We appreciate your continuing readership. Unfortunately, it’s come to that time of year again when we must go our separate ways.

The CU Independent will not be publishing again until school starts back up, unless any urgent breaking news warrants it.

Thank you to all of our contributors, especially those seniors graduating later this week who have put in many hours working for the CUI.

Next fall, we will be coming back with several new features including a new site and new platforms for you to get the news. All the while continuing to bring you the very latest news from CU and Boulder.

See you in the fall,

Rob Denton
Editor-in-chief

The total budget is higher than fiscal year 2012-13 and will result in an estimated increase of $5.50-6.50 in student fees next school year.

Only one department walked away from the hearings with less funding than fiscal year 2012-13. Student Group Funding Board proposed its own cuts and declined 25 percent in funding.

After hours of group decision-making, however, four members of the 18-person Legislative Council voted against the final budget.

Engineering Co-Sen. Daniel Hansen said he was satisfied that the council designated money to areas of maximum benefit to students, but could not vote for the final budget because money was left sitting unused in banks.

“There were several instances where enhancements were granted – they increase student fees – when it would have been far more appropriate to allocate funds from accounts such as fund balances and SOR,” Hansen said of CU’s Supplemental Operational Reserve, money reserved in a bank. “It’s fiscally irresponsible to leave massive sums of money in accounts where the interest does not even match inflation and then ask students to pay more.”

Click above to see the chart larger. (Josh Shettler/CU Independent)

The fee allocations grew by over $3 million from 2012-13 mainly due to Rec Center renovations already underway. A total of $2,915,729 was allocated to the Rec directly from fee money that students approved in the spring of 2011. Additionally, the Rec received $4,468,755 for regular operations and maintenance, $307,106 less than its entire funding from student fees last year. The Rec Center‘s total budget reached $7,384,484.

The other big-ticket item on this and most years’ budgets was the University Memorial Center, which increased in funding by $434,580 to a total of $6,062,930 in student fee dollars.

CU NightRide, a service of the UMC, has reached its capacity and a new vehicle is required to be added every seven years, junior Shane Hedges said of the program that serves thousands of CU students each weekend. Either a Dodge Caravan or hybrid like the proposed Toyota Camry will be added to the NightRide fleet in 2013.

Additionally, the UMC asked and received enhancement funding for an events planner and equipment updates for Friday Night Film Series and Sneak Peeks. Senior Heather Starbuck, a manager of the film series, said she had to turn away an undisclosed Seth Rogen film at the end of February because the film could not be shown using CU’s technology.

Other notable funding allocations and enhancements decided for fiscal year 2013-14:

• Student Legal Services acquired $2,329 more than last year in part for a private investigator, a position the department has never before hired.

• The Environmental Center surpassed $1 million and gained, among other funding, a Sucial Justice Sustainability Coordinator, Family Housing Sustainability Program, graduate student team lead positions for CU Green Labs Program and financial support for SCORE previously provided solely through Xcel.

• CU’s Volunteer Resource Center has grown tremendously in recent years and received praise from student government in the form of a $44,051 increase, to be applied primarily to financial aid for Alternative Breaks.

• Cultural Events Board received $15,000 specifically for “special projects.” The category includes big-name guests like Macklemore, which the board is co-hosting with Program Council and said will cost about two cents per student. The board expects to reach about half of the student body by the time they graduate, the group said in their hearing last Wednesday.

• Over the last year, Off-Campus Housing and Neighborhood Relations has had success with Hill Dialogue Dinners, which seeks common ground between students and permanent residents on the Hill. Off-Campus Housing received $25,299 more than fiscal year 2012-13 for the Hill program and other outreach services like the Turn On Your Light campaign, Ralphie’s List, and party registrations.

• Women’s Resource Center received a small enhancement for student hourly payments and advanced $11,115 to a total student fee allocation of $266,358.

• The GLBTQ Resource Center received funds to offset their annual Transforming Gender Symposium as well as travel costs to attend special retreats like the Creating Change conference in Texas next year.

