Undergraduate Students
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The Mines Google G-Suite does not allow bookmark sync or history sync between devices
If you've ever wanted to sync info between devices and other such things, such as saved passwords and bookmarks, the settings in the administrative G-suite that mines uses to create google accounts with mines emails does not allow it.
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Computer science field needs to allow students to count an internship for coursework or let them get payed for doing field session
It's ridiculous that it's illegal to not pay an intern for work that a company profits off of and the computer science department has the audacity to have students do work for a company and not only not pay them, but charge them for it and ban companies from paying them. The department recommends to take it during the junior year, when most students would get their best internship. I, and many people I know, have lost internship offers after companies learned that we need to do field session. Mines charges over $3,000 to in state students and over $5,000…
83 votesHello! Thank you for voicing your concern to us! After many discussions, it appears that the computer science field session will begin to be offered during both the summer and the fall semesters beginning in 2019! This allows students to have the option of whatever works best with their schedules! More information will be coming in spring 2019 regarding the details of this change. Hopefully this comes as good news!
Best, USG
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The ORC should be open on weekends!
I don't understand why the ORC would be closed on the most popular days for going tubing and such. Everyone has different schedules so doing something during the week is nearly impossible, especially if there's homework, projects, etc. Most people only have free time on the weekends. Open the ORC for rentals!
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[SERIOUS] There are too many cum trees on campus
While the title may read as a joke, the cum tree is a real thing. Its scientific name is pyrus calleryana and here's the link to the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrus_calleryana
Googling "cum tree" will also pull up this page.This tree is called the a cum tree based on the smell that it produces while blooming. It has been described as rotting fish or semen. Unfortunately for us, there are several of these trees all over campus and they all bloom at the same time. This causes our beautiful campus to smell like someone just finished having sex with the…
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Eliminating E Lot Without Additional Parking Available?!
Tomorrow Mines is closing off E lot in order to build a new residence hall, yet they have no additional parking to compensate for all the lost spaces. They expect people who usually park there to park somewhere else, which would be great and fine IF THERE WAS ANYWHERE ELSE TO PARK. Why bring more students to campus with a new residence hall when the students who are already here have no means of parking anywhere near campus?
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FIX THE PARKING
It doesn't make sense that Mines would destroy two parking lots at the same time! It literally takes me an average of 15 minutes everyday to find parking and even when I get here early I'm still late to class. Either add more parking spots somewhere else or at least lower the fee for parking until the new lot is built. I shouldn't be paying this much money just so Mines can make me late to class every. single. day.
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The SRC Hours
Physical wellness is extremely important for students for academic and emotional success. Most students have classes all day and need to de-stress after finishing their homework late at night. With the SRC closing so early, many have to resort to running around the streets at late hours such as 12am which can be extremely hazardous. So, could the SRC hours be changed to as late as the library hours (2am) or even 24hrs during the week? Certain areas, such as rock climbing or the pool which may be viewed as needing an SRC worker to be there could be closed…
244 votesFollowing further review, the hours were not changed due to the SRC not feeling that it would see enough use during the later hours to have students working during those times. Thank you for your concern and we appreciate you submitting your feedback to us!
Best, USG
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TalkBoxes for private/quiet phone calls
There aren't many places suitable for phone calls on campus, so TalkBox booths, which are just small sound proof booths, would really help
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Wooden Floors in a Ballroom in the Student Center
A large space with wooden floors on campus is highly sought after, and while the Green Center is being renovated, there are few affordable options. If Ballrooms D and E, for example, had wooden floors, the space could be used to host events, offer easier clean-up, and help even demand for the wooden floored rooms in the Student Recreation Center (McNeil and Isaacs). Wooden floors would benefit many clubs and events on campus, such as Ballroom Dance and Karate club, and could be used for many activities and events that benefit from wooden floors such as conference events, cultural events,…
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Water in Maple is too cold!
