Undergraduate Students
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Where are the lucky charms mines market?
There are never lucky charms or bagels when I want them on Saturday!
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More Squat Racks / Bench Presses in the Gym
The squat racks and bench press are full on a routine basis, and these are two very key components to having a great gym. Every day at peak hours everything in the realm of free weights is full, but the cardio area has never been full. This would allow more people to workout what they want to work out, and relieve some stress during workouts. We need healthy bodies to pair our healthy minds!
95 votesWe agree with Jess Zielinski, but we have also informed SRC of this.
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Subway needs to be open later
Why does Subway close at 5PM now? As a student that doesn't have a meal plan and who isn't going to pay to go to Mines Market, this is a pretty big inconvenience.
20 votesWe asked Mines dining about why Subway closes at the times it does and they responded by telling us that they monitor how many people come into Subway at a time. Since not as many people frequent Subway as the other dining locations they felt it was in the student’s best interest to close it earlier because if it was open longer and more often it would raise the overall Meal Plan costs for all of the other students. So since, it is not as frequented as other establishments it’s not open as long because it is not cost effective to keep it open for longer. If you feel strongly about this matter and are okay with potentially raising the costs, feel free to email us or come stop by our office hours!
Sincerely,
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Athletic Center weight room open to public
This should be open to the public whenever Varsity sports don't have them reserved for their set schedules. Our current weight room is the SRC is much too small for the demands of the students. Plus, the Athletic Center weight room supports free weight lifting for more students than the SRC, while catering to a small fraction that the SRC does.
14 votesThis is something that USG cannot pursue due to the fact that the athletic center was built with donor money with the intention of being a resource for the athletes. We do acknowledge your concern and will see if there is another possible solution to this problem.
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Mines Market hours are not sufficient
Mines market closes at 7 on weekends and 8 on week nights. Some students would a late night snack or would prefer to eat a hot breakfast on the weekend earlier than 9 am. Could the hours be extended? Also while the variety of food is delicious there never seems to be enough of it. The pizza station is usually lacking, the yogurt station in the morning is empty, and the bread has been out the last two times I have wanted to order a sandwich. Please help
71 votesUSG has engaged in a conversation with Sodexo and has brought this concern to them. We will update you as the conversation progresses.
If you feel passionately about this topic, make sure to attend the Food Committee Meeting on Friday at 12pm in Mines Market!
Sodexo and the school have after talks with USG opened late night this year. Monday to Thursday Mines Market is now open till 10:00 and serves Pizza and ice-cream.
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Meal Exchanges Should be Reinstated
I noticed after not having a meal plan last semester that subway, as well as the Periodic Table no longer do meal exchanges unless you have the agate plan I believe, and that only gives you 5. Is this a way to force us to eat at Mines Market everyday? That makes me angry as I think it is important to provide more variety in our meals. Also this could have been made up for with an increase in munch money but it was not. So what's the deal?
131 votesUSG has engaged in a conversation with Sodexo about the meal exchanges. We are looking into the contract with them to see if we are able to bring them back. We will keep you updated as we work on this.
You can also attend the Food Committee Meeting on Friday at 12pm in Mines Market to voice this concern.
UPDATE
USG has been able to extend hours at Mines Market, but not yet bring back meal exchanges. Thant is something we will continue to work toward for next school year.
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Periodic Table Themeing
The tables in the Periodic Table should have elements on each table. At minimum a periodic table of elements should be hanging on the wall.
30 votesThis has been brought up, and there is currently a committee looking into making this happen!
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Allow students to use the high dive at the Rec center.
The high dive can only be used by the mines dive team which, currently, is non existent. We all sign wavers when using the rec center. There should be no reason to not be able to high dive!
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Derek Morgan
Derek Morgan needs to go to anger management classes.
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Dead Day Coffee
I don't understand why Sodexo would not have Starbucks and Einsteins open on the one day of the semester that students would spend the most money on coffee. Even just having it open during the morning is better then nothing.
49 votesUPDATE:
The sophomore class reps forwarded this suggestion to Sodexo and this year’s Dead Day, Starbucks was indeed open from 7:30 to 11:30am on Dead Day. Thanks for the suggestion and happy we could help!Sincerely,
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Flowers around campus
Just because we live in the Rockies doesn't give us an excuse to have an ugly campus. The landscaping around campus is pretty dismal if you ask me, besides in front of Guggenheim there is no real color around campus. All we have are those ugly "everbrown" plants in front of some buildings. I know Colorado has 4 seasons, but the campus always looks dull. I know Mines markets itself on its reputation, but the visual appeal of our campus does nothing to attract potential students if you ask me.
In terms of what could be done, a little goes…
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Actually Use the Emergency Alert
I feel like after the event near Mines Park last night it needs to be addressed. Last night there was an imminent threat, and once again no text about it and not even an email yet at 9am the morning after. This year there has been 2 potential shooters and a package that was viewed as a bomb threat. It'd be nice to actually make use of the system that is supposed to protect us. What's the point of testing the equipment if it is never going to be used. Last year I got a text about an active shooter…
55 votesThe Mines administration in conjunction with Mines PD are in the process of re-vamping the mines app which will contain a more comprehensive emergency alert function. In addition they are trying to implement a ‘notification’ system that will function like the alert system, in regard to non-pressing matters.
