While the legislative process may sometimes seem far removed from engineering, two Mines students are utilizing their experiences and involvement to advocate for the abolition of conversion therapy. Colorado HB1156 prohibits licensed health professionals from performing conversion therapy on patients under the age of 18. The bill defines conversion therapy as “efforts that seek to…
Digger Drive, a Safe Ride program in which volunteer students help their fellow students get home safely, is on its way to Mines. Beginning in Oct. 2015, the Undergraduate Student Government has been working through the logistics and preparing the project to be approved by administration. “I got involved with this because I heard about…
Undergraduate Student Goverment (USG) has been making great strides towards implementing the Digger Drive program. This program is focused on ensuring that all Mines students have access to a safe ride home over the weekends. This program has been in development by the Safe Ride Committee. This committee is comprised of fourteen members of USG….
Colorado School of Mines supports the Earth, Environment, and Energy, but clearly the students attending do not represent their school’s ideals to their fullest. Mines students take shortcuts on a daily basis which undermine the school’s values and show the contrast between the ideas and actions of many at this great school. All around campus…
Aries: Something might seem slightly off today—almost like something is… early. Too early. Like something is… Temporally impaired as they used to say in the Submarine Corps. It’s like the Marines, but for sandwich makers. Taurus: I tell you, to this day I can finish off an entire jar of peanut butter without disturbing the…
DC has received a lot of criticism for its movies “Batman vs. Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” while the MCU receives praise for every movie it puts out, good or bad. Do not be fooled. Now, I have not even seen “Suicide Squad,” and I realize it was a bad movie. However, “Batman vs Superman” was…
The 2017 Oscars were filled with blunders, records, and tears. While no Oscars show has ever gone off without a hitch, this year was the worst recorded with two major snafus. The first, which has been all over the news, was the false declaration of La La Land as the winner of Best Picture, the…
Recently, I watched a TED talk that really hit home. The speech titled “Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection” was delivered by Reshma Saujani, a lawyer, politician, and founder of Girls Who Code. Her talk discusses a learned bravery deficit in girls worldwide, and how it affects not only them, but the developing world as well….
Senior Jacob Gerkin earned all American honors at the NCAA championships on March 10. The deciding match was a repeat of the final round of the RMAC where he faced Cal Baptist’s Daxton Gordon. In the RMAC championship, Gerkin lost 10-4, but at the NCAA tournament Gerkin pulled ahead in the end of the neck…
If you are like me, your go-to energy booster is coffee. However, this does not always work and is not always the best way to get more energy. `There are four avenues through which you can boost energy: moving, resting, lifestyle, and diet. The first way to get more energy is to move. If you…