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How to remember Roger Ebert
The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CU Independent nor any of its sponsors. Roger Ebert died at 70 years old after a long battle with cancer on April 4. On April 2, Roger Ebert took to... read more »
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The top 10 biggest losers in sports
How does one measure greatness in sports? By statistics? By talent? Is it by how many games an individual’s team wins? Or by new fancy acronyms like WAR (wins above replacement) and PER (player efficiency rating)? Is it perhaps based on one’s... read more »
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Babe Ruth calls steroids ban in baseball stupid
—Or at least he would if he were alive to be questioned on the matter. It was recently discovered that a Miami doctor named Anthony Bosch had been distributing Human Growth Hormones to baseball players. The biggest name being Alex Rodriguez–who... read more »
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Anne Hathaway better not win an Academy Award
The Academy Awards ceremony is just over three weeks away, and I’m already irked by it. Generally, my angst toward –what Johnny Carson called “two hours of sparkling entertainment, spread out over a four hour show”– is drawn... read more »
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It’s a Harbaugh Super Bowl
The Baltimore Ravens are going to beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl this year — a game in which, for the first time in NFL history, the two opposing head coaches are brothers. If I were announcing: In the left corner, at 50 years... read more »
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Opinion: New rule necessary after Buffs’ basketball loss
The men’s basketball team should have defeated No. 3 University of Arizona on Jan. 3. In fact, they did. All that is visible on the Buffs’ results list, however, is an overtime loss to the Wildcats. Sabatino Chen’s last-second shot... read more »
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ESPN is too harsh about marijuana in college
The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. ESPN.com decided to add their input in the debate over the hot topic of 4/20. Two articles entitled Higher... read more »
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The top ten best Friday the 13th horror movies to watch.
Friday the 13th has always been an excuse to watch a gory horror movie. A tradition that would be fine, except most of movies with these horrific traits are bad and, at times, abhorring to watch. Top picks of these terrible movies include “The... read more »
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Grunge’s greatest singer: Remember Layne Staley
The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. Today, April 5, the rock and roll world will take a moment of silence to remember one of its great singers.... read more »
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Don’t be sold on Manning
The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. The thrill of “Tebow Time” will no longer be associated with the Denver Broncos starting next... read more »
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Student government distributes $17.7 million in annual student fees
Student government allocated $17.7 million in student fees for the 2013-14 fiscal year to 15 CU Boulder departments Wednesday and Thursday nights in an annual public discussion that lasted over 12 hours. The total budget is higher than fiscal... read more »
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Upset: Men’s basketball wins Arizona rematch
The University of Colorado men’s basketball beat the Arizona Wildcats 71-58 Thursday, healing a wound the left after teams’ previous encounter. The last game on Jan. 3 was close, but ended with a ‘no’ call from the refs after a three... read more »
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CU’s Webb and Lewis arrested on assault
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Opinion: Was Andre’s choice to leave CU his best move?