Graphic courtesy of the editing staff. It is not often that generations of all ages come together to celebrate the elite status of one singular person, much less someone over the age of 80 and who wears a long black robe for their day job. Despite the initial image, this near rock star status has…
Image courtesy of Sadie Johnson. Map data courtesy of Colorado Division of Homeland Security. Editor’s note: The information included in this article is accurate as of Wednesday, September 16th. Five major wildfires are actively burning through Colorado: Pine Gulch, Grizzly Creek, Cameron Peak, Williams Fork, and Middle Fork. These fires have destroyed a total of…
It may feel as if the articles of The Oredigger Newspaper are all playing off of the same broken record, but this campus must keep continually facing what we wish were more of an elephant in the room. Said topic is obviously the everpresent COVID-19 pandemic, as well as all of the restrictions that have…
It’s a Mines right-of-passage, it’s also trespassing. Yes, the famous hike to the top of Castle Rock that so many Mines students, Golden residents, and tourists alike enjoy takes one onto private property. As surprised as I was to realize that I had been a frequent trespasser, it was more surprising that the Castle Rock…
“America is facing a record shortage of poll workers this year due to the coronavirus,” declares the Power the Polls initiative. Jefferson County is no exception. According to the Elections Office, they currently have about half the necessary staff. Employment as a poll worker (yes, employment – these are paid positions) can last anywhere between…
What happens when you have pandemic restrictions for gatherings, a grand budget of almost zero, and a call for something to do on a weekend? Create48! So what happened? On September 5th, the organizers (Geoff McIntyre, Summer Jackson, Jessie Fehrenbach, Chris Wilhoite) finished preparations in the evening just as the participants showed up. With everyone…
A (now rare) sighting of in-person networking. Image courtesy of Mines Flickr. As a recent Mines graduate who chose to get my Master’s instead of heading into the workforce (partially for COVID-related reasons), I was curious. I reached out to Wendy Winter-Searcy, Director of the Mines Career Center (who you’ll likely be hearing from often…
Bruce Grewcock, ‘76. Image courtesy of Mines Newsroom. If you follow Mines on social media, you likely saw that the school received $30 million from alumnus Bruce Grewcock and his wife Debra. According to the Mines Newsroom, these funds will provide scholarships covering tuition and fees to ten new students each year in addition to…
South Table Mountain Park Trails. Images courtesy of Jefferson County. This summer, two major trail building projects progressed on public lands in the Golden area. The first project is a buildout of trails on the western half of South Table Mountain Park. The second project is an extension of the Clear Creek Trail father into…
Countries of origin for Mines international students; the darker the country, the more Mines students. Image courtesy of Undergraduate Admissions. According to the “Mines by the Numbers” site, 10.4% of the student body were international students last year. With a combined enrollment of 6,522, that means that there were 679 international students. That means 679…