Hey, all! If you're reading about me, you are probably thinking, "who the heck is this guy and why is he writing in my newspaper?" Though probably not in those exact words. Well, as you probably know, my name is Braden Egtvedt. As you probably don't know, I am a graduate student in Electrical Engineering here at Mines. I am also a Staff Writer for the Opinion section. You will mostly be seeing my name on satirical articles, particularly the horoscopes by Bob the Astrologer.
It is uncommon to find a class that doesn’t utilize online capabilities. Whether they have an online program for homework assignments or just use Blackboard, Piazza, etc., we all need computers to complete our assignments. In all honesty, I find online homework convenient and arguably better than book work (for example: Knowing whether you did…
Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19): Happy Birthday, you Spring children! Right about now, Mercury, named after the Roman messenger of the gods, will be flying into your zodiac sign! It’ll probably hurt him, so make sure to read to him that new H. G. Wells book you got for your birthday. Didn’t get one?…
Pisces (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20): It’s your turn, Pisces! Pisci? Fish. It’s your birthday! That technically applies to everyone, but you get to be special about it. For your next year in life, you will make a major scientific discovery! You will also experience a series of events that might seem like coincidence, but…
Last Thursday, Feb. 25, the Orediggers faced the Arkansas Fort-Smith Lions. Mines had just tied a 4-game series against Fort Hays State, 2-2, before winning the single game against Arkansas with a final score of 4-1. The Lions took an early lead by scoring what would be their only run in the third inning. Three…
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18): Congratulations, Aquariuses! Aquarians. Aquarii? Aquariums? Fish. This is the astrological month of your birthday! The sign of aquarius is two squiggly lines, and given that the Iowa Caucus also happened during this month, basically, you are going to go crazy. And not just, “I hear dead people and ate…
Marco Rubio (R-FL) was born in Miami, Florida, in 1971 to Cuban immigrants. He grew up in Florida, earning his B.A. in political science at the University of Florida and his J.D. degree cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. Rubio began his career in politics with his election to the West…
Vienna, Austria–We all know how long we or our friends have had to wait in line at the Division of Motor Vehicles. Whether it was to get your license (renewed) or to change your address because your mother was right about how you can’t keep still for one second, we all know that moment where…
Broomfield, CO–The popularity of sharing pictures of food, places, and people seemed to have been given a positive trend when Instagram arrived at the app store. But Ahnika Luptin, an independent researcher from Arvada, CO, who studies the dwellings of app features, has unveiled an unprecedented truth about the photo giant. “The filters Instagram raises…