Last weekend, a block party thrown by Colorado School of Mines students ended in a way no one could have predicted. The large party drew almost 150 students from Mines to the quiet Hoover Street neighborhood. The gathering started peacefully, but complaints, numbering in the teens, started pouring into the Golden Police department when the…
Some of the best holidays of the year fall in January and February. In January alone there is New Year’s Day, a time for self-reflection and optimism, as well as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which celebrates the life of a great civil rights leader. Not to be outdone, February has Superbowl Sunday, Groundhog Day,…
To most first years at Mines, the idea of being thrown out into the real world for housing is intimidating. It was for me. I couldn’t stop worrying about the worst case scenario, “What if I make a mistake?” I’m here to tell you that I made a big mistake, and that hopefully you won’t…
*Except at graduation. For that we get divided into three separate groups We’ve officially made it a full week into the semester, and the countdown timer on my phone has started ticking towards this upcoming May and I’ve already started to visualize myself walking across a graduation stage (to be fair, half of those visualizations…
Yes, that’s right folks, Tom Holland’s Spidey isn’t leaving the MCU just yet! Spider-Man is slated to return for another solo movie in July 2021 and an unnamed Marvel film. AND Tom Holland supposedly had a role in keeping the character in the universe by appealing to the CEO of Sony. I hardly believe that…
Maybe we’re just looking out for your health – and helping out the Snorediggers Instagram following too. If you were to ask any medical professional, they would tell you the average college student should get anywhere from 7 to 9 hours of sleep to which Mines students have responded with, “Challenge Accepted.” It’s true that…
This past weekend, most students were enjoying E-days festivities. Not the Oredigger Track & Field teams- they were busy showing off at the Kit Mayer Invitational Meet. Although there were several impressive performances across the board, perhaps the most incredible event of the meet was the Men’s 1,500-meter race late Saturday afternoon. Josh Evans…
