The start of the school year signifies the beginning of grueling, homework-ridden weeks and the end of relaxing, less-stressful days. To see what students did during the long summer break, this week, Mind at Mines asked, “How was you summer and what was your most interesting and rewarding experience?”
With Career Day around the corner, Jean Manning-Clark, Director of the Career Center and Employer Relations, provided tips on how to positively attract potential employers during Career Day.
Bristol, England – The shape of a beer glass may have an impact on how fast one empties it, according to a study of “social beer-drinkers” in the United Kingdom. Angela Attwood, a University of Bristol experimental psychologist, organized a study in which self-identified social drinkers were given equal amounts of a lager beer and asked to drink it while watching a nature documentary. One group was given the lager in a curved beer flute, while the other group was given the beer in a straight glass. Attwood observed that the group with the straight glasses finished the 354 mL of beer they were given in an average of 13 minutes, while the drinkers who were given the beer in the curved flutes finished the 354 mL in less than 8 minutes. While the study is not entirely conclusive, Attwood points out, it does show that people have difficulty gauging how fast they are drinking when the glass is curved.
“We have to track everything from cradle to grave and that’s what we do on this campus,” said Environmental Health and Safety’s (EHS) Danelle Chavez in a recent presentation on hazardous waste management.
Career Day is just around the corner, September 11, which means the Career Center is busy helping students and alumni alike prepare for the big day. One such event was the “Interview with Confidence Workshop,” sponsored by Shell.
Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, denounced Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi, after the Egyptian leader supported the uprising in Syria. Syria is Iran’s strongest ally in the region, and the comments from Egypt’s new leader have heated up the tensions between the two countries. Additionally, Egypt has continued to honor its peace treaty with Israel, contrary to Iran’s desires.
The Associated Students Colorado School of Mines (ASCSM) was initiated in 1954. Throughout the years ASCSM has served as the campus Student Government. It helped make the Student Recreation Center, ORC and Brown Building realities. It postponed the onset of the Plus/Minus grading system, supported countless clubs, founded Mines Activity Council and preserved Mines’ most sacred tradition, E-Days.