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Colorado School of Mines

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Colorado's moon rock isn't missing, but its recent history is

    Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it...really fast. Today's Denver Post has a fascinating -- if redundant -- Associated Press story about a Houston lawyer who's tracking down missing moon rocks. At least 180 are unaccounted for -- but not Colorado's.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Marijuana: 25 dispensaries' closure to protect "students," not just children

    Monday was the deadline for 25 medical marijuana centers near schools targeted in a second wave of closure-threat letters from U.S. Attorney John Walsh to shut their doors -- and all of them did. A third wave is coming, promises Walsh's spokesman, who now stresses his boss's efforts to protect not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    U.S. Attorney: Minors not a factor in shutting down dispensaries near colleges

    The brilliant minds attending the Colorado School of Mines can be included with those other young people who apparently need federal protection against drugs. Mile Highs and Lows caught up with Golden Alternative Care owner Craig Mardick briefly yesterday, who confirmed that his shop was included i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Greeley West High School memes: Why should college students have all the fun?

    We've recently offered tours of college meme pages keyed to CU Boulder, Colorado State University, UNC, Colorado College, DU, Metro State, Colorado Mesa University, Colorado School of Mines and the University of Wyoming. Now, some high schoolers are getting into the act, led by Greeley West students ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    University of Wyoming memes: It really blows up there!

    Big memes below.​Our tour of new college meme pages has featured CU Boulder, Colorado State University, UNC, Colorado College, DU, Metro State, Colorado Mesa University and Colorado School of Mines. Today, though, let's laugh along with our neighbors to the north, by sampling the cleverly name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Colorado School of Mines memes: The brainiest college memes?

    One of the most entertaining things about our tour through new college-specific meme pages is how specific they are to each college, including CU Boulder, Colorado State University, UNC, Colorado College, DU, Metro State and Colorado Mesa University. Witness the Colorado School of Mines page, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Newt Gingrich joins Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum on pre-caucus campaign trail

    When last we spoke with Colorado Republican Party head Ryan Call about the February 7 Colorado caucuses, he noted that Newt Gingrich had not scheduled any state events. But that's changed. At this hour, Gingrich is scheduled at a west-side rally, with another assembly juxtaposing him and Rick Santor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Broncos playoffs-challenge trivia, day four: Test how big a fan you really are!

    Yep, Tim Tebow and the Broncos are in the playoffs, and each day this week, to get you ready for Saturday's showdown with the New England Patriots, we're going to put real fans to the test with brain teasers from the Denver Broncos Trivia Game (the 1985 version, which I just found at a local antique ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Medical marijuana: 10 years for Cheeba Chews in Japan? Western states aren't much kinder

    9News​Yesterday, 9News broke the story of Colorado School of Mines student Tim Wilson. The 25-year-old is facing up to ten years in prison in Japan because a friend back here in Colorado sent him a care package containing some pot cookies and Cheeba Chews.

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Colorado School of Mines tops DU, CU in Best Colleges survey -- and AFA is liberal arts?

    Big pics below.​U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the best colleges in the country -- but finding Colorado institutions will take a while if you start from the top. None appear in the top fifty, and of the three that appear in the top 100, Colorado School of Mines tops t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    The Denver Art Museum prepares for the big one, Marvelous Mud

    Part of Linda Sormin's yet-to-be-titled installation.​Clay is arguably the first medium ever invented by humans -- one of the oldest prehistoric artifacts ever found was a drinking vessel made of sun-dried clay -- and it'll soon be the star of the largest single-subject exhibition the Denver A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Smartest states? Colorado's number three! But you knew that already...

    ​Yes, it's the latest meaningless survey that still somehow makes us feel good about ourselves. The Kauffman Foundation has declared Colorado to be America's third smartest state, behind only Massachusetts and Maryland -- both of which are kinda stuck up, frankly. Look below for the Colorado s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Cherry Creek High students cleverly use NY Times blogs to wow college admissions directors

    ​The college searches of six Cherry Creek High School students are getting national exposure thanks to "The Choice," a New York Times blog series starting today -- and it's a win-win situation. Why? Do the math.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    The historic photos of Golden in Focus, explained

    ​ Golden in Focus kicks off this weekend, showcasing a wide variety of photos from Golden's illustrious history -- and man, was it ever illustrious. We've got a preview of five of these pictures after the break, with helpful captions to explain exactly what's going on, the historical context a ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 4, 2010

    Keep it simple: Run to Empanada Express Grill for the empanadas

    ​ Golden in Focus kicks off this weekend, showcasing a wide variety of photos from Golden's illustrious history -- and man, was it ever illustrious. We've got a preview of five of these pictures after the break, with helpful captions to explain exactly what's going on, the historical context a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Bill Ritter announces new home for moon rock: Colorado School of Mines' Museum of Geology

    Bill Ritter.​Yesterday, Governor Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines President Bill Scoggins revealed the new permanent location for Colorado's "Goodwill" moon rock. From now on, you'll be able to find the once lost and recently found rock at the School of Mines' Museum of Geology.

