Contrary to the title of this event, Turkey Trivia had nothing to do with turkeys. On Tuesday night, several groups of students gathered in teams to combine their knowledge of trivia for the opportunity to win a variety of cool and tasty prizes. With categories such as “Popular Movies” and “Acronyms,” this was sure to be an interesting night full of laughter and literary mishaps.
As the cold winter nights grow longer and longer, the beauty of the sky blossoms forth. The tranquil night air brings a calm to the sky that is unrivaled and the brisk temperatures takes the normally independent activity and brings astronomers together. The beginning of the winter is heralded by the appearance of seven familiar stars over the east in what is one of best star rises of the whole year.
Due Date is a great example of a movie that the critics hate and the fans love. Hailed to be a movie with as much humor as The Hangover, Due Date falters greatly when attempting to focus almost completely on star Zach Galifianakis’ ability to be weird, awkward, and very annoying. The humor in this movie goes into two very distinct directions; utterly hilarious and absolutely revolting. This being said, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis work amazingly well together as a mix-matched friendship that would have never occurred unless a bong, that was thought to contain toxic chemicals, had been found in Downey Jr.’s bag on an airplane. Ethan Tremblay (Galifianakis), a striving Hollywood actor, and Peter Highman (Downey Jr.), a soon-to-be father whose wife is going into labor in the next 3 days, rush to California to bear witness to the birth of his first child.
Whether of not you were a fan of fish previously, you will be after this. This easy, yet delicious, recipe will hit your mouth and drop your jaw. So, pull out a baking pan and sharpen those knives and because this yummy cichlid is to die for.
Golden, as many people have discovered over time, is more than a place full of nerds and beer. It houses residents that have been here longer than any Mines student, including the super-seniors. Some of the most famous big game animals are found only minutes away. From the horns of a Big Horn Sheep as large as a Thanksgiving cornucopia, to the spontaneous prancing of a White-Tailed Deer across the Colorado School of Mines sidewalks, Golden’s wildlife is a diverse and beautiful spectacle that all must find an opportunity to observe.
If beer historians are correct, the Indian Pale Ale evolved from the English pale ale style during the days of the British Empire. A higher alcohol content and an abundant hop addition both acted as preservatives during the long ship journeys from England to India. Around the same time, Belgian brewers were using wild yeast strains and open fermenting vessels to give their beer spicy, fruity, and sour flavors. Many breweries have sought to emulate Belgian beer styles – New Belgium has built their craft brewing empire on this pursuit – but few have attempted to combine English and Belgian styles before Flying Dog released their “Belgian-Style” Raging Bitch IPA.
Living on planet Earth contains many different varieties in terrains and environmental conditions that are present on any given day. While many planets and satellites lack atmospheres, even a planet like Mars with its small amount of atmosphere has particulate matter in the air that can obscure the night sky. Here on Earth it is often clear enough that even Andromeda can be seen. On the other hand, some nights make it too difficult to even see the closest star.
A dish that is easy and cheap to bring to a pot luck, or just a different side dish for dinner, baked apples add a great spin to any get together. Baked apples are easy to prepare, and many college students already have the inexpensive ingredients. As an added bonus, they turn out to be delicious. Granny Smith and Fiji apples cook up really well since they are still in season, and they are pretty cheap. Plus, if you are really short on money, the mystery apples from Slate are great for cooking too. The result is great on its own and made even better when served with some vanilla ice cream.
Are you in the mood for a good, home-cooked breakfast? The Golden Diner on the corner on 12th street just east of Washington Avenue in downtown Golden offers a wide variety of classic breakfast choices, while incorporating some new and contemporary flavors. Established in 2009, The Golden Diner has been awarded “best breakfast in Golden” since opening it’s doors early last year.
Fallout New Vegas is the highly anticipated sequel to Fallout 3. It takes place in the Mojave wasteland 200 years after a nuclear war between the US and China. Unlike the post apocalyptic ruins of Washington, DC, in Fallout 3, Vegas was of inconsequential strategic value and was not hit by atomic weapons. However, as the Fallout series states, “War never changes.” When the civilization collapsed, it left anarchy and a power vacuum that the game’s main factions have risen to fill. The New California Republic has begun its eastward expansion, intent on restoring order and claiming the resources of the Hoover Dam. A modern day ‘Caesar’ unified 86 ‘tribes’ to form Caesar’s Legion and is intent on forcibly restoring honor and morality to the waste. The overseer of one of the game’s iconic prewar bomb shelters, Vault 21, has restored order and claimed power in sin city, New Vegas, with an army of prewar robots. The player stumbles into this power struggle and quickly embarks on a quest of revenge, the outcome of which will shape the future of New Vegas.