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.

Max Reetz Assistant Editor   The stage has finally been set for Super Bowl XLVI. It’s going to be a rematch between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, the two teams who met in Super Bowl XLII just four years ago.

By Garrett Frederick Tech Soccer Club The Tech Soccer Club ended a great outdoor season with a win over Black Hills State University at their home turf on the last week in October. The Tech Soccer Club battles in a competitive outdoor league which includes South Dakota State University, Augustana College, University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, and Minnesota State University Moorhead. SDSM&T plays each school twice, one away and one home game. [...]

By Jerika Ihnen Aurum Staff The School of Mines received word this summer from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that it has been accepted as an NCAA Div. II institution. The Hardrockers applied to become NCAA affiliated June 1, along with Black Hills State University and 10 other NAIA institutions.

By Ivar Melby Guest Writer The fall season is finally here. The Tech Soccer Club is again preparing for the Great Plains League which starts within the next two weeks. “The soccer season is definitely one of the highlights of the year” says Matthew Johnson, senior civil engineering student, and one of the team leaders. “It requires some time commitment but it is a great way of getting into shape, taking a break from the [...]

By Jerika Ihnen Aurum Staff Gone are the lazy days of summer… wakeboarding, swimming, waterskiing, tubing, knee-boarding, and the ever challenging sport of tanning.  It’s nearly impossible to get the perfect tan (via old-fashioned UV rays from the sun, not a tanning booth).  Fair-skinned blondes like myself tend to turn the flattering color of tomato-red, followed by peeling, and then possibly turning a slightly darker shade of off-white.  Others seem to never overcome the challenge [...]