• The Student Outreach and Retention Center for Equity gained $16,418 for developing outreach programs for minority groups, including tours for Denver metro “target schools,” mentor programs, Chili Pots, Ralphie’s Kids Roundup with the Athletic Department and the Women and Men of Color Leadership Institute.

• The Student Organizations Finance Office acts as a mandatory bank for student groups that operate under the student government. The office received $32,308 more this year to support the CU Student Government Finance Board and its chair and director in addition to continuing emphasis on Cultural Events Board and Distinguished Speakers Board.

• The Student Group Funding Board operates under the Student Organizations Finance Office and provides financial support for student groups that do not exist directly under student government. The board asked for $250,000, down from $300,000 last year, but received $225,000.

• KVCU, or Radio 1190, received $137,204, a $248 raise, after seemingly fighting for any funding at all. A few members of student government circulated a budget proposal early last week that included cutting almost all KVCU funding. The proposal turned into a debacle after being leaked unexpectedly and subsequently distributed to the other departments by student government.

• CU Student Government Proper, the board that pays student government and is comprised of student government and outside members, did not receive the full funding it asked for. Student Body President Brittni Hernandez was adamant in her request for an executive staff payroll of $124,000 to pay people other than the politicians themselves, like communications directors, an elections commissioner, Freshman Council, the appellate court and liaisons. The board instead received $114,000 for executive staff payroll as part of its $508,461 total allocation. The $42,664 increase from last year includes one additional office worker.

• The Distinguished Speakers Board received $130,209, a $10,024 increase, after student representatives debated every other cost center and the clock had struck midnight on Friday morning.

 Contact CU Independent Copy Editor Alison Noon at Alison.noon@colorado.edu.

The last game on Jan. 3 was close, but ended with a ‘no’ call from the refs after a three point basket by senior guard Sabatino Chen sailed into the hoop with less than a second on the clock. The game ended up going into overtime and Arizona won it, 92-83.

Sophomore guard Spencer Dinwiddie said the team was more disappointed in themselves after the January loss, but they got a chance to redeem themselves at Coors Events Center in Boulder on Thursday.

“We were disappointed in ourselves with how we closed it off and we were disappointed with the call at the end of the game as well,” Dinwiddie said.  “As far as the slump we went into, we are not blaming it on the call or the refs; we just played some bad basketball. The mark of a good team is to pull out of that and play some good basketball. We proved that tonight.”

Andre Roberson dunks over Arizona’s Brandon Ashley. (Kai Casey/CU Independent)

The Buffs came out strong in the second half and scored eight straight, unanswered points to start the half. The men expanded on that lead to finish the game 71-58.

“We held Arizona to 58 points, which is good enough to beat any good team because we will generally score 60 or more,” Dinwiddie said.

Colorado’s leading scorers were freshman forward Xavier Johnson with 19 and Dinwiddie with 21.

“I got to give credit to tonight to Xavier Johnson,” Dinwiddie said. “He made a ton of shots.”

Johnson says that he is able to do so well against the Arizona teams because he knows them so well.

“I knew them when I grew up,” Johnson said. “It fuels up my fire.”

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With the win, the Buffs move to 17-7 overall and 7-5 in the Pac-12. Arizona is now 20-4 overall and 8-4 in the conference.

Arizona is ranked third in the Pac-12; Colorado is ranked fifth.

The atmosphere in Coors Events Center was electrifying. Students with season tickets were required to pick up paper versions in advance to avoid overflow, the game sold out and Coors’ 11,200 seats were filled. Head Coach Tad Boyle says that everyone should take credit for this win.

“This was a great atmosphere for college basketball tonight and the entire state of Colorado can be proud,” Boyle said.

Boyle said that the team will need an equal amount of support when they face Arizona State at 7 p.m. in Boulder on Saturday.

Click here for more from Thursday’s win including the #MillShake video.

Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Jillian Arja at Jillian.Arja@colorado.edu.

He started dealing Adderall when he was a freshman in high school. Now a junior at CU, John doesn’t have any plans to stop; business is good.

Before moving to Boulder, John was part of an operation that grew from selling to his high school peers to dealing his surrounding towns. The drug operation eventually spanned his entire county.

