September 8, 2013 – Page 3

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Club Spotlight: Residence Hall Association

New students looking for a way to get involved on campus will find that Residence Hall Association (RHA) is the place to be! From school-wide events to those centered in a single Residence Hall, this organization is the “in between of students and executives on campus,” according to President Ryan Czarny. In essence, as RHA advisor Erik Buol explained, “RHA is an outlet for students to get involved on campus, specifically those who live in the residence halls. [These students] have a variety of specific needs and we try to meet those through programming, outreach, and providing an open forum for students.”

Faculty Spotlight: Terry Bridgman

All students at Mines need to master the fundamentals of Calculus to succeed. While some students gobble up math problems for breakfast, others absolutely despise it. Mr. Bridgman, a math professor here at Mines, had a few things to say about teaching here in Golden.

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Music Review: Neko Case delivers an album full of meaning

Despite having an extremely long name, Neko Case’s The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You preaches a simple and enduring message: despite the situation people may be going through, there is an ability to come out of it stronger and better than before. When compared with Case’s prior albums, The Worse Things Get holds and emphasizes a strong theme which is pervasive throughout the album. While a detailed guide to the whole album with a song by song walk-through would be thorough, to understand the meaning and power of the album, there are a few songs worth focusing on over others.

In the East End

She saw him leaning up against the lamppost at Altab Ali Park, which used to be called St. Mary’s Park (yet had looked much the same then, minus a few newer adornments), and froze with uncertainty. He was smoking, bearded, and larger than she remembered him, but still him. Should she greet him? It had been a long time. Maybe he wouldn’t remember her. Or, if he did, perhaps he wouldn’t want to see her. Or maybe he would, but what could she possibly say? She took some slow steps ahead of her, making to pass the park on entirely, but couldn’t help but look his way again.

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Cooking Corner: Grandma’s Pancakes – College Version

They always say that Grandma’s cooking is the best, and whoever “they” are, definitely have it right. If you’re ever craving an easy, homemade meal that requires minimal effort, “Grandma’s Pancakes” should be a student’s go-to recipe. They can be paired with anything from syrup and breakfast sausage for the more traditional, to lox and cream cheese for the adventurous. These pancakes are so fluffy, decadent and delicious that cooks may just forget the 4 homework assignments awaiting them on their desk. The recipe is simple and suitable for anytime, from 12:01 on a Sunday morning to 11:59 on a Saturday night.

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Geek of the Week: Mykala Miller

Despite its relatively small size, the diverse population at Mines means there are plenty of people here who manage to defy geek conventions. However, there are still some students, like senior Mykala Miller, who appreciate what it means to be an old school nerd and to take on academic challenges like a double major, or spend more time reading alone than hanging out with other people. This week, Miller takes the time to remind Mines that the quiet geeks are still just as awesome as the ones who go sprinting across Kafadar, yelling at the top of their lungs and carrying Nerf guns or dodging slacklines.

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Gear Review: Garmin Forerunner 410

Chances are, most runners have probably heard of Garmin. Garmin’s watches are a standard piece of gear for many runners, both amateur and professional. The reviewed below is on the Forerunner 410, an integral part of Garmin’s well-known line of GPS running/biking watches.

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Comic Corner: The Flash – Dead Heat

The story begins with Wally West on a date with his girlfriend, Linda Park. Wally is saved from a serious conversation by a timely attack from a pair of super-speed ninjas. Wally stops the attack, but one ninja gets away. At this point two of the other speedsters, Jesse Quick and Jay Garrick, arrive to tell Wally that nearly all known speedsters besides himself have suddenly and inexplicably been cut off from their speed. Wally interrogates the remaining ninja and finds out that the man responsible for the speed drop is named Savitar and that he seeks to take the gift of speed from all those who he deems unworthy before the ninja literally ages to death in Wally’s hands. Wally and the gang race to warn fellow speedsters Max Mercury and Impulse only to find ninjas already there surrounding Impulse and his speedster cousin, XS.

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Dystopian science fiction with a promising future

Divergent by Veronica Roth is a young adult novel set in a dystopian future. Society has been reformed into factions. Each faction is defined by a certain value: selflessness, bravery, knowledge, truth, or peacefulness. It is a world where people conform to a set way of thinking and lifestyle. Divergence follows the coming of age of the book’s young heroine, Tris. She is Defiant, not restricted to a certain value or mindset. She leaves her sheltered life and is thrown into a world where she must discover her own identity and survive people’s fear of her inability to conform.

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