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    The Golden Years

    Bill Ritter.​Yesterday, Governor Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines President Bill Scoggins revealed the new permanent location for Colorado's "Goodwill" moon rock. From now on, you'll be able to find the once lost and recently found rock at the School of Mines' Museum of Geology.

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Something Like Sound blog offers free local digital comp

    ​A group of engineering students who are passionate about music? The mere notion seems incongruous, like, say, a group of accountants forming an art appreciation club and then getting together periodically to discuss the works of Van Gogh and Michaelangelo. Nonetheless, that's exactly the basis fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    The week ahead: elections and energy

    ​A group of engineering students who are passionate about music? The mere notion seems incongruous, like, say, a group of accountants forming an art appreciation club and then getting together periodically to discuss the works of Van Gogh and Michaelangelo. Nonetheless, that's exactly the basis fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    Meeting Barack Obama in Grand Junction

    ​A group of engineering students who are passionate about music? The mere notion seems incongruous, like, say, a group of accountants forming an art appreciation club and then getting together periodically to discuss the works of Van Gogh and Michaelangelo. Nonetheless, that's exactly the basis fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    The bad economy and the Barack Obama's-a-Muslim lie

    ​A group of engineering students who are passionate about music? The mere notion seems incongruous, like, say, a group of accountants forming an art appreciation club and then getting together periodically to discuss the works of Van Gogh and Michaelangelo. Nonetheless, that's exactly the basis fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    Canning the Coors Tour

    ​A group of engineering students who are passionate about music? The mere notion seems incongruous, like, say, a group of accountants forming an art appreciation club and then getting together periodically to discuss the works of Van Gogh and Michaelangelo. Nonetheless, that's exactly the basis fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    Canning the Coors Tour

    ​A group of engineering students who are passionate about music? The mere notion seems incongruous, like, say, a group of accountants forming an art appreciation club and then getting together periodically to discuss the works of Van Gogh and Michaelangelo. Nonetheless, that's exactly the basis fo ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 5, 2007

    Ace-Hi Tavern

    A Golden opportunity for our new Drunk of the Week.

  • News

    June 14, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 6/14/2007

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2007

    Snow Time

    From the week of 6/14/2007

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Among the Mongols

    Steppe by steppe, the hordes are descending on Denver.

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Massholes Need Not Apply

    Let the farce be with you, Colorado!

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    An Uphill Climb

    Coors brews up another terrain park.

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Soiled

    Did a story about contaminated waste play dirty?

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    Mood Swing

    Swing for the fences in Glenwood Springs

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Place for Young Hoops Hotshots

    Pryor Orser's Basketball Camps

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Pryor Orser's Basketball Camps

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Monkey Business

    CU's animal attraction isn't limited to recruiting parties.

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2003

    Offbeat Big Top

    Sensory Circus seeks to juggle creative circuits

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2003

    What a Concept!

    Eggheads hope to crack out of their shells at an upcoming expo.

  • Culture

    February 20, 2003

    End of an Era

    Big changes are afoot at Foothills Art Center.

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    Bean There, Done That

    Golden's independent coffee shops become the latest Starbucks targets.

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Old Mascot

    Jackass Mascot
    Colorado School of Mines

  • News

    November 1, 2001

    Meet the Slide Rulers

    The School of Mines football team is kicking butt this year.

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Westward Hoaxes

    Denver officials and the press grope for the best way to deal with bogus anthrax scares.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Bringing on the Heat

    The price of natural gas has been on a cycle for years.

  • Dining

    March 23, 2000

    The Inn Crowd

    Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Strange but True

    Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

  • Music

    October 23, 1997

    Cast of 1000

    Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

  • Calendar

    January 31, 1996

    THRILLS

    Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

  • Calendar

    September 13, 1995

    THRILLS

    Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    THE EPA GOES RADWHAT BETTER PLACE FOR A NEW GOVERNMENT LAB THAN A RADIOACTIVE SITE?

    Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

  • Calendar

    January 18, 1995

    THRILLS

    Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

  • News

    December 7, 1994

    JUST PASSING THROUGH

    AFTER A FLURRY OF ALLEGED ABUSES, TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUT ON THE CITY'S MINORITY CONTRACTING PROGRAM.

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