There is an epidemic that has spread across the United States, and no, it is not Ebola. It has been hiding under our noses, ever-present like the stack of homework on our desks. Currently most closely related to sugar, this entity is constantly sought after, and the more we taste it, the more we want…
In the aftermath of September 2001, the United States launched a decade-long attack against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and a full scale attack against terrorism in the Middle East. However, despite a strict military victory, the United States successfully strengthened anti-western fervor in a search for justice. There is a reason why extremist Muslim groups…
“On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” – Peter Steiner It’s obvious that nobody on the Internet is actually a dog. Cat pictures are pretty popular, and I don’t think they would be if that were the case. All jokes aside, if you didn’t understand the joke, it’s probably alright. It’s an old joke…
Cigarette smokers receive a much worse reputation than they deserve. The amount of judgment they receive compared to people who frequently partake in other vices (like alcohol or marijuana) is honestly a little ridiculous, but not completely unfounded. Lung cancer is expected to kill approximately 160,000 people this year alone; of those people, 90% of…
“Earth, Energy, Environment.” We are all familiar with Mines’ motto, which signifies the matrix of focus within the degrees that the school offers. While many of the students at our school are exceptional at deriving value from the matrix, there are still many changes that we can make to bring the values of our motto…
Most have heard the saying “whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting.” Although this quote has been used as a mockery towards tensions of water in the west, the underlying meaning has persistently grown stronger over the last several decades. From coverage regarding the dwindling Colorado River (the most over allocated river in the…
Dr. Juan Lucena, Director of the Colorado School of Mines’ Humanitarian Engineering Program, classifies himself as someone “who has never been satisfied with the answer that engineering is just to help corporations make profit or to help countries be secure.” “Engineering has to be more than that,” he asserts. “It also has to be for…
Over Homecoming weekend, the CSM class of 1965 reunited to have breakfast at the President’s house, judge the parade, and receive special access to the football game. President Paul Johnson spoke, updating the alumni about the current status and future direction of the school. He emphasized the importance of women obtaining leadership roles, the drastic…
Students in the Chemical and Chemical and Biological Engineering degree program can focus a little more on Organic Chemistry and Thermodynamics this month, as Dr. David Marr, Department Head, assures students that no immediate changes are looming large. “We are always thinking about what we might do differently or better,” Dr. David Marr stated in…
After a two-year hiatus, the Homecoming parade returned this year. Seniors and fifth-year students might remember the last time the parade occurred during Homecoming in the Fall of 2012. However, for many underclassmen, this year marked their first experience with the Homecoming parade. Many student groups took the time and effort to handbuild their very…