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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Stir up some fun with stir-fry

By Louisa Burden Editor in Chief   By this time in the semester, many students are getting sick of their Ramen Noodles and Easy Mac, and some of them probably haven’t even seen a piece of fruit or a vegetable in weeks! There’s no better way to combat this than to whip out the wok and start cooking up  some delicious stir fry. Ingredients: 1 red potato, thinly sliced 1 Yukon gold potato, thinly sliced [...]

Prepare for a winter wonderland

By Max Reetz Aurum Staff   The leaves are finishing their migration from the trees to the ground and the temperature is steadily dropping. All the while, students at the School of Mines continually prepare for the winter weather ahead of them. As the freshman class may not yet know, the weather in Rapid City can be quite unpredictable. The best general way to describe it would be mild. However, sometimes it is brutal with [...]

Heartfelt poems show emotion

By Taylor Dutcher Guest Writer   A Monster How can someone so beautiful Be such a cruel devastating monster To me or anyone else The one who loved her so A fool that cannot leave her be To pick her up What holds her down To think he is in love But to find out It was a lie A love that is covered But he seems not to mind For he craves and desires [...]

Editorial: A human interest story

By Katrina Metty Assistant Editor   “I am writing in the hope that even though the content may be detrimental (negative) to the School of Mines goals, it is in fact a human interest story that has a real sudden