43: Excessive Force pt.1: Blast Off

Excessive Force pt.1: Blast Off

Today’s podcast episode is about a famous school rivalry. The rivalry between Denver University and the Colorado School of Mines. Maia covers some pranks that go too far. Pranks with explosives, hostages, and lots of ways to go wrong, at least a little. It is about more than a game of football, or a big white M on the side of the mountain. An episode on school pride and smart people doing dumb things. CU vs CSU. Auburn vs Georgia Tech. Harvard vs Yale. John Evans vs History. Who's side are you on?

Photos Referenced:


Denver University - University Hall	Colorado School of Mines "M"


Newspaper Report from the Snowy DU v CSM football game - courtesy of the Denver Public Library	Cartoon of a Mines Student following the campus rivalry - courtesy of the Denver Public Library


Newspaper Covering the Campus Rivalry - see the Silver Nitrate "M" on DU students' heads - courtesy of The Denver Post/Denver Public Library	Boston.com report of Yale v Harvard "We Suck" Prank -


Maia on her M-Climb at Colorado School of Mines in the Fall of 2016	Maia on her Reverse M-Climb in the Spring 2020