A cut in half 10 mg pill of Adderall is displayed in a pill case. (Gary Sheer/CU Independent Photo Illustration)

“I started doing it for some extra cash,” he said. “Some people I knew actually needed it, and some just wanted to get high.”

Adderall and similar amphetamines are used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, but recreational use and use as a study aid is popular on campuses.

Two students were recently arrested at the Center for Community for unlawful sale and possession of the drug.

“[Adderall] tends to make you more focused and attentive,” Dr. Emily McCort, a psychiatrist at Wardenburg, said. “If you take too much, some of the side effects are psychosis and agitation, insomnia and tremor, an increase in heart rate or arrhythmia.”

On average, John sells about 60 pills a month for about $10 each. He sold to friends and other students when he still lived on campus, but now, living off-campus, he has expanded his pool of customers.

“I used to sell mostly to students when I was a freshman, those were the people I knew,” he said. “Now that I’m off-campus, the average person that comes over to my house is no younger than 28-50.”

Unless the people he’s dealing to are friends, John says he doesn’t sell to CU students so he can protect his identity and his reputation as a dealer. John said he equates being older with being trustworthy, and he trusts people out of college to keep his identity and illegal activities from police.

“I don’t really sell to CU kids because they know me,” John says. “I sell to older people because they are either buying or selling other drugs, and they don’t rob or steal.”

With up to 180 pills on-hand at a time, John keeps a steady stream of business from the contacts that he’s made. Proud of the fact that he’s hard to find, John is able to charge more to the people who do manage to initiate contact. He does get busy at certain times of the year.

“Last year during finals I turned my phone off because random people were calling me,” he said. “I turned it on right after finals. I could have filled 150 pills.”

He does not take Adderall himself anymore, he said, because he doesn’t like the way it makes him feel, but the doctors who prescribe him the drug don’t know that.

John has been getting a lot of Vyvanse recently, which he trades for some of his supply of Adderall. He gets the Vyvanse in 70mg capsules and often cuts it with antidepressants.

“People I don’t like get Vyvanse with antidepressants,” he says. “It tastes the same and it’s not noticeable for several days. I can cut it up to six times, I’ve done more and I’ve done less.”

Vyvanse is another prescription medication that is used to tread ADHD. It comes in dosages from anywhere between 30-70mg and is prescribed to be taken once daily.

“Vyvanse is a more modern drug that was designed and released to help decrease the abuse of Adderall,” McCort said.

CU Police Department Spokesperson Ryan Huff said that they see an influx of cases involving prescription drugs this time of year.

“It’s important that students know that possession of drugs not prescribed to them is a felony,” Huff said. “It’s also a felony to provide your own prescription drugs to others who don’t have a prescription.”

John has been in the game for years and has not been caught, although he said he has seen police watching his house from time to time.

“I’ve been watched a lot by the cops, they’ve consistently done sketchy things,” he said. “I haven’t gotten caught and it’s because the people I know and who I associate with don’t do it out of common respect or fear.”

As a precaution, he uses an alias when dealing. He also owns multiple cellphones and email addresses that only his customers know of. Even though several layers of protection shield him, John still won’t answer the door unless he’s expecting company.

“If someone comes I don’t answer if I’m not expecting them,” he said. “I’m cautious, I’ve been doing this a long time so I’m good at it. I’m careful.”

His careful and methodical practices appear to have worked so far.

This story has been modified from its original version for grammar and structure alterations.

Contact CU Independent Breaking News Editor Bethany Morris at Bethany.morris@colorado.edu.

According to Boulder County Sheriff’s records, the two were arrested around 9:30 on second degree assault; Lewis had an additional two counts of harassment.

Webb tore his ACL in spring practices and Lewis recently announced that he would be transferring to Nebraska for the fall semester.

This story is still developing, check back later for more.

Contact CU Independent editor-in-chief Robert R. Denton at Robert.denton@colorado.edu.

Don’t miss the first video, the second video or the third video.

Produced by Yuchen Wu, Joe Wirth and Kyle Ward.
Thanks to Journalism and Mass Communication.
Music by Tyrannic Toy – “Blackroad” via freemusicarchive.com.

Contact CU Independent reporter Kyle Ward at Kyle.ward-1@colorado.edu.

