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Peace of body and mind: a workout

By Max Reetz Assistant Editor   The recently-added yoga class on campus has gained quite a bit of popularity, and it is not just with the women in the area. An average of sixty people regularly attends the classes, which are held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the Student Activities and Leadership Center area (SALC).

New to do at School of Mines

By Max Reetz Assistant Editor   In the fall of 2010, a small group of Mines students interested in the game Ultimate Frisbee began meeting to play pick-up games. That interest continued into the Fall 2011 semester when sophomore Nate Behning helped start an intramural Ultimate Frisbee group.

Opinion-driven construction

By Max Reetz Assistant Editor   The hot debate over the new recreation center has got the students of the School of Mines all stirred up. Generally, the athletes on campus are “gung-ho” for a new place to exercise, but many students who do not use the gymnasiums would rather have the school’s funds spent elsewhere.

St. Patrick’s Day fun

By Katrina Metty Editor in Chief   What better way to spend St. Patrick’s Day than a 5K fun run?  This year, the 6th annual fun run/walk fell on the day itself with 639 people that showed up to race.  It was a beautiful 78 degrees that day, filling the sidewalks of Rapid City with people of all ages dressed in green as they celebrated the day.

Minn-Dak convention 2012

By Katrina Metty Editor in Chief   It’s that time of year when all CAMP teams begin to reach their deadlines for their projects and get ready to take off with their prized design and compete against the neighboring schools.  Other groups such as Circle K also have conventions at this time where certain members and chapters are recognized and everyone enjoys some good quality fellowship.  This year’s convention was themed “getting lost in the [...]

A single line

By Connor Carlbom Aurum staff “There can be only one!” Not many movies are totally defined by one single line. In this case, that line was the only thing I knew about this movie before watching it. I didn’t know anything about the plot, characters, setting, anything- just that one line. My dad said I would like it though, and he knows what movies I would enjoy, so I checked it out.