Colorado company gives the feel behind the wheel of NASA’s moon buggy
By Mark Samuelson
Denver Gazette
Coloradans got a glimpse Monday of what could be the first “moon buggy” to carry astronauts around the lunar surface in five decades, from when Apollo crewmen Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt last took one out for a drive in 1972... Read more...
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New Golden-based group fights to protect democracy
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Whether it’s accompanying immigrants to their court hearings to ensure their safety or telling people about upcoming elections, dozens of Goldenites say they are resisting recent decisions by the federal government... Read more...
Iron sharpens iron: Mines football players push each other
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
If there’s one thing the Colorado School of Mines football players are, it’s competitive.
At their preseason camp on Aug. 13, running back Braelon Tate called the defensive players out for being a bit sluggish, saying that they hadn’t been hyped up until the very end of practice... Read more...
Historic Mines@150 campaign achieves record-breaking success
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
As Orediggers around Golden gear up for another academic year this month, many are celebrating the last five years’ historic achievement.
Colorado School of Mines raised $589 million for its MINES@150 Campaign, marking the most successful fundraising initiative in its history, the university announced earlier this summer... Read more...
Goldenites gather to admire talent at Fine Arts Festival
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
For two days every August, three blocks of Golden’s 11th Street transform into an art gallery.
Everything from silver jewelry to bronze sculptures and from painted animals to glass plants is available... Read more...
