Full disclosure, this is the opinion of this journalist and is not reflective of the opinion of the Oredigger as an organization nor the opinion of this journalist as a student of the Colorado School of Mines. There is an art to an interview; a good interviewer has five articles worth of questions before showing…
The Oredigger newspaper has been a part of Mines culture since the 1920s. Decades of publication show how Mines has changed and yet stayed the same over nearly a century. It is time to reissue some of these old news stories. So take a look, have a laugh, and remember the rich history of the…
I arrived at Q-lot in a red Yukon and got out to meet the fire marshal who was doing a round of safety checks just after 3:30 pm on Saturday. The overcast morning clouds had burned off and the entire crew of Night Music, the company which puts on the annual E-days fireworks show, was…
John Oliver, an HBO comedian, recently placed a spotlight on the issue of opioid abuse in America. He pointed out 30,000 people die in America every year from overdoses and 2.6 million Americans struggle with addiction. That is almost an entire percentage point of the American population. His spotlight reminded me of a trend in…
“A house divided against itself cannot stand” ~ Abraham Lincoln It is the afternoon of Wednesday November 9th and I am sitting in Periodic Table trying to put to paper my thoughts after this election. Periodic table is not empty but it is far too quiet, and the entire campus seems quieter than usual today….
The moral of this election is don’t use email. Clinton’s email server has been a huge talking point this election, on grounds of cybersecurity and transparency. The FBI is correct in pointing out the “gross negligence” of a private server. The FBI found 113 emails containing classified information, of which 3 had classification markers, and…
The following is a condensed version of The Oredigger’s interview with Bill Nye. What about science makes you so excited, and how can teachers get this across to students? Nye was excited right away with this question. His immediate response was “How can they not?!” He talked about how science is important for the future,…
I am going to cover three main candidates and their foreign policy platforms. Hopefully, in an entertaining and informative manner. This is my warning, I am biased and I will include my opinion in this article because this is the opinion section. Gary Johnson is the candidate for the libertarian party, and has a more…
If you go to Mines you know the famous Micah, master of the omelet and all around nice guy to talk with as you drink your morning coffee. If you have spoken with him recently you will have heard of his disdain for the music playlist in Mines Market. And he is not alone. Don’t…