Colorado School of Mines

Mountain Toad Brewing opens in Golden as the town's third craft brewery

Mountain Toad Brewing will hold a grand opening in Golden on Saturday, adding a third craft brewery to a town that has been synonymous with Coors for decades. Located downtown, at 900 Washington Avenue, the brewery and taproom features a large outdoor biergarten with seven picnic tables and room fo ... More >>

Javier Silva-Acosta busted 3 hours after crime video post in latest social-media-aided arrest

Deep within each college student beats the heart of a crime fighter. This statement may seem absurd, but not to the folks with the CU-Boulder police. Department personnel recently nabbed Javier Silva-Acosta on fraud-related charges just three hours after sharing information about him on social medi ... More >>

Video: Trevor Wages' backboard-shattering School of Mines dunk makes ESPN top ten

Colorado School of Mines basketball doesn't get much -- read: any -- national airtime. But that changed Friday, when Chatfield High alum Trevor Wages shattered a backboard with a dunk, and made ESPN's top ten in the process. Too bad the story doesn't have a happier ending: The game wasn't finished u ... More >>

Cannonball Creek opens Saturday in Golden, kicking off a craft brew revolution in Coors country

There has never been a shortage of beer in Golden, Colorado. But until this month, there had only been one brewery in town that wasn't named Coors. On Saturday, however, Cannonball Creek Brewery will open its doors, joining Golden City Brewery, which has been the town's "second largest brewery" sin ... More >>

Golden City's Sarah Henderson may be the only female head brewer in Colorado

When Sarah Henderson got the job as assistant brewer at Golden City Brewery eighteen months ago, there was more than a little fate involved. "I had just posted my resume on ProBrewer.com," says Henderson, a Colorado School of Mines grad. "And literally, the day I called him looking for a job, the h ... More >>

CU-Boulder left off Playboy party school list, Colorado School of Mines = worst sex life

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A year after being named Playboy's number one party school, CU-Boulder didn't even make the 2012 top ten -- and this despite having just been featured on ABC's 20/20 as the drunk-walking capital of the world. To add insult to injury, Colorado School of Mines, one of ... More >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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

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.

The Golden Years

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 >>

The week ahead: elections and energy

Meeting Barack Obama in Grand Junction

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

Canning the Coors Tour

Canning the Coors Tour

Ace-Hi Tavern

A Golden opportunity for our new Drunk of the Week.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 6/14/2007

Snow Time

Massholes Need Not Apply

Let the farce be with you, Colorado!

An Uphill Climb

Coors brews up another terrain park.

Mood Swing

Swing for the fences in Glenwood Springs

Best Place for Young Hoops Hotshots

Pryor Orser's Basketball Camps

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Monkey Business

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

What a Concept!

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

End of an Era

Big changes are afoot at Foothills Art Center.

Bean There, Done That

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

Best Old Mascot

Jackass Mascot
Colorado School of Mines

Meet the Slide Rulers

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

Westward Hoaxes

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

Bringing on the Heat

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

The Inn Crowd

Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

Strange but True

Cast of 1000

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