Birthing Complications
This week’s installment of the Fiction Column by John Bristow
Daily Archives: October 6, 2013
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Comic Corner: Grim Leaper
Grim Leaper is an unusual four part love story from Image Comics, the company responsible for publishing titles such as Spawn, Invincible, and The Walking Dead. The story follows a man named Lou Collins who finds himself in a cycle of constantly dying and reincarnating into the bodies and lives of various random people in his hometown. He believes himself to be cursed, constantly getting a second chance to do something with his new lives, but he keeps getting killed before he can figure out what that something is. Then, on his fourteenth body, he meets Ella Patrick, a girl who shares his curse. She dies soon after they meet and the hunt is on for both of them to try and find one another again. They continue to meet up with each other and grow as people throughout their constant quest to reunite.
Community Spotlight: Modmarket
It is like stepping into heaven’s fast food restaurant. Modmarket has a modern design and a fresh feel that makes any foodie feel at home. The menu is diverse and filled with healthy options. Modmarket is a Colorado owned business that was started by two guys that were tired of the typical unhealthy and highly processed fast foods. So instead of complaining about it, Anthony Pigliacampo and Rob McColgan started their own restaurant centered around their wants.
Oredigger Challenge Recap
Students and faculty came together on the Saturday morning of Homecoming for the first annual Oredigger Challenge. The morning started off a bit chilly, but the air was thick with anticipation. As soon as the the Mines Activity Council blew the whistle the teams were off. The first round consisted of six challenges: balancing an egg on a stationary football, followed by a rather messy gummy bear flour excavation, then putting on a frozen t-shirt, passing a lifesaver with a straw, trivia, and lastly students and faculty put their engineering skills to the test and had to build a water bottle tower. One team of professors came prepared with goggles for the gummy bear and flour and blow torches for melting their frozen t-shirt, some may call that cheating but at Mines we call that good engineering. The team known as The Freight Train chugged it’s way to first after the first round, finishing in 23 minutes. Only the top ten teams could continue on to the second round.
Faculty Spotlight: Mark Seger
For a man that needs no introduction, Dr. Mark Seger is perhaps the most well-known professor on campus. Most students, whether fond of the doctor or not, have experienced his unique teaching style and command a great respect for him. Seger has potentially taught the most students on campus at least once, attributing to his impact on the Mines community as a whole.
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Romeo and Juliet Review
Ranking as one of the most prevalent love stories of all time, William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet” resurfaces in a new movie release set for theaters October 11. The screenplay for this movie was written by Sir Julian Fellowes, creator of the famous PBS series Downton Abbey, and will appeal to viewers in their late teens through early twenties.
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Movie Review: Elysium
Matt Damon stars in the new sci-fi action film Elysium. The sci-fi offers a handful of unexpected themes and social statements that can be missed from the marketed presentation of trailers.
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Gravity – Defying Expectations
There is no way to start a review of Gravity without pointing out that it is more than amazing. The movie is not only worth the insanely high cost of movies these days, but it will also be worth getting the Blu-ray version whenever it hits the shelves. If there is any one reason why anyone should see the film, that reason can be singled out to a marriage between styles; Gravity exists at the corner of blockbuster-style captivating effects and independent-style plot and precision.
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Geek of the Week: Krista Horn
Looking around campus it may be said that this school is full of geeks. However, it is surprising the variety of geeks on this campus, and the variety of organizations they are involved in. Krista Horn is certainly no exception. With her toes in band, a sorority, and several other clubs, she is an example of a geek that not only loves her school, but also is committed to making it a better place by her presence. In the midst of all of this, The Oredigger found a couple minutes to chat with her about the role she plays on campus.
Educate a Girl, Change the World
At Mines and in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in general, men greatly outnumber women. Though only 20 percent of engineering undergraduates in the United States are women, nearly every woman in the U.S. is literate. Compared to Afghanistan’s 12.6 percent female literacy rate, the severity of the STEM gender gap becomes far less significant.