About Annie Melton

Annie is a junior news-editorial journalism major and an Austin, TX native, and this is her third semester with the CUI. Though politics, music and soccer are her major obsessions, she is fascinated by just about everything and hopes to one day report on international affairs, going to as many places and meeting as many people as possible.

About Yuchen Wu

Yuchen is a senior student at CU double majoring in finance and accounting. He loves journalism because it gives him an opportunity to see this world objectively as it is. He appreciates the truth, even though he thinks truth is the bottom of abyss. Through journalism, he cultivated a deep concern about people. He enjoys making his news involved with people, and he thinks the only solution to make the news better is by understanding them.

Author Archive: Annie Melton

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  Colorado’s higher education crisis

  Dec 18, 2012comments

  Universities across Colorado are hurting financially because of the state’s second-to-last nationwide ranking in higher education funding, and tuitions are rising to make up for it. Students make their way to the Chancellor’s office... read more »

   
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  Second press conference on pot brownie incident

  Dec 10, 2012comments

  A press conference was held at the Boulder County Jail Monday afternoon after a court hearing for CU students Thomas Cunningham and Mary Essa, who were arrested over the weekend for giving pot brownies to their unsuspecting classmates and professor... read more »

   
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  Amendment 64 will not affect university’s policy on drugs or 4/20

  Nov 13, 2012comments

  Amendment 64 passed last Wednesday after receiving a majority vote in the state, but it will not change the strict policies enacted by the university that shut down last semester’s 4/20 gathering. The bill, which will regulate marijuana like... read more »

   
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  CU student arrested after entering movie theater dressed as the Joker

  Nov 11, 2012comments

  A part-time CU student has been arrested after entering a movie theater wearing a clown hat and a Joker mask. The 17-year-old suspect was taken to juvenile detention after moviegoers at Century Boulder Theater in the 29th Street Mall told police... read more »

   
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  CUSG candidates file complaints against one another

  Nov 9, 2012comments

  After hearing a dozen complaints filed against student government candidates Wednesday, an election board decided that the results of the fall election would stand, with Inspire winning every office except one. “Some complaints merited no... read more »

   
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  President Obama projected to be re-elected

  Nov 6, 2012comments

  President Obama is projected to have won the 2012 election. CNN called Obama’s re-election at 9:18 p.m. MST with the president’s capture of important swing state Ohio. Obama has 274 electoral votes compared to Romney’s 201. Contact... read more »

   
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  Live Updates: Election night 2012

  Nov 6, 2012comments

  Live updates from the CUI on election night. We’ll be covering results and other news from Colo. and the nation. 5:20 p.m. MST: First polls have closed and projections are coming in. Based on CNN, Romney currently has 8 electoral votes... read more »

   
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  CUSG election complaints will be addressed during infractions hearing next week

  Nov 3, 2012comments

  An infractions hearing will take place Wednesday, Nov. 7 to discuss the results of the CU student government fall election. Preliminary results currently state that 29,687 students voted to elect the positions of Representatives-at-Large. Alexis... read more »

   
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  Obama to speak at Coors Events Center Thursday afternoon

  Oct 30, 2012comments

  President Obama will be on the CU campus Thursday at the Coors Event Center. The free tickets will be available Tuesday morning at 9 in the UMC on a first-come, first-served basis, and doors are scheduled to open Thursday at 4 p.m. Currently... read more »

   
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  A look into CU student government election week

  Oct 26, 2012comments

  Friday wrapped up a full week of round-the-clock campaigning for CU’s student government representative candidates. As the most financially powerful student government in the nation, CUSG oversees a budget of $36 million and makes important... read more »