From engineering creative designs for the “M” on Mt. Zion, to coordinating Winter Carnival festivities for students each January, members of Blue Key Honor Society define themselves by much more than just GPA. The Mines Chapter of Blue Key, in existence since 1926, challenges members to use leadership, service, and scholarship to better themselves, the…
Four ExxonMobil workers have received minor injuries during a refinery explosion in Torrance, California. As of yet, the cause of the explosion has not been determined, though the California Department of Industrial Relations has opened a probe to investigate the matter. The explosion, as well as the recent walkout by United Steelworkers from a Tesoro Corp…
The aftermath of the petroleum downturn has not yet shown signs of slowing down as companies have started taking counter measures to brace themselves against the crunch. The massive 9000 job cuts announced by Schlumberger earlier this year indicates that the oil and gas industry continues to be one of the most volatile markets around….
Although it can be inferred that the votes casted by the student body for the E-Days headliner are all that go into the decision process, students might be surprised that the winner chosen by the students is not always the artist on the stage. “The artist selection process starts with the MAC Executive Council and…
Disneyland is commonly referred to as the happiest place on earth – a fun-filled, attraction-packed amusement park for children and adults alike. Each year, over 16 million people travel to California to visit the park and then return home satisfied after their stay. Between January 1st and February 20th this year, however, 154 people from…
The impact of the falling price of oil will have far reaching effects on the Mines’ community as the oil and gas industry hired 35 percent of Mines graduates starting industry or government jobs following the 2013-2014 school year. This statistic from the most recent Career Center Annual Report includes students from every academic department…
Maya did her best not to look in the rearview mirror as she pulled into the parking lot, but she could still clearly see the black SUV that was pulling in behind her, four maybe five cars back. Maybe she was just being paranoid, at least she tried to tell herself that. But then again,…
Broomfield, CO–The popularity of sharing pictures of food, places, and people seemed to have been given a positive trend when Instagram arrived at the app store. But Ahnika Luptin, an independent researcher from Arvada, CO, who studies the dwellings of app features, has unveiled an unprecedented truth about the photo giant. “The filters Instagram raises…
Day Negative One: Diary of Juno Eaves For my twentieth birthday, my parents gave me this diary. It feels strange to receive such a juvenile gift, especially on the brink of my adulthood. But tonight I sit in my chair in the dining room and write this in front of my parents. I’ve decided this…
Elder Rex strode through the gathered people and took his place in a chair at the foot of the Gate. The fading light of the day was scattered by the clear crystal material that made up the Gate’s edges and filled the temple with glimmering light. Just past the Gate sat a single carving that…