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1. MINES MARKET NEEDS TO EITHER IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY OR DRAMATICALLY REDUCE WHAT THEY CHARGE US.

   Mines Market is honestly some of the worst cafeteria food I have ever had and I have eaten cafeteria food just about everywhere whether its on military bases or college campuses. It's also the most expensive. For the marble meal plan I am paying around $6,500 for less than 8 months of extremely low quality food. Whats worse is that is compulsory for freshman so Mines is really committing highway robbery when it comes to the prices and quality served at what I thought was a semi-prestigious school. Whats worse is that the staff don't even know how to properly cook pasta. Where do y'all find these people...Great Britain?

   Mines Market is honestly some of the worst cafeteria food I have ever had and I have eaten cafeteria food just about everywhere whether its on military bases or college campuses. It's also the most expensive. For the marble meal plan I am paying around $6,500 for less than 8 months of extremely low quality food. Whats worse is that is compulsory for freshman so Mines is really committing highway robbery when it comes to the prices and quality served at what I thought was a semi-prestigious school. Whats worse is that the staff don't even know how to properly… more

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2. Expand limited pronoun options on Canvas

   Canvas has pronouns options. Great! However, they are extremely limited. The options available are: "ze/zir, hir/zirs, hirs;" "they/them/theirs;" "he/him/his;" and "she/her/hers." There are no other options.

   This is not very good. Furthermore, this has been decided by Mines at some point; the defaults Canvas has without the list being modified is "she/her," "he/him," and "they/them" [1].

   Why is this an issue? There are two major reasons. First, it does not allow for mixed pronouns. The Trevor Project's national survey shows that "nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ youth who use pronouns outside of the binary opt to use combinations of he/him, she/her, and they/them" [2]. For example, one might use "she/they." For there to be no options for this is very limiting to those that do not use strictly binary pronouns.

   The second reason this is a problem is that it is unnecessarily restrictive. I understand that Canvas only allows pronouns to be chosen from a set list to prevent vulgarity or the disaster of moderating user's pronouns, but there are two very simple improvements that could be made (in addition to mixed pronouns). First, there needs to be an "other" option. Currently, if one does not fit into the four options Canvas allows (also note that only one in four people who use neopronouns use "ze/zir" [2]), they must either use inaccurate pronouns or not set their pronouns. Not setting pronouns leads to gendering largely from their name in Canvas discussions and the like, which is problematic. The second simple improvement would be to add an "any/all" option. Many genderqueer, nonbinary, and genderfluid people use "any/all."

   In essence, the pronouns list needs at least the following five options added:
   - "he/they"
   - "she/they"
   - "he/she"
   - "any/all"
   - "other"

   Ideally, each of the mixed pronouns would also have both orders (it generally denotes preference), though that might cause too much clutter. In any case, this is a bare minimum for inclusive pronoun options in Canvas.

   It doesn't appear I can share links on this platform. Hmm.
   [1]: lib/pronouns.rb file on Canvas' GitHub page (instructure/canvas-lms) lines 20 through 25
   [2]: "Pronouns Usage Among LGBTQ Youth" from The Trevor Project

   Canvas has pronouns options. Great! However, they are extremely limited. The options available are: "ze/zir, hir/zirs, hirs;" "they/them/theirs;" "he/him/his;" and "she/her/hers." There are no other options.

   This is not very good. Furthermore, this has been decided by Mines at some point; the defaults Canvas has without the list being modified is "she/her," "he/him," and "they/them" [1].

   Why is this an issue? There are two major reasons. First, it does not allow for mixed pronouns. The Trevor Project's national survey shows that "nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ youth who use pronouns outside of the binary opt to use combinations of he/him, she/her,… more

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3. Expand Available On-Campus Therapy

   Mines talks a lot about how in favor it is of supporting mental health, but a lot of the resources seem to be more fluff than genuinely beneficial. Wellness workshops and 10 minutes in health office hours aren't providing what hurting students need- therapy should be more widely and quickly available for students on campus. Even getting referred to long-term therapy off campus takes months, and follow up is very limited. That's a big problem for people who need someone to talk to.

