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Sports by the numbers

Posted by on June 6, 2012

Groovin’ in a Gremlin

Posted by on June 6, 2012

When he was 14, Carl Lacy found what would turn out to be his first car in a Kansas City junkyard. It was buried under lots of, well, junk. Lacy could only gain access to the gas cap, which had a little gremlin figure on it. He pocketed the cap.

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Rick Jordan: shifting by sound

Posted by on June 5, 2012

Prized possession: A 1966 Corvette Stingray. During the winter, Jordan, ME’70, keeps it stored at the same auto museum in St. Louis where he bought it.

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What’s in your pocket?

Posted by on April 6, 2012

Ronald Kohser has been keeping a close watch on coins during his career. According to Kohser, a professor of metallurgical engineering at Missouri S&T, it currently costs the U.S. Mint about 1.7 cents to make a penny and around 7 or 8 cents to make a nickel. The amounts include metal content, tools and dies, […]

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Q&A: Which Best Ever was the best ever?

Posted by on March 6, 2012

In 1908, a tradition was born — the annual St. Pat’s celebration at Missouri S&T. Each year, the celebration becomes larger than life. However, everyone seems to have a favorite, or most memorable year, for a variety of reasons.

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Letters: Spring 2012

Posted by on March 6, 2012

As usual I enjoyed the latest issue of Missouri S&T Magazine. Item No. 125 (Ramey’s) of the “140 things we love” reminded me of Bear Tracks. As I recall, it was downtown above a bowling alley. You could have your own beer stein with your name on it and it was always available from a […]

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Eric Showalter: course under construction

Posted by on March 6, 2012

Old class: Eric Showalter, associate teaching professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, has taught a construction management course called Cost Estimating and Scheduling for more than a decade. One semester-long assignment requires students to pick a construction site and keep a diary of everything that happens — from weather conditions to which subcontractors are […]

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Powered by chemistry

Posted by on March 6, 2012

A group of chemical engineering students took third place in the nation in a competition that required them to design and construct a shoebox-sized car capable of carrying a specified load over a given distance and then stop. Sounds easy, but there’s a twist.

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Happy 140th Birthday, S&T

Posted by on March 6, 2012

On Nov. 4, faculty, staff and students of Missouri S&T joined the Miner Alumni Association in the Havener Center to celebrate Founders Day in recognition of the first day of classes held on Nov. 6, 1871. A timeline of historic S&T accomplishments as well as memorabilia were on display. Interim Chancellor Warren K. Wray got […]

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Dye scholars

Posted by on March 6, 2012

Three mining engineering students received Robert Dye (MinE 1912) Mining Engineering Scholarships.

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