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Denver Fine Mineral Show Begins This Week
Check out the Denver Fine Mineral Show at the Denver Marriott West September 14-17, 10:00 am-6:00 pm. The Denver Fine Mineral Show is an excellent opportunity to look at minerals if you have seen all of the ones at the Geology Museum, or if you just like shiny things that come out of the Earth…
Orediggers Earn Early Season Redemption
After a disappointing loss to Dallas Baptist University during the NCAA semi-finals last year, the Mines’ Women’s Soccer team was out for vengeance. On Friday, September 2, they got the revenge they wanted. “We lost to [Dallas Baptist University] 2-0 last year [in the regular season], and we faced them again in the NCAA playoffs,”…
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New Maker Space in Brown Building
The Mines Maker Society oversees the installation of the Blaster Design Factory in Brown Building. It also assisted in upgrading the EPICs Annex. Located in the Brown Atrium outside of BBW250, the Blaster Design Factory will be operated by the Maker Society to allow students to practice open-source design. The space will have a materials…
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Solar Decathlon Builds Tiny House in Preparation for National Competition
The Tiny House build team started construction on Aug. 6. The event was attended by President Paul Johnson and members from several energy companies interested in the project. The Tiny House is being built in preparation for the 2019 Solar Decathlon competition. Due to the group being newly formed, Mines was unable to compete in…
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Engineering Culture Contributes to Lack of Diversity
That vague, mysterious phrase—“diversity in STEM fields”—has swept across the academic community like wildfire in recent years. It is a major part of the “Mines 2014-2024 Strategic plan”. This plan outlines the programs and research opportunities designed for underrepresented groups, and the conversations that abound from the enrollment statistics released each year. “Having different ideas…
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Past, Present, and Future of Women at Mines
Since Mines’ founding in 1874, women have had a lasting impact on this campus. Many noteworthy women have graduated from this school. Today, Mines boasts a female population active in all sorts of roles across campus, in all ages and fields of study. In the first 75 years of Mines’ history, only four women graduated…
Multicultural Engineering Program Gives Voice to Underrepresented Students
For the last 27 years, the Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) has worked to create a more inclusive community at Mines by providing resources to under-represented students in engineering. By supporting these students, the MEP helps to foster campus diversity. MEP supports five professional societies. Including American Indian Science and Engineering Society, National Society of Black…
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Diversity is More Than Superficial Characteristics
When you hear the word “diversity”, what come to mind? Maybe you think of race. Maybe you think of gender. Maybe you think of religion. The Merriam-Webster dictionary has several different definitions of diversity, but the very first one listed is “the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.” In this…
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oSTEM Efforts Gain Support on Campus
oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is the only student organization that exists on campus to support and promote awareness of LGBTQ (lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer) people on Campus. “We’re oSTEM, so we include the LGBTQ people on campus. We don’t play a traditional role in diversity, but we take a more…