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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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A Pig’s Place in a Hospital

September 16, 2013

Tissue from a pig's bladder may prove to be an essential part of regrowing tissue after a south Florida doctor used it to regrow a man's finger. After having part of his finger bitten off by a difficult...

Flashpackers: Backpacking with style

September 16, 2013

A new trend has emerged among the 25-40 year old demographic: flashpacking. Flashpackers differ from backpackers in that they widely prefer to shell out the extra cash for comfort during their travels...

Across the country in Tesla’s car

September 16, 2013

Last Thursday, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced that he and his family will be attempting a 6-day cross country road trip in the Tesla Model S electric car using only 9 hours of charge. The trip...

Your love of drinking may power your electronics

September 13, 2013

Developers at Intel recently revealed a laptop that can power up and run on wine. The development is meant to provide an alternative energy source and demonstrate how little energy our devices actually...

Miss America: Archery, Tattoos and Army Dentistry

September 12, 2013

Miss America contestant Theresa Vail, who currently holds the Miss Kansas title, surprised judges and audiences alike when she revealed her tattoos during the bikini contest portion of the competition.  "Officials...

Above and Beyond the Average Ink

September 11, 2013

Getting a large amount of ink generally means the person it is attached too holds the art form in high esteem. However, no matter how large the first, second or third tattoo they got is, it takes a whole...

Not Your Normal Street Art

September 9, 2013

New York based, Australian artist Ian Strange has created a new take on what is commonly thought of as street art. Strange set out with a camera crew to paint and even burn houses throughout America...

A Handmade Commodity

September 9, 2013

The recent decades have seen a decline in handmade goods being sold on the large scale. On the whole, man has been replaced by machine and the unique swapped out for the accuracy of a template. However,...

The Polyamorous Closet

September 9, 2013

While recent progress for LGBTQ community has been made, some members of other alternative communities feel left out of the increasing social acceptance outside of the common, hetero-normative relationship...

The Demand for Alternative Medicine

September 9, 2013

In recent years alternative medicine, or at least the idea of alternative medicine, has grown in popularity. So much so that the practices that fall under this umbrella are becoming more sought after,...

Moonshine: Not Lost to the Past

September 9, 2013

At the mention of moonshine most people, more often than not, conjure up an image of prohibition-era stills and back country liquor sales. However, while we are out of the age of prohibition, the culture...

Tents for the Hipster Nomad

September 9, 2013

If you're always on the go and feel like it is a hastle every night just to get home then it may be worthwhile to look into Justin Gargasz's wearable shelter line Sans Shelter. According to Core77,...

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