Archive for: Boulder

  • Buffs rugby heads to Elite Eight

    Buffs rugby heads to Elite Eight

    University of Colorado men’s Rugby Football Club team heads to the Elite Eight in California this weekend to face St. Mary’s College and vie for a spot in the Final Four rugby teams in the nation. The men played Wisconsin last Saturday and... read more »

     
  • Sports Mailbag: Top CU club sports

    Sports Mailbag: Top CU club sports

    University of Colorado Boulder has at least 34 competitive club sports teams, with varying support from the CU Independent sports section. Sports Editor Jillian Arja I think one of our most impressive club teams would have to be Colorado Crew,... read more »

     
  • 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 »

     
  • The final push: How students prepare for finals

    The final push: How students prepare for finals

    It’s spring, which means the last thing on your mind is studying for finals. The sun is out — greeting what is hopefully the last of the spring snow, the final days of skiing are upon us and you just want to be done with anything academic.... 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 »

     
  • Macklemore and Ryan Lewis spread Colorado love at Balch

    Macklemore and Ryan Lewis spread Colorado love at Balch

    If there is one thing Macklemore wanted the CU community to take from his show, it was that he loves Colorado. Macklemore, a.k.a. Ben Haggerty, spent time between songs laying on the Boulder love thick.  It was all this local love and Haggerty’s... 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.

     
  • 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 »

     
  • 4/20: The professors’ view

    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 »