Elk...

Yeah, that is one big elk outside my apartment.  

That's Why I Go To School Here...

Yesterday was the perfect example of why I chose to go to Mines instead of a different engineering school.  After the school day had technically ended, about 15 students and two professors ordered pizza and had homemade cookies while working on homework.  Not only were we studying hard, but we were able to have a great time doing it.  After the studying was over, the two physics professors stayed to talk with Kory, Devyn and me about majors and what we can do with our life.  That lasted another 45 minutes or so.  Then Devyn and one professor left while the other stayed with Kory and I to continue our discussion.  Kory was really struggling to decide on a major, so he patiently answered her questions and told us about his own experiences for another hour and a half.  What other engineering school can you go to where the professors will do that?  My professors know me by first and last name, they stay after school to help the students for another 4 extra hours and they are willing to do whatever they can to help out.  It's absolutely wonderful!

Smoking Magnets...

When discussing magnets in physics today, our professor brought out a little demonstration.  It was a superconductor.  Most superconductors currently only work in cold temperatures, so this one was in dry ice.  Trust me, there was fog everywhere.  Above it he placed a small magnet which promptly began to levitate!  Very cool to see a magnet floating in mid-air.  Afterward we were creating electromagnets in studio.  The group beside me decided to crank up the voltage way past the recommended amount.  When they weren't looking, their connections began to smoke like crazy.  It was great fun to watch the panic on their faces!

Tag

Last night we played with a tiny baby bunny.  It was out in the center of the parking lot, so we (the girls in my apartment) sat in the parking lot and played with it.  It was a rather curious little thing and kept hopping up, touching my hand with its little nose and hopping away.  He let us pick him up and play with him for quite a while.  When we released him, all his siblings were out.  They wanted to play too!  All of them kept coming up to explore and be petted.  It was rather cool.