Ever since winter break, I have noticed that the showers in Maple do not get as warm as they did last semester (which was already not very warm). A couple of other residents have mentioned this as well, without my prompting so I know I am not the only one who thinks this. I initially thought it was just people at the beginning of a semester being responsible, but it seems that the water heater has been lowered or something.
I get that hot water is expensive, but the water is barely considered warm in my opinion, and I know…
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Elm Street Angled Parking
Elm Street appears to be wide enough for angled parking on a section of it which would add spots to campus. The road changes width, and in the wider spot (the yellow box) parking could be angled without decreasing the width of the road (the red line).
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Stop giving commuter pass holders parking tickets when the commuter lots are full
I have classes at 11 am on Mondays and Wednesdays. These are peak hours for parking, and lately when I've arrived on campus all of the commuter lots are full, including Lots A, F, FF, J, Q, and the spots available around sororities and fraternities. I tend to arrive about 20 minutes before classes start, and I and many other students must drive around to all of these lots, waiting for spots to open up. In some cases, no spots are available, so lately many students have been parking outside marked spaces in Q lot, without impeding the flow of…
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Fix the vending Machines
Litterally no vending machines get refilled or fixed. Most don't take cards and alot of the times won't give you your money back if you put in cash. Please look at Coors Tek and the one by subway as examples.
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No more peking plate
Peking plate is not as good as habaneros, it takes longer and its not good food. I had an interview on campus and the recruiter was upset that habaneros was not longer there and was replaced by Peking Plate.
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Mandatory Fees for Official Transcripts
To order an official transcript students must pay between $10 and $20 for every semester they need one. This could add up to $200 or more for a standard student over the course of their mines career and doesn't include the even larger fee for purchasing diplomas. This fee is unfair for students. Mines clearly has the information at all times, they should be able to just give us a copy. Furthermore, most requests for transcripts are for use in applying for scholarships and jobs. If a student is applying for scholarships especially, it's pretty clear that they are already…
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BSO needs to be way more clear on their rules and guidelines
It's really hard to navigate being a treasurer with BSO's rules being so strict with little indication of what they actually are. There are some rules that are outlined in the allocations form (which is not due until March, so some new treasurers may not look at it until then) that are not stated anywhere else on BSO's Engage page, including the Prezi for treasurer training and the powerpoint from in-person training. Examples of this include that you can't buy tee shirts with BSO money, you're only allowed to spend 25% on food, and there's a vague piece on the…
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No Exams the Night Before E-days
I have a 7:30pm exam on Thursday, April 12 which is the night marking the start of E-days. The exam is for Math454 and there are approximately 50 students in the class. Therefore, I will have to miss Casino night and Mr. Big Digger.
I find it unfair that I will have to skip out on a school-sponsored event due to a scheduled exam. I urge USG to consider working with the registrar to not only move my exam to a different night, but also to disallow exams in the future on the night of E-days.
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Summer use of the SRC
In the same vein as the lack of field session financial aid and RTD passes, access to the student rec center is revoked in the summer months for everyone except those in official mines summer classes. I understand that we technically aren't paying the exorbitant gym fee during the summer, but we pay so much for the gym during the year two more months that don't even include private classes shouldn't hurt. The gym staff is already being paid to be there and the gym is hardly at capacity. This is especially relevant for summer employees, many of whom live…
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Vending Machine Ctlm
The drink machine on the first floor of ctlm does now give accurate change. Multiple times I have bought one drink, paid $5, was supposed to get $3.50 back and only got 50 cents back. Right now I’m owed $9 in change and tried to submit a work order a month ago but have yet to hear back to even see if they got the work order.
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Parking Garage Under New Buildings
What I am suggesting is when planning new buildings, design for a level or two of parking underneath. This is much cheaper than building a separate parking garage detached from the building. It also lowers the maintenance cost of a parking garage as the most expensive maintenance is the upper deck. This is done in many buildings including schools that we compete with. Attached are images proving my point.
As a school that does not promise on campus housing for 4 years, it is the school's responsibility to provide parking or transportation to and from campus. As Mines does not…
49 votes
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