“No dunking or dipping or throwing it at someone else. Got it?” Alexander Lisman jokingly said, laying down the ground rules at Thursday’s clay sculpting workshop. The workshop was put on by the Creative Arts Club and was open to all staff and students who reserved a spot.
February midterms got you down? Try jumping into Clear Creek. You might not take your fun-finding to such an extreme, but Zach Szlendak does. He is trying to bring the craze to Mines with the Polar Bear Club.
The idea of ballroom dance can be daunting, but it does not hurt to try it with the Ballroom Dance Club. “If you like it at all, it’s an excellent way to exercise, be social, and be creative all in one motion,” said Ben Collins, president.
Many people in the Mines community share the common belief that boxing is a dangerous sport that requires 300 pound brutes with brains that look like applesauce. To a Mines student, nothing is more important than what is in between the ears.
So why would a Mines student ever want to box? According to the CSM Boxing Team captain, Davis Moore, “It is never a bad thing to know how to throw a punch.” Those still concerned about the brain factor should know boxing is neither a chaotic nor a barbaric sport. Some actually say that boxing is an art. Boxing is a sport that according to Moore, “Promotes conditioning …allows for [students] to learn their capabilities, and is a self-confidence booster.”
The Mines Dance Team is one of the many clubs on campus, and while they are most visible at football and basketball games, they are involved in many other events. “The Mines Dance Team also performs at events in the community,” Jamie Johnson remarks. “We have danced at the Denver Aquarium, the Denver Dance Festival, the Miss Planet Beach competitions, Colorado Mills Mall, and the USO charity benefit balls.”
ORCA takes on a few different meanings when referring to the club here at Mines. Not only does the acronym stand for Organization Redefining Celiac Awareness, but it also represents the spirit animal of Jay Williams, ORCA’s President and Founder who explains that the club is “just getting our feet off the ground.” ORCA is a brand new club on the Mines campus as it just recently held its first meeting was just this past October.
What are these people doing? On the way to class, one might pass students walking on (or falling off of) lines strung between trees on Kafadar Commons and wonder that very thing.
What is Campus Crusade for Christ? Better known on the Mines campus as Cru, they are a group of Christians coming together to share their love of God.
How often do you hear the words “art” and “engineering” in the same sentence? Well at Mines, these two could be a part of a student’s weekly schedule. President of the Creative Arts Club at Mines, graduating senior Kraig Weaver has learned to incorporate his daily art fix into a Petroleum Engineering degree.
This year, Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has a vision to create change for the people living in Darmang, Ghana. Run by President Emma Janisch, EWB held their first meeting this past Thursday from noon to one. “This is the first year Mines has really had a club so it’s really impressive that we have 25 people here,” Janisch said.