Kids rhythm guitarist Joey Ryan introduced openers, The Barefoot Movement, for their first show on the tour east of Memphis, Tenn. The quartet was very quiet and polite when addressing the crowd, but their music was powerful.

Although neither the fiddle, acoustic guitar, mandolin nor the stand-up bass were electric, and three of the four members sang at one time, only one mic was used for the entire set.

As unplugged as they were, The Barefoot Movement had perfect balance between instruments and vocals. Because they never had a set positions throughout the show, the band could move to feature fiddle and mandolin solos, then make a quick switch back to featuring vocals.

Even with four people and instruments surrounding the mic, they never needed to come closer than a foot or so. Whether that was due to their ability to balance with each other or the mic’s sensitivity, it was still impressive.

The Barefoot Movement was, in fact, barefoot onstage.

They played a diverse set of original music and traditional Americana songs. The traditional songs, including “Jim Along Josie” and one that guitarist Quentin Acres described as a rocking song about a chicken, drew the most hooting and hollering from the crowd through the night.

Acres and bassist Hasee Ciacco provided beautiful backup vocals that highlighted fiddler Noah Wall’s country heartache tones in the slower songs. On some of the more upbeat songs, Ciacco was front and center with the bass, alto tones and all.

The band was such a hit that the audience, which sat for the set, gave a standing ovation and demanded an encore. In the ten years I’ve been going to concerts in the Denver area, I’ve never seen an opener receive an encore. Regardless of conventions, the very talented yet very modest The Barefoot Movement deserved it.

They wrapped up their set with a bluegrass cover of Blind Melon’s “No Rain,” which included a killer mandolin solo in place of the usual guitar solo.

From left, Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale speak between songs at their set at the Bluebird Theatre in Denver on Thursday. (Patrick Fort/CU Independent)

When The Milk Carton Kids took the stage, Ryan joked that after that set, they would open for the Barefoot Movement for the rest of the tour. Because they built up for a raucous bluegrass show, and a quiet folk show was the followup act, this joke actually seemed like a sonically viable option.

The Kids had a much more subdued set compared to The Barefoot Movement. Although they didn’t have the high energy performance of their openers, The Milk Carton Kids were on par as far as musical talent is concerned.

Lead guitarist Kenneth Pattengale intricately picked in every song, but never overpowered the vocal harmonies or Ryan’s guitar. Although neither moved around much while playing, Pattingales swagger for feeling the rhythm was interesting to watch as it changed form song to song. The simple white lighting highlighted that this show was about the music, not about the light show – a difference from most other shows, which I appreciate.

Several songs stuck out in the set, including “Honey, Honey,” one of the duo’s more upbeat songs, and the title track off their newest album, “The Ash & Clay.” The stand-out song of the evening was “Charlie,” a song Pattengale wrote about his daughter. The song, however, is no ordinary father-to-daughter song.

“While she has a song written for her and a name assigned, she doesn’t have a due date or even a mother,” Ryan said as he introduced the song. Despite being written for a hypothetical person, “Charlie” is a beautiful and wise song that made the audience hope that Pattingale does get to sing it to his now-nonexistent daughter someday.

The most entertaining part of The Milk Carton Kids’ show was not the music, surprisingly, but how Ryan and Pattingale introduced the songs. Ryan went on tangents between each song on topics from comma use to the meaning of the duo’s songs to the history of the ampersand, and each one elicited at least one giant laugh from the entire crowd.

Meanwhile, Pattengale poked fun at Ryan’s choice of topics and jokingly called out members of the audience who shouted compliments or words of encouragement. Considering that most of their songs are sad, making the audience belly-laugh between each song was probably the best way to keep them from leaving the show completely depressed.

Both The Milk Carton Kids and The Barefoot Movement are coming back to Colorado this summer. From what I saw on Thursday, I think it’s safe to say that, regardless of who they play with, those shows are not to be missed.

Contact CU Independent News Budget Editor Avalon Jacka at Avalon.jacka@colorado.edu.

After final exams are complete, most students and professors pack up their belongings and head home. As they are taking their breaks from the campus, admitted students are attending orientation sessions that are happening all summer long.

