Two minutes after liftoff, the rocket carrying North Korea’s Bright Shining Star 3 satellite exploded, sending fragments to the bottom of the Yellow Sea. South Korean officials have estimated the cost of the failed satellite at roughly $450 million.
Often, it is impossible to mention the phrase “CIA” without instantly filling a listener’s mind with imagery ranging from detonating cell phones to explosive penguins. However, there are some researchers, such as McBride Program director Ken Osgood, who have spent the time digging up real information about the CIA’s murky past.
Poetry lovers from across the country converged in Golden to present poems to the Mines community as part of the inaugural Art in Science and Technology (ArtiST) literary journal competition. Presentations varied tremendously, from intense and uncensored desire, to funny and ironic. Professional speakers presented pieces from a variety of sources including the five university journals Ink (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Signatures (Rochester Institute of Technology), Erato (Georgia Tech), Rune (MIT) and High Grade (CSM).
The Applied Mathematics and Statistics Learning Center, more commonly known as the “Math Catch Up Lab,” is the place to go for additional math help. The AMS Learning Center, located on the second floor of Stratton Hall in room 201, opened its doors on January 25, 2012, specifically to help undergraduate students with their math classes.