About Alyx Saupe

Alyx Saupe is a freshman at the University of Colorado studying journalism. She loves cooking, baking, the snow, her family, and Mat Kearney. Contact Staff Writer Alyx Saupe at Alyx.saupe@colorado.edu.

Author Archive: Alyx Saupe

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  Second 4/20 campus closure: How will students react?

  Apr 19, 2013comments

  Students and staff are unsure of what to expect on CU’s campus this Saturday, April 20. In previous years, namely 2009, 2010 and 2011, students have gathered on Norlin Quad on the 4/20 “holiday” to smoke and protest marijuana’s illegality.... read more »

   
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  Student govt won’t spend a penny on 4/20 regulation this year, officer says

  Apr 19, 2013comments

  After CU administration enforced stricter 4/20 regulations last year by closing the campus to visitors and anyone who is not a student or staff member, the annual marijuana smoke-out was lessened, but not squelched. On Saturday, campus will... read more »

   
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  CWA panel discusses the impact of veganism on the planet

  Apr 10, 2013comments

  On Wednesday, panelists Robert Egger, Gooding, Alicia Robb and Keith Harmon Snow spoke at the Conference on World Affairs’ event entitled “Veganism: We Have to Stop Meating Like This.” As dozens of people filed into the room,... read more »

   
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  Kittredge construction to add new RAPs and housing options at CU

  Mar 18, 2013comments

  The Kittredge community, located on the southeast corner of campus, is growing. The construction that has been underway in Kittredge for over a year and a half will add two residence halls to the community, Kittredge Central and Kittredge West.... read more »

   
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  Dr. Paul Polak, social entrepreneur and author, speaks at CU

  Mar 4, 2013comments

  Dr. Paul Polak, author of the book “Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail,” came to CU on Monday night to talk to a nearly full Math 100 auditorium. Social entrepreneur and author Paul Polak speaks Monday night... read more »

   
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  Storify: State of the Union

  Feb 12, 2013comments

  [View the story "President Obama's State of the Union Address Storify" on Storify] Contact CU Independent Assistant Breaking News Editor Alyx Saupe at Alyx.saupe@colorado.edu.

   
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  Civil Unions Bill discussion held at CU

  Feb 6, 2013comments

  The GLBTQ Resource Center welcomed One Colorado and Colorado Rep. Hullinghorst for a panel discussing the Civil Union Bill, a bill that would allow same-sex couples the right to enter into civil unions. Dicky Lee Hullinghorst, a state representative... read more »

   
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  D2L causes frustration across CU campus

  Feb 6, 2013comments

  Last week, CU and dozens of other college campuses across the country panicked as Desire2Learn crashed midweek. Students and professors alike were frustrated and forced to rearrange scheduled readings and assignments. Following the incident,... read more »

   
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  Newtown shooting conspiracy theories evaluated by CU students

  Jan 23, 2013comments

  On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. and killed 26 people, 20 of whom were children between the ages of six and seven. Now, as the nation recovers from the horrific shooting, conspiracy theories are... read more »

   
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  NPR correspondent Deborah Amos discusses Syria conflict

  Jan 16, 2013comments

  Deborah Amos, an NPR Middle East Correspondent, captivated a CU audience with her tales of reporting in war torn country Syria. NPR Middle East Correspondent Deborah Amos speaks to an overcrowded Humanities classroom on Wednesday. (Kai Casey/CU... read more »