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The Oredigger Newspaper http://oredigger.minesblog.com/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:32:42 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) Rage against the machine http://oredigger.minesblog.com/opinion/9-opinion/1079-rage-against-the-machine.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:08:55 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/opinion/9-opinion/1079-rage-against-the-machine.html As semester begins, so does parent counseling http://oredigger.minesblog.com/satire/10-satire/1078-as-semester-begins-so-does-parent-counseling-.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:05:01 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/satire/10-satire/1078-as-semester-begins-so-does-parent-counseling-.html Tech Break: Internet Guide 2010 http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/tech-break/1077-tech-break-internet-guide-2010.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:03:29 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/tech-break/1077-tech-break-internet-guide-2010.html Rumor Mill: Campus rumors debunked http://oredigger.minesblog.com/satire/10-satire/1076-rumor-mill-campus-rumors-debunked.html Status: Confirmed. The new “BP lot” will be financed by in-kind donations from its namesake oil company. Marquez Hall has been put on hold until Petroleum Engineers get chased out of Alderson by the Chemical Engineering department. Facilities Management says that, due to the central location of the new lot, parking passes for the lot will be $200 per semester. Parking in the Hall of Justice lot will carry an increased price as well to pay off the cost of the parking kiosks (both of them) in the areas.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:54:55 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/satire/10-satire/1076-rumor-mill-campus-rumors-debunked.html CCIT celebrates “9x2” kickoff http://oredigger.minesblog.com/satire/10-satire/1075-ccit-celebrates-9x2-kickoff.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:52:46 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/satire/10-satire/1075-ccit-celebrates-9x2-kickoff.html Women's soccer ties Minnesota Duluth http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/soccer/1074-womens-soccer-ties-minnesota-duluth.html
]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:45:26 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/soccer/1074-womens-soccer-ties-minnesota-duluth.html NFL 2010 season preview http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/16-sports/1073-nfl-2010-season-preview.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:33:06 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/16-sports/1073-nfl-2010-season-preview.html Mines football rolls South Dakota SMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/football/1072-mines-football-rolls-south-dakota-smt.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:28:59 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/football/1072-mines-football-rolls-south-dakota-smt.html Men's Soccer pulls out upset against Ft Lewis http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/soccer/1071-mens-soccer-pulls-out-upset-against-ft-lewis.html Fort Lewis, the reigning D-II men’s soccer national champions, ended the Orediggers season last year in the opening round of the tournament by a score of 3-0. Friday’s home game was a different story as the Colorado School of Mines controlled play for most of the first half, firing 5 shots and putting pressure on the Skyhawks defense.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:26:58 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/sports/soccer/1071-mens-soccer-pulls-out-upset-against-ft-lewis.html Minds at Mines: Trying something new http://oredigger.minesblog.com/opinion/minds-at-mines/1070-minds-at-mines-trying-something-new.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:05:19 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/opinion/minds-at-mines/1070-minds-at-mines-trying-something-new.html What's your Beef? 9-6-10 http://oredigger.minesblog.com/opinion/whats-your-beef/1069-whats-your-beef-9-6-10.html We need more PARKING.
Given the fact that the Q and F lots are almost never completely full, I will presume that you mean that we need more parking at locations nearer the classes you attend. Moving forward, long term parking (parking for those who live in the residents halls) will be migrated to the Q and F lots. That measure will be delayed by the fact that parking passes have already been allocated. However, there currently is an effort to persuade those living in the residents halls to park in those lots to allow those who commute to campus daily to have access to closer spaces. As to the oversold state of the General parking permits, there are plans to raise their price relative to Commuter parking so that General parking will not be quite so oversold.

