, umugore we na bashiki be birumvikana ko bizeye ko iki ari cyo cyemezo cyiza ku muryango wabo, cyane cyane nyuma y’uko bane bagiranye ikiganiro cy’amarangamutima bibuka ingaruka Virginia Tech yagize ku buzima bw’ababyeyi babo. Bararize nyuma yo kuvuga ku ngaruka nziza. Winterzuber yagize ati: “Byari amarangamutima, ariko nta gushidikanya kwabayeho. Tumaze kubona icyo twakora, twamenye ko ari ikintu tugomba gukora—kandi twifuzaga kugikora.”
Ikoranabuhanga rya Virginia riri kugaragaza ingaruka nziza binyuze mu gutanga inkunga y’ubutaka ku isi, riteza imbere iterambere rirambye ry’abaturage bacu mu Muryango wa Commonwealth wa Virginia no ku isi yose.
Igihe cyo kohereza: Ugushyingo-21-2023