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Sorry it’s taken us so long to get this written for you!  We had a slow time returning to campus from our last expedition since it was so snowy in Leadville.  Seeing as we were a bit delayed, we focused …

After what has felt like months of working on our Human Ecology Projects (an interdisciplinary project between P&P and science), we finally got to take a deep, relaxing breath on Wednesday evening and celebrate our hard work.  During the day, …

Just a few days ago, we were running five miles for AMX in what most of us would call a blizzard.  As we reached the final stretch, our hoods were pulled up tightly, and snow was building up in our leggings and …

After returning from an amazing second expedition and cranking out our group gear de-issue, we spent some time back together as a whole community. We started off the weekend with a Lake County High School football game! It was a …

We made it!  While we’re glad to be back in the warm buildings of HMI, our expedition groups had a lot of great adventures.  Each of the groups spent a number of days base-camping while doing trail work with the Colorado …

We have been really busy this past week, but we’ve had a lot of fun.  On Tuesday, HMIhosted a semester-ly project day where students and staff work together on different projects across campus.  Earlier in the week, we had signed up …

We Think Academics at HMI Are Pretty Cool… Academics, perhaps to the surprise of some, are one of the main factors that contribute to us really loving it here at HMI.  One of the main tenants of every class is for everyone to …

Last weekend was a busy one for us at HMI!  On Saturday night, we hosted a Coffeehouse-style talent show for students and faculty.  Each of the cabin groups performed including a dance to the Spice Girls’ “Wanna Be” (in colorful costumes …