Not only does standard orientation for admitted freshmen take place, but CU Boulder also offers summer study programs for high school students that haven’t graduated. High schoolers are given the opportunity to choose from a wide range of classes, including math, art, science, theater and music. The programs last three to five weeks and provide teens with a chance to get a preview of college life while still participating in Coloradan summer activities such as hiking, biking, tennis and basketball.

Many current CU students are choosing to move back home for the time period.

“I’m going home to enjoy my summer and relax,” said Brandyn Federico, a 20-year-old sophomore majoring in integrative physiology.

Other Buffs will use their summers to earn credits toward graduation. Maymester, an intensive three week session that enables students to finish one class in a shorter amount of time, is one option students can explore. The classes are longer per day, which allows for exceptional discussions in the classroom. Maymester allows students to earn a core or elective credit and still have time to enjoy summer and play in the sun.

Faculty-in-Residence Summer Term, also known as FIRST, is a unique experience in which faculty from learning institutions like the University of London, the University of California and the University of Valencia visit CU. While in Boulder, the guest staff teach courses for CU students. FIRST may be a good opportunity to expand perspectives while learning from international and out of state professors.

Including Maymester and FIRST, there are over 500 courses offered during the summer at CU to attract many different students who want to earn credits without all the commotion during the fall and spring semesters. Freshman Zach Secunda is contemplating taking a couple of the classes offered.

“I think campus is pretty quiet and chill,” said Secunda, a 19-year-old integrative physiology major. “I was thinking about doing summer classes to focus on more specific classes. It won’t be as stressful, and I feel like it would be more of a personal approach with your professors.”

Most students are eager to leave the CU campus, including 18-year-old Nicole Recinos, an open option major.

“Since I am a freshman, I want to see my friends and my family,” Recinos said. “I miss my home. I’m going home, back to the Hamptons, and going to the beach and the city.”

In the meantime, while students are going about their summers, Boulder hosts numerous events for students looking for a  break from summer classes.

The annual Boulder Creek Festival, which includes food, music and carnival attractions, runs May 25 to 27.

For those athletes out there, the Bolder Boulder 10k race, which takes place on May 27, will have side-line entertainment. Runners and families also get to embrace Boulder’s natural habitat. Along with the race and festivities, concerts will periodically happen over the course of the summer.

Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Mary-Lynn Elliott at Marylynn.elliott@colorado.edu.

Juedon Kebede (Unite), Ashley Teresa Prince (Inspire), Brianna Lynn Majewski (Inspire) and David Bretl (Inspire) were sworn in as the new Representatives at Large after a long, yet rewarding spring campaign. New CUSG Executive Elects Chris Schaefbauer, Ellie Roberts and Marco Dorado who ran on the Unite ticket were inducted as well last night and promptly received hugs and well wishes from Student Body President Brittni Hernandez.

While the 78th council did have its ups and downs with debates over increased student fees and tuition, 4/20 and program cuts, the members found common ground when reflecting over their time in CUSG.

On the lack of student interaction with government:

“Sincerely and regularly reach out to your constituents. On various occasions, legislation wasn’t adopted because students allegedly weren’t contacted. This is a shameful excuse. It is the responsibility.”

-Zeke Johnson, vice president/representative-at-large, business

On being knowledgeable of how CUSG works:

“Make sure you know every document in [the CUSG] office. As student representatives, it is our job to come here running. We are student leaders; you should be able to absorb all of that to best serve the students.”

-Neelah Ali, representative-at-large, biology and ethnic studies

On passivity:

“Please don’t abstain when you vote. Your constituents elected you to have an opinion, and I think that opinion should be to vote yes or no.”

-Tyler Keesling, engineering school co-senator, civil engineering

Overall:

“I am sad to see the 78th go but I glad to see the 79th come.”

-Alexis Scobie, former representative-at-large, political science

Contact CU Indpendent Staff Writer Ari Browne at Shikari.browne@colorado.edu.

From this senior, I recommend joining groups and getting involved.

Contact CU Independent staff writer Claudia Rebora at Claudia.rebora@colorado.edu.