Opinion
Handling stress during finals weeks
Finals Week, Dead Week, and quite frankly every week at Mines can be stressful. It is critical for individual development to learn how to handle stress in a healthy way. While some stress isn’t bad, like the physical stress from athletics and the mind-sharpening stress before a big test, long term stress takes a…
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Athlete Spotlight: Josh Evans
This past weekend, most students were enjoying E-days festivities. Not the Oredigger Track & Field teams- they were busy showing off at the Kit Mayer Invitational Meet. Although there were several impressive performances across the board, perhaps the most incredible event of the meet was the Men’s 1,500-meter race late Saturday afternoon. Josh Evans…
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Tiger Woods & the greatest comeback in golf history
On Sunday, April 14th, 2019, at the Augusta National Golf Course, Tiger Woods sunk a monumental three-foot putt to secure a final round score of 70 in the Masters Golf Tournament, which left him 13 points under par. With that victory, Woods once again donned the elusive green jacket, bestowed only on those who…
Book Club: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Daniel Renkert Arts & Culture Editor I really enjoy Tom Stoppard as a playwright. His works tend to ask existential questions with clever dialogue and unique premises. This week I’d like to recommend three somewhat related works of writing to read. The first being the titular piece of this article, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead….
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Public Art: The Greeting
When most students are asked about the first piece of public art they saw on campus is, the majority is likely to give the same answer. The large statue located in the center of the pedestrian plaza, titled The Greeting, is one of the most recognizable pieces of public art on campus. Made of…
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How can scientists better engage the public?
While scientists are among the most respected professionals in the public eye, it can be difficult for scientists to effectively explain their work and its implications to the average person. This difficulty leads to confusion among the public, and can overall worsen the image of scientists and the value of their work. Oftentimes concepts in…
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Lockheed Martin and Career Fair: Don’t be too quick to believe every story
Students piled into the student recreation center, resumes in hand, business attire bedecking them. Packed tightly together, they tried to impress potential employers with their bona fides and forced confidence. It was, for the most part, a normal and for some students even a wonted practice: Career Fair. To the dismay of some, however,…
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Student group spotlight: Fighting Hunger at Mines
Have you seen a truck outside of Alderson Hall handing out food? If so, you saw Fighting Hunger at Mines at work! Dylan McLain, a senior in mechanical engineering, and Denver Luttrel, a senior in electrical engineering, created the club because they wanted to make a difference on campus and in Golden. McLain…
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Women’s History Month: Spotlight on Lise Meitner
March is a month set aside to hear the stories of powerful women who have changed history, but are kept out of the textbooks. One such woman was Austrian physicist Lise Meitner. Meitner was one of the great minds who, during World War I, worked with radioactive materials and X-rays to discover more about…
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The power of individual awareness
Julianna Valenzuela Contributor In today’s world, it is easy to be oblivious to the struggles of others, especially those who are not within our own social classes. But oblivion and apathy allow discrimination to take place and removes our own power in doing anything about it. Engineering gives us the power to shape the…