September 2010 – Page 5

Are the new exam policies really necessary?

Hey everybody, back for more I see? Last semester I took PHGN100. It is a hard class, but not impossible. CAPA hurt, but in the end the exams hurt more. The week after the third exam, a cheating ring was discovered in physics 1 involving several students with some estimates as high as 40 total involved. When this was announced in class, I was like, whatever, those people will eventually fail so throw them out. I thought this wouldn’t affect me. Then, our lovely physics department heads decided to jack up the lives of every single student on campus by placing all these new restrictions on what you’re allowed to do in the exam rooms themselves.

Morals for your story: 9-20-2010

Dilemma
My friend continuously talks to me about problems with her mom. My mom died of cancer when I was younger and it makes me very uncomfortable to hear her complain about her mother. Should I continue listening to her talk about her issues while putting myself through stress or tell her to talk to someone else about it?
–Listener Under Stress

What’s the difference?

From Friday September 10 to Saturday September 11, I had the privilege of attending a wonderful retreat put on by the Associated Students of the Colorado School of Mines (ASCSM). We drove to beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado, spending almost 24 hours framing the direction for ASCSM this year. This retreat was meant to serve as a team-building and planning opportunity, a purpose that I believe it served admirably. The concerning piece of this trip is that it was funded entirely by a school fee.
I should mention that I am a voting member of the ASCSM Senate, hence my attendance at this retreat, so I, too, should take to heart the criticisms that follow.

Bus stop hot spots – RTD in Denver

As the year continues, some of us are getting tired of going the same old places time and time again. So why not bring out the RTD bus passes that Mines students receive for free. This week, there are four more locations to find some entertainment.

Resident Evil: Afterlife – A lot of nothing can be fun

Gore and outrageous action scenes flood every nook of the new Resident Evil movie. Dubbed “Afterlife,” the movie picks up right after Alice left Nevada in the previous movie, Resident Evil: Extinction. Assisted by Claire and Chris Redfield, Alice searches for Arcadia, a place where the infection is rumored to not exist.

Papa Murphy’s delivers pizza and support for those in need

Papa Murphy’s is sponsoring a service event on October 1 called “Pizza for Parkinsons.” Manager Jamie Fanchez believes in supporting those in need. “Give just to give, if you have so much (to give), why not (give).” From when the restaurant opens, to when it closes, Papa Murphy’s will be donating all of their sales that day to charity.

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Music Review: Candy Claws, forest-inspired dream-pop

Somewhere between shoe-gaze and surf sits Candy Claws, a Fort Collins dream-pop band that has garnered national attention with their recent summer tour and newest record Hidden Lands.

Similar to the group’s previous record In the Dream of the Sea Life, the new disc was inspired, in part, by a book: Richard M. Ketchum’s The Secret Life of the Forest. I used the phrase “in part,” because the band’s own personal experiences living on the cusp of the Rocky Mountains also had a role to play in inspiring a record full of nature-inspired ambient dreamscapes and ethereal melody.

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Golden Bowl offers classic, budget-friendly entertainment

Bowling may not be associated with fun in the mind of the average college student, but perhaps it should be at the Colorado School of Mines. Mines students are lucky enough to be situated only a mile away from Golden Bowl, a classic bowling alley located at 525 24th Street.

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Cooking Corner: Guacamole made simple – It’s so easy a Mines student could make it

“It’s So Easy A Mines Student Could Make It”

Beer Review: Golden City Cuvée Imperial Stout

Stout was first brewed during the Industrial Revolution in England and Ireland as a high-alcohol variety of porter. Guinness dominates the scene today, but more and more craft breweries are creating their own take on this black and potent brew.

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