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  • Sinkhole closes Folsom Street during morning commute

    Sinkhole closes Folsom Street during morning commute

    A large sinkhole on Folsom Street disrupted morning traffic to campus Thursday. See below for details. View Folsom sinkhole in a larger map Sinkhole. #CUBoulder twitter.com/robertrdenton/… — Rob Denton (@robertrdenton) April 25, 2013 Folsom... read more »

     
  • Video: 4/20 uncelebrated at CU this year

    Video: 4/20 uncelebrated at CU this year

    University of Colorado administration hired hundreds of safety officers and event staff to enforce the campus closure on Saturday, but hardly anyone was there to dispute it. Norlin Quad was silent at 4:20 p.m. when thousands were gathered in... read more »

     
  • 4/20 Measures: success or overkill?

    4/20 Measures: success or overkill?

    4/20 came and went. In years prior to 2012, thousands of people, mostly non-students, would gather on Norlin Quad and exercise their right to protest freely. This year, no one gathered. Campus was quiet even for a Saturday. Police Officers stand... read more »

     
  • A closed CU campus led to a quiet 4/20

    A closed CU campus led to a quiet 4/20

    University of Colorado Administration funded safety officers to enforce a closed campus and keep the once-expected pack of marijuana smokers away from Norlin Quad on Saturday, and it worked. For the second consecutive year, CU Police Department... read more »

     
  • Photos: 420 CU Boulder

    Photos: 420 CU Boulder

    Check back often for more coverage of 420 events happening on the CU Boulder campus today. [Show as slideshow] ... read more »

     
  • Storify: 4/20 2013 CU Boulder

    Storify: 4/20 2013 CU Boulder

    4/20 in Boulder looks quiet so far. [View the story "Storify: 4/20 2013 CU Boulder " on Storify]

     
  • 4/20 Press Conference: Noon

    4/20 Press Conference: Noon

    At a press conference around 12:15 p.m. near Norlin Quad, CU Spokesperson Bronson Hilliard and CUPD Spokesperson Ryan Huff explained campus closure and extra security surrounding this year’s 4/20. Hilliard said this is about the protection... read more »

     
  • 2013 4/20 Map

    2013 4/20 Map

    The CU Independent has found the checkpoints on campus, so you don’t have to and have put all of our stories here. View 2013 4/20 Checkpoints for CU Boulder in a larger map Contact CU Independent News Budget Editor Avalon Jacka at Avalon.jacka@colorado.edu.

     
  • Updated: Suspect pulls knife on police near Bear Creek

    Updated: Suspect pulls knife on police near Bear Creek

    Update as of 12:15 p.m.: CUPD Spokesman Ryan Huff released details regarding an arrest in relation to a suspected hit and run near Bear Creek last night. Jayme Lee McCoy, 32, was apprehended after refusing to cooperate with police. McCoy showed... read more »

     
  • Dear Students and CU: Why?

    Dear Students and CU: Why?

    The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CU Independent nor any of its sponsors. Dear Students and CU, Why? When I Google-searched the University of Colorado my senior year of high school, the... read more »