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Students struggle with slow internet during midterms, projects
Communication Manager Greg Stauffer explains why students’ internet access might be slow, and ways to help combat the issue. Contact CU Independent Multimedia Editor Yuchen Wu at Yuchen.wu@colorado.edu.
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Movie Buff: 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street strays far from the original 90s television show featuring young heart throbs going undercover in high schools to nark on kids and deliver Public Service Announcement’s. Instead, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have created... read more »
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21 Jump Street actor interviews
21 Jump Street, a movie based on the melodramatic television show of the late 80s starring Johnny Depp, has been revamped into a comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as police officers going undercover to bust a drug ring in a high... read more »
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Take Back Our Campus protest draws crowd
Wearing black and gold shirts while chanting the CU fight song, students came in waves to show support for their community while protesting rising tuition costs and a lack of diversity on campus. Starting at the UMC fountains Thursday afternoon,... read more »
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Heroin hits home at CU
Editor’s note: names in this story have been changed to protect the identities of users. Cruising down a stretch of highway on a cold November night, Suzy Q reaches for a lighter to spark her third Marlboro 27. Windshield wipers squeak as... read more »
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Reach for the Moon
The most talented of musicians can still have trouble finding ways to get their art into audiences’ ears. Whether it be promoting music through flyers and social media or simply booking a show, MoonPeaks offers local musicians a chance at... read more »
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Slow walkers keep ruining my day
It’s 8:45 a.m. and I have exactly 15 minutes to walk from my house to class. The sun is shining, birds are chirping and the sweet smell of autumn fills the air. The day is crisp and clear and I am in full stride now, walking briskly and happily... read more »
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A second wind through Second Life
For the computer-illiterate, a class about computer science and programming may sound daunting. Python, Java and C may go over the heads of students taking Atlas Director and Professor John Bennett’s “Virtual Worlds: An Introduction to Computer... read more »
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Profile: Andrew Dost
After waking up from a nap in his band’s van, Andrew Dost, 27, of the indie-pop trio, fun., took time to chat with the CUI before a concert performance in Brooklyn, New York Thursday evening. fun., originally started by 28-year-old Nate Ruess,... read more »
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Boulder Homeless Shelter
Chris Gillmore has little trouble admitting that homeless shelters aren’t solving the long-term homelessness problem, but feels purpose in what he does. Beds are lined up at the Boulder Homeless Shelter which houses up to 160 people. (CU Independent/Sebastian... 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?