By Katie Aurand
Editor in Chief

Instead of attending the fall Career Fair this month, some seniors will be applying for graduate programs. However, the path to graduate school can start as early as the freshmen year. Dr. Toni Logar, Interim Dean of Graduate Education at the School of Mines, welcomes students to the Graduate Education Office to get advice. Continue Reading

By Louisa Burden
Feature Editor

Band: The Gaslight Anthem Album: American Slang Rating: 5 stars Genre: Alternative Rock Released: June 15, 2010

Are you one of those people who, at the end of the year, glance through a list of albums of the year and you haven’t listened to any of them? Well, you don’t have to be that guy (or girl) this year… just pick up a copy of The Gaslight Anthem’s new album, American Slang and get start listening to what is sure to be topping the lists at the year’s end! Continue Reading

By Katie Aurand
Editor in Chief

Failure is embarrassing and expensive. These nine tips will keep you from becoming that student that takes Calculus 1 for the third time in a row.

1. Go to every class.

Just because the local school board won’t send a bunch of truancy notifications to your parents doesn’t mean you should skip your classes. That pop quiz your professor has been threatening the class with will inevitably happen the day that you decide cliff jumping sounds more fun than attending aquatic chemistry. Fail.

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By Loryn Schuetzle
Raver Staff

Several ghost stories swirl around the School of Mines. There was the believable sighting of Big Foot on campus a few years ago. It is rumored that there have been ghosts in the Connolly dorms in the past. There is a tale about a woman crying and two kids playing that can only be heard between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. by Rapid Creek. However, there is still one mystery that haunts the campus to this day. Continue Reading