About Rob Ryan

Rob Ryan is a journalism student at CU in the News-Editorial program who is also studying political science. He has covered environmental issues, student government, local and state politics, and the Boulder arts and entertainment scene for the CU Independent. Contact Rob via email at rryan@colorado.edu

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  Classic of the Week: “2001: A Space Odyssey”

  Dec 11, 2009comments

  I once had a film professor who called all of his favorite movies that he screened for the class “gloriously gorgeous.” That phrase is the pitch-perfect description of Stanley Kubrick’s unchallenged masterpiece, 1968’s “2001: A Space... read more »

   

• Life as a work in progress

  Dec 9, 2009comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. I can’t seem to write an ending for my life. In my movie, I mean. See, I’m writing a screenplay for a... read more »

   
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  The business of professing

  Dec 8, 2009comments

  [flagallery gid=19 name="Gallery"] How many professors out there can break into Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Bassoon on a whim? On a cold, gray December afternoon, CU music professor Yoshiyuki “Yoshi” Ishikawa gave an impromptu performance... read more »

   

• CU filmmaker wins award

  Sep 12, 2007comments

  CU film studies faculty member Philip Solomon was presented the 2007 Thatcher Hoffman Smith Creativity in Motion Award on September 5. The award is given out by the University of Oklahoma’s College of Arts and Sciences every two years... read more »