Politics
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Colorado gun control bill would ban concealed weapons on campus
A final decision about restricting guns on college campuses has yet to be reached and surrounding Colorado House Bill 1226 is a stormy debate between student groups, legislators, and members of University of Colorado Boulder faculty. The bill,... read more »
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Storify: State of the Union
[View the story "President Obama's State of the Union Address Storify" on Storify] Contact CU Independent Assistant Breaking News Editor Alyx Saupe at Alyx.saupe@colorado.edu.
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Women fighting on the frontlines not an issue for some military members
Although many military analysts, politicians and civilians voiced their concern for both male and female military members when Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifted the U.S. military’s ban on women in infantry combat positions on Jan.... read more »
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Amendment 64 will not affect university’s policy on drugs or 4/20
Amendment 64 passed last Wednesday after receiving a majority vote in the state, but it will not change the strict policies enacted by the university that shut down last semester’s 4/20 gathering. The bill, which will regulate marijuana like... read more »
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CUSG candidates file complaints against one another
After hearing a dozen complaints filed against student government candidates Wednesday, an election board decided that the results of the fall election would stand, with Inspire winning every office except one. “Some complaints merited no... read more »
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The road to healing: How to recover from election 2012
With the end of the election, Americans can finally breath easy. Letting your head settle after the intense past months of grueling campaigning can take a while. But rest assured: with each campaign comes a four year hiatus of the constant stream... read more »
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Students react to Obama’s re-election
President Barack Obama won last night’s election and will remain in the White House for another four years. Students around campus are talking today about their level of satisfaction with the election results and how the course of Obama’s... read more »
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Multimedia: Election Day 2012
Below is a collection of video and stills from CU Independent photojournalists covering the election in Boulder and Denver. Thanks to the hard work of Andrew Kaczmarek, Andrew Tawil, Haleigh Jacobson, Kai Casey, Rachel Ramberg, Jacob Spetzler... read more »
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President Obama projected to be re-elected
President Obama is projected to have won the 2012 election. CNN called Obama’s re-election at 9:18 p.m. MST with the president’s capture of important swing state Ohio. Obama has 274 electoral votes compared to Romney’s 201. Contact... read more »
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Live Updates: Election night 2012
Live updates from the CUI on election night. We’ll be covering results and other news from Colo. and the nation. 5:20 p.m. MST: First polls have closed and projections are coming in. Based on CNN, Romney currently has 8 electoral votes... 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?