About Christian Ayala

A fan of GQ and Esquire magazine, I write to the audience who likes a good article. CUI does just that, but if you read this article you probably already know that. Me? I enjoy the school I go to and like a Boulder student also enjoy sharing my opinion with you. Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Chris Ayala at Christian.Ayala@colorado.edu

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  A student’s guide to ordering coffee

  Dec 11, 2012comments

  Waking up before the sun rises is the last thing a college student wants to do. Your mind moves slower at that time of the day, and anything seems like an insurmountable task, food, mouth, socks: which one comes first? A sampling of coffee beans... read more »

   
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  Movie Buff: “Here Comes the Boom” brought the boom

  Oct 13, 2012comments

  “Here Comes The Boom,” out Friday, is “Nacho Libre” meets the “Rocky” series. The movie encapsulates the ultimate achievement of Scott, played by Kevin James, as a washed-up high school teacher who’s lost... read more »

   
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  Sex: what does that imply?

  Sep 27, 2012comments

  I’ve never been offered both free food and sex in one night, so the sex trivia at Half Fast Subs definitely got my blood rushing. The Wednesday night sex trivia event was put on by CU Advocates For Choice, the group’s first event of... read more »

   
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  Zanita’s Restaurant – it’s Mexican enough for me

  Sep 7, 2012comments

  The new addition to the plethora of food options on the Hill is Zanita’s, which brings good food and a welcome change from the burrito-centric Mexican places around town. I walked into Zanita’s expecting the usual displacement of culture... read more »

   
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  Day trips to get you out of the Boulder bubble

  Sep 3, 2012comments

  Boulder is an easy town to love, and as college students we seem to love it a little too much. Sometimes we get get caught up in the school bubble and forget there is a world outside of the Flatirons. The next time you catch yourself bro-ing... read more »

   
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  Altitude Music Festival brings a much needed party to CU

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  I woke up Sunday morning a little dazed and confused from having my eardrums beaten on like a bass drum the previous night. The paper wristband on my arm immediately brought back memories of the night before, which flashed through my head like... read more »

   
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  Seamless Fashion Show shows smiles and designs

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  The atmosphere was stitched with smiles and applause like the seams of the clothes worn at Absinthe House for the Seamless Fashion show on Saturday, April 28. The Fashion Design Student Association held its once-a-semester fashion show to display... read more »

   
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  Altitude Music Festival is ready to rage

  Apr 27, 2012comments

  Like something pulled out of Shawn White’s Pandora playlist, the Altitude Music Festival that is set to come to CU’s Balch Fieldhouse Saturday night will feature performers Zion I, MSTRKRFT, Gramatik, GRiZ and Boulder’s own Robotic... read more »