Chances are pretty high that you have been to the Friday Night Event during E-Days. Last year, just about half the student body was in attendance. It featured student DJs and other fun shenanigans including fire breathers and aerialists. While the details for this year’s event have not been released yet, you should expect some…
The Mines Philanthropy Council, a student organization sponsored and supported by the Mines Fund, began in the fall of 2015. Logan Schuelke, the council president, explained that Mines Philanthropy serves two purposes. “We started the Mines Philanthropy Council this year to make philanthropy on campus more visible to the student body, and to get students…
Dear CSM Students, Staff, and Faculty, We write to you as the elected representatives of the academic faculty at CSM. By now, as discussed at the recent faculty forum on January 27, many of you are aware of events surrounding alleged misconduct by one of our faculty that reportedly involved the mistreatment and harassment of…
During the fall semester of 2015, CSM administration was alerted of sexual misconduct between a faculty member and a graduate student. The school moved quickly and methodically to remove the faculty member, and was also able to use the incident to improve the processes to prevent future misconduct from occurring. “The investigator who carried out…
With School of Mines’ challenging exams, stiff competition for jobs and internships, and all-encompassing projects, most students would agree that it is often a stressful environment to be a part of. However, a recent and unintentional finding about raised levels of antidepressants in the wastewater coming from Mines Park evokes further concern about campus stress…
For athletes, video gamers, and students in Greek Life alike, the general assumptions that surround certain campus activities can be barriers to meaningful connections. The Combatting Stereotypes campaign, a student-led movement on campus, strives to break these down and promote purposeful discussion among students. “We want to challenge people to think outside of their general…
The large share of income spent on housing has, in recent years, led to the Tiny House Movement – a social movement where homeowners choose to downsize their living space. The average U.S. home is 2600 square feet, while a tiny home is 100-400 square feet, enabling its owners to live in a simpler and…
While Mines students may possess superior mathematical and scientific reasoning skills, the members of the McBride “McEthics” team also specialize in philosophical discussion and public speaking. Mines played host for the Rocky Mountain Regional Ethics Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 14th. Two Mines teams of five students each competed, and the McBride “McEthics” team won first…
On the cusp of Thanksgiving Break, many Mines students showed true holiday spirit and helped to feed families on campus. The Colorado School of Mines 20th Annual Holiday Food drive was held Friday, Nov. 14, in the Ben Parker Student Center. Organized by Peg Mason, Louisa Duley, and Frances Aguilar, the food drive partnered with…
From first year calculus, to senior design, the ideal engineering curriculum has been discussed and reviewed many times. Canaan Reeverts, a Mines alum, came to speak to students in the Engineering and Sustainable Community Development course on Dec. 2. His lecture, “Redefining Engineering,” challenged the current understanding of what engineering education is and suggested changes…