Despite less than ideal conditions, Mines Club Cycling Team placed second at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships on Oct. 21-23. The team was lead by captain Laura Leonard. “[the team] experienced rain, snow, mud, wind, and freezing conditions,” Leonard explained. “But, instead of giving up, they put on every layer they had,…
Year: Junior Major: B.S. Computer Science, with a minor in Electrical Engineering Hometown: Littleton, CO Why Mines: Although she grew up just down the road from Mines, Garnier had originally planned on going out of state for college. With the criteria of a good engineering school and an opportunity to play soccer, Garnier set out…
As the winter season advances on, the flu seems to advance from person to person simultaneously. But don’t lose heart because there are things you can do to stay healthy when it seems like everyone around you is sick. Getting sick is not completely up to chance and you do not have to blindly fall…
Sagittarius: Greetings, fellow Thanksgiving and not-quite-Christmas birthers! As the holiday child, try convincing your family/roommates/inmates to create an advent calendar for every holiday this season. It will increase your candy intake and help fatten you up for the coming winter months. Capricorn: Winter is just around the corner, so be sure to walk on the…
As engineers and scientists Mines’ graduates have a unique responsibility to make ethical decisions that can directly affect our public lands, including national parks, monuments, forests, and recreation areas. I had the privilege, as a participant in the 2016 EcoFlight student program, Flight Across America (FLAA), to gain insight into the influence engineers and scientists…