More than love was in the air when thousands of students swarmed the Student Recreation Center on Valentine’s Day. Students were seen all over campus in their dress clothes as they tried to impress recruiters at the Colorado School of Mines Spring Career Fair.
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans not to release information on a method to modify the avian flu that could produce a much deadlier version of the virus. Scientists are studying this method in an effort to better understand how the virus might mutate in the wild. The WHO may choose to release the information to allow scientists around the world to continue the work.
“The earth is but a pimple on the sun’s surface,” said Terry Donze during his global warming lecture where he presented the view opposing man made climate change.
“When we set up this fee, we should have had it at the very least had it cover the bond,” said Dan Fox, VP and Dean of Students, in regards to a proposed increase in student fees.
The fastest sport on ice is making big waves in the Mines club sports community. With a record 35 members, the Men’s Ice Hockey team has greatly improved to be one of the juggernauts in the Division III ACHA. The team has been around for almost a decade at Mines and has seen a recent increase in participation, fan attendance, and wins! The team underwent a makeover last season and came out with new jerseys and two new coaches. Fundraising was a key part of this makeover, with a focus on selling tickets for the Avalanche game. The team has also put on a skate night at Apex Ice Arena for the school.
As most of us are well aware, this week holds for us a special holiday. It is almost impossible to miss it; advertisements have been playing it up like crazy, stores have brought in special stock for the occasion, and people all around are trying to make impossible plans for it. Yes, that is right, friends and fellows. This Tuesday, February 14th, is everyone’s favorite holiday – Irish Potato Famine Celebration Day!
Chloe emerged between two boulders nestled midway up the side of a steep hill. A few dim beams of sunlight pierced the network of trees, allowing Chloe the chance to examine her surroundings without squinting. Her jaw went slack. All around her, shooting up forever it seemed, were trees exactly like she’d seen in her dreams. She took a step forward and almost slipped on the loose gravel. Grasping a small boulder to her right, Chloe used it to steady her descent.
We were promised a classic. We were given an unlikely rematch of a history-making clash, and we were told that the sequel would live up to the high standards of the original. It’s certainly nice when the hype machine gets something right. This was an epic duel of evenly-matched sides, and although neither was in danger of being confused with a juggernaut, Super Bowl XLVI will go down as a classic.
Denver had a “wild and wooly west” relapse this week in 1889. Judge Rucker entered a saloon on Curtis Street and there found Col. John Arkins of the “Rocky Mountain News” drinking with several politicians, including a Senator-elect and a Chief-of-Police. Rucker then “walked up and slapped Col. John in the mouth,” reported “The Colorado Transcript.” He was immediately arrested, and the men reconciled the next day. Apparently, there was some sort of history between the two, dating to the fall of 1888.
“The most important issue in this election is fundamentally freedom and the role of government in people’s lives,” said Senator Rick Santorum, a Republican Presidential Candidate. As part of the Colorado Energy Summit, Senator Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich both made campaign stops at Mines the day before the Colorado Caucus.