Archive for: 4/20
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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.
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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 »
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4/20: The professors’ view
Days before marijuana enthusiasts around the world celebrate the drug, 4/20 has already seen its fair share of controversy. Students over the past week have come forth with their opinions on the subject, denoting excitement as well as wariness... read more »
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Second 4/20 campus closure: How will students react?
Students and staff are unsure of what to expect on CU’s campus this Saturday, April 20. In previous years, namely 2009, 2010 and 2011, students have gathered on Norlin Quad on the 4/20 “holiday” to smoke and protest marijuana’s illegality.... read more »
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Student govt won’t spend a penny on 4/20 regulation this year, officer says
After CU administration enforced stricter 4/20 regulations last year by closing the campus to visitors and anyone who is not a student or staff member, the annual marijuana smoke-out was lessened, but not squelched. On Saturday, campus will... 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?