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• Live: Mike MacIntyre introduced as CU head football coach

  Dec 10, 2012comments

  Courtesy The Denver Post

   
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  “The Nutcracker” – the perfect way to celebrate the holidays

  Dec 3, 2012comments

  As the stores get more crowded and the temperature drops, the smell of peppermint fills the air and you know it’s the holiday season. If you are looking for ways to celebrate, add the Colorado Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” to your winter... read more »

   
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  Talking to a ROTC student

  Nov 16, 2012comments

  In honor of Veteran’s Day, which occurred on Monday, the CU Independent talked to a student that hopes to serve after graduation. Dean Rogers is an 18-year-old freshman and a fourth class midshipmen in CU’s Naval Reserve Officers’ Training... read more »

   
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  CU researchers discover a new approach to curing cancer

  Nov 12, 2012comments

  BioFrontiers scientists at CU, Thomas Cech and Leslie Leinwand, have found a new approach to anti-cancer drug development. The researchers collaborated to find a patch of amino acids that, if blocked by a drug docked onto the chromosome end... read more »

   
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  Gov. Gary Johnson rallies supporters at CU

  Oct 31, 2012comments

  Over 400 students and community members filled a lecture hall in the Mathematics building to hear Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian presidential candidate, speak. Dedicated supporters and skeptical voters came together to hear the former Governor... read more »

   
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  Second town hall meeting to address concealed weapon carrying on campus

  Oct 16, 2012comments

  The topic of concealed weapons on campus will once again be in discussion this week as a second town hall meeting is being held in response to several requests from the CU community. A Town Hall meeting on the Concealed Carry Act (CCA), which... read more »

   
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  Peaches to storm the stage Saturday at Summit Music Hall

  Oct 12, 2012comments

  When you blend the lines between genres, gender, sexuality and inappropriateness, you’re left with music that pushes the boundaries, hits just the right note and perfectly describes the sound of Canadian rock diva Peaches. Saturday night she... read more »

   
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  Sleeping Beauty sparkles at Ellie Caulkins

  Oct 9, 2012comments

  When thinking of the fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty,” most people conjure images of the 1959 Disney cartoon, but the Colorado Ballet is aiming for a more chic vision. Saturday night in the grandiose Ellie Caulkins Opera House, the Colorado... read more »

   
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  David Wineland becomes fifth CU Nobel Laureate

  Oct 9, 2012comments

  Physics lecturer David Wineland has received the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics, the fifth CU faculty member to win the prestigious award. Wineland shares the honor with French physicist Serge Haroche. According to the National Institute of Standards... read more »

   
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  Engineering student receives $10,000 scholarship from astronaut

  Oct 6, 2012comments

  Retired NASA astronaut and CU alum Vance Brand visited his Alma mater to present student Sri Radha with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Junior chemical and biological engineering major, Srinidhi Radhakrishnan,... read more »