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]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:02:53 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/opinion/whats-your-beef/1069-whats-your-beef-9-6-10.html Motion City Soundtrack to perform in Denver this Fall http://oredigger.minesblog.com/lifestyle/music-review/1068-motion-city-soundtrack-to-perform-in-denver-this-fall.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:00:55 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/lifestyle/music-review/1068-motion-city-soundtrack-to-perform-in-denver-this-fall.html Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs the World http://oredigger.minesblog.com/lifestyle/movie-review/1067-movie-review-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:08 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/lifestyle/movie-review/1067-movie-review-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-.html Beer Review: Lion Imperial Pilsner http://oredigger.minesblog.com/lifestyle/6-lifestyle/1066-beer-review-lion-imperial-pilsner.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:55:36 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/lifestyle/6-lifestyle/1066-beer-review-lion-imperial-pilsner.html Stars above Mines http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1065-stars-above-mines.html So if this is the beginning, what will we need to move on? Depending on how serious you are, there is a wide array of tools that can help to unveil the stars. If you are reading this, you already have the first few: eyes and an inquisitive nature. Most of what this column will cover can be easily seen by the naked eye.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:54:07 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1065-stars-above-mines.html Professor Farca: instructor, author and ice cream lover http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/faculty-spotlight/1064-faculty-spotlight-paula-farca-lais.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:52:07 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/faculty-spotlight/1064-faculty-spotlight-paula-farca-lais.html Google Chat calls "real" phone http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1063-google-chat-calls-qrealq-phone.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:50:15 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1063-google-chat-calls-qrealq-phone.html Geek of the Week: Tim Weilert, Senior, Mechanical Engineering http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/geek-of-the-week/1062-geek-of-the-week-tim-weilert-senior-mechanical-engineering.html On the beautiful Mines campus, there is a quiet, subconscious competition. In fact, this competition is so quiet that contestants rarely know that they are in the running for the title. Despite the stealthy nature of the beast, competition is fierce, and occurs on a minute-to-minute basis. Its battlefield involves socks with sandals, entire comic book stores shoved into one back pack, and students that spontaneously burst into flame upon contact with the great outdoors. This week, it was Mr. Tim Weilert, self-professed “word nerd,” Atari master, and vinyl record connoisseur (not to mention his “fascination” with Star Wars) that garnered him the coveted title of: Geek of the Week.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:38:50 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/geek-of-the-week/1062-geek-of-the-week-tim-weilert-senior-mechanical-engineering.html Apple refreshes iPods, iTunes, Apple TV http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1061-apple-refreshes-ipods-itunes-apple-tv.html

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:36:30 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1061-apple-refreshes-ipods-itunes-apple-tv.html Club Spotlight: Tennis Club http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1060-club-spotlight-tennis-club.html When it comes to Mines, sports are not the first thing that comes to mind. When a discussion comes to sports, you usually hear something along the lines of football, basketball, or other national favorites. One sport, however, remains under the radar for many people - tennis. And among the extensive extracurricular activities offered on campus, there is a club that is devoted to tennis.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:35:01 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/features/7-features/1060-club-spotlight-tennis-club.html Light breaks chip performance barrier http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/8-news/1059-campus-research-integrated-optics.html With excessive amounts of homework, tests, and the hundreds of extra-curricular activities offered here at Mines, many students are unaware of the exciting research happening right in their own backyard.

In the physics department, master's graduate Jon Banks talks about the research he is involved in. Working in a research group, Banks focuses on Integrated Optics, which essentially means he is figuring out how to put fiber optics on a processor chip, virtually eliminating the communication time between cores on a multi-core processor. With the speeds of current processors, the last real bottleneck within the chip itself is how the individual cores send information between themselves. What this particular group of researchers is trying to do is to eliminate that bottleneck by placing circuits that use light on the chip itself. This would pave the way for vast increases in processing power, potentially making it feasible to use 20 cores on a single chip.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:32:27 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/8-news/1059-campus-research-integrated-optics.html Campus dining heard you! http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/8-news/1058-campus-dining-heard-you.html
You can now use a meal plan swipe at Diggers Den! Choose an entrée from our new after-hours menu along with two sides and a fountain drink and pay with a meal swipe. Visit Diggers Den Monday through Thursday from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM to take advantage of this new program designed with students in mind.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:30:38 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/8-news/1058-campus-dining-heard-you.html Scientific discoveries this week: 9-6-10 http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/scientific-discoveries/1057-scientific-discoveries-this-week-9-6-10.html Romania - Fossils from a relative of the Velociraptor were unearthed by scientists giving long awaited insight into dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous period. The predator, named Balaur bondoc, is the first reasonably complete fossil of a carnivorous dinosaur during the last 60 million years of dinosaurs’ existence in Europe. Balaur bondoc exhibited more than 20 anatomically unique features including short and stocky feet and legs and large pelvic muscles. Scientists state that the predator was more suited for kick-boxing than sprinting, leading to the nick-name “The Stocky Dragon.”

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:26:01 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/scientific-discoveries/1057-scientific-discoveries-this-week-9-6-10.html Headlines from around the world: 9-6-10 http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/world-headlines/1056-headlines-from-around-the-world-9-6-10.html The recent outcry over the pending construction of an Islamic Community Center and mosque near ground zero in Manhattan has anti-terrorism experts worried. Experts say that this message of intolerance is hurting U.S. relations with foreign nations, undermining our traditional stance as a nation of religious freedom and acceptance.

]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:21:52 GMT http://oredigger.minesblog.com/news/world-headlines/1056-headlines-from-around-the-world-9-6-10.html