The Ballroom Dance Club welcomed the new semester in style with their Yule Ball. The Ball was on Saturday, Jan. 23, hosted in Freidhoff Hall of the Green Center and was focused on raising money for the Waltz Team, Perpetual Motion. The Ballroom Dance Team charged community members and Mines students, faculty and staff to…
High Grade is Colorado School of Mines’ annual literary arts journal that publishes the various works of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. High Grade publishes fictional short stories, poetry, photography, art, music and even the spoken word. They are currently looking for submissions for this year’s edition. If you have never heard of High Grade…
October 2nd was the premier date of the greatly anticipated movie The Martian based off the science fiction novel of the same name by Andy Weir. While an excellent book and entertaining movie, the film fell a little short of expectations. The Martian follows the story of Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, who is…
The recent release of Lady Gaga’s ‘Til It Happens to You’ is already being heralded as one of the most important music videos of the year. ‘Til It Happens to You’ delves into the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. While Mines has a low reported rate of sexual assault , the prevalence of…
Sunday, Sept 20th was a night of entertainment and firsts at the Emmys. The Emmys award show has been in existence since 1949, making this the 67th award show. The night began with an opening by host Andy Samberg, which included a number of jokes, some of which were quite pointed such as: “The big…
Friedhoff Hall was filled to the brim on Saturday, Sept. 5th with people dancing. The Opening Dance Ball was the first event of the semester held by the Colorado School of Mines Ballroom Dance Club. Their inaugural event began at 7 p.m. with an hour of waltz and swing dance lessons for people new to…
The Golden Public Library is just across Clear Creek, a quick walk from most of the buildings on campus. It is only about 10 minutes from the Arthur Lakes Library, and yet most people still have not been there. Maybe you are too busy with classes or you aren’t interested in reading books just for…
Mines students are constantly on the look out for an easy breakfast that takes little to no time to make. Who has time to actually fry an egg or prepare a breakfast burrito on their way to 8AM Thermo, EPICS, or Rock Properties? Well, for those looking for a tasty new breakfast to try, look…
All that is needed to rectify the horrible situation of waking up minutes just before class is a fast and easy breakfast option. Anything that can be grabbed quickly and munched on during the walk or drive to school will serve hungry students well. What better than a muffin? Muffins are conveniently shaped for holding…
There are few things more warm and comforting than making a real French Onion Soup – slowly cooked, caramelized onions that turn mellow and sweet in a tasty broth. The whole thing is finished off with crunchy baked croûtons of crusty bread topped with melted, toasted cheese. If ever there was a winter stomach warmer,…