The calendar just flipped to November, and that means we are on the cusp of one of my favorite times of the Mines year. No, hold the Christmas music for at least another month. I’m talking about International Day: an annual event put on by the International Student Council (ISC) and International Office to bring…
Free food. What may be the ultimate stereotype coming into college rings true at Mines, students love free food. What’s better than fresh baked goods, ready-made meals and organic produce from such retailers as Whole Foods and Trader Joes? Not much. And that is just what Fighting Hunger at Mines brings to the…
It’s been a helluva month for the M on Mount Zion. On October 17th at Mine’s annual Homecoming Bonfire, President Johnson led students in the M lighting ceremony. To the smell of chocolate and the warmth of the flames, students counted down from nine. “Three, two, one, Orediggers!” At the end of the…
The perfect schedule does not exist. To all the first years out there, welcome to your first ever registration period at Mines. This will be a wild ride as you plan out every class for the next semester, only to find out that the class is full by the time you get to actually register. …
Baseball has always been a game of statistics. But as technology becomes even more advanced, so do the statistics. Mines Sports Analytics Club (MSA) hosted Trevor Bauer and his father Warren on October 28th to discuss the increased impact of data analytics in baseball. Trevor Bauer is an MLB All-Star and eight-year veteran who is…
The Oredigger Men’s Soccer Team finished the season with an overall record of 12-3-3, and a conference record of 10-1-3. With November 3rd’s draw against Regis, Mines clinched a regular season RMAC championship, and have secured the number one seed in the RMAC tournament over the Westminster College Griffins. This Oredigger team has looked very…
First things first, Mines does recycle. The waste in the single-stream recycling bins is, well, recycled. United Waste transfers the refuse to Alpine Waste which processes the materials at their All Together Recycling Center in Denver. Mixed recycles handles five key items: plastic (check the bottom of the packaging for plastics #1-6), paper, metals, glass,…
Last year’s Oredigger football team was led by an extremely talented group of athletes. Among these players was quarterback Isaac Harker, a transfer from Indiana State. According to Mines Athletics, Isaac was a major contributor to the prolific Orediggers offense last year that led Division II with 556.8 yards of offense per game and was…
As the regular season for Mines football passes the halfway mark, the Orediggers are well underway for being on track with a great season at 7-0. Their most recent victory over Fort Lewis College ended in a shutout, 42-0. This Mines football team has seen a great amount of success this season, with a margin…
“The health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.” —Carl Sagan Before we delve into the present or travel into the future of the Arthur Lakes Library, we will first explore…