Recently, seniors in all the departments on campus have competed to be the most philanthropic on campus, raising $9,043.11 for their departments and $453 for the Mines Fund.The departments were split into two groups: Heavyweights, those with more than 35 ...
Brooklyn duo MGMT's 2008 album Ocular Spectacular took the airways by storm with songs like the Grammy-nominated single "Kids". The group's psychedelic feel, coupled with it's pop-dance sensibilities, were the perfect combination for their up-beat and ori...
Courtesy Peters PhotographyThroughout this semester, the leadership class has accepted and reviewed 36 grant proposals from student organizations on campus, to find those most deserving of some additional capital, provided by several ge...
Courtesy CSM Climbing TeamAcross two months, five competitions, and two states, the Colorado School of Mines Rock Climbing team has blown away the competition, with members sweeping the top three positions overall for the women, and the m...
Every Saturday, I sit in front of my computer and edit most (I strive for all) of the articles of the paper so that they can be placed error-free on Sunday. This process is fairly straightforward, and I get a fair amount of enjoyment from reading each of ...
In-studio radio performances are often reserved for those few who possess the following: a radio/internet stream and enough sense of memory to actually tune in. I can name more than a few occasions where I have earnestly intended to hear my favorite bands...
Kappa Mu Epsilon (KME) and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) hosted the first annual Pi Mile Fun Run last Sunday. Participants completed a 3.14 mile course while learning facts about Pi written on the pathways. Almost 50 people sho...
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Catalonia, Spain - Fossils of an ancient primate, which separated from the primate evolutionary tree immediately before homonids and Old World monkeys, have been found in Spain. The fossils are believed to come from the first group of ape-like creature...
"You've probably heard this over and over," said management guru Adlar Comfort at last Thursday's Leaders' Colloquium, "but you guys are the future. You, and the rest of your generation, are responsible for how the world turns out over the next few decade...
Dan Haughey / OrediggerDo you consider yourself a geek? No, I would say nerd though because geek is more insulting than nerd is. Geek is someone that you just don't want to be around, they have volcano zits all over their face and they sno...
The Colorado School of Mines men's golf team closed out their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) competition last week with a tie for sixth at the RMAC Spring Championship in Florence, Arizona. The young Oredigger team, consisting of two freshmen a...
Trevor Crane / OrediggerEarlier this year, Head Track Coach Art Siemers referred to distance runner Mark Husted as the ideal Colorado School of Mines Athlete. Siemers was impressed with Husted's work ethic and rise from anonymity. Unlike m...
Finals may be just around the corner, but no one ever mentions that that corner is actually a humongous intersection with pedestrians, emergency vehicles, bikers, stop lights, and the whole enchilada. Before the end of the semester, there are still a myri...
I think it is ridiculous that the Slate cafe wants to charge me a meal swipe to come get a glass of milk when each meal cost over $6 especially if you have a different meal plan, it's bad enough the food is generally low quality for such a high price but ...
Springtime always gets me. I don't know if it's the sunshine or the greenery, but my mind always begins to wander and I tend to become more philosophical. This year, in particular, has been a bold mixture of sobering and exciting. I have learned more than...
Kevin Lock / OrediggerThe Denver Microbrew Tour may very well be the best thing you've never done in downtown Denver. Only in operation for the last nine months, the tour is still in its infancy but is becoming more popular by the week. Tr...
With a spring line-up of must-see movies like Kick Ass, Clash of the Titans, and Date Night, audiences want to know how the new animated DreamWorks creation compares. While the movie may seem to be just another sappy story about an outcast "finding his pl...