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Lights along 19th Heading up to 6th Av.
Any reasonable evaluation of the dangers inherent due to the insufficient lightening and security along the section 19th Street located between the cross-sections of 19th St. and Elm St. and 19th St. and 6th Av. would leave responsible risk management parties to conclude that a liability situation exists and should be fixed as soon as possible. Given that Mines Park Apartments are owned and managed by Colorado School of Mines in that this section of 19th St. is the only pedestrian link between the main campus and Mines Park apartments, it is in the best interest of Colorado School of…
30 votesHi there,
Just wanted to let you know that we brought this lighting issue to Public Safety during the USG sponsored campus safety walk during dead day. Turns out that lighting is planned to go up along with the construction of the 19th Street roundabout/crossing!
Unfortunately, after talking to facilities maintenance, putting up temporary lighting when lighting is already planned for the path up to Mines Park is not a feasible option.
And now we wait for it’s completion!
Love,
USGUPDATE
Hello again!
Currently, there is a lot of construction undergoing in that area so it is decently well lit. If there is still an issue after construction has concluded USG will contact the appropriate party to further address the issue.
Thank you so much for your time and patience!
Sincerely
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No Common Hour Exams for 300 level and Higher Courses
I propose that 300 level and higher classes should no longer have Common hour exams. I am involved in many organizations on campus and I can't tell you how many times I have had to miss a professional event that would have greatly benefited me and increased our schools reputation just because I had a test scheduled for that night.
I believe that when a student is at the point of taking 300 level classes, they should not only be focusing on schoolwork but also creating a professional life outside of classes. Having multiple common hour exams every other week…
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CSM Technology
CSM campus needs much better WIFI. It is really hard to get any homework done on campus when in order to load a page my options are wait for twenty min or disconnect and reconnect to they WIFI. Additionally, the projectors and computer stations in classrooms need to be more reliable. When a professor can't give a lecture because of a technology failure and has to schedule make up classes, something needs to be fixed.
13 votesThe school is continuously working on improving the WIFI. If you have a specific location on campus that needs better WIFI, email the CCIT help desk and they will take care of it!
Love,
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Study Room Sharing in Brown Building
The study rooms in Brown are quite the hot commodity, but there are currently no rules in place on their usage. Very frequently, one can walk by any of the study rooms and see:
1) A single person in a study room.
2) A whole bunch of items laying around, with no student to be found for hours, even.
There's nothing inherently wrong in the first example, but many students try and get into these rooms during the day because they don't want to sit in the common area. I think a flippable sign on the rooms that reads "Willing…
31 votesUPDATE:
To address your concerns we have:1) Added a flippable sign that says “Willing to Share” and “Don Not Disturb” to allow more students to use the rooms.
2) Added verbiage on the bottom of both sides of the sign that say “Please clean the room before you leave”
If you have any other GREAT ideas please post them on What’s Your Beef.
Love,
USGUSG is currently working on language to put in the Brown study rooms to support this idea. If you have any ideas for verbiage besides what has already been shared put it in the comments below.
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CTLM Lady supplies
Okay, so this one is a complaint from any girl that has used the CTLM restroom. The napkins and tampons machines require quarters... But quarters won't fit in the slot! There's a plastic extrusion on all the machines that won't allow for a quarter to be deposited. I get the feeling that the machines just weren't installed correctly.
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Have a limit on emails sent out per day
There are an extremely large number of emails sent out to mines email addresses per day. So much so that I often find myself deleting them without even opening them and only briefly glancing at the subject and sender. Email should be used by professors, students, and faculty to engage in two way conversation, not as a bulk news and information service.
There should be a set limit on how many emails can be sent to the entire population of mines email addresses per day to limit the information overload. In addition, a new way to get this information out…
10 votesTo update you on this issue, the school has looked into changing the email system in order to send out less emails per day. Currently, they are looking into sending out one email with every announcement per day. There will also be different digests so that people can send their emails to the appropriate audience. They are hoping to implement this system next semester.
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Crosswalks on Campus
Has anyone noticed that, though the concrete on the sidewalk will dip and imply that a certain path is ideal for pedestrian crossing, there are technically zero painted cross walks on campus?
17 votesThe Sophomores are taking this on as a project.
If you would like to talk to them directly their office hours can be found at USG’s website here: http://mines.orgsync.com/org/usg/officers
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Keep Dave Gabrielson and Stephanie To as President and VP of USG
Because of a minor technicality that USG knew about leading up to the elections, USG determined that Dave and Steph are disqualified. The Student Body spoke and elected Dave and Steph. The technicality should have been addressed well before the elections, not afterwards. Let USG know that we want the President and VP to be the people that we elected!
370 votesCampus,
First of all, USG would like to apologize for all of the confusion and our error over the elections. It was determined after elections closed that the ticket that held David and Stephanie’s name was actually ineligible. USG made the mistake by putting them on the ballot; we knew the election packet was turned in late, but we did not realize it was a blatant violation of our bylaws. If we would have known this prior, their names would not have appeared on the ballot. Due to this mistake, and the fact that the ineligible candidates won the election, we are reopening the elections for the Student Body President and Vice President positions.
This election is open to any students who are interested in the positions of Student Body President and Vice President. A new timeline has been created, and is as follows.
April 16th: Election packets available for…
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