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.

Author Archive: Annie Melton

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  Attempted sex assault on the Hill Sunday morning

  Mar 18, 2012comments

  Sunday morning the Boulder Police Department responded to an attempted sex assault that reportedly took place on the 900 block of University Avenue. A female told police that she woke up early Sunday morning after she felt something touching... read more »

   
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  Second round of budget meetings for CU’s biggest cost centers

  Mar 15, 2012comments

  Four of CU’s largest budgets were approved by the student government on Wednesday and will be finalized before spring break. Recreation Services, Wardenburg Health Center, the UMC and CUSG Proper learned how much money will be allocated to... read more »

   
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  Administration responds to Take Back Our Campus

  Mar 12, 2012comments

  After 100 students marched through campus on Thursday in protest of the looming tuition increase, CU Chancellor Philip DiStefano and University of Colorado system president Bruce Benson have released responses to the Take Back Our Campus movement. On... read more »

   
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  CUSG legislative council holds first round of budget meetings

  Mar 9, 2012comments

  Ten of CU’s most high-profile and active boards, organizations and resource centers appealed to the student government on Thursday as they announced their 2012-2013 budget proposals. During a four-hour legislative council meeting in the UMC,... read more »

   
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  Reggie Love speaks to CU students

  Feb 29, 2012comments

  The former personal assistant to President Barack Obama, Reggie Love, provided a personal take on politics and what it takes to be successful. Love spoke to CU students Tuesday night about his experiences in politics and achieving success at... read more »

   
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  CU hopes to establish trend of increase in diversity

  Feb 26, 2012comments

  With the support of a recent influx in diversity programs and initiatives, CU is aiming to improve upon its ability to recruit students from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. The most recent Diversity Report, providing data for the 2010-2011... read more »

   
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  Super Bowl XLVI: the true story

  Feb 17, 2012comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors February 3, 2008. Glendale, Arizona. Super Bowl XLII. New York Giants vs. New England Patriots. With one minute... read more »

   

• Second CU student charged with false police report

  Feb 16, 2012comments

  Less than a month after a CU Boulder student was charged with false reporting regarding an attack on the Hill, another young woman has been cited for fabricating a story about being sexually assaulted. Boulder police charged 18-year-old Allyson... read more »

   
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  CU administration develops tuition increase proposals

  Feb 9, 2012comments

  The CU administration and the Board of Regents are in the process of establishing a raise in tuition that will be voted on and determined in April. Last month, the administration proposed a 15.7 percent tuition increase—which would affect... read more »

   

• CU student arrested on charges of felony theft and burglary

  Feb 8, 2012comments

  A CU student working as a custodian at the Coors Events Center was arrested Saturday on two felony charges of burglary and theft. William Wallace Berryman, a 20-year-old sophomore marketing major, took iPhones belonging to referees during the... read more »