April 2011 – Page 7 – The Oredigger

Japan contiunes on; Update on earthquake

In the midst of the nation-wide recovery after the March 11 earthquake that struck Japan, another earthquake hit late Thursday night. The quake was measured at magnitude 7.1, which puts it far beyond any of the aftershocks since the March 11 quake. Two people were reported dead, with many injured. No serious structural damage has been reported as a result of this new quake, and concerns about the nations nuclear power plants have largely been put to rest by reports that the plants are doing fine, and nothing has been damaged further.

Sustainable technology helps educate engineers

Sustainability is a goal many engineers, companies, and governments are pursuing. Dr. Karel Mulder gave a talk for the Hennebach Program in the Humanities about teaching sustainability. In his lecture titled “What is Sustainable Technology (ST) and its Relationship to Educating Engineers for Energy Development,” Mulder gave students and faculty a new look at how engineers fit into sustainable development.

Headlines from around the world: 4-11-11

As the House of Representatives and the Senate continue to debate over government spending cuts, major government services continue to be in a state of shutdown. The debate currently is over a difference of $5 billion, as republicans are calling for a $43 billion cut and Democrats are unwilling to agree to a $38 billion cut. The $5 billion in question would be used to directly fund certain health services, which includes Planned Parenthood, who perform abortions.

Hydrogen Cycling explains methane production

Anthropogenic greenhouse gasses account for much of the overall greenhouse gasses that are being concentrated in out atmosphere, and of those gasses methane is considered one of the worst. Dr. Gargi Kulkarni, a researcher at California Institute of Technology, has been studying methanogenesis (the processes by which methane gas is produced in the environment) in an effort to better understand how we can control and perhaps eliminate the buildup of methane in the atmosphere.

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E-Days mining tradition alive and well

E-Days at the Colorado School of Mines has gone through many changes over the years, yet as proven on the Saturday of E-Days, Mining Competition is still very much alive. From 11am to 4pm, CSM students were challenged to see if they had what it takes to be crowned the E-Days Ultimate Miner. This year, with over 250 people attending throughout the day, competition was stiff.

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Minds at Mines: E-days!

Last week, Mines celebrated the most-anticipated event of the year, E-Days! E-Days is three days’ worth of forgetting about school and just having fun. Minds at Mines wanted to know what peoples’ favorite E-Days memories were, and what they were excited to see this year. While most people were looking forward to the fireworks, the show was unfortunately postponed and replaced with a laser light show.

Tim’s Two Cents: Talent Show

Examining the concept of a stereotype is an interesting and revealing exercise. Recently, in my course on Middle East studies, we considered how Islam is portrayed in the popular media and how different those projections were from reality. This got me thinking about the concept of stereotypes and how they affect people at every level from the international level down to the microcosm that is CSM.

Morals for your story: 4-4-11

My roommate snores. As you might guess, this leads to many sleepless nights for me. I know we have lived in the same room for several months now, but it has just gotten to be too much. I even have tried to go to bed earlier to accommodate for the hours of sleep I lose per night. I wish I could say something to her, but she has made comments about how well she has been sleeping, and I would hate to ruin that. Should I confront her and jeopardize our friendship or stick to the earplugs while I sleep?
–Sleepless Roommate

Push team wins again

The Orecart Push army has once again dealt a stunning victory against the Pull army, continuing a run of over a decade. Fans exist for both sides. Pull supporters claim that even though the Push team tends to field superior numbers, Pullers tend to have more motivation and are, on average, more physically fit. Still, it seems that for now, the Pushers are so numerous that they quickly overwhelm their opponents, and this trend appears to show no signs of stopping.

Community Spotlight: Denver International Airport/Shadow government world headquarters

Whether you’re travelling for business or vacation, or submitting to the rule of the New World Order, DIA is the place for you. While some might say it is a world-class airport built for a growing major city, others counter that is in fact the headquarters of the Masonic Shadow Government, and the site of their secret underground concentration camp. And that state-of-the-art efficient baggage handling system? Run by child slave labor, obviously.

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