Before you begin reading this column, a disclaimer: I know nothing about music. That is to say, I know nothing more than the average person about music. My taste is not in any way sophisticated or refined; in fact, just today I saved several One Direction songs to my Spotifiy account. Now, that being said,…
The Taylor Swift 1989 World Tour came to Denver Sept. 5 and 6 to perform at the Pepsi Center. Both nights were completely sold out a total of 26,000 tickets. Vance Joy performed before Taylor Swift. His short performance was much less showy than Swift’s, but he genuinely looked like he was enjoying himself. When…
Though the team’s first meet is not until October, the season for the Mines’ swim team is looking bright—like the sun at their early 5:30 am practices. They are starting off the season with new talented recruits and by focusing on synergy in both the races and practices. After a long summer, the team jumped…
The Mines Little Theater held a production of the Greek play, Agamemnon, this past weekend at the Clear Creek Hay Barn. Agamemnon, written by Aeschylus and performed for the first time in 458 BC, is a play that even today can be well showcased by fellow Mines students. Agamemnon’s plot is fairly rudimentary, but the…
This summer, a group of students took the initiative to register a national chapter of Beta Beta Beta at Mines. Lyndsey Babcock, the president of the newly established Mines chapter, stated that “Beta Beta Beta is a national biological honor society. The goal for meetings is to encourage biology fields for undergrads.” As declared on…
Ottawa, Canada New evidence suggests that psychedeilc treatments may be most effective when treating patients with PTSD. By inducing regulated “trips”, patients have exemplified a reduction in stress associated with PTSD, as well as other mental illnesses. Great Britain Huge stone monoliths resembling Stonehenge were discovered this week. They are being called “Superhenge” and are…
From analyzing the science of happiness, to questioning whether or not schools nurture creativity, TEDx speakers use their voices to spread compelling ideas throughout the world. Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) is a non-profit organization that invites thinkers, visionaries, and teachers to give informational or persuasive presentations in 18 minutes or less. While Mines students might…
South Dakota School of Mines 63-28 in their home opener, highlighted by an impressive performance by Junior Justin Dvorak, throwing for 555 yards and eight touchdown passes. “We’ve had a lot of success in past years against South Dakota Mines and with the personnel we had back I feel like we would continue that success,”…