Daily Archives: September 26, 2010

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Athlete of the Week: Holly Hutchison, Sophomore, Volleyball

The Colorado School of Mines Athletics is witnessing unprecedented and widespread success throughout its varsity athletics. The Men’s Cross Country is dominating their competition and is chasing a national championship. The Men’s Soccer team opened their season with a bang by topping then #1 ranked Fort Lewis and is currently ranked #3 in all of Division II. The Football team is demoralizing defenses and eyeing an RMAC title. And meanwhile, the Women’s Volleyball team has quietly risen to a 9-2 record overall and are leading the RMAC standings. They are currently 6-1 at Lockridge Arena and undefeated in RMAC play and have the makings of a solid postseason team. Leading the charge defensively for the Lady Orediggers is middle blocker Holly Hutchison. Hutchison, a sophomore from Colorado Springs, is playing in her first season as a starter and leads Mines in blocks (15) and blocks per set (1.5). Last week, Hutchison was named RMAC/Baden Defensive Player of the Week. For her performance this season, Hutchison is this week’s Athlete of the Week.

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Minds at Mines: Campus Beef

Campus is home to most students, many of whom wish that it could be better in some way or another. Contrary to popular opinion, the campus can be made better, but sometimes the problems people have are not properly communicated and therefore the potential for fixing them remains limited. As Mines begins to transform into a home for more and more students with the addition of new residence halls, it is important to make sure that our college is a happy home. This week, the Oredigger wanted to give students a platform to voice their concerns. Minds at Mines wanted to know the top three things that should be changed at Mines.

A response to “What is the Difference”

Given last week’s editorial, “What is the Difference,” we feel it is important to clarify and expand on some of the statements made and to make clear what the difference really is.

The majority of funding cuts from requested budget amounts actually came from larger organizations, namely MAC, Sports Club Council, The ORC, IM Sports, the Oredigger, GSA, and even ASCSM.

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Music Review: No Need to Forgive This Rock Record

Broken Social Scene has done it again, and while it is not on the same level as their smash hit “You Forgot It In People,” Forgiveness Rock Record is worth the investment. Like most albums in the genre, this album starts of ramping up into a slower but calming intro with the languid but calm “World Sick.” The following few change the pace, with “Chase Scene” being my preferred choice as it has the feel of a futuristic chase scene, as the title implies.

The Bird and the Bee
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The Bird & The Bee: Not your parents’ Hall & Oates

The Bird & The Bee are undeniably hip. Singer/bassist Inara George (the bird) has a smooth-yet-powerful delivery, the likes of which reminds me of Feist or Astrud Gilberto. Matching her vocals with the modern synth-pop styling of Greg Kurstin (the bee) has already resulted in a pair of excellent records on jazz-label Blue Note Records. At a first glance, their newest record Interpreting the Masters Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates sticks out from the crowd.

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Tech Break: The new iPod Nano

A few weeks ago, Apple released the update to their smallest digital media player ever to have a screen, the iPod nano. The device stands as a radical departure from the previous members of the iPod nano family (and the iPod mini before it), substituting a tiny touch screen for Apple’s hallmark “click wheel” as a navigation method. The Mines Bookstore was gracious enough to loan me one last week, so I could find out for myself whether Apple’s newest form factor is a workable one.

Important parking updates

Last week, there were two major developments in the campus parking situation. Golden City Council recently added a one block section of 15th street, from Washington Avenue to Arapahoe Street, to the city parking permit district. This parking permit district requires a permit from Golden and does not recognize any Mines permits.

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SPIRIT Scholars help develop students

The SPIRIT Scholars Program was initiated in 1998 by Phillips Petroleum Company, and has provided talented Mines students with invaluable hands-on exposure to the company and to the energy business ever since. ConocoPhillips partners with Mines through the program to offer students a unique set of enrichment and professional development opportunities. Mines is one of only eight universities in the country at which ConocoPhillips has established this program, which provides students with $5,000 scholarships, along with hands-on industry experience, mentoring and professional development, and valuable leadership and service opportunities. Past SPIRIT Scholars Program activities have included community service projects with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Habitat for Humanity and the Golden Gallop charity run, exclusive dinners with company representatives, cooking classes, professional development lunches and sporting and performing arts events.

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