Chemical element chemical bonds, they form chemical compounds. Only a minority of elements are found uncombined as relatively pure minerals. Among the more common of such native elements are copper, silver, gold, carbon (as coal, graphite, or diamonds), and sulfur. All but a few of the most inert elements, such as noble gases and noble metals, are usually found on Earth in chemically combined form, as chemical compounds. While about 32 of the chemical elements occur on Earth in native uncombined forms, most of these occur as mixtures. For example, atmospheric air is primarily a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon, and
CU Independent are about 20 section editors who assign stories to reporters and work with the visual staff to produce photographs, videos, and graphics. A managing editor and an editor-in-chief oversee the website. The "CU Independent" received four regional awards from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2014, including "Best Digital-Only Student Publication." The "CU Independent" was founded in 1978 as the "Working Press" but soon adopted the name "Campus Press." It was launched by Mal Deans, a CU journalism instructor, to serve as a student-run newspaper after the Colorado Daily left campus and became a community newspaper. The "Campus Press" published