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   AdminMines USG (Undergraduate Student Government, Undergraduate Student Government) responded

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4. Mines should provide access to Tampons and Pads in all bathrooms

   Colorado School of Mines should have access to tampons and pads in all bathrooms. Currently, the Vanguard Scholars are sponsoring tampons and pads in the bathroom, however, making sure students have period supplies should not fall on a student group. Even if the tampons and pad dispensers "are not used enough" it should not be on student organizations to supply tampons. In the bathrooms where there are no tampons and pads provided by the vanguard scholars, there are signs that recommend walking to the Ben Parker student center in order to get supplies. This must have been written by someone who does not experience periods because even walking across the street will drench students' pants in period blood if their flow is heavy, especially if it is a surprise period or at the beginning of the period. Since Mines clearly does not believe tampons and pads are a necessity as shown by their lack of providing accessible period supplies, a "free bleed month" should be started in order to raise awareness. Students that get periods that feel comfortable with it should free bleed during the school day and go about their day. This would go in line with Mines' policy of tampons and pads not being a necessity. With the free bleed, the administration can physically see the effects of not providing tampons and pads to students and that it is a public health issue. It's despicable that Mines decided to not fill tampon and pad machines and instead put the responsibility of students' health and safety onto a student organization instead of taking ownership once they discontinued the sanitary product machines. Even at a school with only 30% women, women still should be heard and supported, especially with sanitary product access. Free bleeding will show the necessity of period product access unless the school would like blood on their chairs. Additionally, a pad expires after three years and tampons don't expire for five years so the "justification" of not servicing sanitary product machines sounds more like a bad excuse. If this is truly the reason then put fewer tampons and pads in the dispenser and let people have access to tampons and pads.

   Colorado School of Mines should have access to tampons and pads in all bathrooms. Currently, the Vanguard Scholars are sponsoring tampons and pads in the bathroom, however, making sure students have period supplies should not fall on a student group. Even if the tampons and pad dispensers "are not used enough" it should not be on student organizations to supply tampons. In the bathrooms where there are no tampons and pads provided by the vanguard scholars, there are signs that recommend walking to the Ben Parker student center in order to get supplies. This must have been written by someone… more

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   AdminMines USG (Undergraduate Student Government, Undergraduate Student Government) responded

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5. Bring back Zime meal exchange options

   As a first year student living on campus, there are not many dining opportunities in general. You've got charred chicken at Qdoba, mystery meat at wow cafe, mines market, and now, zime. And if its a weekend, all you've got only mines market operating on limited hours, so tough luck if you want to do something before 9 AM.

   Of all those, I found zime to be the only thing I could consistently choke down, and it made for a great place for a lunch break with plenty of room to study at the tables. Now the school wants to save some money, so I can't get turkey on my sandwich anymore? I can't even get a bag of chips, they charge extra for that now. The so called meal exchange is a fist-sized cheese sandwich and a bottle of water, and if you do the math I am paying about $12 for this meal. I'm not saying I want the meal plan to be more affordable (but it should), I'm not saying I want the school to use all of its dining locations, I'm not even saying that I want to go to mines market without getting food poisoning. I just want a turkey sandwich, a cup of coffee, and a bag of chips like I got last semester. Again, I don't like to complain, I get served food daily which is pretty great, but I'm also paying an arm and a leg for it, I'd like to see a little more work put in for that price. Thanks for listening.

   As a first year student living on campus, there are not many dining opportunities in general. You've got charred chicken at Qdoba, mystery meat at wow cafe, mines market, and now, zime. And if its a weekend, all you've got only mines market operating on limited hours, so tough luck if you want to do something before 9 AM.

   Of all those, I found zime to be the only thing I could consistently choke down, and it made for a great place for a lunch break with plenty of room to study at the tables. Now the school wants to… more

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6. Motion Lab Hours

   Would love for the motion lab in spruce to have better hours. It's only open weekdays from 11-8, which seem pretty short especially considering how busy the rec center is.

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7. Transition from Google to Microsoft

   As an avid Google user, I do not appreciate that the school is transitioning away from gmail and the other google products. Especially since the microsoft replacement for those products do not have the same features, mainly the ease of collaboration. I wish they had asked the students and faculty before deciding to switch as I know there are a lot us that depend on google. This is especially the case for those of us with chromebooks as they are only compatible with google products. It is my belief that we should transition fully google.

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